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Joel Osteen - God Given Desires

October 6, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - God Given Desires | October 6, 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.
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Today. i hope you'll stay
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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 us
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And you can come visit us in person.
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In person. we'd love to have you be a
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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Part 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
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I heard about this 92-year-old man.
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92-year-old man. he wasn't feeling up to
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He wasn't feeling up to par, so he went to the
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Par, so he went to the doctor.
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Doctor. a few days later, the
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A few days later, the doctor saw him out walking
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Doctor saw him out walking in the park with this
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In the park with this beautiful young lady by his
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Beautiful young lady by his side and he seemed as happy
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Side and he seemed as happy as can be.
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As can be. the doctor said, “wow you
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The doctor said, “wow you sure are feeling a lot
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Sure are feeling a lot better, aren't you?” he
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Better, aren't you?” he said, “yes doctor, i'm just
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Said, “yes doctor, i'm just following your orders.
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Following your orders. you said get a hot mama and
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You said get a hot mama and stay cheerful.” the doctor
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Stay cheerful.” the doctor said, “i didn't say that.
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Said, “i didn't say that. i said you got a heart
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I said you got a heart murmur, be careful.” he
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Murmur, be careful.” he heard what he wanted to
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Heard what he wanted to hear.
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Hear. but here we go ya'll.
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But here we go ya'll. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i
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Have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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Can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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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.
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Receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about god given desires.
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About god given desires. sometimes life can be
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Sometimes life can be confusing.
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Confusing. we think, “how do i know
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We think, “how do i know what my purpose is, what am
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What my purpose is, what am i supposed to do?” there
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I supposed to do?” there are so many roads we can
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Are so many roads we can take, so many different
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Take, so many different paths we can go down.
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Paths we can go down. we have ideas, goals we
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We have ideas, goals we want to accomplish but
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Want to accomplish but we're not sure, “is this my
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We're not sure, “is this my plan or is this god's plan?
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Plan or is this god's plan? is this just an idea i came
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Is this just an idea i came up with, or is it something
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Up with, or is it something i should pursue; is it a
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I should pursue; is it a part of my destiny?” how do
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Part of my destiny?” how do we know what's right for us?
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We know what's right for us? david said in psalm 37, “if
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David said in psalm 37, “if you will commit your ways
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You will commit your ways to the lord, if you will
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To the lord, if you will trust him and do good, then
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Trust him and do good, then god will give you the
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God will give you the desires of your heart.” we
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Desires of your heart.” we read that to mean that god
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Read that to mean that god will give us whatever we
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Will give us whatever we want.
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Want. but another perspective is
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But another perspective is when you honor god, he will
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When you honor god, he will put the right desires in
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Put the right desires in you.
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You. when you have a heart to
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When you have a heart to please god, when you've
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Please god, when you've committed your ways to him,
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Committed your ways to him, then he will make sure you
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Then he will make sure you have the right desires.
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Have the right desires. you can trust that your
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You can trust that your will, will be aligned with
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Will, will be aligned with his will.
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His will. that means what you have a
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That means what you have a desire to do, that open
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Desire to do, that open door you feel good about,
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Door you feel good about, that position you want to
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That position you want to take, that person you want
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Take, that person you want to get to know, you can act
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To get to know, you can act on it knowing that god is
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On it knowing that god is putting his desires in you.
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Putting his desires in you. knowing our purpose,
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Knowing our purpose, knowing god's will for our
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Knowing god's will for our life is not as difficult as
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Life is not as difficult as we make it.
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We make it. if you're keeping him
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If you're keeping him first, there will be things
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First, there will be things that you're passionate
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That you're passionate about, things you're gifted
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About, things you're gifted at, opportunity that
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At, opportunity that excites you, dreams that
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Excites you, dreams that motivate you.
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Motivate you. that's god leading you into
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That's god leading you into your destiny.
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Your destiny. when you've committed your
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When you've committed your ways to him, you can be
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Ways to him, you can be sure that god is watching
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Sure that god is watching over your desires.
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Over your desires. he's going to override
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He's going to override wrong desires, he's going
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Wrong desires, he's going to close doors you're not
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To close doors you're not supposed to go through,
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Supposed to go through, he's going to move people
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He's going to move people out that shouldn't be there.
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Out that shouldn't be there. i'm not talking today about
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I'm not talking today about temptation, carnal desires,
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Temptation, carnal desires, we all have to deal with
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We all have to deal with that.
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That. i'm talking about when it
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I'm talking about when it comes to your purpose, to
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Comes to your purpose, to fulfilling your destiny,
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Fulfilling your destiny, god is going to make sure
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God is going to make sure you have the right desires.
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You have the right desires. he said in psalm 32, “i
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He said in psalm 32, “i will guide you along the
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Will guide you along the best path for your life.
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Best path for your life. i will advise you, watch
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I will advise you, watch over you and instruct you
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Over you and instruct you along the way.” notice how
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Along the way.” notice how god takes you down the best
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God takes you down the best path, he puts his desires
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Path, he puts his desires in you.
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In you. he advises you; he
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He advises you; he instructs you; he watches
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Instructs you; he watches over you.
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Over you. you don't have to worry
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You don't have to worry about missing your destiny.
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About missing your destiny. “what am i supposed to do,
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“what am i supposed to do, what if this isn't the
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What if this isn't the right decision?” because
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Right decision?” because you've committed your ways
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You've committed your ways to god, you can trust your
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To god, you can trust your desires.
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Desires. you can follow what he put
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You can follow what he put in your heart. he's
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In your heart. he's watching over you.
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Watching over you. in the scripture, the
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In the scripture, the prophet samuel came to a
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Prophet samuel came to a young man named saul and
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Young man named saul and said that he was going to
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Said that he was going to be the first king of israel.
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Be the first king of israel. you would think saul would
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You would think saul would be excited, “what an
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Be excited, “what an honor,” but saul didn't
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Honor,” but saul didn't want to become king.
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Want to become king. he was afraid, intimidated.
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He was afraid, intimidated. he didn't think he had what
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He didn't think he had what it took.
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It took. he told samuel, “i come
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He told samuel, “i come from the smallest tribe in
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From the smallest tribe in israel, my family is the
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Israel, my family is the least important family in
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Least important family in that tribe.
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That tribe. i'm sorry samuel, you have
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I'm sorry samuel, you have the wrong person.
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The wrong person. i'm not about to step up
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I'm not about to step up and lead these people.”
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And lead these people.” samuel could have thought,
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Samuel could have thought, “god, you told me to anoint
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“god, you told me to anoint him, i must have heard you
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Him, i must have heard you wrong.” but the scripture
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Wrong.” but the scripture says, “as saul turned to
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Says, “as saul turned to leave, god changed his
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Leave, god changed his heart. and all that samuel
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Heart. and all that samuel prophesied came to pass.”
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Prophesied came to pass.” notice one moment, saul
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Notice one moment, saul didn't want to do it, the
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Didn't want to do it, the next moment he did.
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Next moment he did. what happened?
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What happened? god put the desire in him.
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God put the desire in him. god is not going to let you
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God is not going to let you miss your purpose.
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Miss your purpose. you may not want to do his
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You may not want to do his will at first. you may say
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Will at first. you may say like saul, “that's too big,
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Like saul, “that's too big, i'm not that talented,
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I'm not that talented, that's not my thing.” but
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That's not my thing.” but when god changes your ‘want
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When god changes your ‘want to', when he puts new
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To', when he puts new desires in you, it won't be
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Desires in you, it won't be a struggle.
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A struggle. you won't think, “oh man
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You won't think, “oh man this is a pain. i don't
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This is a pain. i don't want to lead, i don't want
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Want to lead, i don't want to raise these children, i
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To raise these children, i don't want to run that
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Don't want to run that business.” there will be a
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Business.” there will be a passion, a grace, the favor
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Passion, a grace, the favor to do what god put in your
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To do what god put in your heart. i want you to have
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Heart. i want you to have this confidence that
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This confidence that because you're committing
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Because you're committing your ways to god, he's
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Your ways to god, he's going to put the right
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Going to put the right desires in you.
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Desires in you. he's leading you down the
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He's leading you down the best path.
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Best path. you're not going to have to
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You're not going to have to worry, wonder, “which way,
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Worry, wonder, “which way, what should i do?” you can
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What should i do?” you can relax knowing that god is
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Relax knowing that god is in control of your desires.
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In control of your desires. he's not just opening the
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He's not just opening the right doors, not just
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Right doors, not just bringing the right people,
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Bringing the right people, but he's giving you the
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But he's giving you the want to, the passion, the
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Want to, the passion, the drive, the wisdom, to go
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Drive, the wisdom, to go down the best path for your
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Down the best path for your life.
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What's interesting is when
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What's interesting is when the israelites were in
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The israelites were in slavery, god told moses to
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Slavery, god told moses to go tell the pharaoh to let
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Go tell the pharaoh to let the people go.
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The people go. but the scripture says,
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But the scripture says, “god caused pharoah to
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“god caused pharoah to harden his heart and he
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Harden his heart and he wouldn't let the people
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Wouldn't let the people leave.” pharaoh didn't
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Leave.” pharaoh didn't harden his heart on his
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Harden his heart on his own, god put the desire in
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Own, god put the desire in him to be stubborn.
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Him to be stubborn. god gave him the desire to
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God gave him the desire to say no.
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Say no. it goes on to say, so that
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It goes on to say, so that god could get great glory
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God could get great glory at pharaoh's expense.
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At pharaoh's expense. god went on to perform all
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God went on to perform all these great miracles, so
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These great miracles, so everyone knew who the god
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Everyone knew who the god of israel was.
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Of israel was. it was all a part of his
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It was all a part of his plan so the israelites
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Plan so the israelites could fulfill their purpose.
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Could fulfill their purpose. my point is, if god will
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My point is, if god will put desires in other people
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Put desires in other people that don't know him, that
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That don't know him, that are not serving him, to
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Are not serving him, to bring about his purpose,
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Bring about his purpose, how much more will god put
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How much more will god put the desires in you so you
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The desires in you so you can fulfill your destiny?
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Can fulfill your destiny? you don't have to fear the
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You don't have to fear the future, worry about what's
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Future, worry about what's ahead, “how do i know if
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Ahead, “how do i know if this is the right choice?”
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This is the right choice?” just keep honoring god.
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Just keep honoring god. your part is to commit your
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Your part is to commit your ways to him. every morning,
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Ways to him. every morning, “lord, let your will be
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“lord, let your will be done and not mine.
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Done and not mine. i put you first place.”
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I put you first place.” god's part is to put the
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God's part is to put the right desires in you.
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Right desires in you. he's leading you into the
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He's leading you into the best plan that he's already
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Best plan that he's already laid out.
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Laid out. you may not understand it
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You may not understand it all right now.
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All right now. but you can stay in peace
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But you can stay in peace knowing that you're not
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Knowing that you're not going to miss your destiny.
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Going to miss your destiny. god knows how to make the
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God knows how to make the desire strong enough to
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Desire strong enough to where you step into his
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Where you step into his will.
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Will. think about with david.
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Think about with david. he was delivering lunch to
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He was delivering lunch to his brothers who were out
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His brothers who were out on the battlefield, when he
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On the battlefield, when he heard goliath taunting the
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Heard goliath taunting the israelites, making fun,
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Israelites, making fun, daring them to fight.
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Daring them to fight. all of the sudden,
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All of the sudden, something rose up in david.
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Something rose up in david. he said, “who is this man
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He said, “who is this man that he would defy the
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That he would defy the armies of the living god.”
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Armies of the living god.” he had this desire to take
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He had this desire to take on goliath.
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On goliath. there were thousands of
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There were thousands of other israeli soldiers,
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Other israeli soldiers, strong, brave, skilled, yet
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Strong, brave, skilled, yet not one of them wanted to
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Not one of them wanted to fight goliath.
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Fight goliath. they heard him day after
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They heard him day after day, threatening them, they
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Day, threatening them, they would run and hide.
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Would run and hide. they were terrified.
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They were terrified. here david was a teenager,
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Here david was a teenager, a shepherd. he didn't have
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A shepherd. he didn't have the training, the
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The training, the experience, the size.
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Experience, the size. yet suddenly, he knew he
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Yet suddenly, he knew he was supposed to take on
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Was supposed to take on goliath.
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Goliath. one thing we know about
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One thing we know about david is he had a heart
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David is he had a heart after god.
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After god. he had committed his ways
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He had committed his ways into god's hands.
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Into god's hands. in turn, god put this
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In turn, god put this desire in his heart. if it
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Desire in his heart. if it wasn't a god given desire,
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Wasn't a god given desire, david would have talked
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David would have talked himself out of it.
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Himself out of it. “i'd like to fight him but
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“i'd like to fight him but he's twice my size, i don't
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He's twice my size, i don't have a chance.
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Have a chance. i'll get out there and look
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I'll get out there and look like a fool.” but when god
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Like a fool.” but when god puts the desire in you,
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Puts the desire in you, he'll make it stronger than
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He'll make it stronger than all the negative voices,
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All the negative voices, all the doubt that tries to
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All the doubt that tries to talk you out of it.
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Talk you out of it. when it's a god given
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When it's a god given desire, you won't be moved
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Desire, you won't be moved by opposition, by how
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By opposition, by how impossible it looks, by
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Impossible it looks, by what people are telling you.
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What people are telling you. there will be a boldness, a
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There will be a boldness, a confidence, to do what you
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Confidence, to do what you know god put in your heart.
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Know god put in your heart. paul said in philippians,
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Paul said in philippians, “god is working in you to
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“god is working in you to give you the desire and the
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Give you the desire and the power to do what pleases
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Power to do what pleases him.” it's one thing to
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Him.” it's one thing to have the desire, that's
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Have the desire, that's great, but god doesn't stop
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Great, but god doesn't stop there.
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There. he says, i'm going to give
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He says, i'm going to give you the power to do it.
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You the power to do it. i'm going to give you the
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I'm going to give you the favor, i'm going to give
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Favor, i'm going to give you the courage, the skill,
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You the courage, the skill, the resources.
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The resources. you're going to feel
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You're going to feel strength that you've never
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Strength that you've never felt, ability that you've
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Felt, ability that you've never had, favor like
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Never had, favor like you've never seen.
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You've never seen. god doesn't just give you
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God doesn't just give you the desire, he gives you
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The desire, he gives you the ability to accomplish
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What he's put in your
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What he's put in your heart. the scripture says,
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Heart. the scripture says, “david ran toward goliath.”
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“david ran toward goliath.” all the other soldiers ran
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All the other soldiers ran away from goliath, they all
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Away from goliath, they all ran and hid.
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Ran and hid. but one teenager, with
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But one teenager, with nothing but a sling shot,
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Nothing but a sling shot, and a god given desire,
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And a god given desire, took off running toward
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Took off running toward goliath.
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Goliath. he slung that rock and
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He slung that rock and knocked him out.
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Knocked him out. that day he became a
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That day he became a national hero.
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National hero. but think about this, a few
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But think about this, a few weeks earlier he was
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Weeks earlier he was sitting in the shepherd's
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Sitting in the shepherd's fields, alone, nobody
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Fields, alone, nobody paying attention.
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Paying attention. he had big dreams, but he
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He had big dreams, but he didn't see how it would
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Didn't see how it would ever happen.
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Ever happen. then in one moment, god
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Then in one moment, god dropped a desire in his
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Dropped a desire in his heart. that one victory
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Heart. that one victory catapulted david to a new
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Catapulted david to a new level.
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Level. god has some of these
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God has some of these destiny desires lined up
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Destiny desires lined up for you, things he's going
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For you, things he's going to drop in your heart.
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To drop in your heart. others will think it's too
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Others will think it's too big, it doesn't make sense.
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Big, it doesn't make sense. they're intimidated.
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They're intimidated. it's because god didn't put
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It's because god didn't put the desire in them. that
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The desire in them. that desire is leading you down
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Desire is leading you down the best path, a path of
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The best path, a path of abundance, a path of
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Abundance, a path of greater influence, a path
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Greater influence, a path of helping more people,
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Of helping more people, making a bigger difference,
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Making a bigger difference, seeing your gifts come out
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Seeing your gifts come out in greater ways.
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In greater ways. “joel, i think, i may have
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“joel, i think, i may have missed my chance.
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Missed my chance. there were some good
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There were some good opportunities that i passed
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Opportunities that i passed up.
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Up. i was distracted, i was
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I was distracted, i was afraid, i didn't step out.”
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Afraid, i didn't step out.” when god puts the desire in
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When god puts the desire in you, it's going to be so
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You, it's going to be so strong, you can't pass it
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Strong, you can't pass it up.
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Up. he's not going to let you
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He's not going to let you miss your purpose.
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Miss your purpose. god knows how to make you
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God knows how to make you want to do his will.
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Want to do his will. he'll give you the power to
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He'll give you the power to obey what he put in your
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Obey what he put in your heart.
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Heart. proverbs says, “a man plans
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Proverbs says, “a man plans his ways, but the lord
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His ways, but the lord directs his steps.” i had
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Directs his steps.” i had my plan.
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My plan. i'm going to work in
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I'm going to work in television production.
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Television production. i'm going to stay behind
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I'm going to stay behind the scenes.
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The scenes. that was right for the time.
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That was right for the time. that was god leading me
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That was god leading me down the best path.
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Down the best path. but then god changed my
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But then god changed my plan.
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Plan. i know this is what god has
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I know this is what god has called me to do.
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Called me to do. it's not a struggle.
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It's not a struggle. i don't dread it, “man, i
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I don't dread it, “man, i have to get up in front of
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Have to get up in front of people, this is a pain.” i
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People, this is a pain.” i love doing it.
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Love doing it. what changed?
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What changed? the desire.
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The desire. god is going to put the
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God is going to put the right desires, at the right
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Right desires, at the right time that's going to lead
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Time that's going to lead you into the best path for
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You into the best path for your life.
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Your life. you don't have to live
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You don't have to live stressed, “is this the
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Stressed, “is this the right decision, should i go
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Right decision, should i go here, is this my will or is
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Here, is this my will or is this god's will.” you can
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This god's will.” you can stay in peace knowing that
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Stay in peace knowing that because you've committed
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Because you've committed your ways to god, he's in
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Your ways to god, he's in control of your desires.
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Control of your desires. you wouldn't be feeling
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You wouldn't be feeling that impression, you
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That impression, you wouldn't be having that
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Wouldn't be having that longing, if he wasn't
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Longing, if he wasn't leading you in that
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Leading you in that direction.
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Direction. in the scripture, nehemiah
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In the scripture, nehemiah was working as a cupbearer
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Was working as a cupbearer for the king.
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For the king. he was living in persia, a
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He was living in persia, a thousand miles away from
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Thousand miles away from his hometown of jerusalem.
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His hometown of jerusalem. his brother came to visit
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His brother came to visit and told how the people of
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And told how the people of judah were in great danger.
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Judah were in great danger. the walls of jerusalem had
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The walls of jerusalem had been torn down; the gates
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Been torn down; the gates pulled out.
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Pulled out. what could nehemiah do
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What could nehemiah do about it.
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About it. he was working in the
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He was working in the kitchen.
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Kitchen. he could have told his
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He could have told his brother, “that's too bad, i
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Brother, “that's too bad, i hate hearing that.” but
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Hate hearing that.” but suddenly god dropped a
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Suddenly god dropped a desire in nehemiah to
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Desire in nehemiah to rebuild those walls.
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Rebuild those walls. it didn't make sense to his
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It didn't make sense to his mind.
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Mind. he didn't have the staff,
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He didn't have the staff, the resources, the
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The resources, the influence.
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Influence. but when it's a god given
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But when it's a god given desire, you don't talk
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Desire, you don't talk yourself out of it.
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Yourself out of it. you don't come up with
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You don't come up with excuses.
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Excuses. you know god will make a
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You know god will make a way, so you take steps of
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Way, so you take steps of faith.
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Faith. you get out of your comfort
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You get out of your comfort zone and do things you
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Zone and do things you never thought you could do.
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Never thought you could do. that's god, not just giving
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That's god, not just giving you the desire but the
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You the desire but the power to do what pleases
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Power to do what pleases him. when it's a destiny
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Him. when it's a destiny desire, there's a force
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Desire, there's a force breathing in your
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Breathing in your direction, pushing you
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Direction, pushing you forward, opening doors,
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Forward, opening doors, causing people to be good
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Causing people to be good to you.
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To you. you're not stressed over
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You're not stressed over how it's going to happen;
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How it's going to happen; you know it's going to
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You know it's going to happen.
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Happen. nehemiah, he was quiet,
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Nehemiah, he was quiet, reserved, he never made any
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Reserved, he never made any waves.
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Waves. but now there's this new
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But now there's this new boldness, a confidence, the
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Boldness, a confidence, the faith to believe for what
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Faith to believe for what seemed impossible.
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Seemed impossible. he went to the king and
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He went to the king and asked if he could take time
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Asked if he could take time off to go build the walls
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Off to go build the walls of jerusalem. imagine going
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Of jerusalem. imagine going to your boss tomorrow and
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To your boss tomorrow and saying, “can i have a year
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Saying, “can i have a year off to go home and take
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Off to go home and take care of some family
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Care of some family business?” but when god
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Business?” but when god puts the desire in you, you
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Puts the desire in you, you not only have the ‘want
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Not only have the ‘want to', but god gives you the
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To', but god gives you the favor to get it done.
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Favor to get it done. the king said.
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The king said. “yes nehemiah, you can have
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“yes nehemiah, you can have the time off.” he said,
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The time off.” he said, “thank you so much, i'm
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“thank you so much, i'm very grateful but i don't
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Very grateful but i don't have any supplies, any
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Have any supplies, any materials, any funds.” the
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Materials, any funds.” the king said, “don't worry,
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King said, “don't worry, i'll give you a letter,
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I'll give you a letter, requiring people to give
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Requiring people to give you everything you need.”
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You everything you need.” the scripture says, “the
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The scripture says, “the king granted him all his
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King granted him all his requests, because the
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Requests, because the gracious hand of god was
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Gracious hand of god was upon him.” notice god not
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Upon him.” notice god not only put the desire in him,
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Only put the desire in him, but god put the favor on
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But god put the favor on him so he could see that
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Him so he could see that desire come to pass.
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Desire come to pass. god never gives you the
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God never gives you the desire, without the power,
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Desire, without the power, without the favor.
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Without the favor. you don't have to make all
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You don't have to make all this happen.
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This happen. try to force doors to open,
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Try to force doors to open, manipulate things, play up
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Manipulate things, play up to people.
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To people. just keep god first place,
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Just keep god first place, make pleasing him a
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Make pleasing him a priority and god will put
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Priority and god will put the right desires in you.
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The right desires in you. he'll lead you down the
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He'll lead you down the best path.
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Best path. the best path is something
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The best path is something you've never imagined.
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You've never imagined. you have your plans, but
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You have your plans, but you should see god's plans.
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You should see god's plans. his ways are better than
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His ways are better than our ways.
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Our ways. he has exceedingly
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He has exceedingly abundantly above and beyond
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Abundantly above and beyond in your future.
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In your future. in my plan, i never thought
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In my plan, i never thought i would be doing this.
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I would be doing this. in david's plan, he never
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In david's plan, he never thought he'd be defeating a
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Thought he'd be defeating a giant and become the king.
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Giant and become the king. in nehemiah's plan, he
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In nehemiah's plan, he never thought he would
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Never thought he would rebuild the walls of
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Rebuild the walls of jerusalem. who knows where
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Jerusalem. who knows where god is taking you.
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God is taking you. there are desires he's
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There are desires he's going to put in your heart
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Going to put in your heart that are going to boggle
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That are going to boggle your mind.
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Your mind. the beauty is you won't be
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The beauty is you won't be talked out of it.
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Talked out of it. he'll make it strong enough
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He'll make it strong enough to override the doubt, the
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To override the doubt, the naysayers, the fear, and
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Naysayers, the fear, and you'll step into levels
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You'll step into levels greater than you've ever
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Greater than you've ever imagined.
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Imagined. a friend of mine grew up in
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A friend of mine grew up in a very dysfunctional home
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A very dysfunctional home where there was a lot of
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Where there was a lot of strife.
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Strife. they were very poor.
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They were very poor. as a young boy, there were
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As a young boy, there were nights he had to get out of
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Nights he had to get out of the house, afraid of all
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The house, afraid of all the violence.
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The violence. he could have grown up
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He could have grown up bitter, angry.
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Bitter, angry. but his attitude was, “i'm
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But his attitude was, “i'm not going to live like this.
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Not going to live like this. i'm going to break this
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I'm going to break this negative cycle and do
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Negative cycle and do something productive with
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Something productive with my life.” there was a
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My life.” there was a doctor in the small town in
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Doctor in the small town in alabama where they lived.
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Alabama where they lived. he was the only man he saw
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He was the only man he saw that was successful and
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That was successful and always happy.
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Always happy. he made up his mind as a
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He made up his mind as a young boy that he was going
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Young boy that he was going to become a doctor, just
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To become a doctor, just like that man.
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Like that man. he loved playing football.
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He loved playing football. at sixteen years old, a
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At sixteen years old, a friend invited him to a
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Friend invited him to a fellowship of christian
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Fellowship of christian athletes meeting.
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Athletes meeting. he felt something that he'd
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He felt something that he'd never felt. his family
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Never felt. his family didn't know anything about
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Didn't know anything about god.
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God. but that night he gave his
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But that night he gave his life to christ. he went to
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Life to christ. he went to the university of alabama
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The university of alabama hoping to play football.
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Hoping to play football. they let him try out for
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They let him try out for the team. against all odds,
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The team. against all odds, he made it.
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He made it. they gave him a full
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They gave him a full scholarship.
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Scholarship. his senior year, he was
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His senior year, he was finishing up his pre-med
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Finishing up his pre-med classes.
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Classes. still planning to become a
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Still planning to become a doctor.
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Doctor. but he thought, “i'm not
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But he thought, “i'm not passionate about medicine
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Passionate about medicine anymore, i don't want to
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Anymore, i don't want to become a doctor.” he
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Become a doctor.” he decided to go into health
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Decided to go into health management.
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Management. he graduated from college,
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He graduated from college, had a job lined up, when
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Had a job lined up, when his football coach called
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His football coach called him and said, “i want you
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Him and said, “i want you to come and work for me, be
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To come and work for me, be my assistant.” he never
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My assistant.” he never thought about coaching,
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Thought about coaching, that wasn't even on his
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That wasn't even on his radar.
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Radar. he went to check it out,
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He went to check it out, see what it was like and he
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See what it was like and he fell in love with it.
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Fell in love with it. he said, “this is what i
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He said, “this is what i was born to do.” when you
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Was born to do.” when you keep god first, he'll guide
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Keep god first, he'll guide you down the best path.
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You down the best path. he thought he wanted to
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He thought he wanted to become a doctor, at the
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Become a doctor, at the time that's what he needed,
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Time that's what he needed, that vision to go to
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That vision to go to school, to break out of the
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School, to break out of the dysfunction, but god knows
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Dysfunction, but god knows how to change your desires.
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How to change your desires. he's doing this to align
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He's doing this to align your will with his will.
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Your will with his will. had he not seen that doctor
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Had he not seen that doctor growing up, he'd never had
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Growing up, he'd never had a desire to go to college.
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A desire to go to college. had he never gone to
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Had he never gone to college, he'd never played
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College, he'd never played for alabama.
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For alabama. had he never played
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Had he never played football, he'd never become
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Football, he'd never become an assistant coach.
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An assistant coach. had he never become an
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Had he never become an assistant, he would have
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Assistant, he would have never become the head coach
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Never become the head coach of clemson university.
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Of clemson university. coach dabo swinney, who's
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Coach dabo swinney, who's won two national
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Won two national championships, one of the
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Championships, one of the greatest college coaches of
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Greatest college coaches of our day.
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Our day. he had his plan, but god
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He had his plan, but god had another plan.
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Had another plan. i can assure you; god's
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I can assure you; god's plan is better than your
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Plan is better than your plan.
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Plan. the beauty is you don't
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The beauty is you don't have to figure it all out.
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Have to figure it all out. all you have to do is
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All you have to do is commit your ways to god,
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Commit your ways to god, keep him first place, and
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Keep him first place, and he will put the right
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He will put the right desires in you.
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Desires in you. he'll guide you down the
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He'll guide you down the best path for your life.
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Best path for your life. “joel, i've had a lot of
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“joel, i've had a lot of these desires a long time,
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These desires a long time, something i've been
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Something i've been dreaming about, something i
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Dreaming about, something i want to become, but it
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Want to become, but it hasn't happened.” it either
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Hasn't happened.” it either hasn't been the right time
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Hasn't been the right time or god has something better.
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Or god has something better. trust him. believe what he
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Trust him. believe what he promised.
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Promised. that he's giving you the
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That he's giving you the right desires and the power
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Right desires and the power to do what pleases him. a
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To do what pleases him. a great prayer is, “lord,
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Great prayer is, “lord, thank you that my will is
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Thank you that my will is aligning with your will.
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Aligning with your will. thank you that you're in
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Thank you that you're in control of my desires.
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Control of my desires. you know what's best for me.
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You know what's best for me. god, i trust you with my
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God, i trust you with my life.”
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Life.” elisha was out working in a
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Elisha was out working in a field.
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Field. plowing with a bunch of his
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Plowing with a bunch of his staff.
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Staff. there were eleven teams of
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There were eleven teams of oxen in front of him, he
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Oxen in front of him, he was leading the twelfth
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Was leading the twelfth team. he was a part of the
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Team. he was a part of the family business.
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Family business. they were successful, had
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They were successful, had plenty of resources.
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Plenty of resources. he was next in line to run
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He was next in line to run it all.
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It all. one day the prophet elijah
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One day the prophet elijah came by, threw his jacket
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Came by, threw his jacket on him and said, “come work
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On him and said, “come work for me.” why would elisha
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For me.” why would elisha want to leave?
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Want to leave? his future is set.
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His future is set. he has all these resources,
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He has all these resources, a staff, nice place to live.
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A staff, nice place to live. but suddenly, god dropped
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But suddenly, god dropped the desire in elisha.
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The desire in elisha. he felt it so strongly,
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He felt it so strongly, “this is a part of your
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“this is a part of your destiny.
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Destiny. it's time to step out.” the
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It's time to step out.” the scripture says, “elisha
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Scripture says, “elisha burned the plows,
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Burned the plows, sacrificed the oxen, and
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Sacrificed the oxen, and went with elijah to be his
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Went with elijah to be his assistant.” sometimes, what
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Assistant.” sometimes, what god puts in your heart
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God puts in your heart doesn't make sense to other
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Doesn't make sense to other people.
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People. i'm sure he was the talk of
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I'm sure he was the talk of the town.
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The town. “can you believe elisha
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“can you believe elisha left everything to follow
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Left everything to follow that old man?
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That old man? that prophet that's kind of
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That prophet that's kind of crazy.” but god won't move
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Crazy.” but god won't move you out unless he has
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You out unless he has something better.
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Something better. not long after that, elijah
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Not long after that, elijah was taken to heaven, and
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Was taken to heaven, and elisha received a double
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Elisha received a double portion of his spirit.
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Portion of his spirit. he performed twice as many
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He performed twice as many miracles as elijah.
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Miracles as elijah. god is going to put desires
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God is going to put desires in you that are going to
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In you that are going to take you further than you
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Take you further than you can imagine.
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Can imagine. you think you've reached
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You think you've reached your limits, gone as far as
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Your limits, gone as far as you can according to your
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You can according to your education, your family,
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Education, your family, your income, but god is not
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Your income, but god is not limited by any of that.
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Limited by any of that. because you keep him first,
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Because you keep him first, he's going to open doors
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He's going to open doors you never dreamed would
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You never dreamed would open, bring opportunity,
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Open, bring opportunity, influence, favor, resources.
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Influence, favor, resources. the best path is an
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The best path is an abundant path, a
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Abundant path, a favor-filled path, a
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Favor-filled path, a bountiful path.
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Bountiful path. how do you get there?
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How do you get there? commit your ways to the
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Commit your ways to the lord. he'll not only put
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Lord. he'll not only put the right desires in you,
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The right desires in you, he'll make sure you have
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He'll make sure you have the power to do what
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The power to do what pleases him.
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Pleases him. but what about when we're
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But what about when we're not putting god first. what
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Not putting god first. what about family, loved ones
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About family, loved ones that are not committing
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That are not committing their ways to him. how are
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Their ways to him. how are they ever going to make the
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They ever going to make the right choices?
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Right choices? god is so merciful, he'll
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God is so merciful, he'll still put desires in you.
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Still put desires in you. the scripture says, “he
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The scripture says, “he chose us before we could
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Chose us before we could choose him.”
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Choose him.” at seventeen years old, my
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At seventeen years old, my father was coming home from
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Father was coming home from a night club at two o'clock
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A night club at two o'clock in the morning.
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In the morning. he didn't know anything
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He didn't know anything about god.
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About god. his family were good
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His family were good people, but they didn't
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People, but they didn't have any kind of faith.
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Have any kind of faith. it looked like my father
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It looked like my father would continue down that
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Would continue down that same path.
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Same path. but for some reason that
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But for some reason that night, he looked up at the
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Night, he looked up at the stars and began to think
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Stars and began to think about god, what he was
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About god, what he was going to do with his life.
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Going to do with his life. that was god drawing my
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That was god drawing my father in, giving him the
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Father in, giving him the desire to think about his
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Desire to think about his creator.
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Creator. he got home and saw the
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He got home and saw the family bible on the coffee
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Family bible on the coffee table, it was just there
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Table, it was just there for decoration.
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For decoration. something said to him,
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Something said to him, “open it up.” he opened it,
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“open it up.” he opened it, it fell to a picture of
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It fell to a picture of jesus standing at a door
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Jesus standing at a door and knocking.
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And knocking. the caption read, “if
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The caption read, “if you'll open the door, i'll
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You'll open the door, i'll come in.” the next day he
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Come in.” the next day he went to church with a
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Went to church with a friend and gave his life to
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Friend and gave his life to christ. he felt this
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Christ. he felt this calling to become a
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Calling to become a minister.
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Minister. he told his family he was
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He told his family he was going to leave the farm and
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Going to leave the farm and go out and start
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Go out and start ministering.
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Ministering. nobody had left the farm.
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Nobody had left the farm. where did this come from?
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Where did this come from? that was god putting
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That was god putting desires in my father,
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Desires in my father, choosing him when he didn't
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Choosing him when he didn't know how to choose.
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Know how to choose. where would we be without
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Where would we be without the mercy of god.
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The mercy of god. when we didn't keep him
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When we didn't keep him first, when we didn't
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First, when we didn't listen to his voice, he
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Listen to his voice, he still guided us.
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Still guided us. he still protected us.
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He still protected us. parents, you may have
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Parents, you may have children that are off
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Children that are off course.
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Course. it doesn't look good.
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It doesn't look good. you keep praying, keep
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You keep praying, keep loving them, and at the
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Loving them, and at the right time god is going to
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Right time god is going to give them new desires, his
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Give them new desires, his desires, desires that move
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Desires, desires that move them into their destiny.
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Them into their destiny. i know today you have a
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I know today you have a heart after god, or you
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Heart after god, or you wouldn't be here.
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Wouldn't be here. you want to do the right
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You want to do the right thing, or you wouldn't have
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Thing, or you wouldn't have tuned in. my encouragement
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Tuned in. my encouragement is you can trust god with
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Is you can trust god with your desires.
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Your desires. he's not going to let you
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He's not going to let you miss your destiny.
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Miss your destiny. live from a place of peace
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Live from a place of peace knowing that god is giving
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Knowing that god is giving you the right desires and
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You the right desires and the power to do what
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The power to do what pleases him. if you'll do
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Pleases him. if you'll do this, i believe and declare
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This, i believe and declare you're going to see the
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You're going to see the best path for your life.
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Best path for your life. like with elijah, something
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Like with elijah, something you've never imagined.
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You've never imagined. like with nehemiah, favor
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Like with nehemiah, favor that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. new doors are about to
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New doors are about to open, the right people are
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Open, the right people are going to show up, healing,
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Going to show up, healing, breakthroughs, the fullness
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Breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Special thank you to our champion
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Becoming one. remember,
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - God Given Desires

October 6, 2025 | 29:56

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