Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Deep Roots

March 31, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Deep Roots | March 31, 2026

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[music] >> joel osteen: god bless you.
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>> joel osteen: god bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. and if you're ever in our
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by.
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Area, please stop by. be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i promise ya we'll make ya
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I promise ya we'll make ya feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. and i like to start with
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And i like to start with somethin' funny.
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Somethin' funny. and i heard about these three
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And i heard about these three men that were traveling
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Men that were traveling together: a hindu priest, a
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Together: a hindu priest, a jewish rabbi, and a
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Jewish rabbi, and a televangelist.
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Televangelist. they stopped at a farm house
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They stopped at a farm house for lodging and the farmer
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For lodging and the farmer said, "i only have room for
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Said, "i only have room for two of ya in the house.
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Two of ya in the house. somebody's gonna have to stay
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Somebody's gonna have to stay in the barn."
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In the barn." the hindu priest said, "i'll
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The hindu priest said, "i'll do it."
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Do it." a few minutes there was a
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A few minutes there was a knock on the door.
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Knock on the door. he said, "i can't stay out
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He said, "i can't stay out there.
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There. there's a cow, and cows are
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There's a cow, and cows are sacred in our religion."
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Sacred in our religion." the jewish rabbi said, "i'll
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The jewish rabbi said, "i'll do it."
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Do it." a few minutes there's a knock
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A few minutes there's a knock on the door.
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On the door. he said, "i can't stay out
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He said, "i can't stay out there.
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There. there's a pig.
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There's a pig. that wouldn't be kosher."
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That wouldn't be kosher." televangelist finally said,
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Televangelist finally said, "all right, i'll do it."
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"all right, i'll do it." a few minutes there was a
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A few minutes there was a knock on the door.
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Knock on the door. it was the cow and the pig.
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It was the cow and the pig. some of y'all got it anyway.
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Some of y'all got it anyway. i thought it was funny.
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I thought it was funny. say it like you mean it:
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Say it like you mean it: "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert.
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Alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name."
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Jesus' name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i wanna talk to you today
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I wanna talk to you today about "deep roots."
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About "deep roots." during a storm several years
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During a storm several years ago, one of the big oak trees
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Ago, one of the big oak trees in our front yard was blown
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In our front yard was blown down by the winds.
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Down by the winds. it had been raining for
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It had been raining for several days and the ground
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Several days and the ground was very saturated.
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Was very saturated. and when i walked out that
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And when i walked out that morning and saw it on the
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Morning and saw it on the ground, i was so surprised
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Ground, i was so surprised because it wasn't a
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Because it wasn't a hurricane.
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Hurricane. the winds were strong, but
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The winds were strong, but wasn't anything usual for
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Wasn't anything usual for this part of the country.
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This part of the country. and a company came out to
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And a company came out to remove it, and i was talkin'
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Remove it, and i was talkin' to the foreman.
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To the foreman. i said, "i can't believe
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I said, "i can't believe those small winds were able
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Those small winds were able to blow over this big sturdy
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To blow over this big sturdy tree."
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Tree." he explained that while the
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He explained that while the oak tree has an extensive
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Oak tree has an extensive root system that extends even
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Root system that extends even beyond the canopy, most of
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Beyond the canopy, most of those roots are less than 12
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Those roots are less than 12 inches deep.
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Inches deep. and because the ground was so
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And because the ground was so saturated, when the winds
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Saturated, when the winds started blowing, those
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Started blowing, those surface roots didn't have
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Surface roots didn't have anything to anchor to.
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Anything to anchor to. the roots and the ground came
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The roots and the ground came loose and the tree toppled
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Loose and the tree toppled over.
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Over. and we have some tall pine
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And we have some tall pine trees in our yard as well,
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Trees in our yard as well, some close to the house.
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Some close to the house. and i said, "i hope it
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And i said, "i hope it doesn't happen to them."
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Doesn't happen to them." he said, "it won't.
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He said, "it won't. that type of pine doesn't
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That type of pine doesn't rely on surface roots for
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Rely on surface roots for stability.
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Stability. its roots go down deep.
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Its roots go down deep. it won't be affected by a lot
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It won't be affected by a lot of rain, by high winds, by
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Of rain, by high winds, by loose soil.
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Loose soil. it has deep rights."
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It has deep rights." it's the same principle in
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It's the same principle in life.
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Life. we all have things that come
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We all have things that come against us: a health issue,
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Against us: a health issue, finances go down, a child
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Finances go down, a child gets off course.
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Gets off course. the winds and rain come to
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The winds and rain come to every person.
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Every person. and what's going to determine
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And what's going to determine whether or not you stand
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Whether or not you stand strong and outlast that storm
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Strong and outlast that storm is how deep are your roots.
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Is how deep are your roots. and the reason some people
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And the reason some people are always worried, upset,
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Are always worried, upset, offended, is they have
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Offended, is they have shallow roots.
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Shallow roots. they're moved by the traffic,
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They're moved by the traffic, the weather, a grouchy boss,
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The weather, a grouchy boss, by what somebody said, always
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By what somebody said, always bein' tossed to and fro.
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Bein' tossed to and fro. but when you have deep roots,
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But when you have deep roots, when you know god is in
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When you know god is in control, when you know he has
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Control, when you know he has you in the palm of his hand,
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You in the palm of his hand, when you know no weapon
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When you know no weapon formed against you will
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Formed against you will prosper, when you know he's
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Prosper, when you know he's equipped you, empowered you,
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Equipped you, empowered you, and anointed you, you're not
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And anointed you, you're not moved by everything on the
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Moved by everything on the surface.
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Surface. you don't get upset when you
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You don't get upset when you get caught in traffic.
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Get caught in traffic. you know god is directing
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You know god is directing your steps.
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Your steps. you don't get offended when
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You don't get offended when somebody did you wrong.
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Somebody did you wrong. you know god is your
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You know god is your vindicator.
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Vindicator. you don't live discouraged
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You don't live discouraged because you didn't get the
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Because you didn't get the promotion.
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Promotion. you know god has somethin'
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You know god has somethin' better in store.
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Better in store. you don't go around guilty
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You don't go around guilty because you made a mistake
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Because you made a mistake and give up on your dreams.
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And give up on your dreams. you know god's mercy is
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You know god's mercy is bigger than that mistake.
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Bigger than that mistake. when your roots go down deep,
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When your roots go down deep, you're not moved by what
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You're not moved by what doesn't go your way.
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Doesn't go your way. you live from a place of
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You live from a place of peace.
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Peace. and the winds may blow.
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And the winds may blow. the storms may come.
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The storms may come. but you know when it's all
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But you know when it's all said and done, you'll still
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Said and done, you'll still be standin'.
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Be standin'. you'll still be praisin'.
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You'll still be praisin'. you'll still be smilin'.
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You'll still be smilin'. you'll still be victorious.
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You'll still be victorious. and the scripture tells us
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And the scripture tells us here, "be steadfast,
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Here, "be steadfast, immovable, always abounding
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Immovable, always abounding in the work of the lord."
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In the work of the lord." this is a choice we have to
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This is a choice we have to make.
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Make. "i'm not going to be moved by
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"i'm not going to be moved by these circumstances.
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These circumstances. i'm not going to let what
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I'm not going to let what they're sayin' about me steal
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They're sayin' about me steal my joy.
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My joy. i have a destiny to fulfill.
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I have a destiny to fulfill. i'm not gonna live worried
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I'm not gonna live worried about my finances.
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About my finances. i'm gonna do my part and
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I'm gonna do my part and trust god to do what i can't
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Trust god to do what i can't do.
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Do. i'm not gonna base my value
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I'm not gonna base my value on how this person treats me,
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On how this person treats me, if they make me feel special.
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If they make me feel special. i know who i am.
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I know who i am. i'm a masterpiece.
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I'm a masterpiece. i've been fearfully and
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I've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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Wonderfully made. my self-worth doesn't come
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My self-worth doesn't come from people.
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From people. it comes from my creator."
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It comes from my creator." are you steadfast, immovable?
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Are you steadfast, immovable? do your roots go down deep?
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Do your roots go down deep? if not, life is going to be
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If not, life is going to be like a rollercoaster.
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Like a rollercoaster. your joy and peace will
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Your joy and peace will depend on your circumstances,
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Depend on your circumstances, how people treat you, what
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How people treat you, what goes your way.
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Goes your way. that's surface living.
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That's surface living. that's shallow roots.
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That's shallow roots. god is sayin', "be steadfast.
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God is sayin', "be steadfast. be immovable."
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Be immovable." you have to dig down deeper.
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You have to dig down deeper. as long as you're allowing
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As long as you're allowing circumstances to determine
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Circumstances to determine whether or not you're happy,
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Whether or not you're happy, you'll never have real
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You'll never have real victory.
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Victory. and sometimes we're usin' our
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And sometimes we're usin' our faith to try to control our
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Faith to try to control our circumstances.
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Circumstances. i've learned it's better to
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I've learned it's better to use my faith to control
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Use my faith to control myself in the midst of those
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Myself in the midst of those circumstances.
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Circumstances. when you're in peace, that's
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When you're in peace, that's a place of power.
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A place of power. and here's the key:
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And here's the key: if you don't have peace on
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If you don't have peace on the inside, you're not going
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The inside, you're not going to have peace on the outside.
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To have peace on the outside. and some people wonder why
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And some people wonder why they can't have good
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They can't have good relationships, why they can't
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Relationships, why they can't be successful, why they can't
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Be successful, why they can't get ahead.
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Get ahead. it's because they have
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It's because they have shallow roots.
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Shallow roots. if you'll stay in peace on
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If you'll stay in peace on the inside, not fight
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The inside, not fight everything that doesn't go
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Everything that doesn't go your way, then you'll see
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Your way, then you'll see things on the outside begin
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Things on the outside begin to improve.
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To improve. victoria and i were at a lake
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Victoria and i were at a lake not long ago.
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Not long ago. the water was like glass.
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The water was like glass. it was as calm and peaceful
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It was as calm and peaceful as can be.
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As can be. and i took this little rock
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And i took this little rock and threw it way out to the
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And threw it way out to the center.
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Center. it sent ripples across the
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It sent ripples across the whole lake.
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Whole lake. it looked like i had created
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It looked like i had created a big disturbance.
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A big disturbance. i had affected all the water.
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I had affected all the water. the truth is, a foot down
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The truth is, a foot down that water didn't move.
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That water didn't move. it's just still as calm and
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It's just still as calm and peaceful.
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Peaceful. there wasn't one fish sayin',
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There wasn't one fish sayin', "i'm worried.
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"i'm worried. do you see that ripple?"
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Do you see that ripple?" not one turtle, "call 911.
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Not one turtle, "call 911. something's wrong."
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Something's wrong." nothing on the surface
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Nothing on the surface affects the water down deep.
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Affects the water down deep. it stays calm.
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It stays calm. and one way you can tell how
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And one way you can tell how deep your roots are is how
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Deep your roots are is how easily do you get upset.
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Easily do you get upset. if the pebbles that get
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If the pebbles that get thrown into your lake are
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Thrown into your lake are causing you to lose your joy,
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Causing you to lose your joy, be frustrated, you need to go
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Be frustrated, you need to go down deeper.
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Down deeper. "well, joel, somebody's
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"well, joel, somebody's talkin' about me at work,
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Talkin' about me at work, tryin' to make me look bad.
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Tryin' to make me look bad. that's why i'm sour."
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That's why i'm sour." that's a pebble.
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That's a pebble. the reason it's botherin' you
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The reason it's botherin' you is you're on the surface.
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Is you're on the surface. "well, traffic was backed up
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"well, traffic was backed up last week, took me an extra
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Last week, took me an extra hour to get home."
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Hour to get home." another pebble.
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Another pebble. when you have deep roots,
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When you have deep roots, you're grateful to be alive.
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You're grateful to be alive. you're grateful to have the
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You're grateful to have the job.
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Job. you're grateful to be
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You're grateful to be healthy.
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Healthy. you're not focused on what's
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You're not focused on what's wrong.
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Wrong. you're too busy thanking god
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You're too busy thanking god for what's right.
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For what's right. "well, i didn't get the
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"well, i didn't get the promotion."
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Promotion." "the medical report wasn't
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"the medical report wasn't good."
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Good." "a friend betrayed me.
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"a friend betrayed me. that's why i'm discouraged."
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That's why i'm discouraged." and i'm not makin' light of
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And i'm not makin' light of those things.
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Those things. but in the big picture, those
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But in the big picture, those are pebbles.
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Are pebbles. when you know god has beauty
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When you know god has beauty for those ashes, when you
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For those ashes, when you know he'll pay ya back for
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Know he'll pay ya back for the unfair things, then even
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The unfair things, then even though the surface is
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Though the surface is disturbed, deep down where
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Disturbed, deep down where you choose to live, you'll
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You choose to live, you'll feel a peace.
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Feel a peace. you'll be at rest.
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You'll be at rest. you'll know, "this too shall
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You'll know, "this too shall pass."
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Pass." paul tells us in colossians:
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Paul tells us in colossians: "let your roots grow down
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"let your roots grow down deep in him."
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Deep in him." what are your roots goin'
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What are your roots goin' deep down in?
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Deep down in? if you put your trust in
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If you put your trust in people, sometimes people will
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People, sometimes people will let you down.
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Let you down. if you put your trust in your
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If you put your trust in your job, your career, your money,
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Job, your career, your money, unfortunately, things can
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Unfortunately, things can change and you don't have
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Change and you don't have what you had.
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What you had. but when you let your roots
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But when you let your roots grow down deep in him and you
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Grow down deep in him and you say, "god, i know you're my
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Say, "god, i know you're my provider.
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Provider. you're my healer.
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You're my healer. you're my vindicator.
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You're my vindicator. i recognize you're the source
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I recognize you're the source of everything good."
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Of everything good." then when difficulties come,
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Then when difficulties come, somebody does you wrong, you
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Somebody does you wrong, you have an unexpected challenge,
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Have an unexpected challenge, you won't fall apart, live in
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You won't fall apart, live in self-pity.
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Self-pity. you'll be strong, stable,
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You'll be strong, stable, immovable.
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Immovable. why?
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Why? your roots go down deep in
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Him.
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Him. this is what a lady did in
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This is what a lady did in the scripture.
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The scripture. some workers brought her
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Some workers brought her young boy in from the field.
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Young boy in from the field. he'd had a terrible headache
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He'd had a terrible headache and passed out.
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And passed out. they placed the boy in the
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They placed the boy in the mother's arms.
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Mother's arms. she soon realized that he
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She soon realized that he wasn't breathing.
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Wasn't breathing. he had died.
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He had died. this wasn't a pebble.
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This wasn't a pebble. this was a boulder.
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This was a boulder. everything on the surface was
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Everything on the surface was disturbed.
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Disturbed. it looked like it was all out
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It looked like it was all out of control.
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Of control. but this lady had deep roots.
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But this lady had deep roots. she knew that unexpected
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She knew that unexpected challenge wasn't a surprise
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Challenge wasn't a surprise to god.
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To god. and she didn't fall apart.
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And she didn't fall apart. she didn't get bitter.
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She didn't get bitter. she was steadfast, immovable.
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She was steadfast, immovable. and she got on a horse,
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And she got on a horse, headed out to see her friend,
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Headed out to see her friend, the prophet elisha.
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The prophet elisha. and when he saw her coming in
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And when he saw her coming in a hurry from a distance, he
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A hurry from a distance, he sent one of his men to go see
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Sent one of his men to go see if something was wrong.
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If something was wrong. and they stopped her and
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And they stopped her and said, "ma'am, elisha is
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Said, "ma'am, elisha is concerned.
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Concerned. is everything okay?"
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Is everything okay?" she said, "yes, all is well."
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She said, "yes, all is well." kept on riding.
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Kept on riding. he caught back up and asked
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He caught back up and asked her the same thing, "are you
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Her the same thing, "are you sure everything's okay?"
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Sure everything's okay?" she said it again, "all is
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She said it again, "all is well."
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Well." how could she make that
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How could she make that statement when she was in the
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Statement when she was in the middle of a crisis?
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Middle of a crisis? she wasn't living on the
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She wasn't living on the surface, responding to how
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Surface, responding to how she felt.
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She felt. she went by what she knew,
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She went by what she knew, and she knew god was still on
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And she knew god was still on the throne.
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The throne. she knew he could make a way
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She knew he could make a way even though she didn't see a
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Even though she didn't see a way.
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Way. elisha ended up coming to her
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Elisha ended up coming to her house and prayin' for the
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House and prayin' for the little boy, and he was
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Little boy, and he was healed.
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Healed. he came back to life, a great
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He came back to life, a great miracle.
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Miracle. but like this lady, sometimes
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But like this lady, sometimes it's not a pebble thrown into
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It's not a pebble thrown into your water, so to speak, it's
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Your water, so to speak, it's a boulder.
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A boulder. we all face unexpected
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We all face unexpected challenges, things we didn't
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Challenges, things we didn't see comin': a loss, a layoff,
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See comin': a loss, a layoff, a divorce, a sickness.
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A divorce, a sickness. and it's easy to get
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And it's easy to get overwhelmed, go around in
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Overwhelmed, go around in self-pity, wonderin' why it
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Self-pity, wonderin' why it happened.
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Happened. but if you'll go down deeper,
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But if you'll go down deeper, not talk about the problem,
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Not talk about the problem, not complain about how bad
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Not complain about how bad life's treating you, instead,
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Life's treating you, instead, like this lady, have a report
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Like this lady, have a report of victory.
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Of victory. "all is well.
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"all is well. god is still on the throne.
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God is still on the throne. this too shall pass."
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This too shall pass." because you have deep roots,
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Because you have deep roots, then even when life throws
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Then even when life throws you a boulder, even when you
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You a boulder, even when you should panic, you will feel a
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Should panic, you will feel a peace that passes
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Peace that passes understanding.
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Understanding. you will have a strength to
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You will have a strength to endure what should have taken
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Endure what should have taken you out.
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You out. the enemy did his best.
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The enemy did his best. he thought for sure you would
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He thought for sure you would be toppled over, depressed,
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Be toppled over, depressed, givin' up.
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Givin' up. but he miscalculated.
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But he miscalculated. he could only see the
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He could only see the outside.
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Outside. what he couldn't see was what
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What he couldn't see was what was on underneath the
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Was on underneath the surface.
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Surface. he didn't realize you have
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He didn't realize you have deep roots.
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Deep roots. you are steadfast, immovable.
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You are steadfast, immovable. yes, he changed your
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Yes, he changed your circumstances, but you
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Circumstances, but you weren't rooted in your
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Weren't rooted in your circumstances.
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Circumstances. you were rooted in the most
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You were rooted in the most high god.
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High god. he never changes.
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He never changes. he has all power.
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He has all power. a friend of mine was
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A friend of mine was diagnosed with what looked
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Diagnosed with what looked like a terminal disease.
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Like a terminal disease. it was a virus that he'd
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It was a virus that he'd picked up overseas.
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Picked up overseas. and he has several children,
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And he has several children, beautiful wife, successful
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Beautiful wife, successful career.
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Career. he's always been healthy,
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He's always been healthy, active.
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Active. we played sports together.
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We played sports together. life was good.
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Life was good. then this unexpected
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Then this unexpected challenge.
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Challenge. he could've been depressed,
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He could've been depressed, started complaining.
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Started complaining. but like this lady, he had
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But like this lady, he had deep roots.
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Deep roots. he didn't tell anyone about
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He didn't tell anyone about the diagnosis.
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The diagnosis. he just kept doin' what he
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He just kept doin' what he had always done.
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Had always done. and when you face unexpected
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And when you face unexpected challenges, somethin' big,
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Challenges, somethin' big, don't let that become the
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Don't let that become the focus of your life.
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Focus of your life. don't let it consume you to
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Don't let it consume you to where all you think about is,
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Where all you think about is, "my sickness, my mistake, my
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"my sickness, my mistake, my breakup, my loss."
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Breakup, my loss." keep livin' life.
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Keep livin' life. keep to your same routine the
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Keep to your same routine the best that you can.
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Best that you can. some people let the problem
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Some people let the problem become their identity.
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Become their identity. they become known as the
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They become known as the crisis, so to speak.
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Crisis, so to speak. you know, like, "i'm the man
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You know, like, "i'm the man that went through a divorce."
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That went through a divorce." "i'm the lady that has
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"i'm the lady that has cancer."
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Cancer." "i'm the young person that
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"i'm the young person that lost a loved one."
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Lost a loved one." that's what happened to you.
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That's what happened to you. that's not who you are.
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That's not who you are. don't let a temporary event
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Don't let a temporary event become a permanent label.
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Become a permanent label. the apostle paul in the
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The apostle paul in the scripture, he had a lot of
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Scripture, he had a lot of challenges, unfair
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Challenges, unfair situations.
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Situations. he was falsely accused and
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He was falsely accused and beaten with rods.
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Beaten with rods. he was lied about and put in
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He was lied about and put in prison.
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Prison. he was shipwrecked, spent the
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He was shipwrecked, spent the night on the open sea, went
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Night on the open sea, went without food and water.
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Without food and water. if you study his life, it was
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If you study his life, it was one challenge after another.
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One challenge after another. but in acts 20 paul gives us
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But in acts 20 paul gives us a secret of living a
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A secret of living a victorious life.
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Victorious life. he said, "none of these
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He said, "none of these things move me."
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Things move me." he was sayin', "yes, i was
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He was sayin', "yes, i was falsely accused, but i didn't
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Falsely accused, but i didn't let it steal my joy.
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Let it steal my joy. i didn't spend my life tryin'
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I didn't spend my life tryin' to pay people back.
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To pay people back. i let god be my vindicator.
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I let god be my vindicator. yes, i was shipwrecked.
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Yes, i was shipwrecked. my plans didn't work out.
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My plans didn't work out. but i didn't go around
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But i didn't go around complaining.
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Complaining. i knew god was still on the
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I knew god was still on the throne.
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Throne. yes, i was put in prison.
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Yes, i was put in prison. it wasn't fair.
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It wasn't fair. but i didn't sit around in
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But i didn't sit around in self-pity.
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Self-pity. i started writing letters.
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I started writing letters. they had me chained up and
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They had me chained up and wouldn't let me leave, but
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Wouldn't let me leave, but they couldn't keep my words
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They couldn't keep my words from goin' out."
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From goin' out." paul wrote over half of the
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Paul wrote over half of the new testament, much of it
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New testament, much of it from a prison cell.
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From a prison cell. how could he do this?
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How could he do this? he had deep roots?
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He had deep roots? he said, "none of these
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He said, "none of these things move me."
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Things move me." we all have these things,
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We all have these things, maybe a grouchy boss,
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Maybe a grouchy boss, negative medical report,
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Negative medical report, business that slowed down.
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Business that slowed down. there's always somethin'
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There's always somethin' tryin' to move us, tryin' to
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Tryin' to move us, tryin' to pull us out of peace, pull us
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Pull us out of peace, pull us out of rest.
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Out of rest. somebody cut ya off in
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Somebody cut ya off in traffic.
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Traffic. that's a these things.
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That's a these things. are you going to let it move
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Are you going to let it move you, get upset, ruin your
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You, get upset, ruin your day?
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Day? or are you going to live from
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Or are you going to live from a deeper place and stay in
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A deeper place and stay in peace?
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Peace? that coworker that's rude,
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That coworker that's rude, left you out of a meeting,
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Left you out of a meeting, that's a these things.
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That's a these things. or somebody sat in your
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Or somebody sat in your favorite seat in church.
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Favorite seat in church. you've been sittin' there for
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You've been sittin' there for 30 years.
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30 years. they knew it and came on
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They knew it and came on purpose to beat you.
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Purpose to beat you. these things can happen even
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These things can happen even in church.
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In church. lady singin' behind you
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Lady singin' behind you totally off-key, these
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Totally off-key, these things.
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Things. the patriots beating the
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The patriots beating the texans without tom brady,
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Texans without tom brady, these things.
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These things. that's a boulder, not a
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That's a boulder, not a pebble.
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Pebble. are you allowing these things
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Are you allowing these things to move you?
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To move you? you can't pray them away.
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You can't pray them away. that coworker that gets on
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That coworker that gets on your nerves, if he does
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Your nerves, if he does leave, three more people are
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Leave, three more people are going to show up just like
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Going to show up just like him.
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Him. these things are tests that
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These things are tests that we must pass.
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We must pass. jesus said, "stop allowing
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Jesus said, "stop allowing yourself to be upset."
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Yourself to be upset." he didn't say, "if you'll
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He didn't say, "if you'll stay in faith, if you'll pray
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Stay in faith, if you'll pray hard enough, i'll take away
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Hard enough, i'll take away all the traffic, the
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All the traffic, the opposition, the criticism,
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Opposition, the criticism, the disappointments."
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The disappointments." he said, "they will come, but
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He said, "they will come, but you don't have to get upset.
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You don't have to get upset. you don't have to be moved by
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You don't have to be moved by them."
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Them." look at that negative medical
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Look at that negative medical report and say, "you don't
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Report and say, "you don't move me.
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Move me. i'm not gonna live worried.
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I'm not gonna live worried. god's restorin' health back
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God's restorin' health back unto me."
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Unto me." look at that child that's
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Look at that child that's off-course and say, "you
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Off-course and say, "you don't move me.
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Don't move me. 'as for me and my house, we
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'as for me and my house, we will serve the lord.'"
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Will serve the lord.'" just a matter of time before you
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Just a matter of time before you get into your destiny.
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Get into your destiny. look at that bank statement
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Look at that bank statement and say, "you don't move me.
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And say, "you don't move me. you may be low right now, but
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You may be low right now, but i know increase is on the
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I know increase is on the way.
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Way. i know i will lend and not
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I know i will lend and not borrow."
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Borrow." that coworker that's always
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That coworker that's always gettin' on your nerves,
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Gettin' on your nerves, tryin' to aggravate you, when
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Tryin' to aggravate you, when you see them monday, just
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You see them monday, just say, "hello, these things.
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Say, "hello, these things. i know who you are.
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I know who you are. joel told me," no, don't.
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Joel told me," no, don't. leave my name out of it.
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Leave my name out of it. "i know who you are.
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"i know who you are. i know the secret.
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I know the secret. i have deep roots.
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I have deep roots. i'm stayin' in peace."
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I'm stayin' in peace." jesus told peter to take his
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Jesus told peter to take his boat and launch out into the
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Boat and launch out into the deep.
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Deep. peter caught a great haul of
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Peter caught a great haul of fish.
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Fish. jesus was sayin', in effect,
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Jesus was sayin', in effect, "peter, get out of the
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"peter, get out of the shallow waters.
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Shallow waters. quit livin' on the surface.
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Quit livin' on the surface. as long as you're doin' that,
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As long as you're doin' that, letting your circumstances
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Letting your circumstances determine your joy, then it's
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Determine your joy, then it's going to limit you."
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Going to limit you." when peter went out to the
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When peter went out to the deep waters, he caught so
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Deep waters, he caught so many fish that his nets began
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Many fish that his nets began to break.
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To break. and when you do it god's way,
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And when you do it god's way, you're not moved by people,
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You're not moved by people, circumstances,
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Circumstances, disappointments.
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Disappointments. because you're in the deep,
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Because you're in the deep, you're going to have an
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You're going to have an abundance of joy, abundance
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Abundance of joy, abundance of peace, an abundance of
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Of peace, an abundance of what you need.
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What you need. and i wonder how much more we
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And i wonder how much more we would enjoy life if we'd quit
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Would enjoy life if we'd quit livin' on the surface and go
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Livin' on the surface and go down deeper.
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Down deeper. we let too many things upset
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We let too many things upset us.
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Us. somebody talkin' about ya on
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Somebody talkin' about ya on social media, that's one of
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Social media, that's one of these things.
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These things. your job is not to respond to
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Your job is not to respond to every person, try to
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Every person, try to straighten them out, prove
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Straighten them out, prove your point.
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Your point. your job is to be steadfast,
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Your job is to be steadfast, be immovable.
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Be immovable. that means let it go.
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That means let it go. don't pay it any attention.
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Don't pay it any attention. the scripture tells us to
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The scripture tells us to rule our own spirit.
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Rule our own spirit. it doesn't say to rule
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It doesn't say to rule somebody else's spirit.
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Somebody else's spirit. you can't control what other
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You can't control what other people think about you, what
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People think about you, what they say about you.
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They say about you. if you're trying to rule
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If you're trying to rule them, that's manipulation.
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Them, that's manipulation. you're gonna be frustrated.
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You're gonna be frustrated. and i've learned it's a
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And i've learned it's a full-time job to try to rule
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Full-time job to try to rule my own spirit.
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My own spirit. i don't have the time, the
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I don't have the time, the energy, the wisdom, or the
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Energy, the wisdom, or the responsibility, to try to
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Responsibility, to try to rule somebody else's spirit.
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Rule somebody else's spirit. we spend too much time
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We spend too much time worried about what they're
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Worried about what they're sayin', tryin' to change
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Sayin', tryin' to change their mind.
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Their mind. quit letting that move you.
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Quit letting that move you. part of ruling your spirit is
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Part of ruling your spirit is to not let that poison in
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To not let that poison in you.
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You. ships don't sink because
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Ships don't sink because there's water all around
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There's water all around them.
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Them. they sink when the water gets
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They sink when the water gets in them.
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In them. and there may be negative
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And there may be negative circumstances all around you.
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Circumstances all around you. somebody's spreadin' rumors.
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Somebody's spreadin' rumors. you're dealin' with an
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You're dealin' with an illness.
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Illness. finances have gone down.
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Finances have gone down. you've got good reasons to be
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You've got good reasons to be upset, offended, worried.
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Upset, offended, worried. here's the key: don't let it
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Here's the key: don't let it get in you.
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Get in you. rule your spirit.
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Rule your spirit. you can't rule your boss,
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You can't rule your boss, your neighbor, the internet,
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Your neighbor, the internet, the stock market.
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The stock market. but you can rule your own
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But you can rule your own spirit.
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Spirit. it's powerful when we can say
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It's powerful when we can say with paul, "none of these
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With paul, "none of these things move me.
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Things move me. i'm not upset by what they're
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I'm not upset by what they're sayin'.
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Sayin'. god's fighting my battles.
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God's fighting my battles. i'm not worried about the
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I'm not worried about the medical report.
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Medical report. nothing can snatch me out of
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Nothing can snatch me out of god's hands.
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God's hands. i'm not discouraged by this
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I'm not discouraged by this disappointment.
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Disappointment. i know god didn't bring me
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I know god didn't bring me this far to leave me.
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This far to leave me. he's made a way in the past.
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He's made a way in the past. i know he'll make a way this
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I know he'll make a way this time."
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Time." that's ruling your own
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That's ruling your own spirit.
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Spirit. that's a sign that you have
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That's a sign that you have deep roots.
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Deep roots. "well, joel, this all sounds
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"well, joel, this all sounds good.
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Good. but i made a lot of mistakes.
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But i made a lot of mistakes. i got off-course.
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I got off-course. it was my own fault."
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It was my own fault." if you just stay on the
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If you just stay on the surface, you'll live guilty,
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Surface, you'll live guilty, condemned, down on yourself.
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Condemned, down on yourself. the accuser will constantly
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The accuser will constantly whisper, "you blew it.
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Whisper, "you blew it. you're done.
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You're done. god's never going to bless
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God's never going to bless you."
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You." but when you have deep roots,
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But when you have deep roots, you know god's mercy is
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You know god's mercy is bigger than those mistakes.
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Bigger than those mistakes. you know his calling on your
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You know his calling on your life is irrevocable.
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Life is irrevocable. the message translation says,
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The message translation says, "god's gifts and calling are
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"god's gifts and calling are under full warranty, never
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Under full warranty, never canceled, and never
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Canceled, and never rescinded."
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Rescinded." that means god doesn't change
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That means god doesn't change his mind because we've made
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His mind because we've made mistakes.
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Mistakes. he doesn't give up on us
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He doesn't give up on us because we're not where we're
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Because we're not where we're supposed to be.
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Supposed to be. when god hand-picked you
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When god hand-picked you before you were formed in
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Before you were formed in your mother's womb, when he
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Your mother's womb, when he breathed life into you, he
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Breathed life into you, he put you under a full lifetime
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Put you under a full lifetime warranty, sayin', "they're
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Warranty, sayin', "they're mine no matter where they go,
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Mine no matter where they go, no matter what they do.
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No matter what they do. i have a destiny for them to
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I have a destiny for them to fulfill."
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Fulfill." what am i sayin'?
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What am i sayin'? your mistakes did not cancel
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Your mistakes did not cancel god's plan for your life.
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God's plan for your life. quit believin' those lies,
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Quit believin' those lies, "you're washed up, settled
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"you're washed up, settled for second best."
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For second best." get back in the game.
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Get back in the game. god is not finished with you.
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God is not finished with you. he knew every mistake you
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He knew every mistake you would make and he has already
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Would make and he has already lined up a new plan.
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Lined up a new plan. and you may have fallen down.
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And you may have fallen down. the right attitude is, "i'm
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The right attitude is, "i'm not stayin' down.
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Not stayin' down. i know i am under full
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I know i am under full warranty.
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Warranty. i know god will get me still
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I know god will get me still to where i'm supposed to be."
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To where i'm supposed to be." it's interesting, when the
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It's interesting, when the winds blow a tree back and
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Winds blow a tree back and forth and put pressure and
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Forth and put pressure and strain on the root system,
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Strain on the root system, you would think that was
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You would think that was damaging the tree and makin'
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Damaging the tree and makin' it weaker.
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It weaker. but researchers have found
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But researchers have found that it's actually
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That it's actually strengthening the root
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Strengthening the root system.
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System. it seems like the pulling and
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It seems like the pulling and the stretching would be
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The stretching would be tearing the roots apart, but
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Tearing the roots apart, but the movement is makin' it
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The movement is makin' it easier for the roots to grow.
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Easier for the roots to grow. it's the same way with us.
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It's the same way with us. that difficulty should have
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That difficulty should have toppled you, damaged your
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Toppled you, damaged your roots, so to speak, brought
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Roots, so to speak, brought you out weaker.
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You out weaker. but just the opposite
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But just the opposite happened.
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Happened. you came through that
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You came through that challenge stronger, with
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Challenge stronger, with greater confidence.
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Greater confidence. your character was developed.
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Your character was developed. the storm was sent to stop
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The storm was sent to stop you, but god turned it around
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You, but god turned it around and used it to strengthen
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And used it to strengthen you.
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You. that mistake, that divorce,
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That mistake, that divorce, that sickness, should've left
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That sickness, should've left you defeated, lonely,
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You defeated, lonely, discouraged.
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Discouraged. but when you come out, you'll
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But when you come out, you'll not only still be standing,
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Not only still be standing, you'll be better than you
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You'll be better than you were before.
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Were before. your roots are getting
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Your roots are getting strengthened.
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Strengthened. i'm askin' you today to quit
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I'm askin' you today to quit living on the surface, bein'
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Living on the surface, bein' bothered by everything that
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Bothered by everything that doesn't go your way.
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Doesn't go your way. go down deeper.
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Go down deeper. quit bein' moved by these
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Quit bein' moved by these things.
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Things. life is way too short to let
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Life is way too short to let circumstances determine your
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Circumstances determine your joy.
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Joy. start ruling over your
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Start ruling over your spirit.
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Spirit. the next time you're tempted
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The next time you're tempted to get upset, to be worried,
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To get upset, to be worried, offended, discouraged, try a
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Offended, discouraged, try a new approach.
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New approach. be steadfast.
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Be steadfast. be immovable.
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Be immovable. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare because you have
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And declare because you have deep roots god is going to
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Deep roots god is going to fight your battles.
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Fight your battles. he's going to vindicate you,
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He's going to vindicate you, promote you, heal you, and
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Promote you, heal you, and take you to the fullness of
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Take you to the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Your destiny, in jesus' name. and if you receive it today,
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And if you receive it today, can you say, "amen"?
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Can you say, "amen"? i█d like to give you an a
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I█d like to give you an a opportunity to make
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? - say: "lord jesus, i repent of
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- say: "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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My sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church, and keep god first
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Church, and keep god first place.
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Place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing over
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Back to speak a blessing over joel's message
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Joel's message resonated with me
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Resonated with me because i tried to listen
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Because i tried to listen to other people
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To other people and some of them
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And some of them were like hellfire
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Were like hellfire and brimstone.
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And brimstone. so i took what joel said
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So i took what joel said in the i am's and
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In the i am's and i physically replaced them with
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I physically replaced them with i am strong, i am worthy.
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I am strong, i am worthy. i started
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I started saying those over and over
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Saying those over and over and over throughout my day,
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And over throughout my day, and i said, you know,
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And i said, you know, i will do this for one year.
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I will do this for one year. and it actually changed
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And it actually changed my mindset
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My mindset from being a victim
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From being a victim to being a victor.
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To being a victor. what a powerful story.
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What a powerful story. one life changed by hope,
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One life changed by hope, by faith,
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By faith, by the goodness of god.
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By the goodness of god. this is the reason
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This is the reason we do what we do.
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We do what we do. every message,
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Every message, every broadcast, every prayer.
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Every broadcast, every prayer. it's about reaching people
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It's about reaching people right where they are,
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Right where they are, and reminding them
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And reminding them that god is not finished
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That god is not finished with them.
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With them. the truth is,
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The truth is, none of this happens
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None of this happens without you.
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Without you. this is the time of year
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This is the time of year when my team and i make plans
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When my team and i make plans for how we can impact
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For how we can impact as many people as possible
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As many people as possible over the next 12 months.
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Over the next 12 months. so thank you
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So thank you in advance for your generosity.
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In advance for your generosity. god sees your heart
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God sees your heart to help others
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To help others to make a difference
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To make a difference with your life.
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With your life. as our way of saying thank you,
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And the abundant life god has promised.
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God has promised. whether you're walking
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Choose to trust god. he sees you.
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He cares deeply. and he is the god
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None of us like difficulties. but if you'll stay in faith,
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But if you'll stay in faith, you won't come out the same.
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You won't come out the same. you'll come out with double.
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You'll come out with double. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you for your prayers
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Thank you for your prayers and support.
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To make the ministry possible. until we see you again
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Until we see you again next week,
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Next week, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - Deep Roots

March 31, 2026 | 27:29

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