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Joel Osteen - Declare Favor

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Declare Favor | June 24, 2026

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[music] >> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area,
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In our area, please stop by and be a part
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i'll promise you, we will
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I'll promise you, we will make you feel right at home.
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Make you feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this wealthy man.
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About this wealthy man. he was known
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He was known for being eccentric.
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For being eccentric. he was having a big party
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He was having a big party at his house.
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At his house. in his backyard, he had this
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In his backyard, he had this huge swimming pool filled
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Huge swimming pool filled with sharks and alligators.
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With sharks and alligators. he announced to the guests,
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He announced to the guests, "anyone that will swim across
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"anyone that will swim across my pool, i'll give you
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My pool, i'll give you anything you want."
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Anything you want." in a few minutes,
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In a few minutes, there was a big splash.
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There was a big splash. this man was in there,
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This man was in there, going 90 to nothing,
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Going 90 to nothing, dodging sharks,
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Dodging sharks, maneuvering around alligators,
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Maneuvering around alligators, made it to the other side,
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Made it to the other side, just in the nick of time.
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Just in the nick of time. the owner said,
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The owner said, "wow, you're the bravest man
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"wow, you're the bravest man i've ever met.
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I've ever met. now, what do you want me
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Now, what do you want me to give you?"
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To give you?" the man said, "what i want
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The man said, "what i want more than anything else is
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More than anything else is the name of the person
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The name of the person that just pushed me in."
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Say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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I want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about declaring favor.
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About declaring favor. one way our faith is released
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One way our faith is released is through our words, and
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Is through our words, and there is a connection between
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There is a connection between speaking favor and receiving
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Speaking favor and receiving favor.
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Favor. it's not enough to just
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It's not enough to just believe you have favor.
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Believe you have favor. it's not enough to just
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It's not enough to just expect favor.
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Expect favor. you have to take it one step
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You have to take it one step further and declare favor.
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Further and declare favor. every day,
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Every day, you should declare,
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You should declare, "i have the favor of god.
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"i have the favor of god. favor is on my family.
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Favor is on my family. favor is on my health.
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Favor is on my health. favor is on my business.
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Favor is on my business. favor is on my finances."
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Favor is on my finances." when you speak something out,
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When you speak something out, you give it the right
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You give it the right to come to pass.
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To come to pass. when you face difficult
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When you face difficult situations, instead of being
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Situations, instead of being discouraged, thinking,
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Discouraged, thinking, "why did this happen?"
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"why did this happen?" you need to declare,
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You need to declare, "the favor of god
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"the favor of god is turning this around.
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Is turning this around. favor is bringing healing,
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Favor is bringing healing, freedom, vindication, victory
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Freedom, vindication, victory into my life."
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Into my life." it's one thing to think it,
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It's one thing to think it, but when you declare it,
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But when you declare it, angels go to work.
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Angels go to work. in the unseen realm, things
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In the unseen realm, things begin to change.
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Begin to change. we prayed, we believed, we'd
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We prayed, we believed, we'd hoped.
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Hoped. that's good, but it's time to
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That's good, but it's time to start speaking favor.
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Start speaking favor. speak favor over your
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Speak favor over your finances.
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Finances. "father, thank you that your
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"father, thank you that your favor is bringing me clients.
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Favor is bringing me clients. thank you that your favor is
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Thank you that your favor is causing me to stand out.
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Causing me to stand out. thank you that what i touch
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Thank you that what i touch will prosper and succeed."
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Will prosper and succeed." the scripture says, "jesus
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The scripture says, "jesus increased in favor with god
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Increased in favor with god and with people."
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And with people." "joel, you say i have favor,
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"joel, you say i have favor, but i never get good breaks.
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But i never get good breaks. i never see anything
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I never see anything unusual."
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Unusual." maybe it's because you're not
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Maybe it's because you're not declaring it.
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Declaring it. why don't you step it up a
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Why don't you step it up a notch?
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Notch? all through the day, "father,
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All through the day, "father, thank you that your favor is
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Thank you that your favor is endorsing me.
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Endorsing me. thank you that your favor is
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Thank you that your favor is bringing me into prominence.
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Bringing me into prominence. thank you that favor is
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Thank you that favor is taking me to new levels."
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Taking me to new levels." that's not just being
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That's not just being positive.
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Positive. that's releasing your faith
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That's releasing your faith for the favor of god.
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For the favor of god. there were five of us
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There were five of us children growing up.
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Children growing up. we never left the house
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We never left the house without my mother saying,
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Without my mother saying, "father, thank you that my
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"father, thank you that my children have your favor."
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Children have your favor." worked for all of us except
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Worked for all of us except my brother paul.
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My brother paul. four out of five is not bad.
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Four out of five is not bad. but it's good to pray over
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But it's good to pray over your children.
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Your children. ask god to protect them,
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Ask god to protect them, guide them, give them wisdom,
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Guide them, give them wisdom, but don't stop there.
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But don't stop there. speak favor over them.
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Speak favor over them. "father, thank you that my
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"father, thank you that my children have favor with
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Children have favor with their teachers, favor with
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Their teachers, favor with other students, favor that
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Other students, favor that causes them to excel."
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Causes them to excel." ever since i've started
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Ever since i've started ministering, i've said,
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Ministering, i've said, "father, thank you that your
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"father, thank you that your favor causes me to stand out,
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Favor causes me to stand out, that when people turn me on,
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That when people turn me on, they can't turn me off."
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They can't turn me off." every week, somebody tells
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Every week, somebody tells me, "i was flipping
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Me, "i was flipping through the channels.
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Through the channels. i don't like tv ministers.
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I don't like tv ministers. i never watch them, but,
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I never watch them, but, joel, i turned you on, and i
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Joel, i turned you on, and i couldn't turn you off."
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Couldn't turn you off." i know that wasn't
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I know that wasn't a coincidence.
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A coincidence. it wouldn't have happened if
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It wouldn't have happened if i had not declared favor.
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I had not declared favor. the dreams god has put in
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The dreams god has put in your heart, you need to speak
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Your heart, you need to speak favor over them.
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Favor over them. problems that look
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Problems that look impossible, declare the favor
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Impossible, declare the favor of god is turning them
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Of god is turning them around.
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Around. nehemiah, in the scripture,
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Nehemiah, in the scripture, had a dream to rebuild the
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Had a dream to rebuild the walls around jerusalem.
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Walls around jerusalem. they were torn down, and the
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They were torn down, and the people were there,
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People were there, unprotected.
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Unprotected. this seemed impossible.
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This seemed impossible. nehemiah was living a
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Nehemiah was living a thousand miles away, working
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Thousand miles away, working as a cupbearer to the king.
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As a cupbearer to the king. he didn't have the influence,
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He didn't have the influence, the connections, the
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The connections, the resources, the funding, but
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Resources, the funding, but when god gives you a dream,
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When god gives you a dream, he lines up everything
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He lines up everything you need.
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You need. his favor will cause it
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His favor will cause it to all come together.
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To all come together. the question is,
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The question is, "are you going
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"are you going to activate this favor?"
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To activate this favor?" nehemiah wasn't
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Nehemiah wasn't a cabinet member.
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A cabinet member. he wasn't on
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He wasn't on the king's executive staff.
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The king's executive staff. he was working in the
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He was working in the kitchen, but he understood
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Kitchen, but he understood this principle: the favor
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This principle: the favor on his life would help him
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On his life would help him accomplish dreams he couldn't
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Accomplish dreams he couldn't accomplish on his own.
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Accomplish on his own. he asked the king for
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He asked the king for permission to return
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Permission to return to jerusalem to work
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To jerusalem to work on the project.
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For some reason,
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For some reason, the king liked him.
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The king liked him. didn't make sense to let him
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Didn't make sense to let him off that long, but the king
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Off that long, but the king said, "yes."
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Said, "yes." nehemiah said, "i'm going to
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Nehemiah said, "i'm going to need protection.
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Need protection. will you give me a letter
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Will you give me a letter addressed to all the leaders
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Addressed to all the leaders in the cities i'm traveling
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In the cities i'm traveling through, telling them
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Through, telling them who i am?"
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Who i am?" the king agreed.
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The king agreed. nehemiah didn't stop there.
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Nehemiah didn't stop there. he said, "one more thing,
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He said, "one more thing, king, i don't have any
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King, i don't have any supplies to rebuild the wall.
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Supplies to rebuild the wall. i don't have any money.
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I don't have any money. i need a letter from you,
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I need a letter from you, asking the people that own
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Asking the people that own the lumber mills and the
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The lumber mills and the stone factories to give me
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Stone factories to give me the materials that i need."
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The materials that i need." when you know you have favor,
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When you know you have favor, you'll have a boldness,
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You'll have a boldness, a confidence to ask big,
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A confidence to ask big, to expect advantages.
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To expect advantages. again, the king said, "yes."
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Again, the king said, "yes." in nehemiah 2, he said,
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In nehemiah 2, he said, "the king granted me these
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"the king granted me these requests because the gracious
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Requests because the gracious hand of god was upon me."
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Hand of god was upon me." he was saying, "i know why
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He was saying, "i know why all this happened.
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All this happened. the favor of god is on my
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The favor of god is on my life."
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Life." when you see god's favor,
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When you see god's favor, always take time to thank
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Always take time to thank him.
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Him. take a moment to say, "lord,
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Take a moment to say, "lord, i recognize this was your
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I recognize this was your goodness.
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Goodness. thank you for favoring me.
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Thank you for favoring me. thank you for making things
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Thank you for making things happen that i couldn't make
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Happen that i couldn't make happen."
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Happen." nehemiah started on the wall,
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Nehemiah started on the wall, and he had all kinds of
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And he had all kinds of opposition, but every time,
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Opposition, but every time, the favor of god helped him
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The favor of god helped him to overcome.
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To overcome. it should've taken him more
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It should've taken him more than a year to rebuild it,
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Than a year to rebuild it, but he did it in just
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But he did it in just 52 days.
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52 days. god's favor will
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God's favor will accelerate things.
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Accelerate things. it's not going to take
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It's not going to take as long as you think
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As long as you think to accomplish your dreams,
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To accomplish your dreams, to recover from the illness,
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To recover from the illness, to pay your house off.
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To pay your house off. the favor on your life is
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The favor on your life is speeding things up.
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Nehemiah said, in verse 18,
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Nehemiah said, in verse 18, "i told all the people how
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"i told all the people how the gracious hand of god
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The gracious hand of god was on my life."
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Was on my life." he was constantly bragging on
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He was constantly bragging on god's goodness, constantly
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God's goodness, constantly talking about his favor.
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Talking about his favor. when you face situations that
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When you face situations that seem impossible, don't talk
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Seem impossible, don't talk about how big the problem is.
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About how big the problem is. do like nehemiah and start
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Do like nehemiah and start declaring, "the gracious hand
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Declaring, "the gracious hand of god is on my life."
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Of god is on my life." "well, your child is
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"well, your child is off course."
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Off course." "yes, but the favor of god is
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"yes, but the favor of god is bringing him back."
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"you can't start
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"you can't start your business.
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Your business. you don't have
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You don't have the connections."
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The connections." "yes, but i have an
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"yes, but i have an advantage.
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Advantage. the favor of god is bringing
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The favor of god is bringing the right people."
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The right people." "well, the medical report
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"well, the medical report says you're done."
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Says you're done." "yes, but i have another
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"yes, but i have another report.
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Report. it says i will live
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It says i will live and not die.
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And not die. father, thank you that your
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Father, thank you that your gracious hand is on me.
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Thank you that your favor is
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Thank you that your favor is doing what medicine
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Doing what medicine cannot do."
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Cannot do." "well, joel, i tried this
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"well, joel, i tried this for two weeks,
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For two weeks, and nothing happened."
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And nothing happened." this needs to be a way
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This needs to be a way of life, where every day,
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Of life, where every day, whether it's sunny or rainy,
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Whether you're on the
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Whether you're on the mountaintop or in the valley,
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Mountaintop or in the valley, you get up in the morning and
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You get up in the morning and say, "i have the favor of
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Say, "i have the favor of god."
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God." that's not just to remind
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That's not just to remind yourself, not just to show
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Yourself, not just to show god that you're trusting him,
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God that you're trusting him, but you're showing the enemy
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But you're showing the enemy who you belong to.
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Who you belong to. the scripture says, "if you
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The scripture says, "if you will acknowledge god in all
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Will acknowledge god in all your ways, he will crown your
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Your ways, he will crown your efforts with success."
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Efforts with success." one way to acknowledge god
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One way to acknowledge god is, all through the day,
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Is, all through the day, under your breath, declare
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Under your breath, declare his favor.
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His favor. before you make that
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Before you make that presentation at work,
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Presentation at work, "father, thank you that i
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"father, thank you that i have favor with these
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Have favor with these people."
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People." going to the mall, "lord,
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Going to the mall, "lord, thank you that your favor
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Thank you that your favor will help me find what i
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Will help me find what i need."
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Need." the favor of god will help
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The favor of god will help you get the best deals.
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You get the best deals. favor will put you at the
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Favor will put you at the right place at the right
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Right place at the right time.
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Time. you pull into a crowded
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You pull into a crowded parking lot.
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Parking lot. right when you drive in, that
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Right when you drive in, that car backs out.
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Car backs out. you get that up-front spot.
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You get that up-front spot. that wasn't a lucky break.
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That wasn't a lucky break. that was the favor
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That was the favor on your life.
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Years ago, i promised our
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Years ago, i promised our daughter, alexandra, that
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Daughter, alexandra, that i would get her a cell phone.
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I would get her a cell phone. the next day, she came
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The next day, she came running, "dad, can we go
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Running, "dad, can we go to the store?"
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To the store?" i said, "yes."
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I said, "yes." jonathan heard we were going.
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Jonathan heard we were going. he wanted to come.
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He wanted to come. i said, "that's great, jonathan,
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I said, "that's great, jonathan, 'cause we'd love to have you,
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'cause we'd love to have you, but you already have
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But you already have a cell phone."
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A cell phone." he said, "i know, dad.
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He said, "i know, dad. i just want to look."
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I just want to look." well, when victoria heard
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Well, when victoria heard that we were all going,
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That we were all going, she decided to come
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She decided to come along as well.
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Along as well. turned into a family affair.
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Turned into a family affair. driving to the store, under
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Driving to the store, under my breath, just out of habit,
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My breath, just out of habit, i said, "lord,
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I said, "lord, thank you for your favor.
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Thank you for your favor. thank you that you'll help us
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Thank you that you'll help us find what we need."
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Find what we need." we walked in the store.
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We walked in the store. a man came out to wait on us,
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A man came out to wait on us, showed us some phones.
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Showed us some phones. alexandra found the one
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Alexandra found the one that she wanted.
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That she wanted. we were about to check out.
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We were about to check out. jonathan came up and said,
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Jonathan came up and said, "dad, i really want the newer
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"dad, i really want the newer version of my phone."
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Version of my phone." well, his was not even a year
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Well, his was not even a year old, practically brand-new,
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Old, practically brand-new, and i didn't really want
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And i didn't really want to do that.
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To do that. the salesman asked
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The salesman asked to see my phone.
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To see my phone. he typed something
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He typed something in the computer and said,
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In the computer and said, "you're due for an upgrade
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"you're due for an upgrade at no charge."
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At no charge." i said, "well, great.
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I said, "well, great. give jonathan the new phone,
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Give jonathan the new phone, and i'll take his."
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And i'll take his." his was like new, to me.
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His was like new, to me. we were about to leave.
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We were about to leave. the salesman said to
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The salesman said to victoria, "what kind of phone
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Victoria, "what kind of phone do you have?"
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Do you have?" she showed him.
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She showed him. he said, "you need a new
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He said, "you need a new phone."
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Phone." he checked the computer.
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He checked the computer. she wasn't due for several
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She wasn't due for several years.
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Years. i thanked them for checking
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I thanked them for checking and for all their help.
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And for all their help. as we were walking out, the
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As we were walking out, the manager, another man, said,
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Manager, another man, said, "wait a minute.
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"wait a minute. she's not leaving without
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She's not leaving without a new phone."
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A new phone." the salesman looked
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The salesman looked at the manager, like,
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At the manager, like, "what do you mean?
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"what do you mean? what do you want me to do?"
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What do you want me to do?" he said, "just give her
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He said, "just give her a phone."
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A phone." his eyes got this big.
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His eyes got this big. he said, "you mean, like,
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He said, "you mean, like, give her, like, free, like,
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Give her, like, free, like, not charge her?"
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Not charge her?" the manager said, "yes, give
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The manager said, "yes, give her any phone she wants."
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Her any phone she wants." we went in there to get one
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We went in there to get one phone.
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Phone. we walked out with four,
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We walked out with four, but we only paid for one.
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You may think that was
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You may think that was good luck, but i know
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Good luck, but i know that's the favor of god.
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That's the favor of god. driving home, i reached
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Driving home, i reached my hand back to my children
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My hand back to my children and said, "come on, get some
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And said, "come on, get some of this favor off of me.
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Of this favor off of me. i can't stand it all."
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When you not only recognize
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When you not only recognize you have favor, but you
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You have favor, but you declare favor, god will
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Declare favor, god will show out in your life.
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Show out in your life. you will see things
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You will see things that you don't deserve.
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That you don't deserve. if you're in real estate,
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If you're in real estate, "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that your favor is causing
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Your favor is causing my properties to sell.
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My properties to sell. thank you that favor is
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Thank you that favor is bringing the right buyers."
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Bringing the right buyers." before you take the exam
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Before you take the exam at school, "father,
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At school, "father, thank you that favor is
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Thank you that favor is causing me to excel."
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Causing me to excel." before you meet with
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Before you meet with those new clients, "lord,
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Those new clients, "lord, thank you that your favor
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Thank you that your favor is making me attractive."
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Is making me attractive." "well, joel, god's got bigger
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"well, joel, god's got bigger things to deal with," than me
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Things to deal with," than me getting a cell phone or
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Getting a cell phone or finding a good parking spot.
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Finding a good parking spot. can i tell you, you are
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Can i tell you, you are god's biggest deal?
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God's biggest deal? you are the apple of his eye.
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You are the apple of his eye. he wants to show you
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He wants to show you his goodness.
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His goodness. that's what favor is.
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That's what favor is. i have these friends.
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I have these friends. their son played on a
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Their son played on a minor-league baseball team.
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Minor-league baseball team. his dream, of course, was to
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His dream, of course, was to make it to the big leagues.
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Make it to the big leagues. he's extremely talented, led
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He's extremely talented, led the division in hitting for
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The division in hitting for several years, but it seemed
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Several years, but it seemed like every time he was about
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Like every time he was about to get promoted
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To get promoted to the big leagues,
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To the big leagues, something would come up.
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Something would come up. he would get passed over.
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His parents told me, again
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His parents told me, again and again, how he was leading
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And again, how he was leading the league in home runs, how
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The league in home runs, how he was having a banner year,
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He was having a banner year, but for some reason,
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But for some reason, he would get overlooked.
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He would get overlooked. they could've been
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They could've been discouraged and thought it's
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Discouraged and thought it's not meant to be, but they did
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Not meant to be, but they did what i'm asking you to do.
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They kept declaring the favor
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They kept declaring the favor of god: "father, thank you
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Of god: "father, thank you that your favor is
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That your favor is on our son.
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On our son. thank you that favor
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Thank you that favor is putting him
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Is putting him at the right place.
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At the right place. thank you that your favor is
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Thank you that your favor is causing him to stand out."
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Causing him to stand out." the team he played for had
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The team he played for had a star player in the major
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A star player in the major leagues in his same position.
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Leagues in his same position. it looked like that player
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It looked like that player would be there for years,
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Would be there for years, but one day, unexpectedly,
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But one day, unexpectedly, the star player requested
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The star player requested a trade.
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A trade. he was sent to another team.
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He was sent to another team. this young man was suddenly
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This young man was suddenly promoted to the big leagues.
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Promoted to the big leagues. he went on to live out
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He went on to live out his dream of playing
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His dream of playing major-league baseball.
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Major-league baseball. when you declare god's favor,
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When you declare god's favor, he will move people out of
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He will move people out of the way to make room for you.
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The way to make room for you. favor will promote you
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Favor will promote you suddenly, unexpectedly,
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Suddenly, unexpectedly, things that you
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Things that you didn't see coming.
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Didn't see coming. you may not see how
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You may not see how you can accomplish a dream
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You can accomplish a dream or how you'll get well.
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Or how you'll get well. doesn't look like
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Doesn't look like it's ever going to change.
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It's ever going to change. i have good news.
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I have good news. it's raining.
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It's raining. if you'll do your part and
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If you'll do your part and keep declaring god's favor,
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Keep declaring god's favor, like with my friend,
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Like with my friend, god is going to do
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God is going to do something unusual,
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Something unusual, something that you
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Something that you weren't expecting, where
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Weren't expecting, where suddenly you're promoted,
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Suddenly you're promoted, suddenly you get well,
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Suddenly you get well, or suddenly you meet
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Or suddenly you meet the right person.
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The right person. when we acquired this
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When we acquired this building, we hired architects
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Building, we hired architects to draw plans to see what it
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To draw plans to see what it would take to renovate it.
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Would take to renovate it. we had to build our own power
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We had to build our own power plant plus an additional
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Plant plus an additional five-story building.
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Five-story building. the cost came right
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The cost came right at $100 million.
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At $100 million. we didn't have those kinds
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We didn't have those kinds of funds, so we met
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Of funds, so we met with our bank to see
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With our bank to see what they would loan us.
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What they would loan us. we had known
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We had known these bankers for years,
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These bankers for years, way back with my father.
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Way back with my father. they knew the church's
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They knew the church's finances, how strong
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Finances, how strong the ministry is and
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The ministry is and the potential for growth.
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The potential for growth. we met, and they were
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We met, and they were very nice, but they were
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Very nice, but they were as negative as can be.
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As negative as can be. they told me all the reasons
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They told me all the reasons why it wasn't going to work
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Why it wasn't going to work out, how they could never
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Out, how they could never take that kind of risk of
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Take that kind of risk of loaning us that money, how
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Loaning us that money, how every bank was going to say,
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Every bank was going to say, "no," on and on.
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"no," on and on. i left there, so discouraged.
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I left there, so discouraged. i was young.
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I was young. i didn't know any better.
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I didn't know any better. i've known since, people
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I've known since, people don't have the final say.
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Don't have the final say. people don't control your
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People don't control your destiny.
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Destiny. people can't see the favor on
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People can't see the favor on your life.
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Your life. they don't know what god is
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They don't know what god is about to do.
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About to do. don't let them talk you out
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Don't let them talk you out of your dreams.
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Of your dreams. don't let people convince you
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Don't let people convince you that you can't get well,
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That you can't get well, you'll never afford a nice
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You'll never afford a nice house, you'll never break the
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House, you'll never break the addiction.
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Addiction. they're looking at the
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They're looking at the natural.
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Natural. we serve a supernatural god.
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We serve a supernatural god. one touch of his favor will
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One touch of his favor will catapult you ahead.
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Catapult you ahead. they may be negative,
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They may be negative, discouraging, condescending.
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Discouraging, condescending. let it go in one ear and out
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Let it go in one ear and out the other.
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The other. none of that can stop your
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None of that can stop your purpose.
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Purpose. the favor on your life will
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The favor on your life will defy the odds.
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Defy the odds. favor will take you where you
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Favor will take you where you don't have the
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Don't have the qualifications.
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Qualifications. on paper, it may not make
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On paper, it may not make sense.
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Sense. don't worry.
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Don't worry. god knows what he's doing.
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I woke up the next morning
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I woke up the next morning with a fire in my spirit.
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With a fire in my spirit. something on the inside said,
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Something on the inside said, "joel, god didn't bring you
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"joel, god didn't bring you this far to leave you where
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This far to leave you where you are.
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You are. he didn't move the rockets
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He didn't move the rockets out of that building, caused
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Out of that building, caused the mayor to be good to you,
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The mayor to be good to you, changed city council
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Changed city council member's mind,
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Member's mind, bring you
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Bring you through a lawsuit
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Through a lawsuit so you could get stuck
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So you could get stuck where you are.
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Where you are. i realized the favor of god
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I realized the favor of god had brought us that far, and
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Had brought us that far, and the favor of god was going to
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The favor of god was going to keep us going.
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Keep us going. instead of being discouraged,
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Instead of being discouraged, thinking, "look how big these
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Thinking, "look how big these obstacles are," my attitude
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Obstacles are," my attitude was, "look how big my god is.
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Father, thank you that your
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Father, thank you that your favor is bringing the right
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Favor is bringing the right people, people that will get
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People, people that will get behind the vision.
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Behind the vision. thank you that your favor
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Thank you that your favor is making a way
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Is making a way where i don't see a way."
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Where i don't see a way." we decided to try
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We decided to try another bank.
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Another bank. we had never met these
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We had never met these people, never had any
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People, never had any contact, but when we walked
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In, it was night-and-day
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In, it was night-and-day difference.
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Difference. from the very beginning,
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From the very beginning, they were for us.
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They were for us. they had a letter on the
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They had a letter on the table, offering us a loan in
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Table, offering us a loan in the amount three times what
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The amount three times what the other bank said we'd
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The other bank said we'd never get.
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Never get. they hadn't even seen our
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They hadn't even seen our finances.
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Finances. they'd never looked at our
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They'd never looked at our books.
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Books. when i saw they would loan us
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When i saw they would loan us that much, i said, "how about
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That much, i said, "how about loaning us the whole amount
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Loaning us the whole amount so we could do it all?"
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So we could do it all?" they said, "that won't be a
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They said, "that won't be a problem.
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Problem. we'll make that happen."
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We'll make that happen." god has these divine
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God has these divine connections lined up for you,
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People that will be behind
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People that will be behind your vision, people that will
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Your vision, people that will be for you, not people that
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Be for you, not people that you have to convince.
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You have to convince. you may not have seen them
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You may not have seen them yet, but they are in your
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Yet, but they are in your future.
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Future. god has already ordained them
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God has already ordained them to help you.
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To help you. the favor on your life is
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The favor on your life is going to close the wrong
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Going to close the wrong doors but open the right
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Doors but open the right doors.
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Doors. "well, joel, i've been
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"well, joel, i've been declaring favor, but i don't
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Declaring favor, but i don't see anything happening.
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See anything happening. doesn't look like it's ever
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Doesn't look like it's ever going to change."
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Going to change." 1 peter says, "hope to the
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1 peter says, "hope to the end, for the divine favor
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End, for the divine favor that is coming."
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That is coming." you may not have seen it yet,
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You may not have seen it yet, but favor is on the way.
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But favor is on the way. healing is on the way.
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Healing is on the way. promotion is on the way.
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The right people,
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The right people, they're on the way.
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They're on the way. i met a man a few years ago
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I met a man a few years ago that was so discouraged.
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That was so discouraged. at one time, his company was
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At one time, his company was very successful.
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Very successful. he's in the design and
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He's in the design and graphics industry.
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Graphics industry. over the last couple of
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Over the last couple of years, his business had gone
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Years, his business had gone down.
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Down. he'd lost all of his
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He'd lost all of his major clients.
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Major clients. it looked like bankruptcy
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It looked like bankruptcy was inevitable.
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Was inevitable. he went on and on, telling me
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He went on and on, telling me about the problem, going into
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About the problem, going into great detail explaining all
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Great detail explaining all the setbacks he had suffered
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The setbacks he had suffered and how unfair it was.
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And how unfair it was. i finally had to interrupt
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I finally had to interrupt him and say, "we've talked
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Him and say, "we've talked long enough about the
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Long enough about the problem.
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Problem. let's start talking about the
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Let's start talking about the solution.
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Solution. let's start talking about
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Let's start talking about what god can do.
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What god can do. let's talk about the fact
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Let's talk about the fact that favor is on the way."
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That favor is on the way." we prayed together.
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We prayed together. then i said, "there's
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Then i said, "there's something you have to do.
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Something you have to do. every morning,
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Every morning, you need to declare,
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You need to declare, 'i have the favor of god.
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'i have the favor of god. favor is bringing me
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Favor is bringing me new clients.
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New clients. favor is turning my business
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Favor is turning my business around.'
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Around.' then all through the day,
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Then all through the day, under your breath, you keep
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Under your breath, you keep thanking god for
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Thanking god for that favor."
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That favor." i saw him several months
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I saw him several months later.
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Later. he was like a new person,
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He was like a new person, beaming with joy.
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Beaming with joy. he told how, at his lowest
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He told how, at his lowest moment, when he thought he
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Moment, when he thought he was done, a company contacted
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Was done, a company contacted him that he had never worked
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Him that he had never worked for, and asked him to make a
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For, and asked him to make a presentation.
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Presentation. they chose him over several
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They chose him over several major firms.
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Major firms. he said, "with this one new
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He said, "with this one new client, i will have more
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Client, i will have more income than all my other
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Income than all my other clients combined."
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Clients combined." he's on pace to have
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He's on pace to have a record year.
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A record year. what you're facing may seem
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What you're facing may seem impossible.
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Impossible. don't talk about the problem.
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Don't talk about the problem. talk about the solution.
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Talk about the solution. talk about the fact that
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Talk about the fact that favor is on the way.
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Favor is on the way. "yes, my finances may be low,
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"yes, my finances may be low, but i know favor is coming."
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But i know favor is coming." "these people at work aren't
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"these people at work aren't treating me right.
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Treating me right. i'm not going to live bitter.
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I'm not going to live bitter. i know favor is on the way."
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I know favor is on the way." "well, my child is off
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"well, my child is off course, but i know it's only
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Course, but i know it's only temporary.
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Temporary. the favor of god is
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The favor of god is turning it around."
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This is what a man named
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This is what a man named zerubbabel did
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Zerubbabel did in the scripture.
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In the scripture. he was in charge
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He was in charge of rebuilding the temple.
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Of rebuilding the temple. everything came against him.
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Everything came against him. city leaders hired attorneys
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City leaders hired attorneys to try to stop him, wouldn't
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To try to stop him, wouldn't give him the permits.
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Give him the permits. other people were causing
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Other people were causing strife and trouble.
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Looked impossible.
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Looked impossible. he could've been discouraged.
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He could've been discouraged. he said, "who are you,
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He said, "who are you, o great mountain
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O great mountain that stands before me?
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That stands before me? you shall become
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You shall become a mere molehill.
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A mere molehill. i will finish the temple by
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I will finish the temple by shouting grace to it."
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Shouting grace to it." he was saying, "i have this
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He was saying, "i have this big mountain in front of me,
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Big mountain in front of me, but i'm not worried.
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But i'm not worried. i know it's about to become
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I know it's about to become a molehill."
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A molehill." how is this going to happen?
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How is this going to happen? what was his secret?
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What was his secret? by speaking grace to it.
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By speaking grace to it. another word for
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Another word for "grace" is "favor."
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"grace" is "favor." he was saying,
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He was saying, "yes, this obstacle is big,
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"yes, this obstacle is big, but i have the favor of god.
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But i have the favor of god. favor is making my
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Favor is making my crooked places straight.
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Crooked places straight. favor is defeating
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Favor is defeating my enemies.
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My enemies. favor is going to help me
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Favor is going to help me finish this project."
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Finish this project." he didn't talk about
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He didn't talk about his mountain.
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His mountain. he talked to his mountain.
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He talked to his mountain. when you face challenges,
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When you face challenges, don't get discouraged.
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Don't get discouraged. speak favor over them.
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Speak favor over them. look at your bank account
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Look at your bank account and speak favor to it.
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And speak favor to it. "i will lend and not borrow.
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"i will lend and not borrow. what i touch will prosper
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What i touch will prosper and succeed."
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And succeed." speak favor over your health.
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Speak favor over your health. "this sickness is not
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"this sickness is not the end.
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The end. this pain is not permanent.
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This pain is not permanent. the favor of god is
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The favor of god is bringing healing."
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Bringing healing." speak favor over
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Speak favor over the legal situation.
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The legal situation. "i will be victorious.
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"i will be victorious. the favor of god is keeping
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The favor of god is keeping my enemies
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My enemies from defeating me."
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From defeating me." it's not enough
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It's not enough to just pray about it.
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To just pray about it. it's not enough
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It's not enough to just believe.
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To just believe. what's going to turn the
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What's going to turn the mountain into a molehill is
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Mountain into a molehill is by speaking grace.
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By speaking grace. i want to make a declaration
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I want to make a declaration of favor over you today.
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Of favor over you today. if you will let this take
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If you will let this take root in your spirit,
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Root in your spirit, i believe chains
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I believe chains that have held you back
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That have held you back are going to be broken,
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Are going to be broken, and you're going to be
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And you're going to be released into a new level
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Released into a new level of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. i declare right now the favor
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I declare right now the favor of god is on your life
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Of god is on your life in a new way.
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In a new way. i declare favor over your
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I declare favor over your family, favor over
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Family, favor over your marriage, favor over
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Your marriage, favor over your finances.
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Your finances. i declare favor at work,
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I declare favor at work, favor with your boss,
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Favor with your boss, favor with your colleagues,
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Favor with your colleagues, favor with your clients.
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Favor with your clients. i declare favor is opening
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I declare favor is opening new doors of opportunity,
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Bringing promotion, increase,
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Bringing promotion, increase, abundance, causing the right
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Abundance, causing the right people to be drawn to you.
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People to be drawn to you. i declare favor over
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I declare favor over your health, strength,
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Your health, strength, energy, wholeness.
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Energy, wholeness. you are free from sickness,
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You are free from sickness, chronic pain, depression,
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Chronic pain, depression, addictions.
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Addictions. i speak favor over every
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I speak favor over every force that's trying to stop
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Force that's trying to stop you, and i declare right now
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You, and i declare right now that mountain is becoming
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That mountain is becoming a molehill.
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Like with nehemiah,
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Like with nehemiah, god's favor is going
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God's favor is going to accelerate it.
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To accelerate it. things are going to happen
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Things are going to happen sooner than you think.
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Sooner than you think. i declare the favor of god is
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I declare the favor of god is going to catapult you to
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Going to catapult you to a new level.
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A new level. you're going to take new
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You're going to take new ground, set new standards,
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Ground, set new standards, and reach the fullness of
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And reach the fullness of your destiny, in jesus's
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Your destiny, in jesus's name, and if you receive it,
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Name, and if you receive it, can you say, "amen," today?
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Can you say, "amen," today? 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." if you prayed that
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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
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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Including: today, i choose to
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To trust god's timing. they will transform
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Your entire day. as you embrace
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As you embrace these biblical principles,
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These biblical principles, you'll see problems dissolve,
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You'll see problems dissolve, hope restored, mountains move.
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Choose the joy and happiness
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Choose the joy and happiness god has chosen for you.
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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This is the day the lord has made.
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Joel Osteen - Declare Favor

June 24, 2026 | 27:29

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