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Joel Osteen - Choose Faith In Spite of the Facts

June 25, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Choose Faith In Spite of the Facts | June 25, 2026

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you and thanks
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Well, god bless you and thanks so much for being with us today.
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So much for being with us today. and if you're ever in our area,
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right
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You we'll make you feel right at home. but thank you again
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At home. but thank you again for tuning in and thank you so
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For tuning in and thank you so much for coming out.
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Much for coming out. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this
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Funny. i heard about this elderly couple. they were
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Elderly couple. they were having a terrible time with
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Having a terrible time with their memory. they went to
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Their memory. they went to the doctor and he instructed
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The doctor and he instructed them to start writing down
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Them to start writing down everything they'd been
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Everything they'd been forgetting. the next night
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Forgetting. the next night they were watching television.
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They were watching television. the wife said, "i sure would
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The wife said, "i sure would like a bowl of ice cream." the
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Like a bowl of ice cream." the husband said, "i'll go get it
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Husband said, "i'll go get it for you." she said, "honey, you
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For you." she said, "honey, you know what the doctor said.
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Know what the doctor said. you better write it down."
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You better write it down." he said, "i'm just going to
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He said, "i'm just going to the kitchen. i'm not going
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The kitchen. i'm not going to forget it." in a few
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To forget it." in a few minutes, he came back and
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Minutes, he came back and handed her a plate of bacon
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Handed her a plate of bacon and eggs. she shook her head
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And eggs. she shook her head and said, "i should have known
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And said, "i should have known it. you forgot my toast."
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It. you forgot my toast." (laughter)
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(laughter) hold up your bibles. say it
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Hold up your bibles. say it like you mean it.
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Like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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I have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught
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Can do. today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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Confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus'
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Never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about choosing faith in spite
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About choosing faith in spite of the facts. there are times
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Of the facts. there are times in life when the facts are not
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In life when the facts are not our friends. the facts will
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Our friends. the facts will say, "you can't get well. you
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Say, "you can't get well. you saw the medical report."
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Saw the medical report." or "you can't accomplish your
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Or "you can't accomplish your dreams. you don't have the
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Dreams. you don't have the training, the education. you
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Training, the education. you don't know the right people."
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Don't know the right people." "you'll never break that
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"you'll never break that addiction. you've had it too
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Addiction. you've had it too long." if you just focus on
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Long." if you just focus on the facts, they'll keep you
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The facts, they'll keep you from your destiny. the facts
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From your destiny. the facts can talk you out of your
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Can talk you out of your dreams. the facts can convince
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Dreams. the facts can convince you to settle for mediocrity.
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You to settle for mediocrity. but i've learned that god is
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But i've learned that god is bigger than the facts. you may
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Bigger than the facts. you may not see a way in the natural
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Not see a way in the natural but he's a supernatural god.
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But he's a supernatural god. he can do what medicine cannot
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He can do what medicine cannot do. he can promote you without
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Do. he can promote you without the training. he can make
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The training. he can make rivers in a desert. he's not
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Rivers in a desert. he's not limited by the laws of nature,
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Limited by the laws of nature, science; finances. don't let
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Science; finances. don't let the facts fool you when you
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The facts fool you when you believe all things are
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Believe all things are possible.
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Possible. but too often, we only look at
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But too often, we only look at things from a natural, logical
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Things from a natural, logical point of view. this is my
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Point of view. this is my financial statement. these are
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Financial statement. these are the numbers, joel. nothing to
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The numbers, joel. nothing to debate about this. this is what
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Debate about this. this is what the medical report says.
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The medical report says. these are the grades my child
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These are the grades my child is making in school right now.
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Is making in school right now. that's all true in the natural.
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That's all true in the natural. what i'm saying is we serve a
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What i'm saying is we serve a supernatural god. he is not
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Supernatural god. he is not limited by the facts. he
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Limited by the facts. he controls the whole universe.
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Controls the whole universe. he spoke worlds into existence.
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He spoke worlds into existence. he flung stars into space. and
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He flung stars into space. and the facts may tell you you'll
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The facts may tell you you'll never get out of debt. one
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Never get out of debt. one touch of god's favor can put
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Touch of god's favor can put you into overflow. the facts
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You into overflow. the facts will say, "you can't accomplish
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Will say, "you can't accomplish your dreams, it's been too
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Your dreams, it's been too long. you're too far behind."
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Long. you're too far behind." one touch of god's favor can
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One touch of god's favor can put you 50 years down the road.
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Put you 50 years down the road. i had a man
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I had a man tell me last week how he had
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Tell me last week how he had been filled with anger and
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Been filled with anger and hatred his whole life. it was
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Hatred his whole life. it was all he had ever known. he was
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All he had ever known. he was in his 40's. he didn't like
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In his 40's. he didn't like himself. he wanted to do
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Himself. he wanted to do better. but the facts said,
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Better. but the facts said, "this is who you are. just deal
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"this is who you are. just deal with it." but about two months
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With it." but about two months ago, he accidentally flipped on
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Ago, he accidentally flipped on our broadcast. he didn't have
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Our broadcast. he didn't have any kind of spiritual
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Any kind of spiritual background but as he listened,
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Background but as he listened, something began to come alive
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Something began to come alive on the inside. he said, "joel,
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On the inside. he said, "joel, when i prayed that prayer at
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When i prayed that prayer at the end of the program, it's
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The end of the program, it's like i became a totally
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Like i became a totally different person. all the anger
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Different person. all the anger and hatred instantly left me."
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And hatred instantly left me." one touch of god's favor can
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One touch of god's favor can override the facts. god can
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Override the facts. god can override what the medical
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Override what the medical report says. he can override
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Report says. he can override what people are telling you
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What people are telling you you can't do. he can override
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You can't do. he can override what you think you're lacking.
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What you think you're lacking. don't let the facts keep you
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Don't let the facts keep you from your destiny. choose
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From your destiny. choose faith. dare to believe. god did
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Faith. dare to believe. god did not put you here on planet
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Not put you here on planet earth to be average; to be
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Earth to be average; to be addicted; to be overcome; to
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Addicted; to be overcome; to barely get by. he put you here
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Barely get by. he put you here to be victorious, to be free,
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To be victorious, to be free, to leave your mark on this
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To leave your mark on this generation. and the facts may
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Generation. and the facts may say otherwise, but don't let
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Say otherwise, but don't let that fool you. god is not
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That fool you. god is not limited by the facts. when you
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Limited by the facts. when you believe, you tap into the most
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Believe, you tap into the most powerful force in the universe.
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Powerful force in the universe. when victoria and i were first
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When victoria and i were first married, one night we were
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Married, one night we were walking through this nice
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Walking through this nice neighborhood. there was this
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Neighborhood. there was this beautiful two story house
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Beautiful two story house almost finished being built
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Almost finished being built and we walked up to look at it.
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And we walked up to look at it. it had big windows, high
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It had big windows, high ceilings, spacious rooms.
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Ceilings, spacious rooms. it was so beautiful. and
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It was so beautiful. and victoria said, "joel, one day
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Victoria said, "joel, one day we're going to live in a house
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We're going to live in a house just like this. she might as
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Just like this. she might as well have said, "joel, one day,
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Well have said, "joel, one day, we're going to go to the moon."
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We're going to go to the moon." i no more believed that. i
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I no more believed that. i said, "victoria, i work for a
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Said, "victoria, i work for a church. i'm never going to be
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Church. i'm never going to be able to afford a house like
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Able to afford a house like this." and being the great man
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This." and being the great man of faith that i am, i went on
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Of faith that i am, i went on and on trying to talk her out
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And on trying to talk her out of it, telling her all the
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Of it, telling her all the reasons why it wasn't going to
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Reasons why it wasn't going to happen. she wouldn't hear it.
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Happen. she wouldn't hear it. it went in one ear and out the
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It went in one ear and out the other. she said, "no, joel, i
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Other. she said, "no, joel, i feel it down in my spirit. one
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Feel it down in my spirit. one day it's going to happen."
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Day it's going to happen." (applause)
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(applause) two years later, we
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Two years later, we unexpectedly sold property.
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Unexpectedly sold property. god blessed us more than we
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God blessed us more than we could ever imagine and we were
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Could ever imagine and we were able to move into a house just
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Able to move into a house just like the one that she saw.
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Like the one that she saw. the difference was i was
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The difference was i was focused on the facts. i knew
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Focused on the facts. i knew what we made, what we saved,
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What we made, what we saved, and what it took to send kids
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And what it took to send kids to college, the cost of living.
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To college, the cost of living. i had the projections, the
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I had the projections, the spreadsheets, the financial
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Spreadsheets, the financial data. all the facts said it
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Data. all the facts said it would not happen in my
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Would not happen in my lifetime. now victoria had the
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Lifetime. now victoria had the same facts, the same
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Same facts, the same information. but instead of
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Information. but instead of letting the facts talk her out
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Letting the facts talk her out of it, she chose to believe
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Of it, she chose to believe what god put in her heart. she
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What god put in her heart. she wasn't denying the facts. she
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Wasn't denying the facts. she wasn't living in a fantasyland.
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Wasn't living in a fantasyland. she was simply saying, it's
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She was simply saying, it's not possible in the natural
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Not possible in the natural but god, i know you're a
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But god, i know you're a supernatural god. you're not
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Supernatural god. you're not limited by our income, by our
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Limited by our income, by our position, by our background,
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Position, by our background, by our circumstances. you have
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By our circumstances. you have all power. you can get us to
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All power. you can get us to where you want us to be.
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Where you want us to be. you thought long enough of
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You thought long enough of all the reasons why you can't
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All the reasons why you can't live in a nice house or why
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Live in a nice house or why your children will never honor
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Your children will never honor god. why you won't break that
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God. why you won't break that addiction. no, the facts may be
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Addiction. no, the facts may be against you but can i tell you
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Against you but can i tell you god is for you. and his power
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God is for you. and his power is greater than any force
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Is greater than any force that's trying to hold you back.
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That's trying to hold you back. his favor can thrust you to a
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His favor can thrust you to a new level. his goodness can
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New level. his goodness can turn your children around.
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Turn your children around. his mercy can set you free
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His mercy can set you free from every addiction. his love
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From every addiction. his love can restore, rebuild, set you
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Can restore, rebuild, set you on a new path. give you a new
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On a new path. give you a new beginning. shake off the doubt.
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Beginning. shake off the doubt. shake off the negative voices.
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Shake off the negative voices. if god be for you, who dare
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If god be for you, who dare be against you. he wouldn't
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Be against you. he wouldn't have put that dream in your
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Have put that dream in your heart if he wasn't already
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Heart if he wasn't already planning to bring it to pass.
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Planning to bring it to pass. you don't have to figure out
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You don't have to figure out how it's going to happen. it
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How it's going to happen. it may not work on paper. the
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May not work on paper. the odds may be against you. that's
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Odds may be against you. that's okay. that's not your job. your
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Okay. that's not your job. your job is to believe. "god, the
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Job is to believe. "god, the medical report says i'm not
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Medical report says i'm not going to get well. but you
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Going to get well. but you said, 'with long life you would
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Said, 'with long life you would satisfy me.'" "god, my children
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Satisfy me.'" "god, my children aren't doing right. but you
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Aren't doing right. but you said, 'as for me and my house,
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Said, 'as for me and my house, we will serve the lord.'"
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We will serve the lord.'" "the facts say i'll never get
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"the facts say i'll never get out of debt. but you said, 'i
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Out of debt. but you said, 'i will lend and not borrow. i am
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Will lend and not borrow. i am the head and not the tail.'" if
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The head and not the tail.'" if you're going to see god's best,
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You're going to see god's best, you've got to choose faith in
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You've got to choose faith in spite of the facts. the facts
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Spite of the facts. the facts told my mother that she had a
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Told my mother that she had a few weeks to live with terminal
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Few weeks to live with terminal cancer in 1981 but my mother
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Cancer in 1981 but my mother chose faith and she's still
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Chose faith and she's still alive and healthy today.
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Alive and healthy today. 81 years old. (applause)
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81 years old. (applause) the facts said i couldn't
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The facts said i couldn't pastor the church after my
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Pastor the church after my father went to be with the
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Father went to be with the lord. i had never ministered.
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Lord. i had never ministered. i didn't have the training, the
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I didn't have the training, the experience, but i chose faith in
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Experience, but i chose faith in spite of the facts and
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Spite of the facts and everything's worked out pretty
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Everything's worked out pretty good so far. the facts said we
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Good so far. the facts said we would never get this facility,
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Would never get this facility, the former compaq center, a
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The former compaq center, a city owned building. the facts
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City owned building. the facts said the city is not going to
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Said the city is not going to let a church have it. the odds
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Let a church have it. the odds were against us. but i've
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Were against us. but i've learned when god laid out
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Learned when god laid out the plan for your life, he
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The plan for your life, he didn't go check to make sure
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Didn't go check to make sure all the facts would line up
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All the facts would line up so it would happen. the facts
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So it would happen. the facts don't limit him. he's not up
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Don't limit him. he's not up in the heavens scratching his
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In the heavens scratching his head thinking, "oh, i wanted
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Head thinking, "oh, i wanted joel's mom to live a long life.
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Joel's mom to live a long life. i didn't know she'd have cancer
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I didn't know she'd have cancer at 48 years old." or, "i wanted
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At 48 years old." or, "i wanted lakewood to have the compaq
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Lakewood to have the compaq center. i didn't know that
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Center. i didn't know that company would file a lawsuit
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Company would file a lawsuit to try to keep them from
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To try to keep them from moving in." no, god is not
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Moving in." no, god is not moved by the facts. he has
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Moved by the facts. he has ways to get you to your
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Ways to get you to your destiny that you've never
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Destiny that you've never thought of. one good break,
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Thought of. one good break, one phone call, one idea, one
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One phone call, one idea, one divine connection can catapult
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Divine connection can catapult you into a new level of your
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You into a new level of your destiny.
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Destiny. sometimes the facts will say
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Sometimes the facts will say it's been too long. the dream
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It's been too long. the dream is never going to come to pass.
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Is never going to come to pass. the problem's not going to turn
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The problem's not going to turn around. it's too late. this is
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Around. it's too late. this is what happened with jesus. one
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What happened with jesus. one time he was walking through
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Time he was walking through this town, a man came up to
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This town, a man came up to him, a leader in a synagogue,
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Him, a leader in a synagogue, fell at his feet and said,
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Fell at his feet and said, "jesus, my little girl is so
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"jesus, my little girl is so sick. would you please come
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Sick. would you please come to my house and pray for her?"
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To my house and pray for her?" and jesus told him that he
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And jesus told him that he would come but he kept getting
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Would come but he kept getting delayed along the way again
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Delayed along the way again and again. finally, one of the
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And again. finally, one of the man's assistants came up to
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Man's assistants came up to the disciples that were
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The disciples that were standing behind jesus and said,
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Standing behind jesus and said, "no use bothering jesus
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"no use bothering jesus anymore. it's too late. the
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Anymore. it's too late. the little girl has died."
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Little girl has died." the scripture says "jesus,
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The scripture says "jesus, overhearing but ignoring."
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Overhearing but ignoring." he heard the facts. he got the
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He heard the facts. he got the official report, "she's dead."
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Official report, "she's dead." jesus could have gotten
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Jesus could have gotten discouraged and thought,
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Discouraged and thought, "oh man, i blew it. i should
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"oh man, i blew it. i should have gotten there sooner."
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Have gotten there sooner." no, he simply ignored the
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No, he simply ignored the negative report. and if you're
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Negative report. and if you're going to stay in faith, you
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Going to stay in faith, you can't go through the day
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Can't go through the day thinking about all the odds
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Thinking about all the odds that are against you, how you'll
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That are against you, how you'll never get well, how big the
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Never get well, how big the obstacles are. no, the facts
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Obstacles are. no, the facts may not look good, but you've
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May not look good, but you've got to do like jesus and choose
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Got to do like jesus and choose to ignore them. choose to not
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To ignore them. choose to not dwell on them. choose to stay
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Dwell on them. choose to stay in faith. jesus went to the
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In faith. jesus went to the house, prayed for the little
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House, prayed for the little girl and she came back to life.
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Girl and she came back to life. his attitude was, "the facts
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His attitude was, "the facts don't stop me. i'm bigger than
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Don't stop me. i'm bigger than the facts. when i speak, waves
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The facts. when i speak, waves obey me. when i speak, blind
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Obey me. when i speak, blind eyes open. red seas part. the
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Eyes open. red seas part. the dead come back to life."
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Dead come back to life." and i wonder how many
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And i wonder how many situations we'd see turn
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Situations we'd see turn around. how many dreams we'd
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Around. how many dreams we'd see come to pass if we would
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See come to pass if we would simply start ignoring the
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Simply start ignoring the negative reports. the facts
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Negative reports. the facts may be against you. that's one
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May be against you. that's one report. but god always has
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Report. but god always has another report. the medical
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Another report. the medical situation may say you'll never
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Situation may say you'll never get well. but god says "i'm
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Get well. but god says "i'm restoring health back into
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Restoring health back into you. i will heal you of your
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You. i will heal you of your wounds." now, here's the big
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Wounds." now, here's the big question: who's report are you
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Question: who's report are you going to believe? faith or
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Going to believe? faith or fact? sometimes fact is easier
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Fact? sometimes fact is easier because you can see it. it
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Because you can see it. it makes sense. it's right before
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Makes sense. it's right before you. but the scripture says we
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You. but the scripture says we walk by faith and not by sight.
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Walk by faith and not by sight. the facts may say, "you're hurt.
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The facts may say, "you're hurt. you're lonely. you've been
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You're lonely. you've been through a break up. nothing
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Through a break up. nothing good is in your future." you've
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Good is in your future." you've heard that long enough. but
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Heard that long enough. but there's another report that
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There's another report that says god has beauty for your
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Says god has beauty for your ashes, joy for your morning.
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Ashes, joy for your morning. what was meant for your harm,
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What was meant for your harm, he's going to use to your
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He's going to use to your advantage. why don't you
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Advantage. why don't you choose to believe that report?
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Choose to believe that report? or the facts may say you're not
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Or the facts may say you're not going to get out of debt until
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Going to get out of debt until you're 167 years old. you've
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You're 167 years old. you've calculated it. you've run all
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Calculated it. you've run all the numbers. you've got the
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The numbers. you've got the facts but faith says god's
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Facts but faith says god's blessings are chasing you down.
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Blessings are chasing you down. your cup will run over.
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Your cup will run over. whatever you touch will
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Whatever you touch will prosper and succeed. like
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Prosper and succeed. like jesus, i'm sure you've heard
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Jesus, i'm sure you've heard plenty of these negative
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Plenty of these negative reports. it may not have been
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Reports. it may not have been from other people. but even
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From other people. but even your own thinking, saying
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Your own thinking, saying things like "you've reached
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Things like "you've reached your limits. you're not that
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Your limits. you're not that talented. you're not
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Talented. you're not attractive. you're not smart
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Attractive. you're not smart enough." start ignoring those
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Enough." start ignoring those lies. don't give them the time
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Lies. don't give them the time of day. you wouldn't be alive
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Of day. you wouldn't be alive unless god had something
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Unless god had something amazing in your future. he has
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Amazing in your future. he has equipped you, empowered you,
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Equipped you, empowered you, and anointed you. you have
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And anointed you. you have everything you need to fulfill
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Everything you need to fulfill your destiny. now sometimes
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Your destiny. now sometimes the facts say otherwise. but
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The facts say otherwise. but paul said in corinthians the
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Paul said in corinthians the things we see are temporary.
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Things we see are temporary. one version says they are
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One version says they are subject to change. your
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Subject to change. your finances may be low today.
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Finances may be low today. the good news is they are
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The good news is they are subject to change. you may be
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Subject to change. you may be lonely. but that's subject to
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Lonely. but that's subject to change. god has a divine
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Change. god has a divine connection, the right person
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Connection, the right person coming your way. or you may
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Coming your way. or you may have had that addiction for
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Have had that addiction for 20 years, but don't believe
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20 years, but don't believe that lie that that's the way
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That lie that that's the way it's always going to be. that
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It's always going to be. that may be the way that it's been
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May be the way that it's been but that's not the end of your
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But that's not the end of your story. it's subject to change.
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Story. it's subject to change. in a split second, god can set
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In a split second, god can set you free. the key is don't let
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You free. the key is don't let it become permanent in your
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It become permanent in your thinking. don't let the facts
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Thinking. don't let the facts convince you that's the way
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Convince you that's the way it's always going to be. no
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It's always going to be. no today is a new day. god is
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Today is a new day. god is saying the things you've been
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Saying the things you've been praying about, the things
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Praying about, the things you've been believing for are
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You've been believing for are about to come to pass. you're
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About to come to pass. you're about to see the breakthroughs,
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About to see the breakthroughs, the healing, the favor, the
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The healing, the favor, the promotion, the victory is
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Promotion, the victory is headed your way. first kings,
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Headed your way. first kings, chapter 17, there was a widow
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Chapter 17, there was a widow living during a great famine.
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Living during a great famine. she was a single parent mother
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She was a single parent mother and all of her funds had run
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And all of her funds had run out. she had no food, no way
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Out. she had no food, no way to survive. she went outside
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To survive. she went outside to gather up some firewood
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To gather up some firewood and she was going to cook the
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And she was going to cook the last little bit of flour and
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Last little bit of flour and oil that she had. and she and
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Oil that she had. and she and her son were going to eat what
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Her son were going to eat what they thought would be their
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They thought would be their last meal. the facts said she
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Last meal. the facts said she was done, in a great famine, no
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Was done, in a great famine, no food, no income. all the odds
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Food, no income. all the odds were against her. there was a
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Were against her. there was a knock on the door. it was the
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Knock on the door. it was the prophet elijah. he was a friend
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Prophet elijah. he was a friend of the family. after he greeted
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Of the family. after he greeted them, he said, "would you do
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Them, he said, "would you do me a big favor? i'm so hungry
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Me a big favor? i'm so hungry would you please make me
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Would you please make me something to eat?" she said,
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Something to eat?" she said, "elijah, i would love to but
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"elijah, i would love to but all i have is this little bit
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All i have is this little bit of flour, little bit of oil. it
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Of flour, little bit of oil. it was going to be our last meal."
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Was going to be our last meal." he said, "i understand that.
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He said, "i understand that. just make me something first
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Just make me something first and you guys can eat what's
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And you guys can eat what's left over." and i'm sure she
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Left over." and i'm sure she thought, "reverend elijah, i
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Thought, "reverend elijah, i really love you, but i'm not
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Really love you, but i'm not about to give you my last
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About to give you my last meal." it seemed like he was
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Meal." it seemed like he was being selfish but elijah knew
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Being selfish but elijah knew what he was doing. it's the
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What he was doing. it's the principle. when you put god
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Principle. when you put god first, he'll take care of you.
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First, he'll take care of you. all of her logic, all of her
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All of her logic, all of her reasoning said, don't make him
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Reasoning said, don't make him something when you're starving
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Something when you're starving to death. but in spite of what
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To death. but in spite of what her mind told her, she chose
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Her mind told her, she chose to do it. she cooked the last
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To do it. she cooked the last bit of flour, the last little
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Bit of flour, the last little bit of oil, made him some
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Bit of oil, made him some bread. and she and her son
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Bread. and she and her son ate what was left over. the
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Ate what was left over. the next day, she went to those
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Next day, she went to those containers expecting them
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Containers expecting them to be empty but much to her
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To be empty but much to her surprise, there was still some
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Surprise, there was still some flour left, still some oil.
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Flour left, still some oil. this happened day after day,
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This happened day after day, month after month, the supply
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Month after month, the supply never ran out. god
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Never ran out. god supernaturally multiplied it.
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Supernaturally multiplied it. what's interesting is god
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What's interesting is god didn't stop the famine. the
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Didn't stop the famine. the conditions around her were
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Conditions around her were just the same. god simply
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Just the same. god simply blessed her in the midst of
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Blessed her in the midst of the famine. sometimes we think
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The famine. sometimes we think the economy has to improve
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The economy has to improve for us to do better.
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For us to do better. joel, my job has to increase
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Joel, my job has to increase my company and then i can
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My company and then i can rise higher. no, god can bless
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Rise higher. no, god can bless you right in the middle of the
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You right in the middle of the famine. he can bless you in
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Famine. he can bless you in spite of what's going on
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Spite of what's going on around you. let me make it
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Around you. let me make it more practical. you can be in
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More practical. you can be in a dysfunctional situation. at
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A dysfunctional situation. at work, people that don't like
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Work, people that don't like you, trying to hold you down.
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You, trying to hold you down. the facts say, "too bad, just
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The facts say, "too bad, just learn to live with it."
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Learn to live with it." no, that doesn't stop god.
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No, that doesn't stop god. when it's his time to promote
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When it's his time to promote you, all the forces of
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You, all the forces of darkness cannot hold you
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Darkness cannot hold you down. or how about at home?
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Down. or how about at home? a situation, parents that don't
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A situation, parents that don't support you or a child that's
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Support you or a child that's not doing right; in a bad
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Not doing right; in a bad neighborhood. the facts say
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Neighborhood. the facts say you're stuck, good luck, just
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You're stuck, good luck, just endure it. no, god can reach
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Endure it. no, god can reach down in the middle of that
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Down in the middle of that dysfunction, in the middle of
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Dysfunction, in the middle of the chaos and say, "i'm going
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The chaos and say, "i'm going to promote you. i'm going to
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To promote you. i'm going to take you where you've never
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Take you where you've never dreamed." when god blesses
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Dreamed." when god blesses you in the midst of the famine,
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You in the midst of the famine, then everyone around you
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Then everyone around you will know his favor is on your
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Will know his favor is on your life. see, the conditions don't
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Life. see, the conditions don't have to be just right. you just
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Have to be just right. you just have to be right. if you'll
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Have to be right. if you'll honor god, take the limits off
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Honor god, take the limits off of him, he'll prosper you even
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Of him, he'll prosper you even in a desert. he'll make you an
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In a desert. he'll make you an example of his goodness. and
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Example of his goodness. and the facts may say you'll never
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The facts may say you'll never get out of that environment.
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Get out of that environment. you'll never rise out of that
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You'll never rise out of that rut, that struggle, that lack.
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Rut, that struggle, that lack. it's all around you. you're
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It's all around you. you're surrounded by mediocrity. no,
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Surrounded by mediocrity. no, the odds may be against you,
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The odds may be against you, but the most high god is for
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But the most high god is for you. he doesn't have to change
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You. he doesn't have to change the whole environment. you
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The whole environment. you need to get ready, god's going
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Need to get ready, god's going to bless you in spite of your
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To bless you in spite of your circumstances. he's going to
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Circumstances. he's going to promote you right in the
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Promote you right in the middle of a famine. i was in
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Middle of a famine. i was in kenya, africa several years
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Kenya, africa several years ago. we were visiting this
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Ago. we were visiting this orphanage. and the family that
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Orphanage. and the family that run it are great people. the
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Run it are great people. the father left a prestigious job
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Father left a prestigious job teaching at the university to
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Teaching at the university to come back and start the
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Come back and start the orphanage. now he and his
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Orphanage. now he and his grown sons and daughters have
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Grown sons and daughters have two hundred acres where they
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Two hundred acres where they take care of 500 children.
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Take care of 500 children. we asked about their support
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We asked about their support and how they raised funds. the
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And how they raised funds. the father told how they were
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Father told how they were self-sufficient. they farmed
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Self-sufficient. they farmed the land and that's how they
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The land and that's how they provide the food and nutrition
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Provide the food and nutrition for the children. they
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For the children. they developed their own unique
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Developed their own unique irrigation system. and they're
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Irrigation system. and they're so successful; they sell their
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So successful; they sell their produce to the local grocery
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Produce to the local grocery stores. and what's interesting
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Stores. and what's interesting is when they purchased the
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Is when they purchased the property, they were told
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Property, they were told that they wouldn't be able
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That they wouldn't be able to grow crops there because
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To grow crops there because the soil was too unhealthy
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The soil was too unhealthy and there wasn't enough rain.
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And there wasn't enough rain. the experts told them they
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The experts told them they would never be able to sustain
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Would never be able to sustain themselves off the land. and
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Themselves off the land. and that's what's happening all
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That's what's happening all around. for miles and miles,
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Around. for miles and miles, nobody else can grow crops.
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Nobody else can grow crops. it's dry and barren. but when
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It's dry and barren. but when you get to their property, it's
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You get to their property, it's like an oasis out in the
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Like an oasis out in the desert. the university sent
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Desert. the university sent people out to take soil
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People out to take soil samples to do studies to try
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Samples to do studies to try to figure out what's different
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To figure out what's different about their property. they
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About their property. they can't understand how their
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Can't understand how their soil can be so rich and fertile
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Soil can be so rich and fertile and right next door it's
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And right next door it's totally different. when this
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Totally different. when this father told me, he smiled and
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Father told me, he smiled and said, "joel, it's the blessing
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Said, "joel, it's the blessing of god on our life." (applause)
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Of god on our life." (applause) friends, god controls the
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Friends, god controls the environment. he's not limited
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Environment. he's not limited by what somebody has told you.
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By what somebody has told you. he's not limited by what the
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He's not limited by what the experts have said. with all due
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Experts have said. with all due respect, god has the final say.
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Respect, god has the final say. the facts don't have to line up
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The facts don't have to line up for him to bless you. you don't
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For him to bless you. you don't have to be the smartest, the
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Have to be the smartest, the most talented, the strongest.
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Most talented, the strongest. what's more important than all
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What's more important than all of that is god's blessing on
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Of that is god's blessing on your life. why don't you take
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Your life. why don't you take the limits off of him? don't
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The limits off of him? don't let the facts talk you out of
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Let the facts talk you out of what god put in your heart.
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What god put in your heart. one time in the old testament,
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One time in the old testament, the israelites were surrounded
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The israelites were surrounded by a major army. this army had
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By a major army. this army had cut off their food supply and
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Cut off their food supply and they were waiting for them to
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They were waiting for them to starve to death and then they
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Starve to death and then they were going to go take the land.
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Were going to go take the land. the prophet elisha showed up
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The prophet elisha showed up and said to the israelites, "by
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And said to the israelites, "by this time tomorrow there will
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This time tomorrow there will be so much food, you'll be able
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Be so much food, you'll be able to buy a loaf of bread for
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To buy a loaf of bread for only one penny." the king's
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Only one penny." the king's assistant said, "elisha, what
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Assistant said, "elisha, what are you talking about? that's
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Are you talking about? that's totally impossible." the
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Totally impossible." the problem with his assistant
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Problem with his assistant is he was only looking at it
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Is he was only looking at it in the natural. he started
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In the natural. he started checking all the facts. we're
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Checking all the facts. we're surrounded. we're outnumbered.
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Surrounded. we're outnumbered. we have no food. we're
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We have no food. we're starving. we're weak. in other
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Starving. we're weak. in other words, he checked the stock
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Words, he checked the stock report. he looked at his
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Report. he looked at his financial statement. he watched
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Financial statement. he watched the nightly news and came to
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The nightly news and came to the conclusion there's no way,
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The conclusion there's no way, it's never going to happen.
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It's never going to happen. when he told elisha that he
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When he told elisha that he thought it was impossible,
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Thought it was impossible, elisha did something
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Elisha did something significant. he didn't just
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Significant. he didn't just blow him off and say "well,
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Blow him off and say "well, we'll see. he looked at this
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We'll see. he looked at this assistant and said, "it will
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Assistant and said, "it will come to pass but because you
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Come to pass but because you doubted, because you didn't
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Doubted, because you didn't believe, it will not happen for
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Believe, it will not happen for you. you won't see any part
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You. you won't see any part of it." later that day, four
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Of it." later that day, four lepers were sitting outside
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Lepers were sitting outside the city gates. they started
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The city gates. they started walking toward the enemy's
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Walking toward the enemy's camp. and god caused it to
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Camp. and god caused it to sound like a huge army was
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Sound like a huge army was approaching. the enemy
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Approaching. the enemy panicked, and took off running
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Panicked, and took off running for their lives and left all of
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For their lives and left all of their food and supplies. the
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Their food and supplies. the lepers went back and told
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Lepers went back and told the israelites that the enemy
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The israelites that the enemy was gone and there was an
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Was gone and there was an abundance of food. this
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Abundance of food. this assistant who didn't believe,
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Assistant who didn't believe, was in charge of the city
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Was in charge of the city gates. and when he opened
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Gates. and when he opened them up to let the people out,
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Them up to let the people out, they were so excited, he got
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They were so excited, he got knocked down and was trampled
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Knocked down and was trampled to death. everyone else could
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To death. everyone else could buy bread for one penny a loaf
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Buy bread for one penny a loaf but not him. it happened just
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But not him. it happened just like elisha said. now, my
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Like elisha said. now, my encouragement is when god
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Encouragement is when god puts a promise in your heart,
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Puts a promise in your heart, you may not see how it can
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You may not see how it can happen. all the facts may say
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Happen. all the facts may say it's impossible. but do
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It's impossible. but do yourself a favor, don't tell
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Yourself a favor, don't tell god all the reasons why you
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God all the reasons why you don't believe, why you can't
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Don't believe, why you can't get well. that will keep it
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Get well. that will keep it from happening for you. you
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From happening for you. you have to turn your mind off.
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Have to turn your mind off. he's a supernatural god. he's
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He's a supernatural god. he's not limited by your
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Not limited by your circumstances. he's limited by
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Circumstances. he's limited by what you believe. the odds may
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What you believe. the odds may be against you today but don't
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Be against you today but don't ever forget the most high god
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Ever forget the most high god is for you. the facts don't
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Is for you. the facts don't stop him. the economy doesn't
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Stop him. the economy doesn't stop him. a medical report
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Stop him. a medical report doesn't stop him. he has all
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Doesn't stop him. he has all power. and if you start
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Power. and if you start choosing faith in spite of the
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Choosing faith in spite of the facts, i believe and declare
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Facts, i believe and declare new doors are going to open,
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New doors are going to open, dreams are going to come to
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Dreams are going to come to pass, problems are going to
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Pass, problems are going to turn around, favor, healing,
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Turn around, favor, healing, breakthroughs, abundance,
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Breakthroughs, abundance, victory is coming your way in
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Victory is coming your way in jesus' name. if you receive it
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Jesus' name. if you receive it today, can you say amen?
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Today, can you say amen? (applause)
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(applause) well, we never like to close
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make
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You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my
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To my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if
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Lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer
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You prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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We believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Church. keep god first place. he is going to take you where
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He is going to take you where you've never dreamed.
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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A devotional called today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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For a better life. it's designed to help
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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And peace over frustration
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with scripture
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With scripture and practical encouragement
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And practical encouragement to help you live
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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You can't wait to see what kind of day
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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A more blessed, fulfilled life. i'd love to send you a copy.
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I'd love to send you a copy. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we would like to
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We would like to send you a copy of today
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Send you a copy of today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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Every day begins with a choice,
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Every day begins with a choice, and this inspiring book
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And this inspiring book is packed
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Is packed with powerful devotional truths
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With powerful devotional truths that will help you
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That will help you in the specific challenges
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In the specific challenges you face in life,
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You face in life, including: today,
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Including: today, i choose to
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I choose to turn down the noise,
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To be happy, to trust god's timing.
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To trust god's timing. they will transform
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They will transform your attitude, your outlook,
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Your attitude, your outlook, your entire day.
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Your entire day. as you embrace
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As you embrace these biblical principles,
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These biblical principles, you'll see problems dissolve,
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You'll see problems dissolve, hope restored, mountains move.
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Choose the joy and happiness
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Choose the joy and happiness god has chosen for you.
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God has chosen for you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of today
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I choose: devotions for a better life,
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For a better life, available this month
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24 hours a day. when you make choices
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When you make choices based on what
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Based on what god says about you,
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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You're going to live happier, have more peace,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. we sure appreciate your prayer
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We sure appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message
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Take this message to people around the world.
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To people around the world. and a special
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And a special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. and until we meet again,
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And until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to
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For a better life, available this month
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Available this month by simply visiting us
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You can also receive the today i choose to rejoice
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Print created to encourage faith
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Faith and purpose-filled living.
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Piece features the powerful promise
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The powerful promise of psalm 118:24.
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Of psalm 118:24. this is the day
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This is the day the lord has made.
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The lord has made. we will rejoice
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We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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And be glad in it. choose every morning
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Choose every morning to begin
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To begin with a declaration of god's
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With a declaration of god's eternal promise.
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Eternal promise. you can request these
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Joel Osteen - Choose Faith In Spite of the Facts

June 25, 2026 | 27:29

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