Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Divine Detours

December 1, 2024 | S24:E49

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Divine Detours | December 1, 2024

>joel: god bless you.
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit us
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And you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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In person. we'd love to have you be a part of one
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i like to get started with
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I like to get started with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this man who
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I heard about this man who bought a new dog and he was
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Bought a new dog and he was having a terrible time
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Having a terrible time training him. on the verge
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Training him. on the verge of despair, he came across
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Of despair, he came across a charismatic evangelist
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A charismatic evangelist who said, “leave the dog
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Who said, “leave the dog with me and i'll have him
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With me and i'll have him trained in no time.” the
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Trained in no time.” the next week, the owner
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Next week, the owner returned. the evangelist
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Returned. the evangelist picked up a stick, threw
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Picked up a stick, threw it and said, “fetch.”
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It and said, “fetch.” the dog took off, picked
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The dog took off, picked it up and brought it right
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It up and brought it right back. the evangelist said,
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Back. the evangelist said, “drop.” the dog immediately
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“drop.” the dog immediately dropped it. the owner was
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Dropped it. the owner was so impressed. he said,
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So impressed. he said, “can i try?” the evangelist
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“can i try?” the evangelist said, “sure." the owner
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Said, “sure." the owner looked at the dog and
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Looked at the dog and said, “heel.” the dog
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Said, “heel.” the dog lifted up his paw, placed
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Lifted up his paw, placed it on the man's forehead
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It on the man's forehead and said, “i command you
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And said, “i command you sickness to leave.”
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Sickness to leave.” this is my bible. i am
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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What it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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Do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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Confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about divine detours.
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About divine detours. we all have times in life
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We all have times in life where things go wrong.
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Where things go wrong. unexpected challenges,
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Unexpected challenges, closed doors, people that
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Closed doors, people that walk away. it's easy to
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Walk away. it's easy to get discouraged and think
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Get discouraged and think we must have missed it
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We must have missed it because it didn't work
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Because it didn't work out. but god uses the
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Out. but god uses the wrongs to move us into
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Wrongs to move us into our purpose. what looks
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Our purpose. what looks like a setback is really
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Like a setback is really a divine detour, the hand
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A divine detour, the hand of god taking us through
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Of god taking us through wrongs that are leading
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Wrongs that are leading us to rights. we don't
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Us to rights. we don't understand it, it doesn't
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Understand it, it doesn't make sense to us.
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Make sense to us. the door closed, that was
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The door closed, that was wrong.
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Wrong. they lied about me, that
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They lied about me, that was wrong.
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Was wrong. the pandemic hit, joel,
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The pandemic hit, joel, right when my business
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Right when my business started, that was wrong.
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Started, that was wrong. i know it seems unfair, i
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I know it seems unfair, i know it doesn't feel good,
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Know it doesn't feel good, but the wrongs are
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But the wrongs are necessary to get to the
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Necessary to get to the rights.
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Rights. they're a part of god's
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They're a part of god's plan.
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Plan. you couldn't become who you
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You couldn't become who you were created to be without
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Were created to be without the wrongs.
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The wrongs. if you don't understand
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If you don't understand this, you'll fight
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This, you'll fight everything that goes wrong.
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Everything that goes wrong. upset over that coworker
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Upset over that coworker that left you out, bitter
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That left you out, bitter because that person walked
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Because that person walked away, discouraged over that
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Away, discouraged over that plan that fell through.
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Plan that fell through. but what if you knew it had
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But what if you knew it had to happen.
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To happen. that god was using the
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That god was using the wrongs, that what you
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Wrongs, that what you thought was a setback is
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Thought was a setback is really a divine detour.
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Really a divine detour. then you'd stay in peace.
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Then you'd stay in peace. you'd say, “god, i don't
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You'd say, “god, i don't understand it, it feels
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Understand it, it feels wrong to me, but god, i
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Wrong to me, but god, i trust you.
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Trust you. i know you're ordering my
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I know you're ordering my steps.
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Steps. i know you know what's best
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I know you know what's best for me.”
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For me.” jesus was on the mount of
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Jesus was on the mount of olives about to be arrested
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Olives about to be arrested and crucified.
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And crucified. the soldiers showed up.
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The soldiers showed up. judas kissed him on the
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Judas kissed him on the cheek and said, “that's the
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Cheek and said, “that's the one.” they went to
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One.” they went to apprehend jesus, but peter
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Apprehend jesus, but peter said, “i don't think so.
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Said, “i don't think so. this is wrong.” he got his
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This is wrong.” he got his sword out and cut off the
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Sword out and cut off the soldier's ears.
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Soldier's ears. said, “take that.
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Said, “take that. you're not taking my
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You're not taking my messiah.” it was wrong that
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Messiah.” it was wrong that jesus was falsely accused,
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Jesus was falsely accused, it was wrong that people
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It was wrong that people mocked him, it was wrong
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Mocked him, it was wrong that he was betrayed.
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That he was betrayed. peter had a good point.
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Peter had a good point. “i'm going to do something
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“i'm going to do something about these wrongs.” the
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About these wrongs.” the other disciples were about
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Other disciples were about to follow suit.
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To follow suit. they said, “lord, should we
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They said, “lord, should we fight them too, we brought
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Fight them too, we brought our swords.” jesus said to
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Our swords.” jesus said to them, “don't resist
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Them, “don't resist anymore.” he was saying,
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Anymore.” he was saying, “put down your swords.
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“put down your swords. quit fighting these wrongs.
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Quit fighting these wrongs. they're a part of my
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They're a part of my destiny.” what you can't
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Destiny.” what you can't see is all these wrongs are
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See is all these wrongs are leading to a right.
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Leading to a right. the wrongs are necessary to
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The wrongs are necessary to get us in to our purpose.
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Get us in to our purpose. without the betrayals, the
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Without the betrayals, the rejection, people not
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Rejection, people not accepting him, jesus would
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Accepting him, jesus would have never gone to the
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Have never gone to the cross.
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Cross. we wouldn't have salvation.
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We wouldn't have salvation. it wasn't the enemy leading
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It wasn't the enemy leading him into the wrongs, it was
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Him into the wrongs, it was the hand of god.
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The hand of god. i'd love to tell you that
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I'd love to tell you that if you'll honor god, keep
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If you'll honor god, keep him first place, you'll
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Him first place, you'll only see favor, promotion,
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Only see favor, promotion, good breaks, but that's not
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Good breaks, but that's not reality.
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Reality. god uses the wrong.
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God uses the wrong. there will be delays,
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There will be delays, setbacks, things you don't
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Setbacks, things you don't understand.
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Understand. like peter, you'll be
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Like peter, you'll be tempted to fight, get
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Tempted to fight, get upset, live frustrated,
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Upset, live frustrated, “god, where are you?” no,
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“god, where are you?” no, god is saying, “put down
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God is saying, “put down your sword. quit fighting
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Your sword. quit fighting everything you don't like.
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Everything you don't like. quit being frustrated by
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Quit being frustrated by the wrongs.” god is in
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The wrongs.” god is in complete control.
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Complete control. all those wrongs, i can
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All those wrongs, i can assure you, they're leading
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Assure you, they're leading you to a right.
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You to a right. you have to get through the
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You have to get through the wrongs to see the awesome
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Wrongs to see the awesome things god has in store.
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Things god has in store. too many people get stuck
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Too many people get stuck in the wrongs.
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In the wrongs. “why did they leave me, why
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“why did they leave me, why did that loan not go
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Did that loan not go through, why didn't i get
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Through, why didn't i get that position?” here's a
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That position?” here's a good thought.
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Good thought. don't fight it, flow with
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Don't fight it, flow with it.
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It. yes, it's wrong; yes, it's
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Yes, it's wrong; yes, it's painful, but god wouldn't
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Painful, but god wouldn't have allowed it if it
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Have allowed it if it wasn't leading you to the
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Wasn't leading you to the right thing.
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Right thing. it's a divine detour.
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It's a divine detour. every wrong is not the
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Every wrong is not the enemy.
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Enemy. sometimes it's god working
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Sometimes it's god working out his plan for your life.
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Out his plan for your life. how you handle the wrongs
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How you handle the wrongs will depend on whether you
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Will depend on whether you see the right.
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See the right. if you see every wrong as
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If you see every wrong as the enemy, you get upset,
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The enemy, you get upset, try to pay people back, “i
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Try to pay people back, “i can't believe this
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Can't believe this happened,” then you'll get
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Happened,” then you'll get stuck.
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Stuck. but when you understand
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But when you understand that god has divine
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That god has divine detours, that he uses the
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Detours, that he uses the wrongs, things we don't
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Wrongs, things we don't understand to move us into
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Understand to move us into our destiny, you won't
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Our destiny, you won't fight it, you'll flow with
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Fight it, you'll flow with it.
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It. this is what the apostle
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This is what the apostle paul did.
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Paul did. he was doing the right
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He was doing the right thing.
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Thing. going to different cities,
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Going to different cities, building churches, writing
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Building churches, writing the new testament.
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The new testament. when he was arrested for
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When he was arrested for sharing his faith.
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Sharing his faith. he was on a boat headed
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He was on a boat headed toward rome.
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Toward rome. in the middle of the
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In the middle of the journey, there was a huge
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Journey, there was a huge storm. for fourteen days,
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Storm. for fourteen days, they didn't see the sun nor
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They didn't see the sun nor the stars.
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The stars. the waves were so high, the
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The waves were so high, the winds so strong, it got to
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Winds so strong, it got to the point where they
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The point where they couldn't steer the ship.
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Couldn't steer the ship. god had promised paul he
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God had promised paul he was going to stand before
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Was going to stand before caesar.
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Caesar. the captain of the ship,
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The captain of the ship, the crew, they had all
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The crew, they had all given up.
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Given up. they were throwing the
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They were throwing the cargo overboard trying to
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Cargo overboard trying to keep the ship from sinking.
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Keep the ship from sinking. paul told them not to
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Paul told them not to worry, their life was not
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Worry, their life was not going to be lost.
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Going to be lost. the scripture says, “the
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The scripture says, “the captain took down the sails
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Captain took down the sails and let the wind blow the
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And let the wind blow the ship wherever the storm
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Ship wherever the storm wanted it to go.” i know we
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Wanted it to go.” i know we stand against sickness, we
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Stand against sickness, we stand against addictions,
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Stand against addictions, but there are some storms
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But there are some storms that you don't fight.
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That you don't fight. you have to take down your
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You have to take down your sails.
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Sails. quit trying to make it work
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Quit trying to make it work out your way.
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Out your way. quit trying to fix it.
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Quit trying to fix it. it's a divine detour.
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It's a divine detour. you fighting that storm is
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You fighting that storm is fighting the purpose of god.
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Fighting the purpose of god. you're not going to win.
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You're not going to win. what you can't see is the
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What you can't see is the wrong, the storm is leading
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Wrong, the storm is leading to a right.
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To a right. it's taking you to where
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It's taking you to where god wants you to go.
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God wants you to go. sometimes trouble is
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Sometimes trouble is transportation.
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Transportation. it's moving you one step
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It's moving you one step further to where you're
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Further to where you're supposed to be.
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Supposed to be. the ship crashed on some
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The ship crashed on some rocks.
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Rocks. he and all those on board
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He and all those on board swam to an island.
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Swam to an island. there were a bunch of
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There were a bunch of natives living there.
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Natives living there. paul shared the good news,
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Paul shared the good news, some became believers.
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Some became believers. there were sick people,
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There were sick people, paul prayed for and they
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Paul prayed for and they were healed.
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Were healed. it wasn't a bad break.
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It wasn't a bad break. it was a divine detour.
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It was a divine detour. the storm was a part of
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The storm was a part of god's plan to move paul to
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God's plan to move paul to an island in need.
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An island in need. instead of fighting the
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Instead of fighting the wrongs, look around at
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Wrongs, look around at who's in your life.
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Who's in your life. who can you be a blessing
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Who can you be a blessing to?
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To? who can you encourage, who
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Who can you encourage, who can you pray for, who can
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Can you pray for, who can you mentor.
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You mentor. maybe that storm was god
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Maybe that storm was god moving you into position to
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Moving you into position to impact someone else.
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Impact someone else. how about putting your
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How about putting your sword down?
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Sword down? how about not resisting
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How about not resisting everything?
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Everything? instead of fighting it, try
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Instead of fighting it, try flowing with it.
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Flowing with it. god will never allow
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God will never allow something that he's not
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Something that he's not going to use for your good.
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Going to use for your good. we know god will take what
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We know god will take what the enemy meant for evil
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The enemy meant for evil and turn it for good.
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And turn it for good. but what i want us to see
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But what i want us to see is many things are not the
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Is many things are not the enemy.
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Enemy. god uses wrongs to move us
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God uses wrongs to move us into our purpose.
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Into our purpose. if you see every setback,
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If you see every setback, every betrayal, every
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Every betrayal, every negative thing as the
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Negative thing as the enemy, then you'll live
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Enemy, then you'll live frustrated, wondering why
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Frustrated, wondering why god let it happen.
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God let it happen. “maybe i did something
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“maybe i did something wrong.” or could it be like
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Wrong.” or could it be like paul, you're in the perfect
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Paul, you're in the perfect will of god, but you're on
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Will of god, but you're on a divine detour.
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A divine detour. joseph was a teenager, god
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Joseph was a teenager, god put a dream in his heart
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Put a dream in his heart that one day he would be in
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That one day he would be in leadership, that he would
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Leadership, that he would do great things.
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Do great things. what happened?
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What happened? doors opened, good people
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Doors opened, good people showed up, promotion?
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Showed up, promotion? no, his brothers became
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No, his brothers became jealous and threw him into
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Jealous and threw him into a pit.
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A pit. betrayal, that was wrong.
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Betrayal, that was wrong. he was sold as a slave,
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He was sold as a slave, went to a foreign country,
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Went to a foreign country, didn't speak the language.
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Didn't speak the language. that was wrong.
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That was wrong. he was working hard, being
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He was working hard, being his best when the owner's
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His best when the owner's wife lied about him,
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Wife lied about him, falsely accused him. he was
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Falsely accused him. he was put in prison.
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Put in prison. another wrong.
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Another wrong. one night the pharaoh, the
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One night the pharaoh, the leader of the country, had
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Leader of the country, had a dream that he didn't
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A dream that he didn't understand.
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Understand. someone told him that
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Someone told him that joseph, this prisoner could
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Joseph, this prisoner could interpret dreams. the
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Interpret dreams. the scripture says, “they
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Scripture says, “they brought joseph quickly to
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Brought joseph quickly to the palace.” all these
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The palace.” all these wrongs, now he's about to
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Wrongs, now he's about to meet the most powerful
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Meet the most powerful person of that day.
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Person of that day. he interpreted the dream.
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He interpreted the dream. pharoah was so impressed,
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Pharoah was so impressed, he made joseph the prime
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He made joseph the prime minister of all of egypt,
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Minister of all of egypt, second in command only to
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Second in command only to him.
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Him. notice, how all the wrongs
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Notice, how all the wrongs were leading to a right.
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Were leading to a right. without one of the wrongs,
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Without one of the wrongs, he'd never gotten to the
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He'd never gotten to the palace.
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Palace. if he'd skipped the
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If he'd skipped the betrayal, if his brothers
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Betrayal, if his brothers wouldn't have been jealous,
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Wouldn't have been jealous, the whole plan wouldn't
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The whole plan wouldn't have worked.
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Have worked. if he hadn't been sold as a
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If he hadn't been sold as a slave, if the lady hadn't
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Slave, if the lady hadn't lied about him, we wouldn't
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Lied about him, we wouldn't be talking about joseph.
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Be talking about joseph. all the wrongs were
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All the wrongs were necessary to get to the
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Necessary to get to the right place.
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Right place. maybe you're having some
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Maybe you're having some wrongs in your life.
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Wrongs in your life. people that didn't keep
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People that didn't keep their word, the pandemic
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Their word, the pandemic set you back, the door
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Set you back, the door closed on that dream you
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Closed on that dream you worked so hard for.
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Worked so hard for. how do you know you're not
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How do you know you're not a joseph?
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A joseph? do you think somehow that
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Do you think somehow that when god was planning your
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When god was planning your life, he was having a bad
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Life, he was having a bad day?
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Day? no, those are divine
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No, those are divine detours.
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Detours. you're still in the palm of
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You're still in the palm of god's hand.
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God's hand. now, what you do in the
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Now, what you do in the detour, what you do in the
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Detour, what you do in the wrongs will determine
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Wrongs will determine whether you come out or
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Whether you come out or whether you stay there.
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Whether you stay there. if joseph was bitter,
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If joseph was bitter, upset, “god, i can't
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Upset, “god, i can't believe it.
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Believe it. i know you promised me
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I know you promised me this, why did you let my
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This, why did you let my brothers do this to me?” if
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Brothers do this to me?” if he'd been trying to get
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He'd been trying to get revenge, he wouldn't have
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Revenge, he wouldn't have made it to the right place.
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Made it to the right place. joseph's attitude was, “i
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Joseph's attitude was, “i don't like it.
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Don't like it. it's not fair, but i'm not
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It's not fair, but i'm not going to fight it, i'm
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Going to fight it, i'm going to flow with it.
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Going to flow with it. i know god is still on the
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I know god is still on the throne and what he's
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Throne and what he's purposed for my life will
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Purposed for my life will come to pass.”
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Come to pass.” are you fighting or are you
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Are you fighting or are you flowing?
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Flowing? do you have your sword out,
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Do you have your sword out, trying to straighten people
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Trying to straighten people out, fix this problem,
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Out, fix this problem, manipulate this situation,
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Manipulate this situation, worn out trying to get rid
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Worn out trying to get rid of the wrongs?
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Of the wrongs? try a different approach.
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Try a different approach. put your sword up, quit
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Put your sword up, quit fighting and start flowing.
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Fighting and start flowing. that storm is leading you
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That storm is leading you to your destiny.
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To your destiny. god wouldn't have allowed
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God wouldn't have allowed it if it was going to stop
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It if it was going to stop your purpose.
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Your purpose. if that person that walked
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If that person that walked away could stop your
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Away could stop your destiny, they would be more
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Destiny, they would be more powerful than god.
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Powerful than god. if that betrayal,
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If that betrayal, disappointment, the closed
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Disappointment, the closed door could keep you from
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Door could keep you from your purpose, then it would
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Your purpose, then it would be stronger than god.
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Be stronger than god. yes, it was wrong.
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Yes, it was wrong. i'm not saying it wasn't
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I'm not saying it wasn't hurtful.
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Hurtful. i know it didn't feel good,
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I know it didn't feel good, but you have to understand
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But you have to understand it's leading you to a right.
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It's leading you to a right. it's not random, it's
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It's not random, it's strategic.
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Strategic. it's not the enemy, it's
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It's not the enemy, it's the hand of god leading you
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The hand of god leading you into something more amazing
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Into something more amazing than you've ever imagined.
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Than you've ever imagined. joseph said to his brothers
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Joseph said to his brothers in genesis 50, “you did
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In genesis 50, “you did this for evil, but god
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This for evil, but god meant it for good, so i
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Meant it for good, so i could save the israelites.”
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Could save the israelites.” that phrase meant it means
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That phrase meant it means god put me in this position.
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God put me in this position. we think god is always just
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We think god is always just fixing what the enemy does.
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Fixing what the enemy does. working overtime trying to
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Working overtime trying to keep up.
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Keep up. “oh man, what happened,
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“oh man, what happened, joseph got betrayed, you
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Joseph got betrayed, you mean his brothers threw him
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Mean his brothers threw him into a pit.
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Into a pit. what am i going to do?
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What am i going to do? what did you say?
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What did you say? paul's in a storm about to
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Paul's in a storm about to lose his life.
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Lose his life. i thought he was going to
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I thought he was going to rome.” red alert. jesus is
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Rome.” red alert. jesus is being arrested.
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Being arrested. like all these alarms are
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Like all these alarms are constantly going off.
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Constantly going off. god's having to play catch
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God's having to play catch up.
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Up. no god is not caught off
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No god is not caught off guard. many of these things
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Guard. many of these things we think is the enemy, the
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We think is the enemy, the truth is, it's the hand of
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Truth is, it's the hand of god moving us into our
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God moving us into our purpose.
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Purpose. the wrongs are leading to a
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The wrongs are leading to a right.
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Right. if you don't know how to go
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If you don't know how to go through the wrongs with a
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Through the wrongs with a good attitude, trusting,
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Good attitude, trusting, knowing that god is still
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Knowing that god is still in control, then you'll be
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In control, then you'll be frustrated.
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Frustrated. have a new perspective.
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Have a new perspective. the detours aren't random,
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The detours aren't random, they're divine detours.
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They're divine detours. no more fighting, start
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No more fighting, start flowing.
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Flowing. no more resisting.
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No more resisting. put down your sword. you
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Put down your sword. you can live out of a place of
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Can live out of a place of rest, knowing that the
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Rest, knowing that the wrongs, the things you
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Wrongs, the things you don't understand, they're
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Don't understand, they're not stopping you, they're
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Not stopping you, they're leading you into the
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Leading you into the perfect plan that god laid
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Perfect plan that god laid out for you.
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Out for you. a few years after i began
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A few years after i began pastoring, the church
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Pastoring, the church started to really grow.
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Started to really grow. we needed a larger
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We needed a larger auditorium. we found this
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Auditorium. we found this one-hundred-acre tract of
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One-hundred-acre tract of land on the freeway, about
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Land on the freeway, about two miles from the other
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Two miles from the other church.
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Church. i talked to the owner.
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I talked to the owner. he said it had been on the
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He said it had been on the market for over twenty
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Market for over twenty years and he'd never had
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Years and he'd never had one offer.
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One offer. i thought, “god saved this
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I thought, “god saved this just for us.” it was
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Just for us.” it was perfect.
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Perfect. the owner said, “you can do
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The owner said, “you can do your preliminary drawings,
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Your preliminary drawings, soil samples while we're
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Soil samples while we're drawing up the contract,
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Drawing up the contract, there's no big hurry.”
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There's no big hurry.” several months later we
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Several months later we went to close on the
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Went to close on the property.
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Property. the man's secretary came
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The man's secretary came out and said, “i'm sorry,
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Out and said, “i'm sorry, but the owner sold the
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But the owner sold the property to someone else
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Property to someone else last night.” i couldn't
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Last night.” i couldn't believe it.
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Believe it. he didn't keep his word. i
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He didn't keep his word. i was so disappointed.
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Was so disappointed. i just knew that was the
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I just knew that was the devil taking our property.
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Devil taking our property. a couple of months later,
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A couple of months later, we found a better piece of
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We found a better piece of property.
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Property. it had more space for
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It had more space for parking.
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Parking. they were building a new
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They were building a new off ramp from the freeway
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Off ramp from the freeway that would give it better
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That would give it better access.
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Access. i knew that's why the other
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I knew that's why the other property didn't work out.
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Property didn't work out. we went to close on it and
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We went to close on it and believe it or not, the same
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Believe it or not, the same thing happened.
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Thing happened. they sold it to someone
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They sold it to someone else.
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Else. i was discouraged, i didn't
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I was discouraged, i didn't understand it.
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Understand it. i had to do what i'm asking
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I had to do what i'm asking you to do.
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You to do. i said, “god, i'm
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I said, “god, i'm disappointed but i'm not
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Disappointed but i'm not going to fight it, i'm
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Going to fight it, i'm going to flow with it.
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Going to flow with it. i know these closed doors
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I know these closed doors mean you have something
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Mean you have something better.
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Better. so, i'm going to take down
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So, i'm going to take down my sails and let these
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My sails and let these winds blow us to where you
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Winds blow us to where you want us to go.”
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Want us to go.” six months later, a friend
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Six months later, a friend called.
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Called. i hadn't spoken to him in a
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I hadn't spoken to him in a long time.
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Long time. he told me how the houston
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He told me how the houston rockets basketball team was
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Rockets basketball team was going to move out of the
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Going to move out of the compaq center.
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Compaq center. the city was going to put
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The city was going to put it up for sale.
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It up for sale. when i heard that,
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When i heard that, something came alive on the
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Something came alive on the inside.
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Inside. by the grace of god things
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By the grace of god things fell into place.
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Fell into place. three years later, it was
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Three years later, it was our building.
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Our building. the reason our plans don't
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The reason our plans don't work out, many times, is
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Work out, many times, is because they're too small.
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Because they're too small. what god has in your future
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What god has in your future is bigger, better, more
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Is bigger, better, more rewarding than you can
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Rewarding than you can imagine.
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Imagine. don't fight the wrongs.
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Don't fight the wrongs. the wrongs are necessary to
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The wrongs are necessary to get you to the fullness of
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Get you to the fullness of your destiny.
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Your destiny. it was wrong that the first
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It was wrong that the first man didn't keep his word.
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Man didn't keep his word. it was wrong that the
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It was wrong that the second group sold the
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Second group sold the property out from under us.
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Property out from under us. but i discovered, in this
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But i discovered, in this case, two wrongs were
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Case, two wrongs were leading to a right.
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Leading to a right. it was all a part of god's
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It was all a part of god's plan.
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Plan. i don't fault that first
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I don't fault that first man anymore.
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Man anymore. it wasn't his choice.
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It wasn't his choice. he was a pawn in the hand
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He was a pawn in the hand of god.
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Of god. he had to say no.
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He had to say no. he couldn't override god's
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He couldn't override god's purpose.
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Purpose. that second group, they had
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That second group, they had to turn us down.
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To turn us down. god wanted that door closed.
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God wanted that door closed. that wasn't rejection, that
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That wasn't rejection, that was protection.
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Was protection. that was to keep us from
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That was to keep us from missing the best plan god
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Missing the best plan god had for us.
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Had for us. there may be things in your
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There may be things in your life right now that you're
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Life right now that you're disappointed over, that
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Disappointed over, that weren't fair, you don't
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Weren't fair, you don't understand.
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Understand. one day, you're going to
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One day, you're going to look back and say like me,
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Look back and say like me, “it had to happen.
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“it had to happen. they had to say no, judas
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They had to say no, judas had to betray me, my
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Had to betray me, my brothers had to throw me
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Brothers had to throw me into the pit, the door had
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Into the pit, the door had to close, the storm had to
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To close, the storm had to come.” all these things had
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Come.” all these things had to go wrong, so you could
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To go wrong, so you could get to the right place.
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Get to the right place. it's not just a detour,
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It's not just a detour, it's a divine detour.
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It's a divine detour. it's the hand of god
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It's the hand of god ordering your steps.
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Ordering your steps. years ago, victoria lost
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Years ago, victoria lost her wedding band.
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Her wedding band. this ring was very
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This ring was very sentimental.
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Sentimental. it was passed down from her
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It was passed down from her grandmother to her mother
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Grandmother to her mother and now to victoria.
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And now to victoria. for months we looked
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For months we looked everywhere for that ring.
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Everywhere for that ring. in every drawer, underneath
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In every drawer, underneath every cushion, in her
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Every cushion, in her purse, her pant pockets.
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Purse, her pant pockets. we combed the house but
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We combed the house but nothing.
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Nothing. i finally gave up and
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I finally gave up and thought it's gone.
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Thought it's gone. three years later, one
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Three years later, one sunday after service we
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Sunday after service we drove to victoria, texas
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Drove to victoria, texas where i was going to speak
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Where i was going to speak for my sister and
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For my sister and brother-in-law that night.
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Brother-in-law that night. it's a two-hour drive.
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It's a two-hour drive. after the service, i was
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After the service, i was tired and ready to get back
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Tired and ready to get back home.
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Home. there wasn't a car on the
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There wasn't a car on the road, out there in the
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Road, out there in the country, eleven o'clock at
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Country, eleven o'clock at night.
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Night. the speed limit was sixty,
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The speed limit was sixty, but i was going a little
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But i was going a little bit over.
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Bit over. i would tell you how fast
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I would tell you how fast but my mother's on the
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But my mother's on the front row.
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Front row. victoria said, “joel, you
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Victoria said, “joel, you better slow down.
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Better slow down. you're going to get a
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You're going to get a ticket.” i said, “victoria,
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Ticket.” i said, “victoria, there's nobody out here.
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There's nobody out here. it's wide open.” about that
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It's wide open.” about that time, i saw these flashing
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Time, i saw these flashing red lights behind me.
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Red lights behind me. i looked over at her and
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I looked over at her and she just shook her head
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She just shook her head like i told you so.
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Like i told you so. no mercy whatsoever.
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No mercy whatsoever. this officer came to my
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This officer came to my window, this young man, i
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Window, this young man, i handed him my driver's
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Handed him my driver's license.
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License. he looked at it and said,
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He looked at it and said, “you're that minister,
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“you're that minister, aren't you?” i said with a
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Aren't you?” i said with a big smile.
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Big smile. “yes, i am.” he said, “my
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“yes, i am.” he said, “my father is the head usher
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Father is the head usher where you spoke tonight at
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Where you spoke tonight at faith family church.” i
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Faith family church.” i said, “that's amazing.
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Said, “that's amazing. i talked to him. he's such
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I talked to him. he's such a fine man.” lord, forgive
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A fine man.” lord, forgive me.
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Me. he asked to see our
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He asked to see our insurance card. he wanted
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Insurance card. he wanted the insurance card.
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The insurance card. victoria started digging
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Victoria started digging around in the glove
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Around in the glove compartment, couldn't find
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Compartment, couldn't find it anywhere.
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It anywhere. it was dark, you couldn't
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It was dark, you couldn't see anything.
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See anything. she finally pulled
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She finally pulled everything out, had it on
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Everything out, had it on her lap going through it.
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Her lap going through it. then she reached deep into
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Then she reached deep into the back of the glove
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The back of the glove compartment and felt
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Compartment and felt something hard, something
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Something hard, something strange.
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Strange. she maneuvered a little
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She maneuvered a little more and pulled it out.
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More and pulled it out. lo and behold, it was her
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Lo and behold, it was her ring.
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Ring. she shouted like she had
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She shouted like she had won the lottery.
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Won the lottery. i thought, “girl you're
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I thought, “girl you're rejoicing; i'm about to go
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Rejoicing; i'm about to go to jail.” she was like, “i
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To jail.” she was like, “i got my ring back, i'll come
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Got my ring back, i'll come get you in two weeks.” we
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Get you in two weeks.” we told the officer, and he
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Told the officer, and he was happy for us.
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Was happy for us. he said, “i've been wanting
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He said, “i've been wanting to come to your church.
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To come to your church. if i do, will you get me a
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If i do, will you get me a seat?” i said, “officer,
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Seat?” i said, “officer, i'll get you a whole
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I'll get you a whole section.” he handed me my
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Section.” he handed me my license and said, “i'll see
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License and said, “i'll see you next week.” that was a
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You next week.” that was a divine detour.
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Divine detour. i didn't like getting
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I didn't like getting pulled over.
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Pulled over. the fact is i was in the
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The fact is i was in the wrong, but even my mistake
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Wrong, but even my mistake was leading to a right.
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Was leading to a right. that's how good our god is.
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Mary was a teenager living
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Mary was a teenager living in nazareth.
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In nazareth. she was engaged to get
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She was engaged to get married to a young man
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Married to a young man named joseph.
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Named joseph. you can imagine how excited
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You can imagine how excited she was, she was planning a
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She was, she was planning a wedding, picking out the
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Wedding, picking out the flowers, her girlfriends
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Flowers, her girlfriends giving her a shower.
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Giving her a shower. joseph was a great catch, a
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Joseph was a great catch, a fine, upstanding man.
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Fine, upstanding man. this was one of the best
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This was one of the best times of her life.
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Times of her life. then an angel came and told
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Then an angel came and told her that she was going to
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Her that she was going to have a baby without knowing
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Have a baby without knowing a man, that he would be the
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A man, that he would be the messiah.
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Messiah. she couldn't believe it.
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She couldn't believe it. this was amazing news.
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This was amazing news. out of all the women in the
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Out of all the women in the world, she had been chosen
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World, she had been chosen to carry jesus.
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To carry jesus. what the angel didn't tell
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What the angel didn't tell her was there were a lot of
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Her was there were a lot of wrongs going to take place
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Wrongs going to take place before the right came.
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Before the right came. in a sense, she was
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In a sense, she was pregnant at the wrong time.
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Pregnant at the wrong time. she wasn't married yet.
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She wasn't married yet. when she told joseph she
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When she told joseph she was going to have a baby,
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Was going to have a baby, but it wasn't another man,
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But it wasn't another man, it was the holy spirit.
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It was the holy spirit. he said, “yeah right, what
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He said, “yeah right, what are you joining the real
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Are you joining the real housewives of nazareth.
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Housewives of nazareth. i don't think so.” he was
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I don't think so.” he was so upset; he was about to
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So upset; he was about to break off the engagement.
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Break off the engagement. he wasn't going to
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He wasn't going to embarrassed, humiliated,
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His fiancé having a child
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That wasn't his.
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That wasn't his. the angel had to come to
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The angel had to come to joseph.
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Joseph. he said, “i know this seems
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He said, “i know this seems wrong, i know it's out of
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Wrong, i know it's out of the ordinary, but mary is
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The ordinary, but mary is telling the truth.
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Telling the truth. stay with her.” i can hear
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Stay with her.” i can hear people in town begin to
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People in town begin to talk, “look at mary, look
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Talk, “look at mary, look at her, she's pregnant, not
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At her, she's pregnant, not even married.” gossip,
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Even married.” gossip, slander.
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Slander. that was hurtful, another
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That was hurtful, another wrong.
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Wrong. nine months in, she was
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Nine months in, she was about to have the baby and
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About to have the baby and king herod called for a
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King herod called for a census, said everyone had
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Census, said everyone had to travel to bethlehem to
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To travel to bethlehem to be accounted for.
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Be accounted for. it was the wrong time to
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It was the wrong time to travel.
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Travel. she was tired, can't sleep,
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She was tired, can't sleep, feet swollen, back hurts.
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Feet swollen, back hurts. “and joseph, you want me to
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“and joseph, you want me to get on a donkey and travel
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Get on a donkey and travel ninety miles to bethlehem,
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Ninety miles to bethlehem, bouncing up and down.
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Bouncing up and down. you better go back and pray
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You better go back and pray again. that word was not
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Again. that word was not from god.” they arrived in
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From god.” they arrived in bethlehem late one night.
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Bethlehem late one night. joseph went to a hotel and
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Joseph went to a hotel and asked for a room. the inn
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Asked for a room. the inn keeper said, “sorry no room
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Keeper said, “sorry no room tonight.
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Tonight. we're full.” “please, can't
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We're full.” “please, can't you do anything, my wife's
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You do anything, my wife's about to have a baby.
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About to have a baby. we've travelled a long
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We've travelled a long time.” “sorry sir, we have
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Time.” “sorry sir, we have nothing.” closed door,
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Nothing.” closed door, another wrong.
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Another wrong. i'm sure mary wanted to
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I'm sure mary wanted to tell that angel, “you said
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Tell that angel, “you said i was going to give birth
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I was going to give birth to the messiah, you said
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To the messiah, you said something awesome was going
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Something awesome was going to happen, but you didn't
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To happen, but you didn't tell me about all these
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Tell me about all these other things.” god was
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Other things.” god was showing us, you have to go
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Showing us, you have to go through the wrongs before
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Through the wrongs before you get to the right.
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You get to the right. god will give you the
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God will give you the promise, he'll drop the
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Promise, he'll drop the dream in your heart, but if
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Dream in your heart, but if you don't know how to
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You don't know how to handle the wrongs, if you
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Handle the wrongs, if you don't realize the wrongs
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Don't realize the wrongs are all a part of his plan,
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Are all a part of his plan, that the wrongs are leading
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That the wrongs are leading you to rights, then you'll
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You to rights, then you'll get discouraged along the
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Get discouraged along the way and give up on the
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Way and give up on the dream.
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Dream. joseph located a barn, the
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Joseph located a barn, the only place he could find.
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Only place he could find. mary went in and gave birth
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Mary went in and gave birth to jesus in a manger.
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To jesus in a manger. the wise men showed up.
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The wise men showed up. the eastern star was over
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The eastern star was over their head, and the messiah
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Their head, and the messiah was born.
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Was born. we see the christmas card,
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We see the christmas card, so beautiful, the manger
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So beautiful, the manger scene.
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Scene. there's mary holding baby
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There's mary holding baby jesus with a pleasant
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Jesus with a pleasant smile, the wise men
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Smile, the wise men standing by; the star
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Standing by; the star shining so brightly.
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Shining so brightly. we think what a peaceful,
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We think what a peaceful, glorious night.
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Glorious night. but if mary were here, she
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But if mary were here, she would tell you, “don't let
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Would tell you, “don't let the postcard fool you.
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The postcard fool you. yes, it was a glorious
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Yes, it was a glorious night, yes, i'm honored to
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Night, yes, i'm honored to have been the mother of
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Have been the mother of christ, but there are a lot
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Christ, but there are a lot of things you didn't see.
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Of things you didn't see. you're seeing the right
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You're seeing the right moment; you're seeing the
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Moment; you're seeing the culmination of god's
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Culmination of god's faithfulness and purpose
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Faithfulness and purpose but you're not seeing all
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But you're not seeing all the wrongs that were
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The wrongs that were necessary to get me here.
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Necessary to get me here. i got pregnant at the wrong
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I got pregnant at the wrong time.
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My fiancé wanted to put me
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Away.
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Away. people tried to ruin my
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People tried to ruin my reputation.
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Reputation. i had to travel on a donkey
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I had to travel on a donkey while i was pregnant.” but
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While i was pregnant.” but without all these wrongs,
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Without all these wrongs, she wouldn't have fulfilled
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She wouldn't have fulfilled her destiny, the wrongs
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Her destiny, the wrongs were all a part of god's
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Were all a part of god's plan.
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Plan. if she had not been
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If she had not been faithful through the
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Faithful through the wrongs, she would have
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Wrongs, she would have never made it to the rights.
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Never made it to the rights. when you're dealing with
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When you're dealing with these wrongs, know this,
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These wrongs, know this, god has graced you for
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God has graced you for everything you will ever
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Everything you will ever face.
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Face. god won't allow a wrong and
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God won't allow a wrong and not give you the strength,
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Not give you the strength, the favor, the endurance to
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The favor, the endurance to go through it.
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Go through it. don't complain about what
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Don't complain about what comes against you.
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Comes against you. “why did it happen.
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“why did it happen. god it's too much, it's not
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God it's too much, it's not fair.” no, stand strong.
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Fair.” no, stand strong. you are well able.
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You are well able. you've been equipped and
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You've been equipped and empowered for every season
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Empowered for every season that comes your way.
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That comes your way. the scripture says in
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The scripture says in matthew, “all these things
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Matthew, “all these things that mary went through, was
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That mary went through, was to fulfill the prophecy
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To fulfill the prophecy that was spoken long ago.”
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That was spoken long ago.” isaiah prophesied that a
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Isaiah prophesied that a virgin would conceive.
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Virgin would conceive. she had to get pregnant at
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She had to get pregnant at the quote wrong time.
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The quote wrong time. it was prophesied that
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It was prophesied that jesus would be born in
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Jesus would be born in bethlehem. herod had to
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Bethlehem. herod had to call for a census at the
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Call for a census at the quote wrong time, to get
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Quote wrong time, to get them from nazareth to
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Them from nazareth to bethlehem. all these wrongs
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Bethlehem. all these wrongs were necessary.
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Were necessary. can i tell you there is a
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Can i tell you there is a prophecy over your life.
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Prophecy over your life. there are things god has
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There are things god has ordained for you to do,
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Ordained for you to do, that he's already written
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That he's already written in his book before time
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In his book before time began.
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Began. like mary, you're not going
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Like mary, you're not going to understand everything
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To understand everything that happens.
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That happens. “this feels wrong, this
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“this feels wrong, this isn't fair, this is not the
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Isn't fair, this is not the right time.” it's all
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Right time.” it's all necessary.
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Necessary. it had to happen.
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It had to happen. it's leading you to the
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It's leading you to the birth, to the promise, to
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Birth, to the promise, to things bigger than you can
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Things bigger than you can imagine, favor, influence,
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Imagine, favor, influence, opportunity like you've
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Opportunity like you've never seen.
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Never seen. it's significant that the
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It's significant that the angel had to come to joseph
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Angel had to come to joseph and say in effect, “stick
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And say in effect, “stick with her.
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With her. i know it looks wrong but
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I know it looks wrong but what you think is wrong is
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What you think is wrong is really the purpose of god.”
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Really the purpose of god.” maybe god sent me like that
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Maybe god sent me like that angel to tell you, stick
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Angel to tell you, stick with it.
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With it. it may feel wrong, it may
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It may feel wrong, it may be unfair, but god is up to
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Be unfair, but god is up to something.
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Something. those wrongs are not
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Those wrongs are not random, they're strategic.
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Random, they're strategic. it may be a big wrong,
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It may be a big wrong, that's because there's a
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That's because there's a big right in your future.
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Big right in your future. you're going to see the
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You're going to see the plan of god unfold.
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Plan of god unfold. now do your part, don't
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Now do your part, don't fight the wrongs, flow with
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Fight the wrongs, flow with it.
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It. put your sword down.
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Put your sword down. quit resisting and let
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Quit resisting and let those winds blow you to
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Those winds blow you to where god wants you to go.
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Where god wants you to go. he's in control.
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He's in control. yes, you may be on a
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Yes, you may be on a detour, but my
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Detour, but my encouragement is it's a
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Encouragement is it's a divine detour.
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Divine detour. the enemy didn't get
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The enemy didn't get control of your destiny.
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Control of your destiny. god is ordering your steps.
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God is ordering your steps. he has not failed you in
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He has not failed you in the past and he's not going
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The past and he's not going to start now.
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To start now. you keep going through the
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You keep going through the wrongs with a good attitude
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Wrongs with a good attitude and i believe and declare,
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And i believe and declare, like mary, you're going to
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Like mary, you're going to see favor that you've never
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See favor that you've never seen.
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Seen. like joseph, suddenly new
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Like joseph, suddenly new doors are going to open,
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Doors are going to open, negative situations turning
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Negative situations turning around, promotion, healing,
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Around, promotion, healing, the fullness of your
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The fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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What if
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What you imagine came to pass?
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What if what you asked for
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Turned out
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Greater than what you can see?
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What if you could plan
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For god's best in your life?
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We all have hopes and dreams
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And things we're believing for.
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But what god has in store
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For you
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Is more than you can imagine.
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When you start the year off
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In faith,
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Believing for greater things,
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That's when god will exceed
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Your expectations.
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We'd love to send you
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Our 2025
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More to imagine planner.
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You can write down your dreams
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And goals.
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Plus, use it
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For your everyday activity
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And reminders.
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It is so important
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To feed yourself hope
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And faith on a daily basis.
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This planner is
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Not only a calendar,
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But it's filled
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With inspiration and scripture
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To help
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You stay encouraged,
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And keep believing
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For what god
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Has put in your heart.
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He sees your faithfulness,
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How you're being your best
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Each day.
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You're going
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To see the goodness
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Of god in new ways in 2025.
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As you support the ministry
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This month
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With a special year-end
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Gift of any amount,
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We would like to bless you
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With the more
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To imagine 2025 planner.
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With the new planner,
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You can start each day
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Writing down the fresh vision
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God gives you.
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Whether it's appointments,
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Daily tasks, or long-term
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Desires in your heart,
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Let each note
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Be a testament to your faith.
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Included are handpicked
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Scriptures
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And uplifting reflections
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To empower you
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As you walk
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This faith journey
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With jesus, one day at a time.
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Joel and i are standing
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In faith with you
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That 2025 will be a year of far
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And beyond favor
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For you and your family.
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We pray for you every day
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For god's very best,
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And we want to thank you
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For your prayer and support,
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Especially your year-end gifts.
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You are impacting people
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All over the world.
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Remember,
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You can watch the services
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Online every sunday
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Morning, download
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Our daily podcast,
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Listen on sirius xm,
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Or watch our youtube channel
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And the new joel
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Osteen streaming television
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Network, 24 hours a day.
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Until we see you next time,
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Have a very merry christmas!
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of the more
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To imagine 2025 planner today.
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Visit joelosteen.com
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Or call us toll free.
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Joel Osteen - Divine Detours

December 1, 2024 | S24:E49

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