Joel Osteen - It's Going To Happen Quickly

June 4, 2025 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - It's Going To Happen Quickly | June 4, 2025
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  • [congregation applauding] >> 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 our
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  • Homes and if you're ever in our area please stop by and be
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  • Area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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  • A part of one of our services. i promise you, we'll make you
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  • I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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  • Feel right at home. i like to start with something
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  • I like to start with something funny and i should mention this
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  • Funny and i should mention this was sent to me by a woman,
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  • Was sent to me by a woman, but according to the alaska
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  • But according to the alaska department of fish and game,
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  • Department of fish and game, while both male and female
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  • While both male and female reindeer grow antlers
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  • Reindeer grow antlers in the summer male reindeer lose
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  • In the summer male reindeer lose their antlers at the start
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  • Their antlers at the start of winter in early november.
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  • Of winter in early november. female reindeer keep their
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  • Female reindeer keep their antlers all the way till spring.
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  • Antlers all the way till spring. this means all of santa's
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  • This means all of santa's reindeer from rudolph to blitzen
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  • Reindeer from rudolph to blitzen had to be female.
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  • Had to be female. she goes on to say, "we should
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  • She goes on to say, "we should have known only a woman could
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  • Have known only a woman could drag around a fat man wearing
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  • Drag around a fat man wearing a red velvet suit all
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  • A red velvet suit all over the world in one night
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  • Over the world in one night and not get lost."
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  • And not get lost." ladies, you're cheering a little
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  • Ladies, you're cheering a little too much but here we go.
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  • Too much but here we go. this is my bible.
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  • This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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  • I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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  • I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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  • I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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  • Today i will be taught the word of god.
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  • Of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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  • I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive, i
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  • Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same,
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  • Will never be the same, in jesus's name.
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  • In jesus's name. god bless you.
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  • God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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  • I want to talk to you today about it's going to happen
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  • About it's going to happen quickly.
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  • Quickly. we all have things that we're
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  • Believing for and we've been
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  • Believing for and we've been patiently waiting, thanking god,
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  • Patiently waiting, thanking god, praying, but we don't see
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  • Praying, but we don't see anything improving.
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  • Anything improving. and it's easy to get discouraged
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  • And it's easy to get discouraged and accept that it's going to be
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  • And accept that it's going to be this way a long time.
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  • This way a long time. we just have to endure it.
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  • We just have to endure it. but god said in isaiah 60, "i am
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  • But god said in isaiah 60, "i am the lord.
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  • The lord. when the time comes i will do it
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  • When the time comes i will do it quickly."
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  • Quickly." god has ordained certain moments
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  • God has ordained certain moments in your life where he's going
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  • In your life where he's going to do a quick work.
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  • To do a quick work. it's going to happen much faster
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  • It's going to happen much faster than you thought.
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  • Than you thought. you may not see anything
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  • You may not see anything changing.
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  • Changing. it doesn't look like you're any
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  • It doesn't look like you're any closer to what you were
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  • Closer to what you were believing for than you were last
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  • Believing for than you were last year.
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  • Year. but when you come into your time
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  • But when you come into your time god is going to do it quickly.
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  • God is going to do it quickly. it's not going to be a long
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  • It's not going to be a long drawn out process.
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  • Drawn out process. you're going to see a rapid turn
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  • You're going to see a rapid turn around, a sudden breakthrough,
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  • Around, a sudden breakthrough, a speedy recovery.
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  • A speedy recovery. it may look like it's going
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  • It may look like it's going to take a long time for you
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  • To take a long time for you to get well, to break
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  • To get well, to break the addiction to meet the right
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  • The addiction to meet the right person.
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  • Person. no, get ready, it's going
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  • No, get ready, it's going to happen sooner than it looks.
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  • To happen sooner than it looks. it's going to be unusual,
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  • It's going to be unusual, out of the ordinary.
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  • Out of the ordinary. you're going to know it was
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  • You're going to know it was the hand of god.
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  • The hand of god. it should take you years to get
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  • It should take you years to get out of debt, years to accomplish
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  • Out of debt, years to accomplish your dream.
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  • Your dream. in the natural that's true,
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  • In the natural that's true, but when you come into one
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  • But when you come into one of these destiny moments, it's
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  • Of these destiny moments, it's going to happen in a fraction
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  • Going to happen in a fraction of the time.
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  • Of the time. every thought may tell you.
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  • Every thought may tell you. it's permanent.
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  • It's permanent. it's never going to change.
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  • It's never going to change. no, god is saying to you today,
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  • No, god is saying to you today, "i'm going to do it quickly.
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  • "i'm going to do it quickly. it's going to happen suddenly."
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  • It's going to happen suddenly." now, get in agreement with god.
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  • Now, get in agreement with god. instead of thinking of all
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  • Instead of thinking of all the reasons it's not going
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  • The reasons it's not going to work out, turn it around.
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  • To work out, turn it around. father, thank you for a quick
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  • Father, thank you for a quick work.
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  • Work. thank you for a sudden turn
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  • Thank you for a sudden turn around.
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  • Around. thank you for a speedy recovery.
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  • Thank you for a speedy recovery. when god brought the israelites
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  • When god brought the israelites out of slavery they headed
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  • Out of slavery they headed toward the promised land.
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  • Toward the promised land. the pharaoh who had just let
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  • The pharaoh who had just let them go changed his mind
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  • Them go changed his mind and decided he wanted them back.
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  • And decided he wanted them back. so, he sent 600 of his fastest
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  • So, he sent 600 of his fastest chariots, some of his strongest
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  • Chariots, some of his strongest warriors to try to recapture
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  • Warriors to try to recapture them.
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  • Them. and the israelites, these 2
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  • And the israelites, these 2 million people were at a dead
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  • Million people were at a dead end at the red sea.
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  • End at the red sea. they had nowhere to go.
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  • They had nowhere to go. it looked like they would be
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  • It looked like they would be recaptured but moses held up his
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  • Recaptured but moses held up his rod and those waters parted.
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  • Rod and those waters parted. the israelites walked
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  • The israelites walked through on dry ground.
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  • Through on dry ground. when pharaoh's men came chasing,
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  • When pharaoh's men came chasing, the waters closed up.
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  • The waters closed up. they were all drowned.
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  • They were all drowned. psalm 114 gives us insight
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  • Psalm 114 gives us insight into what happened.
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  • Into what happened. verse 3 says, "the red sea saw
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  • Verse 3 says, "the red sea saw the israelites coming
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  • The israelites coming and hurried out of their way."
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  • And hurried out of their way." when you come into your time,
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  • When you come into your time, don't worry, enemies are going
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  • Don't worry, enemies are going to hurry out of your way.
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  • To hurry out of your way. that addiction, the depression,
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  • That addiction, the depression, the anxiety.
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  • The anxiety. it's not permanent.
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  • It's not permanent. it's about to hurry out of your
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  • It's about to hurry out of your way.
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  • Way. it's going to happen quickly.
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  • It's going to happen quickly. you didn't see any sign
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  • You didn't see any sign of things changing.
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  • Of things changing. nothing looked any different
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  • Nothing looked any different then suddenly the waters part.
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  • Then suddenly the waters part. suddenly your health turns
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  • Suddenly your health turns around.
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  • Around. suddenly the door opens.
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  • Suddenly the door opens. god knows how to take things
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  • God knows how to take things that look permanent and quickly
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  • That look permanent and quickly change them.
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  • Change them. when god told moses to hold
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  • When god told moses to hold up the rod and the waters would
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  • Up the rod and the waters would part i can imagine he was
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  • Part i can imagine he was tempted to reason it out.
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  • Tempted to reason it out. "god, what do you mean?
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  • "god, what do you mean? these waters have been like this
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  • These waters have been like this for years."
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  • For years." you would think if
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  • You would think if the israelites were going
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  • The israelites were going to somehow get across it would
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  • To somehow get across it would take months for the waters
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  • Take months for the waters to recede and become less
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  • And less.
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  • And less. maybe god would send a big
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  • Maybe god would send a big drought.
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  • Drought. but when god spoke to moses
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  • But when god spoke to moses nothing looked any different.
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  • Nothing looked any different. everything in his mind said,
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  • Everything in his mind said, "it's impossible.
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  • "it's impossible. it would take months or years
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  • It would take months or years of a drought.
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  • Of a drought. god, we only have a few hours
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  • God, we only have a few hours before we're going to be
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  • Before we're going to be recaptured."
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  • Recaptured." but god doesn't always do things
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  • On a normal timetable.
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  • On a normal timetable. he specializes in doing a quick
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  • He specializes in doing a quick work.
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  • Work. he knows how to speed things up.
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  • He knows how to speed things up. what could've taken years in one
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  • What could've taken years in one moment god caused the winds
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  • Moment god caused the winds to blow the waters back.
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  • To blow the waters back. they hurried
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  • They hurried out of the israelites way.
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  • Out of the israelites way. now, you may have obstacles
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  • Now, you may have obstacles in your life that looked
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  • In your life that looked permanent but god is
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  • Permanent but god is about to have them hurry
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  • About to have them hurry out of your way.
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  • Out of your way. it's not going to happen
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  • It's not going to happen gradually on a normal schedule
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  • Gradually on a normal schedule like you were expecting.
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  • Like you were expecting. it's going to happen quickly,
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  • It's going to happen quickly, out of the ordinary.
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  • Out of the ordinary. things that you've been
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  • Things that you've been struggling with fear, anxiety,
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  • Struggling with fear, anxiety, a challenge in your health, that
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  • A challenge in your health, that child that's off course.
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  • Child that's off course. when you look at the waters
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  • When you look at the waters nothing looks any different.
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  • Nothing looks any different. you know god is telling you
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  • You know god is telling you a breakthrough is coming but you
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  • A breakthrough is coming but you don't see any sign of it.
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  • Don't see any sign of it. you want to believe but your
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  • You want to believe but your mind is telling you there's no
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  • Mind is telling you there's no way.
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  • Way. but just like those waters
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  • But just like those waters hurried out of the israelites
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  • Hurried out of the israelites way those obstacles are
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  • Way those obstacles are about to hurry out of your way.
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  • About to hurry out of your way. and you may have had that
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  • And you may have had that illness a long time.
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  • Illness a long time. the prognosis doesn't look good,
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  • The prognosis doesn't look good, receive this into your spirit.
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  • Receive this into your spirit. it's about to hurry out of your
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  • It's about to hurry out of your way.
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  • Way. that legal trouble looks
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  • That legal trouble looks permanent, that financial
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  • Permanent, that financial difficulty, that situation
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  • Difficulty, that situation at work, seems like there's no
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  • At work, seems like there's no end in sight.
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  • End in sight. but get ready, god's about to do
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  • But get ready, god's about to do a quick work.
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  • A quick work. lack, struggle, debt is
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  • Lack, struggle, debt is about to hurry out of your way.
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  • About to hurry out of your way. it's going to happen suddenly.
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  • It's going to be a rapid
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  • It's going to be a rapid turnaround.
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  • Turnaround. that's what happened for us here
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  • That's what happened for us here at lakewood.
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  • At lakewood. when we acquired the compaq
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  • When we acquired the compaq center, a company filed
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  • Center, a company filed a lawsuit to try to keep us
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  • A lawsuit to try to keep us from moving in.
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  • From moving in. they said we violated the deed
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  • They said we violated the deed restrictions.
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  • Restrictions. our attorneys told us it could
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  • Our attorneys told us it could be tied up in the courts
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  • Be tied up in the courts for years.
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  • For years. when we looked at the waters
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  • When we looked at the waters like with moses nothing looked
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  • Like with moses nothing looked any different.
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  • Any different. a year had gone by.
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  • A year had gone by. the other side wasn't
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  • The other side wasn't about to budge.
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  • About to budge. they had no contact with us.
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  • They had no contact with us. looked like it could be that way
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  • Looked like it could be that way for another 10 years.
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  • For another 10 years. but one day out of the blue
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  • But one day out of the blue the other side called and said
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  • The other side called and said they wanted to meet.
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  • They wanted to meet. our attorneys said it was
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  • Our attorneys said it was probably a ploy just trying
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  • Probably a ploy just trying to distract us.
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  • To distract us. we met with them and in a couple
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  • We met with them and in a couple of hours they agreed to drop
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  • The lawsuit and let us have
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  • The lawsuit and let us have the building.
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  • The building. when it's your time god knows
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  • When it's your time god knows how to have enemies hurry
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  • How to have enemies hurry out of your way.
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  • Out of your way. would've been one thing if we'd
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  • Would've been one thing if we'd had won the lawsuit after 10
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  • Had won the lawsuit after 10 years.
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  • Years. we would've been grateful.
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  • We would've been grateful. but god is not going to let
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  • But god is not going to let the opposition delay you
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  • The opposition delay you from your destiny.
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  • From your destiny. he has already scheduled your
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  • He has already scheduled your destiny moments.
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  • Destiny moments. it may feel like you're falling
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  • It may feel like you're falling behind.
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  • Behind. the opposition is holding you
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  • The opposition is holding you back.
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  • Back. stay encouraged.
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  • Stay encouraged. at the right time, that
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  • At the right time, that adversity is going to hurry
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  • Adversity is going to hurry out of your way.
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  • Out of your way. red seas can't keep you
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  • Red seas can't keep you from your purpose god knows how
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  • From your purpose god knows how to part those waters.
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  • To part those waters. legal situations, companies that
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  • Legal situations, companies that seem bigger, stronger, they
  • 00:08:52.221 --> 00:08:54.457
  • Seem bigger, stronger, they can't stop god's plan for your
  • 00:08:54.523 --> 00:08:57.093
  • Can't stop god's plan for your life.
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  • Life. it may feel like you're stuck.
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  • It may feel like you're stuck. you don't see anything
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  • You don't see anything improving.
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  • Improving. don't worry, god knows how to do
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  • Don't worry, god knows how to do a quick work.
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  • A quick work. it can happen suddenly.
  • 00:09:05.434 --> 00:09:07.570
  • It can happen suddenly. the scripture says, "god hastens
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  • The scripture says, "god hastens his word to perform it."
  • 00:09:09.872 --> 00:09:12.041
  • His word to perform it." that word "hasten" means
  • 00:09:12.108 --> 00:09:14.176
  • That word "hasten" means quickly, speedily, in a hurry.
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  • Quickly, speedily, in a hurry. and i'm not saying that we don't
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  • And i'm not saying that we don't have to wait.
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  • Have to wait. there are things that take time.
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  • There are things that take time. what i'm saying is when you
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  • What i'm saying is when you don't see anything happening.
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  • Don't see anything happening. it looks like what you're
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  • It looks like what you're up against is never going
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  • Up against is never going to change.
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  • To change. when you come into your destiny
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  • When you come into your destiny moment god will do it speedily,
  • 00:09:31.694 --> 00:09:34.030
  • Moment god will do it speedily, quicker than you thought.
  • 00:09:34.096 --> 00:09:35.898
  • Quicker than you thought. you'll accomplish a dream
  • 00:09:35.965 --> 00:09:37.400
  • You'll accomplish a dream in a fraction of the time.
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  • In a fraction of the time. 2 kings chapter 7,
  • 00:09:40.269 --> 00:09:41.570
  • 2 kings chapter 7, the israelites were surrounded
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  • By the syrian army.
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  • By the syrian army. they had cut off the israelites
  • 00:09:46.075 --> 00:09:48.444
  • They had cut off the israelites food supply.
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  • Food supply. now the people were starving.
  • 00:09:49.345 --> 00:09:51.313
  • Now the people were starving. just a matter of time
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  • Just a matter of time before they died.
  • 00:09:53.015 --> 00:09:54.050
  • Before they died. every circumstance said it was
  • 00:09:54.116 --> 00:09:56.686
  • Every circumstance said it was permanent.
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  • Permanent. the enemy army was bigger.
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  • They had more equipment.
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  • They had more equipment. all the odds were
  • 00:10:01.524 --> 00:10:03.325
  • All the odds were against the israelites.
  • 00:10:03.392 --> 00:10:04.760
  • Against the israelites. but there were four lepers
  • 00:10:04.827 --> 00:10:06.962
  • But there were four lepers sitting outside the city gates.
  • 00:10:07.029 --> 00:10:09.165
  • Sitting outside the city gates. they "thought, we have nothing
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  • They "thought, we have nothing to lose.
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  • To lose. we're going to die anyway, let's
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  • We're going to die anyway, let's go down to the syrian camp
  • 00:10:13.869 --> 00:10:15.871
  • Go down to the syrian camp and see what they're doing."
  • 00:10:15.938 --> 00:10:17.840
  • And see what they're doing." while they were walking toward
  • 00:10:17.907 --> 00:10:19.975
  • While they were walking toward the enemy the scripture says god
  • 00:10:20.042 --> 00:10:22.511
  • The enemy the scripture says god caused the syrians to hear
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  • Caused the syrians to hear the sound of speeding chariots
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  • The sound of speeding chariots and galloping horses,
  • 00:10:28.284 --> 00:10:29.719
  • And galloping horses, the footsteps of a vast army
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  • The footsteps of a vast army approaching.
  • 00:10:32.955 --> 00:10:34.290
  • Approaching. the syrian king thought
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  • The syrian king thought the israelites had hired several
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  • The israelites had hired several armies to attack them.
  • 00:10:38.461 --> 00:10:40.629
  • Armies to attack them. verse 7 says, "the syrians
  • 00:10:40.696 --> 00:10:43.199
  • Verse 7 says, "the syrians panicked and fled
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  • Panicked and fled into the night, leaving all
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  • Into the night, leaving all their horses, tents,
  • 00:10:47.236 --> 00:10:48.604
  • Their horses, tents, and belongings."
  • 00:10:48.671 --> 00:10:50.339
  • And belongings." what was that?
  • 00:10:50.406 --> 00:10:51.674
  • What was that? god causing their enemies
  • 00:10:51.741 --> 00:10:53.242
  • God causing their enemies to hurry out of their way.
  • 00:10:53.309 --> 00:10:55.578
  • To hurry out of their way. seemed impossible.
  • 00:10:55.644 --> 00:10:57.313
  • Seemed impossible. the israelites didn't have
  • 00:10:57.379 --> 00:10:59.081
  • The israelites didn't have a chance.
  • 00:10:59.148 --> 00:10:59.949
  • A chance. they didn't have food,
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  • They didn't have food, equipment, supplies, strength,
  • 00:11:02.318 --> 00:11:03.919
  • Equipment, supplies, strength, experience, but god is not
  • 00:11:03.986 --> 00:11:06.489
  • Experience, but god is not limited by what you don't have.
  • 00:11:06.555 --> 00:11:09.525
  • Limited by what you don't have. he's not intimidated by how big
  • 00:11:09.592 --> 00:11:12.027
  • He's not intimidated by how big the opposition is, by how bad
  • 00:11:12.094 --> 00:11:14.530
  • The opposition is, by how bad the medical report looks,
  • 00:11:14.597 --> 00:11:16.098
  • The medical report looks, by what the financial statement
  • 00:11:16.165 --> 00:11:18.033
  • By what the financial statement says.
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  • Says. god multiplied the sound
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  • God multiplied the sound of these lepers footsteps
  • 00:11:21.337 --> 00:11:23.172
  • Of these lepers footsteps and caused this huge army
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  • And caused this huge army to flee for their lives.
  • 00:11:25.341 --> 00:11:27.510
  • To flee for their lives. they left in such a hurry they
  • 00:11:27.576 --> 00:11:29.445
  • They left in such a hurry they didn't even take their
  • 00:11:29.512 --> 00:11:30.479
  • Didn't even take their belongings.
  • 00:11:30.546 --> 00:11:31.847
  • Belongings. they didn't even grab their
  • 00:11:31.914 --> 00:11:33.916
  • They didn't even grab their tents.
  • 00:11:33.983 --> 00:11:34.450
  • Tents. god knows how to quickly get rid
  • 00:11:34.517 --> 00:11:37.653
  • God knows how to quickly get rid of the opposition.
  • 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:39.054
  • Of the opposition. don't be discouraged by how
  • 00:11:39.121 --> 00:11:40.856
  • Don't be discouraged by how permanent the obstacle looks
  • 00:11:40.923 --> 00:11:42.324
  • Permanent the obstacle looks or by how much bigger it seems
  • 00:11:42.391 --> 00:11:45.161
  • Or by how much bigger it seems than you.
  • 00:11:45.227 --> 00:11:45.995
  • Than you. you have an advantage.
  • 00:11:46.061 --> 00:11:47.763
  • You have an advantage. the most high god is on your
  • 00:11:47.830 --> 00:11:50.366
  • The most high god is on your side.
  • 00:11:50.432 --> 00:11:50.833
  • Side. he knows how to cause your
  • 00:11:50.900 --> 00:11:52.868
  • He knows how to cause your enemies to hurry out of your
  • 00:11:52.935 --> 00:11:55.004
  • Enemies to hurry out of your way.
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  • Way. not gradually, not over a few
  • 00:11:56.438 --> 00:11:58.908
  • Not gradually, not over a few months.
  • 00:11:58.974 --> 00:11:59.441
  • Months. you're about to see some things
  • 00:11:59.508 --> 00:12:01.977
  • You're about to see some things quickly turn around.
  • 00:12:02.044 --> 00:12:03.279
  • Quickly turn around. problems suddenly resolved.
  • 00:12:03.345 --> 00:12:05.447
  • Problems suddenly resolved. enemies rapidly defeated.
  • 00:12:05.514 --> 00:12:08.250
  • Enemies rapidly defeated. what's interesting is while
  • 00:12:08.317 --> 00:12:10.052
  • What's interesting is while the lepers were walking they
  • 00:12:10.119 --> 00:12:12.321
  • The lepers were walking they didn't know what god was doing.
  • 00:12:12.388 --> 00:12:14.523
  • Didn't know what god was doing. they couldn't hear what
  • 00:12:14.590 --> 00:12:15.958
  • They couldn't hear what the enemy was hearing.
  • 00:12:16.025 --> 00:12:17.493
  • The enemy was hearing. everything seem normal to them,
  • 00:12:17.560 --> 00:12:19.495
  • Everything seem normal to them, but god was doing something
  • 00:12:19.562 --> 00:12:21.363
  • But god was doing something supernatural.
  • 00:12:21.430 --> 00:12:23.165
  • Supernatural. you don't know what god is
  • 00:12:23.232 --> 00:12:25.000
  • You don't know what god is up to right now.
  • 00:12:25.067 --> 00:12:26.335
  • Up to right now. while you're believing, while
  • 00:12:26.402 --> 00:12:27.837
  • While you're believing, while you're doing the right thing,
  • 00:12:27.903 --> 00:12:29.805
  • You're doing the right thing, everything may seem just
  • 00:12:29.872 --> 00:12:31.307
  • Everything may seem just the same but god is talking
  • 00:12:31.373 --> 00:12:33.676
  • The same but god is talking to your enemies.
  • 00:12:33.742 --> 00:12:35.044
  • To your enemies. he's causing them to hear what
  • 00:12:35.110 --> 00:12:37.079
  • He's causing them to hear what he wants them to hear.
  • 00:12:37.146 --> 00:12:38.881
  • He wants them to hear. the syrians didn't say
  • 00:12:38.948 --> 00:12:40.082
  • The syrians didn't say to the lepers, "okay, we'll
  • 00:12:40.149 --> 00:12:41.617
  • To the lepers, "okay, we'll leave.
  • 00:12:41.684 --> 00:12:42.885
  • Leave. just give us a few months
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  • Just give us a few months to pack up our belongings.
  • 00:12:44.653 --> 00:12:45.988
  • To pack up our belongings. give us some time to relocate.
  • 00:12:46.055 --> 00:12:47.723
  • Give us some time to relocate. we need to find new property."
  • 00:12:47.790 --> 00:12:49.792
  • We need to find new property." they left suddenly, in a panic.
  • 00:12:49.859 --> 00:12:52.695
  • They left suddenly, in a panic. they were so afraid they fled
  • 00:12:52.761 --> 00:12:55.331
  • They were so afraid they fled for their lives.
  • 00:12:55.397 --> 00:12:56.699
  • For their lives. and some of the obstacles you're
  • 00:12:56.765 --> 00:12:58.534
  • And some of the obstacles you're up against may seem like they
  • 00:12:58.601 --> 00:13:00.402
  • Up against may seem like they have the upper hand.
  • 00:13:00.469 --> 00:13:01.871
  • Have the upper hand. the sickness is bigger.
  • 00:13:01.937 --> 00:13:03.472
  • The sickness is bigger. you've had the addiction a long
  • 00:13:03.539 --> 00:13:05.441
  • You've had the addiction a long time.
  • 00:13:05.507 --> 00:13:05.908
  • Time. feels like that trouble has you
  • 00:13:05.975 --> 00:13:08.477
  • Feels like that trouble has you surrounded.
  • 00:13:08.544 --> 00:13:09.044
  • Surrounded. but when it's your time,
  • 00:13:09.111 --> 00:13:10.713
  • But when it's your time, like with them, it's not going
  • 00:13:10.779 --> 00:13:12.882
  • Like with them, it's not going to leave gradually.
  • 00:13:12.948 --> 00:13:14.950
  • To leave gradually. it's not going to improve
  • 00:13:15.017 --> 00:13:16.318
  • It's not going to improve a little here, a little there.
  • 00:13:16.385 --> 00:13:18.053
  • A little here, a little there. it's going to leave suddenly
  • 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:19.555
  • It's going to leave suddenly like it's in a panic, like it's
  • 00:13:19.622 --> 00:13:21.757
  • Like it's in a panic, like it's fleeing for his life.
  • 00:13:21.824 --> 00:13:24.059
  • Fleeing for his life. "well, joel, this sounds
  • 00:13:24.126 --> 00:13:25.828
  • "well, joel, this sounds encouraging but i don't believe
  • 00:13:25.895 --> 00:13:28.130
  • Encouraging but i don't believe it's going to happen quickly
  • 00:13:28.197 --> 00:13:29.798
  • It's going to happen quickly for me.
  • 00:13:29.865 --> 00:13:30.499
  • For me. i've been dealing with this
  • 00:13:30.566 --> 00:13:32.067
  • I've been dealing with this for a long time."
  • 00:13:32.134 --> 00:13:33.402
  • For a long time." you're right.
  • 00:13:33.469 --> 00:13:34.737
  • You're right. it won't happen for you.
  • 00:13:34.803 --> 00:13:36.071
  • It won't happen for you. this is for believers.
  • 00:13:36.138 --> 00:13:37.473
  • This is for believers. this is for people that will let
  • 00:13:37.539 --> 00:13:40.009
  • The seed take root.
  • 00:13:40.175 --> 00:13:41.610
  • The seed take root. people that will dare say, "god,
  • 00:13:41.677 --> 00:13:44.280
  • People that will dare say, "god, i agree with what you said that
  • 00:13:44.346 --> 00:13:47.483
  • I agree with what you said that you will hasten your word
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  • You will hasten your word to perform it.
  • 00:13:49.318 --> 00:13:50.286
  • To perform it. lord, i believe for a quick
  • 00:13:50.352 --> 00:13:52.655
  • Lord, i believe for a quick work.
  • 00:13:52.721 --> 00:13:53.122
  • Work. i believe enemies are hurrying
  • 00:13:53.188 --> 00:13:54.857
  • I believe enemies are hurrying out of my way.
  • 00:13:54.924 --> 00:13:56.325
  • Out of my way. i believe i'm going to see
  • 00:13:56.392 --> 00:13:58.527
  • A rapid turnaround."
  • 00:13:58.761 --> 00:13:59.828
  • A rapid turnaround." friend of mine worked for this
  • 00:13:59.895 --> 00:14:01.797
  • Friend of mine worked for this company where his supervisor
  • 00:14:01.864 --> 00:14:03.132
  • Company where his supervisor wasn't treating him right.
  • 00:14:03.198 --> 00:14:04.767
  • Wasn't treating him right. he was jealous of him.
  • 00:14:04.833 --> 00:14:06.435
  • He was jealous of him. my friend had a great attitude.
  • 00:14:06.502 --> 00:14:08.737
  • My friend had a great attitude. i never heard him complain.
  • 00:14:08.804 --> 00:14:10.539
  • I never heard him complain. he just kept doing the right
  • 00:14:10.606 --> 00:14:12.241
  • He just kept doing the right thing even though this
  • 00:14:12.308 --> 00:14:13.442
  • Thing even though this supervisor would try
  • 00:14:13.509 --> 00:14:14.476
  • Supervisor would try to discredit him and make him
  • 00:14:14.543 --> 00:14:16.679
  • To discredit him and make him look bad.
  • 00:14:16.745 --> 00:14:18.080
  • Look bad. this went on for several years.
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  • This went on for several years. the supervisor was in his early
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  • The supervisor was in his early 40s, been with a company almost
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  • 40s, been with a company almost 20 years.
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  • 20 years. looked like my friend would
  • 00:14:25.854 --> 00:14:27.356
  • Looked like my friend would always have to deal with this.
  • 00:14:27.423 --> 00:14:29.291
  • Always have to deal with this. but one monday morning he went
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  • But one monday morning he went to work, the owner
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  • To work, the owner of the company called my friend
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  • Of the company called my friend in and said that the supervisor
  • 00:14:34.663 --> 00:14:36.732
  • In and said that the supervisor was leaving and this owner
  • 00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:38.934
  • Was leaving and this owner wanted him to have his position.
  • 00:14:39.001 --> 00:14:41.603
  • Wanted him to have his position. my friend asked when was this
  • 00:14:41.670 --> 00:14:42.938
  • My friend asked when was this going to happen?
  • 00:14:43.005 --> 00:14:43.639
  • Going to happen? when was he going to leave?
  • 00:14:43.706 --> 00:14:45.074
  • When was he going to leave? the owner said he left last
  • 00:14:45.140 --> 00:14:47.443
  • The owner said he left last friday.
  • 00:14:47.509 --> 00:14:47.910
  • Friday. you're the supervisor starting
  • 00:14:47.977 --> 00:14:50.045
  • You're the supervisor starting right now.
  • 00:14:50.112 --> 00:14:51.113
  • Right now. god knows how to cause people
  • 00:14:51.180 --> 00:14:53.415
  • God knows how to cause people to hurry out of your way, to do
  • 00:14:53.482 --> 00:14:56.418
  • To hurry out of your way, to do things quickly, things that you
  • 00:14:56.485 --> 00:14:58.520
  • Things quickly, things that you didn't see coming.
  • 00:14:58.587 --> 00:14:59.855
  • Didn't see coming. that supervisor could've been
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  • That supervisor could've been there another 30 years, but he
  • 00:15:01.390 --> 00:15:03.592
  • There another 30 years, but he suddenly left.
  • 00:15:03.659 --> 00:15:05.327
  • Suddenly left. quit worrying about who's
  • 00:15:05.394 --> 00:15:06.362
  • Quit worrying about who's in front of you and how it's
  • 00:15:06.428 --> 00:15:08.197
  • In front of you and how it's never going to work out.
  • 00:15:08.263 --> 00:15:09.798
  • Never going to work out. god can quickly change things,
  • 00:15:09.865 --> 00:15:12.434
  • God can quickly change things, quickly promote you, quickly
  • 00:15:12.501 --> 00:15:14.603
  • Quickly promote you, quickly heal you, quickly free you,
  • 00:15:14.670 --> 00:15:16.405
  • Heal you, quickly free you, and yes, i know some things take
  • 00:15:16.472 --> 00:15:18.974
  • And yes, i know some things take time.
  • 00:15:19.041 --> 00:15:20.309
  • Time. we have to outlast what's coming
  • 00:15:20.376 --> 00:15:22.044
  • We have to outlast what's coming against us, but you're going
  • 00:15:22.111 --> 00:15:23.445
  • Against us, but you're going to come into these moments where
  • 00:15:23.512 --> 00:15:26.048
  • To come into these moments where god does a quick work.
  • 00:15:26.115 --> 00:15:28.250
  • God does a quick work. instead of complaining, "well,
  • 00:15:28.317 --> 00:15:29.618
  • Instead of complaining, "well, joel, i don't know about for me.
  • 00:15:29.685 --> 00:15:32.054
  • Joel, i don't know about for me. i don't think i'll ever get
  • 00:15:32.121 --> 00:15:33.555
  • I don't think i'll ever get well.
  • 00:15:33.622 --> 00:15:34.089
  • Well. i'll never meet the right
  • 00:15:34.156 --> 00:15:35.257
  • I'll never meet the right person."
  • 00:15:35.324 --> 00:15:35.758
  • Person." no, turn it around.
  • 00:15:35.824 --> 00:15:36.992
  • No, turn it around. "father, thank you that my
  • 00:15:37.059 --> 00:15:38.694
  • "father, thank you that my health is about to suddenly
  • 00:15:38.761 --> 00:15:40.396
  • Health is about to suddenly improve.
  • 00:15:40.462 --> 00:15:41.730
  • Improve. thank you that this addiction is
  • 00:15:41.797 --> 00:15:43.532
  • Thank you that this addiction is not permanent.
  • 00:15:43.599 --> 00:15:44.133
  • Not permanent. it's about to quickly turn
  • 00:15:44.199 --> 00:15:46.135
  • It's about to quickly turn around.
  • 00:15:46.201 --> 00:15:46.602
  • Around. thank you that this depression
  • 00:15:46.668 --> 00:15:48.003
  • Thank you that this depression is not how my story ends.
  • 00:15:48.070 --> 00:15:49.838
  • Is not how my story ends. it's about to hurry out of my
  • 00:15:49.905 --> 00:15:52.641
  • It's about to hurry out of my way."
  • 00:15:52.708 --> 00:15:53.108
  • Way." that's not just being positive.
  • 00:15:53.175 --> 00:15:55.444
  • That's not just being positive. that's releasing your faith.
  • 00:15:55.511 --> 00:15:57.479
  • That's releasing your faith. that's what allows god to speed
  • 00:15:57.546 --> 00:15:59.882
  • That's what allows god to speed things up.
  • 00:15:59.948 --> 00:16:00.716
  • Things up. this is what joseph did
  • 00:16:00.783 --> 00:16:02.684
  • This is what joseph did in the scripture.
  • 00:16:02.751 --> 00:16:03.886
  • In the scripture. he was mistreated for 13 years,
  • 00:16:03.952 --> 00:16:06.789
  • He was mistreated for 13 years, betrayed by his brothers, sold
  • 00:16:06.855 --> 00:16:09.258
  • Betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, put in prison
  • 00:16:09.324 --> 00:16:11.160
  • Into slavery, put in prison for something that he didn't do.
  • 00:16:11.226 --> 00:16:13.495
  • For something that he didn't do. it wasn't easy but he kept
  • 00:16:13.562 --> 00:16:15.564
  • It wasn't easy but he kept a good attitude, kept being his
  • 00:16:15.631 --> 00:16:17.633
  • A good attitude, kept being his best.
  • 00:16:17.699 --> 00:16:18.967
  • Best. and one morning, joseph was
  • 00:16:19.034 --> 00:16:20.602
  • And one morning, joseph was sitting in prison, seems
  • 00:16:20.669 --> 00:16:21.970
  • Sitting in prison, seems like another ordinary day when
  • 00:16:22.037 --> 00:16:23.639
  • Like another ordinary day when the guard came and said,
  • 00:16:23.705 --> 00:16:25.441
  • The guard came and said, "joseph, the pharaoh wants
  • 00:16:25.507 --> 00:16:27.409
  • "joseph, the pharaoh wants to see you."
  • 00:16:27.476 --> 00:16:28.844
  • To see you." i can imagine joseph's thinking,
  • 00:16:28.911 --> 00:16:31.246
  • I can imagine joseph's thinking, "the pharaoh?
  • 00:16:31.313 --> 00:16:32.214
  • "the pharaoh? i don't know him.
  • 00:16:32.281 --> 00:16:33.816
  • I don't know him. i don't have an appointment.
  • 00:16:33.882 --> 00:16:35.751
  • I don't have an appointment. i'm a slave, a foreigner.
  • 00:16:35.818 --> 00:16:37.986
  • I'm a slave, a foreigner. i'm in prison and the pharaoh's
  • 00:16:38.053 --> 00:16:40.589
  • I'm in prison and the pharaoh's calling for me."
  • 00:16:40.656 --> 00:16:41.924
  • Calling for me." god knows how to have the right
  • 00:16:41.990 --> 00:16:44.626
  • God knows how to have the right people come looking for you.
  • 00:16:44.693 --> 00:16:46.595
  • People come looking for you. you may feel like you're
  • 00:16:46.662 --> 00:16:48.130
  • You may feel like you're at a disadvantage.
  • 00:16:48.197 --> 00:16:49.098
  • At a disadvantage. you're being overlooked.
  • 00:16:49.164 --> 00:16:50.833
  • You're being overlooked. no, the one who matters most has
  • 00:16:50.899 --> 00:16:53.268
  • No, the one who matters most has his eyes on you.
  • 00:16:53.335 --> 00:16:54.670
  • His eyes on you. the one who controls
  • 00:16:54.736 --> 00:16:56.238
  • The one who controls the universe.
  • 00:16:56.305 --> 00:16:57.039
  • The universe. the most high god is watching
  • 00:16:57.106 --> 00:16:59.808
  • The most high god is watching after you.
  • 00:16:59.875 --> 00:17:00.676
  • After you. he's working out his plan
  • 00:17:00.742 --> 00:17:03.078
  • He's working out his plan for your life.
  • 00:17:03.145 --> 00:17:04.513
  • For your life. joseph walked in and was
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  • Joseph walked in and was standing in the presence of one
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  • Standing in the presence of one of the most powerful people
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  • Of the most powerful people of that day.
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  • Of that day. he interpreted the pharaoh's
  • 00:17:11.386 --> 00:17:13.589
  • He interpreted the pharaoh's dream.
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  • Dream. he was so impressed he made
  • 00:17:14.256 --> 00:17:16.592
  • He was so impressed he made joseph the prime minister
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  • Joseph the prime minister of egypt, second in command.
  • 00:17:18.260 --> 00:17:21.029
  • Of egypt, second in command. it happened quickly.
  • 00:17:21.096 --> 00:17:23.031
  • It happened quickly. joseph didn't have to run
  • 00:17:23.098 --> 00:17:25.000
  • Joseph didn't have to run for office.
  • 00:17:25.067 --> 00:17:25.834
  • For office. the pharaoh didn't hold a vote.
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  • The pharaoh didn't hold a vote. he didn't interview candidates
  • 00:17:28.070 --> 00:17:29.571
  • He didn't interview candidates for six months.
  • 00:17:29.638 --> 00:17:30.672
  • For six months. right on the spot he made joseph
  • 00:17:30.739 --> 00:17:33.609
  • Right on the spot he made joseph the prime minister.
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  • The prime minister. god knows how to do a quick
  • 00:17:34.910 --> 00:17:37.646
  • God knows how to do a quick work.
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  • Work. the trouble, the injustice, it
  • 00:17:38.180 --> 00:17:40.549
  • The trouble, the injustice, it hurried out of joseph's way.
  • 00:17:40.616 --> 00:17:43.085
  • Hurried out of joseph's way. he woke up that morning, a slave
  • 00:17:43.152 --> 00:17:45.721
  • He woke up that morning, a slave in prison.
  • 00:17:45.787 --> 00:17:46.488
  • In prison. he went to bed that night,
  • 00:17:46.555 --> 00:17:48.457
  • He went to bed that night, the prime minister.
  • 00:17:48.524 --> 00:17:49.458
  • The prime minister. promoted, vindicated.
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  • Promoted, vindicated. don't be discouraged by what's
  • 00:17:53.462 --> 00:17:56.498
  • Don't be discouraged by what's not changing.
  • 00:17:56.565 --> 00:17:57.733
  • Not changing. like joseph you may be doing
  • 00:17:57.799 --> 00:17:59.401
  • Like joseph you may be doing the right thing and the wrong
  • 00:17:59.468 --> 00:18:01.136
  • The right thing and the wrong thing is happening.
  • 00:18:01.203 --> 00:18:02.471
  • Thing is happening. your time is coming.
  • 00:18:02.538 --> 00:18:04.506
  • Your time is coming. god has these destiny moments
  • 00:18:04.573 --> 00:18:06.675
  • God has these destiny moments where he's going to suddenly
  • 00:18:06.742 --> 00:18:08.844
  • Where he's going to suddenly catapult you to a new level.
  • 00:18:08.911 --> 00:18:11.413
  • Catapult you to a new level. it's not going to be a long
  • 00:18:11.480 --> 00:18:13.115
  • It's not going to be a long process.
  • 00:18:13.182 --> 00:18:13.649
  • Process. it's going to happen quickly,
  • 00:18:13.715 --> 00:18:16.618
  • It's going to happen quickly, unexpectedly.
  • 00:18:16.685 --> 00:18:17.252
  • Unexpectedly. the right people are going
  • 00:18:17.319 --> 00:18:18.887
  • The right people are going to come looking for you.
  • 00:18:18.954 --> 00:18:20.522
  • To come looking for you. the promotion, the opportunity,
  • 00:18:20.589 --> 00:18:22.057
  • The promotion, the opportunity, the vindication is going to come
  • 00:18:22.124 --> 00:18:24.393
  • The vindication is going to come tracking you down.
  • 00:18:24.459 --> 00:18:26.395
  • Tracking you down. after the israelites came
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  • After the israelites came through the red sea they
  • 00:18:27.996 --> 00:18:29.831
  • Through the red sea they wandered in the desert for 40
  • 00:18:29.898 --> 00:18:32.467
  • Wandered in the desert for 40 years.
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  • Years. they thought their obstacles
  • 00:18:33.068 --> 00:18:34.169
  • They thought their obstacles were too big and their enemies
  • 00:18:34.236 --> 00:18:36.038
  • Were too big and their enemies too strong and that kept them
  • 00:18:36.104 --> 00:18:37.906
  • Too strong and that kept them from going into the promised
  • 00:18:37.973 --> 00:18:39.508
  • From going into the promised land.
  • 00:18:39.575 --> 00:18:40.876
  • Land. now years later their children
  • 00:18:40.943 --> 00:18:43.445
  • Now years later their children and grandchildren were
  • 00:18:43.512 --> 00:18:44.947
  • And grandchildren were about to cross the jordan river
  • 00:18:45.013 --> 00:18:46.748
  • About to cross the jordan river and go into the land that god
  • 00:18:46.815 --> 00:18:48.917
  • And go into the land that god promised.
  • 00:18:48.984 --> 00:18:50.285
  • Promised. the problem was the land was
  • 00:18:50.352 --> 00:18:52.688
  • The problem was the land was occupied with these incredibly
  • 00:18:52.754 --> 00:18:54.323
  • Occupied with these incredibly strong, powerful people called
  • 00:18:54.389 --> 00:18:56.858
  • Strong, powerful people called the anakites.
  • 00:18:56.925 --> 00:18:58.126
  • The anakites. they were descendants of giants.
  • 00:18:58.193 --> 00:19:00.529
  • They were descendants of giants. you can imagine how intimidated
  • 00:19:00.596 --> 00:19:02.965
  • You can imagine how intimidated the israelites must have felt.
  • 00:19:03.031 --> 00:19:05.400
  • The israelites must have felt. and standing at the brink
  • 00:19:05.467 --> 00:19:07.002
  • And standing at the brink of the jordan, no doubt
  • 00:19:07.069 --> 00:19:08.604
  • Of the jordan, no doubt contemplating whether or not
  • 00:19:08.670 --> 00:19:10.072
  • Contemplating whether or not they should go in.
  • 00:19:10.138 --> 00:19:11.573
  • They should go in. god gave them a promise that
  • 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:13.976
  • God gave them a promise that helped push them over.
  • 00:19:14.042 --> 00:19:15.577
  • Helped push them over. he said in deuteronomy 9, "today
  • 00:19:15.644 --> 00:19:18.046
  • You are about to see people that
  • 00:19:18.280 --> 00:19:21.283
  • You are about to see people that are much stronger and much more
  • 00:19:21.350 --> 00:19:23.685
  • Are much stronger and much more powerful but the lord your god
  • 00:19:23.752 --> 00:19:26.255
  • Powerful but the lord your god will cross over ahead of you
  • 00:19:26.321 --> 00:19:28.523
  • Will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire.
  • 00:19:28.590 --> 00:19:30.125
  • Like a devouring fire. he will subdue them so that you
  • 00:19:30.192 --> 00:19:33.562
  • He will subdue them so that you can quickly conquer."
  • 00:19:33.629 --> 00:19:35.097
  • Can quickly conquer." unlike their parents that talked
  • 00:19:35.163 --> 00:19:36.765
  • Unlike their parents that talked themselves out of it this new
  • 00:19:36.832 --> 00:19:38.700
  • Generation had the boldness
  • 00:19:38.900 --> 00:19:40.736
  • Generation had the boldness to go in.
  • 00:19:40.802 --> 00:19:42.170
  • To go in. and just like god promised they
  • 00:19:42.237 --> 00:19:44.906
  • And just like god promised they quickly conquered the land.
  • 00:19:44.973 --> 00:19:46.842
  • Quickly conquered the land. now you may be facing
  • 00:19:46.908 --> 00:19:48.443
  • Now you may be facing a situation like them that seems
  • 00:19:48.510 --> 00:19:50.479
  • A situation like them that seems impossible in your health, your
  • 00:19:50.545 --> 00:19:53.482
  • Impossible in your health, your finances, a relationship.
  • 00:19:53.548 --> 00:19:55.284
  • Finances, a relationship. but god is saying to you what he
  • 00:19:55.350 --> 00:19:57.853
  • But god is saying to you what he said to them.
  • 00:19:57.919 --> 00:19:58.754
  • Said to them. i'm going to cross over ahead
  • 00:19:58.820 --> 00:20:00.689
  • I'm going to cross over ahead of you and take care of those
  • 00:20:00.756 --> 00:20:02.891
  • Of you and take care of those enemies.
  • 00:20:02.958 --> 00:20:04.259
  • Enemies. so you can quickly conquer them.
  • 00:20:04.326 --> 00:20:06.695
  • So you can quickly conquer them. you are not fighting those
  • 00:20:06.762 --> 00:20:08.497
  • You are not fighting those battles on your own.
  • 00:20:08.563 --> 00:20:09.931
  • Battles on your own. the most high god is going
  • 00:20:09.998 --> 00:20:12.267
  • The most high god is going before you.
  • 00:20:12.334 --> 00:20:13.068
  • Before you. you're going to come out of that
  • 00:20:13.135 --> 00:20:15.237
  • You're going to come out of that difficulty quicker than you
  • 00:20:15.304 --> 00:20:16.471
  • Difficulty quicker than you think.
  • 00:20:16.538 --> 00:20:17.839
  • Think. now, get this down in your
  • 00:20:17.906 --> 00:20:19.107
  • Now, get this down in your spirit.
  • 00:20:19.174 --> 00:20:19.641
  • Spirit. you're going to quickly conquer
  • 00:20:19.708 --> 00:20:21.677
  • You're going to quickly conquer the sickness, quickly conquer
  • 00:20:21.743 --> 00:20:23.478
  • The sickness, quickly conquer the addiction, quickly conquer
  • 00:20:23.545 --> 00:20:25.514
  • The addiction, quickly conquer the trouble at work.
  • 00:20:25.580 --> 00:20:27.616
  • The trouble at work. behind the scenes right now god
  • 00:20:27.683 --> 00:20:29.718
  • Behind the scenes right now god is changing things in your
  • 00:20:29.785 --> 00:20:31.586
  • Is changing things in your favor.
  • 00:20:31.653 --> 00:20:32.921
  • Favor. he's crossing over ahead of you
  • 00:20:32.988 --> 00:20:34.723
  • He's crossing over ahead of you to take care of the sickness,
  • 00:20:34.790 --> 00:20:36.491
  • To take care of the sickness, to take care of that trouble.
  • 00:20:36.558 --> 00:20:38.593
  • To take care of that trouble. if you will stay in faith, it's
  • 00:20:38.660 --> 00:20:40.729
  • If you will stay in faith, it's going to happen sooner than it
  • 00:20:40.796 --> 00:20:42.564
  • Going to happen sooner than it looks.
  • 00:20:42.631 --> 00:20:43.932
  • Looks. you didn't see any sign of it.
  • 00:20:43.999 --> 00:20:45.734
  • You didn't see any sign of it. looked like it was permanent.
  • 00:20:45.801 --> 00:20:47.336
  • Looked like it was permanent. then suddenly it changes.
  • 00:20:47.402 --> 00:20:49.738
  • Then suddenly it changes. god is going to hasten his word.
  • 00:20:49.805 --> 00:20:52.174
  • God is going to hasten his word. he's going to speed things up.
  • 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:54.242
  • He's going to speed things up. luke chapter 18, jesus told
  • 00:20:54.309 --> 00:20:56.211
  • Luke chapter 18, jesus told a story about a judge that
  • 00:20:56.278 --> 00:20:58.613
  • A story about a judge that wasn't fair.
  • 00:20:58.680 --> 00:21:00.015
  • Wasn't fair. he didn't have integrity.
  • 00:21:00.082 --> 00:21:01.683
  • He didn't have integrity. he didn't care for people.
  • 00:21:01.750 --> 00:21:03.618
  • This widow kept coming to him
  • 00:21:03.785 --> 00:21:05.754
  • This widow kept coming to him day after day, trying to get him
  • 00:21:05.821 --> 00:21:08.290
  • Day after day, trying to get him to do something about a person
  • 00:21:08.357 --> 00:21:10.292
  • To do something about a person that had done her wrong.
  • 00:21:10.359 --> 00:21:11.993
  • That had done her wrong. the judge ignored her, didn't
  • 00:21:12.060 --> 00:21:14.196
  • The judge ignored her, didn't pay her any attention,
  • 00:21:14.262 --> 00:21:15.964
  • Pay her any attention, but the widow wouldn't quit
  • 00:21:16.031 --> 00:21:18.400
  • But the widow wouldn't quit coming.
  • 00:21:18.467 --> 00:21:18.867
  • Coming. finally, the judge said
  • 00:21:18.934 --> 00:21:20.001
  • Finally, the judge said to the lady, "i'm going to give
  • 00:21:20.068 --> 00:21:21.937
  • You what you're asking for not
  • 00:21:22.104 --> 00:21:24.239
  • You what you're asking for not because i want to but because
  • 00:21:24.306 --> 00:21:26.641
  • Because i want to but because you're wearing me out with your
  • 00:21:26.708 --> 00:21:29.611
  • You're wearing me out with your constant request."
  • 00:21:29.678 --> 00:21:30.612
  • Constant request." jesus said to the disciples, "if
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  • Jesus said to the disciples, "if this judge who is not fair will
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  • This judge who is not fair will make the right decision because
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  • Make the right decision because the lady wouldn't quit asking.
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  • The lady wouldn't quit asking. do you think god, who is fair,
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  • Do you think god, who is fair, will keep putting off those that
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  • Will keep putting off those that come to him?"
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  • Come to him?" jesus went on to "say, i can
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  • Jesus went on to "say, i can assure you, god will grant them
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  • Assure you, god will grant them justice quickly."
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  • Justice quickly." when you're in a difficult time,
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  • When you're in a difficult time, things are not turning around,
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  • Things are not turning around, if you'll just keep thanking god
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  • If you'll just keep thanking god that he's working, thanking him
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  • That he's working, thanking him that he's fighting your battles,
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  • Not begging him, but reminding
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  • Not begging him, but reminding him what he promised.
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  • Him what he promised. notice what god said he will
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  • Notice what god said he will give you justice quickly.
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  • Give you justice quickly. it's going to happen faster than
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  • It's going to happen faster than you thought.
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  • You thought. one translation says he will
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  • One translation says he will rush to your defense.
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  • Rush to your defense. he will come to you in haste.
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  • He will come to you in haste. and it may not have happened
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  • And it may not have happened yet, but you need to know god is
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  • Yet, but you need to know god is in a hurry to help you.
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  • In a hurry to help you. you're going to see some
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  • You're going to see some of these sudden turnarounds.
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  • Of these sudden turnarounds. now, the key is to keep thanking
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  • Now, the key is to keep thanking him.
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  • Him. keep talking like it's going
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  • Keep talking like it's going to happen.
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  • To happen. keep believing that it's
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  • Keep believing that it's on the way.
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  • On the way. when you don't talk yourself
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  • When you don't talk yourself out of it.
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  • Out of it. you don't get discouraged
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  • You don't get discouraged but you consistently thank god,
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  • But you consistently thank god, you're going to see some
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  • You're going to see some of these quick works.
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  • Of these quick works. he's going to quickly turn your
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  • He's going to quickly turn your child around.
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  • Child around. quickly bring your healing.
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  • Quickly bring your healing. quickly cause that dream to come
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  • Quickly cause that dream to come to pass.
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  • To pass. maybe like this widow, you've
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  • Maybe like this widow, you've been doing this.
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  • Been doing this. but you don't see anything
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  • But you don't see anything changing.
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  • Changing. everything looks the same.
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  • Everything looks the same. stay encouraged.
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  • Stay encouraged. your time is coming.
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  • Your time is coming. god is crossing over ahead
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  • God is crossing over ahead of you right now.
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  • Of you right now. i believe and declare you're
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  • I believe and declare you're about to quickly conquer.
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  • About to quickly conquer. problems that have held you back
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  • Are about to suddenly resolve.
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  • Are about to suddenly resolve. enemies that have hindered you
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  • Enemies that have hindered you are about to hurry out of your
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  • Are about to hurry out of your way.
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  • Way. you're going to see a rapid
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  • You're going to see a rapid recovery, a sudden breakthrough,
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  • Recovery, a sudden breakthrough, a speedy turn around.
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  • A speedy turn around. it's going to happen quickly
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  • It's going to happen quickly in jesus's name and if you
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  • In jesus's name and if you receive it, can you say amen
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  • Receive it, can you say amen today?
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  • Today? i'd like to give you
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  • I'd like to give you the opportunity to make jesus
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  • The 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 repent
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  • Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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  • Of my sins. come into my heart.
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  • Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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  • I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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  • Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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  • Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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  • Born again. get in a good bible based church
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  • Get in a good bible based church and keep god first place.
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  • And keep god first place. victoria and i will be right
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  • Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing
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  • Back to speak a blessing over you.
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  • It's easy to let the
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  • It's easy to let the day get away from us
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  • Day get away from us before the day even starts.
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  • Before the day even starts. the first few
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  • The first few minutes of your morning
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  • Minutes of your morning are more powerful
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  • Are more powerful than you might think.
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  • Than you might think. life moves
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  • Life moves really fast sometimes,
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  • Really fast sometimes, and it can be easy to begin
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  • And it can be easy to begin each day
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  • Each day by zeroing in on your problems.
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  • By zeroing in on your problems. but here's the truth:
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  • But here's the truth: how you start
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  • How you start the day can determine
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  • The day can determine what kind of day
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  • What kind of day it's going to be,
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  • Doesn't seem like a lot of time,
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  • A lot of time, but when you put god
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  • But when you put god first place
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  • First place and get your mind
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  • And get your mind going in the right
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  • Going in the right direction, it's
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  • Each day with a fresh attitude, grateful that you're alive.
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  • Grateful that you're alive. it's amazing
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