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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - I Still Believe | January 13, 2025
- > joel: god bless you!
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- > joel: god bless you! it's great to have you with
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- It's great to have you with us today.
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- Us today. if you're ever in the
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- If you're ever in the houston area, please stop
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- Houston area, please stop by; be a part of one of our
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- By; be a part of one of our services.
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- Services. we'd love to have you.
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- We'd love to have you. i hope you'll stay connected
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- I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week.
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- With us during the week. we have a daily podcast you
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- We have a daily podcast you can download.
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- Can download. our youtube channel; watch
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- Our youtube channel; watch the messages anytime.
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- The messages anytime. you can follow us on social
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- You can follow us on social media.
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- Media. we'll keep you encouraged
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- We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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- And inspired. i like to start with
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- I like to start with something funny.
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- Something funny. i heard about this pastor.
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- I heard about this pastor. he was finishing up a fiery
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- He was finishing up a fiery sermon on self-control.
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- Sermon on self-control. he said with great passion,
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- He said with great passion, "if i had all the beer in
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- "if i had all the beer in the world, i'd throw it in
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- The world, i'd throw it in the river."
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- The river." with greater fervor, "if i
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- With greater fervor, "if i had all the wine in the
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- Had all the wine in the world, i throw it in the
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- World, i throw it in the river."
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- River." almost at the top of his
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- Almost at the top of his lungs, "if i had all the
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- Lungs, "if i had all the whiskey in the world, i'd
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- Whiskey in the world, i'd throw it in the river."
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- Throw it in the river." he sat down.
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- He sat down. the song leader came up and
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- The song leader came up and said, "for our closing song,
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- Said, "for our closing song, let's sing hymn 365, 'shall
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- Let's sing hymn 365, 'shall we gather at the river.'"
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- We gather at the river.'" say it like you mean it.
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- Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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- This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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- I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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- I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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- I can do what it says i can do.
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- Do. today, i will be taught the
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- Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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- Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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- I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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- Alert. my heart is receptive.
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- My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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- I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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- In jesus' name. god bless you.
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- God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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- I want to talk to you today about i still believe.
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- About i still believe. we all have promises we're
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- We all have promises we're standing on; dreams we're
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- Standing on; dreams we're hoping will come to pass.
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- Hoping will come to pass. it's easy to believe at
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- It's easy to believe at first, but what happens when
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- First, but what happens when nothing is improving, we've
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- Nothing is improving, we've had setbacks, the door
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- Had setbacks, the door didn't open, our health
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- Didn't open, our health didn't get better?
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- Didn't get better? that's a test.
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- That's a test. before the promise comes to
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- Before the promise comes to pass, most of the time, you
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- Pass, most of the time, you have to go from i believe to
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- Have to go from i believe to i still believe.
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- I still believe. "i was hoping to get a good
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- "i was hoping to get a good medical report, it wasn't
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- Medical report, it wasn't what i thought but i still
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- What i thought but i still believe i'm going to get
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- Believe i'm going to get well.
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- Well. i've been praying for my
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- I've been praying for my child a long time, he hasn't
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- Child a long time, he hasn't gotten back on course, but i
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- Gotten back on course, but i still believe he will
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- Still believe he will fulfill his destiny."
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- Fulfill his destiny." still believe means you're
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- Still believe means you're not moved by what's not
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- Not moved by what's not changing.
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- Changing. you're not discouraged by
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- You're not discouraged by how long it's taking, by the
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- How long it's taking, by the setback, the disappointment.
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- Setback, the disappointment. you know god is still on the
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- You know god is still on the throne.
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- Throne. he's ordering your steps.
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- He's ordering your steps. what he promised is on the
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- What he promised is on the way.
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- Way. don't get talked out of what
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- Don't get talked out of what you're believing for.
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- You're believing for. when you're tempted to get
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- When you're tempted to get discouraged, just switch
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- Discouraged, just switch over from i believe to i
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- Over from i believe to i still believe.
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- Still believe. "the pandemic has slowed my
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- "the pandemic has slowed my business, but i still
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- Business, but i still believe i'm going to have a
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- Believe i'm going to have a blessed year.
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- Blessed year. i've struggled with this
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- I've struggled with this addiction a long time,
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- Addiction a long time, thoughts tell me it's
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- Thoughts tell me it's permanent, but i still
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- Permanent, but i still believe i'm going to live
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- Believe i'm going to live free."
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- Free." god is looking for 'i still
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- God is looking for 'i still believe' people.
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- Believe' people. you had every right to give
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- You had every right to give up, the disappointment
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- Up, the disappointment should have discouraged you,
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- Should have discouraged you, the setback should have
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- The setback should have talked you out of it, you
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- Talked you out of it, you haven't seen any sign of
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- Haven't seen any sign of things changing, but you
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- Things changing, but you keep believing, you keep
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- Keep believing, you keep praising, you keep thanking
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- Praising, you keep thanking god it's on the way, you
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- God it's on the way, you keep acting like it's going
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- Keep acting like it's going to happen.
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- To happen. all the facts say it's
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- All the facts say it's impossible.
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- Impossible. your attitude is, "that's
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- Your attitude is, "that's okay, god can do the
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- Okay, god can do the impossible."
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- Impossible." in the natural, there's no
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- In the natural, there's no way.
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- Way. "i'm not worried, god is
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- "i'm not worried, god is supernatural."
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- Supernatural." the medical report says,
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- The medical report says, "you're not going to get
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- "you're not going to get well.
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- Well. just learn to live with it."
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- Just learn to live with it." "i'm not worried.
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- "i'm not worried. god can do what medicine
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- God can do what medicine cannot do.
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- Cannot do. he said the number of my
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- He said the number of my days he will fulfill.
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- Days he will fulfill. i still believe."
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- I still believe." maybe you tried to
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- Maybe you tried to accomplish a dream, no doors
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- Accomplish a dream, no doors opened, you were turned down
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- Opened, you were turned down for the loan, the people you
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- For the loan, the people you need weren't there for you.
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- Need weren't there for you. thoughts tell you, "it's too
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- Thoughts tell you, "it's too late, you're too old, it
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- Late, you're too old, it would have happened by now."
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- Would have happened by now." that's all a part of the
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- That's all a part of the process.
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- Process. god didn't give you the
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- God didn't give you the dream and not have a way to
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- Dream and not have a way to bring it to pass.
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- Bring it to pass. he's already taken into
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- He's already taken into account all the setbacks,
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- Account all the setbacks, the delays, the betrayals,
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- The delays, the betrayals, the closed doors.
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- The closed doors. he's watching to see if you
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- He's watching to see if you still believe.
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- Still believe. are you going to get talked
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- Are you going to get talked out of it, give up on a
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- Out of it, give up on a dream because it hasn't
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- Dream because it hasn't happened yet, let go of a
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- Happened yet, let go of a promise because you haven't
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- Promise because you haven't seen anything improving?
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- Seen anything improving? god didn't change his mind.
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- God didn't change his mind. he doesn't abort dreams.
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- He doesn't abort dreams. what he's promised is still
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- What he's promised is still on the way.
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- On the way. he just needs some i still
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- He just needs some i still believe faith.
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- Believe faith. faith that says, "i've seen
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- Faith that says, "i've seen the obstacles, the
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- The obstacles, the opposition is bigger, but i
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- Opposition is bigger, but i still believe we can get the
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- Still believe we can get the compaq center.
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- Compaq center. i don't know how we can pay
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- I don't know how we can pay for it, we don't have the
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- For it, we don't have the finances but i still believe
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- Finances but i still believe jehovah jireh, the lord our
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- Jehovah jireh, the lord our provider, will supply all of
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- Provider, will supply all of our needs."
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- Our needs." don't get talked out of your
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- Don't get talked out of your dreams, switch over to i
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- Dreams, switch over to i still believe.
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- Still believe. i still believe means the
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- I still believe means the disappointment is not going
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- Disappointment is not going to cause you to get
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- To cause you to get discouraged.
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- Discouraged. the negative chatter, the
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- The negative chatter, the people who don't believe in
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- People who don't believe in you, is not going to dampen
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- You, is not going to dampen your faith.
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- Your faith. how long it's taking, who
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- How long it's taking, who did you wrong, the
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- Did you wrong, the environment you were raised
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- Environment you were raised in, is not going to stop
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- In, is not going to stop your destiny.
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- Your destiny. pass the test.
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- Pass the test. god knows how long it's
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- God knows how long it's been.
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- Been. he's seen the
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- He's seen the disappointments, how you've
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- Disappointments, how you've prayed, done the right thing
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- Prayed, done the right thing but it hasn't improved.
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- But it hasn't improved. your time is coming.
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- Your time is coming. it's not too late, you
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- It's not too late, you haven't missed it,
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- Haven't missed it, circumstances didn't stop
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- Circumstances didn't stop it.
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- It. what god put in your heart
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- What god put in your heart is still on the way.
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- Is still on the way. there was a young boy, he
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- There was a young boy, he grew up in a small village
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- Grew up in a small village in east africa.
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- In east africa. he loved school, loved to
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- He loved school, loved to learn.
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- Learn. as a little boy his dream
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- As a little boy his dream was to go to college.
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- Was to go to college. that was unheard of.
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- That was unheard of. the people there were very
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- The people there were very poor.
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- Poor. on top of that, they were
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- On top of that, they were suffering from a huge
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- Suffering from a huge famine, struggling to
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- Famine, struggling to survive.
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- Survive. his father was killed when
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- His father was killed when he was seven, his mother
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- He was seven, his mother died when he was twelve.
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- Died when he was twelve. he went to live with his
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- He went to live with his grandmother.
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- Grandmother. she became very ill, he
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- She became very ill, he ended up as her main
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- Ended up as her main caretaker.
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- Caretaker. he would get up at five in
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- He would get up at five in the morning and study for
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- The morning and study for an hour.
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- An hour. then it was an hour and a
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- Then it was an hour and a half walk to get water for
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- Half walk to get water for the day.
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- The day. after making his grandmother
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- After making his grandmother breakfast, he would go to
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- Breakfast, he would go to the village school.
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- The village school. all the odds were against
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- All the odds were against him.
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- Him. how could he get a college
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- How could he get a college education?
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- Education? an orphan, living in the
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- An orphan, living in the slums, no money, no one to
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- Slums, no money, no one to look after him.
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- Look after him. but this young man had i
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- But this young man had i still believe faith.
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- Still believe faith. despite his environment,
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- Despite his environment, despite what looked
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- Despite what looked impossible, every night he
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- Impossible, every night he would pray, "god, i want to
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- Would pray, "god, i want to go to college, i want to
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- Go to college, i want to make a difference with my
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- Make a difference with my life.
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- Life. even though i don't see how
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- Even though i don't see how it can work out, i still
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- It can work out, i still believe you can make it
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- Believe you can make it happen."
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- Happen." in that country, the
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- In that country, the children only went to school
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- Children only went to school through junior high.
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- Through junior high. you had to pay for high
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- You had to pay for high school, only one percent
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- School, only one percent could afford it.
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- Could afford it. at twelve years old, one
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- At twelve years old, one night he had a dream.
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- Night he had a dream. he saw a house with a man in
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- He saw a house with a man in it, named mr. stanley.
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- It, named mr. stanley. he was from a foreign
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- He was from a foreign country.
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- Country. in this dream, mr. stanley
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- In this dream, mr. stanley helped him with his tuition.
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- Helped him with his tuition. he knew exactly where the
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- He knew exactly where the house was.
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- House was. the next day, he went there,
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- The next day, he went there, guards were all around it.
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- Guards were all around it. he told the officers; he
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- He told the officers; he wanted to see mr. stanley.
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- Wanted to see mr. stanley. they were surprised that he
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- They were surprised that he knew the man's name.
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- Knew the man's name. intrigued, mr. stanley
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- Intrigued, mr. stanley allowed him in.
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- Allowed him in. the young man explained his
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- The young man explained his situation, how he had a
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- Situation, how he had a dream to continue learning
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- Dream to continue learning but didn't have the funds.
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- But didn't have the funds. mr. stanley was so
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- Mr. stanley was so impressed, he said, "i'll
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- Impressed, he said, "i'll not only pay your tuition,
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- Not only pay your tuition, but i'll buy all your books
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- But i'll buy all your books and all your supplies."
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- And all your supplies." he did so well in high
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- He did so well in high school, the teachers got him
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- School, the teachers got him an internship working in the
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- An internship working in the parliament.
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- Parliament. when he finished high
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- When he finished high school, he received a full
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- School, he received a full scholarship to come to
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- Scholarship to come to college in the united
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- College in the united states.
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- States. now he's back home doing
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- Now he's back home doing great things in his country.
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- Great things in his country. when you have i still
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- When you have i still believe faith, miracles are
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- Believe faith, miracles are set in motion.
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- Set in motion. angels go to work, favor,
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- Angels go to work, favor, healing, divine connections.
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- Healing, divine connections. god will make things happen
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- God will make things happen that seem unlikely, out of
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- That seem unlikely, out of the ordinary.
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- The ordinary. are you letting your
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- Are you letting your circumstances talk you out
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- Circumstances talk you out of what god put in your
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- Of what god put in your heart?
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- Heart? you believed at one time,
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- You believed at one time, but you had obstacles, it
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- But you had obstacles, it didn't work out, nobody
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- Didn't work out, nobody would help you, now you've
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- Would help you, now you've quit believing.
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- Quit believing. god still wants to bring it
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- God still wants to bring it to pass, but you have to get
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- To pass, but you have to get in agreement with him and
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- In agreement with him and say, "god, i still believe
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- Say, "god, i still believe it can happen.
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- It can happen. i still believe i can have
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- I still believe i can have this baby; i still believe
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- This baby; i still believe my family can be restored, i
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- My family can be restored, i still believe i can live
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- Still believe i can live healthy and whole.
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- Healthy and whole. i still believe i can start
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- I still believe i can start my business, write my book,
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- My business, write my book, pay my house off."
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- Pay my house off." "joel, i tried and it didn't
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- "joel, i tried and it didn't work out."
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- Work out." that's part of the process.
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- That's part of the process. that doesn't mean it's not
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- That doesn't mean it's not going to happen.
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- Going to happen. those are tests that you
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- Those are tests that you have to pass.
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- Have to pass. god wouldn't have allowed
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- God wouldn't have allowed the difficulty, the delay,
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- The difficulty, the delay, the disappointment, if it
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- The disappointment, if it was going to stop your
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- Was going to stop your purpose.
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- Purpose. you have to have a made-up
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- You have to have a made-up mind that you're going to
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- Mind that you're going to believe until you see that
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- Believe until you see that promise come to pass.
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- Promise come to pass. this is what abraham did.
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- This is what abraham did. god gave him the promise
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- God gave him the promise that his wife sarah was
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- That his wife sarah was going to have a baby, but
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- Going to have a baby, but they were too old.
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- They were too old. abraham was in his eighties;
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- Abraham was in his eighties; sarah had gone through the
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- Sarah had gone through the change of life.
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- Change of life. she had been barren, never
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- She had been barren, never had children.
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- Had children. if god had given her this
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- If god had given her this promise in her twenties or
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- Promise in her twenties or in her thirties that would
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- In her thirties that would make sense.
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- Make sense. she could believe it, but
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- She could believe it, but now she's way past the
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- Now she's way past the childbearing years.
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- Childbearing years. sometimes god puts promises
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- Sometimes god puts promises in our heart that seem too
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- In our heart that seem too late.
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- Late. we would believe it if it
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- We would believe it if it happened earlier, but now we
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- Happened earlier, but now we don't see how.
- 00:09:42.638 --> 00:09:44.106
- Don't see how. many times, god does things
- 00:09:44.173 --> 00:09:46.609
- Many times, god does things out of normal timing.
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- Out of normal timing. he has unscheduled
- 00:09:48.711 --> 00:09:49.879
- He has unscheduled blessings.
- 00:09:49.945 --> 00:09:51.147
- Blessings. we didn't see it coming.
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- We didn't see it coming. we thought we missed our
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- We thought we missed our chance.
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- Chance. that season was over.
- 00:09:54.550 --> 00:09:56.085
- That season was over. you don't know what god is
- 00:09:56.152 --> 00:09:57.386
- You don't know what god is up to.
- 00:09:57.453 --> 00:09:58.087
- Up to. he's going to do some things
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- He's going to do some things out of season.
- 00:09:59.722 --> 00:10:01.323
- Out of season. when it doesn't typically
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- When it doesn't typically happen.
- 00:10:02.558 --> 00:10:03.325
- Happen. you weren't next in line,
- 00:10:03.392 --> 00:10:04.694
- You weren't next in line, but suddenly you're
- 00:10:04.760 --> 00:10:05.628
- But suddenly you're promoted.
- 00:10:05.695 --> 00:10:06.896
- Promoted. the medical report says it's
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- The medical report says it's too late, suddenly your
- 00:10:08.264 --> 00:10:09.732
- Too late, suddenly your health turns around.
- 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:11.200
- Health turns around. you'd given up on the dream,
- 00:10:11.267 --> 00:10:12.735
- You'd given up on the dream, suddenly the door opens.
- 00:10:12.802 --> 00:10:14.170
- Suddenly the door opens. i can imagine abraham when
- 00:10:14.236 --> 00:10:17.606
- I can imagine abraham when he first heard the promise,
- 00:10:17.673 --> 00:10:19.008
- He first heard the promise, he was excited.
- 00:10:19.075 --> 00:10:20.242
- He was excited. it seemed unlikely but faith
- 00:10:20.309 --> 00:10:22.845
- It seemed unlikely but faith rose in his heart.
- 00:10:22.912 --> 00:10:24.080
- Rose in his heart. "god, i believe you'll give
- 00:10:24.146 --> 00:10:25.448
- "god, i believe you'll give me a son."
- 00:10:25.514 --> 00:10:26.082
- Me a son." a few months went by and
- 00:10:26.148 --> 00:10:28.217
- A few months went by and nothing happened, couple of
- 00:10:28.284 --> 00:10:29.885
- Nothing happened, couple of years and still nothing.
- 00:10:29.952 --> 00:10:31.654
- Years and still nothing. now thoughts of doubt
- 00:10:31.721 --> 00:10:32.922
- Now thoughts of doubt started to whisper, "are you
- 00:10:32.988 --> 00:10:34.890
- Started to whisper, "are you sure god said you would have
- 00:10:34.957 --> 00:10:37.259
- Sure god said you would have a child?
- 00:10:37.326 --> 00:10:37.960
- A child? don't you think it would
- 00:10:38.027 --> 00:10:38.627
- Don't you think it would happen by now?
- 00:10:38.694 --> 00:10:40.196
- Happen by now? how is that even possible in
- 00:10:40.262 --> 00:10:41.697
- How is that even possible in the first place?
- 00:10:41.764 --> 00:10:42.531
- The first place? look at how old you are."
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- Look at how old you are." more years passed.
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- More years passed. sarah started to get
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- Sarah started to get frustrated.
- 00:10:47.470 --> 00:10:48.671
- Frustrated. she told abraham to sleep
- 00:10:48.738 --> 00:10:50.239
- She told abraham to sleep with her maid.
- 00:10:50.306 --> 00:10:51.574
- With her maid. she thought, "if i can't
- 00:10:51.640 --> 00:10:52.475
- She thought, "if i can't have a baby, at least this
- 00:10:52.541 --> 00:10:54.043
- Have a baby, at least this maid will have one and we'll
- 00:10:54.110 --> 00:10:55.811
- Maid will have one and we'll count that our child."
- 00:10:55.878 --> 00:10:57.680
- Count that our child." they had a baby but it
- 00:10:57.747 --> 00:10:59.448
- They had a baby but it wasn't the promised child.
- 00:10:59.515 --> 00:11:01.684
- Wasn't the promised child. before you see the promise,
- 00:11:01.751 --> 00:11:03.619
- Before you see the promise, the healing, the dream,
- 00:11:03.686 --> 00:11:05.454
- The healing, the dream, you're going to have a
- 00:11:05.521 --> 00:11:06.188
- You're going to have a reason to quit believing.
- 00:11:06.255 --> 00:11:07.923
- Reason to quit believing. "i was going after my dream,
- 00:11:07.990 --> 00:11:10.059
- "i was going after my dream, but these people walked
- 00:11:10.126 --> 00:11:11.227
- But these people walked away.
- 00:11:11.293 --> 00:11:11.994
- Away. they didn't keep their
- 00:11:12.061 --> 00:11:12.762
- They didn't keep their word."
- 00:11:12.828 --> 00:11:13.429
- Word." that's a test.
- 00:11:13.496 --> 00:11:14.964
- That's a test. are you going to give up?
- 00:11:15.030 --> 00:11:16.599
- Are you going to give up? or are you going to say, "it
- 00:11:16.665 --> 00:11:18.167
- Or are you going to say, "it wasn't fair, they did me
- 00:11:18.234 --> 00:11:19.668
- Wasn't fair, they did me wrong, but god is my
- 00:11:19.735 --> 00:11:21.203
- Wrong, but god is my vindicator.
- 00:11:21.270 --> 00:11:22.271
- Vindicator. they didn't stop my purpose.
- 00:11:22.338 --> 00:11:24.073
- They didn't stop my purpose. what was meant for my harm,
- 00:11:24.140 --> 00:11:25.441
- What was meant for my harm, god is turning to my
- 00:11:25.508 --> 00:11:26.842
- God is turning to my advantage.
- 00:11:26.909 --> 00:11:27.576
- Advantage. i still believe."
- 00:11:27.643 --> 00:11:29.645
- I still believe." "well, joel, we were trying
- 00:11:29.712 --> 00:11:30.579
- "well, joel, we were trying to have a baby.
- 00:11:30.646 --> 00:11:31.480
- To have a baby. the experts said there's no
- 00:11:31.547 --> 00:11:33.115
- The experts said there's no way.
- 00:11:33.182 --> 00:11:34.016
- Way. we took the treatments,
- 00:11:34.083 --> 00:11:35.017
- We took the treatments, nothing more we can do."
- 00:11:35.084 --> 00:11:37.086
- Nothing more we can do." you're at a critical point.
- 00:11:37.153 --> 00:11:39.121
- You're at a critical point. are you going to settle
- 00:11:39.188 --> 00:11:39.955
- Are you going to settle there, think it's not meant
- 00:11:40.022 --> 00:11:41.524
- There, think it's not meant to be?
- 00:11:41.590 --> 00:11:42.458
- To be? or are you going to say,
- 00:11:42.525 --> 00:11:43.292
- Or are you going to say, "god, i know you're the
- 00:11:43.359 --> 00:11:44.727
- "god, i know you're the giver of all good gifts.
- 00:11:44.794 --> 00:11:46.629
- Giver of all good gifts. you have the final say.
- 00:11:46.695 --> 00:11:48.430
- You have the final say. i don't see a way, but i
- 00:11:48.497 --> 00:11:50.232
- I don't see a way, but i know you have a way.
- 00:11:50.299 --> 00:11:51.400
- Know you have a way. i still believe."
- 00:11:51.467 --> 00:11:53.269
- I still believe." a friend of mine wanted to
- 00:11:53.335 --> 00:11:54.637
- A friend of mine wanted to start a business.
- 00:11:54.703 --> 00:11:56.205
- Start a business. he knew god put the dream in
- 00:11:56.272 --> 00:11:57.473
- He knew god put the dream in his heart.
- 00:11:57.540 --> 00:11:58.607
- His heart. he had done a lot of
- 00:11:58.674 --> 00:11:59.375
- He had done a lot of research, came up with this
- 00:11:59.441 --> 00:12:01.043
- Research, came up with this very impressive business
- 00:12:01.110 --> 00:12:02.411
- Very impressive business plan.
- 00:12:02.478 --> 00:12:03.245
- Plan. he needed funding.
- 00:12:03.312 --> 00:12:04.680
- He needed funding. he went to his bank, where
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- He went to his bank, where he had done projects with
- 00:12:06.148 --> 00:12:07.149
- He had done projects with them before.
- 00:12:07.216 --> 00:12:08.117
- Them before. he knew all the people.
- 00:12:08.184 --> 00:12:09.852
- He knew all the people. they studied his plan and
- 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:11.587
- They studied his plan and turned him down.
- 00:12:11.654 --> 00:12:12.922
- Turned him down. they didn't think it would
- 00:12:12.988 --> 00:12:13.856
- They didn't think it would be a successful business.
- 00:12:13.923 --> 00:12:15.925
- Be a successful business. he was disappointed but he
- 00:12:15.991 --> 00:12:17.459
- He was disappointed but he went to another bank.
- 00:12:17.526 --> 00:12:18.928
- Went to another bank. same thing.
- 00:12:18.994 --> 00:12:19.695
- Same thing. he was turned down.
- 00:12:19.762 --> 00:12:21.163
- He was turned down. and another and another and
- 00:12:21.230 --> 00:12:22.965
- And another and another and another.
- 00:12:23.032 --> 00:12:24.099
- Another. thoughts were telling him,
- 00:12:24.166 --> 00:12:24.967
- Thoughts were telling him, "just accept it.
- 00:12:25.034 --> 00:12:26.402
- "just accept it. it's not going to happen.
- 00:12:26.468 --> 00:12:27.837
- It's not going to happen. all the experts say it's not
- 00:12:27.903 --> 00:12:29.238
- All the experts say it's not going to work out."
- 00:12:29.305 --> 00:12:31.006
- Going to work out." he could have been
- 00:12:31.073 --> 00:12:31.640
- He could have been discouraged, given up, but
- 00:12:31.707 --> 00:12:33.876
- Discouraged, given up, but every time he left a bank,
- 00:12:33.943 --> 00:12:35.611
- Every time he left a bank, his attitude was, "they may
- 00:12:35.678 --> 00:12:37.379
- His attitude was, "they may have said no, but i know god
- 00:12:37.446 --> 00:12:39.281
- Have said no, but i know god says yes.
- 00:12:39.348 --> 00:12:40.216
- Says yes. i still believe."
- 00:12:40.282 --> 00:12:41.817
- I still believe." thirty-one banks said.
- 00:12:41.884 --> 00:12:43.485
- Thirty-one banks said. "it's not a good idea, give
- 00:12:43.552 --> 00:12:45.254
- "it's not a good idea, give up on your dream, let it
- 00:12:45.321 --> 00:12:46.655
- Up on your dream, let it go."
- 00:12:46.722 --> 00:12:47.523
- Go." he said, "no thanks, i still
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- He said, "no thanks, i still believe."
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- Believe." bank number thirty-two said,
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- Bank number thirty-two said, "this looks like a great
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- "this looks like a great idea."
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- Idea." they gave him the loan.
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- They gave him the loan. today he's blessed beyond
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- Today he's blessed beyond his wildest dreams.
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- His wildest dreams. his business has grown, even
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- His business has grown, even expanded into different
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- Expanded into different states.
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- States. if you're going to see the
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- If you're going to see the fullness of what god has for
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- Fullness of what god has for you, you have to learn this
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- You, you have to learn this principle to go from i
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- Principle to go from i believe to i still believe.
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- Believe to i still believe. there will be people that
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- There will be people that try to talk you out of your
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- Try to talk you out of your promise.
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- Promise. they can't see what god put
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- They can't see what god put in your heart.
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- In your heart. don't expect everyone to be
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- Don't expect everyone to be for you.
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- For you. sometimes it's our own
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- Sometimes it's our own thoughts that tell us, it's
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- Thoughts that tell us, it's not going to happen, how it
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- Not going to happen, how it will never work out.
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- Will never work out. tune that out.
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- Tune that out. don't give the doubt the
- 00:13:29.031 --> 00:13:30.165
- Don't give the doubt the time of day.
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- Time of day. keep your mind filled with
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- Keep your mind filled with faith, filled with hope.
- 00:13:32.701 --> 00:13:35.204
- Faith, filled with hope. the scripture says, "jesus
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- The scripture says, "jesus couldn't do any miracles in
- 00:13:36.705 --> 00:13:38.240
- Couldn't do any miracles in his hometown because of
- 00:13:38.307 --> 00:13:40.276
- His hometown because of their unbelief."
- 00:13:40.342 --> 00:13:41.911
- Their unbelief." doubt will keep you from
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- Doubt will keep you from your destiny.
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- Your destiny. there's a battle taking
- 00:13:45.014 --> 00:13:46.081
- There's a battle taking place in our mind.
- 00:13:46.148 --> 00:13:47.816
- Place in our mind. thoughts whispering, "you're
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- Thoughts whispering, "you're not going to get well,
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- Not going to get well, you'll never meet the right
- 00:13:50.753 --> 00:13:51.687
- You'll never meet the right person, you can't pass that
- 00:13:51.754 --> 00:13:53.522
- Person, you can't pass that college course."
- 00:13:53.589 --> 00:13:54.924
- College course." if you dwell on those
- 00:13:54.990 --> 00:13:56.125
- If you dwell on those thoughts, you'll get talked
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- Thoughts, you'll get talked out of what you're believing
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- Out of what you're believing for.
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- For. i was out riding my bike
- 00:14:00.562 --> 00:14:01.730
- I was out riding my bike recently; it was a beautiful
- 00:14:01.797 --> 00:14:03.365
- Recently; it was a beautiful day.
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- Day. i was enjoying the ride when
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- I was enjoying the ride when i felt my phone buzzing in
- 00:14:06.035 --> 00:14:07.469
- I felt my phone buzzing in my pocket.
- 00:14:07.536 --> 00:14:08.671
- My pocket. it was a text from a number
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- It was a text from a number that i didn't recognize.
- 00:14:10.306 --> 00:14:11.840
- That i didn't recognize. it said, "urgent message,
- 00:14:11.907 --> 00:14:14.176
- It said, "urgent message, your phone has been
- 00:14:14.243 --> 00:14:15.210
- Your phone has been compromised, all the data is
- 00:14:15.277 --> 00:14:17.446
- Compromised, all the data is about to be lost.
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- About to be lost. click here to save it."
- 00:14:18.747 --> 00:14:20.449
- Click here to save it." i knew it was a scam.
- 00:14:20.516 --> 00:14:21.884
- I knew it was a scam. if you click it, they get
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- If you click it, they get your information.
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- Your information. i didn't pay any attention,
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- I didn't pay any attention, went back on my ride.
- 00:14:25.354 --> 00:14:26.855
- Went back on my ride. about five minutes later,
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- About five minutes later, another text.
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- Another text. this time the word urgent
- 00:14:29.525 --> 00:14:31.093
- This time the word urgent was blinking.
- 00:14:31.160 --> 00:14:32.361
- Was blinking. "time is of the essence; you
- 00:14:32.428 --> 00:14:34.096
- "time is of the essence; you must respond now."
- 00:14:34.163 --> 00:14:35.998
- Must respond now." it looked so official, was
- 00:14:36.065 --> 00:14:37.800
- It looked so official, was so alarming, i thought is
- 00:14:37.866 --> 00:14:39.601
- So alarming, i thought is this real?
- 00:14:39.668 --> 00:14:40.803
- This real? i called my office.
- 00:14:40.869 --> 00:14:41.670
- I called my office. they said, "no, no don't
- 00:14:41.737 --> 00:14:42.604
- They said, "no, no don't open it.
- 00:14:42.671 --> 00:14:43.238
- Open it. it's a scam."
- 00:14:43.305 --> 00:14:44.406
- It's a scam." i felt better, got back on
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- I felt better, got back on my bike.
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- My bike. five minutes later, another
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- Five minutes later, another text.
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- Text. this time there was a
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- This time there was a countdown clock, fifty-nine,
- 00:14:49.845 --> 00:14:51.647
- Countdown clock, fifty-nine, fifty-eight, fifty-seven.
- 00:14:51.714 --> 00:14:53.482
- Fifty-eight, fifty-seven. "your phone is about to
- 00:14:53.549 --> 00:14:54.950
- "your phone is about to disintegrate.
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- Disintegrate. the world will come to an
- 00:14:56.285 --> 00:14:57.286
- The world will come to an end if you don't click now."
- 00:14:57.353 --> 00:14:58.921
- End if you don't click now." all these dire warnings.
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- All these dire warnings. they were so good at being
- 00:15:01.256 --> 00:15:02.558
- They were so good at being alarming, playing on fears,
- 00:15:02.624 --> 00:15:05.494
- Alarming, playing on fears, putting enough urgency that
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- Putting enough urgency that makes you think you have to
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- Makes you think you have to click.
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- Click. their whole goal is to get
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- Their whole goal is to get you to take the bait.
- 00:15:10.866 --> 00:15:12.368
- You to take the bait. they know if you click, they
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- They know if you click, they can get your information and
- 00:15:14.069 --> 00:15:15.604
- Can get your information and do what they want.
- 00:15:15.671 --> 00:15:17.339
- Do what they want. that's kind of how doubt
- 00:15:17.406 --> 00:15:18.674
- That's kind of how doubt works.
- 00:15:18.741 --> 00:15:19.708
- Works. thoughts come to our mind
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- Thoughts come to our mind that are negative,
- 00:15:21.110 --> 00:15:22.211
- That are negative, discouraging, alarming.
- 00:15:22.277 --> 00:15:24.680
- Discouraging, alarming. "you can't accomplish that
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- "you can't accomplish that dream; you don't have the
- 00:15:25.814 --> 00:15:26.882
- Dream; you don't have the talent.
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- Talent. that problem will never
- 00:15:27.983 --> 00:15:28.951
- That problem will never resolve, you've had it so
- 00:15:29.018 --> 00:15:30.686
- Resolve, you've had it so long.
- 00:15:30.753 --> 00:15:31.720
- Long. your health is not going to
- 00:15:31.787 --> 00:15:32.788
- Your health is not going to improve."
- 00:15:32.855 --> 00:15:34.123
- Improve." if you click on it so to
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- If you click on it so to speak, if you start dwelling
- 00:15:35.524 --> 00:15:37.326
- Speak, if you start dwelling on it, thinking, "maybe i'm
- 00:15:37.393 --> 00:15:39.161
- On it, thinking, "maybe i'm not going to get well, these
- 00:15:39.228 --> 00:15:40.763
- Not going to get well, these problems are so big, i don't
- 00:15:40.829 --> 00:15:42.564
- Problems are so big, i don't see how it can work out."
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- See how it can work out." before long, that's going to
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- Before long, that's going to contaminate your software.
- 00:15:46.101 --> 00:15:48.237
- Contaminate your software. you'll be negative,
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- You'll be negative, discouraged, giving up on
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- Discouraged, giving up on dreams.
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- Dreams. don't take the bait.
- 00:15:51.707 --> 00:15:53.475
- Don't take the bait. you can't stop the negative
- 00:15:53.542 --> 00:15:54.843
- You can't stop the negative thoughts from coming, but
- 00:15:54.910 --> 00:15:56.245
- Thoughts from coming, but you don't have to click, you
- 00:15:56.311 --> 00:15:57.946
- You don't have to click, you don't have to dwell on them.
- 00:15:58.013 --> 00:16:00.149
- Don't have to dwell on them. while you're waiting on the
- 00:16:00.215 --> 00:16:01.350
- While you're waiting on the promise, the enemy will work
- 00:16:01.417 --> 00:16:03.085
- Promise, the enemy will work overtime, "it would have
- 00:16:03.152 --> 00:16:04.853
- Overtime, "it would have happened by now, look at all
- 00:16:04.920 --> 00:16:06.855
- Happened by now, look at all you've been through.
- 00:16:06.922 --> 00:16:08.390
- You've been through. don't get your hopes up
- 00:16:08.457 --> 00:16:09.525
- Don't get your hopes up abraham.
- 00:16:09.591 --> 00:16:10.659
- Abraham. you must have heard god
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- You must have heard god wrong, you're a hundred
- 00:16:11.627 --> 00:16:12.761
- Wrong, you're a hundred years old."
- 00:16:12.828 --> 00:16:13.929
- Years old." do yourself a favor, ignore
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- Do yourself a favor, ignore it.
- 00:16:15.697 --> 00:16:16.498
- It. don't pay it any attention.
- 00:16:16.565 --> 00:16:18.367
- Don't pay it any attention. when the lies come, just
- 00:16:18.434 --> 00:16:19.768
- When the lies come, just say, "no thanks, i still
- 00:16:19.835 --> 00:16:21.336
- Say, "no thanks, i still believe."
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- Believe." "but the odds are against
- 00:16:22.604 --> 00:16:23.672
- "but the odds are against you."
- 00:16:23.739 --> 00:16:24.373
- You." "yes, but i still believe."
- 00:16:24.440 --> 00:16:26.075
- "yes, but i still believe." "it's been so long, you
- 00:16:26.141 --> 00:16:27.709
- "it's been so long, you should be worried, it's not
- 00:16:27.776 --> 00:16:28.911
- Should be worried, it's not going to work out."
- 00:16:28.977 --> 00:16:30.245
- Going to work out." don't click on that, that's
- 00:16:30.312 --> 00:16:31.847
- Don't click on that, that's spam, that's junk mail.
- 00:16:31.914 --> 00:16:34.216
- Spam, that's junk mail. keep your mind filled faith.
- 00:16:34.283 --> 00:16:36.085
- Keep your mind filled faith. god is still on the throne.
- 00:16:36.151 --> 00:16:37.920
- God is still on the throne. he's ordering your steps.
- 00:16:37.986 --> 00:16:39.588
- He's ordering your steps. he's planned out your days
- 00:16:39.655 --> 00:16:40.989
- He's planned out your days for good.
- 00:16:41.056 --> 00:16:42.191
- For good. what he started he's going
- 00:16:42.257 --> 00:16:43.792
- What he started he's going to finish.
- 00:16:43.859 --> 00:16:45.027
- To finish. you can say like david,
- 00:16:45.094 --> 00:16:46.528
- You can say like david, "though i am surrounded by
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- "though i am surrounded by trouble, my heart will know
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- Trouble, my heart will know no fear.
- 00:16:49.698 --> 00:16:50.599
- No fear. for the lord is my light and
- 00:16:50.666 --> 00:16:52.367
- For the lord is my light and my salvation.
- 00:16:52.434 --> 00:16:53.535
- My salvation. for surely goodness and
- 00:16:53.602 --> 00:16:55.204
- For surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the
- 00:16:55.270 --> 00:16:56.872
- Mercy will follow me all the days of my life."
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- Days of my life." clear out all the negative.
- 00:16:58.674 --> 00:17:00.642
- Clear out all the negative. god didn't bring you this
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- God didn't bring you this far to leave you.
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- Far to leave you. yes, we're going to have
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- Yes, we're going to have disappointments, things we
- 00:17:04.146 --> 00:17:05.681
- Disappointments, things we don't understand, it may be
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- Don't understand, it may be taking longer than we
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- Taking longer than we thought, but that doesn't
- 00:17:08.750 --> 00:17:10.152
- Thought, but that doesn't mean it's not going to
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- Mean it's not going to happen.
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- Happen. i talked to a lady that was
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- I talked to a lady that was diagnosed with cancer of the
- 00:17:14.823 --> 00:17:16.391
- Diagnosed with cancer of the central nervous system.
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- Central nervous system. the prognosis was very grim.
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- The prognosis was very grim. with no treatment, a few
- 00:17:20.796 --> 00:17:22.131
- With no treatment, a few months to live, with
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- Months to live, with treatment maybe a couple of
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- Treatment maybe a couple of years at most.
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- Years at most. she had lost all of her
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- She had lost all of her ability to function, she
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- Ability to function, she couldn't swallow, had to
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- Couldn't swallow, had to have constant care.
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- Have constant care. all the facts said she was
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- All the facts said she was done; it was just a matter
- 00:17:34.576 --> 00:17:36.211
- Done; it was just a matter of time.
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- Of time. but this lady had i still
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- But this lady had i still believe faith.
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- Believe faith. despite how it looked in the
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- Despite how it looked in the natural, in her thoughts all
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- Natural, in her thoughts all through the day, "god is
- 00:17:44.753 --> 00:17:46.155
- Through the day, "god is restoring health back unto
- 00:17:46.221 --> 00:17:47.523
- Restoring health back unto me, nothing can snatch me
- 00:17:47.589 --> 00:17:49.525
- Me, nothing can snatch me out of his hands.
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- Out of his hands. i will live and not die."
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- I will live and not die." she wasn't denying the
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- She wasn't denying the facts, she was simply
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- Facts, she was simply choosing to believe what god
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- Choosing to believe what god said about her.
- 00:17:58.066 --> 00:17:59.568
- Said about her. she took the treatment,
- 00:17:59.635 --> 00:18:01.036
- She took the treatment, after six sessions she was
- 00:18:01.103 --> 00:18:02.938
- After six sessions she was declared cancer free.
- 00:18:03.005 --> 00:18:05.174
- Declared cancer free. her doctor said in
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- Her doctor said in twenty-five years of
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- Twenty-five years of practice, he'd never seen
- 00:18:07.142 --> 00:18:08.677
- Practice, he'd never seen anyone recover like she did.
- 00:18:08.744 --> 00:18:11.480
- Anyone recover like she did. what you're facing is not
- 00:18:11.547 --> 00:18:13.282
- What you're facing is not too hard for our god.
- 00:18:13.348 --> 00:18:15.150
- Too hard for our god. no problem he can't turn
- 00:18:15.217 --> 00:18:16.885
- No problem he can't turn around.
- 00:18:16.952 --> 00:18:17.886
- Around. no dream that he can't bring
- 00:18:17.953 --> 00:18:19.721
- No dream that he can't bring to pass.
- 00:18:19.788 --> 00:18:21.123
- To pass. the scripture said abraham
- 00:18:21.190 --> 00:18:22.891
- The scripture said abraham had unwavering faith.
- 00:18:22.958 --> 00:18:25.160
- Had unwavering faith. that means you're not going
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- That means you're not going to be talked out of what god
- 00:18:26.628 --> 00:18:28.163
- To be talked out of what god put in your heart.
- 00:18:28.230 --> 00:18:29.565
- Put in your heart. you're not moved by what's
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- You're not moved by what's not happening, by how long
- 00:18:30.632 --> 00:18:32.467
- Not happening, by how long it's taking, by the
- 00:18:32.534 --> 00:18:33.802
- It's taking, by the setbacks.
- 00:18:33.869 --> 00:18:34.803
- Setbacks. you have a made-up mind.
- 00:18:34.870 --> 00:18:36.605
- You have a made-up mind. you believe that god is in
- 00:18:36.672 --> 00:18:38.040
- You believe that god is in control and that what he
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- Control and that what he promised will come to pass.
- 00:18:39.675 --> 00:18:42.044
- Promised will come to pass. no person can stop him, no
- 00:18:42.110 --> 00:18:44.046
- No person can stop him, no bad break, no delay, no
- 00:18:44.112 --> 00:18:46.215
- Bad break, no delay, no sickness, all the forces of
- 00:18:46.281 --> 00:18:48.217
- Sickness, all the forces of darkness cannot keep you
- 00:18:48.283 --> 00:18:50.052
- Darkness cannot keep you from your destiny.
- 00:18:50.118 --> 00:18:51.987
- From your destiny. when you not only believe
- 00:18:52.054 --> 00:18:53.722
- When you not only believe but you take it one step
- 00:18:53.789 --> 00:18:54.990
- But you take it one step further, you still believe.
- 00:18:55.057 --> 00:18:57.459
- Further, you still believe. you believe despite the
- 00:18:57.526 --> 00:18:58.560
- You believe despite the medical report, despite the
- 00:18:58.627 --> 00:19:00.395
- Medical report, despite the bad break, despite how
- 00:19:00.462 --> 00:19:02.130
- Bad break, despite how impossible it looks, then
- 00:19:02.197 --> 00:19:03.832
- Impossible it looks, then you're going to see god do
- 00:19:03.899 --> 00:19:05.400
- You're going to see god do unusual, uncommon things.
- 00:19:05.467 --> 00:19:08.170
- Unusual, uncommon things. he's going to take you where
- 00:19:08.237 --> 00:19:09.538
- He's going to take you where you can't go on your own.
- 00:19:09.605 --> 00:19:11.506
- You can't go on your own. it's very powerful when you
- 00:19:11.573 --> 00:19:13.242
- It's very powerful when you have 'i still believe'
- 00:19:13.308 --> 00:19:14.843
- Have 'i still believe' faith.
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- Faith. "i lost a loved one, i
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- "i lost a loved one, i should be bitter, i still
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- Should be bitter, i still believe there are beauty for
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- Believe there are beauty for these ashes.
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- These ashes. i've had some bad breaks,
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- I've had some bad breaks, disappointments, but i still
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- Disappointments, but i still believe my latter days will
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- Believe my latter days will be better than my former
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- Be better than my former days.
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- Days. i still believe god's plans
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- I still believe god's plans for me are for good."
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- For me are for good." in numbers 13, moses sent
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- In numbers 13, moses sent twelve men to spy out the
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- Twelve men to spy out the promised land.
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- Promised land. god had delivered the
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- God had delivered the israelites from slavery,
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- Israelites from slavery, parted the red sea, brought
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- Parted the red sea, brought them safely through the
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- Them safely through the desert, now they were camped
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- Desert, now they were camped next door to the land god
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- Next door to the land god promised.
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- Promised. after forty days, ten of the
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- After forty days, ten of the spies came back and said,
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- Spies came back and said, "moses the land is
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- "moses the land is beautiful, it's like nothing
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- Beautiful, it's like nothing we've ever seen.
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- We've ever seen. but there are giants in the
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- But there are giants in the land.
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- Land. the people are huge, we'll
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- The people are huge, we'll never defeat them."
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- Never defeat them." up to that point they had
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- Up to that point they had believed, they were excited,
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- Believed, they were excited, they knew that was their
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- They knew that was their dream coming to pass, but
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- Dream coming to pass, but when they saw the obstacles,
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- When they saw the obstacles, how big the people were,
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- How big the people were, instead of making the choice
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- Instead of making the choice that i'm asking us to make,
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- That i'm asking us to make, we still believe, they got
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- We still believe, they got discouraged, and gave up on
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- Discouraged, and gave up on their dream.
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- Their dream. that negative report spread
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- That negative report spread throughout the whole camp,
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- Throughout the whole camp, before long all two million
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- Before long all two million people were afraid,
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- People were afraid, complaining.
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- Complaining. they turned around and went
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- They turned around and went back into the desert.
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- Back into the desert. they ended up wandering
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- They ended up wandering there for forty years.
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- There for forty years. they never did make it into
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- They never did make it into the promised land.
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- The promised land. before you see dreams come
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- Before you see dreams come to pass, before you see
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- To pass, before you see healing, promotion,
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- Healing, promotion, restoration, don't be
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- Restoration, don't be surprised if you find giants
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- Surprised if you find giants on your land.
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- On your land. obstacles, disappointments,
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- Obstacles, disappointments, setbacks, it looks too big.
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- Setbacks, it looks too big. how could you defeat the
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- How could you defeat the sickness?
- 00:20:55.310 --> 00:20:56.078
- Sickness? the report came back worse.
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- The report came back worse. how could you accomplish the
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- How could you accomplish the dream?
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- Dream? you lost your main client.
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- You lost your main client. you thought that person was
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- You thought that person was the right one, it didn't
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- The right one, it didn't work out.
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- Work out. that's a test.
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- That's a test. are you going to do like
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- Are you going to do like them, get discouraged,
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- Them, get discouraged, settle where you are or are
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- Settle where you are or are you going to have i still
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- You going to have i still believe faith?
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- Believe faith? you have to say like the
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- You have to say like the apostle paul, "none of these
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- Apostle paul, "none of these things move me."
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- Things move me." god wouldn't have brought
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- God wouldn't have brought you to it if he wasn't going
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- You to it if he wasn't going to bring you through it.
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- To bring you through it. he's in control.
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- He's in control. what you're facing may be
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- What you're facing may be bigger than you, but it's
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- Bigger than you, but it's not bigger than our god.
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- Not bigger than our god. greater is he that's in you,
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- Greater is he that's in you, than he that's coming
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- Than he that's coming against you.
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- Against you. this is not the time to give
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- This is not the time to give up, turn around, start
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- Up, turn around, start complaining.
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- Complaining. this is the time to show god
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- This is the time to show god what you're made of.
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- What you're made of. "yes, it looks impossible, i
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- "yes, it looks impossible, i didn't see it coming, i
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- Didn't see it coming, i don't know how it can work
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- Don't know how it can work out, but god i still
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- Out, but god i still believe, i know you're still
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- Believe, i know you're still on the throne, you make
- 00:21:49.765 --> 00:21:51.133
- On the throne, you make rivers in the desert, you
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- Rivers in the desert, you resurrect what looks dead,
- 00:21:52.868 --> 00:21:55.003
- Resurrect what looks dead, you surround me with your
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- You surround me with your favor, you being for me is
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- Favor, you being for me is more than the world being
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- More than the world being against me."
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- Against me." don't be intimidated by the
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- Don't be intimidated by the opposition, that's a sign
- 00:22:02.744 --> 00:22:05.013
- Opposition, that's a sign that you're close to your
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- That you're close to your victory.
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- Victory. there will always be giants
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- There will always be giants on your promised land.
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- On your promised land. always some reason to
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- Always some reason to retreat.
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- Retreat. don't take the bait.
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- Don't take the bait. in the face of the giant,
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- In the face of the giant, dare to say i still believe.
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- Dare to say i still believe. the medical report didn't
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- The medical report didn't improve, i still believe.
- 00:22:20.228 --> 00:22:22.397
- Improve, i still believe. your family member has
- 00:22:22.464 --> 00:22:23.331
- Your family member has gotten worse, i still
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- Gotten worse, i still believe.
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- Believe. you do your part and god
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- You do your part and god will bring the giants down.
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- Will bring the giants down. he'll take care of what's
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- He'll take care of what's trying to stop you.
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- Trying to stop you. the other two spies, joshua
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- The other two spies, joshua and caleb, saw the same
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- And caleb, saw the same giants, the same obstacles
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- Giants, the same obstacles but they had i still believe
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- But they had i still believe faith.
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- Faith. they said, "yes moses, the
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- They said, "yes moses, the giants are big, yes they're
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- Giants are big, yes they're powerful, but we are well
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- Powerful, but we are well able.
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- Able. let us go in at once and
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- Let us go in at once and take the land."
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- Take the land." out of those two million
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- Out of those two million people, they were the only
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- People, they were the only two that ever made it into
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- Two that ever made it into the promised land.
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- The promised land. this shows us when you have
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- This shows us when you have 'i still believe' faith,
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- 'i still believe' faith, you're the exception.
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- You're the exception. most people are going to get
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- Most people are going to get discouraged, most are going
- 00:23:04.072 --> 00:23:06.241
- Discouraged, most are going to quit believing when they
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- To quit believing when they see giants.
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- See giants. ten spies had faith and gave
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- Ten spies had faith and gave up, two had faith and kept
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- Up, two had faith and kept believing.
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- Believing. my challenge is, don't be a
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- My challenge is, don't be a part of the eighty percent,
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- Part of the eighty percent, be a part of the twenty
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- Be a part of the twenty percent.
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- Percent. be the exception.
- 00:23:20.655 --> 00:23:22.457
- Be the exception. it's easy to get talked out
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- It's easy to get talked out of your dreams, it's easy to
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- Of your dreams, it's easy to dwell on the negative, how
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- Dwell on the negative, how big the obstacle is, how
- 00:23:27.195 --> 00:23:28.830
- Big the obstacle is, how it's never going to work
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- It's never going to work out.
- 00:23:29.998 --> 00:23:30.565
- Out. doubters are a dime a dozen.
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- Doubters are a dime a dozen. if you're going to see the
- 00:23:32.300 --> 00:23:33.869
- If you're going to see the fullness of your destiny,
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- Fullness of your destiny, you have to be a joshua, be
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- You have to be a joshua, be a caleb.
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- A caleb. you don't deny the facts,
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- You don't deny the facts, but you're not moved by the
- 00:23:40.742 --> 00:23:42.043
- But you're not moved by the facts.
- 00:23:42.110 --> 00:23:42.844
- Facts. in the face of the giants,
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- In the face of the giants, you declare, i still
- 00:23:44.312 --> 00:23:45.714
- You declare, i still believe.
- 00:23:45.780 --> 00:23:46.848
- Believe. if you'll do this, i believe
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- If you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're going to
- 00:23:48.683 --> 00:23:49.618
- And declare, you're going to make it into your promised
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- Make it into your promised land.
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- Land. what god put in your heart
- 00:23:52.120 --> 00:23:53.522
- What god put in your heart is on the way, dreams are
- 00:23:53.588 --> 00:23:55.524
- Is on the way, dreams are coming to pass, problems are
- 00:23:55.590 --> 00:23:57.692
- Coming to pass, problems are turning around, healing is
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- Turning around, healing is coming, favor, restoration,
- 00:23:59.294 --> 00:24:02.297
- Coming, favor, restoration, breakthroughs, new levels of
- 00:24:02.364 --> 00:24:04.165
- Breakthroughs, new levels of your destiny, in jesus'
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- Your destiny, in jesus' name.
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- Name. if you receive it, can you
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- If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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- It's a new year.
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- An opportunity
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- For a fresh start.
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- It's a new year.
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- Time to forget
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- The struggles of the past
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- And make room
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- For new blessings.
- 00:24:18.847 --> 00:24:20.081
- It's a new year.
- 00:24:20.081 --> 00:24:21.483
- The perfect time
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- To build expectation
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- And faith
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- For an amazing new season.
- 00:24:24.553 --> 00:24:26.988
- The beginning of the year
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- Is a great time
- 00:24:28.189 --> 00:24:29.090
- To start afresh and anew,
- 00:24:29.090 --> 00:24:30.992
- To let go of negative
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- Things of the past,
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- And to get ready
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- For the new things
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- God has in store.
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- Every january,
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- We create
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- A new devotional calendar.
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- When you start off
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- Each day in faith,
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- Grateful for what
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- God has done
- 00:24:43.772 --> 00:24:44.639
- And making
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- Positive declarations
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- Over your future,
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- You're setting the tone
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- For a blessed day
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- And a victorious year.
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- This devotional calendar
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- Will help
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- You get your mind
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- Going in the right direction,
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- So you can live in faith
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- Expecting the goodness of god.
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- There's something
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- For every day of the year.
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- Inspiration and encouragement.
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- It's amazing
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- What happens when you put god
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- First place.
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- You'll have a blessed,
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- Favor-filled 2025.
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- As our way of
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- Saying thank you
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- For your gift of any amount
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- This first month of the year,
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- We would like to send you
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- A copy
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- Of our brand
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- New 2025
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- 365-day devotional calendar.
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- Do you want to set
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- A faith course
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- For your life in 2025?
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- Do you want to see your life
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- Take off
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- In new directions
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- Of influence, favor,
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- And provision
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- In the year ahead?
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- Using this
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- Devotional calendar
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- Is as easy as 1-2-3.
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- One: wake up with an expectancy
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- In your heart.
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- Two: reflect
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- On the daily scripture verse
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- And devotional from joel.
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- Three:
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- Capture the lord's
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- Promises to you
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- On journaling lines
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- For writing and reflection.
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- This is going to be
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- One of your best years.
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- Our 2025
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- Devotional calendar
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- Is going to help
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