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Joel Osteen - Hearing In Your Spirit

August 19, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Hearing In Your Spirit | August 19, 2025

Joel osteen:
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Joel osteen: god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by
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In our area, please stop by and be a part of one
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And be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this husband.
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About this husband. he was quietly reading the
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He was quietly reading the newspaper, when his wife
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Newspaper, when his wife snuck up behind him
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Snuck up behind him and hit him on the head
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And hit him on the head with a frying pan.
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With a frying pan. he said,
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He said, "what was that for?"
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"what was that for?" she said, "that was for the
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She said, "that was for the piece of paper i found in
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Piece of paper i found in your pocket with the name
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Your pocket with the name 'mary lou' on it."
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'mary lou' on it." he said, "o honey, that was
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He said, "o honey, that was just one of the horses that i
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Just one of the horses that i bet on at the race track last
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Bet on at the race track last week."
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Week." she apologized, went about
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She apologized, went about her business.
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Her business. two days later hit him on the
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Two days later hit him on the head with a bigger frying
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Head with a bigger frying pan.
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Pan. when he came to, he said,
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When he came to, he said, "what in the world was that
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"what in the world was that for?"
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For?" she said, "your horse just
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She said, "your horse just called."
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Called." no spiritual value there,
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No spiritual value there, but here we go.
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But here we go. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I 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 is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus's name.
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Jesus's 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 "hearing in your
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About "hearing in your spirit."
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Spirit." just as we have physical
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Just as we have physical ears, we have spiritual ears.
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Ears, we have spiritual ears. god doesn't speak to us
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God doesn't speak to us out loud normally,
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Out loud normally, like we see in the movies.
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Like we see in the movies. he speaks to us in our
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He speaks to us in our spirit.
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Spirit. many times he will speak
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Many times he will speak things that contradict what
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Things that contradict what we see with our eyes.
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We see with our eyes. maybe you're facing an
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Maybe you're facing an illness, doesn't seem like
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Illness, doesn't seem like you'll ever get well.
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You'll ever get well. you'll hear a voice saying,
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You'll hear a voice saying, "you're healthy.
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"you're healthy. you're whole.
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You're whole. you're strong."
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You're strong." or you're struggling in your
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Or you're struggling in your finances.
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Finances. you can't seem to get ahead.
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You can't seem to get ahead. you'll hear that voice
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You'll hear that voice saying, "you're blessed.
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Saying, "you're blessed. you're prosperous.
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You're prosperous. you have more than enough."
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You have more than enough." it's just the opposite of
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It's just the opposite of what it looks like, but god
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What it looks like, but god calls you what you are before
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Calls you what you are before it happens.
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It happens. when you're sick, god calls
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When you're sick, god calls you well.
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You well. when you're addicted, god
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When you're addicted, god calls you free.
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Calls you free. when you're barren, you can't
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When you're barren, you can't conceive, god calls you
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Conceive, god calls you a mother.
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A mother. in the scripture, abraham
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In the scripture, abraham didn't have any children,
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Didn't have any children, yet god called him
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Yet god called him the father of many nations.
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The father of many nations. gideon was insecure, afraid.
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Gideon was insecure, afraid. he said, "god, i can't lead
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He said, "god, i can't lead the israelites.
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The israelites. i come from the poorest
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I come from the poorest family."
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Family." he saw himself as weak,
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He saw himself as weak, unqualified, yet god called
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Unqualified, yet god called him a mighty hero.
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Him a mighty hero. you will hear things in your
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You will hear things in your spirit that don't make sense
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Spirit that don't make sense to your mind.
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To your mind. you'll think, "i'm not free.
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You'll think, "i'm not free. i still have this addiction.
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I still have this addiction. i'm not blessed, joel.
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I'm not blessed, joel. i have all these problems."
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I have all these problems." gideon said, "i'm not a
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Gideon said, "i'm not a mighty hero.
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Mighty hero. i'm the least one in my
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I'm the least one in my father's house."
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Father's house." abraham said, in effect, "i'm
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Abraham said, in effect, "i'm not a father of many nations.
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Not a father of many nations. i don't have one child."
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I don't have one child." but if you're going to see it
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But if you're going to see it come to pass, you have to
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Come to pass, you have to believe what you hear in your
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Believe what you hear in your spirit and not what you see
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Spirit and not what you see with your eyes.
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With your eyes. you have to walk by faith and
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You have to walk by faith and not by sight.
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Not by sight. your circumstances may look
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Your circumstances may look like you'll never get well,
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Like you'll never get well, never get out of debt, never
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Never get out of debt, never meet the right person, but if
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Meet the right person, but if you'll listen down in your
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You'll listen down in your spirit, you'll hear a voice
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Spirit, you'll hear a voice saying, "healing is coming.
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Saying, "healing is coming. you will lend and not borrow.
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You will lend and not borrow. new doors are about to open.
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New doors are about to open. favor is in your future."
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Don't let what you see with
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Don't let what you see with your eyes talk you out of
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Your eyes talk you out of what you've heard in your
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What you've heard in your spirit.
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Spirit. god is saying to you what he
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God is saying to you what he said to gideon.
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Said to gideon. you are a mighty hero.
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You are a mighty hero. you're going to accomplish
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You're going to accomplish big things.
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Big things. you're going to go farther
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You're going to go farther than you've imagined.
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Than you've imagined. he's saying to you what he
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He's saying to you what he said to abraham.
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Said to abraham. you're going to have those
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You're going to have those children.
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Children. you're going to conceive.
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You're going to conceive. your baby is on the way.
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Your baby is on the way. he's saying to you what
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He's saying to you what he said to david.
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He said to david. you're going to defeat
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You're going to defeat that giant.
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That giant. yes, that obstacle is big,
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Yes, that obstacle is big, but you have greatness
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But you have greatness in you.
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In you. you are anointed, equipped,
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Empowered.
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Empowered. he's saying to you what
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He's saying to you what he said to my mother.
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He said to my mother. that cancer is not the end.
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That cancer is not the end. that sickness is not your
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That sickness is not your final story.
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Final story. restoration is coming.
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Restoration is coming. things are about to turn in
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Things are about to turn in your favor.
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Your favor. now, quit being discouraged
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Now, quit being discouraged by what you see and start
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By what you see and start being encouraged by what you
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Being encouraged by what you hear.
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Hear. the scripture says the things
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The scripture says the things we see are only temporary,
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We see are only temporary, but what we hear, what god
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But what we hear, what god speaks to us, that's
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Speaks to us, that's permanent.
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Permanent. one translation says the
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One translation says the things we see are subject to
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Things we see are subject to change.
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Change. that sickness may look
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That sickness may look permanent.
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Permanent. the truth is it's subject to
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The truth is it's subject to change.
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Change. one touch of god's favor,
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One touch of god's favor, suddenly you'll be well.
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Suddenly you'll be well. that addiction you've
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That addiction you've struggled with for years,
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Struggled with for years, looks like that's your
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Looks like that's your destiny.
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Destiny. don't believe that lie.
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Don't believe that lie. it's subject to change.
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It's subject to change. you may feel like you're
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You may feel like you're stuck, not getting good
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Stuck, not getting good breaks, not seeing any
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Breaks, not seeing any growth.
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Growth. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. it's subject to change.
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It's subject to change. god has the final say.
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God has the final say. he said the path of the
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He said the path of the righteous, your path, gets
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Righteous, your path, gets brighter and brighter.
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Brighter and brighter. if you'll listen, you'll hear
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If you'll listen, you'll hear that voice saying, "new
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That voice saying, "new levels are coming, new
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Levels are coming, new opportunities, new
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Opportunities, new relationships."
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Relationships." 1 kings chapter 18.
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1 kings chapter 18. there was a great drought.
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There was a great drought. it hadn't rained in over
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It hadn't rained in over three-and-a-half years.
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Three-and-a-half years. the crops had dried up.
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The crops had dried up. the food supply was limited.
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The food supply was limited. people were worried.
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People were worried. they didn't know what they
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They didn't know what they were going to do.
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Were going to do. the prophet elijah came along
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The prophet elijah came along and told the king, "i hear
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And told the king, "i hear the sound of an abundance of
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The sound of an abundance of rain."
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Rain." there wasn't a cloud in the
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There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
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Sky. everywhere he looked, it was
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Everywhere he looked, it was dry, barren, no trees, no
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Dry, barren, no trees, no vegetation.
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Vegetation. it had been that way for
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It had been that way for years.
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Years. i'm sure the king thought,
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I'm sure the king thought, "elijah, this heat is getting
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"elijah, this heat is getting to you.
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To you. you're hearing things.
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You're hearing things. there is no thunder.
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There is no thunder. there is no sound of an
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There is no sound of an abundance of rain.
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Abundance of rain. it's just the way it's always
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It's just the way it's always been."
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Been." but that's the way god is.
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But that's the way god is. in a drought god will talk to
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In a drought god will talk to you about rain.
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You about rain. in lack he'll talk to you
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In lack he'll talk to you about abundance.
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About abundance. when you feel insignificant,
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When you feel insignificant, like you could never make
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Like you could never make much out of your life, he'll
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Much out of your life, he'll talk to you about greatness.
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Talk to you about greatness. he'll put things in your
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He'll put things in your spirit that seem impossible
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Spirit that seem impossible to accomplish.
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To accomplish. or when you're lonely.
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Or when you're lonely. you don't think you'll ever
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You don't think you'll ever meet the right person.
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Meet the right person. he'll talk to you about a
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He'll talk to you about a divine connection.
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Divine connection. he speaks to your spirit
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He speaks to your spirit about what's coming, but very
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About what's coming, but very often it's just the opposite
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Often it's just the opposite of what our circumstances
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Of what our circumstances look like.
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Look like. you heard abundance, but all
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You heard abundance, but all you can see is lack.
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You can see is lack. you heard healing.
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You heard healing. all you can see is sickness.
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All you can see is sickness. or you heard new levels.
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Or you heard new levels. all you can see is more of
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All you can see is more of the same.
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The same. the question is whose report
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Are you going to believe,
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Are you going to believe, what you saw with your eyes
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What you saw with your eyes or the report of the lord,
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Or the report of the lord, what you heard
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What you heard in your spirit?
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In your spirit? maybe you're facing an
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Maybe you're facing an illness.
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Illness. god says by his stripes you
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God says by his stripes you are healed.
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Are healed. believe the report of the
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Believe the report of the lord, and healing is coming.
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Lord, and healing is coming. or you're struggling with an
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Or you're struggling with an addiction.
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Addiction. god says, "whom the son sets
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God says, "whom the son sets free is free indeed."
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Free is free indeed." believe his report, and
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Believe his report, and freedom is coming.
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Freedom is coming. what you hear will override
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What you hear will override what you see.
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What you see. i know this couple.
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I know this couple. they tried for years to have
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They tried for years to have a baby, with no success,
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A baby, with no success, and she went through all
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And she went through all the fertility treatments.
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The fertility treatments. they did their best.
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They did their best. the doctor finally told her
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The doctor finally told her there was no chance that she
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There was no chance that she could conceive, and she was
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Getting up there in age, and
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Getting up there in age, and i thought they had accepted
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I thought they had accepted that it wasn't going
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That it wasn't going to work out that way.
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To work out that way. maybe they would adopt or try
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Maybe they would adopt or try another option, but this lady
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Another option, but this lady never changed her mind.
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Never changed her mind. she worked in our children's
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She worked in our children's department.
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Department. she was constantly
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She was constantly telling us,
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Telling us, "when i have my baby."
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"when i have my baby." not if, but when.
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Not if, but when. she acted like it was for
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She acted like it was for sure, like it was already
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Sure, like it was already on the calendar.
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I like to think of myself as
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I like to think of myself as a person of faith, somebody
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A person of faith, somebody that will believe with you,
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That will believe with you, but even i thought,
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But even i thought, "you're getting too old.
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"you're getting too old. it is not going to be
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It is not going to be possible."
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Possible." but just because people don't
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But just because people don't believe, or even your pastor
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Believe, or even your pastor doesn't believe, that doesn't
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Doesn't believe, that doesn't mean it's not going to
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Mean it's not going to happen.
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Happen. the experts may say there is
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The experts may say there is no way, banks say you're not
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No way, banks say you're not qualified, friends say you'll
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Qualified, friends say you'll never move into that house.
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Never move into that house. like elijah, there may not be
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Like elijah, there may not be a cloud in the sky, and yet
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A cloud in the sky, and yet you have the boldness to tell
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You have the boldness to tell people that it's not only
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People that it's not only going to rain, but it's going
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Going to rain, but it's going to be an abundance of rain.
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To be an abundance of rain. don't be surprised if you
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Don't be surprised if you have some naysayers, but
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Have some naysayers, but you're not announcing it to
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You're not announcing it to get people to agree with you,
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Get people to agree with you, so they'll encourage you,
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So they'll encourage you, "hey, let me believe with
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"hey, let me believe with you, as well."
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You, as well." that's great when it happens,
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That's great when it happens, but that's not the primary
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But that's not the primary reason.
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Reason. you're announcing it to show
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You're announcing it to show god that you believe what
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God that you believe what you've heard, and you're
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You've heard, and you're announcing it to show the
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Announcing it to show the enemy that all the forces of
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Enemy that all the forces of darkness are not going to
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Darkness are not going to talk you out of what god put
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Talk you out of what god put in your heart.
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In your heart. the enemy doesn't know your
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The enemy doesn't know your thoughts.
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Thoughts. he's not like god.
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He's not like god. god knows our thoughts before
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God knows our thoughts before we think them, our words
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We think them, our words before we speak them.
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Before we speak them. god is all-knowing.
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God is all-knowing. the enemy only knows what he
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The enemy only knows what he hears you saying.
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Hears you saying. be careful what you let come
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Be careful what you let come out of your mouth.
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Out of your mouth. "well, i'll never get well.
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"well, i'll never get well. i've had this sickness
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I've had this sickness forever.
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Forever. i can't accomplish my dreams.
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I can't accomplish my dreams. i'll never break this
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I'll never break this addiction."
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Addiction." you're giving him way too
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You're giving him way too much information.
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Much information. you're showing him your
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You're showing him your doubts, your fears, your
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Doubts, your fears, your weaknesses, but when he hears
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Weaknesses, but when he hears you saying, "i am blessed.
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You saying, "i am blessed. i am healthy.
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I am healthy. i am strong.
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I am strong. i hear the sound of
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I hear the sound of abundance, the sound of
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Abundance, the sound of favor, the sound of
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Favor, the sound of promotion," all he knows is
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Promotion," all he knows is you're on your way up.
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You're on your way up. he cannot keep you from what
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He cannot keep you from what god has in store.
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God has in store. twenty years later, the
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Twenty years later, the doctors told this lady,
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Doctors told this lady, "we've never seen this
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"we've never seen this before, but you are pregnant
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Before, but you are pregnant not with one baby.
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Not with one baby. you're pregnant with twins."
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You're pregnant with twins." today, she has two healthy
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Today, she has two healthy children, but i wonder what
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Children, but i wonder what would have happened if she
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Would have happened if she would have never announced
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Would have never announced it, she'd gone around
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It, she'd gone around negative, "i'm too old.
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Negative, "i'm too old. never get any good breaks.
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Never get any good breaks. i missed my opportunity."
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I missed my opportunity." she probably wouldn't have
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She probably wouldn't have seen those twins, but when
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Seen those twins, but when you hear yourself saying,
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You hear yourself saying, "i'm going to conceive my
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"i'm going to conceive my children.
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Children. i am free from this
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I am free from this addiction.
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Addiction. my family is being restored,"
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My family is being restored," those words go right back
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Those words go right back down into your own spirit and
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Down into your own spirit and help you to stay encouraged.
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Help you to stay encouraged. but if all you hear is how
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But if all you hear is how bad the drought is and how
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Bad the drought is and how it's never going to rain,
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It's never going to rain, that negative report is going
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That negative report is going to keep you from the
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To keep you from the abundance that belongs to
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Abundance that belongs to you.
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You. you need to start not only
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You need to start not only announcing what god put in
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Announcing what god put in your spirit, but start
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Your spirit, but start thanking god for what you've
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Thanking god for what you've heard.
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Heard. "father, thank you that my
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"father, thank you that my baby is on the way.
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Baby is on the way. thank you that i'm coming out
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Thank you that i'm coming out of debt.
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Of debt. thank you that i'm three from
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Thank you that i'm three from this addiction.
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This addiction. thank you that new doors are
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Thank you that new doors are opening in my career."
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Opening in my career." elijah was on top of mount
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Elijah was on top of mount carmel.
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Carmel. he told his assistant to go
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He told his assistant to go look on the other side of the
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Look on the other side of the mountain to see if there was
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Mountain to see if there was any sign of rain.
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Any sign of rain. the young man came back and
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The young man came back and said, "no, elijah.
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Said, "no, elijah. there's not a cloud in the
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There's not a cloud in the sky.
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Sky. it's perfectly clear.
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It's perfectly clear. it's not going to rain."
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It's not going to rain." elijah didn't get
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Elijah didn't get discouraged.
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Discouraged. he didn't think, "god, i must
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He didn't think, "god, i must have heard you wrong."
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Have heard you wrong." his attitude was, "i'm not
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His attitude was, "i'm not moved by what you see.
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Moved by what you see. i know what i've heard."
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I know what i've heard." when you know what you've
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When you know what you've heard, you won't be upset
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Heard, you won't be upset when circumstances don't line
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When circumstances don't line up.
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Up. you won't get discouraged
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You won't get discouraged over a negative medical
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Over a negative medical report.
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Report. you won't give up on a dream
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You won't give up on a dream because you've had some
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Because you've had some setbacks.
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Setbacks. like elijah, you're not moved
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Like elijah, you're not moved by what you see.
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By what you see. you know what god has spoken
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You know what god has spoken to you.
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To you. you've heard god is restoring
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You've heard god is restoring health back unto you.
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Health back unto you. you've heard whatever you
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You've heard whatever you touch will prosper and
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Touch will prosper and succeed.
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Succeed. you've heard the spouse is
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You've heard the spouse is coming, the favor is coming,
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Coming, the favor is coming, the rain is coming, but maybe
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The rain is coming, but maybe today you're in a drought.
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Today you're in a drought. it's barren.
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It's barren. things haven't worked out.
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Things haven't worked out. yes, you can hear rain in
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Yes, you can hear rain in your spirit, but it's been a
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Your spirit, but it's been a long time.
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Long time. there is no sign of it
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There is no sign of it happening.
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Happening. that's the real battle.
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That's the real battle. are you going to let what you
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Are you going to let what you see talk you out of what
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See talk you out of what you've heard?
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You've heard? are you going to let
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Are you going to let circumstances, what people
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Circumstances, what people say, what hasn't worked out
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Say, what hasn't worked out convince you to settle where
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Convince you to settle where you are, give up on what
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You are, give up on what you're believing for?
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You're believing for? no, get your passion back.
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No, get your passion back. stir your faith up.
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Stir your faith up. god did not create you to
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God did not create you to live in a drought, constantly
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Live in a drought, constantly struggling, stuck in one
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Struggling, stuck in one level.
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Level. that is not your destiny.
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That is not your destiny. the rain is coming.
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The rain is coming. promotion is coming.
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Promotion is coming. health is coming.
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Health is coming. the right people are coming.
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The right people are coming. what you heard is on the way.
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What you heard is on the way. i can imagine this assistant
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I can imagine this assistant thought, "elijah must have
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Thought, "elijah must have missed it this time.
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Missed it this time. he's performed some great
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He's performed some great miracles, but there is no
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Miracles, but there is no rain in sight.
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Rain in sight. it is perfectly clear."
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It is perfectly clear." i love what elijah did.
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I love what elijah did. when the young man told him
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When the young man told him that it wasn't going to
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That it wasn't going to happen, instead of accepting
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Happen, instead of accepting it, he told him, "go back and
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It, he told him, "go back and look again."
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Look again." every time he came and said,
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Every time he came and said, "still nothing.
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"still nothing. no rain," elijah had him go
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No rain," elijah had him go back and look again and again
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Back and look again and again and again.
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And again. on the seventh time, the
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On the seventh time, the young man came and said,
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Young man came and said, "this time i saw a small
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"this time i saw a small cloud starting to form."
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Cloud starting to form." here is my point: elijah was
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Here is my point: elijah was so convinced it was going to
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So convinced it was going to happen, instead of changing
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Happen, instead of changing his mind, instead of being
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His mind, instead of being talked out of it, he sent the
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Talked out of it, he sent the young man back until he
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Young man back until he changed his mind.
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Changed his mind. god will speak things to your
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God will speak things to your spirit that contradict what
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Spirit that contradict what you see with your eyes.
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You see with your eyes. don't let people talk you out
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Don't let people talk you out of it.
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Of it. instead of you changing your
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Instead of you changing your mind, tell them, "go back and
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Mind, tell them, "go back and look again."
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Look again." at some point they're going
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At some point they're going to see what god has spoken to
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To see what god has spoken to you, but the people close to
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You, but the people close to you, those you allow in your
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You, those you allow in your inner circle, they need to be
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Inner circle, they need to be for you.
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For you. you can't afford to have
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You can't afford to have doubters, naysayers telling
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Doubters, naysayers telling you that you can't get well,
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You that you can't get well, the problem is too big, you
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The problem is too big, you can't accomplish your dreams.
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Can't accomplish your dreams. your destiny is too important
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Your destiny is too important to try to convince people
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To try to convince people what you've heard.
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What you've heard. elijah didn't debate with the
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Elijah didn't debate with the young man.
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Young man. he didn't try to persuade
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He didn't try to persuade him.
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Him. he kept sending him away
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He kept sending him away until he finally believed.
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Until he finally believed. if you're going to stay in
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If you're going to stay in faith, you may have to send
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Faith, you may have to send some people away for a little
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Some people away for a little while.
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While. you may have to distance
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You may have to distance yourself from that relative,
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Yourself from that relative, that co-worker that's always
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That co-worker that's always telling you what you can't
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Telling you what you can't become.
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Become. this is what my father did.
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This is what my father did. he grew up very poor.
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He grew up very poor. his parents were cotton
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His parents were cotton farmers, and they lost
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Farmers, and they lost everything during the great
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Everything during the great depression, barely had enough
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Depression, barely had enough food to eat.
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Food to eat. he dropped out of high
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He dropped out of high school, didn't have any
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School, didn't have any future to speak of, no sense
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Future to speak of, no sense of purpose, but at the age of
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Of purpose, but at the age of 17 he gave his life to
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17 he gave his life to christ, the first one in his
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Christ, the first one in his family.
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Family. god put a dream in his heart
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God put a dream in his heart to become a pastor.
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To become a pastor. he believed one day, somehow,
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He believed one day, somehow, he could touch the world.
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He could touch the world. he told his parents that he
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He told his parents that he was leaving the farm to go
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Was leaving the farm to go out and minister, and his
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Out and minister, and his parents were good people, but
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Parents were good people, but their vision was limited.
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Their vision was limited. they said, "john, you better
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They said, "john, you better stay here on the farm with
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Stay here on the farm with us.
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Us. all you know how to do is
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All you know how to do is pick cotton.
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Pick cotton. you're going to get out there
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You're going to get out there and fail."
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And fail." if he would have taken their
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If he would have taken their advice, he would have missed
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Advice, he would have missed his destiny.
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His destiny. he knew what he heard.
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He knew what he heard. the problem was the people
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The problem was the people closest to him couldn't see
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Closest to him couldn't see it.
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It. he loved his parents, he
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He loved his parents, he always treated them with
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Always treated them with respect, but he didn't let
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Respect, but he didn't let them talk him out of what he
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Them talk him out of what he had heard.
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Had heard. god will put things in your
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God will put things in your spirit that seem too big to
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Spirit that seem too big to accomplish, seems impossible.
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Accomplish, seems impossible. you don't have the resources,
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You don't have the resources, the connections, the
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The connections, the influence.
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Influence. how could my father think he
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How could my father think he could touch the world from
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Could touch the world from that limited environment?
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That limited environment? there was no sign of it, not
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There was no sign of it, not a cloud in the sky, no people
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A cloud in the sky, no people supporting him, but when you
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Supporting him, but when you know what you've heard, and
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Know what you've heard, and you don't let people talk you
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You don't let people talk you out of it, god will open
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Out of it, god will open doors that no person can
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Doors that no person can shut.
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Shut. god will make things happen
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God will make things happen that you could not make
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That you could not make happen.
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Happen. the real question is will you
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The real question is will you have the boldness to believe
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Have the boldness to believe what you've heard, even
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What you've heard, even though the circumstances say
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Though the circumstances say it's not possible?
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It's not possible? you heard you're going to
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You heard you're going to have a baby, but the medical
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Have a baby, but the medical report says no way.
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Report says no way. you heard you're going to get
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You heard you're going to get your master's degree, but no
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Your master's degree, but no one in your family has
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One in your family has attended college.
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Attended college. you heard your business was
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You heard your business was going to take off, but right
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Going to take off, but right now you can barely pay your
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Now you can barely pay your bills.
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Bills. god puts things in our spirit
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God puts things in our spirit as a seed.
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As a seed. if we dismiss it, think, "no
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If we dismiss it, think, "no way.
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Way. that will never happen," then
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That will never happen," then it won't take root.
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But if you'll do like my
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But if you'll do like my father, like the lady with
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Father, like the lady with twins, like elijah and say,
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Twins, like elijah and say, "god, i don't see a way, but
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"god, i don't see a way, but i know you wouldn't have put
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I know you wouldn't have put this in me if you didn't have
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This in me if you didn't have a way, so, lord, i want to
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A way, so, lord, i want to thank you that the rain is
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Thank you that the rain is coming, the favor is coming,
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Coming, the favor is coming, the healing is coming, that
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The healing is coming, that you're bringing the right
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You're bringing the right people, causing things to
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People, causing things to fall into place.
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Fall into place. lord, thank you that you're
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Lord, thank you that you're taking me where i could not
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Taking me where i could not go on my own."
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Go on my own." you don't have to figure out
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You don't have to figure out how it's going to happen.
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How it's going to happen. all you have to do is
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All you have to do is believe.
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Believe. this assistant said, "i see a
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This assistant said, "i see a little cloud starting to
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Little cloud starting to form."
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Form." that little cloud turned into
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That little cloud turned into a big cloud and before long
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A big cloud and before long there was an abundance of
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There was an abundance of rain.
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Rain. elijah saw what he heard in
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Elijah saw what he heard in his spirit, and you may not
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His spirit, and you may not see how you can accomplish
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See how you can accomplish your dream, or how you can
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Your dream, or how you can get well, how you can break
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Get well, how you can break that addiction.
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That addiction. you know what you've heard,
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You know what you've heard, but there is no sign of it.
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But there is no sign of it. all it takes is a little
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All it takes is a little cloud, a little favor, one
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Cloud, a little favor, one good break, one right person,
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Good break, one right person, one healing and, like elijah,
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One healing and, like elijah, suddenly you will see what
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Suddenly you will see what you've heard.
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You've heard. my father saw god open door
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My father saw god open door after door.
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After door. he and my mother founded
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He and my mother founded lakewood and daddy was in the
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Lakewood and daddy was in the ministry for over 50 years
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Ministry for over 50 years touching the world.
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Touching the world. when he would go back home,
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When he would go back home, his parents were amazed.
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His parents were amazed. they couldn't believe the
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They couldn't believe the favor and influence that he
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Favor and influence that he had.
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Had. they couldn't see it at the
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They couldn't see it at the time, they didn't think it
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Time, they didn't think it was in him, but when people
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Are not for you,
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Are not for you, don't get discouraged.
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Don't get discouraged. they may not celebrate you
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They may not celebrate you until after
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Until after the abundance of rain.
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The abundance of rain. that's okay.
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That's okay. the main thing is don't let
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The main thing is don't let their doubt keep you from
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Their doubt keep you from what you've heard.
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What you've heard. some of the things god puts
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Some of the things god puts in your spirit are not going
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In your spirit are not going to make sense to other
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To make sense to other people.
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People. you have to be willing to be
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You have to be willing to be misunderstood, to be talked
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Misunderstood, to be talked about, even to be criticized.
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About, even to be criticized. god told noah to build a huge
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God told noah to build a huge boat because there was going
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Boat because there was going to be a great flood.
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To be a great flood. what's interesting is,
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What's interesting is, it had never rained
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It had never rained up to that point.
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Up to that point. the earth was watered from
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The earth was watered from the dew on the ground.
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The dew on the ground. people had never seen rain
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People had never seen rain coming down from the sky.
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Coming down from the sky. here noah was building this
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Here noah was building this boat not by the ocean, not
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Boat not by the ocean, not close to the shores, where he
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Close to the shores, where he could easily push it in.
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Could easily push it in. he built it out on dry
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He built it out on dry ground, and it wasn't a
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Ground, and it wasn't a little fishing boat.
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Little fishing boat. god had him build it 450 feet
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God had him build it 450 feet long, a football field and a
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Long, a football field and a half.
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Half. i can imagine people walking
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I can imagine people walking by, shaking their head,
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By, shaking their head, "noah, you must have lost
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"noah, you must have lost your mind, building a boat
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Your mind, building a boat out here in the middle of
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Out here in the middle of nowhere.
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Nowhere. have you been smoking some of
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Have you been smoking some of these herbs out in the
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These herbs out in the desert?
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Desert? this is far out."
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This is far out." he was made fun of,
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He was made fun of, ridiculed, talked about.
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Ridiculed, talked about. it's not that different
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It's not that different today.
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Today. "you're telling me you're
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"you're telling me you're going to have a baby, and
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Going to have a baby, and it's been 20 years, and the
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It's been 20 years, and the medical report says no way.
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Medical report says no way. you're telling me you're
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You're telling me you're going to touch the world, and
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Going to touch the world, and you're a teenager on a farm,
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You're a teenager on a farm, with no money, no education,
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With no money, no education, no support.
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No support. you're telling me your child
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You're telling me your child is going to do great things,
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Is going to do great things, and he spends half the school
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And he spends half the school year in detention.
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Year in detention. joel, you're telling me the
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Joel, you're telling me the city is going to sell you the
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City is going to sell you the compaq center so you can have
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Compaq center so you can have church in it."
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Church in it." people may not understand.
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People may not understand. they may think you're far
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They may think you're far out, you're not accepting
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Out, you're not accepting reality.
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Reality. in one sense, it's not their
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In one sense, it's not their fault.
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Fault. they didn't hear what you've
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They didn't hear what you've heard.
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Heard. don't expect them to cheer
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Don't expect them to cheer you on.
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You on. if you had to have them to
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If you had to have them to fulfill your purpose, then
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Fulfill your purpose, then they would agree with you.
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They would agree with you. if they don't, then you don't
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If they don't, then you don't need their support.
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Need their support. you don't need their
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You don't need their encouragement.
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Encouragement. don't let them talk you out
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Don't let them talk you out of what you've heard.
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Of what you've heard. the enemy will use people,
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The enemy will use people, and sometimes people you love
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And sometimes people you love and respect, to plant doubt
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And respect, to plant doubt and negativity.
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And negativity. "are you sure you're going to
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"are you sure you're going to get that promotion?
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Get that promotion? there are three more
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There are three more qualified people in front of
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Qualified people in front of you.
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You. i just don't see it.
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I just don't see it. maybe in five years."
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Maybe in five years." "noah, are you sure it's
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"noah, are you sure it's going to rain, and, by the
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Going to rain, and, by the way, what's rain?
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Way, what's rain? noah, you're--"
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Noah, you're--" that's good, isn't it?
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That's good, isn't it? "noah, you're telling me,
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"noah, you're telling me, noah, water is going to fall
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Noah, water is going to fall from the sky and flood the
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From the sky and flood the earth.
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Earth. noah, you need to come back
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Noah, you need to come back to reality.
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To reality. that's never happened
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That's never happened before."
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Before." god is going to put things in
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God is going to put things in your spirit that have never
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Your spirit that have never happened, things that your
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Happened, things that your family have never seen, new
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Family have never seen, new levels, promotion, influence.
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Levels, promotion, influence. you are coming into a time
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You are coming into a time where you're going to see
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Where you're going to see unprecedented favor, things
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Unprecedented favor, things bigger than you've imagined,
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Bigger than you've imagined, but while you're believing
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But while you're believing for it don't be surprised if
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For it don't be surprised if you're misunderstood.
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You're misunderstood. noah was the talk of the
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Noah was the talk of the town.
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Town. "let's go see this crazy guy
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"let's go see this crazy guy out building a boat in the
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Out building a boat in the middle of nowhere."
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Middle of nowhere." noah didn't get offended.
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Noah didn't get offended. he knew they didn't hear what
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He knew they didn't hear what he heard.
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He heard. don't be upset by the
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Don't be upset by the naysayers, people that are
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Naysayers, people that are not for you.
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Not for you. they can't stop your destiny.
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They can't stop your destiny. just keep announcing what
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Just keep announcing what you've heard and keep
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You've heard and keep thanking god that it's on the
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Thanking god that it's on the way.
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Way. you do this, i believe and
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You do this, i believe and declare what you've heard in
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Declare what you've heard in your spirit is going to
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Your spirit is going to override what you see with
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Override what you see with your eyes.
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Your eyes. like noah, god's about to do
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Like noah, god's about to do something that you've never
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Something that you've never seen.
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Seen. you're coming in to an
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You're coming in to an abundance of favor, an
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Abundance of favor, an abundance of promotion, an
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Abundance of promotion, an abundance of creativity, an
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Abundance of creativity, an abundance of health, a new
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Abundance of health, a new level of your destiny in
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Level of your destiny in jesus's name.
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Jesus's name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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It's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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My heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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This month, we'll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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Will help you break through
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Stir your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we'll send you the
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We'll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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By joel osteen. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day,
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You and your family every day, and thank you so much
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And thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Around the world.
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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We'll help you stay encouraged
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We'll help you stay encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Joel Osteen - Hearing In Your Spirit

August 19, 2025 | 30:0

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