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Joel Osteen - Don't Settle For Good Enough

February 7, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Don't Settle For Good Enough | February 7, 2026

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(applause) well, god bless you and
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(applause) well, god bless you and welcome. it's so good to come
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Well, god bless you and welcome. it's so good to come into your homes.
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Welcome. it's so good to come into your homes. if you're ever in our area i
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Into your homes. if you're ever in our area i hope you'll stop by and be a
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If you're ever in our area i hope you'll stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Hope you'll stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in today.
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Feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in today. thank you again for coming out.
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So much for tuning in today. thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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Thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this senior
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Funny. i heard about this senior citizen. he was driving down
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I heard about this senior citizen. he was driving down the freeway in his brand new
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Citizen. he was driving down the freeway in his brand new corvette, with the top down,
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The freeway in his brand new corvette, with the top down, going 80 miles an hour when he
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Corvette, with the top down, going 80 miles an hour when he noticed flashing lights from a
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Going 80 miles an hour when he noticed flashing lights from a state trooper behind him.
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Noticed flashing lights from a state trooper behind him. without thinking about it he
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State trooper behind him. without thinking about it he floored it to 100 miles an hour.
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Without thinking about it he floored it to 100 miles an hour. (laughter)
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Floored it to 100 miles an hour. (laughter) the trooper flipped on his
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(laughter) the trooper flipped on his sirens and the man came to his
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The trooper flipped on his sirens and the man came to his senses and pulled over.
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Sirens and the man came to his senses and pulled over. he said, "officer, i'm so sorry.
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Senses and pulled over. he said, "officer, i'm so sorry. i don't know what i was
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He said, "officer, i'm so sorry. i don't know what i was thinking."
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I don't know what i was thinking." the state trooper said, "listen,
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Thinking." the state trooper said, "listen, sir. it's friday at 4:00.
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The state trooper said, "listen, sir. it's friday at 4:00. my shift ends in 30 minutes.
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Sir. it's friday at 4:00. my shift ends in 30 minutes. if you can give me a reason for
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My shift ends in 30 minutes. if you can give me a reason for speeding that i've never heard
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If you can give me a reason for speeding that i've never heard before then i'll let you go."
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Speeding that i've never heard before then i'll let you go." he thought about it and said,
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Before then i'll let you go." he thought about it and said, "officer, years ago my wife ran
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He thought about it and said, "officer, years ago my wife ran off with a state trooper and i
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"officer, years ago my wife ran off with a state trooper and i thought you were bringing her
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Off with a state trooper and i thought you were bringing her back." (laughter/applause)
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Thought you were bringing her back." (laughter/applause) the officer said, "have a great
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Back." (laughter/applause) the officer said, "have a great weekend." (laughter/applause)
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The officer said, "have a great weekend." (laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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Weekend." (laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today about not settling for good
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I want to talk to you today about not settling for good enough. it's easy to think,
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About not settling for good enough. it's easy to think, "my marriage is not what it
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Enough. it's easy to think, "my marriage is not what it should be but at least we're
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"my marriage is not what it should be but at least we're still together. it's good
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Should be but at least we're still together. it's good enough."
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Still together. it's good enough." or, "i don't really like this
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Enough." or, "i don't really like this job but at least i'm employed.
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Or, "i don't really like this job but at least i'm employed. it's good enough."
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Job but at least i'm employed. it's good enough." "i would love to make a's in
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It's good enough." "i would love to make a's in school but i'm not that smart.
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"i would love to make a's in school but i'm not that smart. these c's are good enough."
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School but i'm not that smart. these c's are good enough." too many people are living with
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These c's are good enough." too many people are living with things that are less than god's
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Too many people are living with things that are less than god's best.
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Things that are less than god's best. they've lost their passion.
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Best. they've lost their passion. at one time they had a big
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They've lost their passion. at one time they had a big dream.
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At one time they had a big dream. they were excited about their
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Dream. they were excited about their future but they hit some bumps
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They were excited about their future but they hit some bumps along the way. it didn't happen
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Future but they hit some bumps along the way. it didn't happen on their timetable.
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Along the way. it didn't happen on their timetable. now they've gotten discouraged,
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On their timetable. now they've gotten discouraged, thinking that it's never going
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Now they've gotten discouraged, thinking that it's never going to happen. they accept it as
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Thinking that it's never going to happen. they accept it as their lot in life.
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To happen. they accept it as their lot in life. but just because you haven't
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Their lot in life. but just because you haven't seen what god promised you come
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But just because you haven't seen what god promised you come to pass, doesn't mean that it's
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Seen what god promised you come to pass, doesn't mean that it's not going to happen.
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To pass, doesn't mean that it's not going to happen. don't make the mistake of
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Not going to happen. don't make the mistake of settling for good enough.
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Don't make the mistake of settling for good enough. good enough is not your destiny.
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Settling for good enough. good enough is not your destiny. you are a child of the most high
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Good enough is not your destiny. you are a child of the most high god.
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You are a child of the most high god. you have seeds of greatness on
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God. you have seeds of greatness on the inside.
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You have seeds of greatness on the inside. you were created to excel, to
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The inside. you were created to excel, to live an abundant life.
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You were created to excel, to live an abundant life. you may be struggling in your
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Live an abundant life. you may be struggling in your health, your finances, with an
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You may be struggling in your health, your finances, with an addiction.
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Health, your finances, with an addiction. it's been that way a long time.
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Addiction. it's been that way a long time. now you're just coasting,
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It's been that way a long time. now you're just coasting, thinking, "what's the use?
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Now you're just coasting, thinking, "what's the use? it's always going to be this
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Thinking, "what's the use? it's always going to be this way."
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It's always going to be this way." no, you've got to get your fire
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Way." no, you've got to get your fire back.
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No, you've got to get your fire back. it's not over until god says
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Back. it's not over until god says it's over. you've got to start
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It's not over until god says it's over. you've got to start believing again. start dreaming
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It's over. you've got to start believing again. start dreaming again. start pursuing what god
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Believing again. start dreaming again. start pursuing what god put in your heart.
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Again. start pursuing what god put in your heart. genesis 38, there's a story
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Put in your heart. genesis 38, there's a story about a woman that was pregnant
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Genesis 38, there's a story about a woman that was pregnant with twins. when she was giving
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About a woman that was pregnant with twins. when she was giving birth, one of the baby's arms
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With twins. when she was giving birth, one of the baby's arms came out. the midwife tied a
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Birth, one of the baby's arms came out. the midwife tied a small cord around it, was going
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Came out. the midwife tied a small cord around it, was going to gently pull him, but before
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Small cord around it, was going to gently pull him, but before she could he pulled his arm
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To gently pull him, but before she could he pulled his arm back and his brother broke
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She could he pulled his arm back and his brother broke through and came out first.
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Back and his brother broke through and came out first. one stretched and one settled.
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Through and came out first. one stretched and one settled. like this woman, on the inside
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One stretched and one settled. like this woman, on the inside of each one of us there are two
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Like this woman, on the inside of each one of us there are two people.
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Of each one of us there are two people. one says, "i'm going to become
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People. one says, "i'm going to become everything god has created me
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One says, "i'm going to become everything god has created me to be. i can do all things
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Everything god has created me to be. i can do all things through christ. i'm surrounded
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To be. i can do all things through christ. i'm surrounded by god's favor."
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Through christ. i'm surrounded by god's favor." the other says, "you'll never
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By god's favor." the other says, "you'll never get out of debt. the economy is
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The other says, "you'll never get out of debt. the economy is too bad. you'll never lose the
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Get out of debt. the economy is too bad. you'll never lose the weight. your metabolism is off.
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Too bad. you'll never lose the weight. your metabolism is off. you'll never break that
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Weight. your metabolism is off. you'll never break that addiction. just learn to live
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You'll never break that addiction. just learn to live with it."
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Addiction. just learn to live with it." one wants to stretch.
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With it." one wants to stretch. the other wants to settle.
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One wants to stretch. the other wants to settle. now you get to choose which
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The other wants to settle. now you get to choose which person you're going to be.
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Now you get to choose which person you're going to be. too many people make the choice
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Person you're going to be. too many people make the choice to settle. they believe the
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Too many people make the choice to settle. they believe the lies that you've reached your
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To settle. they believe the lies that you've reached your limits, you never get any good
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Lies that you've reached your limits, you never get any good breaks, where you are is where
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Limits, you never get any good breaks, where you are is where you're always going to be.
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Breaks, where you are is where you're always going to be. no, if you're going to see the
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You're always going to be. no, if you're going to see the fullness of what god has in
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No, if you're going to see the fullness of what god has in store you have to have the
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Fullness of what god has in store you have to have the attitude, "i'm not going to let
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Store you have to have the attitude, "i'm not going to let good enough be good enough.
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Attitude, "i'm not going to let good enough be good enough. i know i was created for
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Good enough be good enough. i know i was created for greatness.
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I know i was created for greatness. i was created to excel, to live
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Greatness. i was created to excel, to live a healthy life, to overcome
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I was created to excel, to live a healthy life, to overcome obstacles, to fulfill my
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A healthy life, to overcome obstacles, to fulfill my destiny. i am not going to
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Obstacles, to fulfill my destiny. i am not going to settle. i'm going to stretch.
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Destiny. i am not going to settle. i'm going to stretch. i'm going to let go of what
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Settle. i'm going to stretch. i'm going to let go of what didn't work out and reach
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I'm going to let go of what didn't work out and reach forward to the new things god
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Didn't work out and reach forward to the new things god has in store."
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Forward to the new things god has in store." but some of you have lost your
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Has in store." but some of you have lost your fire.
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But some of you have lost your fire. at one time you knew you would
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Fire. at one time you knew you would break that addiction.
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At one time you knew you would break that addiction. you knew you would beat that
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Break that addiction. you knew you would beat that sickness.
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You knew you would beat that sickness. you knew you would get married.
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Sickness. you knew you would get married. but you've gone through
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You knew you would get married. but you've gone through disappointments.
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But you've gone through disappointments. it didn't happen the way you
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Disappointments. it didn't happen the way you thought.
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It didn't happen the way you thought. now you've accepted the fact
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Thought. now you've accepted the fact that it's probably not going to
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Now you've accepted the fact that it's probably not going to happen.
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That it's probably not going to happen. you've gotten comfortable with
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Happen. you've gotten comfortable with good enough.
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You've gotten comfortable with good enough. but god is saying to you what he
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Good enough. but god is saying to you what he said to the people of israel.
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But god is saying to you what he said to the people of israel. "you have dwelt long enough on
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Said to the people of israel. "you have dwelt long enough on this mountain."
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"you have dwelt long enough on this mountain." it's time to move forward.
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This mountain." it's time to move forward. god has new levels in front of
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It's time to move forward. god has new levels in front of you, new opportunities, new
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God has new levels in front of you, new opportunities, new relationships, promotions,
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You, new opportunities, new relationships, promotions, breakthroughs.
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Relationships, promotions, breakthroughs. but you've got to stir up what
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Breakthroughs. but you've got to stir up what god put on the inside.
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But you've got to stir up what god put on the inside. the dreams, the promises, that
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God put on the inside. the dreams, the promises, that you've pushed down and thought,
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The dreams, the promises, that you've pushed down and thought, "oh, it's not going to happen,
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You've pushed down and thought, "oh, it's not going to happen, joel. i'm too old. i don't have
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"oh, it's not going to happen, joel. i'm too old. i don't have the connections. i don't know
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Joel. i'm too old. i don't have the connections. i don't know the right people."
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The connections. i don't know the right people." no, god has it all figured out.
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The right people." no, god has it all figured out. if you will start believing
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No, god has it all figured out. if you will start believing again, start dreaming again,
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If you will start believing again, start dreaming again, start pursuing what god put in
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Again, start dreaming again, start pursuing what god put in your heart, god will make a way
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Start pursuing what god put in your heart, god will make a way where you don't see a way.
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Your heart, god will make a way where you don't see a way. he will connect you to the right
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Where you don't see a way. he will connect you to the right people.
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He will connect you to the right people. he will open doors that no man
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People. he will open doors that no man can shut.
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He will open doors that no man can shut. what god spoke over your life,
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Can shut. what god spoke over your life, what he promised you in the
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What god spoke over your life, what he promised you in the night, what he whispered in your
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What he promised you in the night, what he whispered in your spirit, those hidden dreams, he
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Night, what he whispered in your spirit, those hidden dreams, he will bring to pass.
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Spirit, those hidden dreams, he will bring to pass. see, just because you gave up a
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Will bring to pass. see, just because you gave up a dream doesn't mean god gave up.
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See, just because you gave up a dream doesn't mean god gave up. just because you decided you're
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Dream doesn't mean god gave up. just because you decided you're not going to get well, never
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Just because you decided you're not going to get well, never break the addiction, never get
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Not going to get well, never break the addiction, never get married.
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Break the addiction, never get married. you might have changed your mind
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Married. you might have changed your mind but the good news is god didn't
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You might have changed your mind but the good news is god didn't change his mind. he still has a
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But the good news is god didn't change his mind. he still has a victorious plan in front of
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Change his mind. he still has a victorious plan in front of you. why don't you get in
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Victorious plan in front of you. why don't you get in agreement with god? (applause)
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You. why don't you get in agreement with god? (applause) i read a story about a young
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Agreement with god? (applause) i read a story about a young man that had a dream to play
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I read a story about a young man that had a dream to play professional football.
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Man that had a dream to play professional football. in high school he was a star
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Professional football. in high school he was a star player and won all kinds of
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In high school he was a star player and won all kinds of awards.
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Player and won all kinds of awards. he came from a very small town
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Awards. he came from a very small town where everybody knew him.
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He came from a very small town where everybody knew him. all the children looked up to
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Where everybody knew him. all the children looked up to him, wanted to be like him; a
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All the children looked up to him, wanted to be like him; a local hero.
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Him, wanted to be like him; a local hero. but most of the coaches thought
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Local hero. but most of the coaches thought he was too small to play in
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But most of the coaches thought he was too small to play in college. he was turned down by
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He was too small to play in college. he was turned down by all the major universities.
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College. he was turned down by all the major universities. he ended up at a junior college
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All the major universities. he ended up at a junior college working at a pizza restaurant
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He ended up at a junior college working at a pizza restaurant not even playing football.
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Working at a pizza restaurant not even playing football. one night he was delivering a
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Not even playing football. one night he was delivering a pizza. a ten-year-old boy
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One night he was delivering a pizza. a ten-year-old boy answered the door. when this
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Pizza. a ten-year-old boy answered the door. when this boy saw the young man his eyes
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Answered the door. when this boy saw the young man his eyes got so big. the boy was star
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Boy saw the young man his eyes got so big. the boy was star struck. he couldn't believe the
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Got so big. the boy was star struck. he couldn't believe the player he had watched so many
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Struck. he couldn't believe the player he had watched so many times thrill the crowd, so
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Player he had watched so many times thrill the crowd, so quick, so fast, was standing
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Times thrill the crowd, so quick, so fast, was standing right in front of him.
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Quick, so fast, was standing right in front of him. about that time the boy's father
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Right in front of him. about that time the boy's father walked up and the young man gave
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About that time the boy's father walked up and the young man gave the father the pizza.
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Walked up and the young man gave the father the pizza. the little boy was very
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The father the pizza. the little boy was very confused. he looked up at his
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The little boy was very confused. he looked up at his father. he looked at the young
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Confused. he looked up at his father. he looked at the young man and said very innocently,
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Father. he looked at the young man and said very innocently, "what are you doing delivering
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Man and said very innocently, "what are you doing delivering pizzas?"
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"what are you doing delivering pizzas?" those words from a ten-year-old
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Pizzas?" those words from a ten-year-old boy lit a new fire on the
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Those words from a ten-year-old boy lit a new fire on the inside.
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Boy lit a new fire on the inside. when he got off of work he went
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Inside. when he got off of work he went to the gym and started training.
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When he got off of work he went to the gym and started training. that summer he trained harder
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To the gym and started training. that summer he trained harder than he had ever trained before.
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That summer he trained harder than he had ever trained before. he gained 70 pounds, got bigger,
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Than he had ever trained before. he gained 70 pounds, got bigger, stronger, quicker, faster.
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He gained 70 pounds, got bigger, stronger, quicker, faster. in the fall, he tried out at a
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Stronger, quicker, faster. in the fall, he tried out at a major university where he always
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In the fall, he tried out at a major university where he always wanted to play.
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Major university where he always wanted to play. he not only made the team but he
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Wanted to play. he not only made the team but he became their star player.
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He not only made the team but he became their star player. two years ago he was drafted in
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Became their star player. two years ago he was drafted in the first round to play
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Two years ago he was drafted in the first round to play professional football.
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The first round to play professional football. today, he is a star in the nfl
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Professional football. today, he is a star in the nfl living out his dream.
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Today, he is a star in the nfl living out his dream. but here's what he said, "it
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Living out his dream. but here's what he said, "it would have never happened if
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But here's what he said, "it would have never happened if that ten-year-old boy wouldn't
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Would have never happened if that ten-year-old boy wouldn't have asked me, 'what are you
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That ten-year-old boy wouldn't have asked me, 'what are you doing selling pizzas?'"
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Have asked me, 'what are you doing selling pizzas?'" my question today, "have you
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Doing selling pizzas?'" my question today, "have you settled somewhere way beneath
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My question today, "have you settled somewhere way beneath what you know god has put in
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Settled somewhere way beneath what you know god has put in you?"
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What you know god has put in you?" have you given up on a dream,
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You?" have you given up on a dream, let go of a promise, because it
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Have you given up on a dream, let go of a promise, because it didn't happen the first time?
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Let go of a promise, because it didn't happen the first time? you had a setback.
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Didn't happen the first time? you had a setback. somebody told you, "no, you're
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You had a setback. somebody told you, "no, you're not talented enough. you're
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Somebody told you, "no, you're not talented enough. you're not big enough."
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Not talented enough. you're not big enough." i ask you respectfully,
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Not big enough." i ask you respectfully, "what are you doing there?"
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I ask you respectfully, "what are you doing there?" you have so much in you.
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"what are you doing there?" you have so much in you. you are full of talent, ideas,
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You have so much in you. you are full of talent, ideas, creativity, potential.
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You are full of talent, ideas, creativity, potential. when god breathed his life into
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Creativity, potential. when god breathed his life into you, he put a part of himself in
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When god breathed his life into you, he put a part of himself in you. you have the dna of
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You, he put a part of himself in you. you have the dna of almighty god.
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You. you have the dna of almighty god. you were never created to be
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Almighty god. you were never created to be average, to barely get by, to
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You were never created to be average, to barely get by, to always struggle, to just have to
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Average, to barely get by, to always struggle, to just have to take the leftovers.
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Always struggle, to just have to take the leftovers. you were created as the head and
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Take the leftovers. you were created as the head and not the tail. (applause)
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You were created as the head and not the tail. (applause) you are equipped. empowered.
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Not the tail. (applause) you are equipped. empowered. fully loaded. lacking nothing.
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You are equipped. empowered. fully loaded. lacking nothing. don't you dare settle for second
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Fully loaded. lacking nothing. don't you dare settle for second best. don't get stuck in a rut
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Don't you dare settle for second best. don't get stuck in a rut thinking that you've reached
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Best. don't get stuck in a rut thinking that you've reached your limits. draw the line in
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Thinking that you've reached your limits. draw the line in the sand and say, "that's it.
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Your limits. draw the line in the sand and say, "that's it. i've let good enough be good
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The sand and say, "that's it. i've let good enough be good enough long enough.
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I've let good enough be good enough long enough. today is a new day.
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Enough long enough. today is a new day. it may not have happened the
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Today is a new day. it may not have happened the first time, the fifth time or
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It may not have happened the first time, the fifth time or the thirtieth time but i'm not
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First time, the fifth time or the thirtieth time but i'm not going to settle.
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The thirtieth time but i'm not going to settle. i'm going to start stretching my
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Going to settle. i'm going to start stretching my faith, looking for oppor-
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I'm going to start stretching my faith, looking for oppor- tunities, taking steps to
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Faith, looking for oppor- tunities, taking steps to improve. i'm going to become
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Tunities, taking steps to improve. i'm going to become everything god has created me
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Improve. i'm going to become everything god has created me to be."
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Everything god has created me to be." listen, when you do the natural
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To be." listen, when you do the natural god will show up and do the
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Listen, when you do the natural god will show up and do the supernatural. when you do what
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God will show up and do the supernatural. when you do what you can, god will come and do
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Supernatural. when you do what you can, god will come and do what you cannot.
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You can, god will come and do what you cannot. don't take the easy way out.
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What you cannot. don't take the easy way out. stand strong and fight the good
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Don't take the easy way out. stand strong and fight the good fight of faith.
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Stand strong and fight the good fight of faith. in the scripture, abraham is
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Fight of faith. in the scripture, abraham is listed as one of the heroes of
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In the scripture, abraham is listed as one of the heroes of faith.
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Listed as one of the heroes of faith. he is the one that god made one
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Faith. he is the one that god made one of the first covenants with.
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He is the one that god made one of the first covenants with. but what's interesting is god
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Of the first covenants with. but what's interesting is god spoke to abraham's father many
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But what's interesting is god spoke to abraham's father many years before and told him to go
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Spoke to abraham's father many years before and told him to go where he told abraham.
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Years before and told him to go where he told abraham. it says in genesis 11 that
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Where he told abraham. it says in genesis 11 that abraham's father, "left ur and
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It says in genesis 11 that abraham's father, "left ur and headed out toward canaan."
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Abraham's father, "left ur and headed out toward canaan." he had his goal.
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Headed out toward canaan." he had his goal. he was going to the promised
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He had his goal. he was going to the promised land just like god told abraham.
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He was going to the promised land just like god told abraham. but it says, "he stopped along
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Land just like god told abraham. but it says, "he stopped along the way and settled in haran."
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But it says, "he stopped along the way and settled in haran." why did he stop?
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The way and settled in haran." why did he stop? there were too many
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Why did he stop? there were too many difficulties. it was hard
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There were too many difficulties. it was hard traveling with all of his
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Difficulties. it was hard traveling with all of his flocks and herds. he had his
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Traveling with all of his flocks and herds. he had his family, his possessions.
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Flocks and herds. he had his family, his possessions. it wasn't comfortable.
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Family, his possessions. it wasn't comfortable. he finally decided, "i can't go
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It wasn't comfortable. he finally decided, "i can't go any further. i know this isn't
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He finally decided, "i can't go any further. i know this isn't the promised land but it's
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Any further. i know this isn't the promised land but it's good enough. at least we can
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The promised land but it's good enough. at least we can survive out here. at least we
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Good enough. at least we can survive out here. at least we can make it."
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Survive out here. at least we can make it." how many times do we do the same
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Can make it." how many times do we do the same thing?
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How many times do we do the same thing? we start off right.
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Thing? we start off right. we've got a big dream.
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We start off right. we've got a big dream. we're going to fulfill our
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We've got a big dream. we're going to fulfill our destiny. but along the way we
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We're going to fulfill our destiny. but along the way we face opposition. adversity
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Destiny. but along the way we face opposition. adversity arises. too many times we say
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Face opposition. adversity arises. too many times we say like abraham's father, "what's
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Arises. too many times we say like abraham's father, "what's the use?
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Like abraham's father, "what's the use? i'm never going to break this
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The use? i'm never going to break this addiction. my marriage is never
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I'm never going to break this addiction. my marriage is never going to get better.
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Addiction. my marriage is never going to get better. i'll never accomplish my dreams.
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Going to get better. i'll never accomplish my dreams. i'm just going to settle here.
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I'll never accomplish my dreams. i'm just going to settle here. it's good enough."
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I'm just going to settle here. it's good enough." no, i want to light a new fire
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It's good enough." no, i want to light a new fire in you today.
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No, i want to light a new fire in you today. you are not weak, defeated,
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In you today. you are not weak, defeated, lacking. you have been armed
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You are not weak, defeated, lacking. you have been armed with strength for every battle.
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Lacking. you have been armed with strength for every battle. that obstacle is no match for
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With strength for every battle. that obstacle is no match for you. you have the most powerful
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That obstacle is no match for you. you have the most powerful force in the universe breathing
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You. you have the most powerful force in the universe breathing in your direction.
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Force in the universe breathing in your direction. now don't be a weakling.
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In your direction. now don't be a weakling. be a warrior.
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Now don't be a weakling. be a warrior. your marriage is worth fighting
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Be a warrior. your marriage is worth fighting for. your health is worth
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Your marriage is worth fighting for. your health is worth fighting for.
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For. your health is worth fighting for. your dreams, your children,
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Fighting for. your dreams, your children, they are worth fighting for.
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Your dreams, your children, they are worth fighting for. you've got to dig your heels in
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They are worth fighting for. you've got to dig your heels in and say, "i am in it to win it.
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You've got to dig your heels in and say, "i am in it to win it. i know god didn't bring me this
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And say, "i am in it to win it. i know god didn't bring me this far to leave me here."
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I know god didn't bring me this far to leave me here." (applause)
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Far to leave me here." (applause) "now i'm not going to settle
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(applause) "now i'm not going to settle halfway, three-fourths of the
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"now i'm not going to settle halfway, three-fourths of the way, or nine-tenths of the way.
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Halfway, three-fourths of the way, or nine-tenths of the way. i'm going to make it all the way
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Way, or nine-tenths of the way. i'm going to make it all the way in to my promised land."
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I'm going to make it all the way in to my promised land." if you're going to be victorious
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In to my promised land." if you're going to be victorious you have to have a made up mind.
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If you're going to be victorious you have to have a made up mind. you've got to be determined.
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You have to have a made up mind. you've got to be determined. you're not going to give up when
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You've got to be determined. you're not going to give up when it gets difficult.
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You're not going to give up when it gets difficult. you're not going to complain
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It gets difficult. you're not going to complain because it's taking a long time.
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You're not going to complain because it's taking a long time. you're not going to get
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Because it's taking a long time. you're not going to get discouraged because you went
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You're not going to get discouraged because you went through a setback.
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Discouraged because you went through a setback. you know everything god promised
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Through a setback. you know everything god promised you is worth fighting for so you
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You know everything god promised you is worth fighting for so you are in it for the long haul.
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You is worth fighting for so you are in it for the long haul. now some of you today, you need
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Are in it for the long haul. now some of you today, you need to pull up your stakes.
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Now some of you today, you need to pull up your stakes. you've camped halfway like
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To pull up your stakes. you've camped halfway like abraham's father.
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You've camped halfway like abraham's father. you've gotten comfortable and
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Abraham's father. you've gotten comfortable and decided that your dreams are
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You've gotten comfortable and decided that your dreams are never going to come to pass.
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Decided that your dreams are never going to come to pass. your health is never going to
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Never going to come to pass. your health is never going to improve. i'm asking you to pack
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Your health is never going to improve. i'm asking you to pack up your tent, gather up your
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Improve. i'm asking you to pack up your tent, gather up your belongings and start moving
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Up your tent, gather up your belongings and start moving forward.
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Belongings and start moving forward. you may have taken a temporary
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Forward. you may have taken a temporary delay but that's okay.
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You may have taken a temporary delay but that's okay. that didn't stop your destiny.
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Delay but that's okay. that didn't stop your destiny. today can be your new beginning.
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That didn't stop your destiny. today can be your new beginning. god is breathing new life into
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Today can be your new beginning. god is breathing new life into your spirit.
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God is breathing new life into your spirit. he has greater victories in
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Your spirit. he has greater victories in front of you. get a vision for
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He has greater victories in front of you. get a vision for it.
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Front of you. get a vision for it. well, you say, "joel, this
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It. well, you say, "joel, this sounds good but i've been
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Well, you say, "joel, this sounds good but i've been single a long time. i don't
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Sounds good but i've been single a long time. i don't think i'll ever meet the right
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Single a long time. i don't think i'll ever meet the right person."
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Think i'll ever meet the right person." or, "i work hard but i never get
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Person." or, "i work hard but i never get any promotion."
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Or, "i work hard but i never get any promotion." every time you dwell on those
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Any promotion." every time you dwell on those negative, discouraging thoughts
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Every time you dwell on those negative, discouraging thoughts you are digging another stake
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Negative, discouraging thoughts you are digging another stake halfway toward your promised
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You are digging another stake halfway toward your promised land.
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Halfway toward your promised land. the first place we lose the
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Land. the first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking.
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The first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking. if you don't think you can be
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Battle is in our own thinking. if you don't think you can be successful then you never will
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If you don't think you can be successful then you never will be.
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Successful then you never will be. if you don't think you can
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Be. if you don't think you can overcome the past, meet the
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If you don't think you can overcome the past, meet the right person, accomplish your
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Overcome the past, meet the right person, accomplish your dreams, you'll get stuck right
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Right person, accomplish your dreams, you'll get stuck right where you are.
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Dreams, you'll get stuck right where you are. you've got to change your
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Where you are. you've got to change your thinking.
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You've got to change your thinking. listen, right now the creator of
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Thinking. listen, right now the creator of the universe is arranging things
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Listen, right now the creator of the universe is arranging things in your favor.
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The universe is arranging things in your favor. he said no good thing would he
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In your favor. he said no good thing would he withhold because you walk
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He said no good thing would he withhold because you walk uprightly.
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Withhold because you walk uprightly. he's not going to withhold the
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Uprightly. he's not going to withhold the right person, the wisdom, the
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He's not going to withhold the right person, the wisdom, the breaks, the turnaround.
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Right person, the wisdom, the breaks, the turnaround. i read about this professor at
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Breaks, the turnaround. i read about this professor at a major university.
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I read about this professor at a major university. he was in class about to pass
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A major university. he was in class about to pass out the final exam; the most
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He was in class about to pass out the final exam; the most important test of the year.
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Out the final exam; the most important test of the year. before he did, he told his
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Important test of the year. before he did, he told his students how proud he was of
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Before he did, he told his students how proud he was of them.
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Students how proud he was of them. because they had worked so hard
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Them. because they had worked so hard he made them a special offer.
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Because they had worked so hard he made them a special offer. he said, "anyone that would like
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He made them a special offer. he said, "anyone that would like an automatic c on this test,
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He said, "anyone that would like an automatic c on this test, just raise your hand and i'll
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An automatic c on this test, just raise your hand and i'll give you a c. you won't even
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Just raise your hand and i'll give you a c. you won't even have to take the test."
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Give you a c. you won't even have to take the test." one hand slowly went up, then
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Have to take the test." one hand slowly went up, then another and another, until about
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One hand slowly went up, then another and another, until about half of the students opted out
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Another and another, until about half of the students opted out of taking the test. they walked
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Half of the students opted out of taking the test. they walked out of the room so relieved,
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Of taking the test. they walked out of the room so relieved, so happy.
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Out of the room so relieved, so happy. the professor went on to pass
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So happy. the professor went on to pass out the test to the rest of the
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The professor went on to pass out the test to the rest of the students.
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Out the test to the rest of the students. he placed it face down on the
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Students. he placed it face down on the desks and asked them not to turn
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He placed it face down on the desks and asked them not to turn it over until he instructed them
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Desks and asked them not to turn it over until he instructed them to. for the next few minutes he
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It over until he instructed them to. for the next few minutes he encouraged them about how they
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To. for the next few minutes he encouraged them about how they were going to do great things in
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Encouraged them about how they were going to do great things in life and how they should always
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Were going to do great things in life and how they should always strive to do their best. then
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Life and how they should always strive to do their best. then he gave the word that it was
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Strive to do their best. then he gave the word that it was okay, turn the test over and
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He gave the word that it was okay, turn the test over and get started. the test only had
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Okay, turn the test over and get started. the test only had two sentences. it read,
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Get started. the test only had two sentences. it read, "congratulations. you just
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Two sentences. it read, "congratulations. you just made an a." (laughter/applause)
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"congratulations. you just made an a." (laughter/applause) this is what we do many times.
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Made an a." (laughter/applause) this is what we do many times. we settle for a 'c' not
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This is what we do many times. we settle for a 'c' not realizing god has an 'a' in our
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We settle for a 'c' not realizing god has an 'a' in our future.
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Realizing god has an 'a' in our future. "joel, i don't think i'll ever
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Future. "joel, i don't think i'll ever get over this sickness. i'm
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"joel, i don't think i'll ever get over this sickness. i'm just learning to live with it."
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Get over this sickness. i'm just learning to live with it." that's taking a c.
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Just learning to live with it." that's taking a c. you've got to change your
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That's taking a c. you've got to change your thinking.
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You've got to change your thinking. "god is restoring health unto
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Thinking. "god is restoring health unto me. i will live and not die.
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"god is restoring health unto me. i will live and not die. i'm getting stronger, healthier,
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Me. i will live and not die. i'm getting stronger, healthier, better."
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I'm getting stronger, healthier, better." that's going for the a.
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Better." that's going for the a. "well, i'm getting up there in
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That's going for the a. "well, i'm getting up there in years. you know how your health
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"well, i'm getting up there in years. you know how your health starts to go downhill."
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Years. you know how your health starts to go downhill." that's taking a c.
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Starts to go downhill." that's taking a c. "i'll never break this
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That's taking a c. "i'll never break this addiction. i've had it since
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"i'll never break this addiction. i've had it since high school." another c.
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Addiction. i've had it since high school." another c. how about this one?
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High school." another c. how about this one? "joel, this guy i'm dating, i
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How about this one? "joel, this guy i'm dating, i know he's not good for me.
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"joel, this guy i'm dating, i know he's not good for me. he doesn't treat me right but i
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Know he's not good for me. he doesn't treat me right but i may not ever meet anybody else."
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That's not a 'c'. that's a 'd'.
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That's an 'f'. (laughter)
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That's an 'f'. (laughter) god has an 'a' but you'll never
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That's an 'f'. (laughter) god has an 'a' but you'll never see it if you keep taking the
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God has an 'a' but you'll never see it if you keep taking the 'c's.
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See it if you keep taking the 'c's. yes, the 'c's' are easier.
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'c's. yes, the 'c's' are easier. you don't have to stretch.
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Yes, the 'c's' are easier. you don't have to stretch. you don't have to get out of
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You don't have to stretch. you don't have to get out of your comfort zone. but you'll
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You don't have to get out of your comfort zone. but you'll never be truly fulfilled if you
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Your comfort zone. but you'll never be truly fulfilled if you keep settling for 'c's.
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Never be truly fulfilled if you keep settling for 'c's. the good news is god already has
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Keep settling for 'c's. the good news is god already has 'a's in your future. he has the
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The good news is god already has 'a's in your future. he has the right person, a happy marriage,
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'a's in your future. he has the right person, a happy marriage, a successful career, health,
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Right person, a happy marriage, a successful career, health, wholeness, freedom, victory.
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A successful career, health, wholeness, freedom, victory. (applause)
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Wholeness, freedom, victory. (applause) don't take the easy way out.
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(applause) don't take the easy way out. the 'a's are worth fighting for.
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Don't take the easy way out. the 'a's are worth fighting for. i can't think of much that would
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The 'a's are worth fighting for. i can't think of much that would be sadder than to come to the
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I can't think of much that would be sadder than to come to the end of life and have to wonder,
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Be sadder than to come to the end of life and have to wonder, "what could i have become if i
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End of life and have to wonder, "what could i have become if i didn't settle for good enough?
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"what could i have become if i didn't settle for good enough? what could i have been if i
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Didn't settle for good enough? what could i have been if i didn't take so many 'c's but
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What could i have been if i didn't take so many 'c's but instead i pressed forward,
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Didn't take so many 'c's but instead i pressed forward, striving to be my very best?"
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Instead i pressed forward, striving to be my very best?" you may have taken some 'c's in
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Striving to be my very best?" you may have taken some 'c's in the past. we all have. but make
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You may have taken some 'c's in the past. we all have. but make a decision with me from now on
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The past. we all have. but make a decision with me from now on you're only going for the 'a's.
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A decision with me from now on you're only going for the 'a's. i know some of you are thinking,
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You're only going for the 'a's. i know some of you are thinking, "well, joel. i married a 'c'.
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I know some of you are thinking, "well, joel. i married a 'c'. what should i do?" (laughter)
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"well, joel. i married a 'c'. what should i do?" (laughter) you stick with him and make him
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What should i do?" (laughter) you stick with him and make him into an 'a'. (applause)
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You stick with him and make him into an 'a'. (applause) but here's a key. don't look at
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Into an 'a'. (applause) but here's a key. don't look at your husband now. that's the
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But here's a key. don't look at your husband now. that's the wrong time. straight ahead.
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Your husband now. that's the wrong time. straight ahead. (laughter)
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Wrong time. straight ahead. (laughter) but here's a key. if you're not
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(laughter) but here's a key. if you're not seeing in your life what god
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But here's a key. if you're not seeing in your life what god promised in your spirit then
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Seeing in your life what god promised in your spirit then keep moving forward.
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Promised in your spirit then keep moving forward. it's only temporary.
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Keep moving forward. it's only temporary. like the young man delivering
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It's only temporary. like the young man delivering pizzas, you may be doing
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Like the young man delivering pizzas, you may be doing something that's below your
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Pizzas, you may be doing something that's below your potential, working at a job
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Something that's below your potential, working at a job you're not even using your
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Potential, working at a job you're not even using your gifts.
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You're not even using your gifts. don't slack off when you're
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Gifts. don't slack off when you're there.
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Don't slack off when you're there. keep being your best but see
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There. keep being your best but see that as only temporary. that's
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Keep being your best but see that as only temporary. that's just a season that you're
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That as only temporary. that's just a season that you're passing through.
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Just a season that you're passing through. don't put your stakes down.
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Passing through. don't put your stakes down. if where you're living doesn't
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Don't put your stakes down. if where you're living doesn't match what god put in your
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If where you're living doesn't match what god put in your spirit, be grateful, keep a good
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Match what god put in your spirit, be grateful, keep a good attitude, but see it as only
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Spirit, be grateful, keep a good attitude, but see it as only temporary. don't settle there.
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Attitude, but see it as only temporary. don't settle there. if the medical report doesn't
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Temporary. don't settle there. if the medical report doesn't agree with what god says about
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If the medical report doesn't agree with what god says about you, don't accept it as the way
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Agree with what god says about you, don't accept it as the way it's always going to be.
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You, don't accept it as the way it's always going to be. your attitude should be, "this
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It's always going to be. your attitude should be, "this is just a season that i'm
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Your attitude should be, "this is just a season that i'm passing through.
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Is just a season that i'm passing through. i'm coming into health,
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Passing through. i'm coming into health, wholeness, victory."
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I'm coming into health, wholeness, victory." even if it's something good.
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Wholeness, victory." even if it's something good. maybe god has blessed you:
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Even if it's something good. maybe god has blessed you: a family, a job, health.
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Maybe god has blessed you: a family, a job, health. you've seen his favor. but you
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A family, a job, health. you've seen his favor. but you know there are greater levels
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You've seen his favor. but you know there are greater levels in front of you. it's easy to
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Know there are greater levels in front of you. it's easy to think, "joel, i'm happy. i have
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In front of you. it's easy to think, "joel, i'm happy. i have no complaints. god has been
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Think, "joel, i'm happy. i have no complaints. god has been good to me."
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No complaints. god has been good to me." but i've learned that good is
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Good to me." but i've learned that good is the enemy of great. you may be
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But i've learned that good is the enemy of great. you may be doing good. you're using your
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The enemy of great. you may be doing good. you're using your gifts but deep down you know
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Doing good. you're using your gifts but deep down you know you have more in you.
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Gifts but deep down you know you have more in you. don't let good be an excuse
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You have more in you. don't let good be an excuse to keep you from god's best.
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Don't let good be an excuse to keep you from god's best. stir up your greatness.
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To keep you from god's best. stir up your greatness. stretch into a new level.
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Stir up your greatness. stretch into a new level. after all, god said, "i will
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Stretch into a new level. after all, god said, "i will give you houses that you
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After all, god said, "i will give you houses that you didn't have to build. you will
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Give you houses that you didn't have to build. you will reap from vineyards that you
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Didn't have to build. you will reap from vineyards that you did not plant."
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Reap from vineyards that you did not plant." one version says, "may the god
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Did not plant." one version says, "may the god of your fathers make you a
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One version says, "may the god of your fathers make you a thousand times more than you
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Of your fathers make you a thousand times more than you are."
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Thousand times more than you are." i don't know about you but i
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Are." i don't know about you but i can't settle here. i've got to
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I don't know about you but i can't settle here. i've got to pull up my stakes. god has a
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Can't settle here. i've got to pull up my stakes. god has a thousand times more:
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Pull up my stakes. god has a thousand times more: more joy, more peace, more
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Thousand times more: more joy, more peace, more influence, more wisdom, more
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More joy, more peace, more influence, more wisdom, more ideas, more creativity, more
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Influence, more wisdom, more ideas, more creativity, more good breaks. (applause)
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Ideas, more creativity, more good breaks. (applause) let's take the limits off of
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Good breaks. (applause) let's take the limits off of god. (applause)
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Let's take the limits off of god. (applause) all right. let me finish.
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God. (applause) all right. let me finish. let's take the limits off of
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All right. let me finish. let's take the limits off of god.
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Let's take the limits off of god. when my father went to be with
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God. when my father went to be with the lord in 1999 and i stepped
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When my father went to be with the lord in 1999 and i stepped up to pastor the church, one of
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The lord in 1999 and i stepped up to pastor the church, one of our goals was if we could just
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Up to pastor the church, one of our goals was if we could just maintain what my parents had
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Our goals was if we could just maintain what my parents had built, we thought we would be
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Maintain what my parents had built, we thought we would be doing good.
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Built, we thought we would be doing good. but god's plan for our life is
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Doing good. but god's plan for our life is much bigger than our own.
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But god's plan for our life is much bigger than our own. god doesn't want us to get stuck
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Much bigger than our own. god doesn't want us to get stuck at one level. he is a god of
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God doesn't want us to get stuck at one level. he is a god of increase. we didn't maintain.
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At one level. he is a god of increase. we didn't maintain. the church began to grow.
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Increase. we didn't maintain. the church began to grow. before long, that 8,000 seat
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The church began to grow. before long, that 8,000 seat sanctuary, it was filled to the
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Before long, that 8,000 seat sanctuary, it was filled to the brim. we needed more room.
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Sanctuary, it was filled to the brim. we needed more room. after about nine months we had
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Brim. we needed more room. after about nine months we had to add a second sunday morning
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After about nine months we had to add a second sunday morning service. a few months later a
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To add a second sunday morning service. a few months later a saturday night service. later,
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Service. a few months later a saturday night service. later, even another service. i was so
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Saturday night service. later, even another service. i was so amazed.
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Even another service. i was so amazed. i thought for sure that was our
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Amazed. i thought for sure that was our promised land, seeing that other
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I thought for sure that was our promised land, seeing that other building filled three or four
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Promised land, seeing that other building filled three or four times a week.
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Building filled three or four times a week. but looking back now i realize
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Times a week. but looking back now i realize that was only temporary
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But looking back now i realize that was only temporary provision. that was god just
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That was only temporary provision. that was god just sustaining us while we were on
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Provision. that was god just sustaining us while we were on the way to where he was really
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Sustaining us while we were on the way to where he was really taking us. one day god opened
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The way to where he was really taking us. one day god opened up the doors to this place, the
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Taking us. one day god opened up the doors to this place, the former compaq center.
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Up the doors to this place, the former compaq center. he parted some red seas and god
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Former compaq center. he parted some red seas and god gave us a building that was
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He parted some red seas and god gave us a building that was already built. that other
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Gave us a building that was already built. that other location, it didn't have any
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Already built. that other location, it didn't have any drive by traffic. you had to
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Location, it didn't have any drive by traffic. you had to want to go out there to church.
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Drive by traffic. you had to want to go out there to church. (laughter)
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Want to go out there to church. (laughter) but this new place, it's on the
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(laughter) but this new place, it's on the second busiest freeway in the
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But this new place, it's on the second busiest freeway in the nation.
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Second busiest freeway in the nation. friends, god has houses that you
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Nation. friends, god has houses that you didn't have to build. he has
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Friends, god has houses that you didn't have to build. he has vineyards that you didn't have
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Didn't have to build. he has vineyards that you didn't have to plant. (applause)
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Vineyards that you didn't have to plant. (applause) you may be blessed today.
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To plant. (applause) you may be blessed today. (applause)
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You may be blessed today. (applause) god has been good to you.
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(applause) god has been good to you. but what's in your future is
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God has been good to you. but what's in your future is exceedingly, abundantly, above
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But what's in your future is exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond. don't you dare
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Exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond. don't you dare settle where you are.
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And beyond. don't you dare settle where you are. god's promised land for your
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Settle where you are. god's promised land for your life is greater than anything
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God's promised land for your life is greater than anything that you've imagined.
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Life is greater than anything that you've imagined. now don't be surprised if the
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That you've imagined. now don't be surprised if the two voices, the two people start
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Now don't be surprised if the two voices, the two people start talking to you.
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Two voices, the two people start talking to you. one wants you to settle.
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Talking to you. one wants you to settle. it will tell you, "this is not
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One wants you to settle. it will tell you, "this is not for you today. you've reached
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It will tell you, "this is not for you today. you've reached your limits. you've made too
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For you today. you've reached your limits. you've made too many mistakes. you never get
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Your limits. you've made too many mistakes. you never get any good breaks."
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Many mistakes. you never get any good breaks." the other will tell you, "this
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Any good breaks." the other will tell you, "this is for you today. make room for
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The other will tell you, "this is for you today. make room for god to do something new,
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Is for you today. make room for god to do something new, something big, something out of
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God to do something new, something big, something out of the ordinary."
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Something big, something out of the ordinary." why don't you let that voice
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The ordinary." why don't you let that voice take root? (applause)
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Why don't you let that voice take root? (applause) when joshua was leading the
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Take root? (applause) when joshua was leading the people of israel, god said,
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When joshua was leading the people of israel, god said, "joshua, you have not passed
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People of israel, god said, "joshua, you have not passed this way before."
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"joshua, you have not passed this way before." god is saying the same thing to
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This way before." god is saying the same thing to us. something out of the
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God is saying the same thing to us. something out of the ordinary is coming your way:
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Us. something out of the ordinary is coming your way: new levels of favor,
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Ordinary is coming your way: new levels of favor, unprecedented opportunities,
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New levels of favor, unprecedented opportunities, divine connections.
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Unprecedented opportunities, divine connections. god has 'a' s in your future.
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Divine connections. god has 'a' s in your future. people already lined up to be
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God has 'a' s in your future. people already lined up to be good to you. what makes them an
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People already lined up to be good to you. what makes them an 'a' is you don't have to find
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Good to you. what makes them an 'a' is you don't have to find them. they'll come find you.
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'a' is you don't have to find them. they'll come find you. when you honor god, his
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Them. they'll come find you. when you honor god, his blessings will chase you down.
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When you honor god, his blessings will chase you down. you won't be able to outrun the
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Blessings will chase you down. you won't be able to outrun the good things of god. (applause)
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You won't be able to outrun the good things of god. (applause) my challenge today; don't
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Good things of god. (applause) my challenge today; don't settle where you are: in your
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My challenge today; don't settle where you are: in your health, your relationships, your
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Settle where you are: in your health, your relationships, your career, your walk with the lord.
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Health, your relationships, your career, your walk with the lord. keep stretching. keep growing.
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Career, your walk with the lord. keep stretching. keep growing. keep believing. keep dreaming.
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Keep stretching. keep growing. keep believing. keep dreaming. don't let good enough be good
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Keep believing. keep dreaming. don't let good enough be good enough. be determined to become
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Don't let good enough be good enough. be determined to become everything god created you to
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Enough. be determined to become everything god created you to be.
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Everything god created you to be. and some of you have dwelt on
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Be. and some of you have dwelt on that same mountain long enough.
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And some of you have dwelt on that same mountain long enough. it's time to pull up your
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That same mountain long enough. it's time to pull up your stakes. pack up your
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It's time to pull up your stakes. pack up your belongings. start moving
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Stakes. pack up your belongings. start moving forward. enlarge your vision.
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Belongings. start moving forward. enlarge your vision. make room in your thinking for
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Forward. enlarge your vision. make room in your thinking for the new thing god wants to do.
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Make room in your thinking for the new thing god wants to do. don't let your temporary
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The new thing god wants to do. don't let your temporary provision become permanent.
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Don't let your temporary provision become permanent. if you'll learn this principle
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Provision become permanent. if you'll learn this principle of stretching and not settling,
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If you'll learn this principle of stretching and not settling, then you will see the fullness
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Of stretching and not settling, then you will see the fullness of what god has in store.
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Then you will see the fullness of what god has in store. i believe you will overcome
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Of what god has in store. i believe you will overcome obstacles, accomplish dreams,
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I believe you will overcome obstacles, accomplish dreams, not like abraham's father but
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Obstacles, accomplish dreams, not like abraham's father but like joshua, you're going to
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Not like abraham's father but like joshua, you're going to make it all the way in to your
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Like joshua, you're going to make it all the way in to your promised land.
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Make it all the way in to your promised land. i declare it in jesus' name.
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Promised land. i declare it in jesus' name. if you receive it can you say,
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I declare it in jesus' name. if you receive it can you say, "amen?" (amen.)
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If you receive it can you say, "amen?" (amen.) (applause)
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"amen?" (amen.) (applause) well, we never like to close
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(applause) well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." if you prayed that simple prayer
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I make you my lord and savior." if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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If you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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We believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based church.
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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Keep god first place. he is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional through a weekly rhythm
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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By life-changing insight that will strengthen
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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With this inspiring devotional resource,
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Inspiring devotional resource, you'll go on a healing journey.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Joel Osteen - Don't Settle For Good Enough

February 7, 2026 | 27:29

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