Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - How Bad Do You Want It

August 26, 2025 | S25 E238 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - How Bad Do You Want It | August 26, 2025

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>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by,
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In our area, please stop by, be a part of one
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. these are the finest people
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These are the finest people in all of houston, texas,
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In all of houston, texas, right here at lakewood, and
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Right here at lakewood, and we would love to have you.
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We would love to have you. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this husband and wife.
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About this husband and wife. they were celebrating their
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They were celebrating their 60th birthdays together, when
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60th birthdays together, when an angel suddenly appeared
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An angel suddenly appeared and said that god was going
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And said that god was going to grant them each one
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To grant them each one special request.
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Special request. they were so excited,
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They were so excited, the wife said, "my request
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The wife said, "my request is that we'd be able
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Is that we'd be able to travel all over
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To travel all over the world," and poof,
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The world," and poof, when the smoke cleared,
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When the smoke cleared, she had tickets in her hand.
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She had tickets in her hand. the husband put his head down
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The husband put his head down in shame and said,
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In shame and said, "my request is that i'd be
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"my request is that i'd be married to a woman 30 years
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Married to a woman 30 years younger than me," and poof,
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Younger than me," and poof, when the smoke cleared,
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When the smoke cleared, he was 90 years old.
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He was 90 years old. that's what he gets.
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That's what he gets. here we go.
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Here we go. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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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 my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about how bad do you want it.
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About how bad do you want it. the dreams god has placed in
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The dreams god has placed in your heart, the promises he's
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Your heart, the promises he's spoken to you are not going
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Spoken to you are not going to come to pass without
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To come to pass without opposition, without delays,
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Opposition, without delays, without people trying
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Without people trying to talk you out of it.
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To talk you out of it. there will be plenty of
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There will be plenty of opportunities to get
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Opportunities to get discouraged, to lose your
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Discouraged, to lose your passion, think that
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Passion, think that it's not meant to be.
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It's not meant to be. but if you're going to reach
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But if you're going to reach your destiny, you have
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Your destiny, you have to have a made up mind.
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To have a made up mind. if you give up after the
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If you give up after the first time or the fifth time
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First time or the fifth time or the 30th time, what that
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Or the 30th time, what that really means is you didn't
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Really means is you didn't want it bad enough.
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Want it bad enough. there should be something
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There should be something you're believing for
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You're believing for that you are relentless.
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That you are relentless. you are not moved by how
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You are not moved by how impossible it looks.
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Impossible it looks. you're not discouraged
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You're not discouraged by how long it's taking.
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By how long it's taking. you don't give up because
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You don't give up because people told you no.
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People told you no. your attitude is, "if i have
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Your attitude is, "if i have to believe my whole life,
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To believe my whole life, i am not going
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I am not going to stop believing.
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To stop believing. i am not going to take no
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I am not going to take no for an answer.
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For an answer. i'm not going to settle
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I'm not going to settle for mediocrity.
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For mediocrity. i'm going to keep pursuing
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I'm going to keep pursuing what god put in my heart."
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What god put in my heart." you can't be passive
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You can't be passive and indifferent.
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And indifferent. you have to have
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You have to have a holy determination.
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A holy determination. it's more than just
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It's more than just your will.
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Your will. it's a fire on the inside,
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It's a fire on the inside, a knowing that it's
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A knowing that it's supposed to be yours,
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Supposed to be yours, and when everything says
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And when everything says it's not going to happen,
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It's not going to happen, instead of getting
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Instead of getting discouraged, you kick in
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Discouraged, you kick in to a new gear.
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To a new gear. normal people would give up.
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Normal people would give up. normal people would settle.
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Normal people would settle. but you're not normal, you
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But you're not normal, you want it on another level.
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Want it on another level. in mark chapter 10,
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In mark chapter 10, jesus was leaving jericho.
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Jesus was leaving jericho. a great crowd was
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A great crowd was following him.
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Following him. there was a blind beggar on
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There was a blind beggar on the side of the road named
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The side of the road named bartimaeus.
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Bartimaeus. when he heard all the
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When he heard all the commotion, he started
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Commotion, he started shouting, "jesus, son of
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Shouting, "jesus, son of david, have mercy on me."
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David, have mercy on me." the people around him
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The people around him told him to be quiet,
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Told him to be quiet, "you're creating a scene.
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"you're creating a scene. he's going to get upset."
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He's going to get upset." they saw bartimaeus
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They saw bartimaeus as insignificant.
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As insignificant. "you're just a beggar.
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"you're just a beggar. this man jesus,
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This man jesus, he's not going to be
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He's not going to be interested in you.
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Interested in you. he's the hottest
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He's the hottest celebrity around.
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Celebrity around. he's on tmz every night."
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He's on tmz every night." the more they tried to quiet
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The more they tried to quiet him, the scripture says
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Him, the scripture says the louder he shouted.
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The louder he shouted. about that time,
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About that time, jesus stopped, turned,
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Jesus stopped, turned, and looked at him.
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And looked at him. i can imagine they thought,
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I can imagine they thought, "we told you.
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"we told you. you should have been quiet.
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You should have been quiet. he's annoyed, he's going
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He's annoyed, he's going to let you have it."
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To let you have it." jesus smiled and said,
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Jesus smiled and said, "tell him to come to me."
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"tell him to come to me." they were amazed.
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They were amazed. they said, "bartimaeus,
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They said, "bartimaeus, he's not upset,
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He's not upset, he's calling you."
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He's calling you." they brought him to jesus.
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They brought him to jesus. jesus said to him,
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Jesus said to him, "what is it that you want me
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"what is it that you want me to do for you?"
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To do for you?" bartimaeus said,
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Bartimaeus said, "i want to see."
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"i want to see." jesus told him, "go your way.
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Jesus told him, "go your way. your faith has
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Your faith has made you whole."
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Made you whole." instantly, he could see.
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Instantly, he could see. here's my point.
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Here's my point. there were other blind men on
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There were other blind men on the road that day.
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The road that day. there were other sick people
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There were other sick people in the crowed.
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In the crowed. yet bartimaeus was the only
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Yet bartimaeus was the only one that was healed, why?
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One that was healed, why? he wanted it more
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He wanted it more than they did.
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Than they did. he wanted it so bad, he
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He wanted it so bad, he didn't let people talk him
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Didn't let people talk him out of it.
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Out of it. when they tried to push him
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When they tried to push him down, discourage him,
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Down, discourage him, he shouted even louder.
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He shouted even louder. if he would have listened
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If he would have listened to them, he would have
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To them, he would have missed his miracle.
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Missed his miracle. are you letting people talk
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Are you letting people talk you out of what god put
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You out of what god put in your heart?
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In your heart? "you can't get well,
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"you can't get well, you saw the report.
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You saw the report. you'll never get out of debt,
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You'll never get out of debt, you've reached your limits.
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You've reached your limits. you can't start
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You can't start that business.
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That business. you won't accomplish your
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You won't accomplish your dreams, you have
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Dreams, you have too much opposition."
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Too much opposition." do like him, let that go in
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Do like him, let that go in one ear and out the other.
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One ear and out the other. ignore what they're saying.
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Ignore what they're saying. they don't determine
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They don't determine your destiny, god does.
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Your destiny, god does. and if you're going
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And if you're going to see what you're believing
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To see what you're believing for, you have to be willing
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For, you have to be willing to do what other people
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To do what other people won't do.
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Won't do. other people may not believe
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Other people may not believe when it looks impossible.
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When it looks impossible. other people may settle
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Other people may settle where they are.
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Where they are. they may get discouraged,
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They may get discouraged, tell you,
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Tell you, "don't bother praying.
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"don't bother praying. don't bother believing.
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Don't bother believing. no use getting your hopes up,
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No use getting your hopes up, you're wasting your time."
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You're wasting your time." you have to do like
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You have to do like bartimaeus and say, "god,
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Bartimaeus and say, "god, this looks impossible,
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This looks impossible, but i know you can do
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But i know you can do the impossible.
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The impossible. the odds are against me,
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The odds are against me, but god, i know you are
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But god, i know you are for me."
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For me." "well, i put in
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"well, i put in three applications.
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Three applications. all three companies
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All three companies turned me down.
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Turned me down. i don't think i'll ever
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I don't think i'll ever find a job."
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Find a job." i say this respectfully, you
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I say this respectfully, you don't want it bad enough.
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Don't want it bad enough. "well, i dated two girls.
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"well, i dated two girls. both of them told me
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Both of them told me i wasn't their type.
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I wasn't their type. i don't think i'll ever
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I don't think i'll ever get married."
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Get married." you don't want it bad enough.
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You don't want it bad enough. there are several million
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There are several million other girls out there.
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Other girls out there. "well, i want to get well,
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"well, i want to get well, but the medical report says
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But the medical report says i'm not going to make it."
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I'm not going to make it." when the odds are against
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When the odds are against you, you have to want it
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You, you have to want it on a new level.
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On a new level. how bad do you want to
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How bad do you want to get out of debt?
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Get out of debt? bad enough to not buy things
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Bad enough to not buy things you can't afford?
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You can't afford? bad enough to not try to keep
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Bad enough to not try to keep up with your friends?
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Up with your friends? bad enough to honor god by
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Bad enough to honor god by tithing your income?
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Tithing your income? how bad do you want
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How bad do you want that promotion?
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That promotion? bad enough to get
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Bad enough to get to work early?
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To work early? bad enough to do more
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Bad enough to do more than what's required?
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Than what's required? bad enough to take that
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Bad enough to take that online course to sharpen
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Online course to sharpen your skills?
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Your skills? "i don't want to take
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"i don't want to take another course.
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Another course. i don't want more work.
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I don't want more work. i just want the promotion."
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I just want the promotion." you don't want it bad enough.
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You don't want it bad enough. you have to stand out
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You have to stand out in the crowd.
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In the crowd. the scripture says daniel
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The scripture says daniel distinguished himself.
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Distinguished himself. he was so excellent in his
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He was so excellent in his work, so sharp, had such
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Work, so sharp, had such a great attitude that
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A great attitude that he stood out among all
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He stood out among all the other young men.
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The other young men. the king put him in a
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The king put him in a position of great leadership.
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Position of great leadership. but it doesn't say god
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But it doesn't say god distinguished him, god made
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Distinguished him, god made him excel, god made him
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Him excel, god made him stand out.
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Stand out. it says he distinguished
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It says he distinguished himself.
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Himself. he was willing to do what the
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He was willing to do what the other young men wouldn't do.
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Other young men wouldn't do. wasn't so much that he had
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Wasn't so much that he had more talent, more skill.
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More talent, more skill. it was the fact that he
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It was the fact that he wanted it more than they did.
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Wanted it more than they did. how bad do you want your
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How bad do you want your children to stay on
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Children to stay on the right course?
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The right course? bad enough to bring them to
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Bad enough to bring them to church each week?
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Church each week? bad enough to get them up
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Bad enough to get them up and dressed on your day off,
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And dressed on your day off, and have them in
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And have them in children's classes?
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Children's classes? we don't think twice about
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We don't think twice about having to get our children
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Having to get our children up for school,
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Up for school, have them dressed,
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Have them dressed, fed, ready sometimes
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Fed, ready sometimes by 7 in the morning.
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By 7 in the morning. their schooling is incredibly
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Their schooling is incredibly important, but i could argue
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Important, but i could argue that their spiritual life is
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That their spiritual life is even more important.
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Even more important. when they grow up learning
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When they grow up learning to honor god as a person
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To honor god as a person of excellence and integrity,
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Of excellence and integrity, knowing that they are
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Knowing that they are fearfully and wonderfully
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Fearfully and wonderfully made, knowing that they are
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Made, knowing that they are surrounded by favor, those
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Surrounded by favor, those seeds planted in them will
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Seeds planted in them will affect them for the rest
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Affect them for the rest of their lives.
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Of their lives. every time you bring them you
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Every time you bring them you are showing them by example
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Are showing them by example to put god first place.
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To put god first place. how bad do you want your
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How bad do you want your marriage, your relationships
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Marriage, your relationships to work out?
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To work out? bad enough to bite your
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Bad enough to bite your tongue when you feel like
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Tongue when you feel like telling them off?
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Telling them off? bad enough to clean up
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Bad enough to clean up a mess that you didn't make?
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A mess that you didn't make? there are new levels in front
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There are new levels in front of us, but much of it depends
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Of us, but much of it depends on how bad we want it.
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On how bad we want it. god is not going to do
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God is not going to do everything for us.
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Everything for us. we have to do our part.
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We have to do our part. when lazarus died,
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When lazarus died, jesus told his family,
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Jesus told his family, "roll away the stone
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"roll away the stone and i'll raise lazarus."
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And i'll raise lazarus." jesus could have moved
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Jesus could have moved the stone, he's god.
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The stone, he's god. he wanted to see how bad
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He wanted to see how bad they wanted it.
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They wanted it. you can pray, "god,
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You can pray, "god, help me to feel better.
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Help me to feel better. i don't have any energy.
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I don't have any energy. god, i'm always so tired."
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God, i'm always so tired." are you eating right?
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Are you eating right? are you exercising?
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Are you exercising? are you getting enough sleep?
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Are you getting enough sleep? are you living stressed
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Are you living stressed and worried?
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And worried? if you'll roll away the
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If you'll roll away the stone, then god will do
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Stone, then god will do what you're asking.
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What you're asking. but you can't override
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But you can't override natural laws and expect to
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Natural laws and expect to live a blessed, healthy life.
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Live a blessed, healthy life. do you want to get well
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Do you want to get well bad enough to not drink
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Bad enough to not drink 43 colas a day and sleep
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43 colas a day and sleep three hours a night?
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Three hours a night? let me move on.
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Let me move on. do you want to get--do you
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Want to break that addiction
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Want to break that addiction bad enough to not hang around
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Bad enough to not hang around those people that are pulling
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Those people that are pulling you down, causing you
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You down, causing you to compromise?
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To compromise? "joel, i know these friends
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"joel, i know these friends aren't good for me, but
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Aren't good for me, but i like being around them."
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I like being around them." you don't want it bad enough.
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You don't want it bad enough. god is not going to free you
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Until you roll away
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Until you roll away the stone.
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The stone. when he sees you doing all
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When he sees you doing all you can, then he'll make
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You can, then he'll make things happen that you can't.
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Things happen that you can't. but if you're not willing to
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But if you're not willing to do the natural, he's not
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Do the natural, he's not going to do the supernatural,
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Going to do the supernatural, and your destiny is too
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And your destiny is too important to spend it with
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Important to spend it with people that are not
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People that are not making you better.
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Making you better. who are you allowing
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Who are you allowing to influence you?
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To influence you? are they challenging you,
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Are they challenging you, inspiring you,
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Inspiring you, pushing you forward?
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Pushing you forward? you don't have time to waste
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You don't have time to waste with people that bring out
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With people that bring out the worst in you.
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The worst in you. life is flying by.
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Life is flying by. we don't get a do-over,
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We don't get a do-over, this is it.
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This is it. "well, what if i hurt
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"well, what if i hurt their feelings?"
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Their feelings?" what if you miss
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What if you miss your destiny?
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Your destiny? what if they keep you from
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What if they keep you from becoming who you were
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Becoming who you were created to be?
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Created to be? they may not want it
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They may not want it bad enough.
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Bad enough. they may be okay with
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They may be okay with mediocrity, compromise, and
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Mediocrity, compromise, and barely getting by in life.
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Barely getting by in life. that's their choice, but
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That's their choice, but that's not who you are.
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That's not who you are. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. you're destined to leave
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You're destined to leave your mark.
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Your mark. you weren't created to fit
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You weren't created to fit in, to be average, to live
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In, to be average, to live with addictions, dysfunction,
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With addictions, dysfunction, lack, struggle.
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Lack, struggle. you were created
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You were created to stand out in the crowd,
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To stand out in the crowd, to be a cut above.
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To be a cut above. now, do your part and
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Now, do your part and distinguish yourself.
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Distinguish yourself. be willing to do what
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Be willing to do what others won't do.
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Others won't do. yes, it takes discipline.
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Yes, it takes discipline. yes, you have to say no
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Yes, you have to say no to carnal desires.
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To carnal desires. but the pain of discipline is
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But the pain of discipline is less than the pain of regret.
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Less than the pain of regret. it's hard to bite your
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It's hard to bite your tongue, not say what you
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Tongue, not say what you feel, but that pain is less
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Feel, but that pain is less than the pain of having
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Than the pain of having someone you love walk away.
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Someone you love walk away. it's hard to lay off the junk
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It's hard to lay off the junk food, things that are
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Food, things that are not good for you.
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Not good for you. that pain is less than the
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That pain is less than the pain of not being healthy.
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Pain of not being healthy. it's hard to break away from
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It's hard to break away from a friend that's pulling you
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A friend that's pulling you down, but that pain is less
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Down, but that pain is less than not reaching your
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Than not reaching your dreams, and one of the
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Dreams, and one of the saddest things is to come to
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Saddest things is to come to the end of life and wonder
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The end of life and wonder what i could have become.
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What i could have become. what if i wouldn't have let
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What if i wouldn't have let those people talk me
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Those people talk me out of my miracle?
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Out of my miracle? what if i would have broken
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What if i would have broken away from those friends
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Away from those friends that were causing me
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That were causing me to compromise?
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To compromise? where would i be?
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Where would i be? what if i would have treated
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What if i would have treated my spouse with respect?
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My spouse with respect? what if i would have taken
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What if i would have taken that step of faith in my
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That step of faith in my career and not played it
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Career and not played it safe all the time?
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Safe all the time? you don't have to wonder.
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You don't have to wonder. you can start right now.
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You can start right now. it is not too late to become
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It is not too late to become who god's created you to be.
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Who god's created you to be. the question is, do you
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The question is, do you want it bad enough?
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Want it bad enough? stir your passion up.
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Stir your passion up. make this decision, i am not
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Make this decision, i am not going to live complacent,
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Going to live complacent, accepting mediocrity,
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Accepting mediocrity, passive.
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Passive. i'm going to pursue
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I'm going to pursue what god put in my heart.
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What god put in my heart. i'm going to take steps
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I'm going to take steps to grow.
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To grow. i'm going to come up higher
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I'm going to come up higher in my relationships.
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In my relationships. there was a young man that
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There was a young man that was raised in a small town
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Was raised in a small town in pennsylvania.
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In pennsylvania. nobody in his family had
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Nobody in his family had ever left that area.
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Ever left that area. they all stayed
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They all stayed and worked there locally,
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And worked there locally, but this young man had
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But this young man had a dream to go to college.
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A dream to go to college. he knew he had more in him,
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He knew he had more in him, but he came from
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But he came from a limited income.
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A limited income. he didn't have the funds
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He didn't have the funds or the connections.
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Or the connections. but instead of giving up
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But instead of giving up and accepting that as his
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And accepting that as his destiny, he went to the local
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Destiny, he went to the local phone company and he got
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Phone company and he got the phone directory
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The phone directory for new york city.
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For new york city. that's where he wanted to go
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That's where he wanted to go to school, but he had
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To school, but he had to find a job.
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To find a job. he found a company
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He found a company that had 393 locations
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That had 393 locations in the new york area.
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In the new york area. he decided to write each one
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He decided to write each one of them a letter
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Of them a letter asking them for a job.
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Asking them for a job. he didn't have a computer
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He didn't have a computer or a typewriter,
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Or a typewriter, but for the next month,
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But for the next month, he wrote about 15 letters
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He wrote about 15 letters a week, telling the company
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A week, telling the company that he would do
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That he would do anything from sweep
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Anything from sweep the floors to clean out
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The floors to clean out the warehouses.
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The warehouses. a month went by and he didn't
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A month went by and he didn't hear anything.
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Hear anything. three months, nothing.
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Three months, nothing. six months, still nothing.
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Six months, still nothing. he was kind of discouraged.
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He was kind of discouraged. when he turned 18, he
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When he turned 18, he convinced his parents to let
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Convinced his parents to let him take the train to
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Him take the train to new york city to follow up
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New york city to follow up at that company.
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At that company. he arrived in manhattan,
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He arrived in manhattan, and he went to one of
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And he went to one of their largest locations
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Their largest locations in times square.
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In times square. he told the person in charge
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He told the person in charge who he was, and how he
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Who he was, and how he had applied for a job,
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Had applied for a job, and was wondering
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And was wondering if they were interested.
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If they were interested. the person informed him that
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The person informed him that all the hiring took place at
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All the hiring took place at their corporate headquarters
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Their corporate headquarters a few blocks down the street.
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A few blocks down the street. that's where all
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That's where all the applications went.
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The applications went. he walked into
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He walked into this big skyscraper,
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This big skyscraper, this huge building.
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This huge building. he told the receptionist his
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He told the receptionist his name and asked if he
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Name and asked if he could see the person
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Could see the person in charge of hiring.
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In charge of hiring. she called upstairs,
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She called upstairs, and much to her surprise,
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And much to her surprise, they said, "yes, send him up."
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They said, "yes, send him up." he stepped off the elevator,
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He stepped off the elevator, they brought him to this
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They brought him to this large executive office
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Large executive office with big, beautiful windows
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With big, beautiful windows looking out.
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Looking out. he was so nervous,
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He was so nervous, so out of his element.
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So out of his element. he told the executive,
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He told the executive, "my name is so-and-so,
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"my name is so-and-so, and i was wondering if you
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And i was wondering if you received the letter i wrote
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Received the letter i wrote asking for a job."
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Asking for a job." the executive turned to his
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The executive turned to his side desk, put his hand on
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Side desk, put his hand on a big stack of papers, said,
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A big stack of papers, said, "yes, we received your
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"yes, we received your letter, all 393 of them.
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Letter, all 393 of them. we knew you would be coming.
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We knew you would be coming. you can start tomorrow."
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You can start tomorrow." that young man not only
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That young man not only worked his way through
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Worked his way through college, but when he
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College, but when he graduated, he became
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Graduated, he became a manager for a whole region
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A manager for a whole region of their stores.
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Of their stores. how bad do you want it?
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How bad do you want it? "well, i put
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"well, i put in four applications,
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In four applications, they all turned me down."
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They all turned me down." you have 389 left to go.
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You have 389 left to go. the difference between
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The difference between a dream and a wish is a wish
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A dream and a wish is a wish is something you just hope
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Is something you just hope it happens.
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It happens. but a dream you put
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But a dream you put actions behind.
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Actions behind. the scripture says faith
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The scripture says faith without works is dead.
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Without works is dead. he could have wished
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He could have wished he could get a job,
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He could get a job, wished somebody would
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Wished somebody would hire him, wished he could
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Hire him, wished he could go to school.
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Go to school. wishing isn't going
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Wishing isn't going to get you anywhere.
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To get you anywhere. he was willing to do what
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He was willing to do what others wouldn't do, and the
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Others wouldn't do, and the people that succeed don't
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People that succeed don't always have the most talent,
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Always have the most talent, the most education,
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The most education, the most opportunity.
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The most opportunity. many times, they simply
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Many times, they simply want it more than others.
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Want it more than others. you have to pursue
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You have to pursue what god put in you.
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What god put in you. being passive and indifferent
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Being passive and indifferent will keep you
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Will keep you from your destiny.
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From your destiny. jesus said, "those who
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Jesus said, "those who hunger and thirst
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Hunger and thirst after righteousness
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After righteousness will be filled."
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Will be filled." here's the principle.
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Here's the principle. if you're not hungering after
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If you're not hungering after anything, you're not going
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Anything, you're not going to be filled.
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To be filled. are you hungry to get well,
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Are you hungry to get well, hungry to accomplish
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Hungry to accomplish the dream, hungry to meet
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The dream, hungry to meet the right person?
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The right person? you can teach people to have
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You can teach people to have faith, you can encourage them
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Faith, you can encourage them to believe, but you can't
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To believe, but you can't make people be hungry.
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Make people be hungry. this has to come from
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This has to come from the inside.
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The inside. you have to know you are
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You have to know you are a person of destiny and that
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A person of destiny and that there is something bigger
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There is something bigger in front of you.
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In front of you. do you want it bad enough,
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Do you want it bad enough, or are you coasting?
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Or are you coasting? have you let people talk you
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Have you let people talk you out of it, bad breaks,
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Out of it, bad breaks, disappointments steal your
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Disappointments steal your passion, cause you to settle?
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Passion, cause you to settle? "well, my business
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"well, my business didn't make it,
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Didn't make it, that's why i'm down."
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That's why i'm down." how do you know your next
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How do you know your next business is not going
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Business is not going to make it?
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To make it? "but the medical report says
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"but the medical report says i'm not going to get well."
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I'm not going to get well." there's another report,
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There's another report, it says god is restoring
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It says god is restoring health back unto you.
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Health back unto you. are you hungry for it?
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Are you hungry for it? you may have had some
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You may have had some setbacks, but you have to be
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Setbacks, but you have to be relentless when it comes to
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Relentless when it comes to what god put in your heart.
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What god put in your heart. if you let people talk you
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If you let people talk you out of it, delays,
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Out of it, delays, disappointments, then you
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Disappointments, then you didn't want it bad enough,
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Didn't want it bad enough, and sometimes we talk
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And sometimes we talk ourselves out of it.
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Ourselves out of it. "it's too hard.
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"it's too hard. i can't write that many
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I can't write that many letters, i don't have
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Letters, i don't have a computer."
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A computer." it's amazing what
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It's amazing what we'll do when we want
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We'll do when we want something bad enough.
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Something bad enough. when i met victoria,
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When i met victoria, i was madly in love.
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I was madly in love. i thought, "this girl
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I thought, "this girl is one of a kind.
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Is one of a kind. i am not going to let her
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I am not going to let her get away."
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Get away." i would do anything
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I would do anything she wanted.
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She wanted. i would go to the mall with
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I would go to the mall with her, follow her around,
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Her, follow her around, hold her purse while
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Hold her purse while she tried things on.
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She tried things on. i don't even like to shop.
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I don't even like to shop. i didn't mind it one bit,
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I didn't mind it one bit, i was with her.
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I was with her. one time, when we were first
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One time, when we were first dating, she asked if i wanted
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Dating, she asked if i wanted to go work out at 5:30
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To go work out at 5:30 in the morning.
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In the morning. i thought, "no, i don't want
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I thought, "no, i don't want to go work out at 5:30.
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To go work out at 5:30. i want to sleep."
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I want to sleep." without missing a beat,
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Without missing a beat, i smiled real big and said,
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I smiled real big and said, "i'd love to go work out
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"i'd love to go work out at 5:30.
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At 5:30. i'll be at your house
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I'll be at your house at 5:15."
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At 5:15." i was lying,
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I was lying, but i was in love.
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But i was in love. here i was driving down the
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Here i was driving down the road 4:45 in the morning,
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Road 4:45 in the morning, as happy as can be, never
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As happy as can be, never complained one time.
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Complained one time. i was about to see the girl
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I was about to see the girl of my dreams.
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Of my dreams. when you want something bad
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When you want something bad enough, you'll do things that
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Enough, you'll do things that you normally wouldn't do,
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You normally wouldn't do, and if you think i wanted her
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And if you think i wanted her that bad, you should have
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That bad, you should have seen how bad she wanted me.
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Seen how bad she wanted me. i made myself laugh.
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I made myself laugh. i can't think of any
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I can't think of any examples, but i know she did.
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Examples, but i know she did. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? quit telling yourself,
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Quit telling yourself, "it's too hard, it's too early,
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"it's too hard, it's too early, i've had too many
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I've had too many setbacks."
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Setbacks." you can do what you want
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You can do what you want to do.
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To do. don't miss your destiny
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Don't miss your destiny because you didn't want it
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Because you didn't want it bad enough.
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Bad enough. what god put in you is
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What god put in you is worth fighting for.
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Worth fighting for. it's worth being
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It's worth being uncomfortable for a season.
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Uncomfortable for a season. it's worth having to stretch
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It's worth having to stretch to get up early to try again
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To get up early to try again to do what others
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To do what others aren't willing to do.
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Aren't willing to do. my grandmother on my father's
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My grandmother on my father's side of the family was
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Side of the family was a very feisty woman.
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A very feisty woman. she was a real character.
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She was a real character. she grew up way out in the
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She grew up way out in the country, and she and my
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Country, and she and my grandfather were very poor.
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Grandfather were very poor. they didn't have much
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They didn't have much education, but they were
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Education, but they were really great people.
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Really great people. but later in life,
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But later in life, my grandmother took up
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My grandmother took up chewing tobacco.
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Chewing tobacco. she liked to dip snuff.
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She liked to dip snuff. you didn't know i came
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You didn't know i came from such a sophisticated
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From such a sophisticated background.
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Background. one time, someone asked my
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One time, someone asked my father if you could chew
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Father if you could chew tobacco and go to heaven.
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Tobacco and go to heaven. he said, "yes, but you'll
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He said, "yes, but you'll have to go to hell
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Have to go to hell to spit."
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To spit." my grandfather
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My grandfather couldn't stand it.
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Couldn't stand it. he begged her and begged her
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He begged her and begged her to stop.
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To stop. she said, "jack,
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She said, "jack, i just can't do it.
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I just can't do it. i've tried everything,
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I've tried everything, i'm hooked."
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I'm hooked." this went on year after year.
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This went on year after year. nothing seemed to help.
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Nothing seemed to help. my grandfather was desperate.
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My grandfather was desperate. he finally told her,
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He finally told her, "ellie mae, i will give you
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"ellie mae, i will give you $1,000 if you will
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$1,000 if you will stop dipping snuff."
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Stop dipping snuff." back then in the '40s, $1,000
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Back then in the '40s, $1,000 was like $25,000 today.
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Was like $25,000 today. she wanted the money
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She wanted the money so badly, she tried
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So badly, she tried everything she could,
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Everything she could, she still couldn't stop.
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She still couldn't stop. well, eventually my
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Well, eventually my grandfather died, he went
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Grandfather died, he went to be with the lord.
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To be with the lord. but my grandmother
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But my grandmother didn't like being single.
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Didn't like being single. ellie mae wanted to find
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Ellie mae wanted to find herself a man.
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Herself a man. she met this man that was
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She met this man that was 12 years younger than her.
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12 years younger than her. she was so excited,
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She was so excited, he was handsome,
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He was handsome, had a great personality,
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Had a great personality, more than she could imagine.
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More than she could imagine. but she started thinking, "if
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But she started thinking, "if he finds out i dip snuff,
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He finds out i dip snuff, he will never even
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He will never even ask me out on a date,
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Ask me out on a date, much less marry me."
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Much less marry me." do you know how long
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Do you know how long it took ellie mae
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It took ellie mae to quit dipping stuff?
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To quit dipping stuff? that long.
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That long. she did it instantly.
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She did it instantly. she didn't go to snuff
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She didn't go to snuff dippers anonymous.
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Dippers anonymous. she didn't have
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She didn't have any withdrawals.
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Any withdrawals. what she couldn't do in years
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What she couldn't do in years she did in a split second,
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She did in a split second, all because her want to
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All because her want to got big enough.
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Got big enough. like my grandmother, you can
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Like my grandmother, you can do whatever you want to do.
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Do whatever you want to do. the question is,
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The question is, how big is your want to?
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How big is your want to? you can break that addiction
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You can break that addiction if you really want to.
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If you really want to. you can forgive that person
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You can forgive that person that hurt you.
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That hurt you. you can make
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You can make your marriage work.
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Your marriage work. you can write that book.
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You can write that book. you can accomplish your dream
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You can accomplish your dream if you want to bad enough.
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If you want to bad enough. your will is one of the most
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Your will is one of the most powerful things you have,
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Powerful things you have, and when you make up your mind
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And when you make up your mind to do something, god will
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To do something, god will breathe on your efforts and
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Breathe on your efforts and give you strength that goes
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Give you strength that goes beyond your natural ability.
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Beyond your natural ability. it's not just willpower,
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It's not just willpower, it's the blessing of god
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It's the blessing of god helping you.
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Helping you. but it kicks in when god sees
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But it kicks in when god sees you doing all you can do,
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You doing all you can do, taking steps to come up
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Taking steps to come up higher, forgiving the person
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Higher, forgiving the person that did you wrong, trying
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That did you wrong, trying again after a disappointment.
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Again after a disappointment. that's when you'll see god
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That's when you'll see god make things happen that you
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Make things happen that you couldn't make happen.
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Couldn't make happen. but i wonder if you've
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But i wonder if you've convinced yourself
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Convinced yourself you can't do something
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You can't do something that you really can do.
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That you really can do. "i don't have the discipline,
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"i don't have the discipline, i don't have the talent."
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I don't have the talent." god is saying,
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God is saying, "you can do it,
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"you can do it, it's in you, but you're going
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It's in you, but you're going to have to dig down deep
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To have to dig down deep and put forth
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And put forth the effort."
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The effort." it may not be easy,
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It may not be easy, but your destiny is calling.
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But your destiny is calling. you have greatness in you.
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You have greatness in you. don't let people talk
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Don't let people talk you out of it.
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You out of it. don't let circumstances
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Don't let circumstances convince you that you can't.
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Convince you that you can't. there are new levels
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There are new levels in front of you.
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In front of you. there are great
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There are great relationships, healing,
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Relationships, healing, promotion, abundance.
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Promotion, abundance. my question is,
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My question is, how bad do you want it?
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How bad do you want it? i believe i'm looking at
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I believe i'm looking at hungry people today.
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Hungry people today. i'm looking at people that
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I'm looking at people that have a made up mind, people
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Have a made up mind, people that are relentless.
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That are relentless. i believe and declare because
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I believe and declare because your want to is big enough,
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Your want to is big enough, like bartimaeus, you're going
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Like bartimaeus, you're going to see god suddenly
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To see god suddenly turn things around.
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Turn things around. like david, you're going to
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Like david, you're going to outlast the opposition
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Outlast the opposition and take your throne,
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And take your throne, and like my grandmother,
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And like my grandmother, you're going to break
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You're going to break barriers that have held
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Barriers that have held you back, and step into a new
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You back, and step into a new level of your destiny,
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Level of your destiny, in jesus's name,
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In jesus's name, and if you receive it,
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Can you say amen today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." friends, if you prayed
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer,
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That simple prayer, we believe you got
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We believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good
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Get in a good bible-based church
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Bible-based church and keep god first place.
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And keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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It's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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My heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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This month, we'll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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Will help you break through
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Stir your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we'll send you the
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We'll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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By joel osteen. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day,
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You and your family every day, and thank you so much
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And thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Around the world.
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Joel Osteen - How Bad Do You Want It

August 26, 2025 | S25 E238 | 30:0

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