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Joel Osteen - Don't Lose Your Joy

October 10, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Don't Lose Your Joy | October 10, 2025

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I 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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Our services. 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 this 85-year-old man.
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About this 85-year-old man. he was out fishing one
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He was out fishing one morning. he heard a voice
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Morning. he heard a voice saying, "pick me up." he
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Saying, "pick me up." he looked around, didn't see
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Looked around, didn't see anybody, and thought he was
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Anybody, and thought he was dreaming. he heard it again,
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Dreaming. he heard it again, "pick me up." he looked down
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"pick me up." he looked down and saw a frog. he said, "are
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And saw a frog. he said, "are you talking to me?" the frog
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You talking to me?" the frog said, "yes, pick me up and
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Said, "yes, pick me up and kiss me and i'll turn into a
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Kiss me and i'll turn into a beautiful bride." the man
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Beautiful bride." the man quickly picked him up and put
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Quickly picked him up and put him in his front pocket. the
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Him in his front pocket. the frog said, "wait a minute. i
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Frog said, "wait a minute. i said kiss me and i'll turn
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Said kiss me and i'll turn into a bride." the man said,
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Into a bride." the man said, "no thanks, at my age, i'd
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"no thanks, at my age, i'd rather have a talking frog."
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Rather have a talking frog." (laughter)
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(laughter) all right, say it like you
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All right, say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i
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Mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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Am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today,
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What it says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of
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I will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my
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God. i boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus' name. god
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The same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about don't lose your joy.
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About don't lose your joy. we all go through
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We all go through disappointments, things that
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Disappointments, things that are not fair. we're dealing
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Are not fair. we're dealing with an illness, raising a
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With an illness, raising a difficult child, a stressful
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Difficult child, a stressful season at work. it's easy to
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Season at work. it's easy to get discouraged and let the
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Get discouraged and let the pressures of life weigh us
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Pressures of life weigh us down, to where we live with a
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Down, to where we live with a heaviness, worried about our
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Heaviness, worried about our health, upset over the bad
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Health, upset over the bad break. we think, “once this
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Break. we think, “once this passes, once i get through
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Passes, once i get through this difficult season, then
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This difficult season, then i'll be happy again, then
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I'll be happy again, then i'll have a good attitude.”
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I'll have a good attitude.” but the scripture says, “the
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But the scripture says, “the joy of the lord is your
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Joy of the lord is your strength.” without your joy,
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Strength.” without your joy, you won't be able to stand
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You won't be able to stand strong and withstand these
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Strong and withstand these attacks. joy is directly
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Attacks. joy is directly connected to your strength.
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Connected to your strength. if you don't have joy, you
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If you don't have joy, you won't be able to outlast the
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Won't be able to outlast the opposition, deal with the
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Opposition, deal with the pressures of raising that
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Pressures of raising that child, the frustrations at
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Child, the frustrations at work. getting your joy back
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Work. getting your joy back is not an option, “joel's
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Is not an option, “joel's telling me to be happier.”
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Telling me to be happier.” it's deeper than that. joy is
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It's deeper than that. joy is a necessity. that's what's
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A necessity. that's what's giving you the strength to
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Giving you the strength to overcome. the enemy is not
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Overcome. the enemy is not really after your dreams,
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Really after your dreams, your children, your health,
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Your children, your health, your finances. you know what
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Your finances. you know what he's really after? your joy.
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He's really after? your joy. he knows if you don't have
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He knows if you don't have joy, you're going to be weak.
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Joy, you're going to be weak. you'll be easy prey. if he
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You'll be easy prey. if he can keep you discouraged,
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Can keep you discouraged, overwhelmed by pressure,
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Overwhelmed by pressure, upset over who did you wrong,
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Upset over who did you wrong, burdened down by the medical
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Burdened down by the medical report. where you never
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Report. where you never smile. you never have any
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Smile. you never have any passion. everything's heavy.
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Passion. everything's heavy. then he'll be able to defeat
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Then he'll be able to defeat you in any area. sometimes
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You in any area. sometimes we're waiting for god to
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We're waiting for god to change things, but god is
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Change things, but god is saying, “if you'll get your
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Saying, “if you'll get your joy back, strength will
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Joy back, strength will come.” you'll feel god
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Come.” you'll feel god breathing on your life,
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Breathing on your life, sustaining you, empowering
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Sustaining you, empowering you, causing you to overcome,
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You, causing you to overcome, to outlast, to endure.
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To outlast, to endure. david had all kinds of things
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David had all kinds of things come against him. armies were
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Come against him. armies were attacking, king saul was
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Attacking, king saul was jealous and chased him
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Jealous and chased him through the desert, people
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Through the desert, people were lying about him, trying
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Were lying about him, trying to ruin his reputation. david
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To ruin his reputation. david had a good reason to live
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Had a good reason to live negative, discouraged. but in
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Negative, discouraged. but in the midst of all that
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The midst of all that adversity, when he could have
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Adversity, when he could have been complaining, he wrote,
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Been complaining, he wrote, “this is the day the lord has
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“this is the day the lord has made, i will rejoice and be
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Made, i will rejoice and be glad in it.” he was making a
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Glad in it.” he was making a decision, “this trouble is
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Decision, “this trouble is not going to take my joy.
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Not going to take my joy. these bad breaks are not
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These bad breaks are not going to cause me to live
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Going to cause me to live sour. i will rejoice. i will
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Sour. i will rejoice. i will be glad today.” not next
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Be glad today.” not next month, not next week, not
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Month, not next week, not when things get better, this
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When things get better, this is the day the lord has made.
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Is the day the lord has made. if you're going to keep your
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If you're going to keep your joy, you have to be
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Joy, you have to be proactive. you can't wait to
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Proactive. you can't wait to see how you feel. when you
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See how you feel. when you wake up in the morning, you
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Wake up in the morning, you have to make a decision like
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Have to make a decision like david, “i'm going to be glad tod
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David, “i'm going to be glad tod jesus said in john 16, “in
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Jesus said in john 16, “in life, you'll have trouble,
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Life, you'll have trouble, adversities and hardships,
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Adversities and hardships, but be of good cheer for i
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But be of good cheer for i have overcome the world.”
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Have overcome the world.” this is counterintuitive. we
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This is counterintuitive. we face trouble, difficulties,
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Face trouble, difficulties, it's natural to be negative,
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It's natural to be negative, discouraged, “why did this
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Discouraged, “why did this happen?” you have to
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Happen?” you have to recognize the enemy's
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Recognize the enemy's schemes. he's trying to get
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Schemes. he's trying to get you sour so you don't have
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You sour so you don't have any strength to withstand the
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Any strength to withstand the trouble. that's when you have
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Trouble. that's when you have to dig down deep and say,
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To dig down deep and say, “no, i'm not giving away my
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“no, i'm not giving away my joy. i need my strength. i'm
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Joy. i need my strength. i'm going to rejoice and be glad
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Going to rejoice and be glad despite what's coming against
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Despite what's coming against me.” if you keep your joy,
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Me.” if you keep your joy, you can't be defeated. joy is
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You can't be defeated. joy is not just a feeling. it's a
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Not just a feeling. it's a force. it's strengthening
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Force. it's strengthening you, empowering you, causing
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You, empowering you, causing you to overcome what could
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You to overcome what could have stopped you.
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Have stopped you. paul and silas were put in
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Paul and silas were put in prison for sharing their
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Prison for sharing their faith. they hadn't done
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Faith. they hadn't done anything wrong, yet they were
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Anything wrong, yet they were arrested and locked up in the
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Arrested and locked up in the deepest dungeon. they could
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Deepest dungeon. they could have been complaining,
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Have been complaining, bitter. “god we were doing
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Bitter. “god we were doing what you told us to do. this
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What you told us to do. this is not fair.” they understood
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Is not fair.” they understood this principle. at midnight
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This principle. at midnight they were singing praises to
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They were singing praises to god. thanking him for his
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God. thanking him for his goodness, talking about his
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Goodness, talking about his faithfulness. being of good
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Faithfulness. being of good cheer in the prison. good
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Cheer in the prison. good cheer when it wasn't fair.
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Cheer when it wasn't fair. good cheer when they were
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Good cheer when they were mistreated. suddenly there
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Mistreated. suddenly there was a great earthquake, the
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Was a great earthquake, the prison doors flung open,
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Prison doors flung open, their chains fell off their
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Their chains fell off their feet, they walked out as free
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Feet, they walked out as free men. when you stay of good
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Men. when you stay of good cheer in the trouble, god
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Cheer in the trouble, god goes to work. you're not only
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Goes to work. you're not only going to be strengthened, but
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Going to be strengthened, but angels are dispatched, favor
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Angels are dispatched, favor is released, healing is
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Is released, healing is coming.
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Coming. anyone can be of good cheer
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Anyone can be of good cheer when everything is going
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When everything is going their way. it's easy to be
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Their way. it's easy to be joyful when we're getting
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Joyful when we're getting good breaks. our children are
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Good breaks. our children are healthy, people are treating
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Healthy, people are treating us right. that doesn't take
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Us right. that doesn't take any faith. the test comes
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Any faith. the test comes when people do you wrong,
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When people do you wrong, when life throws you a curve,
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When life throws you a curve, the medical report is not
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The medical report is not good. it's tempting to get
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Good. it's tempting to get sour, live discouraged, let
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Sour, live discouraged, let that pressure cause us to
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That pressure cause us to lose our passion. you have to
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Lose our passion. you have to decide like paul and silas,
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Decide like paul and silas, “i'm going to be of good
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“i'm going to be of good cheer despite what's
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Cheer despite what's happening. i'm going to keep
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Happening. i'm going to keep praising when i could be
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Praising when i could be complaining. i'm going to
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Complaining. i'm going to stay in faith when every
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Stay in faith when every thought is telling me to
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Thought is telling me to doubt. i'm going to put a
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Doubt. i'm going to put a smile on my face when i could
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Smile on my face when i could be discouraged.” being of
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Be discouraged.” being of good cheer is what's going to
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Good cheer is what's going to help you to overcome the
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Help you to overcome the trouble.
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Trouble. in the old testament,
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In the old testament, nehemiah and his men had just
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Nehemiah and his men had just rebuilt the walls around
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Rebuilt the walls around jerusalem. but the property
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Jerusalem. but the property inside, the houses and
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Inside, the houses and buildings, they were still in
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Buildings, they were still in ruins. now they faced the
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Ruins. now they faced the task of rebuilding the city.
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Task of rebuilding the city. they had opposition, people
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They had opposition, people coming against them. they
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Coming against them. they didn't have the supplies, the
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Didn't have the supplies, the materials. they were so
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Materials. they were so discouraged. they felt
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Discouraged. they felt overwhelmed. the prophet ezra
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Overwhelmed. the prophet ezra showed up, and said to them
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Showed up, and said to them in nehemiah chapter 8, “this
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In nehemiah chapter 8, “this day is holy to the lord your
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Day is holy to the lord your god. mourn not, nor weep. do
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God. mourn not, nor weep. do not grieve or be depressed,
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Not grieve or be depressed, for the joy of the lord is
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For the joy of the lord is your strength.” god knew if
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Your strength.” god knew if they stayed in mourning, if
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They stayed in mourning, if they stayed discouraged, they
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They stayed discouraged, they would never have the strength
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Would never have the strength to move forward and fulfill
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To move forward and fulfill their destiny. we all have
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Their destiny. we all have these times where we go
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These times where we go through setbacks, people come
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Through setbacks, people come against us, we lost a loved
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Against us, we lost a loved one. it's easy to stay in
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One. it's easy to stay in mourning, discouraged over
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Mourning, discouraged over what happened, bitter over
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What happened, bitter over who hurt us, frustrated over
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Who hurt us, frustrated over how long it's taking. god is
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How long it's taking. god is saying to us what he said to
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Saying to us what he said to them. stop mourning. stop
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Them. stop mourning. stop being depressed. this is a
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Being depressed. this is a new day. god has not brought
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New day. god has not brought you this far to leave you.
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You this far to leave you. you have to get your joy
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You have to get your joy back, so you'll have the
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Back, so you'll have the strength to step into the new
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Strength to step into the new things he has for you.
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Things he has for you. nehemiah and the israelites
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Nehemiah and the israelites went on to rebuild the city.
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Went on to rebuild the city. they saw god protect them,
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They saw god protect them, and favor them, give them
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And favor them, give them resources to do more than
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Resources to do more than they ever dreamed. this would
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They ever dreamed. this would have never happened if they
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Have never happened if they had not changed their
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Had not changed their attitude and made this
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Attitude and made this decision to get their joy
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Decision to get their joy back.
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Back. “well, joel, i'm discouraged
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“well, joel, i'm discouraged because of this medical
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Because of this medical report. i'm upset because my
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Report. i'm upset because my child is off course. i'm
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Child is off course. i'm stressed over this legal
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Stressed over this legal problem. that's why i'm
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Problem. that's why i'm sour.” the scripture says,
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Sour.” the scripture says, “count it all joy when you
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“count it all joy when you face trials.” that doesn't
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Face trials.” that doesn't seem to make sense. why would
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Seem to make sense. why would god say be joyful when we
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God say be joyful when we face trouble, be of good
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Face trouble, be of good cheer when we go through
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Cheer when we go through tough times. it's because if
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Tough times. it's because if you lose your joy, you're
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You lose your joy, you're going to lose your strength.
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Going to lose your strength. in these difficult times, you
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In these difficult times, you need your strength more than
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Need your strength more than ever. when you have a child
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Ever. when you have a child that's hard to raise, that
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That's hard to raise, that takes a lot of energy. when
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Takes a lot of energy. when you're dealing with an
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You're dealing with an illness, that can be
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Illness, that can be emotionally and physically
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Emotionally and physically draining. when you're waiting
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Draining. when you're waiting for a dream to come to pass,
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For a dream to come to pass, waiting to meet the right
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Waiting to meet the right person, you'll be tempted to
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Person, you'll be tempted to get discouraged and give up.
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Get discouraged and give up. your joy is what's going to
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Your joy is what's going to help you keep believing and
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Help you keep believing and keep standing strong. if you
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Keep standing strong. if you go through it negative,
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Go through it negative, discouraged, bitter, you're
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Discouraged, bitter, you're not going to have the
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Not going to have the strength to fight the good
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Strength to fight the good fight of faith.
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Fight of faith. one way to keep your joy is
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One way to keep your joy is knowing that on the other
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Knowing that on the other side of that difficulty is a
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Side of that difficulty is a new level. on the other side
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New level. on the other side of every setback is new
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Of every setback is new opportunity, new growth. god
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Opportunity, new growth. god wouldn't have allowed the
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Wouldn't have allowed the trouble if it wasn't going to
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Trouble if it wasn't going to work for your good. it's not
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Work for your good. it's not there to stop you, it's there
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There to stop you, it's there to promote you. you have to
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To promote you. you have to keep reminding yourself,
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Keep reminding yourself, “even though i don't like
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“even though i don't like this, even though it's not
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This, even though it's not fair, i'm going to keep my
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Fair, i'm going to keep my joy knowing that this setback
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Joy knowing that this setback is setting me up for
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Is setting me up for something greater.” god never
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Something greater.” god never brings us out the same. he
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Brings us out the same. he makes the enemy pay for
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Makes the enemy pay for bringing the trouble. the key
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Bringing the trouble. the key is to keep your joy so you'll
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Is to keep your joy so you'll have the strength to make it
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Have the strength to make it through the difficulty and
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Through the difficulty and see the greater things god
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See the greater things god has for you.
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Has for you. after hurricane katrina, i
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After hurricane katrina, i saw this news report where
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Saw this news report where people were being interviewed
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People were being interviewed that had made it out. one
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That had made it out. one person after another told how
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Person after another told how bad it was and how they
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Bad it was and how they barely made it, and how they
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Barely made it, and how they had lost everything. they
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Had lost everything. they were upset and discouraged
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Were upset and discouraged and blaming the city, mad at
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And blaming the city, mad at the response. then this one
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The response. then this one lady stepped up. you could
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Lady stepped up. you could tell there was something
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Tell there was something different about her. she had
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Different about her. she had a smile. she looked so
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A smile. she looked so peaceful and happy.
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Peaceful and happy. the reporter said, almost
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The reporter said, almost sarcastically, “alright, tell
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Sarcastically, “alright, tell me your story. what's wrong?”
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Me your story. what's wrong?” she said, “nothing's wrong.
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She said, “nothing's wrong. i'm not here to complain, i'm
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I'm not here to complain, i'm here to thank god that i'm
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Here to thank god that i'm still alive. i want to thank
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Still alive. i want to thank him that my children are all
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Him that my children are all okay. thank him that we all
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Okay. thank him that we all made it through the storm.”
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Made it through the storm.” the reporter was pleasantly
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The reporter was pleasantly surprised. everyone had been
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Surprised. everyone had been complaining about not having
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Complaining about not having any power and how hot it was,
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Any power and how hot it was, no air conditioning. he asked
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No air conditioning. he asked the woman about her house and
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The woman about her house and whether she had electricity.”
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Whether she had electricity.” she said, “no i don't have
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She said, “no i don't have any power, i don't even have
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Any power, i don't even have my house. it was totally
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My house. it was totally destroyed in the storm.” she
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Destroyed in the storm.” she pulled out a small bible in
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Pulled out a small bible in her front pocket. she held it
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Her front pocket. she held it up and said, “but i do have
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Up and said, “but i do have my hope, i have my joy, i
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My hope, i have my joy, i have my god.”
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Have my god.” the scripture says, “no
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The scripture says, “no person can take your joy.” no
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Person can take your joy.” no bad break, no disappointment,
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Bad break, no disappointment, no storm, no calamity.
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No storm, no calamity. nothing can take it; you have
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Nothing can take it; you have to give it away. it's your
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To give it away. it's your choice. you're in charge of
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Choice. you're in charge of your joy. you need it for
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Your joy. you need it for your destiny, to raise your
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Your destiny, to raise your children, to accomplish your
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Children, to accomplish your dreams. it's designed to
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Dreams. it's designed to strengthen you and to empower
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Strengthen you and to empower you. but too often, we make
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You. but too often, we make the mistake of giving it
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The mistake of giving it away. we had a
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Away. we had a disappointment, gave some
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Disappointment, gave some away. that person did me
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Away. that person did me wrong, gave them some joy.
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Wrong, gave them some joy. made that mistake last year,
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Made that mistake last year, gave that some joy. we wonder
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Gave that some joy. we wonder why we're discouraged, why
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Why we're discouraged, why don't we have the passion for
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Don't we have the passion for our dreams, stamina for our
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Our dreams, stamina for our children. it's because we're
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Children. it's because we're low on joy. the good news is
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Low on joy. the good news is you can get your joy back.
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You can get your joy back. it's a decision that you
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It's a decision that you make. like david, “this is
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Make. like david, “this is the day the lord has made.
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The day the lord has made. i'm going to rejoice today.
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I'm going to rejoice today. i'm going to be glad. i'm
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I'm going to be glad. i'm going to live this day in
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Going to live this day in faith.”
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Faith.” this is what habakkuk did, a
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This is what habakkuk did, a man in the scripture. he
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Man in the scripture. he said, “though the fig tree
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Said, “though the fig tree does not blossom, and there
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Does not blossom, and there be no fruit in the vine.
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Be no fruit in the vine. though the olive crops have
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Though the olive crops have failed, and the fields have
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Failed, and the fields have produced no food. though
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Produced no food. though there are no sheep in the pen
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There are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls.”
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And no cattle in the stalls.” he was saying, “man, business
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He was saying, “man, business isn't good, my crops didn't
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Isn't good, my crops didn't make it, my storehouses are
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Make it, my storehouses are empty.” he could have stopped
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Empty.” he could have stopped there and just complained,
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There and just complained, been discouraged, in
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Been discouraged, in self-pity. but he went on to
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Self-pity. but he went on to say, “yet will i rejoice in
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Say, “yet will i rejoice in the lord, and joy in the god
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The lord, and joy in the god of my salvation.” he was
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Of my salvation.” he was saying, “all these negative
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Saying, “all these negative things have happened, but i
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Things have happened, but i know a secret, i'm not giving
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Know a secret, i'm not giving away my joy. in this trouble,
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Away my joy. in this trouble, i'm going to be of good
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I'm going to be of good cheer, for i know salvation
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Cheer, for i know salvation is coming.” salvation means
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Is coming.” salvation means deliverance, breakthrough,
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Deliverance, breakthrough, healing, abundance. he was
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Healing, abundance. he was expecting god's goodness.
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Expecting god's goodness. that joy is what gives you
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That joy is what gives you the strength to stand strong
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The strength to stand strong and come through the
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And come through the difficulties. many times, we
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Difficulties. many times, we never see god turn it around.
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Never see god turn it around. we never see him pay us back,
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We never see him pay us back, because we get discouraged
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Because we get discouraged and give up on what we're
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And give up on what we're believing for.
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Believing for. we need to have that spirit
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We need to have that spirit like habakkuk. “yes, i went
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Like habakkuk. “yes, i went through a loss, the dream
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Through a loss, the dream didn't work out, the
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Didn't work out, the relationship failed, but i'm
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Relationship failed, but i'm not going to live
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Not going to live discouraged, replaying the
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Discouraged, replaying the hurts. yet will i rejoice.”
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Hurts. yet will i rejoice.” if you're going to reach your
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If you're going to reach your potential, you have to have
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Potential, you have to have yet faith. “my business is
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Yet faith. “my business is slow, yet i still believe
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Slow, yet i still believe abundance is coming. the
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Abundance is coming. the medical report wasn't good,
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Medical report wasn't good, yet i'm still trusting god
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Yet i'm still trusting god that healing is on the way.
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That healing is on the way. that person did me wrong. i'm
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That person did me wrong. i'm not bitter, yet i will
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Not bitter, yet i will rejoice knowing that god is
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Rejoice knowing that god is my vindicator, knowing that
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My vindicator, knowing that he will make it up to me.”
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He will make it up to me.” get your joy back. when you
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Get your joy back. when you have your joy, you're showing
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Have your joy, you're showing god that you trust him. when
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God that you trust him. when the enemy brings trouble, he
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The enemy brings trouble, he expects you to fall apart,
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Expects you to fall apart, complain, blame people. when
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Complain, blame people. when you do like habakuk and say,
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You do like habakuk and say, “yet will i rejoice,” you
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“yet will i rejoice,” you give the enemy a nervous
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Give the enemy a nervous breakdown. if he can't still
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Breakdown. if he can't still your joy, he can't defeat you.
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Your joy, he can't defeat you. i heard about this little
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I heard about this little bird that lived in a cage.
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Bird that lived in a cage. every day he would sit on his
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Every day he would sit on his swing and sing and sing, from
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Swing and sing and sing, from morning to evening. he was so
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Morning to evening. he was so happy, he didn't have a care
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Happy, he didn't have a care in the world. one day his
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In the world. one day his owner was cleaning out the
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Owner was cleaning out the birdcage like she did every
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Birdcage like she did every week. he was still on his
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Week. he was still on his swing singing away. she had
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Swing singing away. she had the vacuum hose up there
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The vacuum hose up there vacuuming out the bottom of
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Vacuuming out the bottom of the cage when the phone rang.
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The cage when the phone rang. she leaned over to reach the
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She leaned over to reach the phone, when she did her other
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Phone, when she did her other hand with the vacuum went up
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Hand with the vacuum went up and accidentally sucked the
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And accidentally sucked the little bird down the hose.
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Little bird down the hose. after she hung up, she
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After she hung up, she noticed that he's not there
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Noticed that he's not there and thought, “where'd it go?”
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And thought, “where'd it go?” she looked all over the
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She looked all over the house, in different rooms,
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House, in different rooms, behind every curtain.
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Behind every curtain. finally, it dawned on her,
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Finally, it dawned on her, the unthinkable may have
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The unthinkable may have happened. she ran in and
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Happened. she ran in and opened up the vacuum bag and
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Opened up the vacuum bag and there he was, all disheveled
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There he was, all disheveled looking. she felt terrible.
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Looking. she felt terrible. she dusted him off, cleaned
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She dusted him off, cleaned him up the best she could.
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Him up the best she could. then she put him back up on
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Then she put him back up on that swing. she said the most
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That swing. she said the most unusual thing happened; he
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Unusual thing happened; he didn't sing anymore. he just
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Didn't sing anymore. he just sat there and stared out into
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Sat there and stared out into space. he lost his song.
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Space. he lost his song. sometimes that's what happens
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Sometimes that's what happens to us. we're going along
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To us. we're going along fine, everything is great,
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Fine, everything is great, then we hit some turmoil. we
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Then we hit some turmoil. we go through a disappointment,
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Go through a disappointment, somebody does us wrong, the
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Somebody does us wrong, the medical report is not good,
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Medical report is not good, we get sucked down that
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We get sucked down that vacuum hose so to speak.
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Vacuum hose so to speak. sure, we thank god that we
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Sure, we thank god that we made it out, but too often
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Made it out, but too often like that little bird, we've
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Like that little bird, we've lost our song. we don't have
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Lost our song. we don't have the joy we once had. we're
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The joy we once had. we're not pursuing our dreams,
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Not pursuing our dreams, we're not passionate about
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We're not passionate about life. we're just going
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Life. we're just going through the motions. you have
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Through the motions. you have to get your song back. that
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To get your song back. that disappointment did not stop
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Disappointment did not stop your destiny. that bad break
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Your destiny. that bad break did not catch god off guard.
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Did not catch god off guard. he still has amazing things
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He still has amazing things in your future. but here's
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In your future. but here's the whole key, the enemy
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The whole key, the enemy would love for us to live
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Would love for us to live discouraged, not dreaming,
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Discouraged, not dreaming, not believing. don't fall
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Not believing. don't fall into that trap. this is when
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Into that trap. this is when you have to dig down deep and
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You have to dig down deep and say, “god, i'm counting it
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Say, “god, i'm counting it all joy.”
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All joy.” a man i know was always so
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A man i know was always so happy and upbeat. he was very
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Happy and upbeat. he was very successful, had a beautiful
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Successful, had a beautiful family. but a few years back,
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Family. but a few years back, he went through an unexpected
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He went through an unexpected divorce. he was so
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Divorce. he was so discouraged. he wasn't the
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Discouraged. he wasn't the same person. normally he was
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Same person. normally he was outgoing, fun to be around,
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Outgoing, fun to be around, but now he was just the
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But now he was just the opposite. it was like he was
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Opposite. it was like he was in this fog. the next year,
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In this fog. the next year, his company went through a
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His company went through a restructuring, and he was
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Restructuring, and he was forced to retire early.
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Forced to retire early. another big disappointment.
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Another big disappointment. at his lowest moment, he was
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At his lowest moment, he was flipping through the channels
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Flipping through the channels and he heard me talking about
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And he heard me talking about how god can give you beauty
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How god can give you beauty for ashes and how if you'll
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For ashes and how if you'll get your joy back and start
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Get your joy back and start believing again, god will
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Believing again, god will take what was meant for harm
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Take what was meant for harm and turn it to your good. he
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And turn it to your good. he realized he had to get his
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Realized he had to get his joy back. he changed his
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Joy back. he changed his attitude and started being
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Attitude and started being grateful and enjoying his
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Grateful and enjoying his children again. with that
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Children again. with that joy, came his strength and
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Joy, came his strength and came his passion for life.
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Came his passion for life. a couple of years ago,
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A couple of years ago, through these random
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Through these random circumstances, he met this
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Circumstances, he met this beautiful woman. they fell in
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Beautiful woman. they fell in love and were married. he
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Love and were married. he said, “joel, i've never been
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Said, “joel, i've never been this happy in all of my
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This happy in all of my life.” recently this new
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Life.” recently this new company was starting in
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Company was starting in another state. a man he had
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Another state. a man he had interviewed with thirty years
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Interviewed with thirty years ago and didn't get the job,
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Ago and didn't get the job, called and asked if he would
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Called and asked if he would come and run this new
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Come and run this new company. he thought his
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Company. he thought his career was over, but god had
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Career was over, but god had something more than he ever
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Something more than he ever imagined. who knows what god
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Imagined. who knows what god will do if you'll get your
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Will do if you'll get your song back. get your joy back.
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Song back. get your joy back. the joy is what gives you the
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The joy is what gives you the strength to stand strong and
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Strength to stand strong and believe again, so you can see
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Believe again, so you can see the goodness of god in
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The goodness of god in greater ways.
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Greater ways. in the old testament, one way
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In the old testament, one way an army would overtake a city
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An army would overtake a city was by clogging up the wells
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Was by clogging up the wells that provided water. they
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That provided water. they would take stones and throw
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Would take stones and throw them into the well until the
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Them into the well until the water wouldn't flow. this was
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Water wouldn't flow. this was their source of life.
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Their source of life. eventually the people would
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Eventually the people would have to come from behind the
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Have to come from behind the walls and the army would come
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Walls and the army would come out and attack. this is what
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Out and attack. this is what happened with isaac. genesis
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Happened with isaac. genesis 26 says, “the philistines
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26 says, “the philistines clogged up all the wells that
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Clogged up all the wells that belonged to isaac and his
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Belonged to isaac and his family.” it's the same way
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Family.” it's the same way with our enemy. there is a
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With our enemy. there is a well of joy on the inside of
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Well of joy on the inside of each one of us. the scripture
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Each one of us. the scripture talks about how out of your
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Talks about how out of your belly shall flow rivers of
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Belly shall flow rivers of living water. jesus told the
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Living water. jesus told the woman in john chapter 4, “if
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Woman in john chapter 4, “if you drink of this ordinary
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You drink of this ordinary water, you'll thirst again.
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Water, you'll thirst again. but the water i give you will
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But the water i give you will become a spring, welling up,
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Become a spring, welling up, bubbling continually within
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Bubbling continually within you.” that's the joy god
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You.” that's the joy god placed on the inside. but
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Placed on the inside. but like with isaac, the enemy
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Like with isaac, the enemy comes and tries to clog up
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Comes and tries to clog up our well. he uses stones of
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Our well. he uses stones of disappointments, stones of
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Disappointments, stones of hurt, stones of guilt from
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Hurt, stones of guilt from mistakes we've made. stones
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Mistakes we've made. stones of doubt, we don't think we
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Of doubt, we don't think we can do it. stones of offense,
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Can do it. stones of offense, they did us wrong. now we
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They did us wrong. now we don't have joy, we're not
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Don't have joy, we're not passionate. it's because our
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Passionate. it's because our well has become clogged.
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Well has become clogged. we've let hurt, bitterness,
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We've let hurt, bitterness, fear, condemnation, stop that
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Fear, condemnation, stop that flow.
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Flow. there's a difference between
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There's a difference between a dry well and a clogged up
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A dry well and a clogged up well. a dry well is finished.
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Well. a dry well is finished. it's done, nothing left, all
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It's done, nothing left, all washed up. but a clogged up
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Washed up. but a clogged up well is one that has all this
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Well is one that has all this potential, all this water
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Potential, all this water ready to flow, it's just
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Ready to flow, it's just being limited by what's
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Being limited by what's blocking it. you may not have
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Blocking it. you may not have the joy that you should.
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The joy that you should. you've been through some bad
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You've been through some bad breaks, some disappointments,
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Breaks, some disappointments, now that joy is not flowing.
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Now that joy is not flowing. the good news is your well is
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The good news is your well is not dry, it's just clogged
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Not dry, it's just clogged up. if you'll get those
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Up. if you'll get those stones out, it's going to
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Stones out, it's going to start flowing like never
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Start flowing like never before, rivers of living
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Before, rivers of living water.
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Water. verse 18 says, “isaac re-dug
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Verse 18 says, “isaac re-dug the wells that the
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The wells that the philistines clogged up.”
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Philistines clogged up.” maybe today you need to
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Maybe today you need to re-dig some wells. you need
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Re-dig some wells. you need to unclog what's stopped up
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To unclog what's stopped up your joy. a disappointment, a
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Your joy. a disappointment, a bad break, a delay. things
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Bad break, a delay. things haven't happened on your
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Haven't happened on your timetable, now you're sour,
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Timetable, now you're sour, not believing. get that stone
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Not believing. get that stone out. it may be that you need
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Out. it may be that you need to forgive someone. let go of
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To forgive someone. let go of that offense. it's not
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That offense. it's not affecting them; it's clogging
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Affecting them; it's clogging up your well. or perhaps, you
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Up your well. or perhaps, you need to forgive yourself.
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Need to forgive yourself. quit living condemned,
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Quit living condemned, feeling guilty, focused on
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Feeling guilty, focused on your mistakes. god doesn't
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Your mistakes. god doesn't remember it. why are you
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Remember it. why are you remembering it? or the
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Remembering it? or the disappointment you went
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Disappointment you went through, the door that
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Through, the door that closed, that doesn't mean
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Closed, that doesn't mean it's never going to happen.
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It's never going to happen. that means god has something
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That means god has something better in store. but you have
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Better in store. but you have to get that stone of
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To get that stone of discouragement, get rid of
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Discouragement, get rid of that stone of doubt thinking
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That stone of doubt thinking it's too late, you've been
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It's too late, you've been through too much. that's
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Through too much. that's clogging up your well,
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Clogging up your well, keeping you from believing,
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Keeping you from believing, expecting god's goodness. or
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Expecting god's goodness. or is there a stone of
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Is there a stone of insecurity, not feeling
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Insecurity, not feeling valuable, thinking you're not
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Valuable, thinking you're not up to par, not attractive,
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Up to par, not attractive, not talented. that stone is
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Not talented. that stone is keeping you from shining,
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Keeping you from shining, from blossoming, and seeing
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From blossoming, and seeing the fullness of who god made
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The fullness of who god made you to be. he didn't create
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You to be. he didn't create us to live worried,
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Us to live worried, discouraged, limited. jesus
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Discouraged, limited. jesus said, “he came that your joy
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Said, “he came that your joy would be full.” he put that
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Would be full.” he put that river in you to continually
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River in you to continually flow. you have to make this
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Flow. you have to make this decision, “i will be glad
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Decision, “i will be glad today. yes, i've had some
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Today. yes, i've had some difficulties, but i'm going
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Difficulties, but i'm going to be of good cheer, not
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To be of good cheer, not because everything is perfect
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Because everything is perfect but because i know my god is
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But because i know my god is on the throne. what he has
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On the throne. what he has purposed for my life will
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Purposed for my life will come to pass.”
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Come to pass.” david had made some mistakes.
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David had made some mistakes. he was very down on himself,
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He was very down on himself, so discouraged. he said in
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So discouraged. he said in psalm 51, “god, restore unto
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Psalm 51, “god, restore unto me the joy of my salvation.”
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Me the joy of my salvation.” he recognized his well was
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He recognized his well was clogged. he asked god to help
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Clogged. he asked god to help him. you may be fighting
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Him. you may be fighting discouragement. life has
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Discouragement. life has thrown you some unexpected
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Thrown you some unexpected challenges. my prayer today
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Challenges. my prayer today is that god is going to
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Is that god is going to restore your joy. not a
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Restore your joy. not a trickle, not a stream, but a
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Trickle, not a stream, but a river of living water. that
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River of living water. that joy, bubbling up on the
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Joy, bubbling up on the inside. that's how you're
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Inside. that's how you're going to have the strength to
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Going to have the strength to outlast the attacks, to
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Outlast the attacks, to withstand the opposition.
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Withstand the opposition. your joy is directly
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Your joy is directly connected to your strength.
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Connected to your strength. no person can take it, no
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No person can take it, no circumstance. now do your
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Circumstance. now do your part, don't give it away. if
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Part, don't give it away. if you'll do this, i believe and
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You'll do this, i believe and declare, discouragement is
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Declare, discouragement is leaving right now, fear
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Leaving right now, fear cannot stay, doubt is going.
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Cannot stay, doubt is going. you're about to see a new
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You're about to see a new level of joy, a new level of
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Level of joy, a new level of strength, a new level of
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Strength, a new level of favor, the fullness of your
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Favor, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if
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Destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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You receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - Don't Lose Your Joy

October 10, 2025 | 29:56

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