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Joel Osteen - The Hot Winds Of Testing

November 12, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Hot Winds Of Testing | November 12, 2025

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. joel: god bless you,
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Joel: god bless you, it's great to have you
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It's great to have you with us today.
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With us today. i know god has amazing
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I know god has amazing things in your future.
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Things in your future. i hope you'll stay
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I hope you'll stay connected with us all
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Connected with us all through the week.
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Through the week. we have a daily podcast
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We have a daily podcast that you can download, or
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That you can download, or go to our youtube channel,
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Go to our youtube channel, follow us on social media.
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Follow us on social media. we want to keep you inspired
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We want to keep you inspired and encouraged, but thanks
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And encouraged, but thanks for tuning in.
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For tuning in. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. one sunday morning this
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One sunday morning this pastor was in the pulpit
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Pastor was in the pulpit preaching away, when he
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Preaching away, when he noticed a man on the front
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Noticed a man on the front row sound asleep. that
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Row sound asleep. that made him so aggravated.
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Made him so aggravated. he started preaching
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He started preaching louder and harder, but
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Louder and harder, but it seemed like the louder
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It seemed like the louder he got the sounder the
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He got the sounder the man slept. finally, he
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Man slept. finally, he stopped in the middle
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Stopped in the middle of his message, said to
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Of his message, said to the man sitting next to
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The man sitting next to him, "would you please
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Him, "would you please wake that man up."
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Wake that man up." the man said, "wake him
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The man said, "wake him up yourself, you put him
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Up yourself, you put him to sleep."
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To sleep." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. 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
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about the hot winds of
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About the hot winds of testing.
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Testing. we all go through seasons
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We all go through seasons in life that are difficult.
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In life that are difficult. we're going along fine and
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We're going along fine and then an unexpected challenge
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Then an unexpected challenge comes.
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Comes. we're diagnosed with an
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We're diagnosed with an illness, our child is in
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Illness, our child is in trouble, the pandemic hits,
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Trouble, the pandemic hits, our business slows down.
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Our business slows down. it's easy to get discouraged
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It's easy to get discouraged and wonder why it happened.
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And wonder why it happened. but god doesn't stop every
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But god doesn't stop every difficulty.
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Difficulty. he will allow challenges to
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He will allow challenges to move us into our purpose.
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Move us into our purpose. if you'll pass the test,
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If you'll pass the test, on the other side of that
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On the other side of that difficulty is a new level
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Difficulty is a new level of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. jesus told a parable in
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Jesus told a parable in luke 8 about a farmer
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Luke 8 about a farmer that sowed seed in his
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That sowed seed in his land. some fell on good
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Land. some fell on good ground; some fell on
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Ground; some fell on hard ground.
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Hard ground. when he explained the
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When he explained the meaning, he said in
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Meaning, he said in verse 13.
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Verse 13. "the rocky soil is like
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"the rocky soil is like young plants; their roots
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Young plants; their roots don't go down very deep.
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Don't go down very deep. they believe for a while,
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They believe for a while, then they wilt when the hot
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Then they wilt when the hot winds of testing come."
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Winds of testing come." you can't become who you
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You can't become who you were created to be without
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Were created to be without going through hot winds of
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Going through hot winds of testing.
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Testing. how you respond in these
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How you respond in these difficult times will
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Difficult times will determine whether you come
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Determine whether you come out bitter or you come out
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Out bitter or you come out better.
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Better. times when you feel
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Times when you feel overwhelmed, you're doing
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Overwhelmed, you're doing the right thing but it's not
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The right thing but it's not improving, you're praying
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Improving, you're praying but it feels like god went
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But it feels like god went on vacation, you lost that
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On vacation, you lost that loved one, you don't see how
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Loved one, you don't see how you can make it.
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You can make it. that's not just a random
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That's not just a random challenge, it's not just bad
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Challenge, it's not just bad luck, you're in the hot
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Luck, you're in the hot winds of testing.
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Winds of testing. god is seeing what you're
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God is seeing what you're made of.
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Made of. how deep do your roots go
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How deep do your roots go down?
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Down? are you going to live sour,
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Are you going to live sour, discouraged, or are you
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Discouraged, or are you going to dig down deep and
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Going to dig down deep and say, "i may not understand
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Say, "i may not understand it but god i trust you.
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It but god i trust you. i know you're bigger than
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I know you're bigger than what i'm facing.
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What i'm facing. your plans for me are
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Your plans for me are for good.
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For good. so, lord i thank you that
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So, lord i thank you that you'll get me to where i'm
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You'll get me to where i'm supposed to be."
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Supposed to be." you have to be determined.
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You have to be determined. you're not going to be moved
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You're not going to be moved by what's not fair, you're
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By what's not fair, you're not going to get bitter over
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Not going to get bitter over who did you wrong, you're
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Who did you wrong, you're not going to live
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Not going to live discouraged because of
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Discouraged because of a bad break, a delay,
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A bad break, a delay, an unexpected challenge.
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An unexpected challenge. you may be in the hot winds
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You may be in the hot winds of testing now, you're
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Of testing now, you're dealing with an issue in
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Dealing with an issue in your family, or at the
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Your family, or at the office that coworker is
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Office that coworker is leaving you out, getting
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Leaving you out, getting on your nerves.
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On your nerves. not once but this has gone
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Not once but this has gone on month after month.
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On month after month. if your roots don't go down
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If your roots don't go down deep, if you live shallow,
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Deep, if you live shallow, let it frustrate you,
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Let it frustrate you, try to pay them back,
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Try to pay them back, then you'll get stuck
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Then you'll get stuck where you are.
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Where you are. that difficulty is not
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That difficulty is not there to defeat you,
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There to defeat you, it's there to promote you.
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It's there to promote you. if you'll pass the test,
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If you'll pass the test, keep doing the right thing,
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Keep doing the right thing, keep being good to people,
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Keep being good to people, keep letting god fight your
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Keep letting god fight your battles, because your roots
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Battles, because your roots go down deep, god will not
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Go down deep, god will not only turn it around, but
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Only turn it around, but he'll bring you out better.
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He'll bring you out better. don't let the hot winds of
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Don't let the hot winds of testing cause you to fall
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Testing cause you to fall apart.
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Apart. it may be taking longer
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It may be taking longer than you thought.
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Than you thought. you were determined at
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You were determined at first, you stood strong but
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First, you stood strong but now it's been a long time,
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Now it's been a long time, you're tired.
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You're tired. thoughts are telling you,
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Thoughts are telling you, "it's never going to work
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"it's never going to work out. you'll never get well,
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Out. you'll never get well, never see your family
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Never see your family restored."
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Restored." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. that test is not permanent.
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That test is not permanent. god has already set an end
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God has already set an end to the difficulty. you
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To the difficulty. you have to get your second
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Have to get your second wind.
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Wind. god didn't bring you this
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God didn't bring you this far to leave you.
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Far to leave you. what he started he's going
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What he started he's going to finish.
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To finish. dig down deep and keep
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Dig down deep and keep passing the test.
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Passing the test. keep thanking him that it's
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Keep thanking him that it's on the way, keep declaring
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On the way, keep declaring what he promised.
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What he promised. keep believing when you
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Keep believing when you don't see any sign of it.
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Don't see any sign of it. stay in this attitude of
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Stay in this attitude of faith.
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Faith. "well joel i don't
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"well joel i don't understand why this
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Understand why this happened. i was being
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Happened. i was being my best, why did i have
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My best, why did i have this bad break, why did
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This bad break, why did i come down with this
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I come down with this illness, why did these
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Illness, why did these people turn on me."
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People turn on me." it's just life.
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It's just life. being a person of faith
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Being a person of faith doesn't exempt us from
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Doesn't exempt us from difficulty, these tests
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Difficulty, these tests come to us all.
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Come to us all. paul said in ephesians,
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Paul said in ephesians, "put on the whole armor
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"put on the whole armor of god, so in the evil
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Of god, so in the evil day, you will be able to
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Day, you will be able to stand, and having done all,
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Stand, and having done all, to stand."
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To stand." he didn't say in case you
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He didn't say in case you have an evil day, maybe
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Have an evil day, maybe you'll have some trouble, he
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You'll have some trouble, he said put the armor on so in
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Said put the armor on so in the evil day.
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The evil day. he was saying, there's going
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To be some hot winds of
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To be some hot winds of testing.
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Testing. you're going to have things
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You're going to have things in life that can knock the
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In life that can knock the wind out of you, take your
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Wind out of you, take your joy and cause you to give up
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Joy and cause you to give up on your dreams.
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On your dreams. if you're going to pass the
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If you're going to pass the test, your roots have to go
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Test, your roots have to go down deep.
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Down deep. you can't be weak, complain,
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You can't be weak, complain, "god why did this happen?"
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"god why did this happen?" you have to have a made-up
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You have to have a made-up mind, "i know god is still
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Mind, "i know god is still on the throne.
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On the throne. i know him being for me is
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I know him being for me is more than the world being
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More than the world being against me. i'm not moved
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Against me. i'm not moved by what's not improving.
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By what's not improving. i'm not moved by how unfair
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I'm not moved by how unfair it is. i'm not moved by
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It is. i'm not moved by what i don't understand.
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What i don't understand. i know what was meant for
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I know what was meant for harm, god is turning to my
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Harm, god is turning to my advantage."
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Advantage." paul said when you've done
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Paul said when you've done everything you know to do
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Everything you know to do just stand.
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Just stand. you don't have to figure it
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You don't have to figure it out, you don't have to make
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Out, you don't have to make things happen, you don't
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Things happen, you don't have to worry.
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Have to worry. just stand in the face of
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Just stand in the face of the opposition, stand when
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The opposition, stand when every voice says it's not
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Every voice says it's not going to work out, stand
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Going to work out, stand when the medical report is
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When the medical report is not changing, stand when
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Not changing, stand when your finances aren't
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Your finances aren't improving, stand when your
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Improving, stand when your child is not making good
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Child is not making good decisions.
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Decisions. to stand means you're not
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To stand means you're not moved by what's not
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Moved by what's not changing. you're not
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Changing. you're not complaining because it's
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Complaining because it's taking so long, you're
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Taking so long, you're not bitter because you
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Not bitter because you had the setback, you're
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Had the setback, you're not frustrated because your
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Not frustrated because your plans didn't work out.
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Plans didn't work out. you are steadfast,
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You are steadfast, immovable, unshakeable.
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Immovable, unshakeable. your roots go down deep.
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Your roots go down deep. you have a report of
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You have a report of victory when you could
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Victory when you could be complaining.
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Be complaining. you talk about health when
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You talk about health when you're fighting the illness,
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You're fighting the illness, you talk about abundance
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You talk about abundance when your business is down,
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When your business is down, you talk about overcoming
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You talk about overcoming when you feel like you're
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When you feel like you're overcome.
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Overcome. that's what it means to
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That's what it means to stand.
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Stand. you stand believing, stand
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You stand believing, stand trusting, stand hoping,
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Trusting, stand hoping, stand expecting.
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Stand expecting. if you'll stand immovable,
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If you'll stand immovable, unshakable, then you will
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Unshakable, then you will be unstoppable.
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Be unstoppable. those hot winds of testing
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Those hot winds of testing will not keep you from your
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Will not keep you from your destiny, they will launch
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Destiny, they will launch you into your destiny.
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You into your destiny. god is looking for people,
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God is looking for people, not necessarily that have
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Not necessarily that have great faith but people
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Great faith but people that will simply stand.
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That will simply stand. stand in the middle of
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Stand in the middle of a pandemic. not bitter,
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A pandemic. not bitter, not discouraged but stand
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Not discouraged but stand with an attitude of faith.
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With an attitude of faith. stand when the problem is
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Stand when the problem is not turning around, stand
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Not turning around, stand when it's taking longer than
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When it's taking longer than you thought, stand when your
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You thought, stand when your heart is breaking, stand
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Heart is breaking, stand when the bottom fell out.
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When the bottom fell out. god never said we wouldn't
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God never said we wouldn't have an evil day, a time
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Have an evil day, a time of trouble. but he did
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Of trouble. but he did promise, if you'll just
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Promise, if you'll just stand, he'll bring you
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Stand, he'll bring you out. if you'll stand,
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Out. if you'll stand, he'll defeat your enemies.
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He'll defeat your enemies. if you'll stand, he'll give
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If you'll stand, he'll give you beauty for ashes.
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You beauty for ashes. if you'll stand, joy is
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If you'll stand, joy is coming in the morning.
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Coming in the morning. if you'll stand,
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If you'll stand, the enemies you see today
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The enemies you see today you will see no more.
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You will see no more. don't let those hot winds
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Don't let those hot winds of testing cause you to
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Of testing cause you to wilt, think that god is
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Wilt, think that god is not for you, "i must have
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Not for you, "i must have done something wrong."
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Done something wrong." no, you probably did
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No, you probably did something right.
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Something right. that's why the enemy is
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That's why the enemy is trying to stop you.
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Trying to stop you. he thought you would fall
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He thought you would fall apart, get bitter, blame
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Apart, get bitter, blame god, what he didn't realize
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God, what he didn't realize is you know how to stand.
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Is you know how to stand. you're not moved by the hot
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You're not moved by the hot winds, you're not worried
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Winds, you're not worried about the medical report,
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About the medical report, you're not frustrated over
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You're not frustrated over how long it's been.
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How long it's been. you're steadfast.
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You're steadfast. you're immovable.
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You're immovable. can i tell you, the enemy
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Can i tell you, the enemy cannot defeat a stander?
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Cannot defeat a stander? he can't defeat you when you
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He can't defeat you when you stand in praise, you thank
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Stand in praise, you thank god even when it's not
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God even when it's not working out.
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Working out. you stand in excellence.
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You stand in excellence. you keep being your best in
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You keep being your best in the middle of the trouble.
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The middle of the trouble. you stand in faith.
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You stand in faith. you could be negative,
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You could be negative, sour, but you still
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Sour, but you still believe god is working,
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Believe god is working, you still expect things
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You still expect things to change.
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To change. you still have your hopes
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You still have your hopes up, knowing that it could
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Up, knowing that it could turn around today.
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Turn around today. i'm not asking you to have
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I'm not asking you to have great faith, i'm not asking
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Great faith, i'm not asking you to figure out a
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You to figure out a solution, i'm simply asking
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Solution, i'm simply asking you to stand.
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You to stand. stand unmoved by what you're
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Stand unmoved by what you're up against, stand with your
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Up against, stand with your eyes on the god who created
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Eyes on the god who created the universe, knowing that
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The universe, knowing that he has the final say, that
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He has the final say, that he's working behind the
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He's working behind the scenes, that what he
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Scenes, that what he promised you will come to
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Promised you will come to pass.
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Pass. are you in those hot winds,
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Are you in those hot winds, facing difficulties that
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Facing difficulties that seem too big?
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Seem too big? you never dreamed you would
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You never dreamed you would be up against this sickness,
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Be up against this sickness, never thought your marriage
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Never thought your marriage would be in trouble, never
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Would be in trouble, never thought that company
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Thought that company wouldn't need you.
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Wouldn't need you. god is saying, "stand.
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God is saying, "stand. i'm still in control.
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I'm still in control. it's not a surprise to me."
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It's not a surprise to me." he already has the solution.
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He already has the solution. he's already lined up the
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He's already lined up the right people.
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Right people. the healing, the promotion,
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The healing, the promotion, the breakthroughs, they
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The breakthroughs, they are already in route.
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Are already in route. here's what i've learned.
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Here's what i've learned. i know god is on my side not
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I know god is on my side not by the storms he's stopped
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By the storms he's stopped but by the storms that
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But by the storms that didn't stop me.
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Didn't stop me. you can't judge god's favor
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You can't judge god's favor by the storms he kept you
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By the storms he kept you out of, but by the storms
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Out of, but by the storms he brought you through.
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He brought you through. david said, "by this i know
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David said, "by this i know the lord is on my side,
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The lord is on my side, because my enemies could
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Because my enemies could not triumph over me."
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Not triumph over me." he was saying, "i know god
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He was saying, "i know god is on my side because in
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Is on my side because in those hot winds of testing
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Those hot winds of testing i just kept standing, doing
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I just kept standing, doing the right thing and god
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The right thing and god defeated my enemies for me."
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Defeated my enemies for me." the scripture says, "you
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The scripture says, "you will go through the fire and
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Will go through the fire and not be burned, you will go
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Not be burned, you will go through the waters and not
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Through the waters and not drown, you will go through
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Drown, you will go through the famine and not go
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The famine and not go hungry."
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Hungry." don't get discouraged over
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Don't get discouraged over what god is bringing you
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What god is bringing you through. he won't allow
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Through. he won't allow you to get in a difficulty
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You to get in a difficulty that he can't bring you
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That he can't bring you out of.
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Out of. in the scripture, three
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In the scripture, three hebrew teenagers wouldn't
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Hebrew teenagers wouldn't bow down to the king's
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Bow down to the king's golden idol.
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Golden idol. he was so upset he was
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He was so upset he was going to have them thrown
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Going to have them thrown into a fiery furnace.
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Into a fiery furnace. you talk about the hot
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You talk about the hot winds of testing.
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Winds of testing. what they were up against
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What they were up against seemed impossible.
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Seemed impossible. they could have panicked,
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They could have panicked, fallen apart, "god we were
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Fallen apart, "god we were being our best, doing the
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Being our best, doing the right thing, why did this
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Right thing, why did this happen?"
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Happen?" it's a test.
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It's a test. god allowed the difficulty
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God allowed the difficulty not to defeat them but to
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Not to defeat them but to establish them.
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Establish them. they said, "king we're not
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They said, "king we're not going to bow down, we know
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Going to bow down, we know our god will deliver us."
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Our god will deliver us." if they would have stopped
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If they would have stopped there, we would think,
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There, we would think, "that's great, they had
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"that's great, they had faith, they believed."
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Faith, they believed." but what they said next
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But what they said next shows us their real
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Shows us their real attitude. they said,
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Attitude. they said, "we know god will deliver
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"we know god will deliver us, but even if he doesn't,
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Us, but even if he doesn't, we're still not going to
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We're still not going to bow down."
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Bow down." that's what it means to
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That's what it means to stand.
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Stand. you have a made-up mind.
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You have a made-up mind. you're going to stay in
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You're going to stay in faith whether it works out
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Faith whether it works out your way or not.
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Your way or not. you're going to trust god
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You're going to trust god whether the door opens or
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Whether the door opens or closes.
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Closes. you're going to give him
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You're going to give him praise whether he turns it
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Praise whether he turns it around in five days or
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Around in five days or five years.
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Five years. your roots go down deep.
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Your roots go down deep. you're not moved by
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You're not moved by people trying to talk
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People trying to talk you out of it.
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You out of it. "i don't think you'll ever
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"i don't think you'll ever get well. my cousin died
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Get well. my cousin died of that same thing."
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Of that same thing." when you know how to stand,
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When you know how to stand, you let that go in one ear
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You let that go in one ear and out the other.
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And out the other. you're not moved by
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You're not moved by opposition, by bad breaks,
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Opposition, by bad breaks, by people that are not for
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By people that are not for you.
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You. you have an attitude like
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You have an attitude like these teenagers, "i know god
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These teenagers, "i know god is going to turn it around
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Is going to turn it around but even if he doesn't, i'm
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But even if he doesn't, i'm not going to live sour.
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Not going to live sour. i'm not going to give up on
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I'm not going to give up on life, i'm not going to quit
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Life, i'm not going to quit believing."
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Believing." when you have these deep
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When you have these deep roots, the hot winds of
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Roots, the hot winds of testing don't affect you.
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Testing don't affect you. you're stable, consistent,
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You're stable, consistent, unmoved.
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Unmoved. you know no weapon formed
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You know no weapon formed against you is going to
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Against you is going to prosper.
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Prosper. you know all things are
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You know all things are working together for your
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Working together for your good.
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Good. this king had the teenagers
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This king had the teenagers thrown into the furnace;
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Thrown into the furnace; it was so hot the guards
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It was so hot the guards that threw them in were
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That threw them in were instantly killed. they
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Instantly killed. they should have been gone,
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Should have been gone, should have ended their
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Should have ended their life, but god has the
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Life, but god has the final say.
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Final say. no person can take your
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No person can take your life, no bad break can
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Life, no bad break can stop your purpose,
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Stop your purpose, no sickness, no addiction,
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No sickness, no addiction, no disappointment.
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No disappointment. a little later the king
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A little later the king came to check on them.
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Came to check on them. he looked through the
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He looked through the furnace window and saw that
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Furnace window and saw that they were all still alive.
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They were all still alive. he couldn't believe it.
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He couldn't believe it. he said, "didn't we throw
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He said, "didn't we throw three men in bound?
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Three men in bound? i see four men loosed; one
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I see four men loosed; one looks like the son of god."
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Looks like the son of god." those teenagers came out
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Those teenagers came out unharmed, without the smell
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Unharmed, without the smell of smoke.
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Of smoke. sometimes god will keep
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Sometimes god will keep you out of the fire.
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You out of the fire. other times he'll make
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Other times he'll make you fireproof and send
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You fireproof and send you into the furnace.
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You into the furnace. you may be in the fire
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You may be in the fire now, you feel those hot
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Now, you feel those hot winds of testing.
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Winds of testing. you need to remind yourself
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You need to remind yourself like these teenagers, those
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Like these teenagers, those flames can't harm you, that
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Flames can't harm you, that trouble can't take you out,
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Trouble can't take you out, those people can't stop what
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Those people can't stop what god has ordained.
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God has ordained. it's a test.
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It's a test. are you going to stand
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Are you going to stand despite the opposition, are
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Despite the opposition, are you going to stay in faith
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You going to stay in faith despite things not working
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Despite things not working out, are you going to keep
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Out, are you going to keep believing even though you've
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Believing even though you've had setbacks?
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Had setbacks? when you can say like them,
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When you can say like them, "even if god doesn't do it
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"even if god doesn't do it my way, i'm still not going
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My way, i'm still not going to bow down.
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To bow down. i'm still not going to live
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I'm still not going to live defeated, i'm still not
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Defeated, i'm still not going to give up on my
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Going to give up on my dreams."
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Dreams." when your roots go down
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When your roots go down deep, god will make things
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Deep, god will make things happen that you couldn't
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Happen that you couldn't make happen.
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Make happen. you'll defeat giants that
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You'll defeat giants that are much bigger, accomplish
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Are much bigger, accomplish dreams that seem impossible.
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Dreams that seem impossible. there are times in life
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There are times in life that we all get thrown into
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That we all get thrown into the furnace, so to speak.
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The furnace, so to speak. we're praying, "god keep
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We're praying, "god keep us out, keep me from the
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Us out, keep me from the trouble, keep me from the
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Trouble, keep me from the sickness."
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Sickness." but here's the key.
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But here's the key. god controls the thermostat.
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God controls the thermostat. he won't let the fire get
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He won't let the fire get too hot for you.
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Too hot for you. he knows how much you can
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He knows how much you can handle.
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Handle. if it feels like too much
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If it feels like too much that's because you're
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That's because you're stronger than you think.
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Stronger than you think. it's because your destiny
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It's because your destiny is greater than you think.
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Is greater than you think. he's getting you prepared
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He's getting you prepared for things much bigger in
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For things much bigger in your future.
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Your future. for favor, influence,
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For favor, influence, opportunity that you've
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Opportunity that you've never seen.
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Never seen. don't wilt in the trouble,
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Don't wilt in the trouble, dig down deep.
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Dig down deep. it's not too much for you.
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It's not too much for you. you can handle it.
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You can handle it. you've been armed with
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You've been armed with strength for this battle.
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Strength for this battle. you are full of can-do
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You are full of can-do power.
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Power. the forces that are for you
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The forces that are for you are greater than the forces
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Are greater than the forces that are against you.
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That are against you. it's interesting that
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It's interesting that airplanes don't take off
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Airplanes don't take off with the wind, they take
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With the wind, they take off against the wind.
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Off against the wind. the airplane needs the
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The airplane needs the resistance of the wind to
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Resistance of the wind to get lift.
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Get lift. are you complaining about
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Are you complaining about winds being against you,
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Winds being against you, when in fact god is going
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When in fact god is going to use those winds to
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To use those winds to give you lift?
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Give you lift? that challenge may look
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That challenge may look like it's going to stop
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Like it's going to stop you but really, it's going
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You but really, it's going to promote you.
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To promote you. don't get discouraged
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Don't get discouraged because you're in the hot
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Because you're in the hot winds of testing,
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Winds of testing, that tells me you're
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That tells me you're about to lift off.
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About to lift off. you're about to see
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You're about to see things you've never seen,
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Things you've never seen, go places you've never
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Go places you've never gone. pass the test.
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Gone. pass the test. keep standing.
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Keep standing. keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. this is what david did.
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This is what david did. after he defeated goliath,
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After he defeated goliath, king saul asked him to come
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King saul asked him to come to the palace and be one of
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To the palace and be one of his armor bearers.
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His armor bearers. when saul wasn't feeling
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When saul wasn't feeling well, he'd have david come
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Well, he'd have david come in and play the harp.
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In and play the harp. david was faithful.
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David was faithful. he served saul with
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He served saul with excellence, always gave it
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Excellence, always gave it his best, but saul was
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His best, but saul was jealous of david.
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Jealous of david. he didn't like the fact that
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He didn't like the fact that david was getting all this
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David was getting all this recognition.
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Recognition. one day while he was playing
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One day while he was playing the harp, saul threw a spear
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The harp, saul threw a spear at david, trying to kill him
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At david, trying to kill him and barely missed.
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And barely missed. david had to flee for his
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David had to flee for his life.
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Life. he spent months in the
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He spent months in the desert on the run from
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Desert on the run from king saul.
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King saul. here david hadn't done
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Here david hadn't done anything wrong.
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Anything wrong. he could have said, "god
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He could have said, "god this isn't fair.
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This isn't fair. where are you?"
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Where are you?" but in those hot winds of
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But in those hot winds of testing, david kept doing
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Testing, david kept doing the right thing.
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The right thing. he had a chance to kill
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He had a chance to kill saul, to get revenge, but
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Saul, to get revenge, but he wouldn't do it.
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He wouldn't do it. he knew saul was anointed to
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He knew saul was anointed to be king and david wouldn't
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Be king and david wouldn't touch god's anointed.
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Touch god's anointed. as david kept passing the
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As david kept passing the test, his roots were going
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Test, his roots were going down deeper, his character
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Down deeper, his character was being developed, he was
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Was being developed, he was showing god what he was made
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Showing god what he was made of.
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Of. that's what prepared him to
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That's what prepared him to take the throne and do great
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Take the throne and do great things.
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Things. when you study these heroes
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When you study these heroes of faith, one thing you'll
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Of faith, one thing you'll find is they all went
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Find is they all went through these hot winds
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Through these hot winds of testing.
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Of testing. when the israelites were in
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When the israelites were in slavery, god told moses to
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Slavery, god told moses to go tell pharaoh to let the
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Go tell pharaoh to let the people go.
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People go. moses went, he obeyed but
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Moses went, he obeyed but pharaoh said no.
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Pharaoh said no. what do you do when you do
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What do you do when you do what god tells you but it
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What god tells you but it doesn't work?
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Doesn't work? you pray, you believe,
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You pray, you believe, you're good to people, you
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You're good to people, you take the high road but
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Take the high road but nothing's improving.
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Nothing's improving. moses could have been sour,
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Moses could have been sour, thought, "god i did my part.
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Thought, "god i did my part. i got my courage up, but it
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I got my courage up, but it didn't happen."
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Didn't happen." he went back and told the
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He went back and told the pharaoh again and again
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Pharaoh again and again and again.
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And again. he was in the hot winds
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He was in the hot winds of testing.
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Of testing. was he going to get
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Was he going to get discouraged and give up
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Discouraged and give up because it wasn't happening
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Because it wasn't happening the way he thought?
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The way he thought? maybe you've been doing the
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Maybe you've been doing the right thing again and again
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Right thing again and again and people aren't changing,
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And people aren't changing, the medical report is not
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The medical report is not improving, your business
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Improving, your business is not getting better.
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Is not getting better. this is when you have to
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This is when you have to have deep roots.
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Have deep roots. "god, i'm not moved by
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"god, i'm not moved by what's not changing.
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What's not changing. i'm not discouraged by
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I'm not discouraged by what's not happening.
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What's not happening. i'm not going to wilt,
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I'm not going to wilt, start complaining, give
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Start complaining, give up on my dreams.
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Up on my dreams. i'm going to keep standing.
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I'm going to keep standing. i'm going to keep doing the
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I'm going to keep doing the right thing."
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Right thing." when you pass the test like
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When you pass the test like that, instead of those winds
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That, instead of those winds stopping you, they will lift
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Stopping you, they will lift you, instead of defeating
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You, instead of defeating you, they will promote you.
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You, they will promote you. even jesus had to go through
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Even jesus had to go through these hot winds of testing.
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These hot winds of testing. you would think he would
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You would think he would have it easy.
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Have it easy. god would surely favor him,
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God would surely favor him, keep him from opposition,
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Keep him from opposition, from bad breaks.
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From bad breaks. but he had to pass these
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But he had to pass these same tests.
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Same tests. people he loved walked away.
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People he loved walked away. peter denied him, thomas
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Peter denied him, thomas doubted him, the religious
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Doubted him, the religious leaders made fun of him.
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Leaders made fun of him. in the garden of gethsemane,
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In the garden of gethsemane, he was overcome with despair
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He was overcome with despair so much so that he sweat
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So much so that he sweat great drops of blood.
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Great drops of blood. when he was crucified, the
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When he was crucified, the scripture says, "darkness
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Scripture says, "darkness fell across the whole land
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Fell across the whole land from the sixth to the ninth
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From the sixth to the ninth hour."
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Hour." as he hung there, the sun
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As he hung there, the sun refused to shine.
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Refused to shine. it was a dark moment.
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It was a dark moment. jesus could have called down
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Jesus could have called down angels to rescue him.
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Angels to rescue him. he could have called down
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He could have called down fire from heaven, but in the
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Fire from heaven, but in the dark moment he didn't take
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Dark moment he didn't take the easy way out.
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The easy way out. in the dark moment, he
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In the dark moment, he didn't come down off the
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Didn't come down off the cross.
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Cross. yes, he's the son of god
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Yes, he's the son of god but he still felt the pain,
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But he still felt the pain, he was in so much agony,
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He was in so much agony, he cried out, "my god,
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He cried out, "my god, my god why have you
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My god why have you forsaken me?"
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Forsaken me?" the scripture says,
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The scripture says, "he endured the pain of
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"he endured the pain of the cross, looking forward
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The cross, looking forward to the joy that was coming."
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To the joy that was coming." he knew on the other side
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He knew on the other side of the dark moment was a
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Of the dark moment was a resurrection.
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Resurrection. we would never have
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We would never have salvation without a dark
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Salvation without a dark moment.
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Moment. jesus would have never sat
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Jesus would have never sat at the right hand of the
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At the right hand of the father without a dark
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Father without a dark moment.
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Moment. joseph would have never
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Joseph would have never become the prince of egypt
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Become the prince of egypt without a dark moment, his
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Without a dark moment, his family betraying him.
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Family betraying him. paul would have never
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Paul would have never written half of the new
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Written half of the new testament without a dark
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Testament without a dark moment, being imprisoned
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Moment, being imprisoned for sharing his faith.
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For sharing his faith. sarah would have never
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Sarah would have never given birth to the
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Given birth to the promised child without
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Promised child without a dark moment, being
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A dark moment, being barren for eighty years.
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Barren for eighty years. when you're in a dark
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When you're in a dark moment, you have to remind
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Moment, you have to remind yourself, that difficulty
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Yourself, that difficulty is not the end,
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Is not the end, it's leading you to a
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It's leading you to a resurrection, to a new
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Resurrection, to a new beginning, to something
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Beginning, to something that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. don't give up in the dark
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Don't give up in the dark moment.
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Moment. don't quit believing in
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Don't quit believing in the dark moment.
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The dark moment. don't stop doing the right
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Don't stop doing the right thing in the dark moment.
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Thing in the dark moment. you may feel like god has
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You may feel like god has forgotten about you.
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Forgotten about you. even jesus asked why he
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Even jesus asked why he was forsaken.
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Was forsaken. sometimes in the test
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Sometimes in the test the teacher is silent.
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The teacher is silent. you don't hear anything.
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You don't hear anything. you don't see anything
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You don't see anything improving.
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Improving. but you have to know in the
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But you have to know in the dark moments god still has
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Dark moments god still has you in the palm of his hand.
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You in the palm of his hand. he knows it's difficult.
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He knows it's difficult. he knows you feel
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He knows you feel overwhelmed.
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Overwhelmed. he knows you don't think
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He knows you don't think you can go on.
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You can go on. don't worry, help is on
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Don't worry, help is on the way.
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The way. weeping endures for a
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Weeping endures for a night, but joy is coming
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Night, but joy is coming in the morning.
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In the morning. now keep standing.
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Now keep standing. one day at a time.
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One day at a time. don't worry about tomorrow.
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Don't worry about tomorrow. you don't have grace for
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You don't have grace for tomorrow.
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Tomorrow. stand today and when you
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Stand today and when you get to tomorrow, you'll
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Get to tomorrow, you'll have grace for that day.
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Have grace for that day. it's significant that the
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It's significant that the scripture tells us darkness
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Scripture tells us darkness covered the earth from the
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Covered the earth from the sixth to the ninth hour.
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Sixth to the ninth hour. the writer wasn't just
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The writer wasn't just giving us a time frame so we
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Giving us a time frame so we would know chronologically
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Would know chronologically when it all happened.
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When it all happened. god was showing us just as
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God was showing us just as he sets a time for you to
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He sets a time for you to come into that dark moment,
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Come into that dark moment, he sets a time for you to
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He sets a time for you to come out of it.
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Come out of it. can i tell you?
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Can i tell you? your ninth hour is coming.
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Your ninth hour is coming. the dark moments are not
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The dark moments are not permanent.
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Permanent. the hot winds of testing
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The hot winds of testing don't last forever.
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Don't last forever. you are close to seeing
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You are close to seeing things turn around.
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Things turn around. you are close to a
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You are close to a breakthrough, close to your
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Breakthrough, close to your healing, close to meeting
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Healing, close to meeting the right person, close to
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The right person, close to victory like you've never
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Victory like you've never seen.
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Seen. the scripture says, "the
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Suffering of this present
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Suffering of this present time doesn't compare to the
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Time doesn't compare to the glory that's coming."
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Glory that's coming." if you could see what god
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If you could see what god has coming, the promotion,
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Has coming, the promotion, the favor, the influence,
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The favor, the influence, you wouldn't complain about
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You wouldn't complain about that dark time.
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That dark time. you would do like jesus and
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You would do like jesus and endure a little bit longer.
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Endure a little bit longer. keep standing.
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Keep standing. keep honoring god.
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Keep honoring god. keep being good to people.
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Keep being good to people. your ninth hour is on the
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Your ninth hour is on the way.
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Way. things are about to change
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Things are about to change in your favor.
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In your favor. the light is about to come
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The light is about to come bursting in.
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Bursting in. it's going to happen
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It's going to happen suddenly.
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Suddenly. just as that challenge came
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Just as that challenge came unexpectedly, god's favor is
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Unexpectedly, god's favor is going to show up
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Going to show up unexpectedly.
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Unexpectedly. he's already set an end to
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He's already set an end to the difficulty.
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The difficulty. i believe and declare you
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I believe and declare you are coming in to your ninth
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Are coming in to your ninth hour.
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Hour. that darkness is about to
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That darkness is about to lift, the hot winds of
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Lift, the hot winds of testing are about to
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Testing are about to subside.
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Subside. i speak strength into you,
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I speak strength into you, healing, favor, promotion,
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Healing, favor, promotion, the fullness of your
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The fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Fear can be a powerful force
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Fear can be a powerful force and will try to make you feel
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And will try to make you feel alone, stuck, without hope.
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Alone, stuck, without hope. but fear doesn't
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But fear doesn't have to get the final say.
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Have to get the final say. there is a way out.
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There is a way out. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above fear
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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And walk in victory. fear doesn't have
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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The final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministries strong.
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To keep the ministries strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com or
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Call 888-567-joel. and for an additional gift
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And for an additional gift this month,
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This month, we're also offering the god's
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We're also offering the god's word work study collection.
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Word work study collection. this empowering set includes
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This empowering set includes the niv,
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The niv, the message
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The message parallel bible, joel's
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Parallel bible, joel's no more fear
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And enjoy it, plus a beautifully
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Plus a beautifully crafted leather
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Bookmark with pen. you can request these inspiring
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Strengthen your spirit. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Joel Osteen - The Hot Winds Of Testing

November 12, 2025 | 29:56

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