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Joel Osteen - Don't Faint In Your Mind

September 30, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Don't Faint In Your Mind | September 30, 2025

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>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by
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In our area, please stop by and be a part of one
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And be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i'll promise you we'll make
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I'll promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this archeologist
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About this archeologist in new york.
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In new york. he dug down ten feet and
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He dug down ten feet and found traces of copper wiring
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Found traces of copper wiring dating back 100 years.
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Dating back 100 years. he concluded new yorkers
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He concluded new yorkers had a telephone network
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Had a telephone network over 100 years ago.
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Over 100 years ago. not to be outdone, an
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Not to be outdone, an archeologist from california
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Archeologist from california dug down 20 feet,
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Dug down 20 feet, found copper wiring
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Found copper wiring dating back 200 years.
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Dating back 200 years. he concluded californians had
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He concluded californians had a massive communication
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A massive communication network 100 years earlier
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Network 100 years earlier than new yorkers.
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Than new yorkers. upon hearing this, bubba from
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Upon hearing this, bubba from texas dug down 30 feet on his
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Texas dug down 30 feet on his farm and found
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Farm and found absolutely nothing.
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Absolutely nothing. he concluded 300 years ago,
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He concluded 300 years ago, texans had already
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Texans had already gone wireless.
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[laughing]
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Say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am,
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I am what it says i am, i have what it says i have,
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I have what it says i have, i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same,
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I will never be the same, in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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I want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about not fainting
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About not fainting in your mind.
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In your mind. we all face opposition and
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We all face opposition and things that come against us,
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And it's easy to get
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And it's easy to get discouraged and give up on
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Discouraged and give up on what we're believing for,
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What we're believing for, and sometimes we feel alone,
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And sometimes we feel alone, like nobody knows
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Like nobody knows what we're going through,
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What we're going through, nobody is supporting us,
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Nobody is supporting us, and we get weary
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And we get weary and faint in our mind.
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And faint in our mind. but in the book of hebrews,
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But in the book of hebrews, it talks about the heroes
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It talks about the heroes of faith and all the amazing
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Of faith and all the amazing things they accomplished.
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Things they accomplished. it wasn't easy,
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It wasn't easy, they endured hardships,
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They endured hardships, they were mistreated,
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They were mistreated, they had plenty
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They had plenty of opportunities to give up.
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Of opportunities to give up. but they stayed faithful
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But they stayed faithful and fulfilled their purpose,
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And chapter 12 says,
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And chapter 12 says, "seeing that we are
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"seeing that we are surrounded by such a great
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Surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
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Cloud of witnesses, let us run the race
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Let us run the race that's set before us."
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That's set before us." this passage paints the
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This passage paints the picture of a huge stadium up
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Picture of a huge stadium up in heaven with a race
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In heaven with a race taking place.
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Taking place. the people in the grandstands
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Are the saints of old, the
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Are the saints of old, the great cloud of witnesses.
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Great cloud of witnesses. these heroes of faith are
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These heroes of faith are looking down at us,
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Looking down at us, cheering us on.
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Cheering us on. you are not running alone.
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You are not running alone. all of heaven is rooting for
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All of heaven is rooting for you, not just the heroes of
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You, not just the heroes of faith, but your loved ones
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Faith, but your loved ones that have gone before you.
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That have gone before you. relatives that you've
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Relatives that you've never met.
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Never met. great-great-great
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Great-great-great grandmothers, grandfathers,
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Grandmothers, grandfathers, they're watching you right
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They're watching you right now, saying, "you go, boy.
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Now, saying, "you go, boy. you go, girl.
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You go, girl. life may be tough,
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Life may be tough, but you've got what it takes.
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But you've got what it takes. we believe in you."
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We believe in you." when you're tempted to faint
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When you're tempted to faint in your mind, you need to by
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In your mind, you need to by faith look up and see them
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Faith look up and see them cheering you on.
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Cheering you on. i can see david saying,
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I can see david saying, "that giant may look big,
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"that giant may look big, that obstacle may
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That obstacle may look impossible.
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Look impossible. i know how you feel,
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I know how you feel, but can i tell you god
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But can i tell you god can do the impossible.
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Can do the impossible. you may not think you have
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You may not think you have what you need, all i had was
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What you need, all i had was a slingshot and a few stones.
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A slingshot and a few stones. people told me i wasn't
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People told me i wasn't qualified, i didn't have
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Qualified, i didn't have the experience.
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The experience. my family tried to talk me
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My family tried to talk me out of it, my brothers
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Out of it, my brothers made fun of me.
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Made fun of me. but despite all
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But despite all the opposition,
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The opposition, god breathed on me
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God breathed on me and i became
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And i became a giant killer.
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A giant killer. stay encouraged, you can
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Stay encouraged, you can defeat your giants."
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Defeat your giants." david is cheering you on.
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David is cheering you on. he's saying,
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He's saying, "the giant may be big,
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"the giant may be big, but our god is bigger.
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But our god is bigger. don't faint in your mind."
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Don't faint in your mind." maybe you're facing an
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Maybe you're facing an illness, you don't see
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Illness, you don't see how you can get well.
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How you can get well. it's been years,
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It's been years, you're tempted to settle
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You're tempted to settle where you are and think
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Where you are and think that's your lot in life.
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That's your lot in life. i hear a young lady
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I hear a young lady in the grandstands,
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In the grandstands, saying, "don't lose hope.
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Saying, "don't lose hope. i was sick for 18 years.
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I was sick for 18 years. i couldn't stand up,
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I couldn't stand up, i was bent over with pain.
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I was bent over with pain. the doctors couldn't help me.
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The doctors couldn't help me. i tried everything,
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I tried everything, but it didn't work out,
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And just when i thought
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And just when i thought it was permanent,
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It was permanent, i went to the temple
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I went to the temple one day.
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One day. out of a huge crowd of
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Out of a huge crowd of people, jesus called my name.
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People, jesus called my name. he said, 'woman, you are free
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He said, 'woman, you are free from this sickness.'
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From this sickness.' immediately i could
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Immediately i could stand up.
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Stand up. all the pain left.
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From that day forward,
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From that day forward, i could walk, i could run,
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I could walk, i could run, i was perfectly well."
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I was perfectly well." now, nobody else may be
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Now, nobody else may be encouraging you.
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Encouraging you. every other voice may be
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Every other voice may be negative, telling you how
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Negative, telling you how you're not going
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You're not going to get better.
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To get better. you feel alone, isolated.
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You feel alone, isolated. look up, this lady is saying,
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Look up, this lady is saying, "god did it for me,
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"god did it for me, he can do it for you."
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He can do it for you." she's cheering you on.
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Moses is up in those
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Moses is up in those grandstands right now,
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Grandstands right now, rooting for us.
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Rooting for us. he's saying, "you may have
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He's saying, "you may have made mistakes, you may
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Made mistakes, you may have blown it, so did i.
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Have blown it, so did i. i thought i missed
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I thought i missed my destiny.
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My destiny. i thought i was done.
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But at 80 years old, god
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But at 80 years old, god showed up in a burning bush.
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Showed up in a burning bush. he said, 'moses,
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He said, 'moses, it's not too late.
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It's not too late. i haven't forgotten
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I haven't forgotten about you.
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About you. it's time to deliver
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It's time to deliver the israelites.'
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The israelites.' after all those years
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After all those years where i felt like a failure,
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Where i felt like a failure, guilty, condemned,
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Guilty, condemned, god still used me
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God still used me to fulfill my purpose."
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To fulfill my purpose." you may be sitting on the
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You may be sitting on the sidelines of life, feeling
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Sidelines of life, feeling disqualified, guilty.
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Disqualified, guilty. moses is saying,
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Moses is saying, "get back in the game.
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"get back in the game. god's mercy is bigger
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God's mercy is bigger than those mistakes.
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Than those mistakes. you can still become who
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You can still become who you were created to be."
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You were created to be." people may write you off,
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People may write you off, but god never
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But god never writes you off.
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Writes you off. you hear those voices telling
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You hear those voices telling you, "you've blown it.
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You, "you've blown it. you missed your chance."
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You missed your chance." that means you're listening
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That means you're listening to the wrong voices.
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To the wrong voices. you have to understand you
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You have to understand you have home field advantage.
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Have home field advantage. in the grandstands of heaven,
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In the grandstands of heaven, where you're running,
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Where you're running, everyone is for you.
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Everyone is for you. the saints of old,
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The saints of old, your loved ones
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Your loved ones in the stands,
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In the stands, your relatives,
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Your relatives, they're not condemning you,
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They're not condemning you, thinking, "boy, i knew
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Thinking, "boy, i knew they couldn't
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They couldn't get it right.
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Get it right. they never do anything
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They never do anything good."
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Good." that means you're
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That means you're in the wrong stadium.
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In the wrong stadium. the enemy has a stadium
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The enemy has a stadium filled with accusers,
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Filled with accusers, condemners, discouragers.
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Condemners, discouragers. don't go there.
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Don't go there. that's the opponent's
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That's the opponent's stadium.
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Stadium. your game is being played
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Your game is being played on the home field.
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On the home field. everyone in these stands
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Everyone in these stands is pulling for you.
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The scripture says, "look up,
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The scripture says, "look up, for your redemption
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For your redemption draws nigh."
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Draws nigh." when you're tempted to get
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When you're tempted to get discouraged, look up
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Discouraged, look up and hear the cheers from
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And hear the cheers from the heavenly saints.
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The heavenly saints. when you know someone
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When you know someone is cheering for you,
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Is cheering for you, it gives you an edge.
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It gives you an edge. you can run a little faster,
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You can run a little faster, jump a little higher,
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Jump a little higher, withstand a little
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Withstand a little more pressure.
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More pressure. statistics even show in
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Statistics even show in basketball, having the home
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Court advantage results
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Court advantage results in 15 extra points
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In 15 extra points for the home team.
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For the home team. the court is the same size,
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The court is the same size, the rules are the same.
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The rules are the same. technically, nothing is
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Technically, nothing is different, but there's
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Different, but there's something intangible that
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Something intangible that gives you an advantage.
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Gives you an advantage. if you played sports, when
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If you played sports, when you know your parents are
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You know your parents are in the stands or you have
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In the stands or you have friends there cheering
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Friends there cheering you on, that gives you
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You on, that gives you an extra boost.
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An extra boost. my father traveled a lot when
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My father traveled a lot when i was growing up and he
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I was growing up and he couldn't attend many
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Couldn't attend many of my basketball games,
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Of my basketball games, but i remember
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But i remember in this one game, i was
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In this one game, i was in the seventh grade.
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In the seventh grade. the game was about to start,
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The game was about to start, and i saw my father come
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And i saw my father come walking in the gym.
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Walking in the gym. i didn't know he was coming.
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I didn't know he was coming. i was pleasantly surprised.
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I was pleasantly surprised. for some reason that day,
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For some reason that day, my father decided
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My father decided to wear shorts.
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To wear shorts. he had not worn shorts
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He had not worn shorts his whole life.
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His whole life. his legs were whiter
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His legs were whiter than the glory of god,
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Than the glory of god, they were blinding people.
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Not only that, he didn't have
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Not only that, he didn't have any tennis shoes, so he wore
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Any tennis shoes, so he wore his black dress shoes
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His black dress shoes with black socks.
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With black socks. i didn't tell anyone we were
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I didn't tell anyone we were related, but knowing my
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Related, but knowing my father was there, i played
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Father was there, i played harder, i scored more points.
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Harder, i scored more points. they say white men
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They say white men can't jump.
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Can't jump. that day, i got in the air.
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I did things that even
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I did things that even surprised me, all because
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Surprised me, all because i knew someone
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I knew someone was watching me,
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Was watching me, someone was cheering for me.
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Someone was cheering for me. i wanted to make them proud.
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I wanted to make them proud. even now, when i'm tempted
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Even now, when i'm tempted to get discouraged
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To get discouraged or tempted to think
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Or tempted to think an obstacle is too big,
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An obstacle is too big, i just imagine that my father
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I just imagine that my father is still watching me.
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Is still watching me. he's in the grandstands
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He's in the grandstands of heaving, saying, "come on,
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Of heaving, saying, "come on, joel, i lived in my day.
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Joel, i lived in my day. this is your day.
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This is your day. show them what you have.
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Show them what you have. be strong.
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Be strong. take big steps.
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Take big steps. pray bold prayers.
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Pray bold prayers. shine brightly."
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Shine brightly." my grandfather on my mother's
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My grandfather on my mother's side of the family had
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Side of the family had a rough childhood.
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A rough childhood. his mother died
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His mother died when he was five.
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When he was five. three years later, his father
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Three years later, his father came home from working
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Came home from working out in the woods with
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Out in the woods with a terrible pain in his side.
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A terrible pain in his side. they took him by horse
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They took him by horse and buggy to a hospital
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Four hours away.
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Four hours away. the middle of the night,
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The middle of the night, my grandfather received
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My grandfather received a telegram saying
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A telegram saying that his father had died.
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That his father had died. the next day, he and his
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The next day, he and his uncle went to the train
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Uncle went to the train station to pick up his body.
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Station to pick up his body. i can imagine what
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I can imagine what was going through
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Was going through my grandfather's mind.
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My grandfather's mind. as an eight-year-old little
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As an eight-year-old little boy, riding a horse with his
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Boy, riding a horse with his father in a casket behind
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Father in a casket behind him, wondering who would take
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Him, wondering who would take care of him, where would
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Care of him, where would he live, so uncertain
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He live, so uncertain of his future.
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Of his future. nobody really wanted
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Nobody really wanted my grandfather.
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My grandfather. he was passed from house
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He was passed from house to house.
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To house. his uncle made him live out
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His uncle made him live out in the barn, didn't treat him
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In the barn, didn't treat him like his own child.
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Granddaddy left home at 16
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Granddaddy left home at 16 and joined a bridge gang.
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And joined a bridge gang. eventually, he got a job
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Eventually, he got a job at a refinery.
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At a refinery. he worked for humboldt oil,
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He worked for humboldt oil, now exxon, for 40 years.
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Now exxon, for 40 years. he never missed
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He never missed a day of work.
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A day of work. he was faithful,
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He was faithful, he endured hardships,
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He endured hardships, he overcame injustice.
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At exxon, they had a program
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At exxon, they had a program where you could take part
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Where you could take part of your salary in stock.
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Of your salary in stock. all of his friends took their
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All of his friends took their whole salary in cash, spend
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Whole salary in cash, spend it each week, but granddaddy
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It each week, but granddaddy took the stock option
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Took the stock option and never touched it.
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And never touched it. the most he ever made
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The most he ever made was $14,000 a year.
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Was $14,000 a year. but when he retired, the
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But when he retired, the dividends from his stock each
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Dividends from his stock each year were four times
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Year were four times more than he ever made.
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More than he ever made. he would come up to the old
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He would come up to the old church and do odd jobs.
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Church and do odd jobs. i would see him under
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I would see him under the portable buildings,
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The portable buildings, fixing the plumbing.
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Fixing the plumbing. he built his own house
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He built his own house for $2600 and lived there
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For $2600 and lived there for 60 years.
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For 60 years. i think about how my
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I think about how my grandfather made it
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Grandfather made it with so much less than i have.
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With so much less than i have. he didn't have a good
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He didn't have a good childhood, didn't have
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Childhood, didn't have parents to guide him, he
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Parents to guide him, he didn't have an education.
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Didn't have an education. yet he overcame all these
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Yet he overcame all these obstacles and still went on
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Obstacles and still went on to fulfill his purpose
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To fulfill his purpose and leave our family better
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And leave our family better than it was before.
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If my grandfather could make
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If my grandfather could make it through all that he went
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It through all that he went through, surely i could make
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Through, surely i could make it through what comes
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It through what comes against me.
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Against me. our ancestors, our relatives,
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Our ancestors, our relatives, they made it without
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They made it without electricity, without
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Automobiles, without medical
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Automobiles, without medical treatments that we have,
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Treatments that we have, without netflix.
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Without netflix. if they didn't faint in their
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If they didn't faint in their mind, if they made sacrifices
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Mind, if they made sacrifices to put us ahead,
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To put us ahead, surely we can do it.
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Surely we can do it. hebrews 11 says all these
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Hebrews 11 says all these heroes of faith, the saints
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Heroes of faith, the saints of old, even though
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Of old, even though they did their best,
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They did their best, none of them received
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None of them received all that god promised.
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All that god promised. they didn't see the fullness
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They didn't see the fullness of what god had in store.
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Of what god had in store. but since jesus has come,
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But since jesus has come, we are the generation under
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We are the generation under the new covenant.
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The new covenant. we're living in a better day.
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We're living in a better day. we are seeing the fulfillment
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We are seeing the fulfillment of what they only
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Of what they only dreamed about.
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Dreamed about. how this should stir us up
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How this should stir us up to stay passionate,
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To stay passionate, to believe big,
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To believe big, to take new ground.
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To take new ground. it's easy to let these light
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It's easy to let these light afflictions discourage us,
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Afflictions discourage us, somebody's talking about us,
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Somebody's talking about us, trouble at work, we didn't
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Trouble at work, we didn't get the contract.
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Get the contract. quit letting those light
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Quit letting those light things keep you with
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Things keep you with running with purpose.
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Running with purpose. when life gets tough,
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When life gets tough, look up and listen up.
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Look up and listen up. you'll hear your loved ones
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You'll hear your loved ones cheering you on.
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Cheering you on. you'll hear the saints of old
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You'll hear the saints of old saying, "this is your day.
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Saying, "this is your day. stay strong,
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Stay strong, you are well able."
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You are well able." my father was raised during
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My father was raised during the great depression.
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The great depression. he grew up with no money,
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He grew up with no money, no opportunity.
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No opportunity. he didn't have a car,
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He didn't have a car, he had to hitchhike.
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He had to hitchhike. he kept taking steps of faith
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He kept taking steps of faith and god opened bigger doors.
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And god opened bigger doors. one church where he pastored,
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One church where he pastored, after years of building it,
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After years of building it, sowing into the people, some
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Sowing into the people, some of them didn't like his new
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Of them didn't like his new message of faith and victory,
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Message of faith and victory, and they asked him to leave.
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And they asked him to leave. he was heartbroken.
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He was heartbroken. it wasn't fair,
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It wasn't fair, but he didn't complain.
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But he didn't complain. he and my mother went out
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He and my mother went out and started lakewood.
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And started lakewood. they didn't have a big
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They didn't have a big building, they didn't have
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Building, they didn't have a former compaq center.
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They found an old rundown
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They found an old rundown feed store, had holes in
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Feed store, had holes in the floor, dirty, smelly.
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The floor, dirty, smelly. compared to my father,
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Compared to my father, compared to my grandfather,
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Compared to my grandfather, i have it so much easier.
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I have it so much easier. yes, i faced opposition,
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Yes, i faced opposition, but nobody's asked me
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But nobody's asked me to leave the church.
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To leave the church. if you're thinking about it,
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If you're thinking about it, forget it.
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My father worked too hard,
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My father worked too hard, my grandfather sacrificed
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My grandfather sacrificed too much for me to get
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Too much for me to get discouraged and settle
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Discouraged and settle where i am.
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Where i am. the last ten years
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The last ten years of my father's life,
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Of my father's life, he didn't feel healthy.
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He didn't feel healthy. many sundays, he would come
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Many sundays, he would come to church dizzy from the
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To church dizzy from the blood pressure medicine
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Blood pressure medicine that he took.
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That he took. he hadn't slept the night
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He hadn't slept the night before, and i would always go
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Before, and i would always go seem him before the service
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Seem him before the service and, "daddy, do you want
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And, "daddy, do you want a break today?
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A break today? we can find somebody else
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We can find somebody else to minister."
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To minister." that never entered his mind.
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That never entered his mind. he preached whether
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He preached whether he felt like it or not.
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He felt like it or not. when he went to be with the
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When he went to be with the lord and i took over,
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Lord and i took over, he put me 40 years
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He put me 40 years down the road.
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Down the road. he left us that 8,000-seat
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He left us that 8,000-seat auditorium debt-free.
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When we needed to make an
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When we needed to make an initial payment to secure
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Initial payment to secure the compaq center,
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The compaq center, the money was in the bank.
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The money was in the bank. i thought, "thank you,
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I thought, "thank you, daddy."
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Daddy." if he could do it in his day,
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If he could do it in his day, not feeling well, not having
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Not feeling well, not having resources growing up, not
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Resources growing up, not having people support him,
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How much more should
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How much more should i be able to do?
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I be able to do? in the same way, your
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In the same way, your relatives have sacrificed
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Relatives have sacrificed greatly for you to be
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Greatly for you to be where you are.
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Where you are. they endured hardships,
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They endured hardships, worked when they didn't feel
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Worked when they didn't feel like it, overcame things that
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Like it, overcame things that should've stopped them.
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Should've stopped them. they paid a high price.
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They paid a high price. now, do your part and honor
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Now, do your part and honor them by taking new ground.
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Them by taking new ground. our attitude should be, "i am
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Our attitude should be, "i am not going to let these light
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Not going to let these light afflictions stop me.
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Afflictions stop me. i am not going to live
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I am not going to live passive and just coast
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Passive and just coast on what's been passed
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On what's been passed down to me.
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Down to me. i'm going to stretch
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I'm going to stretch to new levels.
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To new levels. i'm going to make my loved
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I'm going to make my loved ones proud."
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Ones proud." well, joel, i don't come
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Well, joel, i don't come from a godly heritage.
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From a godly heritage. my relatives, my parents,
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My relatives, my parents, they didn't believe.
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They didn't believe. you wouldn't be where you are
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You wouldn't be where you are if somebody in your family
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If somebody in your family line didn't honor god.
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Line didn't honor god. none of us got to where
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None of us got to where we are on our own.
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We are on our own. somebody prayed for you.
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Somebody prayed for you. somebody made sacrifices.
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Somebody made sacrifices. somebody lived a life
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Somebody lived a life of integrity.
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Of integrity. it may have been a great-
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It may have been a great- great-great grandfather you
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Great-great grandfather you never met, but he gave,
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Never met, but he gave, he served, he helped others,
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He served, he helped others, he mentored young men.
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He mentored young men. or a grandmother that lived
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Or a grandmother that lived 100 years ago, you never
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100 years ago, you never heard her name, but she
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Heard her name, but she prayed for her family line.
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Prayed for her family line. she taught sunday school.
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She taught sunday school. she was an example
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She was an example to those young ladies.
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To those young ladies. now, you're reaping from
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Now, you're reaping from the seeds they've sown.
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The seeds they've sown. you didn't get here
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You didn't get here by accident.
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In the scripture, god showed
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In the scripture, god showed favor to one of david's
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Favor to one of david's relatives 305 years
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Relatives 305 years after david was gone.
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After david was gone. his relative made a mistake,
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His relative made a mistake, he was in trouble.
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He was in trouble. god said in affect, "i'm
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God said in affect, "i'm going to show you mercy.
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Going to show you mercy. i'm going to turn this around
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I'm going to turn this around not for your sake,
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Not for your sake, but for your relative
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But for your relative david's sake."
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David's sake." i realized i'm reaping
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A harvest from seeds
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A harvest from seeds that i didn't plant.
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That i didn't plant. i'm blessed because my
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I'm blessed because my grandfather honored god.
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Grandfather honored god. i'm where i am in part
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I'm where i am in part because my parents kept god
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Because my parents kept god first place.
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First place. there are people that you've
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There are people that you've never met that have made
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Never met that have made your life easier.
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Your life easier. they put you further down
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They put you further down the road.
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The road. now, they're cheering you on.
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Now, they're cheering you on. the way you honor them
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The way you honor them is by going further,
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Is by going further, by taking new ground.
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Think of these heroes
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Think of these heroes of faith.
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Of faith. they didn't have a bible
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They didn't have a bible like we do today.
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Like we do today. they didn't have promises
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They didn't have promises in writing to stand
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In writing to stand on like we can.
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On like we can. they didn't know how it was
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They didn't know how it was all going to turn out, yet
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All going to turn out, yet they chose to believe.
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They chose to believe. they made it through the
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They made it through the desert without a podcast
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Desert without a podcast encouraging them,
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Encouraging them, without a grocery store.
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They made it to the promised
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They made it to the promised land without gps, without
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Land without gps, without siri, without airplanes.
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Siri, without airplanes. they did it without the
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They did it without the conveniences that we have.
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Conveniences that we have. imagine what you
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Imagine what you and i can do.
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And i can do. this is our day to set
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This is our day to set a new standard.
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A new standard. here's the key, the heroes
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Here's the key, the heroes of faith are not just
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Of faith are not just in the bible, i am looking
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In the bible, i am looking at heroes of faith.
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If the bible was written
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If the bible was written today, your name could be
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Today, your name could be in there.
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In there. you've overcome obstacles
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You've overcome obstacles that look too big.
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That look too big. like david,
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Like david, you've defeated giants.
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You've defeated giants. like the lady that was healed
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Like the lady that was healed after 18 years, some of you,
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After 18 years, some of you, god has healed you and given
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God has healed you and given you your life back.
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My mother would be
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My mother would be in the heroes of faith.
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In the heroes of faith. cancer said that she was
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Cancer said that she was done in 1981.
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Done in 1981. medical science said she
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Medical science said she didn't have a chance, but god
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Didn't have a chance, but god said, "i have the final say.
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Said, "i have the final say. you will live and not die."
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You will live and not die." she's a living example
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She's a living example of god's goodness.
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Of god's goodness. my challenge to you is
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My challenge to you is become a hero of faith.
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Become a hero of faith. do something great.
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Do something great. leave your mark.
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Leave your mark. let your talent shine.
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Let your talent shine. overcome what seems
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Overcome what seems impossible.
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Impossible. you may not see how it can
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You may not see how it can happen, but you have
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Happen, but you have generations cheering you on.
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Generations cheering you on. you have saints that you've
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You have saints that you've read about, thought how
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Read about, thought how amazing they are, how
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Amazing they are, how faithful, how dedicated.
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Faithful, how dedicated. those same saints
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Those same saints are calling your name,
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Are calling your name, saying, "dream big.
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Saying, "dream big. keep stretching.
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Keep stretching. keep believing.
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Keep believing. we want to read about you."
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Imagine every morning if you
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Imagine every morning if you received a personal text
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Received a personal text from abraham, from david,
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From abraham, from david, from moses, ruth,
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From moses, ruth, esther, noah.
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Esther, noah. when you woke up, there was
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When you woke up, there was a message from them saying
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A message from them saying how they believe in you,
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How they believe in you, how you are well able.
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How you are well able. that would do something
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That would do something to you.
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To you. it'd put a spring
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It'd put a spring in your step.
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In your step. it would cause you to have
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It would cause you to have more confidence.
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More confidence. those people carry
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Those people carry some weight.
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Some weight. i've received a few texts
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I've received a few texts from some influential people,
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But if abraham were
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But if abraham were to text me, i would run,
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To text me, i would run, tell victoria,
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Tell victoria, "you're not going
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"you're not going to believe it, i just got
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To believe it, i just got a text from abraham."
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A text from abraham." "what did he say?"
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"what did he say?" "he said he believes in me,
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"he said he believes in me, that he's cheering me on."
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That he's cheering me on." that would help me to do
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That would help me to do better that day.
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Better that day. i wouldn't get discouraged
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I wouldn't get discouraged because i had opposition.
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Because i had opposition. i wouldn't give up
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I wouldn't give up because i had a setback.
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Because i had a setback. can i tell you it's not just
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Can i tell you it's not just abraham, all of heaven is
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Abraham, all of heaven is cheering for you.
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Cheering for you. the grandstands are packed
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The grandstands are packed with people who believe in
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With people who believe in you, people who have been
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You, people who have been where you are
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Where you are and made it through.
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And made it through. you may feel like you're
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You may feel like you're surrounded by opposition,
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Everything has come
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Everything has come against you.
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Against you. i see elisha step out of the
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I see elisha step out of the grandstands and say,
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Grandstands and say, "been there, done that.
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"been there, done that. one night, this enemy army
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One night, this enemy army surrounded me and my
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Surrounded me and my assistant, tens of thousands
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Assistant, tens of thousands of horses and chariots.
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My assistant panicked.
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My assistant panicked. he thought we were done.
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He thought we were done. but when i looked out through
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But when i looked out through my eyes of faith, i could see
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My eyes of faith, i could see a vast host of the heavenly
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A vast host of the heavenly armies surrounding
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Armies surrounding all those enemy forces."
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All those enemy forces." elisha would tell you,
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Elisha would tell you, "stay in faith.
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"stay in faith. that addiction may look like
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That addiction may look like it has you surrounded.
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It has you surrounded. the truth is god has it
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The truth is god has it surrounded."
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Surrounded." that sickness, the debt,
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That sickness, the debt, the depression may
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The depression may be surrounding you,
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Be surrounding you, but elisha is cheering
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But elisha is cheering you on, saying, "don't worry,
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You on, saying, "don't worry, god is surrounding
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God is surrounding what's surrounding you."
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What's surrounding you." maybe you prayed for god
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Maybe you prayed for god to turn a situation around,
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To turn a situation around, but it didn't happen.
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But it didn't happen. thoughts tell you,
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Thoughts tell you, "it's too late.
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"it's too late. it's never going to work out.
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It's never going to work out. why didn't god answer
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Why didn't god answer your prayers?"
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Your prayers?" i see three men step out of
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I see three men step out of the grandstands of heaven.
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The grandstands of heaven. their names are shadrach,
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Their names are shadrach, meshach, and abednego.
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Meshach, and abednego. they say, "we know how
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They say, "we know how you feel.
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You feel. we wouldn't bow down
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We wouldn't bow down to the king's golden idol.
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He told us he was going
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He told us he was going to throw us into
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To throw us into a fiery furnace.
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A fiery furnace. we prayed, we asked god
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We prayed, we asked god to deliver us.
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To deliver us. we didn't want to go into
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We didn't want to go into the furnace, but god didn't
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The furnace, but god didn't answer our prayer
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Answer our prayer the way we wanted.
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The way we wanted. we were tempted to get upset,
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We were tempted to get upset, to complain.
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To complain. instead, we decided
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Instead, we decided to trust him.
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To trust him. we told the king, 'even if
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We told the king, 'even if god doesn't deliver us,
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God doesn't deliver us, we're still not going
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We're still not going to bow down.'
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To bow down.' when he threw us into the
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When he threw us into the furnace, the funny thing is
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The fire didn't burn us.
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The fire didn't burn us. it only burned off the cords
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It only burned off the cords that were holding us back.
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That were holding us back. in the middle of the fire,
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In the middle of the fire, out of nowhere, the son of
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Out of nowhere, the son of the living god showed up."
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The living god showed up." their encouragement is
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Their encouragement is you may be in the fire,
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You may be in the fire, stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. you are fireproof.
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You are fireproof. that fire is not going
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That fire is not going to harm you.
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To harm you. god is right there with you.
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God is right there with you. keep believing,
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Keep believing, keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. like them, you are going
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Like them, you are going to come out without
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To come out without the smell of smoke.
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The smell of smoke. are you fainting in your
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Are you fainting in your mind, giving up on a dream,
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Mind, giving up on a dream, talking yourself out of doing
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Talking yourself out of doing something great?
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Something great? god is saying,
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God is saying, "get your passion back.
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"get your passion back. your relatives, the saints of
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Your relatives, the saints of old, they've gone through too
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Old, they've gone through too much for you to settle where
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Much for you to settle where you are."
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You are." when you're tempted
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When you're tempted to get discouraged,
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To get discouraged, look up and listen up.
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Look up and listen up. all of heaven is cheering
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All of heaven is cheering for you.
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For you. in that stadium, there are
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In that stadium, there are signs with your picture
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Signs with your picture on them, people calling
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On them, people calling your name, saying,
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Your name, saying, "run, baby, run."
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"run, baby, run." make your loved ones proud.
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Make your loved ones proud. god has ordained that every
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God has ordained that every generation increase.
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Generation increase. they did great things with
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They did great things with what they had, but let's
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What they had, but let's honor them by going further.
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Honor them by going further. let's leave this generation
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Let's leave this generation better than it was before.
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Better than it was before. if you'll do this, i'll
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If you'll do this, i'll believe and declare you're
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Believe and declare you're not going to just be cheered
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Not going to just be cheered on by heroes of faith,
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You're going to become
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You're going to become a hero of faith.
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A hero of faith. you're going to rise higher,
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You're going to rise higher, accomplish dreams, and leave
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Accomplish dreams, and leave your mark on this generation
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Your mark on this generation in jesus's name,
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In jesus's name, and if you receive it,
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Can you say amen today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good, bible-based
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Get in a good, bible-based church and keep god
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Church and keep god first place.
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First place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Declarations, scriptures, encouragement.
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Healthy, and free. when you contact us today,
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When you contact us today, we'll send you
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We'll send you happy, healthy, and free:
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Happy, healthy, and free: a 31-day wellness journey
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Promises, and receive the healing he's
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The healing he's already made available to you.
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Mind, and body in just 31 days. god is going to restore
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What the enemy tried to steal. your joy,
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Your joy, your peace, your health.
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Your peace, your health. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thanks so much for your prayer
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Your generosity is bringing hope to people
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Around the world.
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Joel Osteen - Don't Faint In Your Mind

September 30, 2025 | 29:56

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