Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - It's All Good

August 7, 2025 | 30:0

Joel and Victoria Osteen's message of unconditional love and unending hope reaches everyone across the world.

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - It's All Good | August 7, 2025

>> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in
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Homes and if you're ever in our area. please stop by and
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Our area. please stop by and be a part of one our
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Be a part of one our services.
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Services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny and i heard
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Something funny and i heard about this airplane that was
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About this airplane that was about to crash.
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About to crash. there were four passengers
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There were four passengers but only three parachutes.
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The first passenger said,
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The first passenger said, "i'm a leading heart surgeon.
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"i'm a leading heart surgeon. my patients need me."
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My patients need me." he took the first parachute
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He took the first parachute and jumped.
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And jumped. second passenger said, "i'm a
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Second passenger said, "i'm a rocket scientist, one of the
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Rocket scientist, one of the smartest men alive. my
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Smartest men alive. my country needs me."
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Country needs me." took the second parachute and
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Took the second parachute and jumped.
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Jumped. the third passenger was pope
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The third passenger was pope john paul.
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John paul. he said to the fourth
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He said to the fourth passenger, a ten-year-old boy
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Passenger, a ten-year-old boy scout, "son, i'm old and
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Scout, "son, i'm old and frail. i don't have much time
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Frail. i don't have much time left. you can have the last
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Left. you can have the last parachute."
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Parachute." the boy scout said, "don't
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The boy scout said, "don't worry about it, sir. there's
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Worry about it, sir. there's still two parachutes left.
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Still two parachutes left. you see the smartest man
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You see the smartest man alive, he just jumped out
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Alive, he just jumped out with my backpack."
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Say it like you mean it,
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Say it like you mean it, "this is my bible. i am what
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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It says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess, my mind is
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Boldly confess, my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus name."
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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 it's all good.
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About it's all good. life is full of things that
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Life is full of things that we don't like:
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We don't like: disappointments, a friend
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Disappointments, a friend betrayed us, we didn't get
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Betrayed us, we didn't get the promotion.
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The promotion. we see these things as being
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We see these things as being negative, thinking that was
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Negative, thinking that was bad, didn't work out.
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Bad, didn't work out. my prayers weren't answered.
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My prayers weren't answered. but god won't allow a
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But god won't allow a difficulty unless he's going
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Difficulty unless he's going to somehow use it for our
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To somehow use it for our good.
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Good. this means everything that
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This means everything that happens in life, we may not
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Happens in life, we may not understand it, but if you'll
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Understand it, but if you'll keep the right attitude it'll
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Keep the right attitude it'll push you further into your
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Push you further into your destiny.
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Destiny. every closed doors, the
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Every closed doors, the delays, the person that did
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Delays, the person that did you wrong, the loan that
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You wrong, the loan that didn't go through.
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Didn't go through. god says, "it's all good. i'm
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God says, "it's all good. i'm in control. it may not feel
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In control. it may not feel good but trust me and i'll
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Good but trust me and i'll use it for your good."
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Use it for your good." and when you understand this
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And when you understand this principle, life is much more
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Principle, life is much more freeing.
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Freeing. you don't get upset because a
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You don't get upset because a co-worker is playing
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Co-worker is playing politics, trying to keep you
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Politics, trying to keep you down.
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Down. you know it's all good.
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You know it's all good. god allowed it and he's going
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God allowed it and he's going to use it.
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To use it. you tried, but the business
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You tried, but the business didn't make it.
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Didn't make it. you don't give up on your
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You don't give up on your dreams.
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Dreams. you know it's all good.
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You know it's all good. it's a part of the process.
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It's a part of the process. even simple things, you get
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Even simple things, you get stuck in traffic, you don't
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Stuck in traffic, you don't let it frustrate you, ruin
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Let it frustrate you, ruin the rest of your day.
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The rest of your day. you know god is directing
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You know god is directing your steps.
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Your steps. he may be keeping you from an
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He may be keeping you from an accident or he may be
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Accident or he may be developing patience in you.
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Developing patience in you. whatever it is, keep the
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Whatever it is, keep the right perspective: it's all
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Right perspective: it's all good.
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Good. this boils down to trusting
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This boils down to trusting god.
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God. we're never going to
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We're never going to understand everything that
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Understand everything that happens in life.
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Happens in life. if you try to figure it all
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If you try to figure it all out, you'll be frustrated.
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Out, you'll be frustrated. god has an advantage.
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God has an advantage. he can see the big picture
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He can see the big picture for our lives.
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For our lives. he knows where the dead ends
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He knows where the dead ends are, where the shortcuts are,
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Are, where the shortcuts are, where the bumpy roads are.
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Where the bumpy roads are. and sometimes, he'll close a
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And sometimes, he'll close a door that we're asking him to
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Door that we're asking him to open because he knows it
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Open because he knows it would be a waste of time.
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Would be a waste of time. when you're a mature person,
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When you're a mature person, instead of getting bitter,
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Instead of getting bitter, you say, "god, i trust you.
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You say, "god, i trust you. i may not like it, but i
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I may not like it, but i believe you know what's best
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Believe you know what's best for me."
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For me." some of the things that god
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Some of the things that god has in your future, if he
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Has in your future, if he gave them to you right now,
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Gave them to you right now, you couldn't handle it.
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You couldn't handle it. he loves you too much to let
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He loves you too much to let it happen.
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It happen. he's developing your
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He's developing your character, growing you up.
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Character, growing you up. that boss that gets on your
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That boss that gets on your nerves, doesn't treat you
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Nerves, doesn't treat you right, you keep trying to
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Right, you keep trying to pray him away.
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Pray him away. the reason he's not going
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The reason he's not going anywhere is because god's
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Anywhere is because god's using him like sandpaper to
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Using him like sandpaper to rub the rough edges off of
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Rub the rough edges off of you.
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You. now, as you keep doing the
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Now, as you keep doing the right thing, keeping your
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Right thing, keeping your mouth closed, being
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Mouth closed, being respectful, that's doing a
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Respectful, that's doing a work in you.
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Work in you. you couldn't develop your
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You couldn't develop your character without him.
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Character without him. you may not like it, but it's
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You may not like it, but it's good.
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Good. it's getting your prepared
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It's getting your prepared for the next level.
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For the next level. god is asking us, "do you
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God is asking us, "do you trust me with your closed
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Trust me with your closed doors? do you trust me with
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Doors? do you trust me with your unanswered questions?
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Your unanswered questions? with the things you don't
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With the things you don't understand?"
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Understand?" instead of fighting
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Instead of fighting everything you don't like,
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Everything you don't like, why don't you have this new
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Why don't you have this new perspective, "it's all good"?
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Perspective, "it's all good"? this grouchy boss, i can't
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This grouchy boss, i can't stand him, but i know he's
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Stand him, but i know he's good for me.
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Good for me. this child that's hard to
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This child that's hard to raise, this sickness i'm
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Raise, this sickness i'm dealing with, this dream
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Dealing with, this dream that's taking forever, i
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That's taking forever, i don't like it, but i'm not
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Don't like it, but i'm not going to live bitter.
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Going to live bitter. i know god is on the throne.
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I know god is on the throne. he's in control of my life.
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He's in control of my life. it may have been meant for my
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It may have been meant for my harm but he's promised he
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Harm but he's promised he will use it to my advantage.
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Will use it to my advantage. that's what paul said in
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That's what paul said in romans, "all things work
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Romans, "all things work together for good to those
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Together for good to those that the love the lord."
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That the love the lord." not some things but all
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Not some things but all things.
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Things. they may not be good at the
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They may not be good at the time.
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Time. it's painful to go through a
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It's painful to go through a loss.
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Loss. it's discouraging when a
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It's discouraging when a dream doesn't work out.
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By itself, that may not be
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By itself, that may not be good, but god has promised
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Good, but god has promised he's going to bring it all
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He's going to bring it all together.
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Together. one day, you'll look back and
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One day, you'll look back and say, "that was good."
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Say, "that was good." "well, joel, i'm discourage
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"well, joel, i'm discourage because i lost a loved one.
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Because i lost a loved one. i'm bitter because a business
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I'm bitter because a business partner cheated me. that
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Partner cheated me. that wasn't good."
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Wasn't good." the problem is you're
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The problem is you're isolating that one incident.
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Isolating that one incident. god hasn't brought it all
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God hasn't brought it all together yet.
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Together yet. if that difficulty was going
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If that difficulty was going to keep you from your
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To keep you from your destiny, god would've never
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Destiny, god would've never permitted it.
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Permitted it. that setback was really a
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That setback was really a set-up for god to show out in
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Set-up for god to show out in your life.
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Your life. you have to get rid of a
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You have to get rid of a victim mentality and have a
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Victim mentality and have a victor mentality.
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Victor mentality. when you have this attitude
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When you have this attitude that it's all good, you don't
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That it's all good, you don't go around with a chip on your
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Go around with a chip on your shoulder because you had some
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Shoulder because you had some bad breaks.
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Bad breaks. you know no weapon formed
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You know no weapon formed against you will prosper.
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Against you will prosper. you know weeping endures for
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You know weeping endures for a night but joy is coming in
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A night but joy is coming in the morning.
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The morning. you know it's just a matter
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You know it's just a matter of time before god brings it
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Of time before god brings it all together.
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All together. we celebrated good friday
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We celebrated good friday recently.
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Recently. we call it good today, but
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We call it good today, but 2,000 years ago when jesus
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2,000 years ago when jesus was crucified, didn't look
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Was crucified, didn't look like a good friday.
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Like a good friday. the disciples thought it was
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The disciples thought it was the worst day of their lives.
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The worst day of their lives. their dreams were shattered.
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Their dreams were shattered. the man they had given their
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The man they had given their lives to was gone.
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Lives to was gone. doubts filled their mind,
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Doubts filled their mind, "maybe he wasn't who he said
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"maybe he wasn't who he said he was. maybe he tricked us
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He was. maybe he tricked us and we wasted all this time."
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And we wasted all this time." i can imagine mary, the
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I can imagine mary, the mother of christ, weeping and
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Mother of christ, weeping and weeping as she sees her son
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Weeping as she sees her son on the cross.
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On the cross. she's heartbroken, in so much
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She's heartbroken, in so much pain.
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Pain. if someone would've
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If someone would've suggested, "mary, this is a
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Suggested, "mary, this is a good friday."
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Good friday." she'd have thought, "what are
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She'd have thought, "what are you talking about? good?
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You talking about? good? look what's happening."
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Look what's happening." but we all face these times
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But we all face these times when life doesn't make sense.
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When life doesn't make sense. a dream dies.
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A dream dies. a relationship comes to an
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A relationship comes to an end or we come down with an
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End or we come down with an illness.
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Illness. nothing about the situation
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Nothing about the situation seems good.
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Seems good. good would've been the last
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Good would've been the last word we would've used to
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Word we would've used to describe this friday.
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Describe this friday. better description would've
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Better description would've been tragic friday, lonely
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Been tragic friday, lonely friday, betrayed friday.
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Friday, betrayed friday. in the heat of the battle
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In the heat of the battle it's easy to get discouraged.
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It's easy to get discouraged. the disciples could've said,
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The disciples could've said, "god, why did you let judas
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"god, why did you let judas betray him? why did you let
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Betray him? why did you let the soldiers crucify him?
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The soldiers crucify him? god, why'd you abandon your
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God, why'd you abandon your son in his time of greatest
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Son in his time of greatest need?"
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Need?" but a few days later, after
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But a few days later, after he arose from the grave, and
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He arose from the grave, and cooked them breakfast on the
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Cooked them breakfast on the beach, appeared to them in
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Beach, appeared to them in the upper room, they realized
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The upper room, they realized he was who he said he was.
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He was who he said he was. they looked back on that
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They looked back on that friday and said, "it wasn't
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Friday and said, "it wasn't what we thought. it wasn't
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What we thought. it wasn't depressing friday. it wasn't
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Depressing friday. it wasn't tragic friday. it was all a
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Tragic friday. it was all a part of his plan. it was good
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Part of his plan. it was good friday."
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Friday." they looked back on what they
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They looked back on what they thought was the darkest day
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Thought was the darkest day of their lives and they
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Of their lives and they called it good.
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Called it good. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? it's all good.
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It's all good. it may not be good right now.
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It may not be good right now. it may not make sense on its
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It may not make sense on its own, but god knows how to
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Own, but god knows how to bring it all together.
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Bring it all together. and what you think is going
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And what you think is going to stop you; hold you back.
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To stop you; hold you back. can i tell you?
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Can i tell you? if you will stay in faith,
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If you will stay in faith, one day you will look back
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One day you will look back and say that it was good.
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And say that it was good. if judas had not betrayed
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If judas had not betrayed jesus, we wouldn't have
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Jesus, we wouldn't have salvation.
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Salvation. god used the betrayal to move
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God used the betrayal to move jesus toward his destiny.
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Jesus toward his destiny. the betrayal at the time
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The betrayal at the time didn't seem good.
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Didn't seem good. it hurts when somebody does
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It hurts when somebody does you wrong, walks out on you,
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You wrong, walks out on you, breaks your heart.
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Breaks your heart. you may not see it at the
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You may not see it at the time, but without that
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Time, but without that betrayal, like jesus, you
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Betrayal, like jesus, you couldn't become who you were
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Couldn't become who you were created to be.
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Created to be. if they left you, you didn't
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Need them.
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Need them. if they walked away, they
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If they walked away, they weren't a part of your
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Weren't a part of your destiny.
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Destiny. it may be painful friday
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It may be painful friday right now, but keep moving
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Right now, but keep moving forward.
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Forward. sunday is coming.
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Sunday is coming. new beginnings are on the
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New beginnings are on the way.
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Way. a resurrection is in your
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A resurrection is in your future.
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Future. when god brings it all
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When god brings it all together, when you meet that
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Together, when you meet that person of your dreams,
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Person of your dreams, somebody better than you ever
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Somebody better than you ever imagined, you'll look back
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Imagined, you'll look back and say with a smile, "it was
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And say with a smile, "it was a good friday when that old
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A good friday when that old goat left. i mean when that
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Goat left. i mean when that man left."
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Man left." that supervisor that's tried
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That supervisor that's tried to keep you down for years,
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To keep you down for years, you didn't realize it, but
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You didn't realize it, but staying there with a good
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Staying there with a good attitude, giving it your
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Attitude, giving it your best, doing the right thing
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Best, doing the right thing when the wrong thing was
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When the wrong thing was happening, that was
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Happening, that was developing your character,
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Developing your character, getting you prepared for the
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Getting you prepared for the next level.
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Next level. you wouldn't be who you are
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You wouldn't be who you are today without that
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Today without that difficulty.
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Difficulty. you may not have liked it, but
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You may not have liked it, but you can look back and say,
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You can look back and say, "that was a good friday."
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"that was a good friday." that's what happened to us.
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That's what happened to us. twice we tried to buy
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Twice we tried to buy property to build a new
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Property to build a new sanctuary on.
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Sanctuary on. both times the property was
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Both times the property was sold out from under us.
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Sold out from under us. the first one, we had worked
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The first one, we had worked for six months doing soil
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For six months doing soil samples, preliminary
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Samples, preliminary drawings.
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Drawings. we went to close on the
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We went to close on the property real early in the
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Property real early in the morning.
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Morning. the secretary came out, said,
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The secretary came out, said, "i'm sorry. the owner sold
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"i'm sorry. the owner sold the property last night to
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The property last night to someone else."
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Someone else." it had been on the market for
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It had been on the market for 20 years.
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20 years. we were so disappointed.
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We were so disappointed. i went home, told victoria,
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I went home, told victoria, "there's no place to build a
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"there's no place to build a new sanctuary."
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New sanctuary." there didn't seem like
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There didn't seem like anything good about that
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Anything good about that owner not keeping his word,
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Owner not keeping his word, not selling us that property.
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Not selling us that property. if you would've told me, "it
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If you would've told me, "it was a good friday."
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Was a good friday." i'd have told you, "go jump
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I'd have told you, "go jump in a lake."
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In a lake." a few months later we found
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A few months later we found another 100-acre tract of
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Another 100-acre tract of land.
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Land. i thought, "boy, this is even
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I thought, "boy, this is even better."
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Better." i prayed more fervently,
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I prayed more fervently, "lord, thank you for your
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"lord, thank you for your favor. thank you for opening
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Favor. thank you for opening this door."
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This door." same thing.
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Same thing. they sold it out from under
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They sold it out from under us.
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Us. didn't make sense to me.
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Didn't make sense to me. i've learned god's ways are
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I've learned god's ways are better than our ways.
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Better than our ways. the right way to pray is,
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The right way to pray is, "god, this is what i want.
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"god, this is what i want. this is what i'm believing
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This is what i'm believing for but god, you know what's
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For but god, you know what's best for me. i trust you."
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Best for me. i trust you." if you're only going to be
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If you're only going to be happy if god does it your
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Happy if god does it your way, that's not really
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Way, that's not really trusting.
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Trusting. that's not praying.
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That's not praying. that's giving god orders.
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That's giving god orders. "god, here's what i want you
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"god, here's what i want you to do, when to do it, where
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To do, when to do it, where to do it. here's the--who
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To do it. here's the--who to use."
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To use." i found god doesn't take
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I found god doesn't take orders, but this is one of the
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Orders, but this is one of the main reasons we get
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Main reasons we get frustrated, discouraged,
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Frustrated, discouraged, because it's not happening in
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Because it's not happening in our way.
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Our way. but when you develop this
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But when you develop this trust, you let god do it his
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Trust, you let god do it his way.
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Way. you know it's all good.
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You know it's all good. if the door opens, you thank
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If the door opens, you thank god.
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God. if it doesn't open, you still
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If it doesn't open, you still thank him.
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Thank him. about six months after that
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About six months after that last property sold, we
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Last property sold, we received word that this place
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Received word that this place was coming available, the
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Was coming available, the former compact center.
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Former compact center. i realize now the reason god
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I realize now the reason god closed those doors is because
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Closed those doors is because he had something much better
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He had something much better in store.
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In store. god can see things that we
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God can see things that we can't see.
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Can't see. now, i thank him for those
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Now, i thank him for those closed doors.
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Closed doors. i look back and say, "that
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I look back and say, "that wasn't a defeated friday
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Wasn't a defeated friday after all. that was a good
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After all. that was a good friday."
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Friday." that was god keeping me from
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That was god keeping me from less than what he had in
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Less than what he had in mind.
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Mind. sometimes god will close a
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Sometimes god will close a door because we're believing
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Door because we're believing too small.
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Too small. you may have dreams that
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You may have dreams that haven't worked out yet.
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Haven't worked out yet. you too have had some
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You too have had some disappointed fridays.
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Disappointed fridays. don't get discouraged.
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Don't get discouraged. god knows what he's doing.
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God knows what he's doing. keep honoring him.
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Keep honoring him. your sunday is coming.
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Your sunday is coming. he's going to open doors
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He's going to open doors bigger, better than you ever
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Bigger, better than you ever imagined.
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Imagined. my father went through a
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My father went through a great disappointment.
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Great disappointment. he had pastored this church
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He had pastored this church for many years and given his
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For many years and given his life to the people.
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Life to the people. and they just built a new
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And they just built a new sanctuary, the church was
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Sanctuary, the church was growing.
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Growing. he was on the state board for
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He was on the state board for his denomination.
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His denomination. on his way up.
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On his way up. his future looked very bright.
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His future looked very bright. but my sister lisa was born
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But my sister lisa was born with something like cerebral
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With something like cerebral palsy.
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Palsy. my dad began to search the
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My dad began to search the scriptures with a new set of
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Scriptures with a new set of eyes, fresh eyes.
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Eyes, fresh eyes. he saw how jesus went about
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He saw how jesus went about healing people and how we're
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Healing people and how we're supposed to live in abundant,
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Supposed to live in abundant, overcoming, victorious life.
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Overcoming, victorious life. he went back and shared this
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He went back and shared this with his congregation
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With his congregation thinking that they would be
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Thinking that they would be excited too.
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Excited too. it was just the opposite.
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It was just the opposite. they didn't like his new
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They didn't like his new message.
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Message. it didn't fit in with their
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It didn't fit in with their denominational teaching.
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Denominational teaching. he ended up having to leave
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He ended up having to leave that church.
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That church. my mother had lifelong
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My mother had lifelong friends that never spoke to
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Friends that never spoke to her again.
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Her again. they felt betrayed,
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They felt betrayed, discouraged.
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Discouraged. nothing seemed good about
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Nothing seemed good about having to leave a position
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Having to leave a position you'd worked so hard for.
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You'd worked so hard for. and leave people that you'd
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And leave people that you'd grown to love.
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Grown to love. seemed like a dark friday, a
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Seemed like a dark friday, a lonely friday, a betrayed
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Lonely friday, a betrayed friday.
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Friday. but just as god opens doors,
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But just as god opens doors, god closes doors.
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God closes doors. and god knew my father would
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And god knew my father would never become who he was
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Never become who he was created to be in that limited
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Created to be in that limited environment.
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Environment. we love the open doors.
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We love the open doors. we celebrate god's favor, but
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We celebrate god's favor, but when the door closes, it takes
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When the door closes, it takes maturity to say, "i don't
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Maturity to say, "i don't understand it, but i'm not
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Understand it, but i'm not going to fight it. i'm not
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Going to fight it. i'm not going to get bitter. god,
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Going to get bitter. god, i trust you."
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I trust you." my parents, instead of
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My parents, instead of sitting around in self-pity
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Sitting around in self-pity thinking about what they had
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Thinking about what they had lost, they went out and
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Lost, they went out and started lakewood church in an
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Started lakewood church in an abandoned feed store with 90
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Abandoned feed store with 90 people.
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People. it grew and grew to a church
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It grew and grew to a church of thousands.
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Of thousands. we're still going strong
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We're still going strong today.
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Today. looking back years later, my
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Looking back years later, my father would tell you that
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Father would tell you that betrayal, getting pushed out,
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Betrayal, getting pushed out, that was a good friday in his
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That was a good friday in his life.
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Life. that pushed him into the
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That pushed him into the fullness of his destiny.
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Fullness of his destiny. at the time it didn't seem
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At the time it didn't seem good.
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Good. when you're hurting,
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When you're hurting, disappointed, every thought
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Disappointed, every thought will tell you, "this isn't
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Will tell you, "this isn't fair. god, why did you let
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Fair. god, why did you let this happen to me?"
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This happen to me?" i'm asking you to trust him.
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I'm asking you to trust him. god knows what he's doing.
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God knows what he's doing. it may not seem good, but when
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It may not seem good, but when he brings it all together,
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He brings it all together, you'll look back and say it
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You'll look back and say it was a good friday.
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Was a good friday. i couldn't see it at the time,
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I couldn't see it at the time, but it was good that they
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But it was good that they sold the property out from
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Sold the property out from under us.
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Under us. jesus would tell you, "it was
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Jesus would tell you, "it was good that judas betrayed me."
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Good that judas betrayed me." my father would tell you, "it
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My father would tell you, "it was good that i got pushed
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Was good that i got pushed out of that position."
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Out of that position." see, sometimes, your enemies
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See, sometimes, your enemies will do to promote you than
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Will do to promote you than your friends.
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Your friends. if my critics had not been so
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If my critics had not been so vocal, i would've never
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Vocal, i would've never learned to pray like i pray.
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Learned to pray like i pray. when my dad went to be with
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When my dad went to be with the lord, if i had not
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The lord, if i had not overheard people saying, "he
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Overheard people saying, "he can't do it. the church is
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Can't do it. the church is never going to last."
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Never going to last." i would've never had so much
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I would've never had so much determination.
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Determination. some of my critics, i need to
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Some of my critics, i need to write them a check.
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Write them a check. they thought they were going
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They thought they were going to stop me, discourage me,
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To stop me, discourage me, intimidate me.
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Intimidate me. they don't realize god used
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They don't realize god used them to light a fire on the
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Them to light a fire on the inside.
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Inside. they helped me learn how to
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They helped me learn how to pray bold prayers; how to
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Pray bold prayers; how to declare god's favor; how to
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Declare god's favor; how to be a victor and not a victim;
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Be a victor and not a victim; how to stand strong and fight
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How to stand strong and fight the good fight of faith.
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The good fight of faith. they meant it for harm, god
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They meant it for harm, god used it to my advantage.
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Used it to my advantage. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? it's all good, even your
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It's all good, even your enemies.
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Enemies. quit complaining about the
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Quit complaining about the opposition, the people trying
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Opposition, the people trying to push you down, make you
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To push you down, make you look bad.
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Look bad. they don't control your
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They don't control your destiny, god does.
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Destiny, god does. you may be in a friday today.
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You may be in a friday today. nothing in your life seems
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Nothing in your life seems good.
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Good. dealing with an illness,
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Dealing with an illness, struggling in a relationship,
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Struggling in a relationship, you have people coming
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You have people coming against you, seems dark,
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Against you, seems dark, lonely, discouraging.
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Lonely, discouraging. you don't see how it could
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You don't see how it could ever work out.
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Ever work out. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. god wouldn't have allowed
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God wouldn't have allowed that if it wasn't going to
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That if it wasn't going to move you towards your
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Move you towards your destiny.
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Destiny. you're in friday.
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You're in friday. the good news?
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The good news? sunday is coming.
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Sunday is coming. and when you see your
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And when you see your resurrection, when god
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Resurrection, when god vindicates you, promotes you,
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Vindicates you, promotes you, healed you, restores you.
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Healed you, restores you. when he pays you back double
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When he pays you back double for that unfair situation,
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For that unfair situation, that's what turns defeated
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That's what turns defeated friday into good friday.
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Friday into good friday. no more betrayed friday.
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No more betrayed friday. no more disappointed friday.
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No more disappointed friday. no, it's blessed friday.
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No, it's blessed friday. it's joyful friday.
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It's joyful friday. it's victorious friday.
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It's victorious friday. a friend of mine told about
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A friend of mine told about this couple.
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This couple. they would go up to the
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They would go up to the hospital every week to visit
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Hospital every week to visit people and encourage them.
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People and encourage them. and one day the man had just
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And one day the man had just parked his car and he was
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Parked his car and he was walking across the street to
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Walking across the street to the main entrance.
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The main entrance. this car came around the
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This car came around the corner very fast, almost out
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Corner very fast, almost out of control, and hit the man.
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Of control, and hit the man. knocked him up on the hood,
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Knocked him up on the hood, over the car, and down to the
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Over the car, and down to the pavement.
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Pavement. he was rushed to the
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He was rushed to the emergency room where they
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Emergency room where they discovered that he had
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Discovered that he had bleeding on his brain.
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Bleeding on his brain. they had to take a full body
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They had to take a full body scan to see if there were any
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Scan to see if there were any more injuries.
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More injuries. they were looking, of course,
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They were looking, of course, for broken bones, for any
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For broken bones, for any more bleeding.
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More bleeding. that was all fine.
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That was all fine. but they did find a tumor on
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But they did find a tumor on his kidney.
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His kidney. they did a biopsy and found
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They did a biopsy and found out that it was cancer.
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Out that it was cancer. a few days after the swelling
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A few days after the swelling went down, he had surgery to
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Went down, he had surgery to remove the kidney.
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Remove the kidney. today, he's cancer free.
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Today, he's cancer free. the surgeon told him if they
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The surgeon told him if they had not found that cancer, it
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Had not found that cancer, it was the type that spread very
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Was the type that spread very quickly, most likely would've
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Quickly, most likely would've taken his life.
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Taken his life. my point is it's all good.
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My point is it's all good. even things that at the time
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Even things that at the time seem bad.
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Seem bad. going to the hospital to
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Going to the hospital to volunteer and you get hit by
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Volunteer and you get hit by a car?
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A car? man, it seemed like you've
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Man, it seemed like you've got bad luck.
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Got bad luck. nothing good happened for
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Nothing good happened for you.
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You. no, god wouldn't have allowed
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No, god wouldn't have allowed it if he wasn't going to use
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It if he wasn't going to use it for good.
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It for good. we may not always see it.
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We may not always see it. "nah, joel, i don't believe
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"nah, joel, i don't believe this because i've had things
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This because i've had things happen and it did nothing but
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Happen and it did nothing but pull me down."
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Pull me down." you don't know what god was
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You don't know what god was doing behind the scenes.
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Doing behind the scenes. or maybe god hasn't brought
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Or maybe god hasn't brought it all together yet.
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It all together yet. this is what faith is all
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This is what faith is all about, when things happen
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About, when things happen that we don't like,
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That we don't like, disappointments, bad breaks,
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Disappointments, bad breaks, betrayals.
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Betrayals. we can get negative, live
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We can get negative, live bitter, or we can say, "god,
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Bitter, or we can say, "god, i trust you. i don't
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I trust you. i don't understand it, but i believe
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Understand it, but i believe when you bring it together
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When you bring it together it's going to work for me and
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It's going to work for me and not against me."
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Not against me." this is what joseph did in
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This is what joseph did in the scripture.
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The scripture. nobody had more bad breaks
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Nobody had more bad breaks than him.
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Than him. as a teenager, his brothers
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As a teenager, his brothers betrayed him, threw him into
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Betrayed him, threw him into a pit.
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A pit. they ended up selling him
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They ended up selling him into slavery.
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Into slavery. he was lied about, falsely
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He was lied about, falsely accused.
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Accused. he spent years in prison for
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He spent years in prison for something that he didn't do.
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Something that he didn't do. it was one bad break after
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It was one bad break after another.
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Another. he could've lived negative,
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He could've lived negative, bitter, but he understood
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Bitter, but he understood this principle that even
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This principle that even though it may look bad, feel
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Though it may look bad, feel bad, be unfair, when it comes
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Bad, be unfair, when it comes together, god's going to use
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Together, god's going to use it for our good.
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It for our good. after 13 years of trouble,
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After 13 years of trouble, god not only vindicated
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God not only vindicated joseph, but he promoted him.
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Joseph, but he promoted him. he was put second in command
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He was put second in command of the whole nation.
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Of the whole nation. looking back, joseph would
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Looking back, joseph would tell you that whole time that
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Tell you that whole time that god was directing his steps.
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God was directing his steps. all those bad breaks were
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All those bad breaks were a part of god's plan to get
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A part of god's plan to get him to where he was supposed
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Him to where he was supposed to be.
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To be. the betrayal felt bad, but the
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The betrayal felt bad, but the truth is it was good.
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Truth is it was good. it was another step toward
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It was another step toward his destiny.
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His destiny. being sold into slavery, that
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Being sold into slavery, that was unfair, that was wrong.
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Was unfair, that was wrong. he didn't like it, but he
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He didn't like it, but he wouldn't change it.
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Wouldn't change it. without that disappointment
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Without that disappointment he would've never become who
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He would've never become who god created him to be.
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God created him to be. my friends, craig and
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My friends, craig and samantha, had two healthy
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Samantha, had two healthy children when little connor
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Children when little connor was born.
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Was born. they soon realized that
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They soon realized that connor wasn't developing like
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Connor wasn't developing like the other children.
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The other children. he wouldn't talk to them and
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He wouldn't talk to them and interact very much.
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Interact very much. connor was diagnosed with
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Connor was diagnosed with autism.
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Autism. craig, at that time, was the
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Craig, at that time, was the head of our children's
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Head of our children's ministry.
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Ministry. he and samantha are strong
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He and samantha are strong believers.
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Believers. they love the lord, but this
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They love the lord, but this was difficult on them.
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Was difficult on them. one day craig was very
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One day craig was very discouraged.
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Discouraged. he said, "god, i don't
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He said, "god, i don't understand it. why was my son
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Understand it. why was my son born with autism? why did
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Born with autism? why did this happen to me?"
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This happen to me?" he heard god say four words,
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He heard god say four words, "do you trust me?"
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"do you trust me?" that moment, craig did what
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That moment, craig did what we all must do when we face
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We all must do when we face things we don't understand.
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Things we don't understand. he quit seeing it as being
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He quit seeing it as being negative and he embraced it
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Negative and he embraced it as a part of god's plan for
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As a part of god's plan for his life.
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His life. god will never give you
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God will never give you something that you cannot
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Something that you cannot handle.
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Handle. when he made this shift in
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When he made this shift in his thinking from, "i'm a
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His thinking from, "i'm a victim.
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Victim. i've had these bad breaks;"
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I've had these bad breaks;" to "god is in control of my
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To "god is in control of my life. he's entrusted me with
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Life. he's entrusted me with this situation."
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This situation." that's when things begin to
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That's when things begin to change.
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Change. not only did little connor
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Not only did little connor begin to defy the odds, and
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Begin to defy the odds, and begin to talk, and interact
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Begin to talk, and interact more than expected.
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More than expected. craig started a ministry to
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Craig started a ministry to help children with special
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Help children with special needs called the champion's
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Needs called the champion's club.
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Club. there are 30 champion's clubs
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There are 30 champion's clubs around the world.
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Around the world. plus, craig and his associate
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Plus, craig and his associate have written the first ever
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Have written the first ever faith-based curriculum for
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Faith-based curriculum for special needs children.
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Special needs children. looking back, craig would
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Looking back, craig would tell you the same thing
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Tell you the same thing joseph said, that difficulty
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Joseph said, that difficulty looked like a setback, but
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Looked like a setback, but really it was a set-up to
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Really it was a set-up to push him into his destiny.
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Push him into his destiny. he would tell you that, "it's
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He would tell you that, "it's all good."
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All good." you may not see it at the
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You may not see it at the time but the closed doors are
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Time but the closed doors are good.
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Good. the disappointments are good.
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The disappointments are good. the bad breaks, they may be
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The bad breaks, they may be uncomfortable, but when god
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Uncomfortable, but when god brings it all together, it's
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Brings it all together, it's not going to work against
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Not going to work against you.
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You. it's going to work for you.
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It's going to work for you. i'm asking you to trust him.
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I'm asking you to trust him. it may be friday in your
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It may be friday in your life.
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Life. you don't see anything good.
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You don't see anything good. don't worry.
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Don't worry. sunday is coming.
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Sunday is coming. god is in control.
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God is in control. and i believe and declare
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And i believe and declare everything that was meant to
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Everything that was meant to stop you, god is going to use
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Stop you, god is going to use it to push you forward.
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It to push you forward. he's bringing it all together
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He's bringing it all together right now.
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Right now. you're coming into good
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You're coming into good friday, blessed friday,
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Friday, blessed friday, healthy friday, victorious
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Healthy friday, victorious friday, in jesus name.
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Friday, in jesus name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? we never like to close our
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come into
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make you my lord
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My heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good bible based
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Get in a good bible based church.
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Church. keep god in first place.
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Keep god in first place. he's going to take you places
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He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed.
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That you've never dreamed. it's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. my heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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This month, we'll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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Will help you break through
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Stir your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we'll send you the
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We'll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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By joel osteen. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day,
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You and your family every day, and thank you so much
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And thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Online every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, of course
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Of course listen on sirius xm 24/7.
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Listen on sirius xm 24/7. we'll help you stay encouraged
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We'll help you stay encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. be sure to request your copy
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Be sure to request your copy of these powerful resources
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Of these powerful resources today.
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Today. for an additional donation
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For an additional donation this month,tional donation
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This month,tional donation we are also offering
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Thin line reference bible. this bible also enables you
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This bible also enables you to connect
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To connect through your smartphone
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To a vast, power-packed array of study notes,
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Array of study notes, devotionals, interactive maps,
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We'd like to invite you to our pastors gathering.
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Our pastors gathering. we'd be honored
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We'd be honored to spend the day with you
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To spend the day with you here at lakewood.
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Here at lakewood. we'll share some of the things
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We'll share some of the things we've learned, insights,
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We've learned, insights, and behind the scenes.
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And behind the scenes. it'll be a time of inspiration
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It'll be a time of inspiration and encouragement.
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And encouragement. we'd love to meet you.
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Joel Osteen - It's All Good

August 7, 2025 | 30:0

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