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Joel Osteen - Empty Out The Negative

October 2, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Empty Out The Negative | October 2, 2025

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(applause) joel osteen intro: well god
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Joel osteen intro: well god bless you. it's a joy to
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes and
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Come into your homes and if you're ever in our area,
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If you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this lady that died.
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About this lady that died. she was at the pearly gates
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She was at the pearly gates and saint peter said, "you
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Can't come in yet. you have
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Can't come in yet. you have to correctly spell a word."
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To correctly spell a word." she said, "what word?"
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She said, "what word?" he said, "any word."
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He said, "any word." so she spelled the word
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So she spelled the word "love", l-o-v-e. he said,
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"love", l-o-v-e. he said, "welcome to heaven." then
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"welcome to heaven." then peter asked her if she would
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Peter asked her if she would take his place for just a
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Take his place for just a moment. he instructed her
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Moment. he instructed her if anybody came up just to
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If anybody came up just to follow the same procedure.
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Follow the same procedure. a few minutes, she sees her
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A few minutes, she sees her ex-husband walking up.
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Ex-husband walking up. she can't believe it. she
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She can't believe it. she says "what are you doing
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Says "what are you doing here?" he said, "i just had
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Here?" he said, "i just had a heart attack. did i really
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A heart attack. did i really make it to heaven?" she
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Make it to heaven?" she said, "not yet. you have to
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Said, "not yet. you have to spell a word correctly."
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Spell a word correctly." he said, "what word?"
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He said, "what word?" there was a long pause and
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There was a long pause and she said, "czechoslovakia."
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She said, "czechoslovakia." (laughter)
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(laughter) i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "emptying out the
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About "emptying out the negative". it's easy to go
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Negative". it's easy to go through life holding on to
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Through life holding on to things that are weighing us
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Things that are weighing us down. guilt. resentment.
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Down. guilt. resentment. doubt. worry. the problem
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Doubt. worry. the problem is when we allow these
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Is when we allow these things in, they're taking up
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Things in, they're taking up space for the good things
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Space for the good things that should be there.
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That should be there. imagine your life is like a
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Imagine your life is like a container. you were created
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Container. you were created to be filled with joy, peace,
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To be filled with joy, peace, confidence, creativity. but
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Confidence, creativity. but if you allow worry in, it
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If you allow worry in, it pushes out the peace.
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Pushes out the peace. there's not space for both.
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There's not space for both. you can't go above 100%.
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You can't go above 100%. you have a limited amount
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You have a limited amount of room. if you allow guilt
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Of room. if you allow guilt to take up space, that's
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To take up space, that's space that you don't have
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Space that you don't have for the confidence you need.
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For the confidence you need. the reason some people don't
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The reason some people don't enjoy their lives is because
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Enjoy their lives is because they're a container. their
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They're a container. their heart is contaminated with
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Heart is contaminated with so many things. they have
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So many things. they have 10% worried, stressed out
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10% worried, stressed out over their job.
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Over their job. 12% bitterness, mad at their
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12% bitterness, mad at their neighbor. 20% guilt, beating
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Neighbor. 20% guilt, beating themselves up for past
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Themselves up for past mistakes. 9% jealousy, their
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Mistakes. 9% jealousy, their coworker is more beautiful.
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Coworker is more beautiful. they don't realize 70% of
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They don't realize 70% of their container is negative.
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Their container is negative. and they wonder why they
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And they wonder why they don't have joy, creativity,
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Don't have joy, creativity, passion. they only have room
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Passion. they only have room for 30% of what they should
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For 30% of what they should have.
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Have. the scripture says, "give no
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The scripture says, "give no place to the enemy."
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Place to the enemy." it's not just talking about
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It's not just talking about forces of darkness. that
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Forces of darkness. that means give no place to guilt.
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Means give no place to guilt. give no place to worry. give
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Give no place to worry. give no place to bitterness.
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No place to bitterness. it can't come in and
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It can't come in and automatically take over.
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Automatically take over. you control what's in your
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You control what's in your container. you control what
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Container. you control what you think about, what you
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You think about, what you choose to allow in.
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We all have negative
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We all have negative emotions, negative feelings.
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Emotions, negative feelings. but you have to make the
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But you have to make the choice. "i'm not going to
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Choice. "i'm not going to give this jealousy, this
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Give this jealousy, this bitterness, this anger,
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Bitterness, this anger, valuable space and let it
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Valuable space and let it poison my life. i'm going
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Poison my life. i'm going to protect what i allow in
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To protect what i allow in me."
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Me." every morning when we wake
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Every morning when we wake up, we need to empty out
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Up, we need to empty out anything negative from the
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Anything negative from the day before. if somebody
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Day before. if somebody offended you at work, they
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Offended you at work, they didn't treat you right, it's
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Didn't treat you right, it's easy to let that offense
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Easy to let that offense stay. it feels good to
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Stay. it feels good to carry around a grudge.
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Carry around a grudge. but you have to be
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But you have to be disciplined and say, "no,
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Disciplined and say, "no, i am not giving this
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I am not giving this offense any room. i am not
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Offense any room. i am not going to let it sour my
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Going to let it sour my day." they hurt you once.
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Day." they hurt you once. don't let them continue to
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Don't let them continue to hurt you by holding on to
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Hurt you by holding on to the offense. being offended
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The offense. being offended is not harming them. it's
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Is not harming them. it's harming you. it's taking
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Harming you. it's taking up space you need for the
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Up space you need for the good things that move you
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Good things that move you toward your destiny.
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Toward your destiny. david said in psalm 103,
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David said in psalm 103, "god fills my life with
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"god fills my life with good things so i stay young
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Good things so i stay young and strong."
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And strong." now, i've learned, if you'll
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Now, i've learned, if you'll empty out the negative, if
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Empty out the negative, if you'll make room, god will
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You'll make room, god will fill you with good things.
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Fill you with good things. if you empty out the worry,
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If you empty out the worry, god will fill you with peace.
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God will fill you with peace. if you empty out the
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If you empty out the insecurity, the negative
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Insecurity, the negative things people have said
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Things people have said about you, god will fill
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About you, god will fill you with confidence. my
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You with confidence. my question today is is god
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Question today is is god trying to fill you with good
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Trying to fill you with good things but there's no room?
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Things but there's no room? your container is full of
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Your container is full of worry, regret, bitterness,
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Worry, regret, bitterness, jealousy? why don't you
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Jealousy? why don't you start emptying that out?
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Start emptying that out? if somebody did you wrong,
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If somebody did you wrong, you could hang on to that
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You could hang on to that bitterness; instead, "god,
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Bitterness; instead, "god, i forgive them. i let it
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I forgive them. i let it go." you didn't just
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Go." you didn't just forgive. you made room for
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Forgive. you made room for god to fill you with good
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God to fill you with good things. that's when he'll
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Things. that's when he'll give you beauty for ashes,
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Give you beauty for ashes, joy for mourning. you're
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Joy for mourning. you're in a tough season. the
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In a tough season. the medical report wasn't
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Medical report wasn't good. you should be
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Good. you should be stressed, worried; instead,
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Stressed, worried; instead, "god, i trust you. you said
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"god, i trust you. you said you would restore health
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You would restore health back unto me." you just
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Back unto me." you just made room for god to fill
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Made room for god to fill you with healing. you empty
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You with healing. you empty out the worry and god will
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Out the worry and god will give you peace in the midst
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Give you peace in the midst of the storm.
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Of the storm. perhaps a coworker got the
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Perhaps a coworker got the promotion that you worked
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Promotion that you worked so hard for. envy, jealousy
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So hard for. envy, jealousy will come: "i wish that was
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Will come: "i wish that was me. i'm smarter than they
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Me. i'm smarter than they are. i don't understand
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Are. i don't understand that." instead of letting
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That." instead of letting that stay: "god i know
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That stay: "god i know you're no respecter of
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You're no respecter of persons. you did it for
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Persons. you did it for them, i know you can do it
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For me." the good news is
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For me." the good news is god doesn't run out of
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God doesn't run out of favor. he doesn't have a
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Favor. he doesn't have a limited supply. if you will
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Limited supply. if you will empty out the jealousy, then
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Empty out the jealousy, then when it's your time to be
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When it's your time to be promoted, god will open
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Promoted, god will open doors that no man can shut.
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Doors that no man can shut. if somebody got what you
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If somebody got what you wanted, that simply means
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Wanted, that simply means that wasn't supposed to be
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That wasn't supposed to be yours. if they got the
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Yours. if they got the promotion, be happy for
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Promotion, be happy for them, god has something
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Them, god has something better for you. if they
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Better for you. if they got the man you wanted to
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Got the man you wanted to date--let's make it real.
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Date--let's make it real. if they got the girl you
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If they got the girl you were interested in, don't
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Were interested in, don't be upset. god knows what
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Be upset. god knows what he's doing. if it worked out
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He's doing. if it worked out your way, it would be second
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Your way, it would be second best. bottom line, what has
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Best. bottom line, what has your name on it is not going
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Your name on it is not going to go to anyone else. don't
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To go to anyone else. don't go around bitter, with
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Go around bitter, with jealousy, in self-pity; that
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Jealousy, in self-pity; that will poison your life.
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Will poison your life. empty it out. god is in
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Empty it out. god is in control. he's directing
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Control. he's directing your steps and at the right
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Your steps and at the right time, what has your name
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Time, what has your name on it will show up.
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On it will show up. jesus said, "blessed are the
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Jesus said, "blessed are the pure in heart, they will see
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Pure in heart, they will see god." that word "pure" in
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God." that word "pure" in the original language is
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The original language is where we get our word
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Where we get our word "cathartic". it means
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"cathartic". it means cleansing, releasing.
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Cleansing, releasing. if you have surgery,
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If you have surgery, sometimes the doctor will
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Sometimes the doctor will put in a catheter, the same
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Put in a catheter, the same root word. it's a tube that
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Root word. it's a tube that drains out the impurities of
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Drains out the impurities of the body. if you can't get
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The body. if you can't get up to use the facility, that
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Up to use the facility, that catheter automatically takes
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Catheter automatically takes what's not beneficial, the
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What's not beneficial, the toxins, the infections, the
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Toxins, the infections, the waste and flushes them out
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Waste and flushes them out of the body. the doctor
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Of the body. the doctor knows there will be
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Knows there will be contaminates. he's not
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Contaminates. he's not alarmed that the body has
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Alarmed that the body has waste and infection. he's
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Waste and infection. he's only alarmed when it's
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Only alarmed when it's not being released, when
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Not being released, when we're holding on to things
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We're holding on to things that should be flushed out.
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That should be flushed out. when god says, "blessed are
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When god says, "blessed are the pure in heart,"
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The pure in heart," he's saying you're going
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He's saying you're going to be blessed when you
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To be blessed when you learn how to release the
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Learn how to release the impurities of life. when
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Impurities of life. when you get in a habit like this
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You get in a habit like this catheter of emptying out
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Catheter of emptying out things that will infect you.
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Things that will infect you. do you know what bitterness
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Do you know what bitterness is to our spirit? it's
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Is to our spirit? it's infection. guilt is
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Infection. guilt is infection. worry. doubt.
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Infection. worry. doubt. self-pity. these things are
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Self-pity. these things are not unusual. impurities
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Not unusual. impurities come. you have to push
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Come. you have to push them out. it's when we hold
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Them out. it's when we hold on to them that it
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On to them that it contaminates our spirit and
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Contaminates our spirit and causes us problems.
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Causes us problems. you weren't created to carry
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You weren't created to carry around guilt, regret,
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Around guilt, regret, bitterness, anger, that
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Bitterness, anger, that poisons your life.
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Poisons your life. "well, joel, i'm bitter
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"well, joel, i'm bitter because i had a bad break."
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Because i had a bad break." "i'm sour because somebody
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"i'm sour because somebody walked out on me."
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Walked out on me." i say this respectfully:
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I say this respectfully: that's simply an impurity.
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That's simply an impurity. why don't you release it
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Why don't you release it so it doesn't infect the
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So it doesn't infect the rest of your life? don't
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Rest of your life? don't let a disappointment, a
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Let a disappointment, a divorce, a layoff, a loss,
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Divorce, a layoff, a loss, poison your future.
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Poison your future. "well, joel, i'm worried
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"well, joel, i'm worried about my health. i'm worried
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About my finances. worried
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About my finances. worried about my children."
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About my children." worry is a part of life.
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Worry is a part of life. those thoughts come to us
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Those thoughts come to us all. the key is to not hold
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All. the key is to not hold on to them. recognize
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On to them. recognize they're not beneficial,
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They're not beneficial, they're not moving you
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They're not moving you forward. that's an impurity
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Forward. that's an impurity that wasn't meant to stay.
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That wasn't meant to stay. you have to release it.
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You have to release it. "god, i don't see a way
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"god, i don't see a way but i know you're still
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But i know you're still on the throne. i know
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On the throne. i know you're bigger than this
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You're bigger than this problem. i know you're
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Problem. i know you're supplying all of my needs."
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Supplying all of my needs." you just released the toxin.
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You just released the toxin. are you holding on to
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Are you holding on to infection? to impurities?
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Infection? to impurities? angry? jealous? worried?
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Angry? jealous? worried? discouraged? maybe you had
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Discouraged? maybe you had a disappointment, something
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A disappointment, something didn't work out, imagine
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Didn't work out, imagine there's an angel that has
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There's an angel that has a delivery with your name
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A delivery with your name on it. it says, "beauty for
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On it. it says, "beauty for ashes, new beginning, new
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Ashes, new beginning, new opportunities, new
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Opportunities, new friendships."
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Friendships." he's en route with one of
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He's en route with one of those good things. the
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Those good things. the problem is if you're
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Problem is if you're holding on to the old,
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Holding on to the old, there's no place for him
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There's no place for him to deliver it. i wonder how
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To deliver it. i wonder how many things are en route
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Many things are en route right now? the angel is
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Right now? the angel is standing by with our joy,
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Standing by with our joy, our peace, our confidence,
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Our peace, our confidence, our creativity, our spouse
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Our creativity, our spouse but because there's no room.
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But because there's no room. because we're not releasing
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Because we're not releasing the toxins, the anger, the
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The toxins, the anger, the bitterness, the jealousy,
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Bitterness, the jealousy, the worry, then he can't
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The worry, then he can't deliver those good things.
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Deliver those good things. instead of living blessed,
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Instead of living blessed, excited about our future,
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Excited about our future, we become infected. the
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We become infected. the good news is you can get
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Good news is you can get rid of that infection. it
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Rid of that infection. it is not permanent. if you'll
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Is not permanent. if you'll start releasing the regret,
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Start releasing the regret, the worry, the bitterness,
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The worry, the bitterness, the anger; then it's just
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The anger; then it's just a matter of time before
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A matter of time before that angel shows up with
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That angel shows up with your delivery.
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Your delivery. when you make room, god
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When you make room, god promises he will fill your
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Promises he will fill your life with good things.
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Life with good things. (applause)
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(applause) this is what david did. he
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This is what david did. he was an expert at emptying
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Was an expert at emptying out the negative. his
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Out the negative. his family looked down on him,
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Family looked down on him, treated him like he was
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Treated him like he was second-class. he could have
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Second-class. he could have let that infection take
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Let that infection take root, lived insecure.
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Root, lived insecure. instead, he let it go in
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Instead, he let it go in one ear and out the other.
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One ear and out the other. he knew if he held on to it,
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He knew if he held on to it, it would keep him from his
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It would keep him from his destiny. david went to the
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Destiny. david went to the palace, served faithfully
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Palace, served faithfully to king saul. he would play
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To king saul. he would play the harp when saul was sick
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The harp when saul was sick to make him feel better.
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To make him feel better. in return, saul tried to
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In return, saul tried to kill him. saul was jealous
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Kill him. saul was jealous of david and chased him
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Of david and chased him through the desert. made
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Through the desert. made his life miserable. david
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His life miserable. david could have become bitter
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Could have become bitter and thought, "what's the
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And thought, "what's the use? everybody's against
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Use? everybody's against me." life is not fair.
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Me." life is not fair. instead he kept his heart
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Instead he kept his heart pure and emptied out the
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Pure and emptied out the self-pity. like david, we
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Self-pity. like david, we all have impurities,
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All have impurities, infections that come, people
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Infections that come, people come against us. our plans
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Come against us. our plans don't always work out.
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Don't always work out. it's easy to think, "why
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It's easy to think, "why is this happening?" it's
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Is this happening?" it's just life. the scripture
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Just life. the scripture says, "offenses will come."
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Says, "offenses will come." they're not a problem unless
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They're not a problem unless you don't know what to do
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You don't know what to do with them. too many people
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With them. too many people make the mistake of holding
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Make the mistake of holding on to them. they get bitter,
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On to them. they get bitter, live guilty, with a chip on
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Live guilty, with a chip on their shoulder. that's going
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Their shoulder. that's going to poison your future. you
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To poison your future. you have to release the toxins
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Have to release the toxins of life. you may not be able
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Of life. you may not be able to keep them from coming but
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To keep them from coming but you can keep them from
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You can keep them from staying.
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Staying. david had a pure heart.
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David had a pure heart. that means he kept the
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That means he kept the infections out. it doesn't
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Infections out. it doesn't mean that he was perfect.
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Mean that he was perfect. david made mistakes.
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David made mistakes. one time he committed
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One time he committed adultery and had the lady's
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Adultery and had the lady's husband killed. for one year
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Husband killed. for one year he tried to cover it up and
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He tried to cover it up and swept it under a rug. he was
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Swept it under a rug. he was so overwhelmed with guilt,
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So overwhelmed with guilt, condemnation that he became
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Condemnation that he became sick and weak. that poison
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Sick and weak. that poison started to infect his life.
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Started to infect his life. he finally admitted his
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He finally admitted his mistake. he repented and
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Mistake. he repented and asked god to forgive him
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Asked god to forgive him and things began to turn
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And things began to turn around. once he got the
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Around. once he got the infection out, then his
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Infection out, then his health was restored.
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Health was restored. when you make a mistake and
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When you make a mistake and we all do, don't run away
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We all do, don't run away from god, don't try to hide
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From god, don't try to hide it. go to god, repent. that
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It. go to god, repent. that means don't keep doing the
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Means don't keep doing the same thing. and then ask for
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Same thing. and then ask for forgiveness. and here's the
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Forgiveness. and here's the key: you have to receive
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Key: you have to receive god's mercy. the enemy is
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God's mercy. the enemy is called the accuser of the
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Called the accuser of the brethren. he'll remind you
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Brethren. he'll remind you of every mistake you've
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Of every mistake you've made for the last 30 years.
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Made for the last 30 years. it's easy to live life in
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It's easy to live life in regrets, thinking about
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Regrets, thinking about what you should have done
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What you should have done differently.
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Differently. "man, i should have raised my
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"man, i should have raised my children better."
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Children better." "i should have been more
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"i should have been more faithful in my marriage."
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Faithful in my marriage." "i should have finished
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"i should have finished college."
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College." don't go through life
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Don't go through life looking in the rear view
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Looking in the rear view mirror, down on yourself;
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Mirror, down on yourself; living in regrets.
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Living in regrets. you can't do anything about
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You can't do anything about the past, but you can do
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The past, but you can do something about right now.
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Something about right now. being against yourself
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Being against yourself doesn't help you do better;
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Doesn't help you do better; it pushes you down. the
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It pushes you down. the moment you asked god to
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Moment you asked god to forgive you, he forgave you.
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Forgive you, he forgave you. why don't you forgive
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Why don't you forgive yourself? why don't you
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Yourself? why don't you empty out the guilt? why
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Empty out the guilt? why don't you turn off the
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Don't you turn off the accusing voices? god
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Accusing voices? god doesn't remember your
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Doesn't remember your mistakes anymore.
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Mistakes anymore. if someone is bringing up
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If someone is bringing up the negative things of your
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The negative things of your past, it's not god; that's
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Past, it's not god; that's the accuser trying to
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The accuser trying to deceive you into living
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Deceive you into living condemned. how much space
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Condemned. how much space are you giving to guilt,
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Are you giving to guilt, to shame, to regret, to
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To shame, to regret, to being against yourself?
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Being against yourself? whatever it is, it's too
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Whatever it is, it's too much. you need that space
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Much. you need that space for the good things god has
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For the good things god has to move you toward your
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To move you toward your destiny. if you're giving
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Destiny. if you're giving space to guilt, you will
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Space to guilt, you will not have the confidence
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Not have the confidence you need to move forward.
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You need to move forward. that will cause you to fail
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That will cause you to fail again. it's a negative
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Again. it's a negative cycle. the only way you
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Cycle. the only way you can break it, is to rise up
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Can break it, is to rise up and say, "that's it. i am
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And say, "that's it. i am done living in the past,
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Done living in the past, focused on my mistakes,
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Focused on my mistakes, reliving my failures,
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Reliving my failures, beating myself up.
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Beating myself up. this is a new day. i'm
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This is a new day. i'm emptying out all that
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Emptying out all that infection. i'm going to
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Infection. i'm going to receive god's mercy."
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Receive god's mercy." you have to do this by
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You have to do this by faith because every voice
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Faith because every voice will tell you you're a
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Will tell you you're a hypocrite. god's not going
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Hypocrite. god's not going to forgive you. look what
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To forgive you. look what you've done. it doesn't
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You've done. it doesn't have anything to do with
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Have anything to do with what you have or haven't
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What you have or haven't done. it has to do with
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Done. it has to do with what jesus has already
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What jesus has already done.
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Done. "well, joel, i've made a lot
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"well, joel, i've made a lot of mistakes. i don't deserve
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Of mistakes. i don't deserve to be blessed."
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To be blessed." none of us deserve it. this
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None of us deserve it. this is what mercy is all about.
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Is what mercy is all about. that's why it's called the
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That's why it's called the "good news". your sins have
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"good news". your sins have already been forgiven.
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Already been forgiven. you don't have to pay god
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You don't have to pay god back for your mistakes, the
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Back for your mistakes, the price has already been paid.
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Price has already been paid. and when you fall, don't stay
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And when you fall, don't stay down; get back up again.
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Down; get back up again. and when the accuser
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And when the accuser whispers, "look at you. you
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Whispers, "look at you. you blew it again. you'll never
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Blew it again. you'll never get it right." just answer
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Get it right." just answer back, "yes, i know i'm not
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Back, "yes, i know i'm not perfect but i am forgiven."
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Perfect but i am forgiven." "i may not be where i should
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"i may not be where i should be, but i'm making progress.
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Be, but i'm making progress. i'm moving forward. i'm not
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I'm moving forward. i'm not where i used to be."
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Where i used to be." don't let guilt poison your
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Don't let guilt poison your future. empty it out.
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Future. empty it out. sometimes it's hard to empty
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Sometimes it's hard to empty out the negative. when a
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Out the negative. when a person does us wrong, human
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Person does us wrong, human nature wants to hold on to
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Nature wants to hold on to the hurt, become bitter,
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The hurt, become bitter, carry around a grudge.
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Carry around a grudge. we think, "i'm not going to
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We think, "i'm not going to forgive them. they don't
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Forgive them. they don't deserve it."
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Deserve it." but you're not forgiving for
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But you're not forgiving for their sake. you're forgiving
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Their sake. you're forgiving for your sake. as long as
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For your sake. as long as you hold on to the hurt,
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You hold on to the hurt, the anger, the bitterness,
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The anger, the bitterness, it's not affecting them,
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It's not affecting them, it's infecting you.
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It's infecting you. unforgiveness is like a
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Unforgiveness is like a poisonous toxin. it may
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Poisonous toxin. it may feel good to hold on to it
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Feel good to hold on to it but it will contaminate your
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But it will contaminate your life.
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Life. a lot of times the reason we
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A lot of times the reason we don't forgive is because
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Don't forgive is because what the other person does
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What the other person does was wrong. they were clearly
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Was wrong. they were clearly at fault. but when you
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At fault. but when you forgive, you're not excusing
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Forgive, you're not excusing their behavior. you're not
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Their behavior. you're not lessening the offense,
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Lessening the offense, you're simply getting the
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You're simply getting the poison out of you. you have
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Poison out of you. you have to forgive so you can be
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To forgive so you can be free. quit looking at it
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Free. quit looking at it like you're doing them a
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Like you're doing them a favor. you're doing yourself
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Favor. you're doing yourself a favor.
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A favor. see, it takes a lot of
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See, it takes a lot of emotional energy to hold a
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Emotional energy to hold a grudge, to live with
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Grudge, to live with unforgiveness. you wake up
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Unforgiveness. you wake up and it's always on your
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And it's always on your mind; thinking about
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Mind; thinking about how they did you wrong.
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How they did you wrong. you may not realize it but
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You may not realize it but you are spending emotional
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You are spending emotional energy that you need for your
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Energy that you need for your dreams, for your goals, for
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Dreams, for your goals, for your children.
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Your children. you won't become all you were
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You won't become all you were created to be if you are
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Created to be if you are wasting emotional energy on
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Wasting emotional energy on things that don't matter.
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Things that don't matter. that unforgiveness is an
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That unforgiveness is an impurity. yes, what they
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Impurity. yes, what they did was wrong. but you have
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Did was wrong. but you have to let it pass. you have to
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To let it pass. you have to release it. when you do,
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Release it. when you do, you'll not only feel a new
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You'll not only feel a new freedom, not only have more
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Freedom, not only have more energy, but god will be your
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Energy, but god will be your vindicator. he will make
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Vindicator. he will make your wrongs right. you don't
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Your wrongs right. you don't have to pay people back.
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Have to pay people back. you're not the judge, god is.
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You're not the judge, god is. leave it up to him and he'll
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Leave it up to him and he'll vindicate you better than
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Vindicate you better than you can vindicate yourself.
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You can vindicate yourself. (applause)
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This is what a lady did
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This is what a lady did named mary johnson. she was
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Named mary johnson. she was the single mother of one
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The single mother of one son. when he was 20 years
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Son. when he was 20 years old, he was out late one
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Old, he was out late one night at a party. this young
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Night at a party. this young man came up that he had never
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Man came up that he had never met. his name was oshii.
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Met. his name was oshii. he was 16 years old and had
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He was 16 years old and had been drinking. there was an
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Been drinking. there was an altercation. in the heat of
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Altercation. in the heat of the moment oshii pulled out
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The moment oshii pulled out a gun and shot mary's only
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A gun and shot mary's only son. he was instantly killed.
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Son. he was instantly killed. mary was so filled with anger
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Mary was so filled with anger and hatred, she told the
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And hatred, she told the judge that 16-year-old boy
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Judge that 16-year-old boy was an animal and he needed
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Was an animal and he needed to be caged. when he was
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To be caged. when he was only charged with 2nd degree
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Only charged with 2nd degree murder, mary was even more
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Murder, mary was even more angry. she became a recluse,
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Angry. she became a recluse, stayed in her house, and
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Stayed in her house, and wouldn't look at her son's
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Wouldn't look at her son's picture. ten years passed.
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Picture. ten years passed. she knew it was time to
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She knew it was time to forgive. she could hear
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Forgive. she could hear the still small voice
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The still small voice telling her to let it go.
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Telling her to let it go. she contacted the prison to
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She contacted the prison to see if she could visit oshii.
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See if she could visit oshii. they said yes but oshii said
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They said yes but oshii said no. he wouldn't do it.
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No. he wouldn't do it. she kept asking and asking
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She kept asking and asking and finally he agreed. she
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And finally he agreed. she showed up at the prison.
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Showed up at the prison. when she saw oshii, he came
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When she saw oshii, he came around and gave her a big
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Around and gave her a big hug and held on to her.
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Hug and held on to her. they wept and wept.
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They wept and wept. mary said, "as i was
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Mary said, "as i was embracing oshii, i could feel
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Embracing oshii, i could feel hatred and bitterness rising
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Hatred and bitterness rising up out of me and leaving my
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Up out of me and leaving my body." it was so strong that
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Body." it was so strong that she fell over. oshii had to
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She fell over. oshii had to hold her up. that day, mary
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Hold her up. that day, mary not only emptied out the
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Not only emptied out the unforgiveness but she found
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Unforgiveness but she found a new son. seven years
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A new son. seven years later, oshii was released
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Later, oshii was released on parole, he didn't have
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On parole, he didn't have any place to live. mary
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Any place to live. mary said, "you can live next
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Said, "you can live next door to me." she calls him
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Door to me." she calls him her "spiritual son".
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Her "spiritual son". mary started an organization
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Mary started an organization called "from death to life"
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Called "from death to life" to help mothers who have
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To help mothers who have lost children to violence.
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Lost children to violence. now she and oshii go out
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Now she and oshii go out and speak at conferences and
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And speak at conferences and schools about unforgiveness
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Schools about unforgiveness and overcoming loss.
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And overcoming loss. mary said what really helped
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Mary said what really helped her decide to forgive was a
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Her decide to forgive was a poem she heard about two
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Poem she heard about two mothers in heaven that had
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Mothers in heaven that had just become friends.
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Just become friends. one mother asked the other,
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One mother asked the other, "who is your son?" she said,
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"who is your son?" she said, "my son is jesus. i'm mary."
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"my son is jesus. i'm mary." mary asked "who is your son?"
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Mary asked "who is your son?" she said, "my son is judas."
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She said, "my son is judas." when mary johnson heard how
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When mary johnson heard how in this poem, mary, the
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In this poem, mary, the mother of christ, had
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Mother of christ, had befriended the mother of
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Befriended the mother of judas, she knew she had to
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Judas, she knew she had to reach out to that other
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Reach out to that other family. now she helps other
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Family. now she helps other mothers do the same thing.
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Mothers do the same thing. out of your pain can come
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Out of your pain can come your purpose.
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Your purpose. i saw a lady on television
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I saw a lady on television recently. several years
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Recently. several years earlier her son had been
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Earlier her son had been killed in an accident.
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Killed in an accident. they asked her how she was
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They asked her how she was doing and she made the
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Doing and she made the statement, "you never really
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Statement, "you never really get over it but you can get
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Get over it but you can get past it." she was saying,
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Past it." she was saying, "yes, it's difficult. yes,
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"yes, it's difficult. yes, there was a season of
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There was a season of mourning but you don't have
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Mourning but you don't have to stay in mourning. you
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To stay in mourning. you don't have to live bitter.
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Don't have to live bitter. you don't have to get stuck
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You don't have to get stuck in grief, in depression, you
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In grief, in depression, you can move forward."
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Can move forward." and when you go through a
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And when you go through a loss, things happen you don't
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Loss, things happen you don't understand, and it's easy to
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Understand, and it's easy to think, "i just need to get
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Think, "i just need to get over this." but sometimes
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Over this." but sometimes that's too strong. it can
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That's too strong. it can put more pressure on us.
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Put more pressure on us. we think, "why do i feel
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We think, "why do i feel this way? i must be doing
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This way? i must be doing something wrong."
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Something wrong." take the pressure off.
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Take the pressure off. you don?t have to get over
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You don?t have to get over it, just get past it. just
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It, just get past it. just keep moving forward, taking
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Keep moving forward, taking it one day at a time.
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It one day at a time. god said he will never give
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God said he will never give you something that you
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You something that you cannot handle. and you may
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Cannot handle. and you may not understand why it
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Not understand why it happened but the scripture
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Happened but the scripture says, "god will give us a
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Says, "god will give us a peace that passes
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Peace that passes understanding."
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Understanding." you're not going to figure
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You're not going to figure everything out. if you'll
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Everything out. if you'll let go of the questions of
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Let go of the questions of life, you will have a peace
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Life, you will have a peace that goes beyond what you
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That goes beyond what you can understand. toward the
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Can understand. toward the end of jesus' life, he'd
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End of jesus' life, he'd been betrayed by a disciple,
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Been betrayed by a disciple, mocked by the soldiers,
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Mocked by the soldiers, falsely accused. now, he
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Falsely accused. now, he was hanging on the cross
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Was hanging on the cross wearing a crown of thorns,
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Wearing a crown of thorns, about to breathe his last
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About to breathe his last breath. he did something
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Breath. he did something significant. he could have
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Significant. he could have just died and went on to
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Just died and went on to heaven and that was it.
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Heaven and that was it. but he said, "father, before
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But he said, "father, before i go, i need to take care of
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I go, i need to take care of one last thing: forgive
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One last thing: forgive them, for they know not
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Them, for they know not what they do."
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What they do." they didn't ask for
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They didn't ask for forgiveness. they didn't
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Forgiveness. they didn't deserve it. jesus was
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Deserve it. jesus was saying in effect, "i'm not
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Saying in effect, "i'm not going to leave this earth
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Going to leave this earth with anything negative in
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With anything negative in me." he was showing us by
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Me." he was showing us by example how we should
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Example how we should release the toxins, release
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The impurities.
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The impurities. i read where leonardo davinci
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I read where leonardo davinci was painting a portrait of
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Was painting a portrait of christ. he let some small
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Christ. he let some small children in the room to
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Children in the room to watch him paint. one of
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Watch him paint. one of them accidentally knocked
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Them accidentally knocked over the easel. he became
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Over the easel. he became very upset and ushered
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Very upset and ushered them out of the room.
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Them out of the room. he sat back down to finish
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He sat back down to finish but he said he could not
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But he said he could not paint the face of christ
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Paint the face of christ with anger in his heart.
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With anger in his heart. that's what happens when
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That's what happens when we hold on to negative.
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We hold on to negative. it stifles our creativity.
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It stifles our creativity. we don?t do our best work.
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We don?t do our best work. it's because there's
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It's because there's infection that's slowing us
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Infection that's slowing us down.
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Down. are you allowing negative
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Are you allowing negative things in your container?
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Things in your container? to reach the fullness of your
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To reach the fullness of your destiny, you need to operate
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Destiny, you need to operate at your maximum potential.
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At your maximum potential. if you have a little
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If you have a little bitterness, a little guilt,
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Bitterness, a little guilt, a little jealousy, a little
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A little jealousy, a little worry; if you add up all the
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Worry; if you add up all the space the "little" is taking,
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Space the "little" is taking, you're only operating at a
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You're only operating at a fraction of what you could.
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Fraction of what you could. i'm asking you to empty all
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I'm asking you to empty all that out. god is ready to
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That out. god is ready to fill your life with good
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Fill your life with good things. he wants to keep
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Things. he wants to keep you young and strong.
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You young and strong. do your part and make room
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Do your part and make room for him. every morning,
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For him. every morning, empty out the guilt, empty
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Empty out the guilt, empty out the worry, empty out
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Out the worry, empty out the discouragement. and
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The discouragement. and when the impurities come,
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When the impurities come, when the infection comes,
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When the infection comes, don't let it stay. let it
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Don't let it stay. let it pass on through. keep your
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Pass on through. keep your heart pure. if you do this,
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Heart pure. if you do this, i believe and declare you're
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I believe and declare you're going to step up to a new
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Going to step up to a new level with more joy, more
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Level with more joy, more peace, more favor, healing,
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Peace, more favor, healing, wholeness, the fullness of
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Wholeness, the fullness of your destiny in jesus' name.
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Your destiny in jesus' name. (applause)
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(applause) i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church and keep
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Bible-based church and keep god first place.
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God first place. victoria and i will
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a
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Be right back to speak a blessing over you
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Online every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, of course you can listen on
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Of course you can listen on sirius xm 24 hours a day.
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Sirius xm 24 hours a day. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of turnaround:
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Your copy of turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. visit joelosteen.com
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Joel Osteen - Empty Out The Negative

October 2, 2025 | 29:56

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