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Joel Osteen - Expecting A Favor Filled Future

November 24, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Expecting A Favor Filled Future | November 24, 2025

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit
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And you can come visit us in person. we'd love
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part
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To have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this lady.
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I heard about this lady. she was sitting on an
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She was sitting on an airplane reading her bible.
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Airplane reading her bible. the guy next to her said,
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The guy next to her said, “you don't believe all the
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“you don't believe all the stuff in there do you?” she
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Stuff in there do you?” she said, “of course i do, it's
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Said, “of course i do, it's the bible.” he said, “well
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The bible.” he said, “well what about that guy that
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What about that guy that got swallowed by a whale?”
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Got swallowed by a whale?” she said, “you mean jonah,
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She said, “you mean jonah, yes i believe that too.”
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Yes i believe that too.” he said, “well, how could
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He said, “well, how could he possibly survive all
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He possibly survive all that time inside of
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That time inside of a whale.” she thought
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A whale.” she thought about it a moment and
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About it a moment and said, “i don't know. when
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Said, “i don't know. when i get to heaven, i'll
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I get to heaven, i'll have to ask him.”
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Have to ask him.” he laughed and said,
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He laughed and said, “what if he's not in
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“what if he's not in heaven?” she said, “then
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Heaven?” she said, “then you'll have to ask him.”
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You'll have to ask him.” say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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What it says i am. i have what it says
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I have what it says i have. i can do what
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I have. i can do what it says i can do.
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It says i can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about expecting a favor
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About expecting a favor filled future.
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Filled future. it's easy to lose our
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It's easy to lose our passion in life.
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Passion in life. when we've been through
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When we've been through disappointments, dreams are
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Disappointments, dreams are taking longer than we
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Taking longer than we thought, we're dealing with
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Thought, we're dealing with a challenge. if we're not
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A challenge. if we're not careful, we'll become
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Careful, we'll become complacent, where we're
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Complacent, where we're not believing for things
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Not believing for things to turn around, not
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To turn around, not expecting good breaks.
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Expecting good breaks. but paul said in romans,
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But paul said in romans, “be glad for all god is
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“be glad for all god is planning for you.” if you
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Planning for you.” if you could see what god has
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Could see what god has planned for you, if you
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Planned for you, if you knew the doors he's going
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Knew the doors he's going to open, the people you're
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To open, the people you're going to meet, the giants
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Going to meet, the giants you're going to defeat,
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You're going to defeat, then you would go out each
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Then you would go out each day with a spring in your
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Day with a spring in your step, excited about your
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Step, excited about your future, expecting god to
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Future, expecting god to show out in your life.
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Show out in your life. that expectancy is what
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That expectancy is what allows god to do great
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Allows god to do great things. that's your faith
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Things. that's your faith at work. you may be in a
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At work. you may be in a difficult time. thoughts
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Difficult time. thoughts will whisper, “it's never
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Will whisper, “it's never going to change. you've
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Going to change. you've seen your best days.”
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Seen your best days.” don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. god has a comeback for
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God has a comeback for every setback, a new
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Every setback, a new beginning for every loss,
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Beginning for every loss, mercy for every mistake.
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Mercy for every mistake. he's already planned to
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He's already planned to bring you out better, to
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Bring you out better, to promote you in front of
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Promote you in front of those that did you wrong,
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Those that did you wrong, to heal you despite that
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To heal you despite that diagnosis.
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Diagnosis. there are good breaks in
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There are good breaks in your future that will
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Your future that will catapult you ahead.
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Catapult you ahead. when you realize this, it
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When you realize this, it changes your perspective.
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Changes your perspective. you won't get discouraged
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You won't get discouraged over problems, thinking a
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Over problems, thinking a dream is too big, these
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Dream is too big, these people are too powerful.
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People are too powerful. there'll be a passion, an
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There'll be a passion, an expectancy. you know god
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Expectancy. you know god is on the throne.
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Is on the throne. you know his plans for you
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You know his plans for you are for good.
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Are for good. that he's already lined up
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That he's already lined up the right people, the
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The right people, the breaks you need, the favor.
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Breaks you need, the favor. there's not a problem
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There's not a problem you'll face that god hasn't
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You'll face that god hasn't already lined up a solution.
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Already lined up a solution. there's not a goliath that
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There's not a goliath that will try to stop you that
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Will try to stop you that god hasn't already lined up
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God hasn't already lined up a sling shot and a smooth
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A sling shot and a smooth stone.
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Stone. there's not a dream in your
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There's not a dream in your heart that god hasn't
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Heart that god hasn't already arranged the
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Already arranged the wisdom, the creativity, the
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Wisdom, the creativity, the funding.
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Funding. when you know god has good
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When you know god has good plans, you'll live out of a
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Plans, you'll live out of a place of rest. not uptight,
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Place of rest. not uptight, wondering how it's going to
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Wondering how it's going to work out.
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Work out. you know it's already been
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You know it's already been planned; the schedule has
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Planned; the schedule has already been set, not by
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Already been set, not by people, not by opposition,
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People, not by opposition, not by the enemy.
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Not by the enemy. the most-high god has
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The most-high god has planned out your days.
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Planned out your days. psalm 30 says that “god's
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Psalm 30 says that “god's favor is not for a season,
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Favor is not for a season, it's for a lifetime.” it's
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It's for a lifetime.” it's not for a few years, maybe
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Not for a few years, maybe in your twenties, your
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In your twenties, your thirties. “you'll have
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Thirties. “you'll have a few good breaks.”
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A few good breaks.” no, as long as you're
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No, as long as you're breathing, there's favor
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Breathing, there's favor on your life. we can all
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On your life. we can all look back and see these
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Look back and see these moments of favor where
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Moments of favor where god opened a door we
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God opened a door we could have never opened.
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Could have never opened. he had you at the right
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He had you at the right place and you met that
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Place and you met that person and fell in love.
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Person and fell in love. he promoted you when you
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He promoted you when you weren't next in line.
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Weren't next in line. he healed you when the
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He healed you when the experts said there was
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Experts said there was no way.
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No way. you've seen god's favor in
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You've seen god's favor in the past. the good news is
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The past. the good news is god never does his greatest
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God never does his greatest feats in your yesterdays,
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Feats in your yesterdays, they're always in your
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They're always in your tomorrows. god doesn't
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Tomorrows. god doesn't want us to live off old
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Want us to live off old victories. yes, we can
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Victories. yes, we can celebrate; yes, we should
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Celebrate; yes, we should be grateful for what god
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Be grateful for what god has done. but he has some
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Has done. but he has some new victories. he's taking
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New victories. he's taking you from glory to glory.
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You from glory to glory. what's in your future is
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What's in your future is going to supersede anything
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Going to supersede anything you've seen in the past.
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You've seen in the past. that's why we can live
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That's why we can live with expectancy.
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With expectancy. excited when others are
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Excited when others are down, hopeful when others
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Down, hopeful when others are discouraged, praising
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Are discouraged, praising when others are complaining.
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When others are complaining. we know his favor is for a
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We know his favor is for a lifetime, that we haven't
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Lifetime, that we haven't seen our best days.
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Seen our best days. i'm sure you can say like
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I'm sure you can say like me, that god's been good
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Me, that god's been good to you. you've been
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To you. you've been blessed. but the scripture
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Blessed. but the scripture says, “you haven't seen,
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Says, “you haven't seen, heard or imagined what
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Heard or imagined what god has in store for
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God has in store for those that love him.”
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Those that love him.” you've seen favor but you
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You've seen favor but you haven't seen the favor
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Haven't seen the favor that's coming. you've
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That's coming. you've seen breakthroughs, god
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Seen breakthroughs, god turn around things, but
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Turn around things, but you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the breakthroughs that are
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Breakthroughs that are coming. you've seen
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Coming. you've seen promotion, but you haven't
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Promotion, but you haven't seen the levels god is
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Seen the levels god is about to take you to. paul
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About to take you to. paul said to be glad for all
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Said to be glad for all god is planning for you.
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God is planning for you. he's inferring, if you're
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He's inferring, if you're not glad, if you're not
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Not glad, if you're not hopeful, not expecting,
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Hopeful, not expecting, then you're not going to
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Then you're not going to see it. you'll miss the
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See it. you'll miss the favor, the blessing that
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Favor, the blessing that belongs to you.
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Belongs to you. “joel, i've seen god's
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“joel, i've seen god's goodness in the past, but
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Goodness in the past, but this problem with my
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This problem with my health, this child, my
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Health, this child, my finances, i don't see how
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Finances, i don't see how it can work out.” don't
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It can work out.” don't talk yourself out of it.
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Talk yourself out of it. if you could see what god
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If you could see what god has planned, if you could
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Has planned, if you could see what he is about to do,
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See what he is about to do, you would get your passion
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You would get your passion back.
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Back. god sent me to relight that
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God sent me to relight that fire.
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Fire. yes, he's been good to you
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Yes, he's been good to you in the past, but there are
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In the past, but there are new victories coming.
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New victories coming. just because you haven't
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Just because you haven't seen anything in a long
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Seen anything in a long time doesn't mean god is
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Time doesn't mean god is not going to do it.
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Not going to do it. the scripture says there's
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The scripture says there's a set time for god to favor
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A set time for god to favor you.
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You. david said, “what would
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David said, “what would have happened to me, if i
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Have happened to me, if i had not believed i would
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Had not believed i would see the goodness of god.”
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See the goodness of god.” he was saying, “i wouldn't
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He was saying, “i wouldn't be where i am. i wouldn't
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Be where i am. i wouldn't have defeated goliath.
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Have defeated goliath. i wouldn't have outlasted
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I wouldn't have outlasted king saul.
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King saul. i wouldn't have taken the
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I wouldn't have taken the throne, if i had not
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Throne, if i had not believed that the favor of
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Believed that the favor of god was on my life, that he
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God was on my life, that he had already lined up the
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Had already lined up the breaks, the protection, the
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Breaks, the protection, the promotion that would take
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Promotion that would take me into my destiny.”
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Me into my destiny.” when david was a teenager,
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When david was a teenager, he was out in the
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He was out in the shepherd's fields, taking
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Shepherd's fields, taking care of his father's sheep.
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Care of his father's sheep. he had a big dream for his
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He had a big dream for his life, but nobody paid
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Life, but nobody paid attention to him. he was
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Attention to him. he was stuck out there cleaning up
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Stuck out there cleaning up after the sheep, protecting
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After the sheep, protecting them, feeding them. his
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Them, feeding them. his brothers were in the army.
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Brothers were in the army. they had a prestigious
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They had a prestigious position.
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Position. it seemed like david had
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It seemed like david had been left out, that he was
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Been left out, that he was at a disadvantage, almost
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At a disadvantage, almost like god had forgotten
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Like god had forgotten about him. he could have
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About him. he could have been discouraged, “this
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Been discouraged, “this isn't fair.
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Isn't fair. why did i get stuck out
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Why did i get stuck out here?” but out there in the
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Here?” but out there in the lonely shepherd's fields,
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Lonely shepherd's fields, when he could have been
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When he could have been complaining, maybe that's
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Complaining, maybe that's where he wrote, “surely
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Where he wrote, “surely goodness and mercy will
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Goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of
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Follow me all the days of my life.” he was saying,
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My life.” he was saying, “the odds may be against
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“the odds may be against me, it doesn't look like i
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Me, it doesn't look like i can accomplish my dream,
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Can accomplish my dream, but surely goodness is
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But surely goodness is coming, surely new doors
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Coming, surely new doors are going to open, surely
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Are going to open, surely the right people will show
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The right people will show up.” he had such a
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Up.” he had such a confidence in god.
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Confidence in god. he believed despite the
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He believed despite the circumstances, despite how
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Circumstances, despite how long it had been, despite
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Long it had been, despite who didn't believe in him,
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Who didn't believe in him, that he would leave his
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That he would leave his mark.
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Mark. one day, unexpectedly, the
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One day, unexpectedly, the prophet samuel came to his
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Prophet samuel came to his father's house to anoint
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Father's house to anoint one of the sons as the next
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One of the sons as the next king of israel.
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King of israel. his father, jesse, didn't
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His father, jesse, didn't even bother to call david
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Even bother to call david in from the shepherd's
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In from the shepherd's fields.
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Fields. he thought, “david is too
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He thought, “david is too young, too small.
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Young, too small. he's not that talented.
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He's not that talented. he'll never do anything
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He'll never do anything great.” people may overlook
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Great.” people may overlook you, but god sees you.
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You, but god sees you. they may judge you,
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They may judge you, discount you, leave you out.
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Discount you, leave you out. they can't see the
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They can't see the greatness god put in you.
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Greatness god put in you. he loves to take what some
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He loves to take what some consider weak and cause
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Consider weak and cause them to confound the wise.
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Them to confound the wise. samuel said to jesse, “it's
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Samuel said to jesse, “it's none of these sons, do you
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None of these sons, do you have any other?” he said,
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Have any other?” he said, “yes, i have a son named
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“yes, i have a son named david but i'm sure it's not
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David but i'm sure it's not him.” they brought david
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Him.” they brought david in. samuel took one look at
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In. samuel took one look at him and said, “that's the
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Him and said, “that's the one.” god had already
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One.” god had already planned for david to be the
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Planned for david to be the king.
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King. what god has planned for
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What god has planned for you, people cannot stop,
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You, people cannot stop, betrayals can't stop,
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Betrayals can't stop, rejection can't stop.
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Rejection can't stop. god's plan will override
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God's plan will override what other people want.
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What other people want. his plan will supersede
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His plan will supersede those that try to push you
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Those that try to push you down, leave you out, tell
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Down, leave you out, tell you you're not qualified.
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You you're not qualified. it's significant that david
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It's significant that david didn't go after samuel,
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Didn't go after samuel, samuel came to him. david
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Samuel came to him. david didn't have to campaign,
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Didn't have to campaign, try to convince samuel to
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Try to convince samuel to be for him, play up to him.
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Be for him, play up to him. samuel came knocking on his
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Samuel came knocking on his door.
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Door. there are blessings in your
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There are blessings in your future, good breaks, the
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Future, good breaks, the right people that are going
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Right people that are going to come looking for you.
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To come looking for you. you don't have to go after
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You don't have to go after them, god's going to cause
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Them, god's going to cause them to find you.
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Them to find you. these moments of favor that
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These moments of favor that god has already lined up to
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God has already lined up to thrust you into your
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Thrust you into your destiny.
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Destiny. i know you've seen some in
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I know you've seen some in the past. the good news is
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The past. the good news is his favor is for a lifetime.
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His favor is for a lifetime. there are more favor
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There are more favor moments coming your way.
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Moments coming your way. there are more samuel's,
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There are more samuel's, blessings, promotion,
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Blessings, promotion, healing, still on your
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Healing, still on your schedule.
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Schedule. now do your part and be
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Now do your part and be glad for all god has
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Glad for all god has planned for you.
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Planned for you. live with expectancy,
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Live with expectancy, excited about your future,
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Excited about your future, thanking god for what's in
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Thanking god for what's in store.
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Store. a pastor friend of mine
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A pastor friend of mine wanted to build a new
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Wanted to build a new sanctuary.
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Sanctuary. he had tried for several
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He had tried for several years but couldn't find any
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Years but couldn't find any property.
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Property. a couple of times, he found
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A couple of times, he found a place, but it was way too
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A place, but it was way too expensive.
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Expensive. he didn't have the funds.
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He didn't have the funds. nothing was coming together.
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Nothing was coming together. he could have been
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He could have been discouraged, thought, “it's
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Discouraged, thought, “it's not meant to be.” but his
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Not meant to be.” but his attitude was, “god, i know
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Attitude was, “god, i know you already have the right
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You already have the right place for us.
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Place for us. god, i trust you.” one day,
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God, i trust you.” one day, the mayor of his city,
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The mayor of his city, unexpectedly called.
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Unexpectedly called. he had never met this
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He had never met this pastor, but he had heard
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Pastor, but he had heard they were looking for a
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They were looking for a building.
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Building. he told about this group
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He told about this group that built a huge building
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That built a huge building for a casino.
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For a casino. it was just a few miles
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It was just a few miles from his church.
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From his church. before they moved in, they
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Before they moved in, they went bankrupt.
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Went bankrupt. it had over forty acres of
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It had over forty acres of parking.
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Parking. the building could fit four
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The building could fit four football fields inside.
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Football fields inside. the mayor asked the pastor
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The mayor asked the pastor if he was interested in
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If he was interested in purchasing the building.
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Purchasing the building. the pastor thought it would
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The pastor thought it would cost fifty million dollars.
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Cost fifty million dollars. they couldn't afford that.
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They couldn't afford that. the mayor said, “no, we can
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The mayor said, “no, we can sell it to you for under
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Sell it to you for under two million dollars.” the
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Two million dollars.” the pastor never dreamed he
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Pastor never dreamed he would have a facility like
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Would have a facility like that.
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That. this was one of those favor
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This was one of those favor moments that god had
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Moments that god had already planned.
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Already planned. god has some of these
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God has some of these explosive blessings in your
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Explosive blessings in your future, moments that will
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Future, moments that will catapult you further.
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Catapult you further. you couldn't make it
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You couldn't make it happen, you didn't have the
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Happen, you didn't have the resources, the funding, the
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Resources, the funding, the connections, but the favor
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Connections, but the favor of god will open the door,
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Of god will open the door, the favor of god will bring
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The favor of god will bring the right people, the favor
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The right people, the favor of god will turn that
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Of god will turn that problem around.
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Problem around. instead of living worried,
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Instead of living worried, frustrated, do like david,
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Frustrated, do like david, “surely goodness is
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“surely goodness is coming.” he didn't say, “i
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Coming.” he didn't say, “i hope it comes, maybe it
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Hope it comes, maybe it comes.
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Comes. there's a chance it may
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There's a chance it may show up.” he said, “surely
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Show up.” he said, “surely it's coming.” our attitude
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It's coming.” our attitude should be, “surely
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Should be, “surely breakthroughs are coming.
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Breakthroughs are coming. surely promotion is on the
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Surely promotion is on the way.
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Way. surely healing,
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Surely healing, restoration, new levels are
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Restoration, new levels are in front of me.” david said
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In front of me.” david said in psalm 27, “i am
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In psalm 27, “i am confident i will see the
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Confident i will see the goodness of god.” look at
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Goodness of god.” look at his attitude.
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His attitude. in the midst of trouble,
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In the midst of trouble, people coming against him,
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People coming against him, left out in the shepherd's
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Left out in the shepherd's fields, you would think he
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Fields, you would think he would be discouraged, given
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Would be discouraged, given up on his dreams. yet he
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Up on his dreams. yet he said, “i am confident god
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Said, “i am confident god will turn this around.
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Will turn this around. i am confident good things
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I am confident good things are ahead of me.
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Are ahead of me. i am confident my latter
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I am confident my latter days will be better than my
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Days will be better than my former days.” he was
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Former days.” he was convinced that god had good
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Convinced that god had good things planned for him.
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Things planned for him. that he wasn't at the mercy
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That he wasn't at the mercy of other people, his
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Of other people, his environment, what he didn't
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Environment, what he didn't get.
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Get. he knew god had the final
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He knew god had the final say.
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Say. what would happen if we
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What would happen if we would live with that same
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Would live with that same attitude, “i am confident i
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Attitude, “i am confident i will see god's goodness.”
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Will see god's goodness.” how much further will we
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How much further will we go, if we had this mindset,
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Go, if we had this mindset, “surely good things are in
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“surely good things are in my future.” “yes, business
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My future.” “yes, business may be slow.
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May be slow. i'm struggling with my
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I'm struggling with my finances, but i am
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Finances, but i am confident, jehovah jireh,
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Confident, jehovah jireh, the lord my provider will
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The lord my provider will bring increase, promotion,
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Bring increase, promotion, new clients, abundance.”
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New clients, abundance.” “i'm still single, haven't
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“i'm still single, haven't met anyone yet, but i am
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Met anyone yet, but i am confident the right person
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Confident the right person is on the way.” “i'm still
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Is on the way.” “i'm still fighting this battle in my
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Fighting this battle in my health, but i am confident
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Health, but i am confident jehovah rapha, the lord my
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Jehovah rapha, the lord my healer is restoring health
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Healer is restoring health back unto me.
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Back unto me. i am confident i will live
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I am confident i will live and not die.” or maybe,
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And not die.” or maybe, “this addiction has been in
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“this addiction has been in my family for years, but i
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My family for years, but i am confident freedom is
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Am confident freedom is coming.
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Coming. this is not how my story
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This is not how my story ends.
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Ends. i am confident this
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I am confident this generational curse is being
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Generational curse is being broken, and a generational
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Broken, and a generational blessing is beginning.”
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Blessing is beginning.” proverbs 13 puts it this
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Proverbs 13 puts it this way, “trouble chases the
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Way, “trouble chases the wicked, but blessings chase
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Wicked, but blessings chase the righteous.” when you
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The righteous.” when you honor god with your life,
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Honor god with your life, you keep him first place,
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You keep him first place, something is chasing you.
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Something is chasing you. not defeat, bad breaks,
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Not defeat, bad breaks, sickness, depression.
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Sickness, depression. no, you're the righteous,
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No, you're the righteous, blessings are chasing you,
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Blessings are chasing you, healing, promotion, the
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Healing, promotion, the right people, breakthroughs.
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Right people, breakthroughs. when you look in your
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When you look in your rearview mirror, you have a
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Rearview mirror, you have a tailgater, favor is about
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Tailgater, favor is about to overtake you, samuel is
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To overtake you, samuel is about to show up, that baby
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About to show up, that baby you've been dreaming about
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You've been dreaming about is headed your way, healing
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Is headed your way, healing is tracking you down right
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Is tracking you down right now, freedom has almost
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Now, freedom has almost caught up with you.
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Caught up with you. it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before you see the goodness
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Before you see the goodness of god.
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Of god. now, do your part and be
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Now, do your part and be glad for what god is
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Glad for what god is planning for you.
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Planning for you. everyday live with
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Everyday live with expectancy, “lord, i
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Expectancy, “lord, i believe something good is
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Believe something good is going to happen to me.
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Going to happen to me. father thank you that my
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Father thank you that my best days are not behind me
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Best days are not behind me but they're still out in
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But they're still out in front of me.”
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Front of me.” isaiah said, “god is
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Isaiah said, “god is longing to be good to
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Longing to be good to those, who look for, who
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Those, who look for, who expect his goodness, his
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Expect his goodness, his favor and his blessing.”
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Favor and his blessing.” notice god wants to be good
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Notice god wants to be good to you, he wants to show
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To you, he wants to show you his favor but there's a
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You his favor but there's a condition.
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Condition. he's looking for people
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He's looking for people that are expecting his
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That are expecting his goodness, expecting his
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Goodness, expecting his favor.
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Favor. people who will believe
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People who will believe that healing is coming,
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That healing is coming, that breakthroughs are on
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That breakthroughs are on the way, that their future
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The way, that their future will be brighter than their
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Will be brighter than their past. could it be that god
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Past. could it be that god is longing to be good to
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Is longing to be good to you but you're not seeing
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You but you're not seeing it because you're not
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It because you're not looking for his goodness.
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Looking for his goodness. you've become passive,
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You've become passive, complacent, “joel, it's
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Complacent, “joel, it's been this way a long time.
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Been this way a long time. i think i'm stuck out here
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I think i'm stuck out here in the shepherd's fields.
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In the shepherd's fields. these people didn't treat
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These people didn't treat me right either.” no, god
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Me right either.” no, god has an awesome future
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Has an awesome future planned for you.
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Planned for you. his favor is for a lifetime.
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His favor is for a lifetime. here's the whole key, you
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Here's the whole key, you have to be looking for it.
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Have to be looking for it. you have to be expecting
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You have to be expecting things to turn around,
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Things to turn around, believing that good breaks
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Believing that good breaks are coming, thanking him
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Are coming, thanking him that the best is still
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That the best is still ahead.
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Ahead. a passive attitude will
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A passive attitude will keep you from the fullness
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Keep you from the fullness of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. it's easy to become
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It's easy to become complacent.
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Complacent. “i've seen god's goodness,
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“i've seen god's goodness, i have no complaints, i've
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I have no complaints, i've been blessed.” don't put
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Been blessed.” don't put your faith on autopilot.
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Your faith on autopilot. god didn't create you to
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God didn't create you to reach a certain level and
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Reach a certain level and get stuck.
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Get stuck. he said your path will get
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He said your path will get brighter and brighter.
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Brighter and brighter. that your latter days will
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That your latter days will be better than your former
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Be better than your former days.
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Days. you may have had some great
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You may have had some great former days, that's
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Former days, that's awesome, but god has some
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Awesome, but god has some greater days up ahead.
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Greater days up ahead. there are some moments of
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There are some moments of favor you're about to come
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Favor you're about to come into that are going to
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Into that are going to catapult you ahead.
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Catapult you ahead. something you can't
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Something you can't explain. you didn't work
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Explain. you didn't work for it.
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For it. you weren't qualified.
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You weren't qualified. it's never happened in your
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It's never happened in your family.
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Family. it's just the goodness of
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It's just the goodness of god.
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God. it's samuel showing up.
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It's samuel showing up. it's the mayor calling.
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It's the mayor calling. it's the building finding
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It's the building finding you.
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You. it's favor on that sling
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It's favor on that sling shot to where god thrusts
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Shot to where god thrusts you into influence,
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You into influence, resources, leadership that
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Resources, leadership that you've never imagined.
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You've never imagined. paul prayed in ephesians,
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Paul prayed in ephesians, “that the eyes of our heart
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“that the eyes of our heart would be flooded with light
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Would be flooded with light so we would know the
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So we would know the awesome future god has in
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Awesome future god has in store.” paul knew our mind
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Store.” paul knew our mind would try to talk us out of
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Would try to talk us out of it.
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It. that we would get passive,
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That we would get passive, let disappointments,
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Let disappointments, setbacks, cause us to quit
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Setbacks, cause us to quit believing, settle where we
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Believing, settle where we are.
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Are. that's why he prayed that
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That's why he prayed that we would be flooded with
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We would be flooded with light.
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Light. flooded means overwhelmed.
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Flooded means overwhelmed. not overwhelmed with doubt,
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Not overwhelmed with doubt, trouble.
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Trouble. “look what i'm up against.
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“look what i'm up against. i've reached my limits.” no
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I've reached my limits.” no flooded with light, flooded
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Flooded with light, flooded with hope, flooded with
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With hope, flooded with faith, flooded with
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Faith, flooded with expectancy.
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Expectancy. like david, “i am confident
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Like david, “i am confident i will see the goodness of
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I will see the goodness of god.”
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God.” i talked to a young lady
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I talked to a young lady after the service.
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After the service. she had lost her arm in an
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She had lost her arm in an accident.
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Accident. she became very depressed,
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She became very depressed, wouldn't leave the house.
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Wouldn't leave the house. many days she wouldn't get
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Many days she wouldn't get out of bed.
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Out of bed. her mother got her
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Her mother got her listening to our messages.
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Listening to our messages. she heard me talking about
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She heard me talking about how god has good things in
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How god has good things in store, how what was meant
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Store, how what was meant for harm, he can turn to
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For harm, he can turn to your advantage.
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Your advantage. little by little she got
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Little by little she got her passion back.
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Her passion back. she told me how she said,
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She told me how she said, “god, i'm disappointed, i
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“god, i'm disappointed, i don't have any plans for my
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Don't have any plans for my life, but god i know you
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Life, but god i know you have good plans for me.”
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Have good plans for me.” you may not see anything
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You may not see anything good in your future.
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Good in your future. that's okay.
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That's okay. like her, you can thank god
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Like her, you can thank god for what he has planned for
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For what he has planned for you.
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You. his plans are bigger,
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His plans are bigger, better, more rewarding than
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Better, more rewarding than you could ever imagine.
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You could ever imagine. proverbs says, “hope
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Proverbs says, “hope deferred makes the heart
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Deferred makes the heart sick.” one definition of
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Sick.” one definition of hope is “happy anticipation
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Hope is “happy anticipation of something good”.
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Of something good”. if you're anticipating
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If you're anticipating something good, it brings
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Something good, it brings you joy, it gives you
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You joy, it gives you passion.
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Passion. when you believe the best
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When you believe the best is in front of you, that
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Is in front of you, that god is arranging things in
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God is arranging things in your favor, lining up the
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Your favor, lining up the samuel's, the property, the
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Samuel's, the property, the solution, you believe he
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Solution, you believe he has explosive blessing on
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Has explosive blessing on your schedule, then you're
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Your schedule, then you're going to be excited about
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Going to be excited about life.
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Life. it will affect your
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It will affect your attitude, your
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Attitude, your relationships, your
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Relationships, your productivity.
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Productivity. but if you're not
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But if you're not anticipating anything good,
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Anticipating anything good, if you think you're stuck,
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If you think you're stuck, the problem is permanent,
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The problem is permanent, you've reached your limits,
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You've reached your limits, that will drain your
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That will drain your energy, stifle your
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Energy, stifle your creativity, take your joy.
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Creativity, take your joy. you'll just drag through
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You'll just drag through the day, endure life.
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The day, endure life. no, god created you to have
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No, god created you to have something to look forward
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Something to look forward to.
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To. this is what faith is all
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This is what faith is all about, “god, i believe you
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About, “god, i believe you have good plans for me,
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Have good plans for me, that you're taking me where
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That you're taking me where i've never been.
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I've never been. that the best days in my
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That the best days in my health, my family, my
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Health, my family, my relationships are still in
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Relationships are still in front of me.” that's not
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Front of me.” that's not just being positive, that's
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Just being positive, that's getting in agreement with
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Getting in agreement with god.
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God. that's what allows him to
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That's what allows him to do amazing things.
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Do amazing things. my prayer is that you will
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My prayer is that you will be like moses.
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Be like moses. that your eyes will not
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That your eyes will not become dim. that you will
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Become dim. that you will not lose sight of the
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Not lose sight of the awesome future god has in
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Awesome future god has in store.
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Store. that you will keep your
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That you will keep your faith stirred up, that you
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Faith stirred up, that you will live with expectancy,
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Will live with expectancy, looking for god's goodness.
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Paul said, be glad for all
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Paul said, be glad for all god has planned for you.
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God has planned for you. the next part of that same
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The next part of that same verse says, “be patient in
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Verse says, “be patient in trouble.” it's not a
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Trouble.” it's not a coincidence that god
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Coincidence that god connected the two.
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Connected the two. because in trouble, in
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Because in trouble, in difficulties, you'll be
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Difficulties, you'll be tempted to get discouraged,
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Tempted to get discouraged, think, “it's never going to
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Think, “it's never going to work out, the medical
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Work out, the medical report is too bad, i had
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Report is too bad, i had this setback in my career.”
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This setback in my career.” none of that is a surprise
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None of that is a surprise to god.
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To god. he's already planned the
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He's already planned the solution.
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Solution. be patient in trouble.
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Be patient in trouble. the trouble is not
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The trouble is not permanent.
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Permanent. the trouble is not how your
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The trouble is not how your story ends.
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Story ends. god wouldn't have allowed
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God wouldn't have allowed the difficulty if he wasn't
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The difficulty if he wasn't going to bring you out
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Going to bring you out better.
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Better. the scripture says, “god
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The scripture says, “god makes all things beautiful
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Makes all things beautiful in its time.” give god time
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In its time.” give god time to work it out.
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To work it out. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see anything happening doesn't
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Anything happening doesn't mean god's not working.
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Mean god's not working. behind the scenes right
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Behind the scenes right now, he's lining up
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Now, he's lining up everything that you need.
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Everything that you need. he's not going to bring you
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He's not going to bring you out the same, he's going to
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Out the same, he's going to bring you out better.
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Bring you out better. but while you're waiting,
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But while you're waiting, negative thoughts will
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Negative thoughts will come, try to talk you out
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Come, try to talk you out of it.
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Of it. that's when you have to dig
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That's when you have to dig down deep and say like
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Down deep and say like david, “i am confident i
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David, “i am confident i will see the goodness of
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Will see the goodness of god.
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God. surely favor is coming,
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Surely favor is coming, surely healing is coming,
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Surely healing is coming, surely breakthroughs are on
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Surely breakthroughs are on the way.
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The way. in the scripture, ruth went
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In the scripture, ruth went through a great
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Through a great disappointment.
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Disappointment. her husband unexpectedly
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Her husband unexpectedly passed.
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Passed. she was a young woman.
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She was a young woman. she never dreamed she would
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She never dreamed she would be a widow at this age.
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Be a widow at this age. her whole life was turned
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Her whole life was turned upside down.
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Upside down. it didn't seem like god had
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It didn't seem like god had good plans for her, with
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Good plans for her, with all that heartache and
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All that heartache and pain. but being a believer
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Pain. but being a believer doesn't exempt us from
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Doesn't exempt us from difficulties.
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Difficulties. there will be things that
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There will be things that are not fair, that we don't
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Are not fair, that we don't understand but this is when
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Understand but this is when you have to trust that god
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You have to trust that god is still in control.
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Is still in control. if you'll be patient, not
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If you'll be patient, not get bitter, god will give
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Get bitter, god will give you beauty for the ashes.
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You beauty for the ashes. ruth and her mother-in-law,
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Ruth and her mother-in-law, naomi, moved back to
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Naomi, moved back to naomi's hometown.
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Naomi's hometown. they were both widows, very
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They were both widows, very poor, heartbroken.
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Poor, heartbroken. ruth would go out in the
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Ruth would go out in the fields each morning and
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Fields each morning and pick up leftover wheat.
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Pick up leftover wheat. one day the owner of that
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One day the owner of that field noticed ruth, a man
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Field noticed ruth, a man named boaz.
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Named boaz. long story short, they
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Long story short, they ended up falling in love
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Ended up falling in love and getting married.
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And getting married. they had a little baby boy.
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They had a little baby boy. i can see ruth holding that
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I can see ruth holding that baby, never imagining she
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Baby, never imagining she would be that happy, that
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Would be that happy, that fulfilled.
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Fulfilled. she didn't have to work in
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She didn't have to work in the fields anymore, now she
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The fields anymore, now she owned the fields.
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Owned the fields. they named their son obed,
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They named their son obed, obed had a son named jesse,
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Obed had a son named jesse, jesse had a son named david.
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Jesse had a son named david. now ruth was in the family
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Now ruth was in the family line of jesus.
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Line of jesus. be patient in trouble.
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Be patient in trouble. you don't know what god has
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You don't know what god has planned.
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Planned. you don't know where he's
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You don't know where he's taking you.
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Taking you. the enemy would love for
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The enemy would love for your eyes to become dim,
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Your eyes to become dim, where you live discouraged,
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Where you live discouraged, “look at all these bad
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“look at all these bad breaks.” no, there are
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Breaks.” no, there are boaz's out there for you.
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Boaz's out there for you. there is restoration,
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There is restoration, healing, abundance.
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Healing, abundance. god has things in your
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God has things in your future that you can't
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Future that you can't conceive right now.
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Conceive right now. sometimes you have to go
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Sometimes you have to go through the disappointment,
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Through the disappointment, through the hardship but on
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Through the hardship but on the other side you're going
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The other side you're going see favor that you would
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See favor that you would have never seen.
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Have never seen. my question for you today
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My question for you today is are you expecting a
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Is are you expecting a favor filled future?
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Favor filled future? are you anticipating
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Are you anticipating anything good?
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Anything good? are the eyes of your heart
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Are the eyes of your heart flooded with light, or have
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Flooded with light, or have they become dim, you think
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They become dim, you think you've seen your best days?
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You've seen your best days? the only thing that's
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The only thing that's stopping some people is
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Stopping some people is what they're expecting.
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What they're expecting. i'm asking you to be a
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I'm asking you to be a david.
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David. have that attitude, “i am
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Have that attitude, “i am confident i will see the
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Confident i will see the goodness of god.
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Goodness of god. surely favor is coming my
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Surely favor is coming my way.” if you'll do this, i
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Way.” if you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're
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Believe and declare, you're about to step in to one of
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About to step in to one of those moments of favor.
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Those moments of favor. god is about to do
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God is about to do something unusual.
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Something unusual. blessings chasing you down,
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Blessings chasing you down, healing about to overtake
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Healing about to overtake you, samuel is about to
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You, samuel is about to show up, good breaks that
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Show up, good breaks that catapult you ahead, a new
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Catapult you ahead, a new level of your destiny, in
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Level of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, will you
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If you receive it, will you say amen?
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Your destiny is too great,
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Your destiny is too great, your calling too important,
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Your calling too important, and your future too bright
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And your future too bright to live in fear.
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To live in fear. fear may knock,
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Fear may knock, but you don't have
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But you don't have to let it in.
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To let it in. it's time to let faith answer.
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It's time to let faith answer. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. 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 book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above fear
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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And walk in victory. fear doesn't have
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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The final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministries strong.
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To keep the ministries strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion 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
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com or
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Call 888-567-joel. and for a special year-end gift
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And for a special year-end gift this month,
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This month, we're also offering the
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We're also offering the god's word work study collection
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God's word work study collection this empowering set includes
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The message parallel bible, joel's
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And enjoy it, plus a beautifully
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Let god's word equip you to rise above
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Joel Osteen - Expecting A Favor Filled Future

November 24, 2025 | 29:55

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