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Joel Osteen - It's Still Going To Happen

November 10, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - It's Still Going To Happen | November 10, 2025

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit
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And you can come visit us in person. we'd love
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part
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To have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this
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I heard about this six-year-old boy. he was
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Six-year-old boy. he was standing in the church
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Standing in the church lobby staring at a plaque
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Lobby staring at a plaque on the wall. it was filled
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On the wall. it was filled with names with small
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With names with small american flags by their
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American flags by their side. he asked the pastor
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Side. he asked the pastor what it meant.
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What it meant. the pastor explained how
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The pastor explained how that was a memorial to
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That was a memorial to all the young men and women
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All the young men and women that died in the service.
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That died in the service. the little boy stood there
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The little boy stood there very silently and very
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Very silently and very concerned. he finally
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Concerned. he finally looked up and asked,
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Looked up and asked, “was it the 8:30 or
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“was it the 8:30 or 11 o'clock service?”
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11 o'clock service?” say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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What it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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Do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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Confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about it's still going to
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About it's still going to happen. we all have things
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Happen. we all have things we're believing for.
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We're believing for. we've prayed, we've done
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We've prayed, we've done our best, but the medical
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Our best, but the medical report hasn't improved, we
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Report hasn't improved, we didn't get the promotion,
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Didn't get the promotion, we haven't met the right
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We haven't met the right person. we wanted to go
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Person. we wanted to go back to school, but
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Back to school, but nobody supported us.
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Nobody supported us. we tried to start our
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We tried to start our business, but we had
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Business, but we had opposition, delays,
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Opposition, delays, people did us wrong.
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People did us wrong. now we think it wasn't
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Now we think it wasn't meant to be. we may have
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Meant to be. we may have given up; the good news
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Given up; the good news is god hasn't given up.
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Is god hasn't given up. he doesn't abort dreams.
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He doesn't abort dreams. he's called the author and
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He's called the author and the finisher of our faith.
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The finisher of our faith. the dreams he's whispered
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The dreams he's whispered in your spirit, the
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In your spirit, the promises you're standing
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Promises you're standing on, it may be too much for
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On, it may be too much for you, but it's not too much
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You, but it's not too much for him. he's saying today,
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For him. he's saying today, “it's still going to
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“it's still going to happen.” you're still going
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Happen.” you're still going to get well, you're still
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To get well, you're still going to meet the right
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Going to meet the right person, you're still going
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Person, you're still going to have that baby, you're
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To have that baby, you're still going to pay your
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Still going to pay your house off, you're still
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House off, you're still going to break that
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Going to break that addiction, you're still
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Addiction, you're still going to see your children
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Going to see your children fulfill their purpose.
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Fulfill their purpose. sometimes you just need
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Sometimes you just need faith spoken over you.
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Faith spoken over you. words have power.
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Words have power. when you've heard for so
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When you've heard for so long that it's not going
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Long that it's not going to happen, that negativity
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To happen, that negativity can take root. you have to
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Can take root. you have to let all that go and by
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Let all that go and by faith receive this phrase
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Faith receive this phrase into your spirit, “it's
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Into your spirit, “it's still going to happen.”
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Still going to happen.” every voice may tell you
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Every voice may tell you the opposite.
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The opposite. “there's no way. it would
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“there's no way. it would have happened by now.
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Have happened by now. you don't have the
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You don't have the resources.
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Resources. you tried before and it
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You tried before and it didn't work out.” let that
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Didn't work out.” let that go in one ear and out the
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Go in one ear and out the other.
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Other. don't get in agreement with
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Don't get in agreement with the doubt, get in agreement
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The doubt, get in agreement with god.
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With god. you don't have to see how
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You don't have to see how it's going to happen; all
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It's going to happen; all you have to do is believe.
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You have to do is believe. start declaring favor over
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Start declaring favor over your life.
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Your life. start talking like it's
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Start talking like it's going to happen.
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Going to happen. start thanking god that
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Start thanking god that he's working.
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He's working. when those negative
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When those negative thoughts come telling you
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Thoughts come telling you it's too late, just answer
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It's too late, just answer back, “no thanks.
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Back, “no thanks. it's still going to
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It's still going to happen.” “well, the medical
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Happen.” “well, the medical report doesn't look good.”
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Report doesn't look good.” “that's one report but i
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“that's one report but i have another report. it
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Have another report. it says, i'm still going to
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Says, i'm still going to get well..
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Get well.. “your children are off
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“your children are off course, it seems like the
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Course, it seems like the more you pray, the worse
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More you pray, the worse they get.” “no thanks.
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They get.” “no thanks. as for me and my house,
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As for me and my house, we're still going to serve
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We're still going to serve the lord.” “yeah, but what
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The lord.” “yeah, but what you're believing for is way
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You're believing for is way over your head.
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Over your head. you don't have the
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You don't have the resources, the connections,
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Resources, the connections, the experience.
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The experience. no way that dream could
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No way that dream could come to pass.” “no, you're
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Come to pass.” “no, you're looking at in the natural,
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Looking at in the natural, but the god i serve is
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But the god i serve is supernatural.
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Supernatural. he's saying, it's still
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He's saying, it's still going to happen.” in the
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Going to happen.” in the face of doubt, negative
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Face of doubt, negative voices, people telling you
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Voices, people telling you it's not going to work out,
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It's not going to work out, it's very powerful to
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It's very powerful to answer back with this
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Answer back with this declaration of faith, it's
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Declaration of faith, it's still going to happen.
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Still going to happen. you're saying, “god, my
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You're saying, “god, my hope is in you.
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Hope is in you. i know you're the
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I know you're the all-powerful creator of the
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All-powerful creator of the universe.
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Universe. what you promised, will
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What you promised, will come to pass.” no person
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Come to pass.” no person can stop him, no sickness,
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Can stop him, no sickness, no addiction, no delay, all
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No addiction, no delay, all the forces of darkness
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The forces of darkness cannot stop what god has
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Cannot stop what god has purposed for your life.
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Purposed for your life. the only one that can stop
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The only one that can stop him is you.
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Him is you. if you get discouraged,
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If you get discouraged, negative, lose your passion.
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Negative, lose your passion. it says in psalms, “they
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It says in psalms, “they limited the holy one of
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Limited the holy one of israel.” god told them they
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Israel.” god told them they were going to go into the
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Were going to go into the promised land; along the
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Promised land; along the way they had delays,
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Way they had delays, setbacks, opposition.
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Setbacks, opposition. that was all a part of
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That was all a part of god's plan.
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God's plan. what we do in the difficult
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What we do in the difficult times will determine
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Times will determine whether we see the fullness
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Whether we see the fullness of our destiny.
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Of our destiny. they got discouraged and
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They got discouraged and started complaining.
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Started complaining. “what are we going to eat
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“what are we going to eat out in the desert?
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Out in the desert? how are we going to survive?
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How are we going to survive? those people in the
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Those people in the promised land are too big.
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Promised land are too big. they look like giants.
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They look like giants. we don't have a chance.”
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We don't have a chance.” the whole time god was
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The whole time god was whispering, “it's still
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Whispering, “it's still going to happen.
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Going to happen. i'm in control.
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I'm in control. i'm going to defeat those
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I'm going to defeat those enemies for you.
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Enemies for you. i have provision for every
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I have provision for every season.” but they let the
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Season.” but they let the doubt, what they saw, talk
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Doubt, what they saw, talk them out of what god
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Them out of what god promised.
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Promised. don't be like them. god
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Don't be like them. god puts things in our spirit
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Puts things in our spirit on purpose that are too big
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On purpose that are too big for us.
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For us. he allows us in situations
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He allows us in situations where we can't get out on
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Where we can't get out on our own.
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Our own. it's a test. are we going
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It's a test. are we going to do like them and get
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To do like them and get discouraged, miss our
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Discouraged, miss our purpose?
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Purpose? or are we going to let what
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Or are we going to let what god says override the doubt
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God says override the doubt and believe that it's still
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And believe that it's still going to happen.
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Going to happen. “despite the giants, i'm
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“despite the giants, i'm still going to go into my
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Still going to go into my promised land.
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Promised land. despite this medical
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Despite this medical report, i'm still going to
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Report, i'm still going to get well.
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Get well. despite the opposition, i'm
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Despite the opposition, i'm still going to accomplish
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Still going to accomplish my dreams.”
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My dreams.” let me declare it over you,
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Let me declare it over you, despite the delays, the
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Despite the delays, the setbacks, how you were
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Setbacks, how you were raised, you're still going
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Raised, you're still going to live a blessed,
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To live a blessed, fulfilled, victorious life.
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Fulfilled, victorious life. despite the breakup,
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Despite the breakup, despite who walked away,
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Despite who walked away, the hurts, the loneliness.
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The hurts, the loneliness. that's not how your story
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That's not how your story ends.
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Ends. that's one chapter, but you
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That's one chapter, but you have a whole book.
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Have a whole book. you're still going to meet
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You're still going to meet someone great.
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Someone great. you're still going to laugh
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You're still going to laugh again, love again, dream
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Again, love again, dream again. god says your latter
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Again. god says your latter days will be better than
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Days will be better than your former days.
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Your former days. when the thoughts whisper,
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When the thoughts whisper, “no, no, it's too late,
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“no, no, it's too late, you've been through too
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You've been through too much, it's never going to
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Much, it's never going to work out.” recognize what's
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Work out.” recognize what's happening.
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Happening. that's the enemy trying to
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That's the enemy trying to keep you from the awesome
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Keep you from the awesome future god has in store.
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Future god has in store. tune that out and get in
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Tune that out and get in agreement with your creator.
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Agreement with your creator. he's saying, “it's still
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He's saying, “it's still going to happen.
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Going to happen. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the giants aren't too big.
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The giants aren't too big. the opposition is not too
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The opposition is not too strong.” he's in control.
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Strong.” he's in control. you wouldn't be hearing
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You wouldn't be hearing this if there wasn't
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This if there wasn't something amazing about to
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Something amazing about to happen.
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Happen. new doors are about to open.
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New doors are about to open. the right people are about
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The right people are about to show up.
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To show up. your health is going to
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Your health is going to suddenly turn around.
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Suddenly turn around. a shift in your finances,
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A shift in your finances, your career, where you're
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Your career, where you're suddenly catapulted where
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Suddenly catapulted where you never dreamed.
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You never dreamed. what god has in mind is
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What god has in mind is much bigger, better, more
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Much bigger, better, more rewarding than what you had
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Rewarding than what you had in mind.
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There was a man in the
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There was a man in the scripture named zerubbabel.
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Scripture named zerubbabel. god put the dream in his
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God put the dream in his heart to rebuild the temple
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Heart to rebuild the temple in jerusalem. the king gave
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In jerusalem. the king gave him permission to start the
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Him permission to start the project.
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Project. he took fifty thousand men,
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He took fifty thousand men, and they laid the
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And they laid the foundation.
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Foundation. it took two years.
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It took two years. they were so excited.
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They were so excited. they had a big celebration,
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They had a big celebration, singing, dancing, trumpets
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Singing, dancing, trumpets blowing, cymbals clashing.
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Blowing, cymbals clashing. the scripture says, “the
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The scripture says, “the people let out a great
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People let out a great shout praising god because
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Shout praising god because the foundation had been
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The foundation had been laid.” zerubbabel knew
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Laid.” zerubbabel knew god's favor was on his life.
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God's favor was on his life. everything was falling into
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Everything was falling into place, the supplies, the
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Place, the supplies, the people, the foundation
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People, the foundation looked beautiful.
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Looked beautiful. they were about to start
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They were about to start the next phase when
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The next phase when opposition arose.
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Opposition arose. the enemies of judah heard
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The enemies of judah heard about the progress, and
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About the progress, and they didn't like it.
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They didn't like it. they didn't want the temple
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They didn't want the temple rebuilt, so they started
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Rebuilt, so they started stirring up trouble.
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Stirring up trouble. it's amazing how when you
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It's amazing how when you start to make some
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Start to make some progress, you see favor,
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Progress, you see favor, promotion, how that stirs
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Promotion, how that stirs people up, jealousy,
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People up, jealousy, gossip, slander.
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Gossip, slander. they had no problem with
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They had no problem with zerubbabel as long as he
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Zerubbabel as long as he was average.
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Was average. “stay in your corner.
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“stay in your corner. don't make any waves.” but
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Don't make any waves.” but god has put greatness in
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God has put greatness in you.
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You. he's called you to stand
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He's called you to stand out, to be a difference
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Out, to be a difference maker, to take your family
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Maker, to take your family to a new level.
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To a new level. don't be surprised when you
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Don't be surprised when you take steps of faith, get
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Take steps of faith, get out of your comfort zone,
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Out of your comfort zone, start the business, go back
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Start the business, go back to school, break the
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To school, break the addiction, you get your
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Addiction, you get your family back in church, if
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Family back in church, if you don't see people find
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You don't see people find fault, criticize.
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Fault, criticize. “why are they doing that?”
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“why are they doing that?” they want you to stay
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They want you to stay average.
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Average. they want you to be
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They want you to be mediocre, but that's not
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Mediocre, but that's not your destiny.
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Your destiny. god is going to take you
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God is going to take you places where no one in your
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Places where no one in your family has gone.
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Family has gone. he's going to cause you to
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He's going to cause you to set a new standard.
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Set a new standard. now one requirement is you
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Now one requirement is you have to be thick skinned.
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Have to be thick skinned. you can't get drawn into
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You can't get drawn into petty things that will pull
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Petty things that will pull you away from your destiny.
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You away from your destiny. the trick of the enemy is
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The trick of the enemy is to get you distracted,
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To get you distracted, focused on what they're
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Focused on what they're saying, trying to prove to
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Saying, trying to prove to them that you're okay,
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Them that you're okay, worried about what they
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Worried about what they think.
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Think. don't waste your time
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Don't waste your time trying to win people over
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Trying to win people over that are determined to
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That are determined to misunderstand you.
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Misunderstand you. they're not coming against
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They're not coming against you; they're coming against
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You; they're coming against the greatness god put in
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The greatness god put in you.
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You. they're coming against the
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They're coming against the favor, the anointing, the
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Favor, the anointing, the calling on your life.
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Calling on your life. you have to be an eagle and
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You have to be an eagle and rise above it.
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Rise above it. everyone is not going to be
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Everyone is not going to be happy when you succeed.
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Happy when you succeed. that's okay.
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That's okay. stay focused on what god
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Stay focused on what god has called you to do.
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Has called you to do. don't come down to their
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Don't come down to their level and get involved in
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Level and get involved in battles that don't matter.
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Battles that don't matter. god said in philippians, “i
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God said in philippians, “i will bring you to a
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Will bring you to a flourishing finish.” not a
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Flourishing finish.” not a defeated finish, a bankrupt
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Defeated finish, a bankrupt finish, a lonely finish, a
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Finish, a lonely finish, a betrayed finish.” god has a
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Betrayed finish.” god has a victorious finish for you,
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Victorious finish for you, an abundant finish, a
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An abundant finish, a flourishing finish.
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Flourishing finish. that means you're
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That means you're blossoming, blooming,
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Blossoming, blooming, seeing dreams come to pass,
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Seeing dreams come to pass, going further than you've
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Going further than you've imagined, healthy, whole,
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Imagined, healthy, whole, fulfilled, being a bigger
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Fulfilled, being a bigger blessing than you've ever
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Blessing than you've ever dreamed.” i've heard it
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Dreamed.” i've heard it said, god always ends on
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Said, god always ends on all is well.
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All is well. if all is not well, then
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If all is not well, then it's not the end.
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It's not the end. if it's not good, then god
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If it's not good, then god is not done.
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Is not done. it's just another step on
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It's just another step on the way to your destiny.
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The way to your destiny. the mistake we make is we
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The mistake we make is we quit believing along the
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Quit believing along the way.
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Way. we laid the foundation.
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We laid the foundation. we saw god's favor, had a
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We saw god's favor, had a big celebration, but then
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Big celebration, but then we had setbacks, delays,
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We had setbacks, delays, disappointments.
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Disappointments. now every circumstance says
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Now every circumstance says it's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen. sixteen years later, the
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Sixteen years later, the foundation was still just
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Foundation was still just sitting there.
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Sitting there. nothing had changed when
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Nothing had changed when two prophets showed up,
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Two prophets showed up, zechariah and haggai.
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Zechariah and haggai. they said, “zerubbabel,
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They said, “zerubbabel, it's time to start
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It's time to start rebuilding the temple.” he
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Rebuilding the temple.” he could have thought, “what
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Could have thought, “what do you mean?
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Do you mean? do you realize it's been
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Do you realize it's been sixteen years?
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Sixteen years? don't you know what we've
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Don't you know what we've been through, what hasn't
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Been through, what hasn't worked out, who was against
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Worked out, who was against us?
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Us? i thought this project was
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I thought this project was done.” zechariah said, “no
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Done.” zechariah said, “no zerubbabel.
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Zerubbabel. god sent us to tell you,
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God sent us to tell you, it's still going to
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It's still going to happen.” i love how
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Happen.” i love how zerubbabel responded.
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Zerubbabel responded. he could have made excuses,
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He could have made excuses, “we tried, and it didn't
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“we tried, and it didn't work.
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Work. the opposition is still
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The opposition is still there.
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There. i'm too old, man.
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I'm too old, man. i missed my chance.” no,
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I missed my chance.” no, the scripture says,
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The scripture says, “zerubbabel rose up and
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“zerubbabel rose up and began the task of
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Began the task of rebuilding the temple.”
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Rebuilding the temple.” every thought tried to talk
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Every thought tried to talk him out of it, keep him
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Him out of it, keep him defeated, but when he heard
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Defeated, but when he heard god say, “it's still going
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God say, “it's still going to happen,” he rose up.
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To happen,” he rose up. that means he got in
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That means he got in agreement with god.
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Agreement with god. he started thinking
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He started thinking differently, “yes, this is
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Differently, “yes, this is my time.” he started
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My time.” he started talking differently, “i'm
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Talking differently, “i'm equipped, empowered,
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Equipped, empowered, anointed.
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Anointed. the favor of god is on my
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The favor of god is on my life.” he took steps of
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Life.” he took steps of faith, got his men back
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Faith, got his men back together, got his passion
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Together, got his passion back, his fire back, and
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Back, his fire back, and they started rebuilding.
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They started rebuilding. well, the same jerks, i
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Well, the same jerks, i mean the same critics, went
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Mean the same critics, went back to the king.
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Back to the king. they went back to the king
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They went back to the king and said, “this man we told
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And said, “this man we told you about, he's trying to
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You about, he's trying to rebuild the temple again.
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Rebuild the temple again. you have to stop him.” this
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You have to stop him.” this time, it was a new king.
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Time, it was a new king. there had been a change in
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There had been a change in leadership.
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Leadership. sometimes god has to move
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Sometimes god has to move someone out for your dream
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Someone out for your dream to come to pass.
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To come to pass. he has to weed out the
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He has to weed out the wrong people so he can put
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Wrong people so he can put people in that will serve
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People in that will serve his plan.
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His plan. trust his timing, trust his
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Trust his timing, trust his ways.
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Ways. just because you laid the
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Just because you laid the foundation, and things
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Foundation, and things didn't work out, doesn't
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Didn't work out, doesn't mean god is through.
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Mean god is through. what he started he's going
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What he started he's going to finish.
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To finish. this new king told the
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This new king told the critics, he was going to
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Critics, he was going to have the official records
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Have the official records searched to see what was
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Searched to see what was said about this temple.
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Said about this temple. they found a decree where
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They found a decree where the temple was supposed to
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The temple was supposed to be rebuilt and paid for out
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Be rebuilt and paid for out of the city treasury.
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Of the city treasury. when the king found out it
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When the king found out it was for the israelites god,
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Was for the israelites god, he was afraid.
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He was afraid. he had heard about the god
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He had heard about the god of abraham, isaac, and
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Of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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Jacob. he told his people to not
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He told his people to not only leave zerubbabel
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Only leave zerubbabel alone, to let him rebuild
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Alone, to let him rebuild the temple.
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The temple. but he said, “you are to
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But he said, “you are to pay for the full
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Pay for the full construction costs and you
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Construction costs and you are to provide them food
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Are to provide them food and provisions each day;
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And provisions each day; wheat, grain, salt, olive
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Wheat, grain, salt, olive oil.”
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Oil.” god not only helped them
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God not only helped them finish rebuilding the
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Finish rebuilding the temple, but he made the
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Temple, but he made the enemy pay for it.
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Enemy pay for it. there are dreams god has
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There are dreams god has put in your heart. it may
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Put in your heart. it may seem like it's too late,
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Seem like it's too late, too big, you don't have the
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Too big, you don't have the resources.
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Resources. god wouldn't have given you
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God wouldn't have given you the dream, he wouldn't have
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The dream, he wouldn't have put the promise in your
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Put the promise in your heart if he didn't know how
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Heart if he didn't know how to bring it to pass.
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To bring it to pass. like with zerubbabel, it's
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Like with zerubbabel, it's not only going to still
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Not only going to still happen but there's going to
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Happen but there's going to be supernatural provision,
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Be supernatural provision, supernatural healing,
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Supernatural healing, supernatural favor,
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Supernatural favor, uncommon, unusual things;
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Uncommon, unusual things; you can't explain it,
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You can't explain it, people helping you that
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People helping you that don't even like you.
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Don't even like you. god purposed for them to
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God purposed for them to push you into your destiny.
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Push you into your destiny. now, you have a part in
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Now, you have a part in this.
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This. you can't sit back
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You can't sit back thinking, “no, not me joel.
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Thinking, “no, not me joel. i'll never get well; this
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I'll never get well; this child will never get on
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Child will never get on course.
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Course. it's been so long.
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It's been so long. the odds are against me.”
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The odds are against me.” just like god sent
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Just like god sent zechariah, after sixteen
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Zechariah, after sixteen years of silence, to
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Years of silence, to prophesy that they were
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Prophesy that they were going to rebuild the
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Going to rebuild the temple, god sent me to tell
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Temple, god sent me to tell you, it's still going to
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You, it's still going to happen.
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Happen. you may be in a silent
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You may be in a silent season as well.
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Season as well. you don't see anything
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You don't see anything improving.
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Improving. no good breaks, no open
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No good breaks, no open doors, your health, family,
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Doors, your health, family, finances, just the same.
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Finances, just the same. you're about to see a
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You're about to see a shift. god is doing a new
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Shift. god is doing a new thing.
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Thing. the silence was all a part
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The silence was all a part of his plan.
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Of his plan. the delays, closed doors,
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The delays, closed doors, people that walked away
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People that walked away were necessary.
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Were necessary. it was setting you up for
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It was setting you up for this moment.
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This moment. the delay doesn't mean that
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The delay doesn't mean that god said no, it just wasn't
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God said no, it just wasn't the right time.
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The right time. he's saying, “you're still
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He's saying, “you're still going to accomplish that
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Going to accomplish that dream. you're still going
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Dream. you're still going to get out of debt. you're
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To get out of debt. you're still going to see your
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Still going to see your family restored.” now your
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Family restored.” now your part is to rise up.
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Part is to rise up. get your passion back, get
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Get your passion back, get your fire back.
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Your fire back. start believing again. what
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Start believing again. what you let go of revisit.
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You let go of revisit. it didn't work out the
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It didn't work out the first time, this is a new
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First time, this is a new day.
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Day. things have shifted.
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Things have shifted. god's about to show you why
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God's about to show you why it hasn't worked out yet.
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It hasn't worked out yet. he's going to make the
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He's going to make the enemy pay.
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Enemy pay. there's going to be
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There's going to be opportunity, resources,
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Opportunity, resources, favor that you've never
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Favor that you've never seen.
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Seen. 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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I talked to a lady that had
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I talked to a lady that had been healthy her whole
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Been healthy her whole life, very strong,
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Life, very strong, energetic, vibrant; she
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Energetic, vibrant; she noticed she wasn't feeling
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Noticed she wasn't feeling well.
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Well. she had some digestive
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She had some digestive issues.
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Issues. she went to get checked out.
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She went to get checked out. after many tests, she was
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After many tests, she was diagnosed with pancreatic
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Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Cancer. it didn't look good at all.
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It didn't look good at all. the doctors told her that
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The doctors told her that the demise would happen
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The demise would happen quickly, that while she was
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Quickly, that while she was able, she needed to get
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Able, she needed to get everything in order.
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Everything in order. make out her will, visit
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Make out her will, visit with family members.
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With family members. they gave her less than a
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They gave her less than a year to live.
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Year to live. she was devastated.
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She was devastated. she never saw this coming.
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She never saw this coming. sometimes we face these
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Sometimes we face these unexpected challenges.
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Unexpected challenges. that's when the enemy works
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That's when the enemy works overtime in our mind.
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Overtime in our mind. “this is the end.
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“this is the end. too bad.
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Too bad. you'll never get well.
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You'll never get well. you'll never see your
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You'll never see your children graduate.
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Children graduate. just accept it.” when we
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Just accept it.” when we start dwelling on the
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Start dwelling on the negative, we're giving it
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Negative, we're giving it life.
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Life. we draw in what we're
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We draw in what we're constantly thinking about.
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Constantly thinking about. you have to guard your mind.
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You have to guard your mind. fill it with what god
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Fill it with what god promised you.
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Promised you. the first several weeks,
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The first several weeks, she was so upset, so
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She was so upset, so overwhelmed, she couldn't
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Overwhelmed, she couldn't sleep, could hardly
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Sleep, could hardly function.
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Function. she flipped on our siriusxm
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She flipped on our siriusxm channel and heard me
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Channel and heard me talking about how god has
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Talking about how god has the final say, how he can
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The final say, how he can do what medicine cannot do,
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Do what medicine cannot do, how when we put our trust
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How when we put our trust in him, he can make ways
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In him, he can make ways where we don't see a way.
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Where we don't see a way. instead of dwelling on all
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Instead of dwelling on all the negative, playing the
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The negative, playing the medical report over and
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Medical report over and over, she started playing
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Over, she started playing another report, what god
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Another report, what god said about her.
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Said about her. “i will live and not die.
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“i will live and not die. god is restoring health
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God is restoring health back unto me.
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Back unto me. despite this diagnosis, i'm
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Despite this diagnosis, i'm still going to get well.”
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Still going to get well.” six weeks later, she went
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Six weeks later, she went in for surgery.
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In for surgery. they thought they could do
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They thought they could do this procedure and prolong
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This procedure and prolong her life a little bit.
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Her life a little bit. afterwards the surgeon came
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Afterwards the surgeon came out with a very puzzled
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Out with a very puzzled look.
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Look. he said, “i have all the
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He said, “i have all the x-rays right here that show
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X-rays right here that show all the cancer, but when we
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All the cancer, but when we went in, we couldn't find
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Went in, we couldn't find any cancer.
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Any cancer. you are perfectly healthy.”
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You are perfectly healthy.” they had no explanation.
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They had no explanation. these were some of the
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These were some of the leading experts, at one of
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Leading experts, at one of the most renowned hospitals
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The most renowned hospitals in the world.
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In the world. that was god doing what
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That was god doing what only he can do.
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Only he can do. i realize it doesn't happen
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I realize it doesn't happen for everyone, but how do
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For everyone, but how do you know you're not going
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You know you're not going to be one of the ones that
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To be one of the ones that it does happen for.
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It does happen for. why not be a believer and
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Why not be a believer and not a doubter?
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Not a doubter? god is saying, despite the
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God is saying, despite the diagnosis, you're still
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Diagnosis, you're still going to get well.
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Going to get well. despite the setbacks,
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Despite the setbacks, you're still going to
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You're still going to accomplish your dream.
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Accomplish your dream. despite the delays, you're
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Despite the delays, you're still going to meet the
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Still going to meet the right person.
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Right person. despite what the experts
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Despite what the experts have told you, you're still
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Have told you, you're still going to have that baby.
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Going to have that baby. don't talk yourself out of
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Don't talk yourself out of it, talk yourself into it.
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It, talk yourself into it. it's easy to think,
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It's easy to think, “nothing good is in my
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“nothing good is in my future, i've reached my
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Future, i've reached my limits.” that's going to
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Limits.” that's going to keep you where you are.
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Keep you where you are. what god promised you, is
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What god promised you, is still going to happen.
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Still going to happen. now your part is to rise up.
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Now your part is to rise up. believe it and watch what
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Believe it and watch what god will do.
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God will do. i think about jacob in the
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I think about jacob in the scripture.
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Scripture. his youngest son joseph had
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His youngest son joseph had a big dream. he was going
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A big dream. he was going to do great things.
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To do great things. as a father, jacob was so
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As a father, jacob was so proud of joseph.
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Proud of joseph. when he looked at him, he
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When he looked at him, he beamed with joy.
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Beamed with joy. he even gave him his coat
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He even gave him his coat of many colors, which
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Of many colors, which represented the favor on
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Represented the favor on his life.
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His life. one day he sent joseph to
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One day he sent joseph to check on his brothers, who
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Check on his brothers, who were in another city.
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Were in another city. they were jealous and ended
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They were jealous and ended up selling him as a slave.
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Up selling him as a slave. they killed an animal and
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They killed an animal and put blood on joseph's coat.
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Put blood on joseph's coat. they came home and showed
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They came home and showed their father, “dad, looked
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Their father, “dad, looked what happened.
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What happened. joseph must have been
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Joseph must have been killed by a wild animal.”
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Killed by a wild animal.” jacob was so heartbroken.
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Jacob was so heartbroken. he tore his clothes, he put
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He tore his clothes, he put on sackcloth.
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On sackcloth. for weeks he mourned.
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For weeks he mourned. month after month, his
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Month after month, his family tried to comfort
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Family tried to comfort him, but it was no use.
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Him, but it was no use. he said, “i will die in
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He said, “i will die in mourning for my son.”
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Mourning for my son.” thirteen years later, there
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Thirteen years later, there was a great famine in the
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Was a great famine in the land.
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Land. jacob sent those other to
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Jacob sent those other to egypt looking for food.
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Egypt looking for food. little did they know,
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Little did they know, joseph was in charge of the
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Joseph was in charge of the food supply.
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Food supply. they came back home and
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They came back home and told their father this
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Told their father this amazing news that joseph
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Amazing news that joseph was still alive.
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Was still alive. jacob couldn't believe it.
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Jacob couldn't believe it. he was in awe, so overjoyed.
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He was in awe, so overjoyed. eventually, he and his
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Eventually, he and his whole family moved to egypt
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Whole family moved to egypt to live with joseph.
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To live with joseph. when jacob was a hundred
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When jacob was a hundred and forty years old, he was
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And forty years old, he was about to pass.
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About to pass. he called joseph and his
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He called joseph and his grandsons in to give them
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Grandsons in to give them the blessing.
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The blessing. imagine how jacob must have
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Imagine how jacob must have felt. he never thought he
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Felt. he never thought he would see his son again,
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Would see his son again, and now he not only has
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And now he not only has joseph, but his grandsons
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Joseph, but his grandsons are standing in front of
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Are standing in front of him. if you would have told
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Him. if you would have told jacob this was all going to
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Jacob this was all going to happen thirteen years
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Happen thirteen years earlier, when he was
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Earlier, when he was heartbroken, in mourning,
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Heartbroken, in mourning, he would have said,
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He would have said, “there's no way.
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“there's no way. that's impossible.
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That's impossible. my son is gone.
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My son is gone. how could i ever see his
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How could i ever see his grandchildren.” but look at
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Grandchildren.” but look at how awesome our god is.
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How awesome our god is. he's working in ways that
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He's working in ways that we could never imagine.
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We could never imagine. we all have dreams that
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We all have dreams that we've given up on, goals,
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We've given up on, goals, promises.
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Promises. we think, “there's no way.
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We think, “there's no way. i've been through too much,
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I've been through too much, joel, that door is closed,
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Joel, that door is closed, i've made mistakes.
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I've made mistakes. i've missed too many
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I've missed too many opportunities.” god is
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Opportunities.” god is about to surprise you.
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About to surprise you. he's going to do something
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He's going to do something out of the ordinary,
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Out of the ordinary, something that you didn't
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Something that you didn't see coming, that will
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See coming, that will boggle your mind.
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Boggle your mind. you quit believing for it.
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You quit believing for it. you accepted that it's
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You accepted that it's never going to work out.
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Never going to work out. but like with jacob, you're
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But like with jacob, you're going to stand in awe, not
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Going to stand in awe, not believing your eyes,
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Believing your eyes, thinking, “i could have
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Thinking, “i could have never fathomed this would
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Never fathomed this would happen.
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Happen. there was a young woman
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There was a young woman that was raised by a single
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That was raised by a single mother.
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Mother. growing up she began to
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Growing up she began to wonder about her father,
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Wonder about her father, who he was and why he
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Who he was and why he wasn't in her life.
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Wasn't in her life. her mother had conceived
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Her mother had conceived her with this man that she
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Her with this man that she didn't really know, just a
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Didn't really know, just a one-night fling.
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One-night fling. this mother was kind of
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This mother was kind of embarrassed and didn't want
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Embarrassed and didn't want to elaborate, especially to
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To elaborate, especially to her young daughter.
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Her young daughter. as this child got older,
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As this child got older, the mother tried several
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The mother tried several times to reach out to the
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Times to reach out to the father, but he wasn't
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Father, but he wasn't around, wouldn't return
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Around, wouldn't return phone calls.
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Phone calls. he didn't want to have
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He didn't want to have anything to do with this
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Anything to do with this child.
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Child. after she graduated from
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After she graduated from college, started her own
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College, started her own family, she still had this
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Family, she still had this longing deep down to know
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Longing deep down to know her father.
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Her father. she had two beautiful
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She had two beautiful children and thought about
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Children and thought about all the moments they could
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All the moments they could be sharing together.
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Be sharing together. she searched the internet
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She searched the internet and tried several other
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And tried several other ways but still nothing.
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Ways but still nothing. she finally accepted that
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She finally accepted that it just wasn't meant to be.
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It just wasn't meant to be. but just because we give
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But just because we give up, doesn't mean god gives
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Up, doesn't mean god gives up.
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Up. one day she received a note
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One day she received a note in the mail, out of the
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In the mail, out of the blue.
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Blue. it said, “this is your
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It said, “this is your father.
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Father. if you would like to
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If you would like to connect, i'd love to talk
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Connect, i'd love to talk to you.” she couldn't
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To you.” she couldn't believe it.
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Believe it. after thirty-nine years,
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After thirty-nine years, she was able to meet her
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She was able to meet her father.
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Father. there was no anger, no
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There was no anger, no bitterness, just a joyful
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Bitterness, just a joyful reunion, tears, laughter,
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Reunion, tears, laughter, and hugs.
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And hugs. it was just in time for her
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It was just in time for her father to come to the baby
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Father to come to the baby dedication of her second
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Dedication of her second child.
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Child. she had given up, but god
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She had given up, but god said, “i have a surprise
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Said, “i have a surprise for you.
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For you. i'm going to bring you to a
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I'm going to bring you to a flourishing finish.”
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Flourishing finish.” are there things you've
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Are there things you've given up on?
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Given up on? you think it's too late,
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You think it's too late, too far gone, never going
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Too far gone, never going to work out.
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To work out. god is saying, “it's still
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God is saying, “it's still going to happen.” the
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Going to happen.” the dreams he's placed in your
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Dreams he's placed in your heart, the desires he's put
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Heart, the desires he's put in you, they're already on
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In you, they're already on the schedule.
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The schedule. now do like zerubbabel and
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Now do like zerubbabel and rise up.
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Rise up. get your passion back.
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Get your passion back. start believing again,
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Start believing again, start pursuing again. if
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Start pursuing again. if you'll do this, i believe
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You'll do this, i believe and declare, you're about
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And declare, you're about to come out of a silent
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To come out of a silent season into a surprise.
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Season into a surprise. things are about to shift.
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Things are about to shift. new doors are about to
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New doors are about to open, the right people are
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Open, the right people are going to show up.
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Going to show up. healing is coming,
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Healing is coming, breakthroughs, promotion,
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Breakthroughs, promotion, new levels of your destiny,
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New levels of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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Fear can be a powerful force
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Fear can be a powerful force and will try to make you feel
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And will try to make you feel alone, stuck, without hope.
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Alone, stuck, without hope. but fear doesn't
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But fear doesn't have to get the final say.
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Have to get the final say. there is a way out.
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There is a way out. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above fear
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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And walk in victory. fear doesn't have
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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The final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministries strong.
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To keep the ministries strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank 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
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com or
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Call 888-567-joel. and for an additional gift
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And for an additional gift this month,
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This month, we're also offering the god's
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We're also offering the god's word work study collection.
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Word work study collection. this empowering set includes
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This empowering set includes the niv,
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The niv, the message
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The message parallel bible, joel's
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Parallel bible, joel's no more fear
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No more fear devotional, the classic
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Devotional, the classic how to read your bible
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How to read your bible and enjoy it,
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And enjoy it, plus a beautifully
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Plus a beautifully crafted leather
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Crafted leather bookmark with pen.
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Bookmark with pen. you can request these inspiring
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Today. call or click anytime,
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Silence fear. strengthen your spirit.
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Strengthen your spirit. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Fear and walk in victory. request these resources today.
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Joel Osteen - It's Still Going To Happen

November 10, 2025 | 29:56

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