Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Don't Get Sidetracked

November 24, 2024 | S24:E48

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Don't Get Sidetracked | November 24, 2024

Joel: god bless you. it's
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Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today. i
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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Hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about these brothers, ages 4
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About these brothers, ages 4 and 6. they were spending the
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And 6. they were spending the night at their grandmother's
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Night at their grandmother's house. she told them before
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House. she told them before they went to bed to make sure
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They went to bed to make sure they said their prayers. they
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They said their prayers. they went in their bedroom, got
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Went in their bedroom, got down on their knees. the
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Down on their knees. the youngest brother started
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Youngest brother started praying at the top of his
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Praying at the top of his lungs, “god i pray for a new
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Lungs, “god i pray for a new bicycle, i pray for a play
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Bicycle, i pray for a play station, i pray for a puppy.”
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Station, i pray for a puppy.” his brother stopped him and
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His brother stopped him and said, “why are you screaming?
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Said, “why are you screaming? god is not deaf.” he said, “i
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God is not deaf.” he said, “i know that, but grandmother
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Know that, but grandmother is.” (laughter)
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Is.” (laughter) say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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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 in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about not getting
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About not getting sidetracked. god has a best
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Sidetracked. god has a best path for all of our lives. a
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Path for all of our lives. a path that leads to our divine
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Path that leads to our divine purpose. it's filled with
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Purpose. it's filled with opportunity, favor,
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Opportunity, favor, protection. but along the
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Protection. but along the way, there will be forces
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Way, there will be forces constantly trying to get us
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Constantly trying to get us off course. through
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Off course. through compromise, hanging around
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Compromise, hanging around the wrong people, living
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The wrong people, living offended, these are all
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Offended, these are all distractions to keep us from
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Distractions to keep us from our destiny. the enemy cannot
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Our destiny. the enemy cannot stop your purpose, but if he
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Stop your purpose, but if he can get you sidetracked,
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Can get you sidetracked, entangled, fighting battles
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Entangled, fighting battles that don't matter, busy doing
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That don't matter, busy doing good things but not the best,
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Good things but not the best, then he can keep you from
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Then he can keep you from your purpose. proverbs 4
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Your purpose. proverbs 4 says, “look straight ahead.
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Says, “look straight ahead. stick to the path and stay
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Stick to the path and stay safe. do not get
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Safe. do not get sidetracked.” god knew there
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Sidetracked.” god knew there would be all these
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Would be all these opportunities to get off
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Opportunities to get off course. if you're going to
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Course. if you're going to reach your highest potential,
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Reach your highest potential, you have to recognize what's
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You have to recognize what's a distraction and what's
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A distraction and what's important. what you should
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Important. what you should spend your time on, what's
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Spend your time on, what's valuable, what's making you
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Valuable, what's making you better, causing you to grow,
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Better, causing you to grow, and what's dragging you down,
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And what's dragging you down, causing you to compromise.
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Causing you to compromise. paul said in ephesians to,
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Paul said in ephesians to, “make the most of your time.
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“make the most of your time. not living vague, but with
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Not living vague, but with purpose in every step.” time
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Purpose in every step.” time is one of the most valuable
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Is one of the most valuable things you have. once we live
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Things you have. once we live this day, you can never get
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This day, you can never get it back. just like you spend
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It back. just like you spend your money, you are spending
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Your money, you are spending your time. but your time is
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Your time. but your time is more valuable than money. you
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More valuable than money. you can make more money, but you
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Can make more money, but you can't make more time. are you
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Can't make more time. are you investing your time, living
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Investing your time, living with purpose, on course,
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With purpose, on course, pursuing your dreams, or are
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Pursuing your dreams, or are you wasting your time, living
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You wasting your time, living vague, distracted, playing on
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Vague, distracted, playing on social media, taking the easy
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Social media, taking the easy way out. this day is a gift
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Way out. this day is a gift from god. we have a
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From god. we have a responsibility to live
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Responsibility to live focused, wisely, making the
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Focused, wisely, making the most of it. on a regular
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Most of it. on a regular basis, you need to evaluate
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Basis, you need to evaluate how you're spending your
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How you're spending your time. are you on that best
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Time. are you on that best path, honoring god, doing
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Path, honoring god, doing what he put in your heart, or
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What he put in your heart, or have you gotten sidetracked?
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Have you gotten sidetracked? holding a grudge, mad at that
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Holding a grudge, mad at that family member. jealous of
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Family member. jealous of that coworker, trying to
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That coworker, trying to outperform them. hanging out
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Outperform them. hanging out with a friend that brings out
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With a friend that brings out the worst in you. the fact is
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The worst in you. the fact is we've all gotten off course
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We've all gotten off course at times, made mistakes, been
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At times, made mistakes, been distracted. the good news is
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Distracted. the good news is you can get back on course.
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You can get back on course. it's not too late. you
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It's not too late. you haven't gotten too far off.
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Haven't gotten too far off. you can still become who you
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You can still become who you were created to be. now you
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Were created to be. now you have to do your part and make
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Have to do your part and make a course correction.
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A course correction. recognize what's a
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Recognize what's a distraction, an entanglement,
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Distraction, an entanglement, what's got you busy, spinning
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What's got you busy, spinning wheels, but not going
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Wheels, but not going anywhere. make the necessary
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Anywhere. make the necessary adjustments. you have a
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Adjustments. you have a destiny to fulfill. there's a
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Destiny to fulfill. there's a calling on your life, an
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Calling on your life, an assignment for you to
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Assignment for you to accomplish. how you spend
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Accomplish. how you spend your time will determine
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Your time will determine whether you fulfill that best
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Whether you fulfill that best plan, see god do more than
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Plan, see god do more than you can imagine, or whether
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You can imagine, or whether you get stuck and have to
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You get stuck and have to settle for a life of
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Settle for a life of mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. in the scripture, samson's
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In the scripture, samson's birth was predicted by the
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Birth was predicted by the prophets. his mother was
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Prophets. his mother was barren, and an angel appeared
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Barren, and an angel appeared to her and said she would
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To her and said she would bear this son, he would lead
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Bear this son, he would lead the israelites and that his
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The israelites and that his hair was never to be cut. the
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Hair was never to be cut. the long hair was a sign that he
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Long hair was a sign that he was dedicated to god. she
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Was dedicated to god. she gave birth to samson. i can
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Gave birth to samson. i can imagine as a little boy, she
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Imagine as a little boy, she told him, “samson, there's a
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Told him, “samson, there's a calling on your life, an
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Calling on your life, an angel appeared to me, you're
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Angel appeared to me, you're going to do something great.”
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Going to do something great.” he had heard this since he
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He had heard this since he was child. one time when he
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Was child. one time when he was a young man, he was
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Was a young man, he was walking down a road and this
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Walking down a road and this lion attacked him. the
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Lion attacked him. the scripture says, “the spirit
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Scripture says, “the spirit of the lord powerfully took
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Of the lord powerfully took control of him, he ripped the
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Control of him, he ripped the lion apart with his bare
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Lion apart with his bare hands.” that was the first
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Hands.” that was the first time he recognized there was
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Time he recognized there was something different about
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Something different about him. this strength rose up
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Him. this strength rose up out of nowhere. he knew he
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Out of nowhere. he knew he had this incredible calling,
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Had this incredible calling, that god had raised him up to
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That god had raised him up to save his people. but whenever
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Save his people. but whenever you have a great assignment,
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You have a great assignment, the enemy will always come
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The enemy will always come with distractions, with
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With distractions, with temptations, opportunities to
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Temptations, opportunities to compromise. he'll bring
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Compromise. he'll bring people to try to bait you
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People to try to bait you into conflict, that's not a
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Into conflict, that's not a part of your destiny. his
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Part of your destiny. his goal is to get you
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Goal is to get you sidetracked, off course,
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Sidetracked, off course, where you're not focusing on
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Where you're not focusing on what you're called to do.
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What you're called to do. you're entangled in things
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You're entangled in things that don't matter.
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That don't matter. you may wonder why people
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You may wonder why people come against you, you
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Come against you, you struggle with that same
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Struggle with that same temptation, you don't feel
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Temptation, you don't feel like being disciplined, it's
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Like being disciplined, it's because there's a great
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Because there's a great calling on your life. the
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Calling on your life. the enemy would leave you alone
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Enemy would leave you alone if he didn't know you were a
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If he didn't know you were a threat. he's not fighting you
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Threat. he's not fighting you for where you are, he's
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For where you are, he's fighting you for where you're
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Fighting you for where you're going. he knows there's
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Going. he knows there's greatness in you. sometimes
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Greatness in you. sometimes he can see our potential
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He can see our potential better than we can. he knows
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Better than we can. he knows you're a giant killer, a
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You're a giant killer, a history maker, that you're
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History maker, that you're destined to take your family
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Destined to take your family to new levels. so, what's his
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To new levels. so, what's his strategy? get you distracted,
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Strategy? get you distracted, jealous, compromising, busy
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Jealous, compromising, busy doing things that are not a
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Doing things that are not a part of your destiny.
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Part of your destiny. you would think since samson,
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You would think since samson, since he had this
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Since he had this supernatural strength, and
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Supernatural strength, and he'd heard about the angel
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He'd heard about the angel prophesied his birth, he
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Prophesied his birth, he would go out of his way to
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Would go out of his way to make good decisions and be
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Make good decisions and be responsible with what god had
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Responsible with what god had given him, but he let his
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Given him, but he let his guard down. he started
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Guard down. he started hanging around the wrong
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Hanging around the wrong people. he married a girl
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People. he married a girl from the city of timnah. she
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From the city of timnah. she was a philistine. the
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Was a philistine. the philistines were the ones
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Philistines were the ones oppressing the israelites. he
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Oppressing the israelites. he was supposed to deliver them
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Was supposed to deliver them from the philistines, instead
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From the philistines, instead he's sleeping with the
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He's sleeping with the philistines. he had this
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Philistines. he had this incredible gift, all this
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Incredible gift, all this power. what does he do? he
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Power. what does he do? he starts telling riddles to the
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Starts telling riddles to the enemy. he made a bet, “if you
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Can figure out my riddle, you
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Can figure out my riddle, you i'll give you sixty white
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I'll give you sixty white robes. if not, you give me
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Robes. if not, you give me sixty robes.” playing games,
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Sixty robes.” playing games, not focused on the destiny he
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Not focused on the destiny he was called to. this led to
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Was called to. this led to all kinds of conflict. he
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All kinds of conflict. he killed a thousand
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Killed a thousand philistines. he tore the
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Philistines. he tore the gates of the city, and
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Gates of the city, and carried them off. they
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Carried them off. they couldn't figure out how to
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Couldn't figure out how to stop him.
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Stop him. he fell in love with another
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He fell in love with another philistine woman named
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Philistine woman named delilah. she kept asking him
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Delilah. she kept asking him about where his power came
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About where his power came from. he would make up things
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And tease her but would never
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And tease her but would never tell her the secret was his
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Tell her the secret was his long hair. she nagged him and
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Long hair. she nagged him and nagged him and nagged him. a
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Nagged him and nagged him. a man can only take so much
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Man can only take so much nagging, he finally gave in.
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Nagging, he finally gave in. the philistines cut his hair
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The philistines cut his hair while he was sleeping. they
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While he was sleeping. they came to capture him. he stood
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Came to capture him. he stood up, ready to fight like he
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Up, ready to fight like he always did, but this time,
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Always did, but this time, there was no supernatural
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There was no supernatural strength. no power to
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Strength. no power to overcome. he had lost what
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Overcome. he had lost what god had given him. i can
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God had given him. i can imagine many times along the
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Imagine many times along the way, he heard a still small
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Way, he heard a still small voice saying, “come on
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Voice saying, “come on samson, get back on course.
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Samson, get back on course. quit playing around with your
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Quit playing around with your destiny. be responsible for
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Destiny. be responsible for what i've entrusted you
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What i've entrusted you with.” god will always give
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With.” god will always give us opportunities to have a
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Us opportunities to have a course correction. he doesn't
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Course correction. he doesn't hold our faults against us.
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Hold our faults against us. he doesn't say, “man, you're
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He doesn't say, “man, you're done. you've made too many
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Done. you've made too many mistakes.” but there will
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Mistakes.” but there will come a time where that window
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Come a time where that window of grace will close, where if
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Of grace will close, where if you're not going to be
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You're not going to be responsible with the gifts,
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Responsible with the gifts, the favor, the opportunity,
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The favor, the opportunity, god will force things to
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God will force things to change. it doesn't mean
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Change. it doesn't mean you're not going to have
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You're not going to have another chance, but he's not
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Another chance, but he's not going to let you stay off
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Going to let you stay off course and be comfortable.
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Course and be comfortable. just ask jonah, sitting in
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Just ask jonah, sitting in the belly of a whale.
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Samson could always count on
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Samson could always count on his supernatural strength.
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His supernatural strength. thinking, “i can tell
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Thinking, “i can tell riddles. i can compromise. i
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Riddles. i can compromise. i can hang out with the enemy.
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Can hang out with the enemy. no big deal. i've got a
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No big deal. i've got a secret weapon.” but paul said
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Secret weapon.” but paul said in galatians, “i do not
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In galatians, “i do not frustrate the grace of god.”
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Frustrate the grace of god.” god will never run out of
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God will never run out of grace, never run out of
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Mercy, but if you take it for
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Mercy, but if you take it for granted, it may not be there
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Granted, it may not be there in the same way. samson's
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In the same way. samson's story is not in the scripture
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Story is not in the scripture to depress us, it actually
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To depress us, it actually has a good ending. it's there
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Has a good ending. it's there to challenge us to make
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To challenge us to make course corrections. pay
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Course corrections. pay attention to the still small
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Attention to the still small voice. that thing that's
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Voice. that thing that's bothering your conscience.
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Bothering your conscience. you know that friend is not
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You know that friend is not good for you. you need to
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Good for you. you need to spend more time with your
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Spend more time with your children, less on the
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Children, less on the computer. or you need to
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Computer. or you need to ignore that coworker that
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Ignore that coworker that gets on your nerves, not let
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Gets on your nerves, not let it upset you every day.
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It upset you every day. that's the enemy trying to
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That's the enemy trying to get you sidetracked. you
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Get you sidetracked. you don't have time for that. the
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Don't have time for that. the angel may not have prophesied
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Angel may not have prophesied your birth like samson, but
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Your birth like samson, but before you were formed in
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Before you were formed in your mother's womb, the most
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Your mother's womb, the most high god knew you and planned
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High god knew you and planned out your days. he's given you
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Out your days. he's given you gifts, talents,
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Gifts, talents, opportunities. are you making
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Opportunities. are you making the most of each day,
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The most of each day, spending your time wisely, or
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Spending your time wisely, or have you gotten sidetracked?
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Have you gotten sidetracked? like samson, playing with the
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Like samson, playing with the enemy, compromising, not
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Enemy, compromising, not serious about your gifts.
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Serious about your gifts. this is time for course
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This is time for course correction. to get focused,
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Correction. to get focused, to be on purpose, make
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To be on purpose, make decisions that honor god.
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Life is going by so fast. it
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Life is going by so fast. it seems like just yesterday; i
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Seems like just yesterday; i graduated from high school. i
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Graduated from high school. i look up now and i'm
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Look up now and i'm thirty-nine years old. we
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Thirty-nine years old. we don't have time to be
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Don't have time to be distracted. we have a purpose
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Distracted. we have a purpose to fulfill.
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To fulfill. it's interesting in the
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It's interesting in the parable jesus told about the
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Parable jesus told about the talents, one man had one,
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Talents, one man had one, another had two and the third
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Another had two and the third had five. they all went out
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Had five. they all went out and doubled what they had,
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And doubled what they had, except the man with one. he
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Except the man with one. he was afraid and hid his
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Was afraid and hid his talent. the owner said, take
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Talent. the owner said, take from him the one and give it
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To the one who has five. the
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To the one who has five. the scripture says the man who
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Scripture says the man who has used well what was given
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Has used well what was given him. the point is, if you
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Him. the point is, if you don't use well what's been
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Don't use well what's been given to you, eventually it
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Given to you, eventually it will be taken away. that's
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Will be taken away. that's what happened to samson. he
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What happened to samson. he didn't fulfill the best plan.
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Didn't fulfill the best plan. having his eyes gouged out,
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Having his eyes gouged out, grinding at the mill, the
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Grinding at the mill, the enemy making fun of him. that
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Enemy making fun of him. that was not god's best. i don't
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Was not god's best. i don't want us to come to the end of
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Want us to come to the end of life and be like samson, say,
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Life and be like samson, say, “man, i made it.” but we're
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“man, i made it.” but we're beat up, broke, addicted,
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Beat up, broke, addicted, lonely. that's not your
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Lonely. that's not your destiny. samson would have
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Destiny. samson would have had a different story if he
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Had a different story if he had not gotten sidetracked.
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Had not gotten sidetracked. this should stir us up to
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This should stir us up to stay focused, stay on course,
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Stay focused, stay on course, deal with things we know are
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Deal with things we know are not right. there's no shame
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Not right. there's no shame in getting off course. we're
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In getting off course. we're human. we make mistakes, but
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Human. we make mistakes, but there is shame in staying off
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There is shame in staying off course. no matter what you've
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Course. no matter what you've done, how much time you've
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Done, how much time you've wasted, you can still get
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Wasted, you can still get back on course today. you are
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Back on course today. you are in a window of grace today.
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In a window of grace today. you have not missed your
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You have not missed your chance. you would not be
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Chance. you would not be hearing this if god wasn't
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Hearing this if god wasn't giving you the mercy, the
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Giving you the mercy, the grace and the power to make
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Grace and the power to make changes. let's don't be a
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Changes. let's don't be a samson. have all this talent,
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Samson. have all this talent, favor, anointing and then get
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Favor, anointing and then get sidetracked. waste our time
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Sidetracked. waste our time rather than invest it. if you
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Rather than invest it. if you will use well what god has
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Will use well what god has given you, you know what will
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Given you, you know what will happen? god will give you
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Happen? god will give you more. when he can trust you
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More. when he can trust you to be a good steward of your
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To be a good steward of your gifts, your time. you stay
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Gifts, your time. you stay focused, you get rid of
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Focused, you get rid of distractions, he'll take you
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Distractions, he'll take you further than you've ever
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Further than you've ever dreamed.
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Dreamed. sometimes it's not major
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Sometimes it's not major things; it not like we got
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Things; it not like we got way off course like samson,
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Way off course like samson, it's just little things that
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It's just little things that are taking our time and
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Are taking our time and energy. jealous of a
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Energy. jealous of a coworker, competing with
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Coworker, competing with them. trying to prove your
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Them. trying to prove your worth and prove your talent.
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Worth and prove your talent. if you live with that proving
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If you live with that proving mentality, it's like you're
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Mentality, it's like you're on a treadmill that's never
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On a treadmill that's never going to stop. because there
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Going to stop. because there always will be someone more
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Always will be someone more talented, more attractive,
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Talented, more attractive, more successful. that's a
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More successful. that's a distraction. you're not
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Distraction. you're not running their race. the only
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Running their race. the only person you should compete
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Person you should compete with is yourself. have a goal
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With is yourself. have a goal to be better next year than
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To be better next year than you are right now. to be
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You are right now. to be healthier, smarter, kinder,
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Healthier, smarter, kinder, more generous, to be closer
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More generous, to be closer to god. you'll never reach
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To god. you'll never reach your potential if you're
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Your potential if you're competing with others, basing
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Competing with others, basing your worth and value on how
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Your worth and value on how you measure up to them.
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You measure up to them. successful people are so
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Successful people are so focused on what they're
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Focused on what they're doing, they don't have time
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Doing, they don't have time to look around at others. one
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To look around at others. one translation of proverbs 4
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Translation of proverbs 4 says, “don't look to the left
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Says, “don't look to the left or the right, stay focused on
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Or the right, stay focused on the goal.” quit competing,
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The goal.” quit competing, quit comparing and run your
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Quit comparing and run your race.
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Race. i talked to a gentleman after
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I talked to a gentleman after service. he told how a
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Service. he told how a relationship he was in didn't
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Relationship he was in didn't last. he had given it his
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Last. he had given it his best, but the woman had other
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Best, but the woman had other plans and walked away. it
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Plans and walked away. it broke his heart. he was so
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Broke his heart. he was so angry and bitter. i realize
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Angry and bitter. i realize that's very painful; things
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That's very painful; things happen in life we don't
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Happen in life we don't understand. there's a time
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Understand. there's a time where we have to heal and
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Where we have to heal and give ourselves grace to get
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Give ourselves grace to get strong again. but you can't
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Strong again. but you can't let a season of mourning turn
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Let a season of mourning turn into a lifetime of mourning.
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Into a lifetime of mourning. if you don't let it go, it
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If you don't let it go, it will poison your life. he was
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Will poison your life. he was so raw, and so upset. i
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So raw, and so upset. i thought it happened a month
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Thought it happened a month ago. i asked when it took
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Ago. i asked when it took place. he said this happened
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Place. he said this happened in 1997. i didn't say
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In 1997. i didn't say anything, but i calculated in
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Anything, but i calculated in my mind, 2007, 2017, now it's
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My mind, 2007, 2017, now it's 2024. that was twenty-seven
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2024. that was twenty-seven years. yes, we all have
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Years. yes, we all have hurts, disappointments, bad
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Hurts, disappointments, bad breaks, but at some point,
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Breaks, but at some point, you have to move on with your
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You have to move on with your life. the enemy would love to
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Life. the enemy would love to use that hurt to get you
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Use that hurt to get you sidetracked, to where you
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Sidetracked, to where you live bitter, with a chip on
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Live bitter, with a chip on your shoulder, never
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Your shoulder, never expecting anything good. the
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Expecting anything good. the problem with not letting it
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Problem with not letting it go is it's going to poison
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Go is it's going to poison the next relationship. god
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The next relationship. god said he would give you beauty
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Said he would give you beauty for those ashes. but i've
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For those ashes. but i've learned, you have to let go
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Learned, you have to let go of the ashes before you'll
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Of the ashes before you'll see the beauty. you're not
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See the beauty. you're not making the most of each day
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Making the most of each day if you're holding on to
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If you're holding on to unforgiveness, trying to pay
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Unforgiveness, trying to pay people back. they hurt you
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People back. they hurt you once, don't let them continue
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Once, don't let them continue to hurt you by holding on to
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To hurt you by holding on to it.
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It. see, it takes a lot of
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See, it takes a lot of emotional energy to think
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Emotional energy to think about what they did and how
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About what they did and how that wasn't right. you need
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That wasn't right. you need that energy to love the
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That energy to love the people god has given you now,
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People god has given you now, to play with your children,
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To play with your children, to pursue your dreams. maybe
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To pursue your dreams. maybe the course correction for you
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The course correction for you is to forgive the person that
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Is to forgive the person that did you wrong, forgive your
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Did you wrong, forgive your parents for what they didn't
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Parents for what they didn't give you, forgive that
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Give you, forgive that business partner that cheated
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Business partner that cheated you. life is too short to
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You. life is too short to carry around the bitterness,
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Carry around the bitterness, the hurt. sure, we're all
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The hurt. sure, we're all going to have these offenses.
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Going to have these offenses. people saying things that
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People saying things that aren't true, somebody walks
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Aren't true, somebody walks away. you can't stop that
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Away. you can't stop that from coming, but you don't
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From coming, but you don't have to let it stop you. you
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Have to let it stop you. you don't have to get
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Don't have to get sidetracked. you can stay on
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Sidetracked. you can stay on the best path and trust god
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The best path and trust god to make it up to you.
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To make it up to you. years ago, i was driving with
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Years ago, i was driving with a friend of mine to his house
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A friend of mine to his house after we came from the gym.
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After we came from the gym. we had just played
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We had just played basketball, and he invited
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Basketball, and he invited some of us over. i jumped in
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Some of us over. i jumped in the car to ride with him. he
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The car to ride with him. he had a real nice sports car.
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Had a real nice sports car. he kept it super clean. on
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He kept it super clean. on the way to his house, i
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The way to his house, i noticed he took the long way.
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Noticed he took the long way. it was three or four miles
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It was three or four miles out of the way, winding
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Out of the way, winding through this neighborhood. i
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Through this neighborhood. i asked him why? he said, “my
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Asked him why? he said, “my ex-girlfriend lives on this
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Ex-girlfriend lives on this street. i always drive by to
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Street. i always drive by to make sure she sees what she
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Make sure she sees what she missed out on.” they had been
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Missed out on.” they had been broken up for years, but he
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Broken up for years, but he was still driving by every
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Was still driving by every chance he got, trying to
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Prove he was worthy, prove he
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Prove he was worthy, prove he was successful, prove he
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Was successful, prove he could make it without her. he
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Could make it without her. he couldn't see it, but he was
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Couldn't see it, but he was distracted, spending time and
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Distracted, spending time and energy on something that
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Energy on something that didn't matter. don't let that
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Be you. are you using well
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Be you. are you using well what god has given you, or
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What god has given you, or have you gotten sidetracked?
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Have you gotten sidetracked? trying to prove to people who
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Trying to prove to people who you are, jealous of that
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You are, jealous of that friend, offended by that
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Friend, offended by that coworker. your time is too
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Coworker. your time is too valuable for that. the funny
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Valuable for that. the funny thing about my friend, is he
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Thing about my friend, is he found out later that his
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Found out later that his ex-girlfriend had moved to
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Ex-girlfriend had moved to another state. he had been
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Another state. he had been driving by that house two
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Driving by that house two years and she wasn't even
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Years and she wasn't even there. god has a sense of
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There. god has a sense of humor. my prayer is, “god
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Humor. my prayer is, “god show us any areas where we
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Show us any areas where we need to have a course
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Need to have a course correction, where we don't
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Correction, where we don't realize it that we're
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Realize it that we're distracted.”
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Distracted.” in 1 samuel 25, david and his
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In 1 samuel 25, david and his six hundred men were living
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Six hundred men were living out in the countryside. this
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Out in the countryside. this is when saul was chasing
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Is when saul was chasing david. there was a wealthy
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David. there was a wealthy man named nabel that lived
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Man named nabel that lived right next door. he had
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Right next door. he had thousands of sheep and
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Thousands of sheep and cattle. david and his army
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Cattle. david and his army had been protecting nabel by
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Had been protecting nabel by just being in that area. when
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Just being in that area. when bandits came, they saw
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Bandits came, they saw david's forces, they would
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David's forces, they would naturally back down. it was
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Naturally back down. it was time for sheering the sheep,
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Time for sheering the sheep, the harvest season. so david
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The harvest season. so david sent messengers to nabel
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Sent messengers to nabel asking for food since they
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Asking for food since they had watched over his
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Had watched over his property. nabel was very rude
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Property. nabel was very rude and harsh. his name means
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And harsh. his name means “fool” and he lived up to it.
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He said, “who is this man,it.
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He said, “who is this man,it. david? i don't even know him.
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David? i don't even know him. you tell him i'm not going to
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You tell him i'm not going to give him a penny.” he
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Give him a penny.” he insulted david. when the men
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Insulted david. when the men came back with that report,
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Came back with that report, david was furious. he told
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David was furious. he told his men to pack up their
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His men to pack up their belongings. they were going
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Belongings. they were going to go take care of nabel.
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But here's the key, you're
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But here's the key, you're not supposed to fight every
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Not supposed to fight every battle. many of the things
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Battle. many of the things that come against us are
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That come against us are simply distractions. if that
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Simply distractions. if that battle is not between you and
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Battle is not between you and your destiny, you need to
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Your destiny, you need to ignore it. that's the enemy
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Ignore it. that's the enemy trying to get you
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Trying to get you sidetracked, involved in
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Sidetracked, involved in conflict that doesn't matter.
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Conflict that doesn't matter. you have to ask yourself, are
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You have to ask yourself, are there any spoils? if you win,
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There any spoils? if you win, is it going to move you
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Is it going to move you toward your purpose, or is it
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Toward your purpose, or is it just going to feed your ego,
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Just going to feed your ego, make you feel better? you
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Make you feel better? you don't have time to respond to
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Don't have time to respond to every critic, try to
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Every critic, try to straighten out every
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Straighten out every coworker, make that friend
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Coworker, make that friend stop saying things that
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Stop saying things that aren't true. one of the
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Aren't true. one of the enemy's favorite tools is to
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Enemy's favorite tools is to bait you into conflict. get
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Bait you into conflict. get you stirred up. don't fall
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You stirred up. don't fall into that trap. your time is
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Into that trap. your time is valuable. your energy, your
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Valuable. your energy, your emotions, you have to be
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Emotions, you have to be selective what you give that
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Selective what you give that to. if you make the mistake
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To. if you make the mistake of fighting every battle,
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Of fighting every battle, you're not going to have the
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You're not going to have the time, or the emotional energy
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Time, or the emotional energy to reach your purpose. the
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To reach your purpose. the scripture says, “god will
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Scripture says, “god will silence the lying lips.” if
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Silence the lying lips.” if you'll ignore it, god will
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You'll ignore it, god will take care of your enemies.
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Take care of your enemies. david headed toward nabel's
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David headed toward nabel's house, so upset, full speed
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House, so upset, full speed ahead, about to make a
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Ahead, about to make a mistake that would affect his
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Mistake that would affect his destiny. here's how good god
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Destiny. here's how good god is. nabel's wife met david on
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Is. nabel's wife met david on the road, with all kinds of
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The road, with all kinds of food and provision. she bowed
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Food and provision. she bowed down before him. in verse 24
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Down before him. in verse 24 she said, “david, you are
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She said, “david, you are called to be the king of
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Called to be the king of israel. why would you even
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Israel. why would you even fight with this fool? don't
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Fight with this fool? don't let this needless battle be a
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Let this needless battle be a blemish on your record.”
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Blemish on your record.” notice she called it a
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Notice she called it a needless battle. she knew it
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Needless battle. she knew it was a distraction. david came
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Was a distraction. david came to his senses. he said,
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To his senses. he said, “abigail, the lord god of
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“abigail, the lord god of israel has sent you to me
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Israel has sent you to me today. for if you had not
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Today. for if you had not kept me from carrying out
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Kept me from carrying out vengeance, not one of your
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Vengeance, not one of your family members would be
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Family members would be alive.”
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Alive.” we're all going to encounter
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We're all going to encounter nabel's in life. people that
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Nabel's in life. people that are rude, hard to get along
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Are rude, hard to get along with, stir up trouble. i'll
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With, stir up trouble. i'll ask you what abigail asked
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Ask you what abigail asked david, why are you fighting
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David, why are you fighting with a fool? why are you in
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With a fool? why are you in conflict with someone that's
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Conflict with someone that's not between you and your
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Not between you and your destiny. they're a
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Destiny. they're a distraction. trying to get
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Distraction. trying to get you off course, wasting
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You off course, wasting valuable time and energy that
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Valuable time and energy that you need for your dreams. had
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You need for your dreams. had abigail not intervened and
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Abigail not intervened and kept david out of that
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Kept david out of that conflict, we might not be
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Conflict, we might not be talking about david. god will
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Talking about david. god will always send you an abigail to
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Always send you an abigail to warn you when you're about to
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Warn you when you're about to get sidetracked. maybe today
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Get sidetracked. maybe today i'm that abigail. god sent me
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I'm that abigail. god sent me to remind you to not get
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To remind you to not get baited into conflict. you
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Baited into conflict. you could be upset, offended,
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Could be upset, offended, trying to pay them back, all
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Trying to pay them back, all that's going to do is get you
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That's going to do is get you off course and keep you from
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Off course and keep you from the great things god has in
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The great things god has in store. what they say can't
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Store. what they say can't stop your purpose. they may
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Stop your purpose. they may be loud, jealous, noisy,
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Be loud, jealous, noisy, they're just a nabel. you
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They're just a nabel. you keep running your race,
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Keep running your race, focused on what god's called
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Focused on what god's called you to do and god will take
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You to do and god will take care of the nabel's in your
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Care of the nabel's in your life.
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Life. elijah had an assistant named
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Elijah had an assistant named elisha. he left his family
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Elisha. he left his family business as a young man to
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Business as a young man to take care of elijah. he
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Take care of elijah. he served him faithfully through
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Served him faithfully through the years. when elijah was
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The years. when elijah was about to pass, he asked
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About to pass, he asked elisha what he wanted. elisha
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Elisha what he wanted. elisha said a double portion of his
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Said a double portion of his spirit. that's what he
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Spirit. that's what he received. there are twice as
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Received. there are twice as many miracles recorded for
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Many miracles recorded for elisha than elijah. well
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Elisha than elijah. well elisha had an assistant named
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Elisha had an assistant named gehazi. he served elisha year
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Gehazi. he served elisha year after year. everything was
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After year. everything was going great. he was next in
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Going great. he was next in line to do amazing things,
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Line to do amazing things, being mentored by this great
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Being mentored by this great prophet. one day, a captain
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Prophet. one day, a captain of the syrian army came to
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Of the syrian army came to elisha. he had leprosy.
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Elisha. he had leprosy. elisha told him to go wash in
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Elisha told him to go wash in the jordan river seven times
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The jordan river seven times and he would be healed. when
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And he would be healed. when he did, his skin was
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He did, his skin was perfectly normal. he came
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Perfectly normal. he came back to elisha so grateful
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Back to elisha so grateful and so happy, he tried to pay
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And so happy, he tried to pay him, do something to show his
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Him, do something to show his gratitude. but elisha
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Gratitude. but elisha wouldn't take it. he knew it
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Wouldn't take it. he knew it was god that healed him, not
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Was god that healed him, not him. the captain pleaded with
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Him. the captain pleaded with him, saying, “please, let me
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Him, saying, “please, let me leave you some gold or
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Leave you some gold or silver. something to help
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Silver. something to help you.” but again, elisha
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You.” but again, elisha refused. gehazi was there,
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Refused. gehazi was there, overhearing all this. the
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Overhearing all this. the captain and his entourage
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Captain and his entourage headed back home. gehazi
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Snuck out of the camp without
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Snuck out of the camp without elisha knowing, he caught up
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Elisha knowing, he caught up with them. they were so
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With them. they were so surprised and said, “what's
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Surprised and said, “what's wrong?” he said, “nothing,
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Wrong?” he said, “nothing, but we had some unexpected
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But we had some unexpected guests show up. elisha
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Guests show up. elisha changed his mind and would
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Changed his mind and would like some of those gifts that
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Like some of those gifts that you offered.” he got the
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You offered.” he got the money and came back to his
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Money and came back to his house, thinking nobody knew
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House, thinking nobody knew anything. but god sees
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Anything. but god sees everything. he's the one that
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Everything. he's the one that controls the universe.
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Controls the universe. promotion doesn't come from
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Promotion doesn't come from people; it comes from god.
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Elisha called him in and
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Elisha called him in and said, “gehazi where have you
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Said, “gehazi where have you been?” he said, “no where.
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Been?” he said, “no where. i've just been here, hanging
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I've just been here, hanging out.” the scripture says
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Out.” the scripture says immediately gehazi's skin was
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Immediately gehazi's skin was filled with leprosy. what's
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Filled with leprosy. what's interesting is you never read
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Interesting is you never read anything more about gehazi in
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Anything more about gehazi in the scripture. we hear all
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The scripture. we hear all about elijah, how great he
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About elijah, how great he was, elisha, all the miracles
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Was, elisha, all the miracles he performed. gehazi was next
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He performed. gehazi was next in line. he should have had
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In line. he should have had four times the anointing of
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Four times the anointing of elijah, but distractions can
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Elijah, but distractions can keep you from your purpose.
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Keep you from your purpose. being sidetracked can stop
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Your destiny. gehazi thought,
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Your destiny. gehazi thought, “if i can just get a few of
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“if i can just get a few of those gifts underhand,
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Those gifts underhand, no body knowing
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No body knowing that'll put me way ahead.” he
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That'll put me way ahead.” he didn't realize god would have
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Didn't realize god would have blessed him in much greater
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Blessed him in much greater ways by being a person of
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Ways by being a person of honor, staying on that high
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Honor, staying on that high road. my father had a message
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Road. my father had a message about gehazi called the man
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You could have been. don't
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You could have been. don't miss the greatness god put in
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Miss the greatness god put in you because you got
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You because you got sidetracked. listen to the
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Sidetracked. listen to the still small voice. pay
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Still small voice. pay attention when your
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Attention when your conscience is bothered. learn
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Conscience is bothered. learn to deal with those things god
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To deal with those things god brings to light. we're not
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Brings to light. we're not going to be here forever.
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Going to be here forever. let's make the most of each
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Let's make the most of each day.
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Day. “joel, i think it's too late
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“joel, i think it's too late for me. i'm like gehazi. i
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For me. i'm like gehazi. i think i missed my chance.”
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Think i missed my chance.” let me show the beauty of our
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Let me show the beauty of our god. samson made mistakes
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God. samson made mistakes year after year. he wasn't a
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Year after year. he wasn't a good steward with what god
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Good steward with what god gave him. he ended up blind,
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Gave him. he ended up blind, in captivity. but the
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In captivity. but the scripture says, “the spirit
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Scripture says, “the spirit of god came on samson one
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Of god came on samson one more time.” samson defeated
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More time.” samson defeated more philistines in his death
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More philistines in his death than he did his whole life.
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Than he did his whole life. that's what happens when you
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That's what happens when you get back on course. god
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Get back on course. god doesn't hold your mistakes
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Doesn't hold your mistakes against you. is there any
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Against you. is there any area that you need to make a
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Area that you need to make a course correction? holding on
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Course correction? holding on to unforgiveness, trying to
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To unforgiveness, trying to prove your worth, like
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Prove your worth, like samson, playing around with
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Samson, playing around with your gift. don't go another
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Your gift. don't go another week like that. if you put it
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Week like that. if you put it off a week, it will turn into
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Off a week, it will turn into a year, a year into twenty
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A year, a year into twenty years. you can get back on
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Years. you can get back on course today. god's mercy,
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Course today. god's mercy, his grace is available. you
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His grace is available. you just have to tap into it. if
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Just have to tap into it. if you'll do this, i believe and
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You'll do this, i believe and declare, god's going to help
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Declare, god's going to help you get back on the best path
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You get back on the best path for your life, the favor, the
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For your life, the favor, the ability, the blessing. you
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Ability, the blessing. you will fulfill your purpose and
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Will fulfill your purpose and become all you were created
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Become all you were created to be, in jesus' name. if you
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To be, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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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... this is the first bible
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This is the first bible that my parents gave me.
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That my parents gave me. i was six years old.
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I was six years old. they taught me
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They taught me the importance of believing
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The importance of believing what god says about you,
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What god says about you, and letting that
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And letting that determine your self-image.
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Determine your self-image. that how through the scripture,
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That how through the scripture, you can learn to
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You can learn to handle challenges
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Handle challenges and pursue your dreams.
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And pursue your dreams. but some people tell me that
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But some people tell me that the bible
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The bible is not practical for them,
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Is not practical for them, and how they don't
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And how they don't understand it.
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Understand it. we created
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A new resource called
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A new resource called how to read your bible
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How to read your bible and enjoy it.
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And enjoy it. it provides
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It provides 12 distinct lenses
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12 distinct lenses that will help
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That will help you see the bible
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You see the bible with fresh eyes,
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With fresh eyes, so you can discover
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So you can discover the hidden treasures
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The hidden treasures that increase your faith,
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That increase your faith, and practical truths
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And practical truths that will help you
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That will help you in your everyday life.
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In your everyday life. when you tap into the power
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When you tap into the power of god's word,
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Of god's word, there's no limit
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There's no limit to where he'll take you.
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To where he'll take you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift
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For your gift of any size to the ministry
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Of any size to the ministry this month,
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This month, joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you this inspiring new resource.
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This inspiring new resource. sometimes reading the bible
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Sometimes reading the bible can feel confusing,
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Can feel confusing, out of touch,
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Out of touch, or even produce
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Or even produce more fear than faith.
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More fear than faith. but now,
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But now, with this new resource,
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With this new resource, how to read your bible
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How to read your bible and enjoy it
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And enjoy it - it will make the word of god
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- it will make the word of god come alive in new ways.
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Come alive in new ways. you'll discover
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You'll discover fresh inspiration
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Fresh inspiration on every page of your bible.
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On every page of your bible. the 12 lenses
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The 12 lenses give you the power
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Give you the power to see the scripture
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To see the scripture in a whole new light.
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In a whole new light. when you experience
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When you experience the right way to approach
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The right way to approach god's word,
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God's word, it will ignite
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It will ignite renewed passion in your life.
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Renewed passion in your life. when you get god's
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When you get god's word down in you,
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Word down in you, it brings life and victory.
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It brings life and victory. this has a great bible
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This has a great bible reading plan plus introductions
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Reading plan plus introductions to each book.
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To each book. it will help you enjoy
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It will help you enjoy reading the bible.
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Reading the bible. thanks so much for being a part
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Thanks so much for being a part of the ministry.
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Of the ministry. 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, and we appreciate your prayers
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And we appreciate your prayers and support.
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And support. remember
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Remember you can watch the services
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As well. until we see you next time,
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - Don't Get Sidetracked

November 24, 2024 | S24:E48

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