Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Clear Vision

January 5, 2026 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Clear Vision | January 5, 2026

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today.
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Today. i hope you'll stay
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit us
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And you can come visit us in person.
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In person. we'd love to have you be a
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this
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I heard about this archeologist in new york.
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Archeologist in new york. he dug down ten feet and
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He dug down ten feet and found copper wiring dating
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Found copper wiring dating back a hundred years.
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Back a hundred years. he concluded new yorkers
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He concluded new yorkers had a telephone network
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Had a telephone network over a hundred years ago.
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Over a hundred years ago. not to be outdone, an
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Not to be outdone, an archeologist from
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Archeologist from california dug down twenty
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California dug down twenty feet and found copper
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Feet and found copper wiring dating back two
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Wiring dating back two hundred years.
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Hundred years. he concluded californians
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He concluded californians had a communication network
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Had a communication network a hundred years earlier
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A hundred years earlier than new yorkers.
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Than new yorkers. upon hearing this, bubba
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Upon hearing this, bubba from texas, dug down thirty
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From texas, dug down thirty feet on his farm and found
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Feet on his farm and found absolutely nothing.
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Absolutely nothing. he concluded 3oo years ago,
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He concluded 3oo years ago, texans had already gone
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Texans had already gone wireless.
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Wireless. all right y'all, say it
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All right y'all, say it like you mean it.
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Like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i
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Have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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Can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about clear vision.
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About clear vision. many people are not
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Many people are not reaching their potential,
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Reaching their potential, not because they're not
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Not because they're not talented, not because they
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Talented, not because they don't have favor, it's
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Don't have favor, it's because their vision is
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Because their vision is limited.
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Limited. they don't see themselves
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They don't see themselves accomplishing their dreams,
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Accomplishing their dreams, being blessed, living
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Being blessed, living healthy.
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Healthy. you will never rise any
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You will never rise any higher than the way you see
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Higher than the way you see yourself.
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Yourself. through your eyes of faith,
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Through your eyes of faith, you need to see yourself
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You need to see yourself the way you want to be.
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The way you want to be. you may be fighting an
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You may be fighting an illness, but you need to
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Illness, but you need to see yourself healthy.
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See yourself healthy. if you're struggling in
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If you're struggling in your finances, you need to
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Your finances, you need to see yourself out of debt,
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See yourself out of debt, with an abundance, being a
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With an abundance, being a blessing to others.
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Blessing to others. if you're dealing with an
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If you're dealing with an addiction, don't let that
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Addiction, don't let that negative image take root.
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Negative image take root. don't see yourself
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Don't see yourself defeated, dysfunctional,
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Defeated, dysfunctional, can't break it.
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Can't break it. get a new image.
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Get a new image. see yourself free.
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See yourself free. see yourself whole.
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See yourself whole. see yourself as an
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See yourself as an overcomer.
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Overcomer. your inner vision is
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Your inner vision is setting the limits for your
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Setting the limits for your life.
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Life. the pictures you keep in
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The pictures you keep in front of you, in your
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Front of you, in your imagination, that's what
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Imagination, that's what you're moving toward. even
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You're moving toward. even subconsciously, just like a
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Subconsciously, just like a magnet, you're being pulled
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Magnet, you're being pulled toward what you're seeing.
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Toward what you're seeing. you may struggle with low
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You may struggle with low self-esteem. sometimes, you
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Self-esteem. sometimes, you feel inferior, like you
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Feel inferior, like you don't measure up.
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Don't measure up. you have to change that
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You have to change that picture.
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Picture. get in agreement with how
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Get in agreement with how god sees you.
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God sees you. he said you are fearfully
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He said you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
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And wonderfully made. he calls you a masterpiece,
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He calls you a masterpiece, one of a kind.
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One of a kind. why don't you get your
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Why don't you get your image in line with god's
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Image in line with god's image.
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Image. if you'll change your
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If you'll change your pictures, you'll change
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Pictures, you'll change your life.
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Your life. if you'll have the right
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If you'll have the right inner vision, see yourself
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Inner vision, see yourself strong, talented, favored,
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Strong, talented, favored, with a bright future, then
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With a bright future, then you'll reach the fullness
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You'll reach the fullness of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. how do you see yourself?
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How do you see yourself? lacking, negative, a
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Lacking, negative, a victim. “i've been through
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Victim. “i've been through so much.
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So much. life's not fair.
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Life's not fair. i'm just struggling to make
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I'm just struggling to make it.” that's the wrong
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It.” that's the wrong picture.
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Picture. god said he has beauty for
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God said he has beauty for those ashes.
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Those ashes. he said he would pay you
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He said he would pay you back double for the unfair
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Back double for the unfair things.
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Things. get rid of the image of a
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Get rid of the image of a defeated you, a lonely you,
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Defeated you, a lonely you, a victim you, and start
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A victim you, and start seeing yourself as restored
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Seeing yourself as restored you, a blessed you, a happy
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You, a blessed you, a happy you, a coming out better
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You, a coming out better you.
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You. you're moving toward the
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You're moving toward the picture you have in your
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Picture you have in your mind.
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Mind. make sure that picture is
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Make sure that picture is something you want.
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Something you want. sometimes on my phone, i'll
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Sometimes on my phone, i'll go through the pictures and
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Go through the pictures and start deleting.
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Start deleting. that one's blurry, that
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That one's blurry, that one's not framed right,
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One's not framed right, that one has my brother
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That one has my brother paul in it.
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Paul in it. that one i don't look good.
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That one i don't look good. have you noticed, you can
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Have you noticed, you can have a picture with six
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Have a picture with six other people, but you zoom
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Other people, but you zoom in to see how you look.
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In to see how you look. if you don't look good, if
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If you don't look good, if it's not flattering, those
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It's not flattering, those other people can look
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Other people can look fantastic, delete.
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Fantastic, delete. “i don't want to see myself
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“i don't want to see myself that way.” how about having
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That way.” how about having that same attitude when it
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That same attitude when it comes to the pictures in
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Comes to the pictures in your mind.
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Your mind. that image comes up of you
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That image comes up of you inferior, unattractive, not
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Inferior, unattractive, not talented.
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Talented. “delete.
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“delete. no room in my files.
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No room in my files. i see myself as valuable, a
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I see myself as valuable, a masterpiece, one of a
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Masterpiece, one of a kind.” that image of you
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Kind.” that image of you lonely, never meeting
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Lonely, never meeting anyone, no companionship.
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Anyone, no companionship. “delete.
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“delete. that's not my future.
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That's not my future. i see myself happily
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I see myself happily married, having children.
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Married, having children. loving, laughing,
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Loving, laughing, dreaming.” that picture
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Dreaming.” that picture comes up of you sick, weak,
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Comes up of you sick, weak, enduring.
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Enduring. don't give it any room. get
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Don't give it any room. get a new image.
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A new image. see yourself healthy,
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See yourself healthy, strong, vibrant,
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Strong, vibrant, accomplishing dreams. a lot
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Accomplishing dreams. a lot of people want a better
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Of people want a better life, but you can't give
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Life, but you can't give birth to what you haven't
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Birth to what you haven't conceived.
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Conceived. you have to conceive it on
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You have to conceive it on the inside, then god can
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The inside, then god can bring it to pass on the
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Bring it to pass on the outside.
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Outside. when my mother was
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When my mother was diagnosed with terminal
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Diagnosed with terminal cancer, she was very frail.
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Cancer, she was very frail. her skin was yellow, her
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Her skin was yellow, her voice was weak.
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Voice was weak. there was nothing medically
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There was nothing medically speaking that could be done.
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Speaking that could be done. you can imagine the
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You can imagine the pictures that were trying
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Pictures that were trying to dominate her mind.
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To dominate her mind. she told how in the middle
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She told how in the middle of the night, thoughts
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Of the night, thoughts said, “you can be buried in
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Said, “you can be buried in that new pink dress you
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That new pink dress you just bought.” she had to
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Just bought.” she had to fight those negative images.
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Fight those negative images. one thing she did, is she
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One thing she did, is she put pictures of herself up
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Put pictures of herself up all over the house from a
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All over the house from a time when she was healthy.
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Time when she was healthy. she had her wedding
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She had her wedding pictures on the
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Pictures on the refrigerator and in the den.
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Refrigerator and in the den. on her bathroom mirror, she
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On her bathroom mirror, she had a picture of her riding
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Had a picture of her riding a horse in montana.
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A horse in montana. she had a big smile, having
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She had a big smile, having so much fun.
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So much fun. i came home from college
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I came home from college and thought, “why are all
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And thought, “why are all these pictures doing up?”
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These pictures doing up?” do you know what my mother
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Do you know what my mother was doing?
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Was doing? she was creating a new
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She was creating a new image on the inside.
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Image on the inside. when she looked in the
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When she looked in the mirror, she saw death
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Mirror, she saw death staring back at her,
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Staring back at her, defeat, sickness, “i'll
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Defeat, sickness, “i'll never get well.” but when
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Never get well.” but when she looked at those
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She looked at those pictures, she saw herself
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Pictures, she saw herself the way she wanted to be.
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The way she wanted to be. healthy, vibrant, enjoying
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Healthy, vibrant, enjoying her family.
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Her family. what you see, the image
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What you see, the image you're creating in your
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You're creating in your mind, is what you're moving
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Mind, is what you're moving toward. my mother felt
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Toward. my mother felt weak, but she saw herself
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Weak, but she saw herself strong.
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Strong. the diagnoses was a few
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The diagnoses was a few weeks to live, but she saw
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Weeks to live, but she saw herself healthy, living a
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Herself healthy, living a long life.
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Long life. it didn't happen overnight,
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It didn't happen overnight, but she started moving
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But she started moving toward that image she had
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Toward that image she had in her mind.
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In her mind. she got better and better,
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She got better and better, with no medical explanation.
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With no medical explanation. today, forty-two years
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Today, forty-two years later, she's just like
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Later, she's just like those pictures she saw,
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Those pictures she saw, healthy, whole, and vibrant.
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Healthy, whole, and vibrant. pay attention to the images
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Pay attention to the images you're seeing.
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You're seeing. you can't see yourself sick
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You can't see yourself sick and get well.
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And get well. you can't see yourself with
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You can't see yourself with lack and struggle and have
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Lack and struggle and have abundance.
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Abundance. you need to see yourself
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You need to see yourself blessed, the head and not
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Blessed, the head and not the tail, lending and not
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The tail, lending and not borrowing.
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Borrowing. you can't see the dream
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You can't see the dream being too big, the giant
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Being too big, the giant too strong, the addiction
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Too strong, the addiction too great.
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Too great. you need to see yourself as
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You need to see yourself as well able, as a giant
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Well able, as a giant killer, a history maker, a
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Killer, a history maker, a barrier breaker.
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Barrier breaker. i was eighteen years old,
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I was eighteen years old, and i was driving down the
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And i was driving down the freeway one morning coming
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Freeway one morning coming to church.
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To church. all of the sudden there was
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All of the sudden there was this huge downpour.
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This huge downpour. it didn't start off a
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It didn't start off a little slow, sprinkle a
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Little slow, sprinkle a little bit, it was like the
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Little bit, it was like the heavens opened up.
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Heavens opened up. i reached over and turned
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I reached over and turned my windshield wipers on,
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My windshield wipers on, like i always did, but
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Like i always did, but nothing happened.
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Nothing happened. they didn't move.
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They didn't move. i looked out and couldn't
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I looked out and couldn't see a thing.
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See a thing. i jiggled the lever, pushed
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I jiggled the lever, pushed it, finagled it but still
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It, finagled it but still nothing.
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Nothing. here i'm going sixty miles
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Here i'm going sixty miles an hour and i have no idea
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An hour and i have no idea where the road is.
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Where the road is. in a panic, i rolled down
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In a panic, i rolled down my window.
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My window. looked outside the best i
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Looked outside the best i could, with rain hitting me.
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Could, with rain hitting me. i slowly began to pull over
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I slowly began to pull over to the right.
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To the right. i was just driving blind,
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I was just driving blind, hoping that i wouldn't hit
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Hoping that i wouldn't hit another car or there
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Another car or there wouldn't be a ditch, or
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Wouldn't be a ditch, or something parked on the
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Something parked on the shoulder.
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Shoulder. by the grace of god, it was
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By the grace of god, it was all clear.
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All clear. i parked there and waited
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I parked there and waited for the rain to stop.
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For the rain to stop. here's my point, my engine
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Here's my point, my engine was working fine, my tires
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Was working fine, my tires were fine, my steering was
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Were fine, my steering was fine, i had plenty of gas,
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Fine, i had plenty of gas, the only thing that was
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The only thing that was stopping me was my
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Stopping me was my windshield wipers.
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Windshield wipers. i had all this ability to
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I had all this ability to move forward, this vehicle,
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Move forward, this vehicle, this horsepower but my
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This horsepower but my vision was blurry.
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Vision was blurry. i couldn't see.
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I couldn't see. this seemingly small thing
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This seemingly small thing kept me from where i was
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Kept me from where i was going.
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Going. it's the same way in life.
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It's the same way in life. you are full of potential.
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You are full of potential. god has given you gifts,
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God has given you gifts, talents.
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Talents. he's lined up the good
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He's lined up the good breaks, the right people,
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Breaks, the right people, everything you need to
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Everything you need to fulfill your purpose.
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Fulfill your purpose. but sometimes we're not
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But sometimes we're not seeing our greatness
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Seeing our greatness because our vision is
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Because our vision is limited.
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Limited. we've let how we were
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We've let how we were raised, what someone said,
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Raised, what someone said, the bad break, the
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The bad break, the betrayal, cloud our future.
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Betrayal, cloud our future. the problem is not with who
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The problem is not with who you are, you're a
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You are, you're a masterpiece, it's with what
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Masterpiece, it's with what you can see.
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You can see. if you're going to reach
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If you're going to reach your potential, you have to
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Your potential, you have to make sure your windshield
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Make sure your windshield wipers are working.
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Wipers are working. you have to constantly be
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You have to constantly be clearing out things that
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Clearing out things that are hindering your vision.
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Are hindering your vision. moses sent twelve men to
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Moses sent twelve men to spy out the promised land.
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Spy out the promised land. ten of them came back and
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Ten of them came back and said, “we can't go in, the
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Said, “we can't go in, the people are big.
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People are big. we were in our own sights
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We were in our own sights as grasshoppers, and so we
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As grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.”
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Were in their sight.” notice the picture they had.
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Notice the picture they had. the opposition, they are
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The opposition, they are giants, they are powerful.
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Giants, they are powerful. they saw them as
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They saw them as undefeatable.
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Undefeatable. but as for us.
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But as for us. “we're grasshoppers.
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“we're grasshoppers. we're weak.
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We're weak. we don't have the size, the
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We don't have the size, the talent, the experience.
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Talent, the experience. they'll crush us.” when in
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They'll crush us.” when in fact, they were the ones
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Fact, they were the ones that were powerful.
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That were powerful. they were the ones that had
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They were the ones that had the favor of god.
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The favor of god. they were the ones that
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They were the ones that were destined to take the
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Were destined to take the land.
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Land. what was the problem?
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What was the problem? their windshield was blurry.
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Their windshield was blurry. their vision was distorted.
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Their vision was distorted. it's significant that they
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It's significant that they saw themselves of all
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Saw themselves of all things, as grasshoppers.
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Things, as grasshoppers. a grasshopper has wings,
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A grasshopper has wings, but it can't really fly.
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But it can't really fly. it can go a little way but
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It can go a little way but it can't fly any distance.
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It can't fly any distance. notice how the enemy wants
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Notice how the enemy wants you to see yourself.
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You to see yourself. you have wings but you
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You have wings but you can't get off the ground.
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Can't get off the ground. “sure, you have potential
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“sure, you have potential but you're just a
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But you're just a grasshopper.
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Grasshopper. you'll never do anything
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You'll never do anything great.
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Great. the opposition is too big,
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The opposition is too big, the sickness too strong,
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The sickness too strong, the dream, there's no way.
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The dream, there's no way. look what you're up
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Look what you're up against.” no that's the
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Against.” no that's the wrong image.
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Wrong image. you're not a grasshopper.
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You're not a grasshopper. the scripture says, “you
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The scripture says, “you will mount up with wings
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Will mount up with wings like an eagle.” you were
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Like an eagle.” you were created to soar, to rise
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Created to soar, to rise above what's trying to stop
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Above what's trying to stop you, to overcome what's
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You, to overcome what's holding you back, to leave
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Holding you back, to leave your family better than it
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Your family better than it was.
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Was. but it's going to come down
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But it's going to come down to this, do you see
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To this, do you see yourself as a grasshopper
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Yourself as a grasshopper or do you see yourself as
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Or do you see yourself as an eagle?
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An eagle? “well joel these people at
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“well joel these people at work they're not fair.
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Work they're not fair. they don't like me.
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They don't like me. i'll never get that
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I'll never get that promotion.” no disrespect,
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Promotion.” no disrespect, but nice to meet you mr.
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But nice to meet you mr. grasshopper.
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Grasshopper. that's going to keep you on
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That's going to keep you on the ground.
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The ground. the israelites wandered in
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The israelites wandered in the desert forty years
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The desert forty years because they saw themselves
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Because they saw themselves the wrong way, limited,
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The wrong way, limited, lacking, not enough.
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Lacking, not enough. don't let that grasshopper
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Don't let that grasshopper image keep you from soaring.
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Image keep you from soaring. you're an eagle.
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You're an eagle. get in agreement with god.
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Get in agreement with god. “yes, these people are
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“yes, these people are doing me wrong, but god is
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Doing me wrong, but god is my vindicator.
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My vindicator. i know god is fighting my
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I know god is fighting my battles.” promotion doesn't
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Battles.” promotion doesn't come from people it comes
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Come from people it comes from the lord. the
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From the lord. the scripture says touch not my
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Scripture says touch not my anointed.
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Anointed. you're his anointed.
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You're his anointed. god being for you is more
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God being for you is more than anything coming
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Than anything coming against you.
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Against you. yes, we all have
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Yes, we all have opposition, things that are
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Opposition, things that are not fair, but you need to
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Not fair, but you need to see yourself as an
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See yourself as an overcomer, as more than a
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Overcomer, as more than a conqueror, as the victor
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Conqueror, as the victor and not the victim.
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And not the victim. “i don't think i'll ever
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“i don't think i'll ever get ahead, with the
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Get ahead, with the pandemic, with inflation.
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Pandemic, with inflation. how could i ever pay my
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How could i ever pay my house off?” what you're
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House off?” what you're really saying is, “i'm a
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Really saying is, “i'm a grasshopper.” the enemy
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Grasshopper.” the enemy would love for you to go
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Would love for you to go through life thinking that
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Through life thinking that you're limited.
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You're limited. you're at a disadvantage.
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You're at a disadvantage. you can't fly.
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You can't fly. you'll never get married,
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You'll never get married, you'll never accomplish
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You'll never accomplish that goal.
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That goal. but what if you discovered
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But what if you discovered those wings on your side,
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Those wings on your side, are not grasshopper wings,
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Are not grasshopper wings, but they are eagle's wings.
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But they are eagle's wings. what if what's limiting you
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What if what's limiting you is not your circumstances,
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Is not your circumstances, not other people, not how
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Not other people, not how you were raised but how you
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You were raised but how you see yourself.
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See yourself. what would happen if your
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What would happen if your windshield wipers started
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Windshield wipers started working?
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Working? your vision cleared up and
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Your vision cleared up and you started seeing yourself
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You started seeing yourself for who you really are, a
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For who you really are, a son, a daughter of the most
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Son, a daughter of the most high god.
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High god. you have greatness in you.
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You have greatness in you. you were created to reign
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You were created to reign in life, to be healthy,
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In life, to be healthy, strong, valuable,
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Strong, valuable, accomplish dreams, overcome
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Accomplish dreams, overcome obstacles.
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Obstacles. i'm asking you to get rid
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I'm asking you to get rid of that grasshopper image
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Of that grasshopper image and see yourself the way
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And see yourself the way god sees you.
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God sees you. this is what jeremiah had
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This is what jeremiah had to do in the scripture.
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To do in the scripture. god had this great plan for
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God had this great plan for his life.
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His life. he called him to speak to
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He called him to speak to nations; to impact the
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Nations; to impact the culture.
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Culture. but jeremiah was a young
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But jeremiah was a young man.
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Man. he felt unqualified.
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He felt unqualified. he didn't come from an
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He didn't come from an influential family.
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Influential family. at first, like the
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At first, like the israelites, he started
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Israelites, he started making excuses.
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Making excuses. he said, “god, i can't
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He said, “god, i can't speak to nations, i'm too
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Speak to nations, i'm too young.
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Young. i wouldn't know what to
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I wouldn't know what to say.” god touched his lips
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Say.” god touched his lips and said, “don't worry, i'm
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And said, “don't worry, i'm going to put my words in
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Going to put my words in your mouth.” god will never
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Your mouth.” god will never ask you to do something and
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Ask you to do something and not give you the ability to
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Not give you the ability to do it.
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Do it. he wouldn't have told the
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He wouldn't have told the israelites to go into the
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Israelites to go into the promised land if those
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Promised land if those giants were going to defeat
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Giants were going to defeat them. the truth is the
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Them. the truth is the giants didn't defeat them;
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Giants didn't defeat them; their grasshopper image
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Their grasshopper image defeated them. this was
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Defeated them. this was about to happen with
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About to happen with jeremiah.
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Jeremiah. he saw himself as not able,
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He saw himself as not able, limited, lacking.
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Limited, lacking. god said to him in verse
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God said to him in verse 11, jeremiah what do you
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11, jeremiah what do you see?” god had just
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See?” god had just prophesied an amazing
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Prophesied an amazing future, that jeremiah would
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Future, that jeremiah would leave his mark, that he
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Leave his mark, that he would impact nations.
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Would impact nations. you would think that would
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You would think that would be enough.
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Be enough. god said it, he promised it.
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God said it, he promised it. but it all came down to
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But it all came down to this question.
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This question. “what do you see jeremiah.”
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“what do you see jeremiah.” jeremiah got his windshield
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Jeremiah got his windshield wipers working.
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Wipers working. he said in effect, “wait a
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He said in effect, “wait a minute, this doubt is
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Minute, this doubt is clouding my future.
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Clouding my future. this fear, this insecurity
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This fear, this insecurity is distorting my vision.”
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Is distorting my vision.” he answered back something
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He answered back something interesting.
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Interesting. he said, “god i see the
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He said, “god i see the branch of an almond tree
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Branch of an almond tree starting to bud.
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Starting to bud. it's coming out of late
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It's coming out of late winter, blossoming into
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Winter, blossoming into full bloom.” he was saying,
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Full bloom.” he was saying, “i see growth, i see new
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“i see growth, i see new opportunities, i see me
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Opportunities, i see me stepping into new levels.”
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Stepping into new levels.” because his vision cleared,
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Because his vision cleared, he went on to impact
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He went on to impact nations, to blossom and
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Nations, to blossom and bloom just like god said.
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Bloom just like god said. like with jeremiah, god has
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Like with jeremiah, god has given us all these
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Given us all these incredible promises.
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Incredible promises. he said, “no weapon formed
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He said, “no weapon formed against you will prosper.
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Against you will prosper. he said he will restore
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He said he will restore health and heal you of your
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Health and heal you of your wounds.
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Wounds. he said your children will
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He said your children will be mighty in the land, he
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Be mighty in the land, he said you will lend and not
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Said you will lend and not borrow, that your latter
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Borrow, that your latter days will be better than
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Days will be better than your former days.” all
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Your former days.” all these amazing promises, but
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These amazing promises, but that alone is not enough.
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That alone is not enough. god is asking you, “what do
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God is asking you, “what do you see?” it's not just up
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You see?” it's not just up to god.
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To god. how you see yourself, your
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How you see yourself, your future, your children,
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Future, your children, that's what's going to
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That's what's going to determine what will happen.
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Determine what will happen. “i don't know joel; my
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“i don't know joel; my children are so off course.
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Children are so off course. this medical report is not
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This medical report is not good.
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Good. i can't start my own
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I can't start my own business; i don't have the
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Business; i don't have the connections.” no do like he
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Connections.” no do like he did, get your windshield
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Did, get your windshield wipers working.
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Wipers working. clear out all the excuses,
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Clear out all the excuses, the doubt, can't do it, too
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The doubt, can't do it, too big, too late, not enough,
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Big, too late, not enough, and see yourself the way
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And see yourself the way god sees you.
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God sees you. you are well able.
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You are well able. you are strong in the lord.
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You are strong in the lord. god is going before you.
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God is going before you. goodness and mercy are
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Goodness and mercy are following you.
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Following you. favor is surrounding you.
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Favor is surrounding you. you can run through a troop
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You can run through a troop and leap over a wall.
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And leap over a wall. see yourself as victorious,
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See yourself as victorious, as prosperous, as more than
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As prosperous, as more than a conqueror.
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A conqueror. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, i knew i was
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With the lord, i knew i was supposed to step up and
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Supposed to step up and pastor the church, but i
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Pastor the church, but i didn't have the training,
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Didn't have the training, the experience.
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The experience. i liked being behind the
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I liked being behind the scenes.
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Scenes. i'm more quiet and reserved.
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I'm more quiet and reserved. my father tried to get me
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My father tried to get me up here many times to
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Up here many times to speak, but i didn't know
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Speak, but i didn't know this was in me.
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This was in me. you have to be willing to
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You have to be willing to accept the new things god
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Accept the new things god is going to do.
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Is going to do. his dream for your life is
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His dream for your life is much bigger than your own.
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Much bigger than your own. where god is going to take
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Where god is going to take you, the doors he's going
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You, the doors he's going to open, the people you're
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To open, the people you're going to meet, it's going
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Going to meet, it's going to be more than you ever
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To be more than you ever imagined.
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Imagined. like jeremiah, i thought,
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Like jeremiah, i thought, “i can't do that.” i saw
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“i can't do that.” i saw myself one way, at one
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Myself one way, at one level, but god had a whole
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Level, but god had a whole new level.
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New level. i had to quit seeing myself
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I had to quit seeing myself as limited, unqualified.
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As limited, unqualified. thoughts would tell me
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Thoughts would tell me “it's never going to work
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“it's never going to work out.” trying to cloud my
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Out.” trying to cloud my future.
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Future. i had to keep my windshield
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I had to keep my windshield wipers going.
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Wipers going. “i can do all things
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“i can do all things through christ. i'm
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Through christ. i'm equipped, empowered, and
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Equipped, empowered, and anointed.
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Anointed. lord, i thank you that
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Lord, i thank you that you've raised me up for
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You've raised me up for such a time as this.”
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Such a time as this.” through my eyes of faith, i
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Through my eyes of faith, i saw myself excelling.
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Saw myself excelling. i saw the church growing.
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I saw the church growing. i saw people being helped.
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I saw people being helped. i had to conceive this new
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I had to conceive this new image that god was planting
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Image that god was planting in my heart.
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In my heart. one night, about three
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One night, about three months after my father
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Months after my father passed, when i was doing my
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Passed, when i was doing my best to keep my courage up
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Best to keep my courage up so i could keep going, i
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So i could keep going, i had a dream. a better
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Had a dream. a better description would be a
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Description would be a nightmare.
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Nightmare. in this dream, the church
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In this dream, the church was full, it was packed,
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Was full, it was packed, but when i went up to speak
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But when i went up to speak everyone got up and walked
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Everyone got up and walked out of the building.
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Out of the building. right on cue, not saying a
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Right on cue, not saying a word, just filing out.
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Word, just filing out. i woke up in a cold sweat.
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I woke up in a cold sweat. the enemy will work
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The enemy will work overtime to try to get
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Overtime to try to get negative, defeating images
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Negative, defeating images on the inside.
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On the inside. the scripture talks about
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The scripture talks about casting down wrong
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Casting down wrong imaginations.
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Imaginations. that means getting rid of
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That means getting rid of the wrong pictures.
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The wrong pictures. pay attention to what's
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Pay attention to what's draining your faith,
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Draining your faith, causing you to shrink back,
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Causing you to shrink back, be insecure.
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Be insecure. those are imaginations you
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Those are imaginations you need to delete.
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Need to delete. don't let that picture
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Don't let that picture distort your vision.
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Distort your vision. a few months before my
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A few months before my father passed, victoria had
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Father passed, victoria had a friend that told her
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A friend that told her about a dream she had.
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About a dream she had. in this dream, she saw me
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In this dream, she saw me up speaking in front of
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Up speaking in front of this large stadium filled
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This large stadium filled with people.
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With people. everyone was weeping.
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Everyone was weeping. but she said joel was up
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But she said joel was up their comforting the
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Their comforting the people, leading them,
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People, leading them, everyone was listening so
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Everyone was listening so intently.
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Intently. out of those two dreams, i
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Out of those two dreams, i chose to believe her dream.
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Chose to believe her dream. i let that picture take
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I let that picture take root.
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Root. you get to choose which
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You get to choose which images are going to
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Images are going to influence you.
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Influence you. you can see yourself
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You can see yourself defeated, failing, not
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Defeated, failing, not enough, or you can see
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Enough, or you can see yourself prospering, rising
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Yourself prospering, rising higher, accomplishing new
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Higher, accomplishing new goals, setting new
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Goals, setting new standards.
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Standards. there will be these times,
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There will be these times, like with me, where you
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Like with me, where you have to enlarge your vision.
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Have to enlarge your vision. god didn't create you to
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God didn't create you to reach one level and get
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Reach one level and get stuck.
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Stuck. you're going to come to
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You're going to come to places where you may feel
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Places where you may feel over your head, unqualified.
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Over your head, unqualified. that's a sign that god's
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That's a sign that god's about to take you higher.
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About to take you higher. be open for greater things,
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Be open for greater things, to see yourself at new
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To see yourself at new levels, going where you've
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Levels, going where you've never gone, doing what
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Never gone, doing what you've never dreamed.
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You've never dreamed. sure, doubt will come, “you
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Sure, doubt will come, “you can't do that.
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Can't do that. it's out of your league.”
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It's out of your league.” people may tell you, “you
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People may tell you, “you can't accomplish that
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Can't accomplish that dream. no one in your
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Dream. no one in your family is that blessed,
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Family is that blessed, that successful, that
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That successful, that influential.” keep your
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Influential.” keep your windshield wipers going.
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Windshield wipers going. don't let that distort your
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Don't let that distort your vision.
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Vision. they can't see what you see.
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They can't see what you see. god didn't put the dream in
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God didn't put the dream in them, he put the dream in
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Them, he put the dream in you.
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You. now do your part and
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Now do your part and conceive the increase,
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Conceive the increase, conceive the abundance,
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Conceive the abundance, conceive the possibility.
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Conceive the possibility. a friend of mine was in
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A friend of mine was in hawaii on vacation.
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Hawaii on vacation. this guide was driving him
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This guide was driving him and his wife around showing
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And his wife around showing them the different sights.
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Them the different sights. they came to this one
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They came to this one place, the man pointed to
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Place, the man pointed to the top of a hill.
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The top of a hill. there was a beautiful house
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There was a beautiful house overlooking the ocean.
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Overlooking the ocean. palm trees, green grass,
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Palm trees, green grass, big windows.
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Big windows. it was just like a post
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It was just like a post card, so magnificent.
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Card, so magnificent. my friend said to the
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My friend said to the guide, just in passing, “i
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Guide, just in passing, “i can't even imagine living
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Can't even imagine living in a house like that.” he
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In a house like that.” he heard something on the
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Heard something on the inside, just an impression
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Inside, just an impression say, “don't worry, you
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Say, “don't worry, you never will.” he was kind of
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Never will.” he was kind of taken aback.
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Taken aback. he thought, “god, is that
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He thought, “god, is that you?” he felt god say, “yes
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You?” he felt god say, “yes son it's me, and as long as
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Son it's me, and as long as you can't imagine it, as
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You can't imagine it, as long as you can't see it,
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Long as you can't see it, it's never going to
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It's never going to happen.” i wonder how many
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Happen.” i wonder how many of us are missing the great
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Of us are missing the great things god has in store
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Things god has in store because our vision is
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Because our vision is limited.
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Limited. “i can't imagine having a
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“i can't imagine having a good year, joel, in my
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Good year, joel, in my business with inflation,
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Business with inflation, the stock market down.
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The stock market down. i can't imagine my health
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I can't imagine my health improving after what the
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Improving after what the doctors said.
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Doctors said. i can't imagine this
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I can't imagine this relationship working out.
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Relationship working out. i can't imagine my children
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I can't imagine my children doing anything great.”
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Doing anything great.” instead of letting your
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Instead of letting your imagination work against
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Imagination work against you, why don't you look out
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You, why don't you look out through your eyes of faith
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Through your eyes of faith and let it work for you.
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And let it work for you. god created the universe.
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God created the universe. he spoke worlds into
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He spoke worlds into existence.
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Existence. he's not limited by what
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He's not limited by what limits us.
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Limits us. the right attitude is, “it
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The right attitude is, “it may seem unlikely, but i
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May seem unlikely, but i can imagine me getting
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Can imagine me getting healthy.
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Healthy. like god did for joel's
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Like god did for joel's mom, i can imagine me
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Mom, i can imagine me defying the odds, out
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Defying the odds, out running, playing, living a
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Running, playing, living a long life.” “i can imagine
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Long life.” “i can imagine me paying my house off.
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Me paying my house off. i can imagine my business
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I can imagine my business expanding.
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Expanding. i can imagine leaving an
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I can imagine leaving an inheritance to my
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Inheritance to my children's children.” maybe
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Children's children.” maybe you're single and would
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You're single and would like to get married.
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Like to get married. it's been a long time.
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It's been a long time. the enemy would love to
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The enemy would love to paint that picture of you
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Paint that picture of you lonely, discouraged, left
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Lonely, discouraged, left out.
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Out. no delete that picture.
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No delete that picture. create a new image, “i can
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Create a new image, “i can imagine me happily married.
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Imagine me happily married. i can imagine someone
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I can imagine someone awesome, tall, dark,
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Awesome, tall, dark, handsome, godly, fun,
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Handsome, godly, fun, friendly and rich.
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Friendly and rich. i can imagine—you're
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I can imagine—you're thinking it, i might as
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Thinking it, i might as well say it.
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Well say it. i can imagine laughing,
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I can imagine laughing, loving, a blessed
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Loving, a blessed marriage.” “i can imagine
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Marriage.” “i can imagine my children excelling.
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My children excelling. i can imagine them leaving
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I can imagine them leaving their mark.” “yes, i've had
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Their mark.” “yes, i've had this addiction a long time,
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This addiction a long time, but, you know what, i can
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But, you know what, i can imagine me breaking it this
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Imagine me breaking it this year.
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Year. i can imagine me free,
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I can imagine me free, whole, and clean.” if you
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Whole, and clean.” if you watch all the news these
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Watch all the news these days and negative reports,
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Days and negative reports, the economy, a recession,
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The economy, a recession, that can cloud your vision.
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That can cloud your vision. you have to look out
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You have to look out through your eyes of faith.
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Through your eyes of faith. “i can imagine having a
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“i can imagine having a blessed year.
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Blessed year. a productive, bountiful,
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A productive, bountiful, abundant, favor filled
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Abundant, favor filled year.”
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Year.” friends, god is going to
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Friends, god is going to take you further than
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Take you further than you've ever dreamed, but
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You've ever dreamed, but it's going to start on the
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It's going to start on the inside.
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Inside. like with jeremiah, he's
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Like with jeremiah, he's asking you, what do you see?
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Asking you, what do you see? what image do you have of
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What image do you have of yourself, your family, your
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Yourself, your family, your finances, your future.
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Finances, your future. you're moving toward that
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You're moving toward that picture you have in your
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Picture you have in your mind.
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Mind. maybe you're being limited
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Maybe you're being limited because you're not seeing
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Because you're not seeing the right things.
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The right things. your vision has been
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Your vision has been clouded.
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Clouded. my encouragement, get those
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My encouragement, get those windshield wipers working.
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Windshield wipers working. clear out all the negative,
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Clear out all the negative, limited, not enough, too
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Limited, not enough, too big, never going to happen
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Big, never going to happen and go back to what god
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And go back to what god says about you.
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Says about you. you need to see yourself
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You need to see yourself prosperous, blessed,
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Prosperous, blessed, healthy, in shape,
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Healthy, in shape, achieving goals, building
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Achieving goals, building the kingdom, being a
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The kingdom, being a blessing.
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Blessing. not a grasshopper image,
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Not a grasshopper image, having wings but can't fly.
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Having wings but can't fly. but an eagle image,
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But an eagle image, soaring, overcoming,
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Soaring, overcoming, accomplishing, a victor and
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Accomplishing, a victor and never a victim. if you will
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Never a victim. if you will see it, i believe and
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See it, i believe and declare, you will be it.
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Declare, you will be it. god is about to step in and
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God is about to step in and do something unusual.
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Do something unusual. new doors are about to
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New doors are about to open, negative situations
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Open, negative situations are turning around.
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Are turning around. breakthroughs are coming,
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Breakthroughs are coming, healing is coming, favor is
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Healing is coming, favor is coming, the fullness of
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Coming, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? (applause)
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. using this devotional calendar
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Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three.
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Is as easy as one, two, three. one: wake up with an expectancy
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One: wake up with an expectancy in your heart.
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In your heart. two: reflect
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Two: reflect on the daily scripture verse
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On the daily scripture verse and devotional from joel.
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And devotional from joel. three:
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Three: capture the lord's
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Capture the lord's promises to you
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Promises to you on journaling lines
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On journaling lines for writing and reflection.
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For writing and reflection. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we want to
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And we want to thank you for your prayer
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Thank you for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning.
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube
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Watch on youtube or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. of course,
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Of course, listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. request your copy of the 2026
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Request your copy of the 2026 devotional calendar today
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Devotional calendar today with your gift of any amount.
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With your gift of any amount. also, no matter what season
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Also, no matter what season you're in,
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You're in, god wants to speak into each
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God wants to speak into each and every moment.
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And every moment. god's word for
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God's word for every season is a guided
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Every season is a guided journal series
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Journal series designed to help you slow down,
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Designed to help you slow down, write out
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Write out scripture, and reflect
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Scripture, and reflect on its truth,
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On its truth, one verse at a time.
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One verse at a time. as you engage with his word,
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As you engage with his word, you'll discover fresh strength,
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You'll discover fresh strength, deeper peace,
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Deeper peace, and timely encouragement
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And timely encouragement for every step of your journey.
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For every step of your journey. you can request these
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Joel Osteen - Clear Vision

January 5, 2026 | 29:55

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