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Joel Osteen - Keep Digging

December 26, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Keep Digging | December 26, 2025

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Our youtube channel, social media and you can
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Social media and you can come visit us in person.
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Come visit us in person. we'd love to have you be a
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about these three men that
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About these three men that were out in the wilderness.
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Were out in the wilderness. they came upon this violent,
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They came upon this violent, raging river; they needed to
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Raging river; they needed to get to the other side. the
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Get to the other side. the first man prayed, “god,
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First man prayed, “god, please give me the strength
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Please give me the strength to make it across.” and poof,
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To make it across.” and poof, god gave him big arms and
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God gave him big arms and strong legs. he was able to
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Strong legs. he was able to swim across in two hours. the
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Swim across in two hours. the next man prayed, “god, please
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Next man prayed, “god, please give me the strength and the
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Give me the strength and the tools to make it across.” and
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Tools to make it across.” and poof, god gave him a boat. he
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Poof, god gave him a boat. he was able to row across in 30
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Was able to row across in 30 minutes. the next man prayed,
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Minutes. the next man prayed, “god please give me the
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“god please give me the strength, the tools and the
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Strength, the tools and the intelligence to make it
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Intelligence to make it across.” and poof, god turned
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Across.” and poof, god turned him into a woman. she looked
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Him into a woman. she looked at the map, hiked five
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At the map, hiked five minutes upstream and walked
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Minutes upstream and walked across the bridge. (laughter)
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Across the bridge. (laughter) and all the ladies said amen!
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And all the ladies said amen! here we go, guys. this is my
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Here we go, guys. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about keep digging. we all
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About keep digging. we all have dreams god has put in
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Have dreams god has put in our heart, promises we're
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Our heart, promises we're standing on, but along the
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Standing on, but along the way there will be detours,
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Way there will be detours, delays, people that do us
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Delays, people that do us wrong. we're working hard,
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Wrong. we're working hard, but we didn't get the
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But we didn't get the promotion. they manipulated
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Promotion. they manipulated things, a contract didn't go
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Things, a contract didn't go through. it's easy to get
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Through. it's easy to get discouraged and give up on
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Discouraged and give up on what we're believing for. but
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What we're believing for. but sometimes you have to go
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Sometimes you have to go through closed doors, before
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Through closed doors, before you get to open doors. you
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You get to open doors. you have to pass through
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Have to pass through injustice, things that are
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Injustice, things that are not fair. you didn't get what
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Not fair. you didn't get what you deserved. they left you
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You deserved. they left you out. that doesn't mean god is
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Out. that doesn't mean god is not going to do what he said.
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Not going to do what he said. it's all a part of his plan.
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It's all a part of his plan. people may do you wrong, keep
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People may do you wrong, keep doing the right thing. god
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Doing the right thing. god sees you being the bigger
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Sees you being the bigger person. he sees you forgiving
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Person. he sees you forgiving when they don't deserve it.
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When they don't deserve it. he sees you trusting him when
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He sees you trusting him when you could be bitter. you are
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You could be bitter. you are passing the test. you worked
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Passing the test. you worked hard but the contract didn't
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Hard but the contract didn't go through, the door closed.
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Go through, the door closed. it had to close. god has
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It had to close. god has something bigger. that would
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Something bigger. that would have limited your destiny. it
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Have limited your destiny. it wasn't the enemy. it was the
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Wasn't the enemy. it was the hand of god protecting you
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Hand of god protecting you from getting satisfied with
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From getting satisfied with less.
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Less. if you'll stay in faith, not
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If you'll stay in faith, not get stuck in blame, what
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Get stuck in blame, what wasn't fair, who hurt me. let
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Wasn't fair, who hurt me. let it go. that did not stop your
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It go. that did not stop your destiny. god is taking you to
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Destiny. god is taking you to an abundant place, to
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An abundant place, to something bigger than you've
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Something bigger than you've ever imagined. with the right
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Ever imagined. with the right people, people that love you,
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People, people that love you, that celebrate you, people
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That celebrate you, people that are ordained for your
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That are ordained for your purpose. that's why those
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Purpose. that's why those others walked away. it wasn't
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Others walked away. it wasn't because something is wrong
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Because something is wrong with you, it's because god
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With you, it's because god has someone better. he's not
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Has someone better. he's not going to let you miss your
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Going to let you miss your destiny. now quit trying to
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Destiny. now quit trying to convince someone to stay that
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Convince someone to stay that wants to leave. convince them
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Wants to leave. convince them that you're good enough,
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That you're good enough, attractive enough, they
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Attractive enough, they really should like you. they
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Really should like you. they are not for you. the people
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Are not for you. the people god has lined up, you can't
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God has lined up, you can't get rid of them. they'll
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Get rid of them. they'll treat you like a queen, like
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Treat you like a queen, like a king. but if you don't
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A king. but if you don't understand the people that
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Understand the people that walked away, the
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Walked away, the disappointments, the
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Disappointments, the injustice, it had to happen,
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Injustice, it had to happen, then you'll live frustrated,
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Then you'll live frustrated, bitter over who left,
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Bitter over who left, discouraged over what didn't
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Discouraged over what didn't work out. god is ordering
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Work out. god is ordering your steps. none of that has
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Your steps. none of that has stopped what he has in store.
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Stopped what he has in store. it is setting you up for the
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It is setting you up for the fullness of your destiny.
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Fullness of your destiny. in genesis 26, there was a
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In genesis 26, there was a famine in the land. isaac was
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Famine in the land. isaac was looking for food for his
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Looking for food for his family and pasture for his
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Family and pasture for his flocks. he traveled to a city
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Flocks. he traveled to a city called gerar. it was ruled by
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Called gerar. it was ruled by the philistines. he was
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The philistines. he was planning on going further,
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Planning on going further, but god spoke to him and
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But god spoke to him and said, “do not go down to
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Said, “do not go down to egypt, stay in this land and
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Egypt, stay in this land and i will bless you. i will
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I will bless you. i will multiply your descendants as
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Multiply your descendants as the stars in the heavens.”
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The stars in the heavens.” god gave him this incredible
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God gave him this incredible promise, but it didn't come
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Promise, but it didn't come without opposition,
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Without opposition, frustration. it was tempting
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Frustration. it was tempting for isaac to leave, get out
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For isaac to leave, get out of the famine, go to egypt
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Of the famine, go to egypt for greener pastures, but
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For greener pastures, but isaac obeyed. he did the
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Isaac obeyed. he did the right thing when it wasn't
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Right thing when it wasn't easy. he set up camp there
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Easy. he set up camp there and he went out and planted
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And he went out and planted his fields. digging row after
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His fields. digging row after row, acres and acres, sowing
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Row, acres and acres, sowing the seeds. the philistines
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The seeds. the philistines looked at him like he was not
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Looked at him like he was not all there. no water, no way
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All there. no water, no way to grow things. it looked
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To grow things. it looked like he was wasting his time,
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Like he was wasting his time, but that same year, he reaped
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But that same year, he reaped a hundred-fold return.
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A hundred-fold return. supernatural provision. they
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Supernatural provision. they couldn't understand. how
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Couldn't understand. how could he grow crops in the
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Could he grow crops in the famine? instead of being
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Famine? instead of being happy for him, they were
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Happy for him, they were jealous. they started
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Jealous. they started talking, stirring up trouble,
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Talking, stirring up trouble, making his life miserable.
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Making his life miserable. the king finally told him,
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The king finally told him, “you have to leave here.
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“you have to leave here. you've become too powerful
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You've become too powerful for us.”
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For us.” you can imagine how
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You can imagine how disappointed isaac must have
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Disappointed isaac must have been. he had seen all that
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Been. he had seen all that favor, now he was forced out.
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Favor, now he was forced out. he had to pack up his whole
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He had to pack up his whole camp, move his family, his
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Camp, move his family, his livestock, leave behind all
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Livestock, leave behind all the fields he had poured so
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The fields he had poured so much time and energy into. it
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Much time and energy into. it wasn't fair. he hadn't done
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Wasn't fair. he hadn't done anything wrong. it was
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Anything wrong. it was because of small-minded,
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Because of small-minded, jealous people. but here's a
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Jealous people. but here's a key, you can be in god's will
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Key, you can be in god's will and have opposition. you can
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And have opposition. you can be obedient, like isaac,
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Be obedient, like isaac, you're doing the right thing.
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You're doing the right thing. you stayed in the land. you
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You stayed in the land. you have that promise in your
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Have that promise in your heart, but doors have closed,
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Heart, but doors have closed, there's jealousy, people have
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There's jealousy, people have come against you. it's easy
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Come against you. it's easy to get discouraged, “why
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To get discouraged, “why didn't this work out? they
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Didn't this work out? they did me wrong.” but everything
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Did me wrong.” but everything is serving god's plan. you
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Is serving god's plan. you can't see it right now, but
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Can't see it right now, but it's moving you closer to
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It's moving you closer to your promised land. keep
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Your promised land. keep doing the right thing when
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Doing the right thing when the wrong thing happens. keep
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The wrong thing happens. keep isaac had to move from that
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Isaac had to move from that place down to the valley of
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Place down to the valley of gerar. i'm sure he looked up
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Gerar. i'm sure he looked up and thought, “man, that's
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And thought, “man, that's where i used to be. that's
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Where i used to be. that's where i was so blessed, but
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Where i was so blessed, but look at me now, i'm stuck in
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Look at me now, i'm stuck in this valley, in this low
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This valley, in this low place.” but god is not just
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Place.” but god is not just the god of the mountains,
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The god of the mountains, he's the god of the valleys.
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He's the god of the valleys. the only way to go to a
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The only way to go to a higher mountain is to come
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Higher mountain is to come down and go through the
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Down and go through the valley. don't get discouraged
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Valley. don't get discouraged by the valley, it's a setup.
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By the valley, it's a setup. the valley is leading you to
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The valley is leading you to something greater. god
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Something greater. god wouldn't have moved you out
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Wouldn't have moved you out of that place of blessing, he
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Of that place of blessing, he wouldn't have let them force
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Wouldn't have let them force you out, unless he has bigger
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You out, unless he has bigger things in your future. none
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Things in your future. none of us like to go through the
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Of us like to go through the valley, but keep the right
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Valley, but keep the right perspective, it's a sign that
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Perspective, it's a sign that god is up to something.
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God is up to something. in the valley of gerar, there
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In the valley of gerar, there were wells that abraham had
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Were wells that abraham had dug many years earlier,
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Dug many years earlier, isaac's father. the
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Isaac's father. the philistines had stopped up
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Philistines had stopped up those wells, filled them with
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Those wells, filled them with rocks and dirt. having water
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Rocks and dirt. having water was extremely valuable, out
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Was extremely valuable, out there in the desert, the only
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There in the desert, the only way to survive. isaac and his
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Way to survive. isaac and his men went out and re-dug the
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Men went out and re-dug the wells that belonged to his
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Wells that belonged to his father. when the local
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Father. when the local shepherds saw the water and
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Shepherds saw the water and how the well was flowing
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How the well was flowing again, they realized what
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Again, they realized what they had been missing. they
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They had been missing. they said to isaac, “what are you
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Said to isaac, “what are you doing here? this our water.
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Doing here? this our water. this well belongs to us.”
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This well belongs to us.” here it had been there for
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Here it had been there for years, clogged up. they did
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Years, clogged up. they did nothing with it. isaac did
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Nothing with it. isaac did all the work. it belonged to
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All the work. it belonged to his family in the first
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His family in the first place, but there was all this
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Place, but there was all this strife and contention. isaac
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Strife and contention. isaac could have put up a big fight
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Could have put up a big fight and engaged in conflict,
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And engaged in conflict, instead he took the high
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Instead he took the high road. he said, “fine you can
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Road. he said, “fine you can have the well.” he walked
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Have the well.” he walked away.
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Away. there are times you need to
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There are times you need to dig your heels in and fight,
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Dig your heels in and fight, stand your ground, but there
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Stand your ground, but there are also times, you have to
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Are also times, you have to be the bigger person and let
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Be the bigger person and let someone else be right even
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Someone else be right even though you know they're
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Though you know they're wrong. you have to release
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Wrong. you have to release it. have the attitude, “god,
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It. have the attitude, “god, they're not taking it from
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They're not taking it from me, i'm giving it to them.”
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Me, i'm giving it to them.” sow it as a seed. otherwise,
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Sow it as a seed. otherwise, you can become be bitter,
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You can become be bitter, “that wasn't fair. i'm going
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“that wasn't fair. i'm going to pay them back.” let it go.
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To pay them back.” let it go. god sees when you're taken
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God sees when you're taken advantage of, when people
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Advantage of, when people manipulate things, they're
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Manipulate things, they're dishonest but you choose to
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Dishonest but you choose to move on knowing that he's
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Move on knowing that he's your vindicator. you choose
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Your vindicator. you choose to let it go knowing that
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To let it go knowing that he'll make it up to you. god
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He'll make it up to you. god will vindicate you better
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Will vindicate you better than you can vindicate
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Than you can vindicate yourself. i believe in
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Yourself. i believe in holding on to your dreams,
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Holding on to your dreams, but sometimes we're holding
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But sometimes we're holding on to the way we think it's
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On to the way we think it's going to happen. “that's my
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Going to happen. “that's my well, i worked hard. i
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Well, i worked hard. i should get the credit, the
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Should get the credit, the promotion, the contract.”
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Promotion, the contract.” maybe it's not working out
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Maybe it's not working out because god has something
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Because god has something bigger. maybe there's strife
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Bigger. maybe there's strife and contention because god is
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And contention because god is stirring things up to keep
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Stirring things up to keep you from settling for less.
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You from settling for less. god will never let something
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God will never let something be taken away unless he has
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Be taken away unless he has something greater coming.
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Something greater coming. will you walk away from it so
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Will you walk away from it so you can see a bigger
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You can see a bigger blessing? it's not about them
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Blessing? it's not about them being wrong, “i can't let
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Being wrong, “i can't let them get away with this,”
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Them get away with this,” it's about you being the
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It's about you being the bigger person so god can
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Bigger person so god can promote you. so he can
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Promote you. so he can prepare a table in the
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Prepare a table in the presence of your enemies. if
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Presence of your enemies. if you'll take that high road
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You'll take that high road and not let the injustice,
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And not let the injustice, the betrayal, the conflict
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The betrayal, the conflict cause you to live in strife,
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Cause you to live in strife, tension, there will come a
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Tension, there will come a time where all those who were
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Time where all those who were against you will see you
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Against you will see you promoted, honored, living a
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Promoted, honored, living a blessed, victorious life.
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Blessed, victorious life. “well joel
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“well joel it's not right. i re-dug
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It's not right. i re-dug those wells. i worked for
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Those wells. i worked for this contract, this position,
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This contract, this position, this property, i deserve it.”
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This property, i deserve it.” but here's the key, that well
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But here's the key, that well is not your source, god is
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Is not your source, god is your source. he has ways to
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Your source. he has ways to promote you that you've never
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Promote you that you've never thought of. the reason isaac
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Thought of. the reason isaac could walk away from the well
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Could walk away from the well is he knew he wasn't walking
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Is he knew he wasn't walking away from the source. if you
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Away from the source. if you think the blessing is on the
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Think the blessing is on the location, then you'll fight
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Location, then you'll fight over things. you'll go to
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Over things. you'll go to egypt during the famine,
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Egypt during the famine, because there's no water
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Because there's no water here. but when you know the
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Here. but when you know the source is not the well, not
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Source is not the well, not the job, not the economy, not
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The job, not the economy, not who likes you, the source is
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Who likes you, the source is the most high god. he makes
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The most high god. he makes streams in the desert. he
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Streams in the desert. he gave isaac a hundred-fold
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Gave isaac a hundred-fold harvest in a famine. he took
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Harvest in a famine. he took five loaves and two fish and
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Five loaves and two fish and fed thousands. when you walk
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Fed thousands. when you walk away from that well, from
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Away from that well, from strife, contention, you let
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Strife, contention, you let someone else be right, even
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Someone else be right, even though you know they're
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Though you know they're wrong, you're not walking
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Wrong, you're not walking away from a blessing, you're
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Away from a blessing, you're walking into a blessing.
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Walking into a blessing. you're going to see a new
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You're going to see a new level of your destiny.
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Level of your destiny. verse 20 says, “isaac named
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Verse 20 says, “isaac named that well, argument, because
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That well, argument, because the people quarreled with
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The people quarreled with him.” he took the high road
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Him.” he took the high road left that place and went to
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Left that place and went to the other side of the valley.
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The other side of the valley. far away, so he wouldn't have
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Far away, so he wouldn't have to deal with those people. he
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To deal with those people. he found another well that
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Found another well that belonged to his father,
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Belonged to his father, clogged up, not used in
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Clogged up, not used in years. nobody within miles.
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Years. nobody within miles. he re-dug the well, spent
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He re-dug the well, spent weeks, he and his men working
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Weeks, he and his men working hard. they finally got it
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Hard. they finally got it unclogged, got the well
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Unclogged, got the well flowing again. right on cue,
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Flowing again. right on cue, here came some more
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Here came some more philistines, here came some
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Philistines, here came some more shepherds, saying. “what
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More shepherds, saying. “what are you doing here? these are
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Are you doing here? these are our wells. they belong to
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Our wells. they belong to us.” i'm sure isaac thought,
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Us.” i'm sure isaac thought, “come on, not again. are you
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“come on, not again. are you kidding me?” he could have
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Kidding me?” he could have argued, put his foot down and
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Argued, put his foot down and said, “not this time,” but
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Said, “not this time,” but something inside of him, that
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Something inside of him, that still small voice said, “let
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Still small voice said, “let it go.” he told his men, “let
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It go.” he told his men, “let them have it.” another
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Them have it.” another disappointment. “he named
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Disappointment. “he named that well opposition.”
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That well opposition.” here he had this promise from
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Here he had this promise from god, if you'll stay in this
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God, if you'll stay in this land, i will bless you, i
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Land, i will bless you, i will multiply your
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Will multiply your descendants. i can hear him
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Descendants. i can hear him saying, “god, where are you?
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Saying, “god, where are you? i did what you asked, but i
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I did what you asked, but i was kicked out by the
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Was kicked out by the philistine king. had to walk
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Philistine king. had to walk away from that great harvest.
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Away from that great harvest. these shepherds took the well
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These shepherds took the well i worked for, now the second
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I worked for, now the second well is gone.” it was a test.
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Well is gone.” it was a test. well number one didn't work
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Well number one didn't work out. well number two didn't
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Out. well number two didn't work out. isaac could have
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Work out. isaac could have put his shovel up and said,
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Put his shovel up and said, “men, we're done. let's go to
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“men, we're done. let's go to egypt. it's never going to
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Egypt. it's never going to happen here.” right when he
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Happen here.” right when he was about to give up, god
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Was about to give up, god whispered, “isaac dig one
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Whispered, “isaac dig one more well. try it one more
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More well. try it one more time.” he had to make this
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Time.” he had to make this decision. was he too
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Decision. was he too discouraged, too tired, or
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Discouraged, too tired, or was he going to keep digging?
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Was he going to keep digging? you may be where isaac was.
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You may be where isaac was. you've been through
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You've been through disappointments, people came
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Disappointments, people came against you, there was strife
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Against you, there was strife and division, but you took
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And division, but you took the high road. you knew what
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The high road. you knew what god promised you. every time
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God promised you. every time you dig something up, the
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You dig something up, the wells keep getting taken
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Wells keep getting taken away. you're tempted to
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Away. you're tempted to settle where you are, think
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Settle where you are, think it's not meant to be. god is
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It's not meant to be. god is saying to you what he said to
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Saying to you what he said to isaac, dig one more well.
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Isaac, dig one more well. your story doesn't end in
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Your story doesn't end in defeat, in injustice, in
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Defeat, in injustice, in being overlooked. those
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Being overlooked. those clogged wells, those bad
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Clogged wells, those bad breaks are setting you up for
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Breaks are setting you up for well number three.
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Well number three. isaac picked up his shovel,
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Isaac picked up his shovel, traveled to a different part
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Traveled to a different part of the valley. he re-dug one
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Of the valley. he re-dug one more well that belonged to
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More well that belonged to his father. the water came
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His father. the water came gushing out stronger than
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Gushing out stronger than ever. this time nobody
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Ever. this time nobody bothered him. no shepherds
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Bothered him. no shepherds showed up, no conflict, no
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Showed up, no conflict, no strife. the scripture says,
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Strife. the scripture says, “he named this place
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“he named this place rehoboth, for he said, god
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Rehoboth, for he said, god has brought me to a wide,
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Has brought me to a wide, open space.” rehoboth means
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Open space.” rehoboth means abundance, overflow, more
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Abundance, overflow, more than enough. but notice the
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Than enough. but notice the progression, before he could
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Progression, before he could get to rehoboth, the well of
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Get to rehoboth, the well of favor, he had to go through
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Favor, he had to go through the well of argument, deal
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The well of argument, deal with the strife and conflict.
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With the strife and conflict. he had to go through well
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He had to go through well number two, the well of
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Number two, the well of opposition. people coming
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Opposition. people coming against him. things that
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Against him. things that weren't fair. he had to deal
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Weren't fair. he had to deal with the disappointment of
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With the disappointment of that king that forced him out
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That king that forced him out of his harvest. he could have
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Of his harvest. he could have put his shovel up and settled
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Put his shovel up and settled for mediocrity, but he kept
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For mediocrity, but he kept on digging.
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On digging. maybe like isaac, you did
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Maybe like isaac, you did your best, but a dream hasn't
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Your best, but a dream hasn't worked out, a relationship
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Worked out, a relationship failed, you got passed over
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Failed, you got passed over for the promotion. now you've
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For the promotion. now you've put your shovel down. you
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Put your shovel down. you think it's not meant to be.
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Think it's not meant to be. god is not finished with you.
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God is not finished with you. you had to go through well
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You had to go through well number one. the doors had to
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Number one. the doors had to close; the people had to walk
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Close; the people had to walk away. you had to go through
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Away. you had to go through well number two, the
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Well number two, the injustice had to happen. the
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Injustice had to happen. the project had to be delayed.
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Project had to be delayed. the good news is well number
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The good news is well number three is coming. god has a
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Three is coming. god has a rehoboth for you. he has
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Rehoboth for you. he has beauty for the ashes. he's
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Beauty for the ashes. he's going to pay you back double
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Going to pay you back double for the unfair things. you
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For the unfair things. you haven't seen, heard or
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Haven't seen, heard or imagined what god has in
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Imagined what god has in store. now you have to do
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Store. now you have to do your part, get your shovel
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Your part, get your shovel out and keep digging. keep
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Out and keep digging. keep believing, keep expecting,
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Believing, keep expecting, keep forgiving, keep taking
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Keep forgiving, keep taking steps of faith. you are
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Steps of faith. you are closer than you think. you're
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Closer than you think. you're on the verge of well number
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On the verge of well number three. rehoboth, a wide and
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Three. rehoboth, a wide and open space. a place of
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Open space. a place of abundance, fulfillment,
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Abundance, fulfillment, divine connections, a
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Divine connections, a victorious place.
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Victorious place. isaac had all this contention
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Isaac had all this contention and strife, people coming
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And strife, people coming against him. i'm sure he
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Against him. i'm sure he thought that's the way his
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Thought that's the way his life was always going to be.
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Life was always going to be. it seemed like a pattern of
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It seemed like a pattern of bad breaks and
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Bad breaks and disappointments. one step
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Disappointments. one step forward, two steps backwards.
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Forward, two steps backwards. but when he got to well
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But when he got to well number three, to rehoboth,
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Number three, to rehoboth, the scripture says, “the
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The scripture says, “the people left him alone.”
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People left him alone.” nobody bothered him anymore.
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Nobody bothered him anymore. he lived in peace and enjoyed
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He lived in peace and enjoyed his family, his flocks and
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His family, his flocks and herds multiplied. he saw that
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Herds multiplied. he saw that promise come to pass. you may
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Promise come to pass. you may have had a lot of strife and
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Have had a lot of strife and conflict. you always take the
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Conflict. you always take the high road, try to be the
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High road, try to be the bigger person. you're coming
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Bigger person. you're coming into a time where people are
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Into a time where people are not going to bother you
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Not going to bother you anymore. the scripture says
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Anymore. the scripture says it this way, “the enemies you
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It this way, “the enemies you see today you will see no
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See today you will see no more.” at well number one,
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More.” at well number one, you had to walk away. well
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You had to walk away. well number two, you had to let
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Number two, you had to let people have what should have
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People have what should have been yours. but well number
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Been yours. but well number three, god is going to take
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Three, god is going to take care of your enemies. he's
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Care of your enemies. he's going to push back forces
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Going to push back forces that have hindered you. well
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That have hindered you. well number three is when god
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Number three is when god promotes you in the presence
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Promotes you in the presence of your enemies. god told the
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Of your enemies. god told the israelites, “i'm giving you
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Israelites, “i'm giving you rest from your enemies.” yes
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Rest from your enemies.” yes there are times we have to be
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There are times we have to be the bigger person, endure
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The bigger person, endure injustice. but there is a time
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Injustice. but there is a time where you will come to
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Where you will come to rehoboth, where god says no
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Rehoboth, where god says no more fighting, no more
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More fighting, no more struggle, no more dealing
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Struggle, no more dealing with those jerks, i mean
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With those jerks, i mean those enemies, you're going
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Those enemies, you're going to have rest, peace, joy,
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To have rest, peace, joy, fulfillment.
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Fulfillment. rehoboth means wide, open,
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Rehoboth means wide, open, spacious, abundance. as isaac
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Spacious, abundance. as isaac looked out and saw the vast
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Looked out and saw the vast land, all the blessings and
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Land, all the blessings and favor. i'm sure he thought,
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Favor. i'm sure he thought, “god, thank you for not
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“god, thank you for not letting me stay at well
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Letting me stay at well number one. thank you for
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Number one. thank you for closing that door at well
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Closing that door at well number two. thank you for
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Number two. thank you for having that king get jealous
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Having that king get jealous and push me out.” he realized
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And push me out.” he realized the injustice, the strife,
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The injustice, the strife, the jealousy was a setup. he
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The jealousy was a setup. he wasn't supposed to stay
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Wasn't supposed to stay there. had he been stubborn,
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There. had he been stubborn, tried to force it, he would
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Tried to force it, he would have lived in conflict,
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Have lived in conflict, frustrated, and never seen
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Frustrated, and never seen the abundance that god had in
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The abundance that god had in store. i wonder if you're
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Store. i wonder if you're disappointed over things,
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Disappointed over things, where you're going to look
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Where you're going to look back and say, “god, thank you
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Back and say, “god, thank you that those people didn't
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That those people didn't accept me. thank you that you
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Accept me. thank you that you didn't let me be comfortable
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Didn't let me be comfortable at that job. thank you that
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At that job. thank you that those people took the
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Those people took the position that i deserved.”
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Position that i deserved.” when you come into your
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When you come into your rehoboth, you won't think
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Rehoboth, you won't think about the injustice, the
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About the injustice, the betrayal, the delay. you'll
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Betrayal, the delay. you'll be so overwhelmed, all you
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Be so overwhelmed, all you can say is, “look what the
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Can say is, “look what the lord has done.”
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Lord has done.” we saw this here at lakewood
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We saw this here at lakewood trying to build a new
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Trying to build a new sanctuary. twice, the
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Sanctuary. twice, the property was sold out from
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Property was sold out from under us. well number one,
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Under us. well number one, the owner didn't keep his
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The owner didn't keep his word. he told me we could
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Word. he told me we could sign the contract later, but
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Sign the contract later, but he sold it to someone else.
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He sold it to someone else. well number two, the same
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Well number two, the same thing, the people sold it to
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Thing, the people sold it to others, when they had agreed
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Others, when they had agreed to sell it to us. i was
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To sell it to us. i was tempted to be discouraged. it
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Tempted to be discouraged. it wasn't fair. but we made the
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Wasn't fair. but we made the decision, “god, we trust you.
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Decision, “god, we trust you. we're not going to live
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We're not going to live bitter. we're not going to
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Bitter. we're not going to quit dreaming. we know this
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Quit dreaming. we know this setback is a sign that you
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Setback is a sign that you have something greater
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Have something greater coming.” six months later, we
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Coming.” six months later, we came in to well number three,
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Came in to well number three, the compaq center. you are
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The compaq center. you are sitting in rehoboth, a wide,
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Sitting in rehoboth, a wide, open space. god doing more
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Open space. god doing more than we could ever imagine.
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Than we could ever imagine. now, i thank god that man
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Now, i thank god that man didn't keep his word. i thank
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Didn't keep his word. i thank god that company found
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God that company found another buyer. i didn't like
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Another buyer. i didn't like it at the time, but i can see
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It at the time, but i can see now it was all a part of
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Now it was all a part of god's plan to take us to the
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God's plan to take us to the fullness of our destiny.
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Fullness of our destiny. maybe today, you've been
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Maybe today, you've been through things you don't
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Through things you don't understand. you honor god,
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Understand. you honor god, you do your best, but things
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You do your best, but things haven't worked out, doors
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Haven't worked out, doors were closed, you were passed
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Were closed, you were passed over for promotion. it's
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Over for promotion. it's tempting to settle there. if
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Tempting to settle there. if isaac was here, he would tell
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Isaac was here, he would tell you, get your shovel out. dig
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You, get your shovel out. dig one more well. you've seen
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One more well. you've seen opposition, you've seen
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Opposition, you've seen conflict, but well number
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Conflict, but well number three is rehoboth, the
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Three is rehoboth, the blessing, the favor, the
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Blessing, the favor, the victory. houses you didn't
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Victory. houses you didn't build, a compaq center
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Build, a compaq center already built, vineyards you
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Already built, vineyards you didn't plant. divine
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Didn't plant. divine connections, people better
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Connections, people better than you've imagined.
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Than you've imagined. rehoboth is rest from your
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Rehoboth is rest from your enemies. god shutting down
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Enemies. god shutting down the opposition, where you can
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The opposition, where you can live in peace and enjoy the
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Live in peace and enjoy the blessing on your life.
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Blessing on your life. in the 1950's, my father was
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In the 1950's, my father was pastoring a successful
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Pastoring a successful church. it was growing. they
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Church. it was growing. they had just built a new
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Had just built a new sanctuary. life was good. my
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Sanctuary. life was good. my sister lisa was born with
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Sister lisa was born with something like cerebral
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Something like cerebral palsy. my father was taught
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Palsy. my father was taught that god didn't do miracles
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That god didn't do miracles today, just to accept it. it
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Today, just to accept it. it was a bad break. he went to a
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Was a bad break. he went to a hotel for several days to be
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Hotel for several days to be alone. he read his bible like
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Alone. he read his bible like he was reading it for the
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He was reading it for the first time. he saw how jesus
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First time. he saw how jesus went around healing people
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Went around healing people and how he could do the
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And how he could do the impossible. he came back and
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Impossible. he came back and shared this message of faith
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Shared this message of faith and victory with his church.
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And victory with his church. he thought they would all be
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He thought they would all be excited, but it didn't fit
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Excited, but it didn't fit into their tradition. some of
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Into their tradition. some of the people turned against my
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The people turned against my father, started stirring up
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Father, started stirring up trouble and getting others to
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Trouble and getting others to oppose him. there was so much
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Oppose him. there was so much strife and division that my
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Strife and division that my father knew he needed to
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Father knew he needed to leave. he could have stayed
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Leave. he could have stayed and fought with them, tried
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And fought with them, tried to prove he was right, but he
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To prove he was right, but he took the high road. he was
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Took the high road. he was disappointed. my mother had
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Disappointed. my mother had lifelong friends that never
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Lifelong friends that never spoke to her again. he could
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Spoke to her again. he could have lived bitter, settled
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Have lived bitter, settled there. instead, he got his
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There. instead, he got his shovel out and started
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Shovel out and started digging. mother's day 1959,
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Digging. mother's day 1959, he and my mother started
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He and my mother started lakewood in an abandoned feed
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Lakewood in an abandoned feed store with ninety people. the
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Store with ninety people. the critics said that it would
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Critics said that it would never last, but sixty-five
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Never last, but sixty-five years later, today, we're
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Years later, today, we're still going strong.
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Still going strong. my father didn't like getting
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My father didn't like getting pushed out. that injustice
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Pushed out. that injustice wasn't fair. but when you
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Wasn't fair. but when you look back, you see it was all
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Look back, you see it was all the hand of god. he wasn't
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The hand of god. he wasn't supposed to stay at well
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Supposed to stay at well number one. he had worked for
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Number one. he had worked for it. he deserved it, but god
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It. he deserved it, but god used strife and conflict to
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Used strife and conflict to move him out. those ninety
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Move him out. those ninety people grew to thousands and
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People grew to thousands and thousands. but he would have
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Thousands. but he would have never seen rehoboth, the wide
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Never seen rehoboth, the wide and spacious place without
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And spacious place without going through the opposition,
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Going through the opposition, things that were not fair.
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Things that were not fair. there will be these times in
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There will be these times in life that you don't
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Life that you don't understand, that don't make
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Understand, that don't make sense. you'll be tempted to
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Sense. you'll be tempted to fight to prove, to hold on,
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Fight to prove, to hold on, but sometimes god closes
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But sometimes god closes doors. he doesn't let well
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Doors. he doesn't let well number one work out, or well
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Number one work out, or well number two on purpose because
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Number two on purpose because he has bigger things in
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He has bigger things in store. like my father, you
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Store. like my father, you may have to walk away from
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May have to walk away from something that's not fair.
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Something that's not fair. you dug that well. it
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You dug that well. it belonged to you, but they
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Belonged to you, but they stirred up trouble. that's a
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Stirred up trouble. that's a test. god is taking you to
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Test. god is taking you to rehoboth, to something
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Rehoboth, to something bigger, more fulfilling.
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Bigger, more fulfilling. don't settle there. get your
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Don't settle there. get your shovel out and keep digging.
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Shovel out and keep digging. god has not brought you this
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God has not brought you this far to leave you. he has seen
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Far to leave you. he has seen the disappointments, the
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The disappointments, the injustice, the lonely nights.
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Injustice, the lonely nights. that's not how your story
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That's not how your story ends. rehoboth is coming, a
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Ends. rehoboth is coming, a wide, open space. now keep
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Wide, open space. now keep moving forward in faith. not
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Moving forward in faith. not frustrated, not bitter, stay
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Frustrated, not bitter, stay on that high road, knowing
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On that high road, knowing that god is in control, that
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That god is in control, that it's all serving his plan. if
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It's all serving his plan. if you'll do this, i believe and
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You'll do this, i believe and declare, you're going to come
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Declare, you're going to come into your rehoboth. god is
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Into your rehoboth. god is about to pay you back for the
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About to pay you back for the injustice, the bad breaks.
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Injustice, the bad breaks. you're going to have rest
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You're going to have rest from your enemies.
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From your enemies. vindication, promotion,
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Vindication, promotion, honor, the fullness of
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Honor, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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We'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. 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 the 2026
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A copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. each month features
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Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement,
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A fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture
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A guiding scripture to stand on.
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To stand on. room to write your goals,
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Room to write your goals, prayers, and vision.
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Prayers, and vision. space for faith steps,
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Space for faith steps, because faith isn't passive,
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Because faith isn't passive, it's active.
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It's active. a monthly qr code
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A monthly qr code linking to a message or video
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Linking to a message or video to keep your spirit lifted.
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To keep your spirit lifted. with the 2026
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With the 2026 faith for today planner,
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Faith for today planner, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that living by faith
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That living by faith makes room for god to do
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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What only he can do. breakthrough in your business.
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Breakthrough in your business. god's healing touch.
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God's healing touch. loved ones returning to faith.
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Loved ones returning to faith. request your copy of the planner
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Request your copy of the planner and step into the new year
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And step into the new year with bold faith, fresh hope,
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With bold faith, fresh hope, and daily encouragement
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And daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. 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 gift
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Making a special year-end gift to help
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To help keep the ministry strong.
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Keep the ministry strong. we so appreciate
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We so appreciate all the champion
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All the champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till 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 the 2026
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Your copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. we are also offering the
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We are also offering the faith to share bundle.
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Faith to share bundle. keep one. give one.
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Keep one. give one. give the gift of faith,
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Give the gift of faith, focus, and fresh hope
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Focus, and fresh hope for someone
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For someone special in your life.
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Special in your life. you can also request the god's
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You can also request the god's word work study collection.
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Word work study collection. this empowering collection
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This empowering collection includes the niv
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Includes the niv the message parallel bible,
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The message parallel bible, a beautifully crafted
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A beautifully crafted leather bookmark and pen,
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Leather bookmark and pen, and how to read your bible
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And how to read your bible and enjoy it,
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And enjoy it, along with two planners.
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Along with two planners. for a special year-end gift
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For a special year-end gift this month,
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This month, you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Joel Osteen - Keep Digging

December 26, 2025 | 29:55

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