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Joel Osteen - Joy In The Journey

November 3, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Joy In The Journey | November 3, 2025

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. 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 us
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And you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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In person. we'd love to have you be a part of one
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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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 man
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I heard about this man named bubba. he lived
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Named bubba. he lived way out in the country.
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Way out in the country. there was a stray dog that
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There was a stray dog that kept showing up at his
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Kept showing up at his house. his wife said,
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House. his wife said, “bubba you have to put
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“bubba you have to put the dog in your truck,
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The dog in your truck, take him out in the woods
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Take him out in the woods and drop him off. that's
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And drop him off. that's where he lives.”
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Where he lives.” bubba drove him a mile down
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Bubba drove him a mile down road, dropped him off.
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Road, dropped him off. when he came home, the dog
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When he came home, the dog was walking up the
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Was walking up the driveway, practically beat
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Driveway, practically beat him back. this happened
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Him back. this happened again and again. his wife
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Again and again. his wife said, “bubba, you have to
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Said, “bubba, you have to take him way out, drive him
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Take him way out, drive him around in circles, get him
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Around in circles, get him mixed up.” bubba drove him
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Mixed up.” bubba drove him an hour away, crisscrossed
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An hour away, crisscrossed roads he'd never driven
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Roads he'd never driven before and dropped him off.
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Before and dropped him off. two hours later, he called
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Two hours later, he called his wife from the truck and
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His wife from the truck and said, “did the dog come
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Said, “did the dog come back?” she said, “yeah,
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Back?” she said, “yeah, he's walking up the
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He's walking up the driveway now.” bubba said,
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Driveway now.” bubba said, “do me a favor, put him on
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“do me a favor, put him on the line, i need
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The line, i need directions.”
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Directions.” 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
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus' name.
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Be the same 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 joy in the journey.
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About joy in the journey. too often we're going to
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Too often we're going to enjoy life when we
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Enjoy life when we accomplish a goal, when the
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Accomplish a goal, when the kids are raised, when we
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Kids are raised, when we get the promotion.
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Get the promotion. “joel, when i lose ten
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“joel, when i lose ten pounds, when i get through
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Pounds, when i get through this problem, then i'll be
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This problem, then i'll be happy.” our joy is always
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Happy.” our joy is always in the future when we cross
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In the future when we cross the finish line.
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The finish line. the problem with that
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The problem with that approach is there's always
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Approach is there's always some reason we can't be
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Some reason we can't be happy.
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Happy. something's going on that's
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Something's going on that's causing us to be stressed,
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Causing us to be stressed, uptight.
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Uptight. but the key is to find joy
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But the key is to find joy in the journey.
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In the journey. you're not there yet,
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You're not there yet, you're still waiting for
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You're still waiting for things to improve, still
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Things to improve, still believing for the promise,
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Believing for the promise, but in the meantime, you're
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But in the meantime, you're enjoying where you are
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Enjoying where you are while you're on the way
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While you're on the way to where you're going.
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To where you're going. if you're so focused on the
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If you're so focused on the finish line, what's not
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Finish line, what's not working out, this trouble
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Working out, this trouble at the office, then you'll
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At the office, then you'll miss the beauty of this day.
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Miss the beauty of this day. you won't laugh at the
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You won't laugh at the funny thing your child does.
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Funny thing your child does. you're too busy.
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You're too busy. got to get them dressed,
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Got to get them dressed, feed them breakfast, get
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Feed them breakfast, get them to school.
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Them to school. you won't enjoy your spouse.
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You won't enjoy your spouse. you're too busy trying to
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You're too busy trying to fix them, focused on their
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Fix them, focused on their flaws. when they improve,
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Flaws. when they improve, then you'll have fun
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Then you'll have fun together. i know people
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Together. i know people that hurry through the
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That hurry through the week. they don't like
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Week. they don't like going to work, dread
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Going to work, dread driving in the traffic,
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Driving in the traffic, have to put up with this
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Have to put up with this cranky coworker. they
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Cranky coworker. they can't wait till the weekend
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Can't wait till the weekend gets here. how much of your
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Gets here. how much of your life are you missing trying
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Life are you missing trying to get to the next thing?
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To get to the next thing? what you think is better,
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What you think is better, then you can be happy.
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Then you can be happy. try a different approach.
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Try a different approach. instead of rushing through
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Instead of rushing through what you don't like, trying
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What you don't like, trying to get to the next goal,
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To get to the next goal, slow down and find joy in
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Slow down and find joy in the journey.
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The journey. look at all the good things
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Look at all the good things in your life right now.
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In your life right now. don't take for granted the
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Don't take for granted the people god's given you to
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People god's given you to love.
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Love. they may not be perfect,
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They may not be perfect, but neither are you.
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But neither are you. “joel, this husband, he
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“joel, this husband, he gets on my nerves.” i bet
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Gets on my nerves.” i bet you get on his nerves too.
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You get on his nerves too. some people would love to
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Some people would love to have your husband.
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Have your husband. they'd give anything to
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They'd give anything to have that man.
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Have that man. i see a lady holding up her
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I see a lady holding up her husband's phone number.
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Husband's phone number. that's how she's going to
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That's how she's going to get joy.
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Get joy. “these children, they're so
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“these children, they're so much work.
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Much work. all i do is cook and clean
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All i do is cook and clean and run them places.” do
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And run them places.” do you know how many people
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You know how many people are not able to have
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Are not able to have children?
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Children? they would do anything to
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They would do anything to have those kids.
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Have those kids. what you see as common is
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What you see as common is really uncommon.
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Really uncommon. what we think is ordinary
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What we think is ordinary is really extraordinary.
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Is really extraordinary. “well, it's monday, i have
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“well, it's monday, i have to go to work.” try a
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To go to work.” try a different approach.
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Different approach. “i get to go to work.
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“i get to go to work. i have a job.
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I have a job. i have income, i have
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I have income, i have resources.” “i can't stand
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Resources.” “i can't stand driving in this traffic.
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Driving in this traffic. it's so stressful.” how
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It's so stressful.” how about, “i get to drive in
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About, “i get to drive in traffic.
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Traffic. i have a car.
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I have a car. i have opportunity.” “i've
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I have opportunity.” “i've got to clean the house
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Got to clean the house again today.
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Again today. that's the story of my
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That's the story of my life.” no, “i get to clean
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Life.” no, “i get to clean the house.
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The house. god's blessed me with a
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God's blessed me with a place to live.” if you'll
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Place to live.” if you'll have the right perspective,
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Have the right perspective, you'll find joy in the
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You'll find joy in the journey.
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Journey. “i'm not in my dream house
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“i'm not in my dream house yet, but lord i'm grateful
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Yet, but lord i'm grateful for this apartment.
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For this apartment. i haven't met the right
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I haven't met the right person yet, but lord i'm
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Person yet, but lord i'm grateful being single.
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Grateful being single. this place i'm working is
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This place i'm working is not where i want to end up,
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Not where i want to end up, but lord i'm grateful that
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But lord i'm grateful that i'm employed.” the enemy
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I'm employed.” the enemy would love to deceive us
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Would love to deceive us into enduring life and not
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Into enduring life and not enjoying life.
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Enjoying life. having children but not
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Having children but not enjoying them. being
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Enjoying them. being married but not enjoying it.
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Married but not enjoying it. having a house, a job,
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Having a house, a job, opportunity but always some
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Opportunity but always some reason we're not happy.
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Reason we're not happy. we've got to get to that
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We've got to get to that next thing, then we'll
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Next thing, then we'll enjoy life.
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Enjoy life. no, you have to learn this
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No, you have to learn this principle.
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Principle. there is joy in your
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There is joy in your journey.
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Journey. there are things in your
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There are things in your life right now that you can
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Life right now that you can enjoy if you'll have the
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Enjoy if you'll have the right perspective.
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Right perspective. paul said in philippians,
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Paul said in philippians, “whatever things are
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“whatever things are wholesome, good, pure, if
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Wholesome, good, pure, if there be any virtue, if
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There be any virtue, if there be any praise, think
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There be any praise, think on these things.” it's
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On these things.” it's significant that he used
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Significant that he used the word ‘if'.
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The word ‘if'. if there be any virtue.
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If there be any virtue. he was saying you have to
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He was saying you have to look for the good.
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Look for the good. in your family, look for
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In your family, look for the good.
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The good. in your spouse, yes you can
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In your spouse, yes you can point out twenty-three
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Point out twenty-three flaws.
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Flaws. how about looking for the
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How about looking for the good?
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Good? in that challenge, maybe a
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In that challenge, maybe a lot is coming against you,
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Lot is coming against you, look for the good.
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Look for the good. god is sustaining you.
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God is sustaining you. people are encouraging you.
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People are encouraging you. this one area has improved.
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This one area has improved. if you're going to find joy
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If you're going to find joy in the journey, you have to
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In the journey, you have to look past all the wrongs
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Look past all the wrongs and see the rights.
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And see the rights. sometimes, it's just the
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Sometimes, it's just the fact that you shouldn't
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Fact that you shouldn't still be here.
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Still be here. the opposition should have
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The opposition should have taken you out.
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Taken you out. the sickness should have
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The sickness should have defeated you.
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Defeated you. how you were raised should
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How you were raised should have held you back.
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Have held you back. but you can say, “lord,
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But you can say, “lord, thank you that i'm still
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Thank you that i'm still standing.
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Standing. thank you that i still have
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Thank you that i still have air to breathe.
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Air to breathe. thank you that you're still
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Thank you that you're still for me.”
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For me.” in luke 24, jesus had been
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In luke 24, jesus had been crucified on a friday.
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Crucified on a friday. that sunday, two of his
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That sunday, two of his disciples were walking from
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Disciples were walking from jerusalem to a city called
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Jerusalem to a city called emmaus.
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Emmaus. you can imagine how
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You can imagine how discouraged they were.
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Discouraged they were. the man they had followed
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The man they had followed and given their life to was
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And given their life to was now gone.
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Now gone. as they were on this
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As they were on this journey, talking about
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Journey, talking about everything that had
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Everything that had happened, the wrongs, the
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Happened, the wrongs, the betrayals, the heartache,
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Betrayals, the heartache, jesus came up and started
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Jesus came up and started walking with them, but they
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Walking with them, but they didn't recognize who he was.
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Didn't recognize who he was. he was in a different form.
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He was in a different form. jesus asked what they were
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Jesus asked what they were discussing and why they
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Discussing and why they were so concerned.
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Were so concerned. they said in effect, “where
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They said in effect, “where have you been?
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Have you been? haven't you heard?
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Haven't you heard? they've taken our messiah,
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They've taken our messiah, crucified him, now we're
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Crucified him, now we're without a leader.” jesus
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Without a leader.” jesus began to talk to them about
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Began to talk to them about what the prophets had
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What the prophets had predicted.
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Predicted. how he had to come and be
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How he had to come and be crucified, that he would be
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Crucified, that he would be raised on the third day.
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Raised on the third day. verse 27 says, “he
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Verse 27 says, “he explained what the
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Explained what the scripture said about him.”
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Scripture said about him.” what an incredible moment
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What an incredible moment this was.
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This was. they're walking with jesus,
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They're walking with jesus, who's just risen from the
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Who's just risen from the dead, whose helping them to
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Dead, whose helping them to understand passages from
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Understand passages from the old testament, that
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The old testament, that prophesied what would
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Prophesied what would happen, how this was all a
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Happen, how this was all a part of god's plan.
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Part of god's plan. it was a seven mile walk
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It was a seven mile walk from jerusalem. they were
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From jerusalem. they were about to arrive in emmaus.
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About to arrive in emmaus. it was late at night.
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It was late at night. they asked jesus to stay
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They asked jesus to stay with them. as they were
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With them. as they were eating dinner, jesus broke
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Eating dinner, jesus broke the bread, and their eyes
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The bread, and their eyes were opened.
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Were opened. they recognized who he was.
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They recognized who he was. jesus suddenly disappeared.
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Jesus suddenly disappeared. think about that long walk
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Think about that long walk with jesus.
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With jesus. they were so focused on
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They were so focused on what didn't work out, this
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What didn't work out, this great disappointment, their
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Great disappointment, their leader is gone, that they
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Leader is gone, that they didn't recognize the
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Didn't recognize the miracle in the moment.
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Miracle in the moment. all they knew was life was
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All they knew was life was unfair.
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Unfair. this wasn't right.
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This wasn't right. they were discouraged, yet
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They were discouraged, yet that whole time the risen
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That whole time the risen savior was in their midst.
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Savior was in their midst. how many times on our
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How many times on our journey are we not
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Journey are we not recognizing what god is
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Recognizing what god is doing.
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Doing. we're so caught up in the
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We're so caught up in the stress of the day, dealing
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Stress of the day, dealing with this problem, had a
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With this problem, had a setback in our finances,
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Setback in our finances, that we don't see all the
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That we don't see all the good things.
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Good things. how god is sustaining us,
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How god is sustaining us, favoring us, guiding us.
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Favoring us, guiding us. we've been through
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We've been through challenges but in the
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Challenges but in the midst, our children are
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Midst, our children are still healthy, we have
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Still healthy, we have opportunity, the right
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Opportunity, the right person showed up when we
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Person showed up when we needed them. don't get so
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Needed them. don't get so focused on what's wrong
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Focused on what's wrong that you don't recognize
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That you don't recognize what's right.
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It's interesting that these
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It's interesting that these disciples were on a journey
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Disciples were on a journey with jesus.
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With jesus. one principle it shows us,
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One principle it shows us, is there was joy in the
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Is there was joy in the journey, but they didn't
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Journey, but they didn't recognize it.
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Recognize it. how many of us are seeing
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How many of us are seeing the joy in the journey?
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The joy in the journey? we see the traffic.
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We see the traffic. we see the struggle.
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We see the struggle. “these children are a lot
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“these children are a lot of work.” but are you
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Of work.” but are you seeing the joy?
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Seeing the joy? could it be like these
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Could it be like these disciples that god is doing
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Disciples that god is doing great things, but you don't
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Great things, but you don't see it.
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The scripture says god
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The scripture says god opened their eyes and
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Opened their eyes and suddenly they recognized
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Suddenly they recognized jesus.
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Jesus. my prayer is, “god open our
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My prayer is, “god open our eyes.
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Eyes. help us on the journey of
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Help us on the journey of life to not miss the
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Life to not miss the miracles of the moment.
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Miracles of the moment. to recognize your goodness,
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To recognize your goodness, to be aware that you're at
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To be aware that you're at work.” i don't want us to
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Work.” i don't want us to come to the end of life and
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Come to the end of life and think, “man, i didn't enjoy
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Think, “man, i didn't enjoy my twenties, i was so
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My twenties, i was so stressed raising kids.
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Stressed raising kids. i didn't enjoy my thirties;
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I didn't enjoy my thirties; the pressures of work were
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The pressures of work were so bad.
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So bad. i didn't enjoy my forties,
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I didn't enjoy my forties, i had financial
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I had financial difficulties.
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Difficulties. my fifties, i had that
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My fifties, i had that health issue.
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Health issue. my sixties, we had
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My sixties, we had inflation, the pandemic,
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Inflation, the pandemic, the texans couldn't win.”
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The texans couldn't win.” we look up and our life is
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We look up and our life is passed but we didn't enjoy
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Passed but we didn't enjoy it.
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It. there was always something,
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There was always something, some problem, some person,
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Some problem, some person, some delay.
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Some delay. you could be in a great
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You could be in a great moment right now, but like
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Moment right now, but like these disciples, you're
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Letting what went wrong, so
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Letting what went wrong, so focused on where you're
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Focused on where you're trying to go, that you're
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Trying to go, that you're missing all the good things.
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Missing all the good things. they looked back and
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They looked back and thought, “jesus was walking
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Thought, “jesus was walking with us.
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With us. he was explaining the
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He was explaining the scriptures.
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Scriptures. we were right there in his
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We were right there in his presence.
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Presence. we should have stopped,
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We should have stopped, taken it all in, and
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Taken it all in, and enjoyed it.” instead, they
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Enjoyed it.” instead, they were just trying to get to
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Were just trying to get to emmaus.
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Emmaus. trying to get past the
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Trying to get past the disappointment.
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Disappointment. i'm not saying that we
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I'm not saying that we don't have difficulties;
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Don't have difficulties; there's pressure, stress.
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There's pressure, stress. what i'm saying is there is
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What i'm saying is there is good in every season.
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Good in every season. you have to find joy in the
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You have to find joy in the journey.
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Journey. sometimes, like these
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Sometimes, like these disciples, we don't see it
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Disciples, we don't see it till it's gone.
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Till it's gone. in the moment we don't
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In the moment we don't recognize it, but later we
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Recognize it, but later we look back and think, that
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Look back and think, that was a great time.
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Was a great time. we talk about the good old
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We talk about the good old days.
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Days. can i tell you; you are
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Can i tell you; you are living in the good old days.
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Living in the good old days. there are great things
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There are great things happening right now, great
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Happening right now, great memories, great people,
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Memories, great people, great opportunities.
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Great opportunities. don't do like them and miss
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Don't do like them and miss it.
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A few years before my
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A few years before my father passed, three of my
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Father passed, three of my sisters along with their
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Sisters along with their spouses, their husbands,
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Spouses, their husbands, they worked on staff with
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They worked on staff with us here at lakewood.
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Us here at lakewood. that was four of the five
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That was four of the five children.
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Children. my brother paul hadn't come
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My brother paul hadn't come to join us yet.
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To join us yet. on sunday nights, during
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On sunday nights, during church, i would look down
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Church, i would look down the row and see lisa and
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The row and see lisa and her husband, tamara and her
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Her husband, tamara and her husband, april and her
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Husband, april and her husband.
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Husband. then victoria and myself.
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Then victoria and myself. i would tell victoria
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I would tell victoria often, “we are living in
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Often, “we are living in the good old days.
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The good old days. this is an amazing time
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This is an amazing time where we're all here
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Where we're all here together.” somehow, i knew
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Together.” somehow, i knew not to take it for granted.
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Not to take it for granted. “oh, it's just my family.
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“oh, it's just my family. no big deal.” i recognized
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No big deal.” i recognized that it was unusual.
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That it was unusual. we made the most of that
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We made the most of that time.
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Time. over the years, people
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Over the years, people moved on, started churches,
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Moved on, started churches, fulfilling their calling.
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Fulfilling their calling. the people in your life are
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The people in your life are not always going to be
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Not always going to be there.
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There. don't take them for granted.
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Don't take them for granted. i like to accomplish
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I like to accomplish dreams, achieve goals, go
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Dreams, achieve goals, go fast. i have to remind
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Fast. i have to remind myself what i'm telling
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Myself what i'm telling you, slow down and enjoy
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You, slow down and enjoy the journey.
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The journey. it's easy to live busy,
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It's easy to live busy, stressed, upset but today
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Stressed, upset but today is a gift from god.
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Is a gift from god. don't just endure it, enjoy
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Don't just endure it, enjoy it.
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It. twenty years from now,
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Twenty years from now, you're going to look back
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You're going to look back with fond memories of today.
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With fond memories of today. you're going to think,
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You're going to think, “those were the good old
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“those were the good old days, raising my children,
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Days, raising my children, working for that company,
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Working for that company, going to lakewood.” but i
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Going to lakewood.” but i wonder if you're living in
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Wonder if you're living in the good old days, and you
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The good old days, and you don't recognize it.
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Don't recognize it. you're uptight, focused on
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You're uptight, focused on what's wrong, trying to
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What's wrong, trying to achieve those dreams. no,
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Achieve those dreams. no, start finding joy in the
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Start finding joy in the journey.
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Journey. when our son jonathan was
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When our son jonathan was seven years old, we were
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Seven years old, we were about to leave for church.
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About to leave for church. i was in the garage putting
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I was in the garage putting things in the car and i
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Things in the car and i said, “come on, jonathan,
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Said, “come on, jonathan, let's go.” he had one of
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Let's go.” he had one of those label makers that we
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Those label makers that we used to use.
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Used to use. you hold it in your hand,
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You hold it in your hand, select the letter on the
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Select the letter on the dial.
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Dial. you click it and you can
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You click it and you can make labels.
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Make labels. he was so focused on what
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He was so focused on what he was doing.
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He was doing. i said, “jonathan, we're
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I said, “jonathan, we're going to be late.
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Going to be late. we have to go.” he said,
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We have to go.” he said, “okay, dad, just give me a
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“okay, dad, just give me a second.” i said, “we don't
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Second.” i said, “we don't have a second.” he kept
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Have a second.” he kept working and working as fast
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Working and working as fast as he could.
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As he could. i was getting more and more
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I was getting more and more uptight.
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Uptight. he finally finished, pulled
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He finally finished, pulled the label out and ran over
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The label out and ran over and handed it to me.
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And handed it to me. it read, “best dad in the
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It read, “best dad in the world.” i thought, “oh, we
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World.” i thought, “oh, we have a little more time.
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Have a little more time. let's make a few more of
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Let's make a few more of these.” somehow, i wasn't
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These.” somehow, i wasn't in a hurry anymore.
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In a hurry anymore. many times, it's the small
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Many times, it's the small things in life that give it
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Things in life that give it real meaning.
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Real meaning. yes, it's great to
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Yes, it's great to accomplish the big goals,
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Accomplish the big goals, get married, have a child,
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Get married, have a child, move in to the new house.
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Move in to the new house. those are the mountaintop
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Those are the mountaintop moments.
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Moments. some people live for them.
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Some people live for them. that's when they're going
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That's when they're going to be happy.
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To be happy. but those are few and far
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But those are few and far between.
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Between. even the heroes of faith.
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Even the heroes of faith. moses parted the red sea,
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Moses parted the red sea, delivered the israelites
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Delivered the israelites out of slavery.
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Out of slavery. that was amazing, but what
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That was amazing, but what was it?
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Was it? about a month of his life?
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About a month of his life? what about the other
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What about the other hundred and twenty years?
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Hundred and twenty years? you have to learn to enjoy
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You have to learn to enjoy the journey, while the red
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The journey, while the red seas aren't parting, while
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Seas aren't parting, while you're waiting for the next
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You're waiting for the next big thing, you're enjoying
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Big thing, you're enjoying the small things.
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The small things. you're finding good in your
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You're finding good in your everyday life.
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Everyday life. taking time to laugh with
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Taking time to laugh with your children, taking a
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Your children, taking a walk with your spouse,
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Walk with your spouse, seeing the sunrise in the
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Seeing the sunrise in the morning, hearing the birds
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Morning, hearing the birds sing.
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Sing. not too busy, not too
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Not too busy, not too stressed to enjoy the
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Stressed to enjoy the simple things in life.
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Simple things in life. i learned a lot of this
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I learned a lot of this from victoria's side of the
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From victoria's side of the family.
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Family. they love to laugh.
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They love to laugh. they take time to enjoy
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They take time to enjoy each other.
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Each other. we were having lunch one
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We were having lunch one sunday a while back after
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Sunday a while back after church at our house.
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Church at our house. victoria's mother was
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Victoria's mother was there, georgine, victoria's
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There, georgine, victoria's brother and all their
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Brother and all their family, a whole bunch of us.
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Family, a whole bunch of us. we sat down together,
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We sat down together, thirty minutes later i was
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Thirty minutes later i was finished eating.
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Finished eating. i got up and went to the
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I got up and went to the back to watch the ballgame.
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Back to watch the ballgame. three hours later, i
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Three hours later, i watched the whole game, i
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Watched the whole game, i came back, and they were
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Came back, and they were still sitting at the table,
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Still sitting at the table, in the same seats.
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In the same seats. i said, “are y'all eating
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I said, “are y'all eating dinner now?” victoria said,
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Dinner now?” victoria said, “no, we're still sitting
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“no, we're still sitting here from lunch.” i looked
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Here from lunch.” i looked at her like kind of puzzled.
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At her like kind of puzzled. she said, “joel, we're just
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She said, “joel, we're just enjoying each other.” i
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Enjoying each other.” i thought, “man, i can enjoy
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Thought, “man, i can enjoy my brother paul in a couple
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My brother paul in a couple of minutes.” you know what
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Of minutes.” you know what they were doing?
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They were doing? finding joy in the journey.
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Finding joy in the journey. it wasn't a mountaintop
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It wasn't a mountaintop moment.
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Moment. they weren't celebrating a
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They weren't celebrating a birthday.
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Birthday. sure, they had challenges,
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Sure, they had challenges, difficulties but they took
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Difficulties but they took time to see the good, to
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Time to see the good, to enjoy what god had given
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Enjoy what god had given them. sometimes we're
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Them. sometimes we're waiting for these big
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Waiting for these big miracles, but there are
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Miracles, but there are miracles in the mundane.
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Miracles in the mundane. the fact that you're alive
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The fact that you're alive is a miracle.
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Is a miracle. you have people in your
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You have people in your life to love, that's a
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Life to love, that's a miracle.
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Miracle. you have your health, a
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You have your health, a sound mind, opportunity.
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Sound mind, opportunity. let's not be like those
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Let's not be like those disciples and miss the
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Disciples and miss the moment because it looks
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Moment because it looks common, “oh, it's just my
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Common, “oh, it's just my family, joel.” we see it as
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Family, joel.” we see it as just another ordinary day,
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Just another ordinary day, but the fact is there are
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But the fact is there are no ordinary days.
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No ordinary days. each day is a gift from god.
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Each day is a gift from god. in 2007, a major newspaper
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In 2007, a major newspaper did an experiment to see
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Did an experiment to see how people perceived the
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How people perceived the uncommon in a common
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Uncommon in a common environment.
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Environment. would they recognize talent
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Would they recognize talent out of context, would they
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Out of context, would they appreciate music not in a
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Appreciate music not in a concert hall.
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Concert hall. they took this
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They took this world-renowned violinist, a
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World-renowned violinist, a former child prodigy and
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Former child prodigy and one of the most amazing
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One of the most amazing violin players in the world.
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Violin players in the world. people had spent hundreds
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People had spent hundreds of dollars for a ticket to
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Of dollars for a ticket to hear him play in some of
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Hear him play in some of the most distinguished
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The most distinguished venues.
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Venues. his violin was worth 4
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His violin was worth 4 million dollars, a
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Million dollars, a seventeenth century
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Seventeenth century stradivarius.
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Stradivarius. early one monday morning,
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Early one monday morning, he went to the subway
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He went to the subway station during rush hour.
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Station during rush hour. he had a ball cap on,
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He had a ball cap on, jeans, tennis shoes; looked
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Jeans, tennis shoes; looked very ordinary.
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Very ordinary. he stood over by the wall
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He stood over by the wall and began to play.
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And began to play. he performed six of the
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He performed six of the most well-known classical
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Most well-known classical pieces.
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Pieces. in forty-three minutes,
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In forty-three minutes, eleven hundred people
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Eleven hundred people passed by, only seven
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Passed by, only seven paused to listen.
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Paused to listen. most just went about their
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Most just went about their day, busy, preoccupied.
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Day, busy, preoccupied. they heard the music, but
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They heard the music, but it seemed common.
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It seemed common. people play out there all
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People play out there all the time.
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The time. the researchers came to
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The researchers came to different conclusions.
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Different conclusions. one being, when something
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One being, when something uncommon is in a common
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Uncommon is in a common place, we don't recognize
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Place, we don't recognize it.
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It. maybe the people were too
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Maybe the people were too busy, in a hurry, focused
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Busy, in a hurry, focused on other things.
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On other things. but it begs the question,
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But it begs the question, if we're in such a hurry
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If we're in such a hurry that we don't recognize one
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That we don't recognize one of the best pieces of music
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Of the best pieces of music ever written, by one of the
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Ever written, by one of the best players in the world,
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Best players in the world, on one of the finest
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On one of the finest instruments ever created,
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Instruments ever created, what else are we missing.
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What else are we missing. what else are we rushing
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What else are we rushing by, not appreciating.
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By, not appreciating. there are things in your
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There are things in your life that may seem common.
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Life that may seem common. it's in an ordinary
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It's in an ordinary environment, but there's
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Environment, but there's nothing ordinary about your
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Nothing ordinary about your children.
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Children. nothing common about being
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Nothing common about being able to breathe, the gifts
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Able to breathe, the gifts god's given you, the doors
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God's given you, the doors he's opened.
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He's opened. when jesus showed up and
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When jesus showed up and walked with the disciples,
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Walked with the disciples, he seemed common.
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He seemed common. just another man joining us.
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Just another man joining us. it wasn't till later, they
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It wasn't till later, they said, “we knew there was
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Said, “we knew there was something special about
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Something special about him.” don't wait till later
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Him.” don't wait till later to recognize the uncommon
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To recognize the uncommon in your life.
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In your life. this is where the
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This is where the israelites missed it.
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Israelites missed it. god brought them out of
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God brought them out of slavery, defeated pharaoh
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Slavery, defeated pharaoh and his army, now they were
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And his army, now they were headed to the promised land.
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Headed to the promised land. they were out in the desert
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On this journey.
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On this journey. there were no hotels, no
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There were no hotels, no grocery stores, no
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Grocery stores, no pharmacy, water towers, yet
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Pharmacy, water towers, yet god provided for them day
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God provided for them day after day.
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After day. the scripture says, “their
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The scripture says, “their clothes and shoes didn't
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Clothes and shoes didn't wear out for forty years.”
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Wear out for forty years.” you would think they would
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You would think they would be grateful.
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Be grateful. they would see the hand of
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They would see the hand of god, but all they saw was
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God, but all they saw was what was wrong.
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What was wrong. “we're not in the promised
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“we're not in the promised land.
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Land. where are those huge
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Where are those huge clusters of grapes?
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Clusters of grapes? where are those houses that
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Where are those houses that we didn't build that were
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We didn't build that were promised us?” if you don't
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Promised us?” if you don't find the joy in the
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Find the joy in the journey, you'll find all
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Journey, you'll find all the negative.
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The negative. you'll start complaining.
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You'll start complaining. they didn't recognize how
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They didn't recognize how god was sustaining them,
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God was sustaining them, how he was giving them
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How he was giving them provision.
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Provision. it seemed common.
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It seemed common. “we have this manna every
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“we have this manna every day.
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Day. no big deal.” god was in
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No big deal.” god was in their presence, but they
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Their presence, but they didn't see him.
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Didn't see him. they complained so much
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They complained so much that god finally told them
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That god finally told them that they were never going
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That they were never going to make it in, only their
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To make it in, only their children would go into to
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Children would go into to the promised land.
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The promised land. like with them, much of our
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Like with them, much of our life is spent waiting.
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Life is spent waiting. waiting for the promise,
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Waiting for the promise, waiting for our health to
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Waiting for our health to improve, waiting to meet
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Improve, waiting to meet the right person.
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The right person. we see the destination, we
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We see the destination, we know what god put in our
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Know what god put in our heart, now we're on the
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Heart, now we're on the journey.
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Journey. the key is what are you
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The key is what are you seeing on the journey?
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Seeing on the journey? what's wrong, how long it's
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What's wrong, how long it's taking, why did they leave
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Taking, why did they leave me?
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Me? if you do like them and
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If you do like them and focus on all the negative,
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Focus on all the negative, doubt will come.
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Doubt will come. you'll start complaining
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You'll start complaining and miss god's best. what
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And miss god's best. what you may not recognize is
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You may not recognize is god is on that journey with
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God is on that journey with you.
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You. all along the way he's
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All along the way he's doing things, sustaining
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Doing things, sustaining you, protecting you,
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You, protecting you, providing for you, ordering
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Providing for you, ordering your steps.
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Your steps. don't do like them and not
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Don't do like them and not recognize his goodness.
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Recognize his goodness. take time every day to
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Take time every day to thank him for what he's
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Thank him for what he's doing.
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Doing. “lord, thank you that
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“lord, thank you that you've brought me this far.
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You've brought me this far. thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're making my crooked places
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Making my crooked places straight.
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Straight. thank you for fighting my
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Thank you for fighting my battles.” you can complain
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Battles.” you can complain or you can praise but you
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Or you can praise but you can't do both.
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Can't do both. if you complain, you're
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If you complain, you're going to remain. if you
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Going to remain. if you praise, you're going to be
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Praise, you're going to be raised.
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Raised. a young lady i know is one
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A young lady i know is one of the kindest, most
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Of the kindest, most friendly people you'll ever
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Friendly people you'll ever meet.
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Meet. any time you're with her,
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Any time you're with her, she always brightens your
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She always brightens your day.
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Day. a few years back, she was
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A few years back, she was diagnosed with cancer.
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Diagnosed with cancer. it was very serious.
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It was very serious. she began taking the
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She began taking the treatment, going through
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Treatment, going through all the tests.
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All the tests. there were major ups and
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There were major ups and major downs but every time
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Major downs but every time i would see her, she was
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I would see her, she was the same.
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The same. visiting her in the
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Visiting her in the hospital, victoria and i
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Hospital, victoria and i would walk in and she'd
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Would walk in and she'd have that big smile, that
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Have that big smile, that joyful laugh.
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Joyful laugh. we'd leave there encouraged.
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We'd leave there encouraged. there was an older woman
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There was an older woman that was a patient where
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That was a patient where they both took treatment.
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They both took treatment. every monday, wednesday and
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Every monday, wednesday and friday, she asked the nurse
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Friday, she asked the nurse to leave the door open so
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To leave the door open so she could see out into the
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She could see out into the hall.
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Hall. the nurse asked why.
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The nurse asked why. she said, “because that
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She said, “because that young pretty girl is going
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Young pretty girl is going to come by and wave at me.
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To come by and wave at me. her smile is what keeps me
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Her smile is what keeps me going.” even in my friend's
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Going.” even in my friend's most challenging hour, she
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Most challenging hour, she was still joyful, being a
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Was still joyful, being a blessing, recognizing each
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Blessing, recognizing each day is a gift. sure, she
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Day is a gift. sure, she could have been bitter,
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Could have been bitter, depressed, “when i get
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Depressed, “when i get well, then i'll be happy.”
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Well, then i'll be happy.” she found joy in the
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She found joy in the journey.
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Journey. she saw the goodness of god
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She saw the goodness of god in the midst of the
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In the midst of the adversity.
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Adversity. a hundred years from now,
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A hundred years from now, we're all going to be gone.
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We're all going to be gone. don't live another day
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Don't live another day defeated, discouraged.
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Defeated, discouraged. get your joy back.
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Get your joy back. i've heard it said, “it's
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I've heard it said, “it's not that life is so short,
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Not that life is so short, it's that we wait so long
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It's that we wait so long to begin.” we're waiting
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To begin.” we're waiting for this challenge to be
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For this challenge to be over, waiting to raise the
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Over, waiting to raise the kids, waiting to for the
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Kids, waiting to for the promotion, waiting for
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Promotion, waiting for retirement.
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Retirement. my prayer is god open our
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My prayer is god open our eyes, help us to see the
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Eyes, help us to see the uncommon in everyday life,
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Uncommon in everyday life, to appreciate the people
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To appreciate the people you've given us, to value
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You've given us, to value the simple things.
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The simple things. it's very powerful when we
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It's very powerful when we can look back and say, “i
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Can look back and say, “i enjoyed my twenties, i
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Enjoyed my twenties, i enjoyed my thirties, i
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Enjoyed my thirties, i enjoyed my forties.
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Enjoyed my forties. i didn't endure life, i
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I didn't endure life, i enjoyed it.” let's not be
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Like those disciples and
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Like those disciples and have god in our midst and
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Have god in our midst and not recognize it.
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Not recognize it. right now, he's sustaining
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Right now, he's sustaining you, providing for you,
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You, providing for you, giving you breath to
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Giving you breath to breathe.
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Breathe. now do your part and find
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Now do your part and find joy in the journey.
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Joy in the journey. if you'll do this, i
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're
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Believe and declare, you're going to live happier, have
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Going to live happier, have better relationships, see
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Better relationships, see more favor, those negative
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More favor, those negative situations will turn around
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Situations will turn around and you'll reach the
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And you'll reach the fullness of your destiny,
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Fullness 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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Say amen? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, “lord jesus, i
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Just say, “lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior.”
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You my lord and savior.” if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again. i encourage you
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Born again. i encourage you to get into a good
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To get into a good bible-based church and keep
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Bible-based church and keep god first place.
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God first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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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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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 - Joy In The Journey

November 3, 2025 | 29:56

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