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Joel Osteen - How To Handle Troublemakers

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - How To Handle Troublemakers | January 23, 2026

-joel: god bless you. it's
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-joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd
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Visit us in person. we'd love to have you be a part
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Love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. it s just a
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Something funny. it s just a joke; don t be offended. i
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Joke; don t be offended. i heard about this man. he was
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Heard about this man. he was sitting in a dark restaurant.
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Sitting in a dark restaurant. he said to the lady next to
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He said to the lady next to him, would you like to hear
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Him, would you like to hear a blonde joke? the lady
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A blonde joke? the lady said, well before you tell
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Said, well before you tell me, you should know that im
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Me, you should know that im blonde, 6 foot tall and a
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Blonde, 6 foot tall and a professional body builder.
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Professional body builder. the lady next to me is
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The lady next to me is blonde, 6 foot 2 and a
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Blonde, 6 foot 2 and a professional wrestler. and
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Professional wrestler. and the lady next to her is
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The lady next to her is blonde, 6 foot 5 and the kick
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Blonde, 6 foot 5 and the kick boxing champion of the world.
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Boxing champion of the world. now do you still want to tell
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Now do you still want to tell me? he thought about it a
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Me? he thought about it a moment and said, no, not if
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Moment and said, no, not if i m going to have to explain
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I m going to have to explain it three times. (laugher)
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It three times. (laugher) all right y all, say it like
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All right y all, say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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I can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus name. god bless you.
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Jesus name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about how to handle
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About how to handle troublemakers. we all have
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Troublemakers. we all have people in life that can get
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People in life that can get on our nerves, do things to
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On our nerves, do things to aggravate us, say things
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Aggravate us, say things behind our back. it may be a
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Behind our back. it may be a coworker, a neighbor, a
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Coworker, a neighbor, a relative or perhaps you re
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Relative or perhaps you re sitting by them. they try to
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Sitting by them. they try to make us look bad, stir up
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Make us look bad, stir up division. it█s like their
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Division. it█s like their calling in life is to cause
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Calling in life is to cause us trouble. it█s easy to get
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Us trouble. it█s easy to get riled up, this is not right.
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Riled up, this is not right. i ve got to straighten them
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I ve got to straighten them out. they re not going to get
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Out. they re not going to get the best of me. but most of
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The best of me. but most of the time, it█s simply a
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The time, it█s simply a distraction. that s the enemy
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Distraction. that s the enemy trying to bait you into
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Trying to bait you into conflict, get you off course,
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Conflict, get you off course, spending valuable time and
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Spending valuable time and energy on something that
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Energy on something that doesn t matter. changing
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Doesn t matter. changing their mind about you should
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Their mind about you should not be your goal. trying to
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Not be your goal. trying to get them to like you is not
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Get them to like you is not your job. some people, no
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Your job. some people, no matter how nice you are, no
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Matter how nice you are, no matter how good you are to
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Matter how good you are to them, they█ve not going to be
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Them, they█ve not going to be for you. but you don█t need
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For you. but you don█t need them to fulfill your destiny.
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Them to fulfill your destiny. you don t have to have their
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You don t have to have their approval to become who you
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Approval to become who you were created to be. don t let
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Were created to be. don t let that get on the inside. you
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That get on the inside. you have to keep your walls up.
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Have to keep your walls up. you can t stop people from
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You can t stop people from being rude, offensive,
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Being rude, offensive, stirring up trouble, but you
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Stirring up trouble, but you don t have to allow it in.
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Don t have to allow it in. the scripture says to, guard
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The scripture says to, guard your heart. there should be
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Your heart. there should be a secret place, down in your
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A secret place, down in your spirit that you don t let
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Spirit that you don t let offense in. you don t let
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Offense in. you don t let bitterness, what wasn t fair,
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Bitterness, what wasn t fair, how they treated you, keep
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How they treated you, keep that out. well joel, if they
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That out. well joel, if they wouldn█t say things that
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Wouldn█t say things that weren t true, if they
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Weren t true, if they wouldn█t be demeaning, if
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Wouldn█t be demeaning, if they wouldn t leave me out.
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They wouldn t leave me out. you can t control people. you
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You can t control people. you can t make them do what s
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Can t make them do what s right. every time you let it
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Right. every time you let it upset you, you█re giving them
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Upset you, you█re giving them your power. it█s like you re
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Your power. it█s like you re putting your thermostat in
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Putting your thermostat in their hands. you█re letting
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Their hands. you█re letting them set your temperature.
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Them set your temperature. let█s make them cold. let█s
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Let█s make them cold. let█s make them hot. let█s make
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Make them hot. let█s make them uncomfortable. do
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Them uncomfortable. do yourself a favor, get your
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Yourself a favor, get your thermostat back. quit letting
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Thermostat back. quit letting what they say ruin your day.
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What they say ruin your day. quit allowing people that
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Quit allowing people that have issues, that are angry,
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Have issues, that are angry, bitter, insecure determine
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Bitter, insecure determine how you re going to live. you
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How you re going to live. you are responsible for your own
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Are responsible for your own happiness. if you re
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Happiness. if you re depending on what other
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Depending on what other people do to determine
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People do to determine whether or not you█re going
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Whether or not you█re going to be happy, you█re going to
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To be happy, you█re going to spend a lot of days unhappy.
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Spend a lot of days unhappy. why don t you make up your
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Why don t you make up your mind, i█m going to enjoy
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Mind, i█m going to enjoy this day despite what comes
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This day despite what comes against me. joel this
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Against me. joel this person at work gets on my
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Person at work gets on my nerves. they█re always trying
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Nerves. they█re always trying to make me look bad. here█s
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To make me look bad. here█s what i█m saying, get them off
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What i█m saying, get them off your nerves. they don t
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Your nerves. they don t control you. you█re giving
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Control you. you█re giving them your joy.
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Them your joy. david was seventeen years old
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David was seventeen years old when he heard goliath
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When he heard goliath taunting the people of
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Taunting the people of israel. something rose up in
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Israel. something rose up in him. he went out with a sling
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Him. he went out with a sling shot, slung that rock, and
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Shot, slung that rock, and brought down the giant. some
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Brought down the giant. some troublemakers you need to
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Troublemakers you need to confront. god will give you
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Confront. god will give you the grace to defeat them. but
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The grace to defeat them. but most of them are not going to
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Most of them are not going to go away that quickly. david
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Go away that quickly. david defeated goliath in a few
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Defeated goliath in a few minutes, but his real enemy
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Minutes, but his real enemy was king saul. he didn█t go
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Was king saul. he didn█t go away. he kept pestering david
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Away. he kept pestering david for much of his life. david
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For much of his life. david went to the palace to serve
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Went to the palace to serve king saul. he was his armor
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King saul. he was his armor bearer. he would play the
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Bearer. he would play the harp when saul was depressed,
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Harp when saul was depressed, and it would help bring
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And it would help bring healing. but when saul heard
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Healing. but when saul heard the people singing about how
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The people singing about how he had killed thousands, but
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He had killed thousands, but david had killed tens of
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David had killed tens of thousands, saul became
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Thousands, saul became jealous. he couldn't handle
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Jealous. he couldn't handle david being more prominent
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David being more prominent and more revered. some people
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And more revered. some people are fine as long as you stay
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Are fine as long as you stay at their level. but when god
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At their level. but when god starts to promote you and
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Starts to promote you and give you more honor,
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Give you more honor, influence, don█t be surprised
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Influence, don█t be surprised if they can t handle it. they
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If they can t handle it. they get jealous and start finding
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Get jealous and start finding fault, being critical. if you
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Fault, being critical. if you let that in, it will poison
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Let that in, it will poison your spirit. you█ll become
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Your spirit. you█ll become critical of the people that
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Critical of the people that are critical of you and it
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Are critical of you and it will keep you from rising
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Will keep you from rising higher. you have to be mature
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Higher. you have to be mature enough to walk away. don█t
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Enough to walk away. don█t get drawn in to that battle.
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Get drawn in to that battle. it█s a distraction.
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It█s a distraction. one day while david was
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One day while david was playing the harp, saul threw
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Playing the harp, saul threw a spear and tried to kill
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A spear and tried to kill david. david ducked. it
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David. david ducked. it barely missed him. earlier,
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Barely missed him. earlier, when david heard the insults,
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When david heard the insults, he ran toward goliath. he
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He ran toward goliath. he thought, i m going to fight
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Thought, i m going to fight this troublemaker.but this
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This troublemaker.but this time, when he was
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Time, when he was disrespected, he ducked. he
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Disrespected, he ducked. he didn█t confront saul like he
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Didn█t confront saul like he did goliath. he knew saul was
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Did goliath. he knew saul was anointed by god, and he
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Anointed by god, and he wasn█t going touch god█s
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Wasn█t going touch god█s anointed. the principle is
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Anointed. the principle is you have to know when to
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You have to know when to fight and when to walk away.
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Fight and when to walk away. you re not supposed to
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You re not supposed to confront every troublemaker.
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Confront every troublemaker. they may be throwing spears,
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They may be throwing spears, disrespectful, trying to make
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Disrespectful, trying to make you look bad. most of the
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You look bad. most of the time you need to duck. ignore
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Time you need to duck. ignore it and move on.
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It and move on. david had to flee for his
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David had to flee for his life. he spent years on the
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Life. he spent years on the run, in the desert, with king
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Run, in the desert, with king saul chasing him. it wasn t
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Saul chasing him. it wasn t fair. he hadn t done anything
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Fair. he hadn t done anything wrong. he could have been
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Wrong. he could have been bitter, angry. i m going to
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Bitter, angry. i m going to get revenge. i█m going to pay
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Get revenge. i█m going to pay him back. but david kept his
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Him back. but david kept his walls up. at one point, he
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Walls up. at one point, he had the opportunity to kill
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Had the opportunity to kill saul. he could have put an
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Saul. he could have put an end to this problem, but he
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End to this problem, but he wouldn█t do it. he kept
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Wouldn█t do it. he kept passing the test. how you
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Passing the test. how you handle people that do you
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Handle people that do you wrong will determine how high
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Wrong will determine how high you can go. if you get upset,
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You can go. if you get upset, offended, try to pay everyone
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Offended, try to pay everyone back, it█s going to limit
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Back, it█s going to limit your growth. but when you do
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Your growth. but when you do like david, even when it█s
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Like david, even when it█s unfair, you stay on the high
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Unfair, you stay on the high road, you keep that offense
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Road, you keep that offense out of your spirit, you duck
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Out of your spirit, you duck when you could easily fight.
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When you could easily fight. you are passing the test.
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You are passing the test. before david could take the
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Before david could take the throne, he didn t just have
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Throne, he didn t just have to defeat goliath, not just
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To defeat goliath, not just confront a troublemaker, he
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Confront a troublemaker, he had to walk away from a
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Had to walk away from a troublemaker. he had to
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Troublemaker. he had to ignore the disrespect. to
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Ignore the disrespect. to reach your destiny, there
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Reach your destiny, there will be saul█s people that
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Will be saul█s people that offend, people that are rude,
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Offend, people that are rude, that don█t give you credit.
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That don█t give you credit. like david, you re doing the
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Like david, you re doing the right thing, but they find
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Right thing, but they find fault. that s not goliath,
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Fault. that s not goliath, that█s saul. ignore it. don t
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That█s saul. ignore it. don t let it get in your spirit.
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Let it get in your spirit. 1 peter 2 says, follow the
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1 peter 2 says, follow the example of christ. he did not
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Example of christ. he did not retaliate when he was
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Retaliate when he was insulted. he did not threaten
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Insulted. he did not threaten to get even when he was done
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To get even when he was done wrong. he left his case in
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Wrong. he left his case in the hands of god. how much
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The hands of god. how much more peace would we have, if
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More peace would we have, if we would start leaving our
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We would start leaving our cases in the hands of god.
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Cases in the hands of god. how much more would we enjoy
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How much more would we enjoy life, if we didn█t retaliate
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Life, if we didn█t retaliate when we re insulted, we
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When we re insulted, we didn█t live trying to get
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Didn█t live trying to get even, we weren█t frustrated
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Even, we weren█t frustrated over people at work that are
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Over people at work that are stirring up trouble. instead
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Stirring up trouble. instead of fighting, we ducked. we
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Of fighting, we ducked. we walked away knowing god is
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Walked away knowing god is fighting for us. are there
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Fighting for us. are there some things you need to leave
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Some things you need to leave in the hands of god? people
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In the hands of god? people that did you wrong? what
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That did you wrong? what somebody said, that spear
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Somebody said, that spear they threw that almost took
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They threw that almost took you out, that coworker that
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You out, that coworker that cost you a promotion. now
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Cost you a promotion. now you re all stressed, blood
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You re all stressed, blood pressure high, can█t sleep
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Pressure high, can█t sleep well. you re trying to solve
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Well. you re trying to solve the case, fix the case, prove
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The case, fix the case, prove the case. this can save you a
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The case. this can save you a lot of heartache. you can
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Lot of heartache. you can leave that case in hands of
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Leave that case in hands of god. he ll make the wrongs
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God. he ll make the wrongs right. he sees the spears
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Right. he sees the spears they█ve thrown. he█d heard
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They█ve thrown. he█d heard the negative comments, the
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The negative comments, the betrayals, the jealousy. none
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Betrayals, the jealousy. none of that can keep you from
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Of that can keep you from your destiny unless you let
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Your destiny unless you let the offense get in you and
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The offense get in you and poison your spirit. you get
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Poison your spirit. you get distracted in battles you re
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Distracted in battles you re not supposed to fight. you
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Not supposed to fight. you don t have to retaliate. god
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Don t have to retaliate. god will vindicate you better
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Will vindicate you better than you can vindicate
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Than you can vindicate yourself. this takes all the
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Yourself. this takes all the pressure off. it█s very
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Pressure off. it█s very freeing when you understand,
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Freeing when you understand, you don t have to change
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You don t have to change people. you don t have to
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People. you don t have to convince them to be for you,
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Convince them to be for you, make them like you. just keep
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Make them like you. just keep taking the high road,
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Taking the high road, honoring god, and he█ll get
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Honoring god, and he█ll get you to where you█ve supposed
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You to where you█ve supposed to be.
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To be. 1 samuel 18 says, “saul
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1 samuel 18 says, “saul remained david's enemy for
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Remained david's enemy for the rest of his life.” it's
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The rest of his life.” it's interesting that god didn't
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Interesting that god didn't change saul. saul didn't
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Change saul. saul didn't suddenly decide that he liked
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Suddenly decide that he liked david, and he was going to
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David, and he was going to quit trying to harm him. i
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Quit trying to harm him. i don't mean to depress us but
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Don't mean to depress us but some of those troublemakers
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Some of those troublemakers may not change. some of the
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May not change. some of the people that don't like you,
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People that don't like you, that say things that aren't
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That say things that aren't true, that won't respect you,
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True, that won't respect you, they may be that way their
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They may be that way their whole life. the question is,
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Whole life. the question is, is your happiness dependent
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Is your happiness dependent on whether saul quits
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On whether saul quits bothering you, on whether
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Bothering you, on whether that relative quits demeaning
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That relative quits demeaning you? you█ve putting your
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You? you█ve putting your power in their hands. i m
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Power in their hands. i m asking you to take your power
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Asking you to take your power back. quit giving them your
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Back. quit giving them your thermostat. god didn█t
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Thermostat. god didn█t promise he█ll going to change
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Promise he█ll going to change them, but he did promise,
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Them, but he did promise, they cannot keep you from
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They cannot keep you from your destiny. what god has
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Your destiny. what god has purposed for your life, is
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Purposed for your life, is not dependent on whether they
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Not dependent on whether they approve you, accept you,
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Approve you, accept you, validate you. quit worrying
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Validate you. quit worrying about what they think. quit
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About what they think. quit spending time and energy
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Spending time and energy trying to defend yourself.
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Trying to defend yourself. those are distractions.
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Those are distractions. you re never going to get rid
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You re never going to get rid of all the negative chatter
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Of all the negative chatter and relatives saying this,
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And relatives saying this, and a coworker stirring
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And a coworker stirring things up. you don█t have
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Things up. you don█t have time for all that pettiness.
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Time for all that pettiness. god has put greatness in you.
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God has put greatness in you. he█ll destined you to leave
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He█ll destined you to leave your mark, to set a new
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Your mark, to set a new standard for your family. if
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Standard for your family. if you ll leave it in his hands,
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You ll leave it in his hands, he will take care of those
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He will take care of those who are trying to stop you.
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Who are trying to stop you. david kept doing the right
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David kept doing the right thing, year after year. one
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Thing, year after year. one day saul was killed in a
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Day saul was killed in a battle, and david was made
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Battle, and david was made king. it happened suddenly.
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King. it happened suddenly. david didn█t see it coming.
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David didn█t see it coming. it looked like he d be on the
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It looked like he d be on the run for many more years, then
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Run for many more years, then word came, saul█s gone and
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Word came, saul█s gone and now you re on the throne.
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Now you re on the throne. god has some of these sudden
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God has some of these sudden turn arounds for you. you ve
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Turn arounds for you. you ve taken the high road. you█ve
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Taken the high road. you█ve walked away from the
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Walked away from the disrespect, you ve been good
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Disrespect, you ve been good to people that weren█t good
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To people that weren█t good to you. god saw you doing the
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To you. god saw you doing the right thing. there█ve about to
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Right thing. there█ve about to be shift, where suddenly
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Be shift, where suddenly you re promoted, suddenly
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You re promoted, suddenly you re vindicated, suddenly
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You re vindicated, suddenly that person that caused you
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That person that caused you all the heartache is no
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All the heartache is no longer there. saul is gone
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Longer there. saul is gone and you take the throne. you
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And you take the throne. you see favor and blessing that
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See favor and blessing that catapults you ahead.
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Catapults you ahead. a man i know worked at this
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A man i know worked at this company for many years. he
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Company for many years. he was very faithful, always
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Was very faithful, always doing more than required. but
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Doing more than required. but his supervisor was never for
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His supervisor was never for him. he was intimidated by
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Him. he was intimidated by him. even in meetings, he
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Him. even in meetings, he would make demeaning remarks
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Would make demeaning remarks about this man. he was passed
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About this man. he was passed over for several promotions
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Over for several promotions that should have been his. he
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That should have been his. he never complained. he didn t
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Never complained. he didn t talk about the supervisor. he
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Talk about the supervisor. he left his case in in the hands
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Left his case in in the hands of god. he knew this was a
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Of god. he knew this was a saul. you can t pray away
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Saul. you can t pray away saul. you ll defeat a few
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Saul. you ll defeat a few giants quickly, but most of
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Giants quickly, but most of the people that stir things
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The people that stir things up are saul s. they don t go
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Up are saul s. they don t go away overnight. these are
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Away overnight. these are tests that we have to pass.
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Tests that we have to pass. one day the owner of the
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One day the owner of the company flew in from another
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Company flew in from another state where he lived. the
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State where he lived. the supervisor was out of town.
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Supervisor was out of town. this man worked with the
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This man worked with the owner for the week and gave
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Owner for the week and gave him the reports that he
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Him the reports that he needed. the owner was so
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Needed. the owner was so impressed. a few months
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Impressed. a few months later, he decided to
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Later, he decided to restructure his staff. he
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Restructure his staff. he called this man and the
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Called this man and the supervisor in. he said to the
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Supervisor in. he said to the man, i m making you my vice
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Man, i m making you my vice president. from now on,
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President. from now on, you ll run the company and
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You ll run the company and report directly to me.he
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Report directly to me.he said to the supervisor, from
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Said to the supervisor, from now on, you ll report to him.
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Now on, you ll report to him. god knows how to vindicate
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God knows how to vindicate you. he knows how to make up
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You. he knows how to make up for what you█ve been through.
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For what you█ve been through. when you█re dealing with a
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When you█re dealing with a saul, there s disrespect,
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Saul, there s disrespect, people demeaning you,
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People demeaning you, stirring up trouble, thoughts
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Stirring up trouble, thoughts will whisper, it█s never
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Will whisper, it█s never going to change. you better
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Going to change. you better get even. this is not fair.
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Get even. this is not fair. no leave that case in the
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No leave that case in the hands of god. you don t have
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Hands of god. you don t have to retaliate. god will make
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To retaliate. god will make the wrongs right. promotion
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The wrongs right. promotion doesn t come from people; it
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Doesn t come from people; it comes from the lord. he lifts
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Comes from the lord. he lifts up one and sets down another.
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Up one and sets down another. when it s your time, no
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When it s your time, no person can stop what god has
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Person can stop what god has for you. he will lift you up.
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For you. he will lift you up. he will promote you and cause
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He will promote you and cause you to go where you could
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You to go where you could have never gone.
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Have never gone. in 2 samuel 20, david was
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In 2 samuel 20, david was doing great, seeing god s
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Doing great, seeing god s favor. but verse 1 says, a
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Favor. but verse 1 says, a troublemaker named sheba
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Troublemaker named sheba showed up and blew a loud
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Showed up and blew a loud trumpet and shouted, we
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Trumpet and shouted, we have nothing to do with
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Have nothing to do with david. we want no part of
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David. we want no part of him. come on men of israel,
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Him. come on men of israel, let s all go home. all the
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Let s all go home. all the israeli men left, went with
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Israeli men left, went with sheba. the men of judah
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Sheba. the men of judah stayed with david. when you
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Stayed with david. when you start to make progress, don t
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Start to make progress, don t be surprised if sheba shows
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Be surprised if sheba shows up. there s always a
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Up. there s always a troublemaker, trying to stir
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Troublemaker, trying to stir things up. when david heard
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Things up. when david heard about it, he told his men to
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About it, he told his men to go find sheba. they came to a
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Go find sheba. they came to a city where he was hiding
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City where he was hiding behind the walls. an older
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Behind the walls. an older woman came out and asked
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Woman came out and asked david s men what they were
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David s men what they were doing there. they said,
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Doing there. they said, we█re looking for a man
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We█re looking for a man named sheba. the woman said,
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Named sheba. the woman said, stay right here. she came
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Stay right here. she came back a little later and gave
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Back a little later and gave them the head of sheba. david
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Them the head of sheba. david didn█t have to fight. he
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Didn█t have to fight. he didn█t have to prove to sheba
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Didn█t have to prove to sheba who he was. god took care of
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Who he was. god took care of the troublemakers. with saul,
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The troublemakers. with saul, with sheba, even with his own
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With sheba, even with his own family. absalom, david██s son
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Family. absalom, david██s son rose up and tried to take the
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Rose up and tried to take the throne, but he was defeated.
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Throne, but he was defeated. when david brought the ark of
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When david brought the ark of the covenant back home, he
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The covenant back home, he was so excited that he danced
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Was so excited that he danced with all of his might. his
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With all of his might. his wife michal, she was
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Wife michal, she was offended. she said to him in
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Offended. she said to him in disgust, “look at what a fool
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Disgust, “look at what a fool you made of yourself. dancing
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You made of yourself. dancing in front of all the people
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In front of all the people with your legs showing. you
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With your legs showing. you embarrassed yourself.” david
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Embarrassed yourself.” david could have been angry,
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Could have been angry, offended, but he kept his
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Offended, but he kept his walls up. he said, “michal, i
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Walls up. he said, “michal, i wasn't dancing unto you. i
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Wasn't dancing unto you. i was dancing unto god to show
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Was dancing unto god to show my gratitude for what he█s
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My gratitude for what he█s done. here s what i█m
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Done. here s what i█m saying. some of your family
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Saying. some of your family may not understand you. they
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May not understand you. they may not ever acknowledge your
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May not ever acknowledge your accomplishments or approve
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Accomplishments or approve what you feel called to do.
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What you feel called to do. like michal, they make these
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Like michal, they make these comments that are hurtful,
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Comments that are hurtful, offensive. leave that in the
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Offensive. leave that in the hands of god. don t let it
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Hands of god. don t let it get into your spirit and
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Get into your spirit and cause you to live bitter,
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Cause you to live bitter, angry, critical.
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Angry, critical. i m sure david thought, i
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I m sure david thought, i can understand saul not
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Can understand saul not treating me right. i can
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Treating me right. i can understand sheba causing me
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Understand sheba causing me trouble, but my own son
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Trouble, but my own son turned against me. my wife
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Turned against me. my wife said i looked like a fool.
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Said i looked like a fool. when it s from the inside,
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When it s from the inside, from those we love, it can be
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From those we love, it can be more difficult. its easy to
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More difficult. its easy to get at odds with family
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Get at odds with family members. they may find fault,
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Members. they may find fault, look down on you. but be the
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Look down on you. but be the bigger person and rise above
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Bigger person and rise above it. don t get drawn into
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It. don t get drawn into battles that you█re not
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Battles that you█re not supposed to fight. you never
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Supposed to fight. you never go wrong by taking the high
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Go wrong by taking the high road. god sees you
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Road. god sees you overlooking, forgiving, being
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Overlooking, forgiving, being merciful, gracious, even when
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Merciful, gracious, even when people don█t deserve it. the
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People don█t deserve it. the scripture says, avoiding a
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Scripture says, avoiding a fight is a mark of honor. we
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Fight is a mark of honor. we think winning a fight. let
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Think winning a fight. let me straighten them out.
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Me straighten them out. they█re being disrespectful.
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They█re being disrespectful. two can play at this game.
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Two can play at this game. no pass that test. how you
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No pass that test. how you handle troublemakers will
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Handle troublemakers will determine how high you can
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Determine how high you can go. you can t pray them all
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Go. you can t pray them all away. they█re going to show
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Away. they█re going to show up along life s journey.
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Up along life s journey. when i was dating victoria, i
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When i was dating victoria, i was driving home from her
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Was driving home from her apartment one saturday night.
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Apartment one saturday night. it was just passed midnight.
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It was just passed midnight. there was hardly anyone on
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There was hardly anyone on the road. i was on this
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The road. i was on this boulevard. there were two
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Boulevard. there were two lanes on our side. i was in
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Lanes on our side. i was in the right hand lane driving
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The right hand lane driving about thirty miles an hour.
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About thirty miles an hour. there was a car stopped at
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There was a car stopped at the light in front of me in
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The light in front of me in the left lane. as i got
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The left lane. as i got close, the light changed. i
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Close, the light changed. i kept going through the
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Kept going through the intersection, but the man in
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Intersection, but the man in the left lane, decided to
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The left lane, decided to turn right from the wrong
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Turn right from the wrong lane. when he turned, i was
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Lane. when he turned, i was there, and boom, we crashed
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There, and boom, we crashed into each other. my heart was
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Into each other. my heart was beating so fast. i█m never
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Beating so fast. i█m never had an accident. i got out of
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Had an accident. i got out of my car to look at the damage.
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My car to look at the damage. he was across the
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He was across the intersection. he got out. he
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Intersection. he got out. he was about sixty years old. he
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Was about sixty years old. he was as red as could be, so
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Was as red as could be, so angry. he looked like he was
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Angry. he looked like he was about to explode. he started
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About to explode. he started running toward me screaming,
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Running toward me screaming, cursing, calling me names. my
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Cursing, calling me names. my first thought was, you want
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First thought was, you want some of this? when he got
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Some of this? when he got closer, i saw how big he was,
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Closer, i saw how big he was, and i changed my mind. he
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And i changed my mind. he screamed how i was at fault
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Screamed how i was at fault and how i needed to learn how
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And how i needed to learn how to drive and i was going to
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To drive and i was going to have to pay for it all. he
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Have to pay for it all. he was spewing all this poison,
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Was spewing all this poison, disrespect, anger,
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Disrespect, anger, belittling. the truth is it
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Belittling. the truth is it no more bothered me. i
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No more bothered me. i thought, this is not about
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Thought, this is not about me. you don t even know me.
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Me. you don t even know me. you re just mad at yourself
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You re just mad at yourself because you turned from the
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Because you turned from the wrong lane. i didn t give
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Wrong lane. i didn t give him my thermostat. i wasn t
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Him my thermostat. i wasn t going to let him control my
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Going to let him control my temperature. he was about to
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Temperature. he was about to blow a gasket.
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Blow a gasket. a couple weeks later, my
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A couple weeks later, my insurance agent called and
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Insurance agent called and said they just talked to the
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Said they just talked to the man. the agent asked, was he
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Man. the agent asked, was he rude to you that night, and
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Rude to you that night, and angry and demeaning and
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Angry and demeaning and screaming.i said he was. he
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Screaming.i said he was. he said, that█s exactly how he
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Said, that█s exactly how he talked to us. some people
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Talked to us. some people are full of turmoil on the
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Are full of turmoil on the inside. they have offense,
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Inside. they have offense, bitterness, unresolved
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Bitterness, unresolved issues, all built up. at any
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Issues, all built up. at any time, if you don█t keep your
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Time, if you don█t keep your walls up, they█ll try to pour
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Walls up, they█ll try to pour their trash on you. you can t
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Their trash on you. you can t stop the trouble from coming.
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Stop the trouble from coming. but you can stop it from
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But you can stop it from getting into your spirit.
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Getting into your spirit. jesus said, blessed are the
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Jesus said, blessed are the meek, for they will inherit
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Meek, for they will inherit the earth. meek doesn█t mean
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The earth. meek doesn█t mean you re weak and you let
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You re weak and you let people walk all over you and
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People walk all over you and you re always the doormat.
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You re always the doormat. meekness is strength under
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Meekness is strength under control. you have the power;
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Control. you have the power; you have the fortitude but
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You have the fortitude but you know when to use it. you
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You know when to use it. you don t waste it getting upset,
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Don t waste it getting upset, offended, trying to pay
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Offended, trying to pay people back. i knew nothing i
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People back. i knew nothing i said that night was going to
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Said that night was going to change his mind. i just kept
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Change his mind. i just kept my cool and overlooked it
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My cool and overlooked it knowing it was going to turn
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Knowing it was going to turn out in my favor. usually, the
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Out in my favor. usually, the loudest person is the most
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Loudest person is the most insecure person. the hot
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Insecure person. the hot tempered, the easily upset is
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Tempered, the easily upset is a sign of immaturity. the
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A sign of immaturity. the meek control their emotions.
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Meek control their emotions. the meek don█t try to prove
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The meek don█t try to prove and argue and i ll show you.
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And argue and i ll show you. they keep their strength
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They keep their strength under control.
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Under control. the apostle paul had all
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The apostle paul had all kinds of people come against
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Kinds of people come against him. the scholars he grew up
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Him. the scholars he grew up with looked down on him
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With looked down on him because he became a follower
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Because he became a follower of jesus. the disciples
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Of jesus. the disciples wouldn't accept him at first.
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Wouldn't accept him at first. he had persecuted the church
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He had persecuted the church so greatly. they didn't know
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So greatly. they didn't know if he had really changed. he
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If he had really changed. he had to deal with criticism,
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Had to deal with criticism, judgment and being
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Judgment and being misunderstood. he finally got
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Misunderstood. he finally got so fed up with it, he said in
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So fed up with it, he said in galatians 6, “from
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Galatians 6, “from henceforth, i will let no man
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Henceforth, i will let no man trouble me.” he came to a
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Trouble me.” he came to a point where he said, i ve
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Point where he said, i ve made up my mind, from now on,
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Made up my mind, from now on, i m not going to let people
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I m not going to let people get on my nerves. i m not
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Get on my nerves. i m not going to worry about them not
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Going to worry about them not accepting me. i█m not going to
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Accepting me. i█m not going to lose sleep over who s trying
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Lose sleep over who s trying to discredit me. i█mnot
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To discredit me. i█mnot going to be bitter over who
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Going to be bitter over who doesn t like me. he went on
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Doesn t like me. he went on to say, for i bear on my
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To say, for i bear on my body the marks of jesus
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Body the marks of jesus christ. he was saying, iv█e
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Christ. he was saying, iv█e been through too much to let
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Been through too much to let any person trouble me. i█ve
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Any person trouble me. i█ve been through shipwrecks,
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Been through shipwrecks, beatings, been falsely
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Beatings, been falsely accused, been ridiculed but
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Accused, been ridiculed but by the grace of god i m still
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By the grace of god i m still here.
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Here. every one of us needs to have
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Every one of us needs to have a henceforth moment, where we
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A henceforth moment, where we make this decision like paul
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Make this decision like paul that, no person is going to
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That, no person is going to trouble me anymore. i m not
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Trouble me anymore. i m not going to let these coworkers
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Going to let these coworkers get on my nerves another day.
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Get on my nerves another day. they may leave me out but i m
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They may leave me out but i m going to stay in peace. i m
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Going to stay in peace. i m not going to let that family
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Not going to let that family member that s disrespectful
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Member that s disrespectful upset me anymore. i m going
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Upset me anymore. i m going to enjoy my life despite what
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To enjoy my life despite what they say. i m not going to
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They say. i m not going to let this neighbor keep me
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Let this neighbor keep me stirred up another day. i m
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Stirred up another day. i m taking my thermostat back.
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Taking my thermostat back. when you have this henceforth
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When you have this henceforth moment, you don t live to win
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Moment, you don t live to win people over, hope they
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People over, hope they approve you, change their
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Approve you, change their mind to like you. all that
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Mind to like you. all that pressure is off. you█re free
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Pressure is off. you█re free to enjoy your life, to pursue
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To enjoy your life, to pursue your dreams, to become who
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Your dreams, to become who god created you to be. too
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God created you to be. too many of us are letting the
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Many of us are letting the saul█s, the sheba█ s, the
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Saul█s, the sheba█ s, the angry drivers keep us
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Angry drivers keep us frustrated, upset, when are
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Frustrated, upset, when are they going to change? no
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They going to change? no here█s the whole key, we have
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Here█s the whole key, we have to change. we have to have
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To change. we have to have that henceforth moment, where
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That henceforth moment, where we say, i█m not going to be
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We say, i█m not going to be offended, upset, engaged in
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Offended, upset, engaged in conflict that doesn t matter.
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Conflict that doesn t matter. i m going to stay in peace,
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I m going to stay in peace, run my race and let god fight
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Run my race and let god fight my battles.
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My battles. friends today can be a
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Friends today can be a turning point. don█t go the
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Turning point. don█t go the next twenty years letting the
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Next twenty years letting the same people upset you. start
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Same people upset you. start leaving those cases in the
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Leaving those cases in the hands of god. keep your walls
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Hands of god. keep your walls up. don t let it get on the
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Up. don t let it get on the inside. i know many of you
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Inside. i know many of you have been doing this. god
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Have been doing this. god sees you overlooking the
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Sees you overlooking the insult, ignoring the
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Insult, ignoring the disrespect, being good to
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Disrespect, being good to people that are not good to
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People that are not good to you. your time is coming. i
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You. your time is coming. i believe and declare, like
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Believe and declare, like with david, god is about to
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With david, god is about to vindicate you. things are
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Vindicate you. things are going to turn around
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Going to turn around suddenly. you didn█t see any
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Suddenly. you didn█t see any sign of it, but the wrong
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Sign of it, but the wrong people moved out, opposition
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People moved out, opposition leaving, new doors opening,
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Leaving, new doors opening, promotion, restoration, the
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Promotion, restoration, the fullness of your destiny, in
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus name. if you receive
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Jesus name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. using this devotional calendar
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Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three.
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Is as easy as one, two, three. one: wake up with an expectancy
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One: wake up with an expectancy in your heart.
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In your heart. two: reflect
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Two: reflect on the daily scripture verse
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On the daily scripture verse and devotional from joel.
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And devotional from joel. three:
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Three: capture the lord's
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Capture the lord's promises to you
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Promises to you on journaling lines
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On journaling lines for writing and reflection.
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For writing and reflection. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we want to
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And we want to thank you for your prayer
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Thank you for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning.
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube
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Watch on youtube or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. of course,
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Of course, listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. request your copy of the 2026
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Request your copy of the 2026 devotional calendar today
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Devotional calendar today with your gift of any amount.
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With your gift of any amount. also, no matter what season
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Also, no matter what season you're in,
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You're in, god wants to speak into each
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God wants to speak into each and every moment.
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And every moment. god's word for
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God's word for every season is a guided
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Every season is a guided journal series
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Journal series designed to help you slow down,
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Designed to help you slow down, write out
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Write out scripture, and reflect
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Scripture, and reflect on its truth,
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On its truth, one verse at a time.
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One verse at a time. as you engage with his word,
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As you engage with his word, you'll discover fresh strength,
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You'll discover fresh strength, deeper peace,
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Deeper peace, and timely encouragement
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And timely encouragement for every step of your journey.
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For every step of your journey. you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Joel Osteen - How To Handle Troublemakers

January 23, 2026 | 27:29

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