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Joel Osteen - Can You Handle The Blessing?

March 4, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Can You Handle The Blessing? | March 4, 2026

> joel: god bless you!
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> joel: god bless you! it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today.
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us throughout the week.
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With us throughout the week. we have a daily podcast that
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We have a daily podcast that you can download.
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You can download. you can go to our youtube
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You can go to our youtube channel and watch the
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Channel and watch the messages anytime; you can
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Messages anytime; you can follow us on social media.
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Follow us on social media. i promise you this: we'll
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I promise you this: we'll keep you inspired and
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Keep you inspired and encouraged.
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Encouraged. thanks again for tuning in
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Thanks again for tuning in though.
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Though. and thank you all for coming
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And thank you all for coming out in person.
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Out in person. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this husband
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I heard about this husband that died.
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That died. he left his wife twenty
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He left his wife twenty thousand dollars.
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Thousand dollars. after the funeral, his wife
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After the funeral, his wife told a friend that she was
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Told a friend that she was totally broke.
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Totally broke. the friend said, "what do
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The friend said, "what do you mean?
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You mean? i thought you said you had
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I thought you said you had twenty thousand."
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Twenty thousand." she said, "i did but i spent
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She said, "i did but i spent five thousand on the funeral
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Five thousand on the funeral and fifteen thousand on the
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And fifteen thousand on the memorial stone."
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Memorial stone." the friend said, "wow, that
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The friend said, "wow, that must have been some kind of
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Must have been some kind of stone.
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Stone. how big was it?"
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How big was it?" she held up her finger and
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She held up her finger and said, "three and a half
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Said, "three and a half carats."
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Carats." 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.
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Alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about can you handle the
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About can you handle the blessing?
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Blessing? we all love to be blessed,
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We all love to be blessed, to see new doors opening,
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To see new doors opening, our business taking off, we
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Our business taking off, we meet the person of our
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Meet the person of our dreams, or we move into that
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Dreams, or we move into that new house.
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New house. we know that's god taking us
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We know that's god taking us where we can't go on our
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Where we can't go on our own.
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Own. but here's the key, the
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But here's the key, the blessing doesn't come by
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Blessing doesn't come by itself.
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Itself. jesus told his disciples in
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Jesus told his disciples in mark 10, "anything you give
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Mark 10, "anything you give up for my sake, houses,
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Up for my sake, houses, property, people, you will
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Property, people, you will receive in this life, a
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Receive in this life, a hundred fold return with
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Hundred fold return with persecution."
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Persecution." he could have said i'm going
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He could have said i'm going to give you the blessing,
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To give you the blessing, the houses, the resources,
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The houses, the resources, the promotion, and left it
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The promotion, and left it there.
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There. but he added this asterisk
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But he added this asterisk so to speak and said, "i'm
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So to speak and said, "i'm going to bless you but with
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Going to bless you but with that blessing is going to
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That blessing is going to come opposition, jealousy,
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Come opposition, jealousy, criticism, people that are
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Criticism, people that are not for you.
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Not for you. the question is not so much
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The question is not so much can you handle the blessing?
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Can you handle the blessing? the question is: can you
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The question is: can you handle the persecution?
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Handle the persecution? can you handle being
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Can you handle being misunderstood, talked about,
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Misunderstood, talked about, left out?
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Left out? everyone is not going to
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Everyone is not going to celebrate your success.
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Celebrate your success. all your friends won't be
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All your friends won't be happy when you get that
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Happy when you get that promotion.
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Promotion. all your relatives won't
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All your relatives won't cheer you on when you move
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Cheer you on when you move into that new house, when
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Into that new house, when your business increases,
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Your business increases, when you get engaged.
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When you get engaged. the favor on your life will
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The favor on your life will stir up the jealousy, the
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Stir up the jealousy, the competition, the envy in
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Competition, the envy in certain people.
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Certain people. don't get upset.
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Don't get upset. it's not about you, it's
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It's not about you, it's about the blessing on your
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About the blessing on your life.
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Life. you can't have the blessing
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You can't have the blessing without some kind of
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Without some kind of persecution.
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Persecution. if you're going to be
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If you're going to be blessed on a greater level,
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Blessed on a greater level, you're going to be
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You're going to be persecuted on a greater
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Persecuted on a greater level.
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Level. if you can handle the
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If you can handle the persecution, then god can
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Persecution, then god can trust you with the blessing.
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Trust you with the blessing. as long as you're going to
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As long as you're going to be offended, upset, fight
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Be offended, upset, fight with people, then the
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With people, then the blessing wouldn't be a
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Blessing wouldn't be a blessing.
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Blessing. you have to pass the test of
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You have to pass the test of overlooking insults,
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Overlooking insults, ignoring what people are
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Ignoring what people are saying, not paying attention
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Saying, not paying attention to the critics, those trying
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To the critics, those trying to discredit you.
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To discredit you. they wouldn't be talking if
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They wouldn't be talking if you weren't making a
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You weren't making a difference, if you weren't a
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Difference, if you weren't a leader, if you weren't
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Leader, if you weren't shining brightly.
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Shining brightly. let god deal with the
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Let god deal with the naysayers.
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Naysayers. let god take care of those
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Let god take care of those that are trying to make you
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That are trying to make you look bad, trying to stir up
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Look bad, trying to stir up trouble, leaving you out.
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Trouble, leaving you out. some people can't handle
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Some people can't handle your success.
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Your success. they were fine as long as
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They were fine as long as you were at their level.
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You were at their level. they had no problem as long
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They had no problem as long as you were in the same
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As you were in the same department, as long as you
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Department, as long as you were single like them, as
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Were single like them, as long as you lived in their
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Long as you lived in their neighborhood, but when god
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Neighborhood, but when god blesses you in a greater
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Blesses you in a greater way, it can stir up things.
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Way, it can stir up things. you have to be okay with
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You have to be okay with them not being okay with
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Them not being okay with you.
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You. your time is too valuable to
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Your time is too valuable to worry about what people
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Worry about what people think about you.
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Think about you. your assignment is too
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Your assignment is too important to try to convince
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Important to try to convince everyone to like you.
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Everyone to like you. don't waste your time and
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Don't waste your time and energy trying to make
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Energy trying to make someone to be for you that's
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Someone to be for you that's never going to be for you.
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Never going to be for you. you don't need everyone to
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You don't need everyone to celebrate you.
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Celebrate you. you don't need all your
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You don't need all your coworkers, all your
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Coworkers, all your relatives to cheer you on.
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Relatives to cheer you on. if you become too dependent
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If you become too dependent on people, what they think.
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On people, what they think. "do they validate me, are
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"do they validate me, are they happy with my success?"
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They happy with my success?" then if they don't meet your
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Then if they don't meet your expectations, if they don't
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Expectations, if they don't approve you, you'll spend
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Approve you, you'll spend your time trying to get
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Your time trying to get their approval, upset
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Their approval, upset because they're not for you.
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Because they're not for you. don't look to people, look
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Don't look to people, look to god.
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To god. people can get jealous.
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People can get jealous. people can be competitive,
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People can be competitive, moody.
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Moody. you don't need their
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You don't need their approval, you have almighty
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Approval, you have almighty god's approval.
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God's approval. what's interesting is the
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What's interesting is the religious leaders never did
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Religious leaders never did kill lazarus.
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Kill lazarus. they came up with a plan,
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They came up with a plan, they had a strategy, but it
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They had a strategy, but it never succeeded.
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Never succeeded. that's because people can't
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That's because people can't stop your destiny.
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Stop your destiny. the blessing on your life is
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The blessing on your life is greater than any force
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Greater than any force that's trying to hold you
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That's trying to hold you back.
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Back. now don't stay focused on
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Now don't stay focused on the persecution, "why did
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The persecution, "why did they turn on me, why are
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They turn on me, why are they talking about me, why
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They talking about me, why aren't they for me?"
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Aren't they for me?" it's because the blessing
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It's because the blessing comes with persecution.
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Comes with persecution. it's a test.
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It's a test. can you handle the
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Can you handle the opposition, the jealousy,
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Opposition, the jealousy, the people stirring up
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The people stirring up trouble?
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Trouble? you know who gets jealous
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You know who gets jealous when you succeed?
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When you succeed? small-minded people.
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Small-minded people. small-minded people think
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Small-minded people think you going up makes them look
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You going up makes them look bad, so they try to pull you
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Bad, so they try to pull you down.
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Down. instead of believing that
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Instead of believing that what god did for you, he can
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What god did for you, he can do for them, they start
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Do for them, they start criticizing, finding fault,
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Criticizing, finding fault, trying to make you look bad.
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Trying to make you look bad. they think god's favor is
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They think god's favor is limited, that you being
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Limited, that you being blessed is keeping them from
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Blessed is keeping them from rising higher.
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Rising higher. they don't realize god has
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They don't realize god has unlimited favor.
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Unlimited favor. what he's done for you, he
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What he's done for you, he can do for them.
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Can do for them. i've seen this in my own
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I've seen this in my own life.
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Life. god has taken me places that
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God has taken me places that i've never dreamed.
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I've never dreamed. i recognize that it's his
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I recognize that it's his goodness.
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Goodness. i couldn't have done this on
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I couldn't have done this on my own.
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My own. there have been many
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There have been many friends, family members and
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Friends, family members and other ministers that have
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Other ministers that have celebrated what god has done
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Celebrated what god has done in my life.
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In my life. people that have been very
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People that have been very for me.
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For me. i've noticed how certain
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I've noticed how certain ministers that were behind
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Ministers that were behind me, happy for my success,
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Me, happy for my success, cheered me on, god has
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Cheered me on, god has blessed them in great ways.
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Blessed them in great ways. they've seen increase and
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They've seen increase and favor and continue to rise
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Favor and continue to rise higher.
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Higher. but there were a few
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But there were a few ministers that were not for
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Ministers that were not for me.
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Me. they didn't know me but they
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They didn't know me but they were hard, critical,
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Were hard, critical, jealous.
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Jealous. they tried to stir up
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They tried to stir up trouble.
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Trouble. i didn't pay any attention.
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I didn't pay any attention. i didn't get bitter, talk
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I didn't get bitter, talk badly about them.
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Badly about them. i just kept running my race,
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I just kept running my race, doing what i've been called
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Doing what i've been called to do.
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To do. i understand this principle,
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I understand this principle, with the blessing comes
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With the blessing comes persecution.
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Persecution. i've noticed that these
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I've noticed that these ministers that were very
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Ministers that were very hard and critical have seen
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Hard and critical have seen very little growth.
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Very little growth. in fact some of them have
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In fact some of them have gone way down.
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Gone way down. it's because they can't
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It's because they can't handle the blessing.
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Handle the blessing. if you can't celebrate
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If you can't celebrate people that are ahead of
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People that are ahead of you, if you can't be happy
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You, if you can't be happy when they get promoted, when
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When they get promoted, when their child gets a
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Their child gets a scholarship, when they get
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Scholarship, when they get married, when their dream
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Married, when their dream comes to pass, that's going
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Comes to pass, that's going to limit how high god will
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To limit how high god will take you.
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Take you. in genesis 26, there was a
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In genesis 26, there was a great famine in the land.
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Great famine in the land. the people had very little
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The people had very little food.
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Food. god told isaac to not leave
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God told isaac to not leave but to stay there in the
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But to stay there in the city of gerar and god would
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City of gerar and god would bless him there.
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Bless him there. it was controlled by the
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It was controlled by the philistines.
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Philistines. everything was fine,
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Everything was fine, friendly neighbors.
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Friendly neighbors. then isaac went out and
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Then isaac went out and planted his crops.
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Planted his crops. he stepped out in faith and
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He stepped out in faith and sowed seeds in a time of
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Sowed seeds in a time of famine.
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Famine. it didn't make sense.
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It didn't make sense. i can imagine his neighbors
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I can imagine his neighbors laughing, "isaac what are
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Laughing, "isaac what are you doing?
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You doing? we're in a drought.
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We're in a drought. there's no water for your
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There's no water for your crops."
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Crops." but the scripture says,
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But the scripture says, "that same year, isaac
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"that same year, isaac harvested a hundred times
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Harvested a hundred times what he planted."
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What he planted." it's significant that jesus
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It's significant that jesus said you would receive a
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Said you would receive a hundred fold what you give
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Hundred fold what you give up for the cause of christ.
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Up for the cause of christ. here's this hundred times
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Here's this hundred times harvest.
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Harvest. in the middle of the famine,
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In the middle of the famine, isaac was blessed in a great
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Isaac was blessed in a great way.
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Way. verse thirteen says, "he
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Verse thirteen says, "he became a wealthy man, and
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Became a wealthy man, and his wealth continued to
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His wealth continued to increase.
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Increase. he acquired large flocks of
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He acquired large flocks of sheep and great herds of
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Sheep and great herds of cattle and many staff."
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Cattle and many staff." he was blessed in abundance.
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He was blessed in abundance. the next verse says, "soon
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The next verse says, "soon the philistines became
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The philistines became jealous."
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Jealous." it didn't take long before
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It didn't take long before the blessing stirred up
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The blessing stirred up trouble.
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Trouble. it's funny how when you step
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It's funny how when you step out in faith, like isaac
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Out in faith, like isaac you're obedient.
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You're obedient. you stretch, take risks,
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You stretch, take risks, pray and believe, god
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Pray and believe, god blesses you, then people get
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Blesses you, then people get jealous.
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Jealous. the fact is the philistines
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The fact is the philistines could have planted their
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Could have planted their crops.
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Crops. they could have stepped out
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They could have stepped out in faith, but people that
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In faith, but people that won't do what you are
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Won't do what you are willing to do, will be quick
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Willing to do, will be quick to find fault when you're
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To find fault when you're blessed.
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Blessed. the philistines had no
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The philistines had no problem with isaac as long
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Problem with isaac as long as he was suffering, but as
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As he was suffering, but as soon as god blessed him, as
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Soon as god blessed him, as soon as his business took
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Soon as his business took off, as soon as he stood
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Off, as soon as he stood out, they became jealous,
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Out, they became jealous, critical, started finding
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Critical, started finding fault.
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Fault. they didn't just talk about
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They didn't just talk about him, they clogged up his
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Him, they clogged up his wells.
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Wells. they filled them full of
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They filled them full of dirt.
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Dirt. the king said, "isaac,
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The king said, "isaac, you've become too wealthy
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You've become too wealthy and too powerful for us.
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And too powerful for us. you have to move somewhere
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You have to move somewhere else."
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Else." isaac could have argued,
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Isaac could have argued, "i'm not leaving, this is my
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"i'm not leaving, this is my property."
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Property." he could have been baited
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He could have been baited into conflict, started
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Into conflict, started fighting the philistines.
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Fighting the philistines. instead, he moved to the
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Instead, he moved to the valley and lived there.
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Valley and lived there. he understood with the
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He understood with the blessing comes persecution.
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Blessing comes persecution. the philistines couldn't
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The philistines couldn't handle his success.
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Handle his success. the king admitted, you're
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The king admitted, you're too powerful for us.
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Too powerful for us. it wasn't about isaac, he
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It wasn't about isaac, he didn't take it personally,
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Didn't take it personally, it was about the blessing on
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It was about the blessing on his life.
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His life. when people don't accept
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When people don't accept you, when they leave you
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You, when they leave you out, they try to stir up
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Out, they try to stir up conflict, don't take it
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Conflict, don't take it personally, it's not about
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Personally, it's not about you.
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You. it's about the favor that
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It's about the favor that god's put on you.
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God's put on you. if you can't handle the
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If you can't handle the persecution, then god won't
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Persecution, then god won't trust you with the blessing.
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Trust you with the blessing. are you upset over who's
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Are you upset over who's against you, who turned on
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Against you, who turned on you, who's talking about
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You, who's talking about you?
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You? it comes with the blessing.
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It comes with the blessing. if you get bent out of shape
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If you get bent out of shape every time you face
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Every time you face persecution, that's going to
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Persecution, that's going to keep you from the abundance
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Keep you from the abundance that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. with great favor comes great
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With great favor comes great haters.
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Haters. with great abundance, comes
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With great abundance, comes great opposition, with great
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Great opposition, with great blessing comes great
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Blessing comes great persecution.
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Persecution. we pray for the blessings,
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We pray for the blessings, "god give me great favor,
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"god give me great favor, great influence, great
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Great influence, great ideas."
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Ideas." that's good.
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That's good. i believe in asking big, but
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I believe in asking big, but we should add to that
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We should add to that prayer, "and god help me to
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Prayer, "and god help me to endure great persecution,
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Endure great persecution, help me to not live bitter,
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Help me to not live bitter, try to pay people back, help
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Try to pay people back, help me to stay on the high road
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Me to stay on the high road and trust you to fight my
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And trust you to fight my battles."
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Battles." it's not a coincidence that
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It's not a coincidence that isaac experienced one of the
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Isaac experienced one of the greatest blessings in his
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Greatest blessings in his life.
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Life. in the middle of a famine,
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In the middle of a famine, against all odds, the
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Against all odds, the scripture says, "his harvest
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Scripture says, "his harvest was tremendous.
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Was tremendous. a hundred times what he
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A hundred times what he planted."
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Planted." if it stopped there, it
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If it stopped there, it would be great.
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Would be great. blessings with no trouble,
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Blessings with no trouble, blessings with everyone
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Blessings with everyone happy for you, blessings
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Happy for you, blessings with all your friends
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With all your friends celebrating.
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Celebrating. but it goes on to say, "soon
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But it goes on to say, "soon the philistines were
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The philistines were jealous."
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Jealous." when you see great blessing,
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When you see great blessing, soon someone will not
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Soon someone will not understand, soon a family
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Understand, soon a family member will get jealous,
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Member will get jealous, soon a coworker will try to
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Soon a coworker will try to stir up trouble.
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Stir up trouble. this is not to discourage
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This is not to discourage you but to prepare you.
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You but to prepare you. if you're prepared, you
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If you're prepared, you don't get bitter, you don't
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Don't get bitter, you don't try to straighten them out.
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Try to straighten them out. you do like isaac and say,
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You do like isaac and say, "god, i know with the
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"god, i know with the blessing comes persecution.
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Blessing comes persecution. so, i'm going to pass the
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So, i'm going to pass the test.
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Test. father thank you that you're
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Father thank you that you're in control.
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In control. thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're fighting my battles, thank
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Fighting my battles, thank you that what you've
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You that what you've started, no person can
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Started, no person can stop."
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Stop." stay on the high road.
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Stay on the high road. don't pay attention to
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Don't pay attention to jealous, small-minded
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Jealous, small-minded people.
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People. "joel, they clogged up my
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"joel, they clogged up my well.
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Well. they did me wrong."
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They did me wrong." god saw it.
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God saw it. he blessed you in the
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He blessed you in the famine.
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Famine. do you think they can stop
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Do you think they can stop him from blessing you again?
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Him from blessing you again? he knows how to unclog
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He knows how to unclog wells.
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Wells. he knows how to silence your
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He knows how to silence your accusers.
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Accusers. the scripture says, "those
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The scripture says, "those that have hated you will be
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That have hated you will be put to shame.
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Put to shame. their humiliation will be
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Their humiliation will be obvious to all."
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Obvious to all." sometimes the way god pays
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Sometimes the way god pays you back is he keeps
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You back is he keeps blessing you when others are
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Blessing you when others are trying to discredit you.
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Trying to discredit you. he keeps taking you up when
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He keeps taking you up when they're doing their best to
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They're doing their best to pull you down.
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Pull you down. i worked behind the scenes
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I worked behind the scenes at lakewood for seventeen
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At lakewood for seventeen years.
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Years. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, i stepped up
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With the lord, i stepped up to pastor the church.
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To pastor the church. i didn't think i would ever
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I didn't think i would ever be a minister but god
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Be a minister but god suddenly took me from the
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Suddenly took me from the background to the
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Background to the foreground.
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Foreground. much to my surprise, the
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Much to my surprise, the church started growing,
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Church started growing, people started coming and
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People started coming and watching in record numbers.
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Watching in record numbers. with all this influence and
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With all this influence and favor came persecution.
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Favor came persecution. i had never dealt with that.
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I had never dealt with that. when i was behind the scenes
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When i was behind the scenes i didn't have any enemies to
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I didn't have any enemies to speak of, people that would
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Speak of, people that would try to discredit me.
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Try to discredit me. i had to learn what i'm
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I had to learn what i'm telling you.
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Telling you. here's the key.
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Here's the key. the grace is there to handle
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The grace is there to handle it.
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It. god doesn't let you face
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God doesn't let you face anything that's too much.
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Anything that's too much. you have what it takes to
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You have what it takes to not be offended, to not live
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Not be offended, to not live defensive, to not let what
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Defensive, to not let what they say get down in your
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They say get down in your spirit.
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Spirit. god wouldn't have given you
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God wouldn't have given you the blessing, if he hasn't
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The blessing, if he hasn't given you the grace to
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Given you the grace to handle it.
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Handle it. but this doesn't happen
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But this doesn't happen automatically.
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Automatically. you have to rule your
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You have to rule your emotions.
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Emotions. you have to not dwell on the
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You have to not dwell on the offense, not think about
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Offense, not think about what they said.
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What they said. when you're tempted to get
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When you're tempted to get bitter and get upset, take
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Bitter and get upset, take that same time to thank god
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That same time to thank god for how he blessed you.
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For how he blessed you. don't let jealous people
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Don't let jealous people steal your blessing.
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Steal your blessing. don't let critical people,
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Don't let critical people, people that are never going
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People that are never going to be for you, keep you from
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To be for you, keep you from the greatness that god put
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The greatness that god put in you.
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In you. jesus had many critics.
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Jesus had many critics. many people said hurtful
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Many people said hurtful things, things that were
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Things, things that were untrue.
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Untrue. he could have straightened
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He could have straightened them out, spent time
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Them out, spent time arguing, trying to change
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Arguing, trying to change their mind.
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Their mind. but the scripture says, "he
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But the scripture says, "he answered them not a word."
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Answered them not a word." he didn't give them the time
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He didn't give them the time of day.
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Of day. don't waste your time trying
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Don't waste your time trying to change your critic's
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To change your critic's mind.
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Mind. don't argue with people that
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Don't argue with people that don't matter.
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Don't matter. what they think of you is
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What they think of you is not going to stop your
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Not going to stop your destiny.
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Destiny. their opinion is not going
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Their opinion is not going to keep you from your
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To keep you from your purpose.
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Purpose. that negative chatter is a
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That negative chatter is a distraction.
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Distraction. it's the enemy trying to
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It's the enemy trying to bait you into conflict to
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Bait you into conflict to get you off course.
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Get you off course. you can't stop what they're
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You can't stop what they're saying but you can ignore
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Saying but you can ignore it.
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It. you can not let it get down
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You can not let it get down in your spirit.
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In your spirit. you don't have to respond to
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You don't have to respond to the negative.
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The negative. a response gives that person
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A response gives that person credibility.
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Credibility. don't validate what they're
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Don't validate what they're saying by answering them.
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Saying by answering them. you have a destiny to
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You have a destiny to fulfill.
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Fulfill. you have an assignment to
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You have an assignment to accomplish.
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Accomplish. do like jesus and ignore it.
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Do like jesus and ignore it. this was difficult for me at
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This was difficult for me at first.
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First. my personality type is to
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My personality type is to want everybody to like me.
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Want everybody to like me. but i had to learn that some
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But i had to learn that some people are not going to like
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People are not going to like you and that's okay.
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You and that's okay. some people are not going to
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Some people are not going to accept you and that's fine.
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Accept you and that's fine. everyone is not supposed to
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Everyone is not supposed to be for you.
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Be for you. sometimes we're trying to
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Sometimes we're trying to change people's minds that
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Change people's minds that are never going to be for
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Are never going to be for us.
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Us. you keep honoring god, being
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You keep honoring god, being your best and god will cause
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Your best and god will cause the people you need to be
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The people you need to be for you and he'll take care
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For you and he'll take care of your critics.
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Of your critics. when it's the right time,
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When it's the right time, just like he closed the
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Just like he closed the mouths of hungry lions,
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Mouths of hungry lions, he'll close the mouths of
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He'll close the mouths of those trying to discredit
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Those trying to discredit you.
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You. that's not your battle.
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That's not your battle. that battle is the lords.
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That battle is the lords. but if you don't let him
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But if you don't let him fight it, you'll live
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Fight it, you'll live defensive, trying to prove
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Defensive, trying to prove to people that you're okay,
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To people that you're okay, prove to them that you're
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Prove to them that you're not what they said.
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Not what they said. you're letting them change
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You're letting them change who you are.
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Who you are. you don't need them to be
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You don't need them to be for you.
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For you. having them on your side,
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Having them on your side, changing their mind is not
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Changing their mind is not going to move you forward.
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Going to move you forward. the best response is let
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The best response is let your life, your success,
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Your life, your success, your example do the talking.
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Your example do the talking. when i had been ministering
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When i had been ministering for a few years, i was still
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For a few years, i was still young and not sure of
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Young and not sure of myself.
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Myself. i was at a book signing in
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I was at a book signing in another state; this lady
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Another state; this lady came up with the newspaper.
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Came up with the newspaper. it was folded in two.
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It was folded in two. on the top half, it had a
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On the top half, it had a big picture of me.
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Big picture of me. big smile, hair just right,
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Big smile, hair just right, good looking.
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Good looking. i was feeling good.
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I was feeling good. i had made the paper.
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I had made the paper. over to the side, it had the
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Over to the side, it had the word in bold letters,
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Word in bold letters, "positively".
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"positively". i thought that's good.
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I thought that's good. they're saying i'm positive.
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They're saying i'm positive. she asked me to sign it.
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She asked me to sign it. when i finished, i said,
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When i finished, i said, "let me look at this."
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"let me look at this." i was proud.
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I was proud. i opened it up and under the
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I opened it up and under the word "positively" was the
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Word "positively" was the word "dangerous".
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Word "dangerous". it wasn't a favorable
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It wasn't a favorable article.
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Article. now that picture didn't look
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Now that picture didn't look so hot.
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So hot. i was tempted to be
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I was tempted to be discouraged, offended.
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Discouraged, offended. then i thought to myself, is
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Then i thought to myself, is it dangerous to tell people
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It dangerous to tell people about the goodness of god.
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About the goodness of god. give them hope, let them
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Give them hope, let them know they can break
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Know they can break addictions, overcome an
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Addictions, overcome an illness, let go of their
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Illness, let go of their past, reach their dreams?
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Past, reach their dreams? is it dangerous to tell
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Is it dangerous to tell people that they're made in
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People that they're made in the image of god, a
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The image of god, a masterpiece, crowned with
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Masterpiece, crowned with favor, with royal blood
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Favor, with royal blood flowing through their veins,
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Flowing through their veins, with seeds of greatness?
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With seeds of greatness? i had to make a decision,
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I had to make a decision, was i going to let someone i
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Was i going to let someone i had never met, change who i
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Had never met, change who i am?
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Am? someone that didn't
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Someone that didn't understand me, that wasn't
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Understand me, that wasn't for me, to cause me to be
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For me, to cause me to be defensive and try to prove
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Defensive and try to prove to them that i'm not
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To them that i'm not harmful?
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Harmful? or was i going to ignore the
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Or was i going to ignore the naysayers, run my race and
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Naysayers, run my race and let god fight my battles.
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Let god fight my battles. don't change who you are for
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Don't change who you are for someone that isn't going to
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Someone that isn't going to be for you no matter what
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Be for you no matter what you do.
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You do. it's not about you, it's
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It's not about you, it's about the hundred fold
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About the hundred fold blessing.
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Blessing. it's about you having a
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It's about you having a harvest in a famine like
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Harvest in a famine like isaac.
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Isaac. it's about you setting a new
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It's about you setting a new standard for your family,
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Standard for your family, breaking the addiction,
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Breaking the addiction, graduating from college.
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Graduating from college. you don't have to respond.
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You don't have to respond. you don't have time to deal
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You don't have time to deal with every negative comment
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With every negative comment and every person that
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And every person that doesn't like or understand
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Doesn't like or understand you.
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You. be an isaac, take the
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Be an isaac, take the hundred fold and move
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Hundred fold and move forward with your life.
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Forward with your life. the king told isaac, "you're
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The king told isaac, "you're too powerful for us."
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Too powerful for us." like isaac, you're too
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Like isaac, you're too powerful for some of your
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Powerful for some of your friends, you're too anointed
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Friends, you're too anointed for some of your coworkers,
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For some of your coworkers, you're too favored for those
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You're too favored for those critics, you're too blessed
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Critics, you're too blessed for those naysayers.
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For those naysayers. where god is taking you,
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Where god is taking you, they can't go.
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They can't go. the sooner you move on, the
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The sooner you move on, the sooner you quit responding,
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Sooner you quit responding, the sooner you quit giving
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The sooner you quit giving the negative your time and
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The negative your time and attention, the better off
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Attention, the better off you're going to be.
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You're going to be. you have the grace to rise
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You have the grace to rise above it, the grace to
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Above it, the grace to ignore it, the grace to not
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Ignore it, the grace to not let it bother you.
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Let it bother you. "well, joel, when they stop
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"well, joel, when they stop saying things about me, when
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Saying things about me, when they change their mind, then
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They change their mind, then i'll quit being offended,
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I'll quit being offended, upset, defensive."
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Upset, defensive." it's a test.
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It's a test. with that blessing came
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With that blessing came persecution.
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Persecution. are you going to let it keep
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Are you going to let it keep you from enjoying the
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You from enjoying the blessing?
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Blessing? if you focus on the
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If you focus on the persecution, live sour,
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Persecution, live sour, trying to straighten people
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Trying to straighten people out, it will keep you from
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Out, it will keep you from the greater blessings that
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The greater blessings that belong to you.
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Belong to you. step into that grace and
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Step into that grace and move forward.
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Move forward. this is what david did.
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This is what david did. when he was a teenager, out
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When he was a teenager, out in the shepherd's fields
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In the shepherd's fields taking care of his father's
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Taking care of his father's sheep, he didn't have much
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Sheep, he didn't have much opposition.
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Opposition. as long as he was alone in
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As long as he was alone in the fields, not having much
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The fields, not having much influence, his gifts still
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Influence, his gifts still hidden, nobody criticized,
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Hidden, nobody criticized, nobody tried to stop him.
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Nobody tried to stop him. but after he killed goliath,
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But after he killed goliath, he became an overnight hero.
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He became an overnight hero. king saul eventually sent
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King saul eventually sent for david and had him to
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For david and had him to come to the palace and
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Come to the palace and become his armor bearer.
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Become his armor bearer. one day saul heard people
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One day saul heard people singing, "saul has killed
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Singing, "saul has killed thousands and david has
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Thousands and david has killed tens of thousands."
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Killed tens of thousands." saul thought, "this guy is
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Saul thought, "this guy is more popular than i am."
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More popular than i am." saul became jealous.
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Saul became jealous. he couldn't handle david's
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He couldn't handle david's success.
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Success. one day while david was
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One day while david was playing the harp for saul,
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Playing the harp for saul, trying to make him feel
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Trying to make him feel better, saul took a spear
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Better, saul took a spear and threw it at david,
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And threw it at david, trying to kill him.
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Trying to kill him. david dodged it, and barely
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David dodged it, and barely missed him.
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Missed him. when god promotes you, gives
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When god promotes you, gives you more influence, you have
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You more influence, you have to get good at dodging
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To get good at dodging spears.
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Spears. someone throws an insult,
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Someone throws an insult, dodge it.
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Dodge it. throws jealousy, tries to
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Throws jealousy, tries to make you look bad, dodge it.
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Make you look bad, dodge it. throws criticism, says
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Throws criticism, says things that aren't true,
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Things that aren't true, dodge it.
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Dodge it. the persecution is a sign
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The persecution is a sign that people can see the
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That people can see the favor on your life.
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Favor on your life. saul wasn't throwing spears
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Saul wasn't throwing spears at any of his other men.
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At any of his other men. he wasn't trying to stop his
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He wasn't trying to stop his chief of staff, his
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Chief of staff, his lieutenant, his general.
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Lieutenant, his general. he saw something special on
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He saw something special on david.
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David. he could sense that david
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He could sense that david had greatness.
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Had greatness. that stirred up the
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That stirred up the jealousy.
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Jealousy. that's why he chased david
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That's why he chased david through the desert.
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Through the desert. david kept dodging spears,
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David kept dodging spears, doing the right thing, when
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Doing the right thing, when the wrong thing was
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The wrong thing was happening.
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Happening. eventually saul was killed
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Eventually saul was killed in a battle and david took
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In a battle and david took the throne.
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The throne. where god is going to take
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Where god is going to take you is going to require
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You is going to require greater discipline, greater
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Greater discipline, greater focus, and greater
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Focus, and greater obedience.
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Obedience. there will be plenty of
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There will be plenty of opportunities to pick up
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Opportunities to pick up their spear and throw it
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Their spear and throw it back.
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Back. to live defensive, to get
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To live defensive, to get baited into conflict.
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Baited into conflict. like with isaac, when they
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Like with isaac, when they see god show out in your
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See god show out in your life, favor you in the
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Life, favor you in the famine, prosper you in the
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Famine, prosper you in the pandemic, some people won't
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Pandemic, some people won't understand.
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Understand. they'll try to discredit
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They'll try to discredit you, find fault.
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You, find fault. don't take the bait.
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Don't take the bait. keep your heart pure.
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Keep your heart pure. be good to those that aren't
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Be good to those that aren't good to you.
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Good to you. overlook what they said.
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Overlook what they said. that all used to bother me,
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That all used to bother me, but now i'm comfortable with
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But now i'm comfortable with persecution.
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Persecution. i don't fall apart when
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I don't fall apart when things come against me.
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Things come against me. i'm not bothered by the
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I'm not bothered by the jealousy.
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Jealousy. i've lived long enough to
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I've lived long enough to tell you, god has the final
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Tell you, god has the final say.
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Say. he will take care of those
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He will take care of those that try to stop you.
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That try to stop you. my question is, can you
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My question is, can you handle the blessing?
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Handle the blessing? can you withstand the
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Can you withstand the persecution, keep a good
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Persecution, keep a good attitude with negative
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Attitude with negative chatter, not be bitter over
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Chatter, not be bitter over the jealousy?
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The jealousy? i already know the answer.
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I already know the answer. yes, you can.
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Yes, you can. i'm looking at powerful
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I'm looking at powerful people, i'm looking at
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People, i'm looking at focused people and i'm
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Focused people and i'm looking at favored people.
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Looking at favored people. you've been graced for every
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You've been graced for every situation.
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Situation. now tap into that grace,
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Now tap into that grace, stay on the high road and
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Stay on the high road and get ready.
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Get ready. i believe and declare,
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I believe and declare, because you can handle it,
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Because you can handle it, god is about to release a
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God is about to release a new level of blessing, a new
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New level of blessing, a new level of resources, a new
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Level of resources, a new level of influence,
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Level of influence, anointing, creativity.
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Anointing, creativity. something that you've never
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Something that you've never seen.
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Seen. favor that catapults you
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Favor that catapults you ahead, in jesus' name.
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Ahead, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today? (amen)
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We all go
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We all go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and things that are not fair.
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And things that are not fair. but god sees every hurt,
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But god sees every hurt, every injustice,
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Every injustice, and he's promised to pay
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And he's promised to pay you back for the unfair things.
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You back for the unfair things. i'd love to send you
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You stay in faith and not get bitter
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And not get bitter and think, why me?
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And think, why me? now, that setback
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Now, that setback may have been painful,
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May have been painful, but the fact is it
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Loss, uncertainty. it doesn't define your future.
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It doesn't define your future. choose to trust god.
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Joel Osteen - Can You Handle The Blessing?

March 4, 2026 | 27:29

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