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Joel Osteen - By This I Know

December 2, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - By This I Know | December 2, 2025

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>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come
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It's a joy to come into your homes,
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Into your homes, and if you're ever in our area,
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by.
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Please stop by. be a part of one
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i promise you, we'll make you
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I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. but i like to start with
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But i like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this couple that lived
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About this couple that lived out in the country.
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Out in the country. they had been married
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They had been married 50 years and never had
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50 years and never had an argument, not one.
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An argument, not one. somebody asked the secret
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Somebody asked the secret of their success.
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Of their success. the man explained,
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The man explained, as they were leaving the church,
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As they were leaving the church, going on their honeymoon,
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Going on their honeymoon, the wife's horse refused to go.
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The wife's horse refused to go. she got off, looked the horse
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She got off, looked the horse in the eyes and said,
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In the eyes and said, "that's one."
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"that's one." he went a little further,
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He went a little further, stopped again.
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Stopped again. she got off, looked the horse
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She got off, looked the horse in the eyes and said,
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In the eyes and said, "that's two."
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"that's two." he went a little more,
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He went a little more, stopped a third time.
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Stopped a third time. this time, she got off,
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This time, she got off, pulled her revolver out,
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Pulled her revolver out, and shot the horse dead.
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And shot the horse dead. her husband said, "what in
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Her husband said, "what in the world are you doing?
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The world are you doing? you can't just shoot
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You can't just shoot a horse."
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A horse." she looked at him and said,
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She looked at him and said, "honey, that's one."
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"honey, that's one." all right,
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All right, that is not advice.
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That is not advice. that's a joke.
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That's a joke. here we go:
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Here we go: "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same,
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I will never be the same, in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "by this i know."
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About "by this i know." we've all come through
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We've all come through challenges and difficulties
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Challenges and difficulties that should have stopped us.
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That should have stopped us. the problem seemed too big.
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The problem seemed too big. the obstacle looked
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The obstacle looked insurmountable.
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Insurmountable. somehow, we made it through.
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Somehow, we made it through. we've seen doors open that
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We've seen doors open that shouldn't have opened,
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Shouldn't have opened, promotion that we didn't
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Promotion that we didn't deserve.
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Deserve. people for no reason went out
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People for no reason went out of their way to be good to
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Of their way to be good to us.
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Us. that wasn't luck.
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That wasn't luck. it wasn't just a good break.
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It wasn't just a good break. that was the hand of god
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That was the hand of god pushing back forces of
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Pushing back forces of darkness, protecting us,
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Darkness, protecting us, healing us, promoting us.
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Healing us, promoting us. david said in psalm 41: "by
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David said in psalm 41: "by this i know the lord is on my
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This i know the lord is on my side.
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Side. he has not let my enemies
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He has not let my enemies triumph over me."
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Triumph over me." when david looked at where he
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When david looked at where he was and thought about what it
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Was and thought about what it took to get there, the
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Took to get there, the rejection, being left out by
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Rejection, being left out by his father, king saul trying
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His father, king saul trying to kill him, people
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To kill him, people slandering him, he recognized
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Slandering him, he recognized the whole time, it was god
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The whole time, it was god behind the scenes fighting
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Behind the scenes fighting his battles, not letting
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His battles, not letting those enemies defeat him, and
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Those enemies defeat him, and it gave him a confidence,
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It gave him a confidence, a boldness.
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A boldness. he knew the lord was
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He knew the lord was on his side.
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On his side. all of us have some of these,
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All of us have some of these, "by this i know."
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"by this i know." that sickness could have been
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That sickness could have been the end, but by the grace
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The end, but by the grace of god, you're still here,
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Of god, you're still here, healthy and whole.
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Healthy and whole. you can look back and say
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You can look back and say like david, "by this i know
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Like david, "by this i know the lord is on my side.
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The lord is on my side. he didn't let
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He didn't let that sickness defeat me."
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That sickness defeat me." or the divorce, the breakup
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Or the divorce, the breakup could have left you sour,
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Could have left you sour, bitter, lonely, but god not
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Bitter, lonely, but god not only restored you, he brought
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Only restored you, he brought somebody new, somebody better
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Somebody new, somebody better than you've imagined.
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Than you've imagined. now you're happy, whole,
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Now you're happy, whole, loving life.
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Loving life. you can say, "by this i know
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You can say, "by this i know the lord is on my side.
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The lord is on my side. he turned my mourning
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He turned my mourning into dancing.and the
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Into dancing.and the things that should have
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Things that should have stopped you, the people
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Stopped you, the people that came against you,
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That came against you, the accidents, the rejection,
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The accidents, the rejection, the tough childhood,
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The tough childhood, the addiction that
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The addiction that was passed down,
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Was passed down, other people were defeated,
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Other people were defeated, other people got
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Other people got knocked down,
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Knocked down, but look at you.
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But look at you. you're still standing.
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You're still standing. you're still blessed.
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You're still blessed. you're still victorious.
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You're still victorious. you're still happy.
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You're still happy. just the fact that
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Just the fact that you're here, that's a sign
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You're here, that's a sign the lord is on your side.
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The lord is on your side. when you look back and see
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When you look back and see how you outlasted the
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How you outlasted the opposition, how you raised
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Opposition, how you raised that child on your own, how
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That child on your own, how you put yourself through
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You put yourself through college, how you broke the
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College, how you broke the addiction, rose out of the
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Addiction, rose out of the dysfunction, how you came
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Dysfunction, how you came through the cancer treatment,
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Through the cancer treatment, how you encouraged yourself
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How you encouraged yourself when nobody else was around,
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When nobody else was around, other people
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Other people would have given up.
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Would have given up. others would have complained,
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Others would have complained, been discouraged, missed
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Been discouraged, missed their destiny, but not you.
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Their destiny, but not you. you're still going strong.
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You're still going strong. when you know the lord
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When you know the lord is on your side, he gives
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Is on your side, he gives a boldness, a confidence.
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A boldness, a confidence. you don't fall apart
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You don't fall apart when you face opposition.
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When you face opposition. your attitude is,
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Your attitude is, "you are messing
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"you are messing with the wrong person.
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With the wrong person. i may look ordinary,
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I may look ordinary, but i have a secret.
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But i have a secret. the most high god,
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The most high god, the creator of the universe
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The creator of the universe is on my side."
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Is on my side." how do you know
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How do you know he didn't let your enemies
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He didn't let your enemies triumph over you?
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Triumph over you? you didn't break that
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You didn't break that addiction by yourself.
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Addiction by yourself. you may have done your part,
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You may have done your part, but it was god keeping it
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But it was god keeping it from stopping your purpose.
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From stopping your purpose. you didn't meet that person
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You didn't meet that person that you fell in love with
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That you fell in love with by accident.
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By accident. wasn't a coincidence that
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Wasn't a coincidence that they came across your path.
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They came across your path. she could've been
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She could've been five minutes later,
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Five minutes later, and you'd never seen her.
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And you'd never seen her. he could've changed his mind,
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He could've changed his mind, done something different
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Done something different that day.
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That day. god ordered your steps,
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God ordered your steps, and now you're blessed with
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And now you're blessed with someone to love, and every
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Someone to love, and every challenge god has brought you
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Challenge god has brought you through, those victories
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Through, those victories were designed as fuel
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Were designed as fuel for your faith.
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For your faith. so, when you face new
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So, when you face new challenges, you can look back
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Challenges, you can look back and say, "god, you did it
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And say, "god, you did it for me back then.
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For me back then. i know you'll do it
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I know you'll do it for me now."
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For me now." you have a history with god.
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You have a history with god. you've seen him make a way
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You've seen him make a way where you didn't see a way.
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Where you didn't see a way. you've seen him have you at
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You've seen him have you at the right place at the right
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The right place at the right time, when you've made
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Time, when you've made mistakes, you've seen him
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Mistakes, you've seen him show you mercy,
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Show you mercy, turn it around when
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Turn it around when you didn't deserve it.
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You didn't deserve it. big and small, we've all seen
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Big and small, we've all seen the hand of god.
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The hand of god. when you're tempted to get
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When you're tempted to get discouraged and think
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Discouraged and think the problem is too big, it'll
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The problem is too big, it'll never change, you'll never
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Never change, you'll never get well, never meet the
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Get well, never meet the right person, you need to go
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Right person, you need to go back and get some fuel.
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Back and get some fuel. remember what god has done.
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Remember what god has done. think about the times
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Think about the times he's shown out in your life.
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He's shown out in your life. when you go back over your
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When you go back over your history and see how god has
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History and see how god has never left you, how he kept
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Never left you, how he kept you from the accident,
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You from the accident, brought the right person,
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Brought the right person, led you to that house where
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Led you to that house where things fell into place, then
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Things fell into place, then when thoughts whisper,
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When thoughts whisper, "it's not going to work out.
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"it's not going to work out. this is as good as it gets,"
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This is as good as it gets," just smile and say,
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Just smile and say, "i'm sorry, you're too late.
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"i'm sorry, you're too late. i have a history with god.
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I have a history with god. i've already seen
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I've already seen his goodness.
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His goodness. i've already seen him turn my
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I've already seen him turn my child around, already seen
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Child around, already seen him heal my loved one.
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Him heal my loved one. i've seen him promote me,
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I've seen him promote me, take me where i couldn't go.
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Take me where i couldn't go. i've seen him bring me
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I've seen him bring me through loss
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Through loss and give me beauty for ashes.
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And give me beauty for ashes. when you look back at
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When you look back at your history, it will give you
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Your history, it will give you fuel for your destiny.
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Fuel for your destiny. genesis 24, abraham was old
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Genesis 24, abraham was old and close to death.
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And close to death. he told his assistant to
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He told his assistant to travel back to his hometown
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Travel back to his hometown to find his son isaac a wife.
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To find his son isaac a wife. they were living in canaan.
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They were living in canaan. abraham wanted isaac
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Abraham wanted isaac to marry someone
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To marry someone from his original home.
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From his original home. this assistant felt
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This assistant felt all the pressure.
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All the pressure. he thought, "how am i
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He thought, "how am i going to know
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Going to know if it's the right girl?"
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If it's the right girl?" he said to abraham, "i'll go,
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He said to abraham, "i'll go, but what if i can't find
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But what if i can't find a young lady that
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A young lady that will come back with me?"
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Will come back with me?" abraham said in verse 39:
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Abraham said in verse 39: "'you will find the right
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"'you will find the right one, for the lord, in whose
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One, for the lord, in whose presence i have walked,
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Presence i have walked, will send his angel with you
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Will send his angel with you and make your mission
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And make your mission successful.'"
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Successful.'" abraham was saying,
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Abraham was saying, "don't worry,
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"don't worry, i have a history with god.
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I have a history with god. i've seen his faithfulness
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I've seen his faithfulness down through the years.
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Down through the years. he gave my wife and i a baby
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He gave my wife and i a baby when we were way too old.
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When we were way too old. he provided a ram in the bush
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He provided a ram in the bush when i needed a sacrifice.
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When i needed a sacrifice. he showed me mercy when
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He showed me mercy when i made a mistake and had
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I made a mistake and had a baby out of wedlock."
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A baby out of wedlock." he had seen god's goodness
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He had seen god's goodness again and again,
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Again and again, and it gave him a confidence.
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And it gave him a confidence. he said it with boldness:
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He said it with boldness: "it will happen.
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"it will happen. i have walked with god."
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When you look back over your
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When you look back over your life, you will see these
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Life, you will see these times, like with abraham,
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Times, like with abraham, where god brought
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Where god brought a promise to pass
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A promise to pass that seemed impossible.
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That seemed impossible. he made a way when you didn't
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He made a way when you didn't see that way.
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See that way. he brought your child
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He brought your child out of trouble.
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Out of trouble. now they're doing
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Now they're doing great things.
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Great things. when you think about
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When you think about the faithfulness of god,
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The faithfulness of god, it'll give you a confidence.
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It'll give you a confidence. you'll say, "it will happen.
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You'll say, "it will happen. my children will be mighty
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My children will be mighty in the land.
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In the land. i will live and not die.
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I will live and not die. i will lend and not borrow.
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I will lend and not borrow. i will fulfill my destiny."
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I will fulfill my destiny." how can you be so sure?
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How can you be so sure? you have a history with god.
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You have a history with god. you didn't get here
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You didn't get here by yourself.
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By yourself. god was directing your steps.
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God was directing your steps. behind the scenes,
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Behind the scenes, you couldn't see it,
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You couldn't see it, but god was pushing back
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But god was pushing back opposition.
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Opposition. he was favoring you.
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He was favoring you. he was dealing
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He was dealing with those enemies.
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With those enemies. that's why they
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That's why they couldn't defeat you.
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Couldn't defeat you. that's why you had a baby
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That's why you had a baby when the experts said
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When the experts said you couldn't have one.
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You couldn't have one. that's why that company
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That's why that company called and offered
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Called and offered you the position.
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You the position. you didn't go after it.
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You didn't go after it. it came after you.
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It came after you. that wasn't good luck.
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That wasn't good luck. that was a good god, and
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That was a good god, and instead of wondering if it's
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Instead of wondering if it's going to work out, living
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Going to work out, living stressed over your finances,
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Stressed over your finances, worried about your children,
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Have a new attitude.
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Have a new attitude. "the lord, in whose presence
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"the lord, in whose presence i have walked, the lord who
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I have walked, the lord who has defeated my enemies, the
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Has defeated my enemies, the lord who has restored and
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Lord who has restored and vindicated me, the lord who
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Vindicated me, the lord who has promoted and
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Has promoted and prospered me, he will make
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Prospered me, he will make my mission successful."
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My mission successful." god has not brought you
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God has not brought you this far to leave you.
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This far to leave you. he's defeated enemies
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He's defeated enemies for you in the past.
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For you in the past. the good news is,
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The good news is, he's still on the throne.
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He's going to do it again
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He's going to do it again in the future.
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In the future. think about all the
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Think about all the circumstances that could have
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Circumstances that could have brought you down.
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Brought you down. look at all the people that
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Look at all the people that could have held you back.
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Could have held you back. they told you what you
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They told you what you couldn't become, tried to
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Couldn't become, tried to discourage you, push you
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Discourage you, push you down, but you just kept on
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Down, but you just kept on keeping on.
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Keeping on. now they're nowhere to be
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Now they're nowhere to be found.
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Found. you're still going strong.
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You're still going strong. by this you can know the lord
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By this you can know the lord is on your side.
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Is on your side. you could have been
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You could have been discouraged.
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Discouraged. you could have believed what
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You could have believed what they said, but god didn't let
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They said, but god didn't let their negative report take
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Their negative report take root.
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Root. he didn't let their prophecy
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He didn't let their prophecy come to pass.
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Come to pass. instead, he spoke new words
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Instead, he spoke new words into your spirit: "no weapon
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Into your spirit: "no weapon formed against you will
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Formed against you will prosper."
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Prosper." he said, "when the enemy
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He said, "when the enemy comes against you one way,
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Comes against you one way, he will defeat them
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He will defeat them and cause them to flee
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And cause them to flee seven different ways."
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Seven different ways." when we were trying
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When we were trying to acquire this place,
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To acquire this place, the former compaq center,
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The former compaq center, the company we were up
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The company we were up against was the largest
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Against was the largest taxpayer in texas, a huge
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Taxpayer in texas, a huge real estate company.
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Real estate company. it was david versus goliath.
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It was david versus goliath. in the natural,
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In the natural, we didn't have a chance,
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We didn't have a chance, but i've learned you and god
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But i've learned you and god are a majority.
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He can make things happen
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He can make things happen that you couldn't
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That you couldn't make happen.
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Make happen. we needed ten votes from
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We needed ten votes from the city council members,
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The city council members, but we only had nine.
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But we only had nine. the night before the final
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The night before the final vote, a young jewish council
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Vote, a young jewish council member that had been against
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Member that had been against us two years suddenly changed
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Us two years suddenly changed his mind and voted for us,
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His mind and voted for us, and we got the building.
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And we got the building. we couldn't believe it.
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We couldn't believe it. we were so thrilled.
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We were so thrilled. i asked him afterwards
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I asked him afterwards what happened.
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What happened. he explained how he received
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He explained how he received a phone call out of the blue
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A phone call out of the blue from an older jewish woman
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From an older jewish woman that he hadn't spoken to in
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That he hadn't spoken to in over 20 years, but he always
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Over 20 years, but he always had great respect for her.
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Had great respect for her. she told him in no uncertain
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She told him in no uncertain terms he was to vote
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Terms he was to vote for lakewood having
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For lakewood having the compaq center.
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The compaq center. that lady that i have never
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That lady that i have never met is why he changed
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Met is why he changed his mind.
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His mind. i couldn't have made
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I couldn't have made that happen.
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That happen. now, every time i see this
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Now, every time i see this place, i can say, "by this i
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Place, i can say, "by this i know the lord is on my side.
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Know the lord is on my side. he didn't let those enemies
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He didn't let those enemies defeat us."
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Defeat us." this building is a testimony
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This building is a testimony of god's goodness.
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Of god's goodness. it's a reminder that he's
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It's a reminder that he's fighting our buildings, that
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Fighting our buildings, that he's bigger than
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He's bigger than what we're facing.
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Look back over your life.
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Look back over your life. remember what god has done.
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Remember what god has done. that's fuel for your faith.
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That's fuel for your faith. you have a history with god.
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You have a history with god. too often, we forget
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Too often, we forget the good things.
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The good things. we remember the hurts,
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We remember the hurts, the disappointments,
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The disappointments, the mistakes, but look
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The mistakes, but look at where you are now.
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At where you are now. if it had not been
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If it had not been for the goodness of god,
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For the goodness of god, you wouldn't be here.
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You wouldn't be here. some people that have gone
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Some people that have gone through what you've been
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Through what you've been through, they didn't make it.
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Through, they didn't make it. they gave up,
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They gave up, got discouraged,
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Got discouraged, living defeated, not you.
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Living defeated, not you. god shined his favor on you.
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God shined his favor on you. god has been keeping enemies
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God has been keeping enemies from defeating you
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From defeating you your whole life.
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Your whole life. he was guarding
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He was guarding and protecting you even
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And protecting you even when you didn't realize it.
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When you didn't realize it. there are enemies that you've
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There are enemies that you've never seen because god kept
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Never seen because god kept them out of your path.
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Them out of your path. when my father was a toddler,
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When my father was a toddler, he fell into a fire.
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He fell into a fire. he could have easily
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He could have easily been killed.
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Been killed. another few seconds,
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Another few seconds, and he would've lost his life.
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And he would've lost his life. someone just so happened
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Someone just so happened to be right there
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To be right there to pull him out.
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To pull him out. the enemy has been trying
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The enemy has been trying to take you out since
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To take you out since you were a baby.
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You were a baby. he knows you're a person
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He knows you're a person of destiny.
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Of destiny. he knows you have seeds
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He knows you have seeds of greatness.
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Of greatness. he knows you've been crowned
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He knows you've been crowned with favor, so he's been
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With favor, so he's been working overtime to try to
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Working overtime to try to silence your voice, stop your
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Silence your voice, stop your gifts, limit your potential,
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Gifts, limit your potential, keep you from reaching
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Keep you from reaching your destiny.
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Your destiny. but those forces have not
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But those forces have not been able to stop you.
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It's because you have
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It's because you have a protector.
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A protector. you have a defender that's
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You have a defender that's watching over you.
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Watching over you. he never sleeps.
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He never sleeps. he's pushing back darkness.
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He's pushing back darkness. he's keeping those forces
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He's keeping those forces from taking your life.
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From taking your life. david said, "a thousand
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David said, "a thousand may fall at your side,
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May fall at your side, ten thousand
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Ten thousand at your right hand,
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At your right hand, but it will not come
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But it will not come near you."
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Near you." god has his angels standing
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God has his angels standing guard over you.
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Guard over you. the fact that you're here
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The fact that you're here alive and healthy,
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Alive and healthy, by this you can know
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By this you can know the lord is on your side.
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The lord is on your side. when i see my mother
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When i see my mother diagnosed with terminal
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Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1981, 37 years
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Cancer in 1981, 37 years later, still healthy and
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Later, still healthy and strong, by this i know
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Strong, by this i know the lord is on my side.
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The lord is on my side. he didn't let that sickness
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He didn't let that sickness take her life.
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Take her life. when i stepped up to pastor
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When i stepped up to pastor the church when my father
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The church when my father went to be with the lord,
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Went to be with the lord, i didn't think i could do this.
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I didn't think i could do this. i didn't have the training,
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I didn't have the training, the experience, but god
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The experience, but god brought gifts out of me that
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Brought gifts out of me that i didn't know i had.
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I didn't know i had. he's promoted me, taken me
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He's promoted me, taken me further than i've imagined,
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Further than i've imagined, helped me to outlast
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Helped me to outlast the opposition.
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The opposition. by this i know the lord is
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By this i know the lord is on my side.
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On my side. he didn't let those enemies
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He didn't let those enemies defeat me.
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Defeat me. when i see victoria, look at
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When i see victoria, look at how beautiful she is,
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How beautiful she is, by this i know the lord is
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By this i know the lord is on my side.
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On my side. on the other hand, when
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On the other hand, when i look at my brother paul,
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I look at my brother paul, by this i know the lord is
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By this i know the lord is on my side.
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On my side. the scripture says,
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The scripture says, "taste and see
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"taste and see that the lord is good."
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That the lord is good." i don't know about you, but
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I don't know about you, but i've tasted god's goodness.
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I've tasted god's goodness. i've seen his favor, his
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I've seen his favor, his blessings, his mercy, his
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Blessings, his mercy, his vindication, his abundance.
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Vindication, his abundance. in the battle for the compaq
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In the battle for the compaq center, there were a few
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Center, there were a few people that didn't want us
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People that didn't want us to have the building.
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To have the building. one of the main business
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One of the main business leaders, very respected,
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Leaders, very respected, influential man, was a
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Influential man, was a luncheon with a friend of
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Luncheon with a friend of mine.
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Mine. he said to everyone at the
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He said to everyone at the table, "it will be a cold day
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Table, "it will be a cold day in hell before lakewood gets
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In hell before lakewood gets the compaq center."
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The compaq center." said it very sarcastically,
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Said it very sarcastically, everyone laughed.
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Everyone laughed. of course, he didn't know
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Of course, he didn't know my friend was there, and when
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My friend was there, and when he told me what the man said,
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He told me what the man said, it didn't discourage me.
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It didn't discourage me. it was just the opposite.
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It was just the opposite. it made me more determined.
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It made me more determined. i prayed harder.
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I prayed harder. i stood stronger.
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I stood stronger. you can't have a big
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You can't have a big testimony without having a
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Testimony without having a big test, and sometimes,
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Big test, and sometimes, god will send you a big jerk,
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God will send you a big jerk, i mean, a big enemy.
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I mean, a big enemy. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. they cannot stop
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They cannot stop your destiny.
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Your destiny. they don't know it,
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They don't know it, but god is going
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But god is going to use them for fuel.
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To use them for fuel. now, i can imagine now, when
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He drives by the building or
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He drives by the building or he flips through the channel
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He flips through the channel and sees my smiling face,
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And sees my smiling face, he must think,
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He must think, "it's a cold day in hell,"
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"it's a cold day in hell," because here we are.
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Because here we are. the scripture says,
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The scripture says, "don't gloat over your enemies,"
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"don't gloat over your enemies," but it's hard.
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He went from being opposition
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He went from being opposition to being fuel.
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To being fuel. now, when i face other
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Now, when i face other giants, i think about him.
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Giants, i think about him. he couldn't stop us.
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He couldn't stop us. he thought
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He thought we were a lightweight.
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We were a lightweight. what he couldn't see was,
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What he couldn't see was, behind the scenes, we had
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Behind the scenes, we had a heavyweight, the most high
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A heavyweight, the most high god, fighting our battles,
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God, fighting our battles, and when i'm tempted
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And when i'm tempted to get discouraged,
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To get discouraged, i go back over my history.
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I go back over my history. i think about how god brought
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I think about how god brought my father out of poverty.
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My father out of poverty. he had no money,
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He had no money, no education,
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No education, no future to speak of,
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No future to speak of, but at 17 years of age,
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But at 17 years of age, he gave his life to christ,
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He gave his life to christ, the first one in his family.
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The first one in his family. that wasn't a lucky break.
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That wasn't a lucky break. that was god choosing
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That was god choosing my father before
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My father before he could choose him.
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If it had not been for
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If it had not been for the goodness of god in my
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The goodness of god in my father's life, i wouldn't be
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Father's life, i wouldn't be standing here.
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Standing here. i think about how god
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I think about how god protected me on the freeway
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Protected me on the freeway when i lost control
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When i lost control of my car.
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Of my car. i was in my early 20s, and it
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I was in my early 20s, and it was raining really hard.
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Was raining really hard. i hit the center guardrail,
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I hit the center guardrail, spun back around
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Spun back around five lanes of traffic.
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Five lanes of traffic. at one point, i was going
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At one point, i was going the wrong direction.
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The wrong direction. i looked up, an 18-wheeler
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I looked up, an 18-wheeler was coming right at me.
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Was coming right at me. i felt like i could reach out
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I felt like i could reach out and touch his front grill.
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And touch his front grill. he was so close.
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He was so close. all i had time to say was,
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All i had time to say was, "jesus."
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"jesus." the scripture says,
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The scripture says, "call on the name of the lord,
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And you will be saved."
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And you will be saved." you don't have to pray long.
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You don't have to pray long. when you say, "jesus," heaven
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When you say, "jesus," heaven and earth comes to attention.
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And earth comes to attention. the next thing i knew, i was
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The next thing i knew, i was on the shoulder on the side
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On the shoulder on the side of the freeway, stopped.
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Of the freeway, stopped. the 18-wheeler pulled over.
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The 18-wheeler pulled over. the driver got out,
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The driver got out, came to my window.
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Came to my window. he said, "boy,
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He said, "boy, you must be living right.
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You must be living right. right when i was about to hit
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Right when i was about to hit you, i braced myself, but a
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You, i braced myself, but a huge gust of wind blew me
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Huge gust of wind blew me into the other lane,
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Into the other lane, and somehow, i missed you."
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And somehow, i missed you." he said, "somehow,"
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He said, "somehow," but i know it was someone.
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But i know it was someone. he thought it was
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He thought it was a good break.
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A good break. i know it was
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I know it was the hand of god.
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The hand of god. by this i know the lord is
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By this i know the lord is on my side.
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On my side. he didn't let the accident
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He didn't let the accident take my life.
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Take my life. what has god done for you?
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What has god done for you? you have some of these,
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You have some of these, "by this i know."
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"by this i know." those victories were not just
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Those victories were not just to protect you, to heal you,
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To protect you, to heal you, to promote you.
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To promote you. they're fuel, so when you
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They're fuel, so when you face new challenges,
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Face new challenges, obstacles that look too big,
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Obstacles that look too big, if you'll go back and
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If you'll go back and remember what god has done,
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Remember what god has done, that's what gives you the
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That's what gives you the faith, the confidence, the
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Faith, the confidence, the knowing that he's in control,
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Knowing that he's in control, that he has you in the palm
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That he has you in the palm of his hand, that what's
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Of his hand, that what's trying to stop you
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Trying to stop you doesn't have a chance.
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Doesn't have a chance. the enemy may do his best.
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The enemy may do his best. his best will
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His best will never be enough.
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Never be enough. god has a hedge of protection
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God has a hedge of protection around you.
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Around you. his forces are greater than
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His forces are greater than the forces that are trying
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The forces that are trying to stop you.
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To stop you. don't live worried, afraid.
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Don't live worried, afraid. go back over your history.
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Go back over your history. when you start thanking god
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When you start thanking god for what he's done,
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For what he's done, you'll feel faith rise
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You'll feel faith rise in your heart.
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In your heart. you'll know he did it for you
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You'll know he did it for you back then,
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Back then, he'll do it for you today.
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This is where the israelites
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This is where the israelites missed it.
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Missed it. god supernaturally brought
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God supernaturally brought them out of slavery.
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Them out of slavery. he sent plagues on
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He sent plagues on their enemies.
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Their enemies. when pharaoh changed his mind
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When pharaoh changed his mind and came chasing them,
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And came chasing them, the israelites were
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The israelites were at a dead end at the red sea,
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At a dead end at the red sea, had nowhere to go.
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Had nowhere to go. god simply parted
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God simply parted the red sea.
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The red sea. they went through
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They went through on dry ground.
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On dry ground. out in the desert,
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Out in the desert, god brought them water
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God brought them water out of a rock.
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Out of a rock. he gave them manna,
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He gave them manna, bread to eat each morning.
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Bread to eat each morning. it was one miracle after
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It was one miracle after another, but when they
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Another, but when they arrived at the promised land
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Arrived at the promised land and saw how big the people
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And saw how big the people were, instead of using what
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Were, instead of using what god had done as fuel, instead
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God had done as fuel, instead of saying, "by this we know
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Of saying, "by this we know the lord is on our side,"
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The lord is on our side," psalm 78 says: "they forgot
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Psalm 78 says: "they forgot the amazing miracles
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The amazing miracles god had done."
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God had done." they got discouraged,
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They got discouraged, started complaining, saying,
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Started complaining, saying, "moses, they're too big.
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"moses, they're too big. let's just go back
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Let's just go back to being slaves."
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To being slaves." here they had a great history
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Here they had a great history with god.
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With god. he'd done amazing things.
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He'd done amazing things. their problem was,
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Their problem was, they didn't remember them.
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They didn't remember them. instead of going into the
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Instead of going into the promised land, they wandered
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Promised land, they wandered in the desert for 40 years.
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In the desert for 40 years. are you living worried,
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Are you living worried, thinking a problem is
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Thinking a problem is too big?
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Too big? perhaps you're doing
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Perhaps you're doing like they did.
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Like they did. you've forgotten
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You've forgotten what god has done.
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What god has done. you're out of fuel.
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You're out of fuel. your faith needs to be
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Your faith needs to be reenergized.
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Reenergized. one way you do that is by
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One way you do that is by going back over your, "by
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Going back over your, "by this i knows," the times god
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This i knows," the times god made a way, the times
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Made a way, the times he protected you, the times
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He protected you, the times he opened that door.
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He opened that door. when you start dwelling on
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When you start dwelling on the goodness of god in your
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The goodness of god in your own life, not what he did
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Own life, not what he did for your neighbor.
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For your neighbor. it's great that god parted
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It's great that god parted the red sea for the
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The red sea for the israelites, but how about
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Israelites, but how about the red seas god's parted
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The red seas god's parted for you, the times he made
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For you, the times he made something happen
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Something happen that seems impossible?
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That seems impossible? that's your fuel, your
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That's your fuel, your personal history, and if
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Personal history, and if you'll start thanking god for
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You'll start thanking god for those things, you'll get that
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Those things, you'll get that spring back in your step.
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Spring back in your step. you'll live with this
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You'll live with this confidence, "by this i know
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Confidence, "by this i know the lord is on my side."
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The lord is on my side." now, don't be surprised when
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Now, don't be surprised when you face giants bigger than
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You face giants bigger than you've ever faced, bigger
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You've ever faced, bigger opposition.
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Opposition. that's a sign you're headed
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That's a sign you're headed to a new level.
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To a new level. you'll be tempted worry, feel
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You'll be tempted worry, feel overwhelmed.
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Overwhelmed. you need to go back and get
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You need to go back and get your fuel.
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Your fuel. remember what god has done.
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Remember what god has done. thank him for the red seas
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Thank him for the red seas he's parted.
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He's parted. thank him for the giants
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Thank him for the giants you've defeated.
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You've defeated. thank him for the times he's
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Thank him for the times he's made a way.
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Made a way. you didn't get to where you
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You didn't get to where you are on your own.
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Are on your own. there are things that should
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There are things that should have stopped you.
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Have stopped you. you can say, like david, "by
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You can say, like david, "by this i know the lord is on my
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This i know the lord is on my side.
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Side. the cancer didn't defeat me.
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The cancer didn't defeat me. the divorce didn't stop my
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The divorce didn't stop my destiny.
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Destiny. the accident didn't take my
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The accident didn't take my life."
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Life." you have a history with god.
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You have a history with god. he's done it in the past,
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He's done it in the past, he's going to do it in the
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He's going to do it in the future.
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Future. he was fighting your battles
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He was fighting your battles back then.
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Back then. can i encourage you, he's
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Can i encourage you, he's fighting your battles
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Fighting your battles right now?
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Right now? i believe and declare you're
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I believe and declare you're about to take new ground.
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About to take new ground. giants much bigger are about
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Giants much bigger are about to come tumbling down.
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To come tumbling down. god is going to show out
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God is going to show out in your life in a new way.
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In your life in a new way. by this you will know the
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By this you will know the lord is on your side,
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Lord is on your side, in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. if you receive it,
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If you receive it, can you say, "amen," today?
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I'd like to give you
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say: "lord jesus,
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Just say: "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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We'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of the 2026
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A copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. each month features
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Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement,
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A fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture
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A guiding scripture to stand on.
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To stand on. room to write your goals,
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Room to write your goals, prayers, and vision.
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Prayers, and vision. space for faith steps,
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Space for faith steps, because faith isn't passive,
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Because faith isn't passive, it's active.
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It's active. a monthly qr code
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A monthly qr code linking to a message or video
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Linking to a message or video to keep your spirit lifted.
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To keep your spirit lifted. with the 2026
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With the 2026 faith for today planner,
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Faith for today planner, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that living by faith
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That living by faith makes room for god to do
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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What only he can do. breakthrough in your business.
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Breakthrough in your business. god's healing touch.
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God's healing touch. loved ones returning to faith.
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Loved ones returning to faith. request your copy of the planner
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Request your copy of the planner and step into the new year
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And step into the new year with bold faith, fresh hope,
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With bold faith, fresh hope, and daily encouragement
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And daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. 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. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end gift
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Making a special year-end gift to help
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To help keep the ministry strong.
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Keep the ministry strong. we so appreciate
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We so appreciate all the champion
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All the champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of the 2026
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Your copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. we are also offering the
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Give the gift of faith, focus, and fresh hope
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For someone special in your life.
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Joel Osteen - By This I Know

December 2, 2025 | 29:55

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