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Joel Osteen - Finding The Lost You

September 26, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Finding The Lost You | September 26, 2025

> joel: god bless you. it's
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this couple; they were
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About this couple; they were driving down the road when
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Driving down the road when they saw a sign that said,
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They saw a sign that said, "nacogdoches 40 miles ahead."
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"nacogdoches 40 miles ahead." they began to argue over how
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They began to argue over how to correctly pronounce the
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To correctly pronounce the name nacogdoches. the husband
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Name nacogdoches. the husband got so upset, he told his
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Got so upset, he told his wife that when they got into
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Wife that when they got into town he was going to stop and
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Town he was going to stop and prove to her she was wrong.
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Prove to her she was wrong. they drove silently the next
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They drove silently the next thirty minutes. when he
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Thirty minutes. when he arrived in town, he pulled
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Arrived in town, he pulled into the first fast food
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Into the first fast food restaurant; they both marched
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Restaurant; they both marched up to the counter. he said to
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Up to the counter. he said to the young lady working behind
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The young lady working behind it, "my wife and i have been
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It, "my wife and i have been arguing the last thirty
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Arguing the last thirty minutes. would you please
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Minutes. would you please tell us very slowly and very
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Tell us very slowly and very clearly how to pronounce the
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Clearly how to pronounce the name of this place." the
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Name of this place." the young girl's eyes got real
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Young girl's eyes got real big, she leaned over the
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Big, she leaned over the counter and said, "bur-ger
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Counter and said, "bur-ger king." (laughter)
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King." (laughter) all right y'all, say it like
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All right y'all, say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you to
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I want to talk to you to today about finding the lost
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Today about finding the lost you. life has a way of
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You. life has a way of changing us. at one time we
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Changing us. at one time we were outgoing, excited about
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Were outgoing, excited about our dreams, grateful for our
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Our dreams, grateful for our family. we saw the best in
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Family. we saw the best in people, excelled at work,
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People, excelled at work, positive, hopeful. then life
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Positive, hopeful. then life happens. we go through a
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Happens. we go through a disappointment, and we lose a
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Disappointment, and we lose a little joy. we make mistakes
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Little joy. we make mistakes and lose a little sense of
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And lose a little sense of value. people do us wrong,
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Value. people do us wrong, and we lose a little passion.
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And we lose a little passion. we look up and wonder where
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We look up and wonder where that other person went. a man
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That other person went. a man said to me last week, “joel,
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Said to me last week, “joel, i've lost myself. i used to
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I've lost myself. i used to be so passionate, so caring,
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Be so passionate, so caring, but i don't know what
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But i don't know what happened. i don't even
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Happened. i don't even recognize who i am.” he'd
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Recognize who i am.” he'd been through a loss. things
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Been through a loss. things hadn't turned out the way he
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Hadn't turned out the way he thought. now he was a
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Thought. now he was a fraction of what he used to
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Fraction of what he used to be. but god didn't create us
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Be. but god didn't create us to start off excited about
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To start off excited about life, joyful, believing for
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Life, joyful, believing for our dreams, and then end up
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Our dreams, and then end up defeated, insecure, lonely.
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Defeated, insecure, lonely. that's life trying to change
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That's life trying to change who you are. you may have
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Who you are. you may have lost yourself; the good news
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Lost yourself; the good news is you can find yourself. you
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Is you can find yourself. you can go back to who god made
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Can go back to who god made you to be. the real you is
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You to be. the real you is still there. the joyful you,
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Still there. the joyful you, the passionate you, the
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The passionate you, the confident you, the victorious
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Confident you, the victorious you.
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You. one reason jesus came was to
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One reason jesus came was to recover what was lost, to
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Recover what was lost, to restore what was stolen, to
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Restore what was stolen, to heal what was broken, to give
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Heal what was broken, to give you beauty for ashes, joy for
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You beauty for ashes, joy for mourning. what you've lost is
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Mourning. what you've lost is coming back. god is about to
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Coming back. god is about to do a new thing. he's not
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Do a new thing. he's not going to leave you at a
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Going to leave you at a deficit. he sees what you've
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Deficit. he sees what you've been through and he's going
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Been through and he's going to make up for it. he's going
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To make up for it. he's going to breathe new life, new
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To breathe new life, new passion, new opportunities,
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Passion, new opportunities, new vision. you haven't seen
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New vision. you haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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The best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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It's still in front of you. but there is something you
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But there is something you have to do. you can't sit on
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Have to do. you can't sit on the sidelines, feeling sorry
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The sidelines, feeling sorry for yourself, thinking you're
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For yourself, thinking you're washed up. “i've made so many
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Washed up. “i've made so many mistakes, why did these
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Mistakes, why did these people do me wrong?” as long
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People do me wrong?” as long as we have that defeated
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As we have that defeated mentality, we're going to
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Mentality, we're going to get stuck. you have to get
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Get stuck. you have to get back in the game. stir your
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Back in the game. stir your faith up. start believing
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Faith up. start believing again. start dreaming again.
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Again. start dreaming again. start hoping again.
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Start hoping again. in the book of genesis, adam
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In the book of genesis, adam and eve were in the garden of
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And eve were in the garden of eden. they had this
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Eden. they had this magnificent place to live.
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Magnificent place to live. god would come out at night
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God would come out at night and talk with them. they were
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And talk with them. they were so happy, confident, secure.
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So happy, confident, secure. they woke up excited about
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They woke up excited about the day, grateful for what
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The day, grateful for what god had given them, then life
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God had given them, then life happened. god told them not
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Happened. god told them not to eat the fruit from a
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To eat the fruit from a certain tree, but they got
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Certain tree, but they got deceived and did it anyway.
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Deceived and did it anyway. when they did, immediately
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When they did, immediately they felt guilty. they knew
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They felt guilty. they knew they had done wrong. their
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They had done wrong. their conscience came to life. they
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Conscience came to life. they recognized they were naked.
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Recognized they were naked. they weren't wearing any
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They weren't wearing any clothes. they were ashamed,
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Clothes. they were ashamed, embarrassed. so, they ran and
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Embarrassed. so, they ran and hid. they put on some fig
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Hid. they put on some fig leaves to cover up. they got
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Leaves to cover up. they got under some bushes, behind
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Under some bushes, behind some trees to make sure they
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Some trees to make sure they weren't visible.
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Weren't visible. when god came to visit that
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When god came to visit that evening, he said, “adam where
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Evening, he said, “adam where are you?” god wasn't asking
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Are you?” god wasn't asking this question to find an
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This question to find an answer. he already knew where
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Answer. he already knew where they were. he was asking to
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They were. he was asking to make adam think. “where are
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Make adam think. “where are you?” not just physically. he
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You?” not just physically. he was talking about his state
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Was talking about his state of mind, his attitude, how he
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Of mind, his attitude, how he saw himself. he was saying,
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Saw himself. he was saying, “adam where is the real you.
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“adam where is the real you. where is the you i created?
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Where is the you i created? the joyful you, the confident
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The joyful you, the confident you, the valuable you, the
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You, the valuable you, the peaceful you. where has that
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Peaceful you. where has that person gone?” god is asking
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Person gone?” god is asking us, where are you? where is
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Us, where are you? where is the you before you went
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The you before you went through the disappointment,
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Through the disappointment, the you before the breakup,
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The you before the breakup, the you before the mistake.
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The you before the mistake. where is the passionate you?
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Where is the passionate you? the friendly you? the kind
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The friendly you? the kind you? the positive, hopeful,
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You? the positive, hopeful, generous you? that's who god
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Generous you? that's who god made you to be.
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Made you to be. but too often, like adam,
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But too often, like adam, because of mistakes,
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Because of mistakes, disappointments, we lose that
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Disappointments, we lose that person. we can look back and
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Person. we can look back and think, “i used to be so
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Think, “i used to be so passionate about life. i used
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Passionate about life. i used to have big dreams. i used to
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To have big dreams. i used to feel valuable and secure. i
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Feel valuable and secure. i don't know what happened to
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Don't know what happened to me.” you may have lost who
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Me.” you may have lost who you are, but god is going to
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You are, but god is going to bring that person back.
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Bring that person back. nothing that's happened to
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Nothing that's happened to you has taken the real you.
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You has taken the real you. adam said god, “when i heard
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Adam said god, “when i heard your voice, i was afraid, so
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Your voice, i was afraid, so i went and hid.” how many of
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I went and hid.” how many of us are hiding? because of
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Us are hiding? because of things we've gone through,
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Things we've gone through, hiding our potential, hiding
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Hiding our potential, hiding our personality, hiding our
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Our personality, hiding our smile. you have so much to
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Smile. you have so much to offer, but the way many
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Offer, but the way many people handle hurts,
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People handle hurts, failures, disappointments is
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Failures, disappointments is to isolate. to disengage.
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To isolate. to disengage. turn their feelings off, push
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Turn their feelings off, push down any emotions, not pursue
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Down any emotions, not pursue any dreams. they show up at
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Any dreams. they show up at work but they're not really
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Work but they're not really there. they have great ideas,
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There. they have great ideas, but they never share them.
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But they never share them. they're in the house
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They're in the house physically with their family
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Physically with their family but they've checked out
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But they've checked out emotionally. the pressure,
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Emotionally. the pressure, the hurts, the mistakes have
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The hurts, the mistakes have caused them to go into a
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Caused them to go into a defense mode. where they
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Defense mode. where they don't participate. they don't
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Don't participate. they don't answer the phone, they don't
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Answer the phone, they don't interact with friends, they
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Interact with friends, they don't share their feelings.
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Don't share their feelings. the enemy would love for you
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The enemy would love for you to live disengaged,
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To live disengaged, unplugged, hiding your gifts,
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Unplugged, hiding your gifts, hiding your creativity,
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Hiding your creativity, hiding your feelings. god is
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Hiding your feelings. god is saying, “where are you? i
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Saying, “where are you? i created you to bloom, to
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Created you to bloom, to blossom, to shine, to enjoy
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Blossom, to shine, to enjoy life, to be a blessing, to
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Life, to be a blessing, to love, to laugh, to
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Love, to laugh, to accomplish.” but it will
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Accomplish.” but it will never happen if you're
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Never happen if you're hiding. hiding behind
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Hiding. hiding behind mistakes, hiding behind
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Mistakes, hiding behind hurts, hiding behind
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Hurts, hiding behind injustice.
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Injustice. “i wasn't treated right joel.
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“i wasn't treated right joel. that's why i'm bitter. i went
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That's why i'm bitter. i went through a breakup. they hurt
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Through a breakup. they hurt me. that's why i'm not
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Me. that's why i'm not passionate anymore. my spouse
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Passionate anymore. my spouse and i we don't get along. she
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And i we don't get along. she doesn't respect me. that's
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Doesn't respect me. that's why i've checked out.” the
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Why i've checked out.” the enemy is using that to keep
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Enemy is using that to keep you in hiding, feeling
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You in hiding, feeling ashamed, insecure, no
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Ashamed, insecure, no enthusiasm. but here's a key,
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Enthusiasm. but here's a key, god can't heal what's hidden.
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God can't heal what's hidden. he's asking you to come out,
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He's asking you to come out, to get back engaged, but he's
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To get back engaged, but he's not going to force you. you
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Not going to force you. you have to make that choice to
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Have to make that choice to come out of isolation, come
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Come out of isolation, come out of fear, come out of
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Out of fear, come out of shame, come out of regrets,
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Shame, come out of regrets, and get back in the game.
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And get back in the game. that part of you that you
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That part of you that you lost, can i encourage you,
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Lost, can i encourage you, it's looking for you right
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It's looking for you right now. the joy, the talent, the
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Now. the joy, the talent, the favor, the confidence, it's
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Favor, the confidence, it's knocking on your door. the
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Knocking on your door. the creative you, the outgoing
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Creative you, the outgoing you, the compassionate you,
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You, the compassionate you, the generous you. he's been
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The generous you. he's been gone long enough. now you
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Gone long enough. now you have to do your part and get
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Have to do your part and get your fire back. start taking
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Your fire back. start taking some risks. “well, joel, if i
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Some risks. “well, joel, if i get involved in this new
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Get involved in this new relationship, i may get hurt
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Relationship, i may get hurt again. if i take this new
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Again. if i take this new opportunity, they may not
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Opportunity, they may not treat me right or i may not
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Treat me right or i may not be any good at it.” yes, it's
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Be any good at it.” yes, it's easier to stay in hiding. if
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Easier to stay in hiding. if you unplug, disengage, you
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You unplug, disengage, you might not experience as much
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Might not experience as much hurt, pain, or possible
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Hurt, pain, or possible disappointment. but you'll
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Disappointment. but you'll also never experience the
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Also never experience the joy, the love, the favor, the
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Joy, the love, the favor, the victory that makes life so
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Victory that makes life so rewarding and so fulfilling.
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Rewarding and so fulfilling. the enemy doesn't want you
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The enemy doesn't want you engaged, motivated,
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Engaged, motivated, passionate, feeling anything.
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Passionate, feeling anything. he'd love for you to go
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He'd love for you to go through life numb, never
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Through life numb, never showing this world who god
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Showing this world who god made you to be. don't fall
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Made you to be. don't fall into that trap. you may get
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Into that trap. you may get knocked down, but don't go
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Knocked down, but don't go into hiding. that
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Into hiding. that disappointment is not final.
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Disappointment is not final. get back up again. you made a
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Get back up again. you made a mistake. don't beat yourself
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Mistake. don't beat yourself up for five years, live in
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Up for five years, live in regrets. ask for forgiveness
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Regrets. ask for forgiveness and move forward. god doesn't
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And move forward. god doesn't remember your mistakes, why
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Remember your mistakes, why are you remembering them.
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Are you remembering them. those are forces trying to
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Those are forces trying to get you to unplug, disengage,
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Get you to unplug, disengage, so you don't fulfill your
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So you don't fulfill your purpose.
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Purpose. maybe your dream didn't work
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Maybe your dream didn't work out. you put a lot of effort
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Out. you put a lot of effort into it, but the business
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Into it, but the business failed. it didn't make it.
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Failed. it didn't make it. failure is an event, not a
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Failure is an event, not a person. you don't have to go
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Person. you don't have to go into hiding. it's not who you
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Into hiding. it's not who you are. you're not a failure.
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Are. you're not a failure. you're a child of the most
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You're a child of the most high god. any person that's
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High god. any person that's ever done anything
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Ever done anything significant has had some
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Significant has had some failures, disappointments,
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Failures, disappointments, and setbacks. or perhaps,
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And setbacks. or perhaps, people have hurt you. they
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People have hurt you. they put you at a disadvantage.
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Put you at a disadvantage. thoughts will try to convince
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Thoughts will try to convince you that you're lacking,
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You that you're lacking, you're not up to par. “if you
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You're not up to par. “if you were more attractive, if you
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Were more attractive, if you had a better personality, if
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Had a better personality, if you were more talented, this
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You were more talented, this wouldn't have happened.” it's
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Wouldn't have happened.” it's easy to go into hiding, live
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Easy to go into hiding, live insecure, feeling not
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Insecure, feeling not valuable. don't believe those
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Valuable. don't believe those lies. you're made in the
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Lies. you're made in the image of almighty god. people
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Image of almighty god. people can't make you feel inferior
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Can't make you feel inferior unless you give them
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Unless you give them permission. they don't
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Permission. they don't determine your worth and
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Determine your worth and value. what they say, how
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Value. what they say, how they treat you, doesn't
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They treat you, doesn't change who god made you to
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Change who god made you to be. quit giving them
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Be. quit giving them permission.
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Permission. when adam made that mistake,
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When adam made that mistake, he went into hiding. he tried
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He went into hiding. he tried to check out but notice how
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To check out but notice how god came looking for him. god
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God came looking for him. god could have said, “too bad
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Could have said, “too bad adam. you blew it. you had
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Adam. you blew it. you had your chance.” god never gives
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Your chance.” god never gives up on us. even when we hide,
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Up on us. even when we hide, even when we lose the person
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Even when we lose the person he made us to be, he keeps
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He made us to be, he keeps coming after us saying,
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Coming after us saying, “where are you? i miss you. i
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“where are you? i miss you. i need you. i can restore you.”
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Need you. i can restore you.” like i did, maybe you've let
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Like i did, maybe you've let a disappointment, or you've
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A disappointment, or you've let a mistake cause you to
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Let a mistake cause you to hide your personality, hide
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Hide your personality, hide your smile, hide your
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Your smile, hide your passion. you used to have big
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Passion. you used to have big dreams, you used to fight for
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Dreams, you used to fight for your family, you used to be
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Your family, you used to be passionate about your walk
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Passionate about your walk with god, but you kind of
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With god, but you kind of disengaged, you've checked
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Disengaged, you've checked out thinking it's not worth
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Out thinking it's not worth it. can i tell you? god is
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It. can i tell you? god is looking for you. not the
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Looking for you. not the partial you, not the shrunk
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Partial you, not the shrunk back version, not the
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Back version, not the intimidated you. where is the
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Intimidated you. where is the confident you, where is the
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Confident you, where is the outgoing you, where is the
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Outgoing you, where is the talented you? where is the
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Talented you? where is the you before the coach told you
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You before the coach told you you're too small. where is
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You're too small. where is the you before you ate the
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The you before you ate the forbidden fruit? that's who
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Forbidden fruit? that's who god's looking for. the true
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God's looking for. the true you, not the watered down
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You, not the watered down you. the you that dreamed
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You. the you that dreamed big, the you that knew all
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Big, the you that knew all things are possible. the you
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Things are possible. the you that took steps of faith, the
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That took steps of faith, the you that was determined to
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You that was determined to set new standards. the you
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Set new standards. the you that didn't let doubt and
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That didn't let doubt and fear and negativity talk you
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Fear and negativity talk you out of your goals. that's who
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Out of your goals. that's who god is looking for.
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God is looking for. adam told god he was hiding
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Adam told god he was hiding because he was naked. he felt
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Because he was naked. he felt ashamed and embarrassed. the
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Ashamed and embarrassed. the second question god asked in
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Second question god asked in the bible was, “adam, who
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The bible was, “adam, who told you that you were
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Told you that you were naked.” again, god wasn't
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Naked.” again, god wasn't asking to get information. he
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Asking to get information. he wanted adam to see where that
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Wanted adam to see where that thought came from. that it
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Thought came from. that it was the enemy deceiving him.
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Was the enemy deceiving him. it's no different today, the
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It's no different today, the enemy will whisper his lies,
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Enemy will whisper his lies, trying to deceive us into
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Trying to deceive us into hiding. “you're not talented
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Hiding. “you're not talented enough. you've made too many
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Enough. you've made too many mistakes. you'll never be
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Mistakes. you'll never be successful. you come from the
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Successful. you come from the wrong family.” you need to
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Wrong family.” you need to ask yourself, where are these
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Ask yourself, where are these thoughts coming from. if
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Thoughts coming from. if they're negative,
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They're negative, discouraging, pushing you
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Discouraging, pushing you down, making you feel
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Down, making you feel unworthy, you can be certain,
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Unworthy, you can be certain, they are not from god. don't
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They are not from god. don't give them the time of day.
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Give them the time of day. let them go in one ear and
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Let them go in one ear and out the other.
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Out the other. when i didn't make the
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When i didn't make the baseball team, that coach was
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Baseball team, that coach was just doing his job, judging
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Just doing his job, judging by the natural, the physical.
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By the natural, the physical. but people don't determine
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But people don't determine our value. i could hear god
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Our value. i could hear god saying, “joel who told you
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Saying, “joel who told you you're too small? who told
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You're too small? who told you you're not up to par? i
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You you're not up to par? i created you in my own image.
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Created you in my own image. you were fearfully and
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You were fearfully and wonderfully made. i called
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Wonderfully made. i called you a masterpiece. i put a
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You a masterpiece. i put a crown of favor on your head.”
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Crown of favor on your head.” you need to listen to what
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You need to listen to what god says about you and not
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God says about you and not all the negative chatter. you
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All the negative chatter. you may have made poor choices,
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May have made poor choices, gotten off course. who told
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Gotten off course. who told you that mistake stopped your
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You that mistake stopped your purpose? who told you that
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Purpose? who told you that you're washed up, unworthy,
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You're washed up, unworthy, just sit on the sidelines?
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Just sit on the sidelines? that's the accuser trying to
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That's the accuser trying to keep you in hiding, feeling
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Keep you in hiding, feeling guilty, unworthy, so you
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Guilty, unworthy, so you won't pursue your dreams, you
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Won't pursue your dreams, you won't accomplish your
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Won't accomplish your assignment. don't believe
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Assignment. don't believe those lies. god's mercy is
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Those lies. god's mercy is bigger than any mistake
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Bigger than any mistake you've made. he already took
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You've made. he already took into account every failure,
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Into account every failure, every wrong turn, every
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Every wrong turn, every compromise. he has mercy,
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Compromise. he has mercy, restoration, new beginnings
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Restoration, new beginnings already lined up. his calling
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Already lined up. his calling on your life is irrevocable.
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On your life is irrevocable. he doesn't change his mind.
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He doesn't change his mind. what he started he will
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What he started he will finish, but you have to do
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Finish, but you have to do your part, come out of
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Your part, come out of hiding. come out of shame.
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Hiding. come out of shame. come out of guilt. get back
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Come out of guilt. get back in the game. we need you.
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In the game. we need you. your family needs you, fully
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Your family needs you, fully engaged. your children need
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Engaged. your children need you, healthy and whole. your
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You, healthy and whole. your friends need you, not the
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Friends need you, not the partial you but the full you,
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Partial you but the full you, the outgoing you, the loving
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The outgoing you, the loving you, the friendly you.
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You, the friendly you. maybe you went through a
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Maybe you went through a breakup, you had a divorce.
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Breakup, you had a divorce. who told you that you'll
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Who told you that you'll never be happy again? who
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Never be happy again? who told you that disappointment
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Told you that disappointment has ruined your future, that
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Has ruined your future, that you'll never meet anyone? the
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You'll never meet anyone? the enemy wouldn't be telling you
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Enemy wouldn't be telling you that if he didn't know it was
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That if he didn't know it was going to happen. that's why
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Going to happen. that's why he's trying to deceive you
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He's trying to deceive you into living negative,
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Into living negative, doubting, thinking you've
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Doubting, thinking you've missed your chance. tune that
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Missed your chance. tune that out. god has beauty for the
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Out. god has beauty for the ashes. the right person, a
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Ashes. the right person, a divine connection is already
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Divine connection is already in route. your latter days
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In route. your latter days will be better than your
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Will be better than your former days. or how about
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Former days. or how about this: who told you that
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This: who told you that you're not talented enough?
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You're not talented enough? that all you can make in
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That all you can make in school are c's and not a's.
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School are c's and not a's. that's the enemy doing what
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That's the enemy doing what he did in the garden of eden,
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He did in the garden of eden, trying to deceive you into
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Trying to deceive you into hiding your gifts, hiding
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Hiding your gifts, hiding your talents. don't believe
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Your talents. don't believe his lies. god has put
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His lies. god has put greatness in you. there are
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Greatness in you. there are ideas, creativity,
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Ideas, creativity, businesses. he's created you
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Businesses. he's created you to bloom, to blossom, to go
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To bloom, to blossom, to go where no one in your family
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Where no one in your family has gone. that's why the
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Has gone. that's why the enemy fights so hard to keep
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Enemy fights so hard to keep you pushed down, feeling
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You pushed down, feeling inadequate, where you have a
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Inadequate, where you have a limited vision. no come out
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Limited vision. no come out of hiding. god is about to
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Of hiding. god is about to enlarge your territory. he's
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Enlarge your territory. he's about to expand your
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About to expand your influence. he's about to
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Influence. he's about to increase your resources. you
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Increase your resources. you haven't seen, heard or
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Haven't seen, heard or imagined what he has in
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Imagined what he has in store. he's just waiting for
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Store. he's just waiting for you to come back to who you
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You to come back to who you are. where is the bold you,
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Are. where is the bold you, the confident you, the faith
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The confident you, the faith filled you, the dreaming you,
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Filled you, the dreaming you, the mighty hero you.
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The mighty hero you. i saw a video about this
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I saw a video about this stray dog. he was about a
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Stray dog. he was about a year old. he lived in this
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Year old. he lived in this busy downtown area, in an
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Busy downtown area, in an alleyway behind this big
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Alleyway behind this big dumpster. one cold, rainy
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Dumpster. one cold, rainy night, this couple was
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Night, this couple was throwing away some trash and
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Throwing away some trash and noticed the dog. he was
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Noticed the dog. he was curled up in the corner,
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Curled up in the corner, shaking, all shriveled up. he
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Shaking, all shriveled up. he was very thin, lost most of
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Was very thin, lost most of his hair. the girl felt sorry
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His hair. the girl felt sorry and went over to help it, but
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And went over to help it, but the dog was very angry. he
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The dog was very angry. he growled and showed his teeth.
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Growled and showed his teeth. had both paws out. this girl
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Had both paws out. this girl wouldn't give up. she went
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Wouldn't give up. she went home and got some food and
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Home and got some food and blankets. this time she got
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Blankets. this time she got down on her knees to be more
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Down on her knees to be more at the dog's level. she put
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At the dog's level. she put some food out, talked very
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Some food out, talked very gently and softly. little by
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Gently and softly. little by little, the dog began to let
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Little, the dog began to let down his defenses. she was
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Down his defenses. she was able to get close enough to
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Able to get close enough to pet the dog. after about an
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Pet the dog. after about an hour, she gained the dog's
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Hour, she gained the dog's trust enough, to pick it up.
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Trust enough, to pick it up. she and her husband took the
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She and her husband took the dog home. in her house, the
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Dog home. in her house, the dog went to the corner, would
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Dog went to the corner, would never put his head up. it
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Never put his head up. it just hung down, so afraid and
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Just hung down, so afraid and uncertain. this girl just
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Uncertain. this girl just kept loving it, giving it
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Kept loving it, giving it food. doing her best to win
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Food. doing her best to win it over. then the video fast
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It over. then the video fast forwarded to a year ahead.
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Forwarded to a year ahead. you wouldn't believe it was
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You wouldn't believe it was the same dog. this dog was so
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The same dog. this dog was so playful and fun. he was
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Playful and fun. he was jumping up on them. he would
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Jumping up on them. he would spin around in circles so
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Spin around in circles so happy. run fetch things in
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Happy. run fetch things in the backyard.
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The backyard. that playful, healthy, loving
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That playful, healthy, loving dog was in there this whole
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Dog was in there this whole time. but when you go through
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Time. but when you go through hurts, mistreatment, bad
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Hurts, mistreatment, bad breaks, there's a natural
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Breaks, there's a natural tendency to isolate,
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Tendency to isolate, disengage and become angry.
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Disengage and become angry. we put up these defenses and
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We put up these defenses and think, “this is just who i
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Think, “this is just who i am. i'm bitter because of a
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Am. i'm bitter because of a bad childhood. i'm angry
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Bad childhood. i'm angry because the company did me
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Because the company did me wrong. i've given up on my
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Wrong. i've given up on my dreams because i made so many
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Dreams because i made so many bad decisions. look at where
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Bad decisions. look at where i am, joel.” like that little
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I am, joel.” like that little dog, there is so much more in
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Dog, there is so much more in you. you're just letting that
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You. you're just letting that defense mechanism cause you
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Defense mechanism cause you to isolate, and push away,
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To isolate, and push away, thinking that staying in
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Thinking that staying in hiding is the way to deal
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Hiding is the way to deal with it. but that is not the
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With it. but that is not the best option. god has seen
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Best option. god has seen everything you've been
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Everything you've been through, who hurt you, who
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Through, who hurt you, who didn't keep their word, he's
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Didn't keep their word, he's seen the mistakes you've
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Seen the mistakes you've made, the times you took the
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Made, the times you took the wrong turn. now you're in
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Wrong turn. now you're in that corner, not wanting
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That corner, not wanting anyone to help. like that
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Anyone to help. like that young woman went with
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Young woman went with compassion and rescued the
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Compassion and rescued the dog, god is coming to you.
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Dog, god is coming to you. he's calling your name. if
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He's calling your name. if you'll come out of hiding, if
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You'll come out of hiding, if you'll let down your defenses
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You'll let down your defenses and give it another chance,
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And give it another chance, you'll discover a life
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You'll discover a life greater than you ever
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Greater than you ever dreamed. god is not finished
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Dreamed. god is not finished with you. he didn't create
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With you. he didn't create you and then decide to walk
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You and then decide to walk away because of mistakes,
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Away because of mistakes, neglect, or bad breaks. he's
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Neglect, or bad breaks. he's a god who restores, a god who
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A god who restores, a god who has new beginnings. he's
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Has new beginnings. he's saying, “where are you? let
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Saying, “where are you? let me turn things around. let me
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Me turn things around. let me love you back into wholeness.
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Love you back into wholeness. let me pay you back for the
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Let me pay you back for the unfair things.”
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Unfair things.” it's not always something
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It's not always something big. it may be just hiding a
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Big. it may be just hiding a part of your personality,
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Part of your personality, letting insecurity, what
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Letting insecurity, what other people think, keep you
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Other people think, keep you from blossoming into who you
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From blossoming into who you were created to be. or
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Were created to be. or letting mistakes convince you
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Letting mistakes convince you to feel unworthy. you know
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To feel unworthy. you know you have so much more in you.
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You have so much more in you. you can feel god calling you
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You can feel god calling you to step up, to get out of
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To step up, to get out of your comfort zone, but it's
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Your comfort zone, but it's much easier to stay in
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Much easier to stay in hiding. not having to
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Hiding. not having to stretch. yes, it's easier but
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Stretch. yes, it's easier but you'll never be fulfilled
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You'll never be fulfilled settling for less than what
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Settling for less than what god put in you. there will
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God put in you. there will always be a subtle unrest, a
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Always be a subtle unrest, a slight uneasiness. that's god
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Slight uneasiness. that's god saying step into my purpose
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Saying step into my purpose for your life.
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For your life. in the book of 1 kings, the
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In the book of 1 kings, the prophet elijah had just
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Prophet elijah had just called down fire from heaven
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Called down fire from heaven and destroyed 450 false
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And destroyed 450 false prophets. he had just prayed
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Prophets. he had just prayed and saw a
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And saw a three-and-a-half-year drought
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Three-and-a-half-year drought come to an end. he had just
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Come to an end. he had just outrun a chariot for twenty
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Outrun a chariot for twenty miles. you would think he
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Miles. you would think he would never have a down
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Would never have a down moment. he was so powerful
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Moment. he was so powerful and anointed, but at one
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And anointed, but at one point he was so depressed he
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Point he was so depressed he wanted to die. when the
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Wanted to die. when the king's wife heard about the
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King's wife heard about the prophets he had destroyed,
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Prophets he had destroyed, she sent word saying, “i'm
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She sent word saying, “i'm going to kill you by this
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Going to kill you by this time tomorrow.” elijah got so
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Time tomorrow.” elijah got so afraid, so panicked, that he
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Afraid, so panicked, that he took off running for his
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Took off running for his life. you can be devoted,
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Life. you can be devoted, faithful, anointed, and still
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Faithful, anointed, and still have times where you lose who
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Have times where you lose who you are. elijah ended up
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You are. elijah ended up hiding in a cave. he went
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Hiding in a cave. he went into isolation, didn't want
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Into isolation, didn't want to talk to anyone. his
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To talk to anyone. his attitude was, “i'm done. this
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Attitude was, “i'm done. this is the end of my life.” god
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Is the end of my life.” god came to him in the cave and
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Came to him in the cave and said, “elijah, what are you
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Said, “elijah, what are you doing here?” he was saying,
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Doing here?” he was saying, “this is not who i made you
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“this is not who i made you to be, afraid, intimidated,
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To be, afraid, intimidated, defeated. you've lost who you
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Defeated. you've lost who you are, bold, confident, faith
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Are, bold, confident, faith filled.” elijah said, “god
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Filled.” elijah said, “god these people are after me and
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These people are after me and i'm the only one serving god.
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I'm the only one serving god. everyone else has turned
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Everyone else has turned away.”
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Away.” god told him to go stand
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God told him to go stand outside the cave. after a
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Outside the cave. after a mighty windstorm, rain and
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Mighty windstorm, rain and fire, god spoke to him again.
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Fire, god spoke to him again. i can imagine elijah leaning
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I can imagine elijah leaning in, listening so intently.
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In, listening so intently. “what is god going to tell me
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“what is god going to tell me this time?” god said it
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This time?” god said it again, “what are you doing
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Again, “what are you doing here?” as powerful as elijah
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Here?” as powerful as elijah was, he lost part of himself.
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Was, he lost part of himself. he got distracted and forgot
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He got distracted and forgot who he was. god didn't say,
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Who he was. god didn't say, “elijah, i feel sorry for
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“elijah, i feel sorry for you. man, it's been rough.
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You. man, it's been rough. just settle here in the
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Just settle here in the cave.” no god said in verse
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Cave.” no god said in verse 15, “elijah, go back the way
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15, “elijah, go back the way you came.” god was saying,
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You came.” god was saying, “come out of hiding and go
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“come out of hiding and go back to who i say you are,
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Back to who i say you are, powerful, anointed, favored,
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Powerful, anointed, favored, victorious.” maybe today like
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Victorious.” maybe today like elijah, you're committed,
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Elijah, you're committed, you're faithful, you're
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You're faithful, you're blessed, but you've lost part
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Blessed, but you've lost part of yourself. things have
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Of yourself. things have happened that have taken your
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Happened that have taken your joy, limited your vision,
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Joy, limited your vision, stopped your creativity. now
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Stopped your creativity. now you've settled in that area,
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You've settled in that area, not pursuing dreams, not
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Not pursuing dreams, not enjoying your family, not
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Enjoying your family, not passionate about life. god is
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Passionate about life. god is saying, “come out of hiding
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Saying, “come out of hiding and go back to who i created
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And go back to who i created you to be.” get your fire
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You to be.” get your fire back. get your dream back. no
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Back. get your dream back. no more isolating, checking out,
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More isolating, checking out, being there but not engaging.
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Being there but not engaging. yes, i know things can happen
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Yes, i know things can happen that are not fair, you don't
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That are not fair, you don't understand, but god sees it.
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Understand, but god sees it. that's not how your story
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That's not how your story ends. this is a new day. i
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Ends. this is a new day. i believe and declare, that
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Believe and declare, that part of you that you lost is
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Part of you that you lost is coming back. the confident
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Coming back. the confident you, the joyful you, the
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You, the joyful you, the passionate you, the valuable
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Passionate you, the valuable you, the successful you, the
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You, the successful you, the victorious you in jesus'
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Victorious you in jesus' name. if you receive it, can
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Name. if you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Declarations, scriptures, encouragement.
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Healthy, and free. when you contact us today,
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When you contact us today, we'll send you
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We'll send you happy, healthy, and free:
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Happy, healthy, and free: a 31-day wellness journey
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A 31-day wellness journey 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 devotional will help you
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This devotional will help you strengthen your faith,
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Declare god's
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Promises, and receive
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Promises, and receive the healing he's
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The healing he's already made available to you.
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Already made available to you. spirit, soul, and body.
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Spirit, soul, and body. god wants you whole
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And this resource will help you experience his peace
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From the inside out.
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Begin a life-receiving, life-giving journey
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That will transform
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Your spirit,ansform
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Your spirit,ansform mind, and body in just 31 days.
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Mind, and body in just 31 days. god is going to restore
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God is going to restore what the enemy tried to steal.
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What the enemy tried to steal. your joy,
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Your joy, your peace, your health.
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Your peace, your health. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is bringing hope to people
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Around the world.
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Special thank you to our
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Special thank you to 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 consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday
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Online every sunday morning, download
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Morning, download our daily podcast,
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Our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, you can listen on
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You can listen on sirius xm 24 hours a day.
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Sirius xm 24 hours a day. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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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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Be sure to request
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For an additional gift
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This month, we are also offering the
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Plus the words of promise journal,
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A beautifully designed journal where you can reflect,
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Where you can reflect, record prayers,
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Record prayers, and speak life
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And speak life over your future.
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And a beautifully crafted set of three desktop
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Set of three desktop encouragement blocks.
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Each whitewashed wooden block
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Displays one powerfulen block
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Displays one powerfulen block word: happy,
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Word: happy, healthy, and free,
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Healthy, and free, along with a carefully
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Along with a carefully chosen scripture.
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Chosen scripture. place them in your home
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Place them in your home or workspace as daily
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Promises for your life.
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Joel Osteen - Finding The Lost You

September 26, 2025 | 29:56

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