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Joel Osteen - Daily Direction

March 24, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Daily Direction | March 24, 2026

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[music] >> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. and if you're ever in our
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. and i like to start with
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And i like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. and i heard about this man
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And i heard about this man that was very stingy with his
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That was very stingy with his money.
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Money. and just before his death, he
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And just before his death, he made his wife promise him
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Made his wife promise him that she would have him
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That she would have him buried with the $50,000 he
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Buried with the $50,000 he had saved.
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Had saved. his wife reluctantly agreed.
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His wife reluctantly agreed. at the funeral, before they
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At the funeral, before they closed the casket, she snuck
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Closed the casket, she snuck in this small wooden box.
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In this small wooden box. her friends said, "surely you
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Her friends said, "surely you didn't just bury the money,
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Didn't just bury the money, did you?"
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Did you?" the wife said, "of course i
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The wife said, "of course i did.
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Did. i'm a christian.
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I'm a christian. i can't lie."
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I can't lie." she said, "you mean you just
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She said, "you mean you just buried $50,000?"
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Buried $50,000?" the wife said, "yes, i did.
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The wife said, "yes, i did. i wrote a check."
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I want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about daily direction.
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About daily direction. god said in psalms that he
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God said in psalms that he will lead us down the best
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Will lead us down the best path for our lives.
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Path for our lives. he has the wisdom we need,
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He has the wisdom we need, the guidance, the direction.
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The guidance, the direction. but it's not going to happen
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But it's not going to happen automatically.
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Automatically. every morning, we have to go
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Every morning, we have to go to him and say, "god, show me
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To him and say, "god, show me my assignment.
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My assignment. show me what to do.
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Show me what to do. show me where to go.
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Show me where to go. give me the words to speak."
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Give me the words to speak." ask him for wisdom, for
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Ask him for wisdom, for guidance.
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Guidance. that's an act of surrender.
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That's an act of surrender. it takes humility to say,
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It takes humility to say, "god, you know what's best
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"god, you know what's best for me.
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For me. i can't do this on my own.
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I can't do this on my own. i need your help.
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I need your help. open the right doors; close
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Open the right doors; close the wrong doors.
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The wrong doors. make the path clear."
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Make the path clear." the scripture says when you
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The scripture says when you acknowledge god in all your
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Acknowledge god in all your ways, he will direct your
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Ways, he will direct your path.
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Path. but too often, we make our
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But too often, we make our plans without consulting god,
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Plans without consulting god, then we ask him to bless
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Then we ask him to bless those plans.
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Those plans. and we wonder why it's a
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And we wonder why it's a struggle, and why it feels
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Struggle, and why it feels like it's always uphill.
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Like it's always uphill. we have it backwards.
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We have it backwards. we're making a move and then
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We're making a move and then asking god for help.
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Asking god for help. the right way is to ask god
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The right way is to ask god first.
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First. "god, what do you want me to
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"god, what do you want me to do?
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Do? should i date this person?
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Should i date this person? should i start this new
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Should i start this new project?
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Project? should i make this purchase?"
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Should i make this purchase?" if you feel peace about it,
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If you feel peace about it, then move forward.
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Then move forward. if not, hold off, knowing
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If not, hold off, knowing that god knows what's best
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That god knows what's best for you.
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For you. in the lord's prayer,
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In the lord's prayer, jesus prayed, "give us this
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Jesus prayed, "give us this day our daily bread."
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Day our daily bread." he didn't say our weekly
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He didn't say our weekly bread, our monthly bread.
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Bread, our monthly bread. "joel, i come to church every
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"joel, i come to church every sunday."
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Sunday." no, every morning, you need
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No, every morning, you need to go to god for your daily
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To go to god for your daily bread, your daily wisdom,
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Bread, your daily wisdom, daily direction.
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Daily direction. too many times, we're trying
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Too many times, we're trying to do things only in our own
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To do things only in our own strength, our own intellect,
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Strength, our own intellect, our own ability.
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Our own ability. that's going to limit us.
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That's going to limit us. god can see things that you
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God can see things that you can't see.
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Can't see. he knows the right people who
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He knows the right people who should be in your life.
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Should be in your life. he knows where the danger is,
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He knows where the danger is, where the dead ends are.
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Where the dead ends are. god knows how to catapult you
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God knows how to catapult you into your destiny.
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Into your destiny. you have an advantage.
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You have an advantage. are you taking time for your
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Are you taking time for your daily bread?
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Daily bread? sometimes, we rush out of the
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Sometimes, we rush out of the house, and, "i'm in a hurry.
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House, and, "i'm in a hurry. i don't have time today,
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I don't have time today, joel.
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Joel. i got to get to work."
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I got to get to work." i live by this principle:
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I live by this principle: never meet with other people
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Never meet with other people before you meet with god.
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Before you meet with god. if you'll take time to
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If you'll take time to acknowledge god, say, "god, i
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Acknowledge god, say, "god, i need you today.
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Need you today. lead me, guide me, keep me on
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Lead me, guide me, keep me on the right path," not only
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The right path," not only will your day go better, but
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Will your day go better, but god will keep you from making
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God will keep you from making mistakes.
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Mistakes. a few years before my dad
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A few years before my dad went to be with the lord,
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Went to be with the lord, victoria and i came across a
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Victoria and i came across a construction permit for the
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Construction permit for the last full power television
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Last full power television station here in houston.
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Station here in houston. and i had spent years behind
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And i had spent years behind the scenes here at lakewood,
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The scenes here at lakewood, doing the television
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Doing the television production.
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Production. and i was excited about being
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And i was excited about being able to put this station on
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Able to put this station on the air.
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The air. we were building it from the
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We were building it from the ground up.
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Ground up. we had to find a place for
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We had to find a place for the tower, and buy the
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The tower, and buy the programming, hire the staff.
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Programming, hire the staff. while it was exciting, i
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While it was exciting, i didn't have any experience in
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Didn't have any experience in broadcast television.
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Broadcast television. i knew a little bit about
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I knew a little bit about production, but this was
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Production, but this was beyond my expertise.
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Beyond my expertise. and i had to do what i'm
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And i had to do what i'm asking you to do.
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Asking you to do. i would start off every
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I would start off every morning saying, "god, i can't
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Morning saying, "god, i can't do this in my own strength,
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Do this in my own strength, my own ability.
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My own ability. i need your help.
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I need your help. lord, guide me to the right
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Lord, guide me to the right people.
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People. lead me down the right path.
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Lead me down the right path. god, keep me from making a
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God, keep me from making a mistake."
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Mistake." what was i doing?
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What was i doing? getting my daily bread, my
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Getting my daily bread, my daily instruction.
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Daily instruction. and at one point, we were
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And at one point, we were about to purchase the most
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About to purchase the most expensive and important piece
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Expensive and important piece of equipment for the station.
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Of equipment for the station. it was going to cost a couple
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It was going to cost a couple million dollars.
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Million dollars. now, our engineers had
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Now, our engineers had researched it, and come up
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Researched it, and come up with their recommendation for
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With their recommendation for the make and the model.
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The make and the model. but a couple of days before
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But a couple of days before we put the purchase order in,
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We put the purchase order in, a friend of mine that i
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A friend of mine that i hadn't spoken to in years
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Hadn't spoken to in years called out of the blue.
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Called out of the blue. we spoke for about 15
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We spoke for about 15 minutes.
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Minutes. just before he hung up, he
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Just before he hung up, he made a comment about the
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Made a comment about the manufacturer of the piece of
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Manufacturer of the piece of equipment we were about to
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Equipment we were about to buy.
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Buy. he said in passing how he had
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He said in passing how he had heard that that company was
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Heard that that company was struggling, that they might
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Struggling, that they might go out of business.
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Go out of business. he made the statement, "i
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He made the statement, "i feel bad for people who own
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Feel bad for people who own their equipment."
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Their equipment." he had no idea we were about
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He had no idea we were about to place an order with them.
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To place an order with them. when i heard that, chills
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When i heard that, chills went up and down my spine.
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Went up and down my spine. he didn't know it, but god
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He didn't know it, but god was using him to speak to me.
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Was using him to speak to me. and when i hung up, i called
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And when i hung up, i called our engineers.
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Our engineers. they researched it, and found
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They researched it, and found out what he was saying was
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Out what he was saying was true.
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True. if he'd have called a couple
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If he'd have called a couple of days later, it would have
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Of days later, it would have been too late.
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Been too late. we would have been stuck with
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We would have been stuck with something that could have
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Something that could have been a big headache,
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Been a big headache, outdated, not supported.
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Outdated, not supported. and some people think that's
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And some people think that's a coincidence, but i know
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A coincidence, but i know that was god directing my
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That was god directing my steps.
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Steps. that's what happens when you
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That's what happens when you get your daily bread.
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Get your daily bread. when, every morning, you ask
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When, every morning, you ask god for wisdom, you are
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God for wisdom, you are showing your dependency on
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Showing your dependency on him.
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Him. when you humble yourself like
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When you humble yourself like that, the scripture says god
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That, the scripture says god will exalt you.
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Will exalt you. a lot of people these days,
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A lot of people these days, they're too prideful, think,
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They're too prideful, think, "i don't need any help.
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"i don't need any help. i can do this on my own.
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I can do this on my own. joel, look at how successful
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Joel, look at how successful i am already."
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I am already." think about where you could
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Think about where you could be if you'd start
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Be if you'd start acknowledging god.
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Acknowledging god. think about the mistakes he
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Think about the mistakes he could have saved you from.
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Could have saved you from. think about the opportunity,
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Think about the opportunity, the favor, the doors you
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The favor, the doors you couldn't open, but god can
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Couldn't open, but god can open.
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Open. don't do it on your own.
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Don't do it on your own. that will limit you.
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That will limit you. start getting your daily
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Start getting your daily bread, your daily direction.
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Bread, your daily direction. when the israelites were in
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When the israelites were in the desert, headed toward the
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The desert, headed toward the promised land, god gave them
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Promised land, god gave them manna to eat each morning.
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Manna to eat each morning. it was something like bread
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It was something like bread that formed on the ground.
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That formed on the ground. the manna would only last for
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The manna would only last for one day.
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One day. every morning, they had to go
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Every morning, they had to go out and get a fresh supply.
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Out and get a fresh supply. but i'm sure some people
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But i'm sure some people thought, "i don't feel like
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Thought, "i don't feel like going out tomorrow.
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Going out tomorrow. i'm going to save some time
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I'm going to save some time and energy.
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And energy. i'm going to gather up enough
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I'm going to gather up enough for the whole week."
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For the whole week." they woke up the next
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They woke up the next morning, all that manna was
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Morning, all that manna was spoiled.
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Spoiled. you couldn't eat it.
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You couldn't eat it. the principle was they had to
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The principle was they had to go out and get fresh manna
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Go out and get fresh manna every day.
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Every day. the word "manna" in the
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The word "manna" in the original hebrew is translated
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Original hebrew is translated "what is it?"
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"what is it?" and when we go to god for our
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And when we go to god for our fresh manna each day, the
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Fresh manna each day, the right attitude is, "god, what
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Right attitude is, "god, what is it you want me to do?
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Is it you want me to do? what is my assignment?"
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What is my assignment?" not giving god orders,
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Not giving god orders, telling him what to do, how
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Telling him what to do, how to do it.
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To do it. rather, "god, show me the
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Rather, "god, show me the best path.
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Best path. show me how to overcome this
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Show me how to overcome this problem.
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Problem. show me how to accomplish my
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Show me how to accomplish my dreams."
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Dreams." are you getting your daily
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Are you getting your daily bread?
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Bread? are you checking in with
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Are you checking in with headquarters to get your
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Headquarters to get your assignment each morning,
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Assignment each morning, asking god, "what is it?"
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Asking god, "what is it?" or are you on autopilot, just
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Or are you on autopilot, just doing what you've always
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Doing what you've always done?
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Done? the challenge with that
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The challenge with that approach is what worked in
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Approach is what worked in the past may not work today.
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The past may not work today. sometimes, god will do things
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Sometimes, god will do things a different way.
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A different way. when the israelites needed
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When the israelites needed water out there in the
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Water out there in the desert, they were thirsty,
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Desert, they were thirsty, god told moses to strike the
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God told moses to strike the rock.
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Rock. he struck it, and water
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He struck it, and water flowed out freely.
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Flowed out freely. another time when they needed
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Another time when they needed water, same situation, god
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Water, same situation, god told moses to speak to the
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Told moses to speak to the rock.
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Rock. the problem was moses was on
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The problem was moses was on autopilot.
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Autopilot. he didn't listen.
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He didn't listen. he thought, "i got this, no
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He thought, "i got this, no problem.
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Problem. i don't need to check in with
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I don't need to check in with headquarters.
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Headquarters. i don't need to get daily
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I don't need to get daily direction.
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Direction. i've overcome this problem
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I've overcome this problem before.
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Before. i can do it again."
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I can do it again." he struck the rock.
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He struck the rock. same problem, same desert,
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Same problem, same desert, similar rock, but god had a
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Similar rock, but god had a different plan.
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Different plan. god was saying, "moses, just
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God was saying, "moses, just because i had you do it that
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Because i had you do it that way last time doesn't mean i
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Way last time doesn't mean i want you to it that way this
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Want you to it that way this time."
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Time." what am i saying?
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What am i saying? you can't live off of
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You can't live off of yesterday's manna and expect
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Yesterday's manna and expect to have victory today.
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To have victory today. yesterday's information may
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Yesterday's information may not work today.
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Not work today. god is a god of freshness.
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God is a god of freshness. he likes to do new things.
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He likes to do new things. and it's easy to get stuck in
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And it's easy to get stuck in a rut, thinking, "i don't
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A rut, thinking, "i don't need daily direction.
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Need daily direction. joel, i've overcome this
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Joel, i've overcome this problem before.
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Problem before. i'm going to use the same
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I'm going to use the same tactics to overcome it this
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Tactics to overcome it this time."
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Time." like with moses, sometimes
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Like with moses, sometimes the old way doesn't work.
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The old way doesn't work. you need to get some fresh
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You need to get some fresh manna.
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Manna. if not, you'll keep striking
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If not, you'll keep striking the rock when you should be
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The rock when you should be speaking to the rock.
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Speaking to the rock. it's a small tweak, but
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It's a small tweak, but you'll only hear it if you're
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You'll only hear it if you're getting your daily bread.
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Getting your daily bread. stay open for change.
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Stay open for change. be willing to try something
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Be willing to try something new.
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New. what made you successful 5
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What made you successful 5 years ago may not make you
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Years ago may not make you successful today.
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Successful today. what worked in your marriage
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What worked in your marriage in the past may not work
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In the past may not work today.
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Today. why don't you get some fresh
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Why don't you get some fresh manna?
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Manna? have the attitude, "god, i'm
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Have the attitude, "god, i'm ready for new things."
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Ready for new things." i've heard it said, "if you
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I've heard it said, "if you don't innovate, you will
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Don't innovate, you will evaporate."
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Evaporate." you can't rely on what god
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You can't rely on what god you to where you are to keep
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You to where you are to keep you where you are.
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You where you are. the world is changing.
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The world is changing. somebody wants your job.
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Somebody wants your job. somebody wants your spouse.
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Somebody wants your spouse. somebody wants your dreams.
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Somebody wants your dreams. you can't afford to sit back
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You can't afford to sit back on autopilot and just coast,
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On autopilot and just coast, do things the same way.
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Do things the same way. you'll get left behind.
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You'll get left behind. the good news is god has
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The good news is god has daily favor, daily ideas,
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Daily favor, daily ideas, daily wisdom, daily
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Daily wisdom, daily abundance.
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Abundance. and if you'll stay open,
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And if you'll stay open, he'll lead you into the
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He'll lead you into the fullness of your destiny.
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Fullness of your destiny. why couldn't moses strike the
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Why couldn't moses strike the rock again?
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Rock again? it worked the first time.
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It worked the first time. it's because god wants us to
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It's because god wants us to rely on him, not some
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Rely on him, not some formula, thinking, "well, if
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Formula, thinking, "well, if i do this, and do that, and
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I do this, and do that, and do the other, then god will
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Do the other, then god will bless me."
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Bless me." if that's all it took, we
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If that's all it took, we wouldn't really need god.
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Wouldn't really need god. just follow these steps for
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Just follow these steps for success, just keep striking
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Success, just keep striking the rock.
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The rock. on purpose, god changes the
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On purpose, god changes the method so we'll have to go to
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Method so we'll have to go to him for our daily bread.
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Him for our daily bread. he's looking for people who
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He's looking for people who recognize he's the source of
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Recognize he's the source of our strength, he's the source
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Our strength, he's the source of our success.
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Of our success. in him is health, freedom,
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In him is health, freedom, ideas, abundance.
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Ideas, abundance. when you rely on him, he'll
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When you rely on him, he'll take you from victory to
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Take you from victory to victory.
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Victory. but here's the whole key.
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But here's the whole key. he may not do it the same
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He may not do it the same way.
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Way. could it be that you are
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Could it be that you are stuck, you're not seeing the
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Stuck, you're not seeing the progress that you should
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Progress that you should because you're still striking
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Because you're still striking the rock when you should be
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The rock when you should be speaking to the rock?
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Speaking to the rock? you're stuck in tradition, in
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You're stuck in tradition, in the way it happened in the
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The way it happened in the past, trying to duplicate the
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Past, trying to duplicate the same way when god is wanting
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Same way when god is wanting to do a new thing, a new way,
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To do a new thing, a new way, with new ideas, with new
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With new ideas, with new people, bringing new talents
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People, bringing new talents out of you?
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Out of you? if you'll start getting your
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If you'll start getting your daily bread, listening to
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Daily bread, listening to what god is saying now, then
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What god is saying now, then you'll see that water begin
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You'll see that water begin to flow out of the rock in
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To flow out of the rock in greater ways.
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Greater ways. david understood this
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David understood this principle.
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Principle. in 2 samuel 5, he had just
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In 2 samuel 5, he had just been made king over israel.
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Been made king over israel. when the philistines heard
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When the philistines heard about it, they came down to
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About it, they came down to this valley to attack him.
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This valley to attack him. now, david was a warrior.
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Now, david was a warrior. he had conquered a lot of
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He had conquered a lot of armies.
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Armies. his nature was to attack.
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His nature was to attack. but here's why david was
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But here's why david was considered a man after god's
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Considered a man after god's own heart.
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Own heart. verse 19 says, "david
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Verse 19 says, "david inquired of the lord, 'shall
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Inquired of the lord, 'shall i go attack the philistines?
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I go attack the philistines? will you hand this enemy over
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Will you hand this enemy over to me?'"
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To me?'" notice his humility.
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Notice his humility. he didn't say, "i got this.
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He didn't say, "i got this. been there, done that, no
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Been there, done that, no problem."
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Problem." he took time to inquire of
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He took time to inquire of the lord.
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The lord. before he went to battle, he
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Before he went to battle, he got quiet and said, "god,
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Got quiet and said, "god, what do you want me to do?"
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What do you want me to do?" he was getting his daily
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He was getting his daily direction.
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Direction. he didn't assume because
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He didn't assume because something worked in the past,
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Something worked in the past, it was going to work right
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It was going to work right there.
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There. and he asked a very
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And he asked a very significant question.
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Significant question. "god, will you hand this
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"god, will you hand this enemy over to me?"
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Enemy over to me?" seems like that would be a
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Seems like that would be a given.
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Given. he was just put in charge of
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He was just put in charge of the israelites, god's chosen
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The israelites, god's chosen people.
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People. surely god wouldn't let them
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Surely god wouldn't let them be defeated.
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Be defeated. but the fact is we're not
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But the fact is we're not supposed to fight every
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Supposed to fight every battle.
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Battle. david was smart enough to
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David was smart enough to ask, "am i supposed to
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Ask, "am i supposed to attack?"
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Attack?" he was saying, "god, if i go
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He was saying, "god, if i go in there, are you going to go
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In there, are you going to go with me?"
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With me?" he was showing his dependency
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He was showing his dependency on god.
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On god. he recognized where his
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He recognized where his strength, his favor, his
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Strength, his favor, his ability came from.
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Ability came from. and sometimes, we assume if
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And sometimes, we assume if there's an obstacle, there's
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There's an obstacle, there's something trying to stop us,
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Something trying to stop us, there's no question get in
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There's no question get in there and go to battle, god
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There and go to battle, god is on our side.
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Is on our side. but a wiser approach is to
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But a wiser approach is to say, "god, what is your plan?
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Say, "god, what is your plan? verse 19 goes on to say, "the
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Verse 19 goes on to say, "the lord said to david, 'go, for
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Lord said to david, 'go, for i will surely hand the
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I will surely hand the philistines over to you.'"
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Philistines over to you.'" and once he got clear
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And once he got clear direction, once he knew he
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Direction, once he knew he had god's blessing, he went
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Had god's blessing, he went down there and defeated the
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Down there and defeated the philistines.
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Philistines. but if we would do like david
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But if we would do like david and inquire of the lord
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And inquire of the lord before we get into conflict,
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Before we get into conflict, before we make big decisions,
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Before we make big decisions, go to god for daily
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Go to god for daily direction, for daily manna,
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Direction, for daily manna, it would save us a lot of
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It would save us a lot of heartache and pain.
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Heartache and pain. in my early 20s, there was
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In my early 20s, there was this couple i knew that i
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This couple i knew that i really liked, and i went
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Really liked, and i went overboard to be good to them.
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Overboard to be good to them. and they were kind of
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And they were kind of friendly to me, but it was
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Friendly to me, but it was always like i wasn't doing
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Always like i wasn't doing enough.
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Enough. my nature was to do more.
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My nature was to do more. i showed them favor.
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I showed them favor. and when they, several years
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And when they, several years later, moved to a different
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Later, moved to a different city, i gave them money for
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City, i gave them money for their moving cost, helped
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Their moving cost, helped them pack up their house.
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Them pack up their house. and i knew down in here
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And i knew down in here that's what i was supposed to
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That's what i was supposed to be doing, taking the high
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Be doing, taking the high road, going the extra mile.
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Road, going the extra mile. i felt good about it, and i
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I felt good about it, and i believed that god blessed me
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Believed that god blessed me for it.
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For it. but a couple of years after
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But a couple of years after they had moved, i received
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They had moved, i received word from a friend of mine
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Word from a friend of mine that they were upset with me
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That they were upset with me because they didn't think i'd
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Because they didn't think i'd helped them enough.
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Helped them enough. and here i'd helped them more
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And here i'd helped them more than i'd helped anybody.
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Than i'd helped anybody. and back then, that really
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And back then, that really bothered me because i wanted
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Bothered me because i wanted everybody to like me.
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Everybody to like me. and i was tempted to go and
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And i was tempted to go and try to do more, and try to
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Try to do more, and try to make it up to them.
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Make it up to them. but when i prayed about it,
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But when i prayed about it, when i asked god for daily
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When i asked god for daily direction, i heard it so
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Direction, i heard it so strongly, not out loud, but
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Strongly, not out loud, but down in here, something said,
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Down in here, something said, "joel, leave them alone.
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"joel, leave them alone. they are never going to be
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They are never going to be for you."
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For you." same battle, same people, but
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Same battle, same people, but different approach.
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Different approach. if i hadn't have learned what
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If i hadn't have learned what i'm telling you today, to get
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I'm telling you today, to get daily direction, then i would
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Daily direction, then i would still be frustrated, trying
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Still be frustrated, trying to convince somebody to like
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To convince somebody to like me that was never going to
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Me that was never going to like me.
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Like me. are you fighting battles that
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Are you fighting battles that you're not supposed to fight?
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You're not supposed to fight? if god hasn't given you
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If god hasn't given you permission, then you're going
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Permission, then you're going to do it in your own
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To do it in your own strength, your own ability.
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Strength, your own ability. it will be a constant
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It will be a constant struggle.
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Struggle. there's no grace for it.
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There's no grace for it. and just because it was right
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And just because it was right last time doesn't mean that
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Last time doesn't mean that it's right this time.
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It's right this time. and like david, you may be
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And like david, you may be skilled in battle.
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Skilled in battle. you're tough.
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You're tough. you can take on the best of
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You can take on the best of them.
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Them. but you have to check in with
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But you have to check in with headquarters.
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Headquarters. you have to get your
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You have to get your assignment.
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Assignment. "god, am i supposed to fight
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"god, am i supposed to fight this battle?
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This battle? show me the right steps to
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Show me the right steps to take."
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Take." then listen to what you're
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Then listen to what you're feeling down in here.
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Feeling down in here. not in your head, but in your
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Not in your head, but in your heart.
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Heart. the scripture calls it the
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The scripture calls it the still, small voice.
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Still, small voice. it's an impression.
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It's an impression. you can't explain it, you
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You can't explain it, you just know this is what i'm
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Just know this is what i'm supposed to do.
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Supposed to do. that's god giving you daily
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That's god giving you daily direction.
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Direction. this is where joshua and the
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This is where joshua and the israelites got off-course.
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Israelites got off-course. they had just seen the walls
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They had just seen the walls of jericho come down, a great
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Of jericho come down, a great miracle.
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Miracle. they'd defeated other armies
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They'd defeated other armies along the way.
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Along the way. god's favor was on them, but
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God's favor was on them, but there was a group of people
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There was a group of people called the gibeonites.
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Called the gibeonites. they lived about two cities
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They lived about two cities over from where joshua and
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Over from where joshua and the israelites were camped.
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The israelites were camped. and when they heard how
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And when they heard how powerful and successful the
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Powerful and successful the israelites were, they knew
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Israelites were, they knew they couldn't compete with
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They couldn't compete with them, and they too were going
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Them, and they too were going to be driven out of their
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To be driven out of their land.
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Land. so, they came up with a plan
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So, they came up with a plan to try to deceive joshua.
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To try to deceive joshua. they loaded their donkeys up
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They loaded their donkeys up with old, rundown, worn out
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With old, rundown, worn out sacks.
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Sacks. they put on clothes that had
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They put on clothes that had holes in them, sandals that
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Holes in them, sandals that were falling apart.
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Were falling apart. they left food out on purpose
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They left food out on purpose so that it would be old, and
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So that it would be old, and moldy, and stale.
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Moldy, and stale. they did this to make it seem
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They did this to make it seem like they had traveled a
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Like they had traveled a great distance.
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Great distance. and they showed up at
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And they showed up at joshua's camp, said, "joshua,
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Joshua's camp, said, "joshua, we've come from a far, far
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We've come from a far, far land.
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Land. we've traveled for months and
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We've traveled for months and months.
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Months. we're tired, we're hungry.
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We're tired, we're hungry. please, joshua, make a peace
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Please, joshua, make a peace treaty with us.
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Treaty with us. let us live here.
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Let us live here. we promise we'll work for
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We promise we'll work for you."
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You." joshua said, in effect, "how
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Joshua said, in effect, "how do i know you're not from one
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Do i know you're not from one of these neighboring cities
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Of these neighboring cities i'm about to conquer?
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I'm about to conquer? how can i be sure you don't
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How can i be sure you don't live close by?"
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Live close by?" they said, "joshua, look at
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They said, "joshua, look at this bread.
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This bread. it was freshly baked when we
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It was freshly baked when we left home.
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Left home. now, it's old and moldy.
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Now, it's old and moldy. look at these clothes.
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Look at these clothes. they were dry cleaned before
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They were dry cleaned before we left.
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We left. this shirt had starch in it.
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This shirt had starch in it. look at it now."
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Look at it now." joshua said, "let me see that
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Joshua said, "let me see that bread."
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Bread." he looked at it, it was old,
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He looked at it, it was old, smelled badly.
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Smelled badly. the scripture says the
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The scripture says the israelites examined their
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Israelites examined their bread, but they did not
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Bread, but they did not consult with the lord.
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Consult with the lord. it looked like they were
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It looked like they were telling the truth.
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Telling the truth. everything on the surface
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Everything on the surface seemed like they were
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Seemed like they were straight up people.
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Straight up people. so, joshua signed a peace
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So, joshua signed a peace treaty with them, saying,
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Treaty with them, saying, "fine, you can live here.
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"fine, you can live here. don't worry, we'll never hurt
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Don't worry, we'll never hurt you."
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You." three days later, the truth
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Three days later, the truth came out.
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Came out. joshua discovered they
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Joshua discovered they weren't who they said they
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Weren't who they said they were.
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Were. they were from a city just a
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They were from a city just a couple of towns over.
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Couple of towns over. the israelite people were
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The israelite people were furious.
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Furious. they were ready to wipe them
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They were ready to wipe them out, let them have it.
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Out, let them have it. joshua said, "no, don't touch
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Joshua said, "no, don't touch them.
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Them. we gave them our word.
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We gave them our word. if we break our agreement,
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If we break our agreement, god will come against us."
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God will come against us." it was a big headache.
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It was a big headache. it all could have been
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It all could have been avoided.
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Avoided. the whole problem was they
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The whole problem was they did not consult with the
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Did not consult with the lord.
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Lord. they just looked at it on the
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They just looked at it on the surface.
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Surface. everything seemed fine.
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Everything seemed fine. but god can see things that
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But god can see things that we can't see.
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We can't see. that's why you need to go to
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That's why you need to go to him before you get involved
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Him before you get involved with people, before you sign
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With people, before you sign the contract, before you put
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The contract, before you put the money down.
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The money down. do yourself a favor and
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Do yourself a favor and consult with the lord because
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Consult with the lord because people are not always who
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People are not always who they say they are.
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They say they are. they can show you one side,
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They can show you one side, the side they want you to
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The side they want you to see, but god can see the
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See, but god can see the whole package.
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Whole package. and you can't get so caught
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And you can't get so caught up in how fine she is, how
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Up in how fine she is, how beautiful she looks.
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Beautiful she looks. "but joel, he's tall, dark,
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"but joel, he's tall, dark, handsome, and rich.
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Handsome, and rich. i don't have to consult with
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I don't have to consult with the lord.
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The lord. the lord just answered my
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The lord just answered my prayer."
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You better step back, joshua.
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You better step back, joshua. you may end up with somebody
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You may end up with somebody that's not who you think they
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That's not who you think they are.
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Are. if you're married, don't say
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If you're married, don't say amen now.
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Amen now. there were 2 young ladies in
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There were 2 young ladies in their early 20s, they had
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Their early 20s, they had traveled from their home in
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Traveled from their home in southern california down to
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Southern california down to tijuana, mexico to go
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Tijuana, mexico to go christmas shopping for the
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Christmas shopping for the day.
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Day. when they returned to their
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When they returned to their car, they noticed what looked
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Car, they noticed what looked like a little puppy.
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Like a little puppy. looked just like a little
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Looked just like a little chihuahua.
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Chihuahua. it was squirming there in the
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It was squirming there in the gutter, and they could tell
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Gutter, and they could tell it was in a lot of pain.
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It was in a lot of pain. feeling sorry for it, they
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Feeling sorry for it, they picked it up and put it in
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Picked it up and put it in the trunk of their car.
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The trunk of their car. they were going to take it
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They were going to take it home, and didn't want the
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Home, and didn't want the border patrol to see it.
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Border patrol to see it. one of the girls took it into
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One of the girls took it into her apartment, gave it some
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Her apartment, gave it some milk, trying to nurse it back
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Milk, trying to nurse it back to health.
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To health. she tried to feed it, but it
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She tried to feed it, but it wouldn't eat anything.
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Wouldn't eat anything. that night, she wrapped it in
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That night, she wrapped it in a blanket and put it in her
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A blanket and put it in her bed with her.
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Bed with her. and all through the night,
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And all through the night, making sure it was okay.
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Making sure it was okay. the next morning, it was
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The next morning, it was doing worse than ever.
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Doing worse than ever. she rushed it to the
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She rushed it to the emergency animal clinic,
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Emergency animal clinic, handed it to the
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Handed it to the veterinarian, and began to
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Veterinarian, and began to describe the symptoms.
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Describe the symptoms. the doctor stopped her and
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The doctor stopped her and said, "where did you get this
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Said, "where did you get this animal?"
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Animal?" she thought she was in
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She thought she was in trouble for bringing it
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Trouble for bringing it across the border, and she
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Across the border, and she finally said, "well, doctor,
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Finally said, "well, doctor, my friend and i found this
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My friend and i found this little chihuahua in the
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Little chihuahua in the gutter in tijuana."
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Gutter in tijuana." he said, "young lady, this is
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He said, "young lady, this is not a chihuahua.
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Not a chihuahua. this is a mexican river rat."
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This is a mexican river rat." everything is not what it
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Everything is not what it seems.
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Seems. you better consult with the
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You better consult with the lord.
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Lord. you don't want any rats
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You don't want any rats living in your house.
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Living in your house. i'm asking you today to go to
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I'm asking you today to go to god for daily direction.
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God for daily direction. you're not going to make the
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You're not going to make the best decisions if you're not
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Best decisions if you're not consulting with the lord.
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Consulting with the lord. don't do like joshua, try to
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Don't do like joshua, try to figure it out in your own
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Figure it out in your own strength.
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Strength. do like david and inquire of
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Do like david and inquire of the lord.
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The lord. remember, yesterday's manna
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Remember, yesterday's manna is not going to be good for
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Is not going to be good for today.
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Today. if you'll develop this habit
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If you'll develop this habit of going to god for fresh
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Of going to god for fresh manna, i believe and declare
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Manna, i believe and declare god is going to lead you down
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God is going to lead you down the best path for your life.
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The best path for your life. he's going to protect you
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He's going to protect you from mistakes, bring the
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From mistakes, bring the right people, and take you to
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Right people, and take you to the fullness of your destiny.
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The fullness of your destiny. in jesus' name, if you
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In jesus' name, if you receive it, can you say amen?
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Receive it, can you say amen? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first
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Church. keep god first place.
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Victoria and i will be right bac
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A blessing over you.
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Joel's message
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Joel's message resonated with me
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Resonated with me because i tried to listen
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Because i tried to listen to other people
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To other people and some of them
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And some of them were like hellfire
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Were like hellfire and brimstone.
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And brimstone. so i took what joel said
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So i took what joel said in the i am's and
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In the i am's and i physically replaced them with
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I physically replaced them with i am strong, i am worthy.
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I am strong, i am worthy. i started
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I started saying those over and over
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Saying those over and over and over throughout my day,
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And over throughout my day, and i said, you know,
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And i said, you know, i will do this for one year.
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I will do this for one year. and it actually changed
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And it actually changed my mindset
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My mindset from being a victim
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From being a victim to being a victor.
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To being a victor. what a powerful story.
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What a powerful story. one life changed by hope,
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One life changed by hope, by faith,
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By faith, by the goodness of god.
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By the goodness of god. this is the reason
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This is the reason we do what we do.
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We do what we do. every message,
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Every message, every broadcast, every prayer.
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Every broadcast, every prayer. it's about reaching people
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It's about reaching people right where they are,
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Right where they are, and reminding them
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And reminding them that god is not finished
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That god is not finished with them.
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With them. the truth is,
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The truth is, none of this happens
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None of this happens without you.
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Without you. this is the time of year
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This is the time of year when my team and i make plans
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When my team and i make plans for how we can impact
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For how we can impact as many people as possible
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As many people as possible over the next 12 months.
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Over the next 12 months. so thank you
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So thank you in advance for your generosity.
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In advance for your generosity. god sees your heart
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God sees your heart to help others
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To help others to make a difference
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To make a difference with your life.
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With your life. as our way of saying thank you,
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As our way of saying thank you, we want to send you
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We want to send you a new resource called double
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A new resource called double for your trouble.
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For your trouble. it will encourage you
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It will encourage you and uplift you.
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And uplift you. this ministry
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This ministry is reaching people
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Is reaching people around the world
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Around the world with the message of hope,
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With the message of hope, and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Resource is an invitation into healing, restoration,
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Into healing, restoration, and the abundant life
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And the abundant life god has promised.
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God has promised. whether you're walking
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Whether you're walking through a season of loss,
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Through a season of loss, believing for a breakthrough,
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Believing for a breakthrough, or simply looking
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Or simply looking for a deeper connection
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For a deeper connection with god,
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With god, this guide is designed
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This guide is designed to help you
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To help you reflect, realign,
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Reflect, realign, and rebuild day by day.
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And rebuild day by day. choose to trust god.
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Choose to trust god. he sees you.
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He sees you. he cares deeply.
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He cares deeply. and he is the god
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And he is the god who restores double.
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Who restores double. none of us like difficulties.
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None of us like difficulties. but if you'll stay in faith,
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But if you'll stay in faith, you won't come out the same.
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You won't come out the same. you'll come out with double.
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You'll come out with double. 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. thank you for your prayers
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Thank you for your prayers and support.
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And support. your donations
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Your donations are bringing hope
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Are bringing hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we see you again
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Until we see you again next week,
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Next week, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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That no matter what you face, you are not alone.
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You are not alone. god's got you
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God's got you and he will never let you go.
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Joel Osteen - Daily Direction

March 24, 2026 | 27:29

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