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Joel Osteen - Keep On Walking

October 15, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Keep On Walking | October 15, 2025

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. > joel: god bless you,
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> joel: god bless you, it's great to have you
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It's great to have you with us today.
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With us today. i hope you'll stay
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I hope you'll stay connected with us all
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Connected with us all through the week.
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Through the week. you can download our daily
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You can download our daily podcast, listen to the
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Podcast, listen to the messages any time.
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Messages any time. or you can go to our
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Or you can go to our youtube channel,
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Youtube channel, follow us on
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Follow us on instagram, facebook
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Instagram, facebook but thanks for tuning in.
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But thanks for tuning in. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this pastor.
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I heard about this pastor. he found a dead mule on the
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He found a dead mule on the church grounds.
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Church grounds. he called the health
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He called the health department, they said they
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Department, they said they couldn't pick it up without
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Couldn't pick it up without authorization from the
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Authorization from the mayor. well the mayor was
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Mayor. well the mayor was known to be rude and hard
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Known to be rude and hard to get along with.
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To get along with. when the pastor called,
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When the pastor called, the mayor didn't
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The mayor didn't disappoint. he started
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Disappoint. he started ranting and raving.
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Ranting and raving. finally, he said, "why did
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Finally, he said, "why did you even call me, isn't it
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You even call me, isn't it your job to bury the dead?"
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Your job to bury the dead?" the pastor asked god for
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The pastor asked god for the right response.
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The right response. he said, "yes, mayor, it
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He said, "yes, mayor, it is my job to bury the dead,
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Is my job to bury the dead, but i always like to notify
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But i always like to notify the next of kin first."
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The next of kin first." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about keep on walking.
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About keep on walking. we all have things we're
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We all have things we're believing for, dreams to
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Believing for, dreams to come to pass, problems to
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Come to pass, problems to turn around, we have the
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Turn around, we have the promise in our heart, but
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Promise in our heart, but nothing is happening.
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Nothing is happening. we've prayed, we've believed
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We've prayed, we've believed but we don't see any signs
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But we don't see any signs of things improving.
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Of things improving. it's easy to get discouraged
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It's easy to get discouraged and think it's never going
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And think it's never going to work out.
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To work out. but most of the time god
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But most of the time god doesn't do things instantly.
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Doesn't do things instantly. there will be a waiting
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There will be a waiting period.
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Period. thoughts will tell you,
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Thoughts will tell you, "it's too late.
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"it's too late. if it was going to happen,
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If it was going to happen, it would have happened by
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It would have happened by now."
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Now." just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see anything doesn't mean that
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Anything doesn't mean that god is not working.
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God is not working. as you keep believing, keep
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As you keep believing, keep praising, keep doing the
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Praising, keep doing the right thing, you're going to
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Right thing, you're going to see things begin to change.
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See things begin to change. many times, the miracle is
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Many times, the miracle is in the process.
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In the process. it happens when you keep
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It happens when you keep being obedient.
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Being obedient. don't be frustrated because
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Don't be frustrated because you're not seeing immediate
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You're not seeing immediate results.
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Results. what you're believing for is
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What you're believing for is still on the way.
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Still on the way. in luke 17, there were ten
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In luke 17, there were ten lepers sitting by the side
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Lepers sitting by the side of the road.
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Of the road. as jesus came passing
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As jesus came passing through on his way to
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Through on his way to jerusalem, they began to
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Jerusalem, they began to shout, "jesus have mercy on
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Shout, "jesus have mercy on us and heal us."
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Us and heal us." jesus could have gone over
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Jesus could have gone over and healed them right there.
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And healed them right there. he could have spoken to them
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He could have spoken to them and caused that leprosy to
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And caused that leprosy to suddenly disappear.
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Suddenly disappear. but he did something
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But he did something interesting.
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Interesting. he said, "go show yourselves
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He said, "go show yourselves to the priest."
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To the priest." leprosy was contagious.
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Leprosy was contagious. they were forbidden to be
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They were forbidden to be around people.
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Around people. they had to live in
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They had to live in colonies, isolated from
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Colonies, isolated from society.
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Society. jesus asked them to do
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Jesus asked them to do something that didn't make
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Something that didn't make sense, something out of the
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Sense, something out of the ordinary.
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Ordinary. they could have thought,
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They could have thought, "once i'm healed, once i see
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"once i'm healed, once i see my skin clear up, then i'll
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My skin clear up, then i'll go see the priest."
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Go see the priest." but faith says you have to
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But faith says you have to believe it before you see
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Believe it before you see it.
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It. you have to act like it's on
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You have to act like it's on the way when you don't see
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The way when you don't see any sign of it.
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Any sign of it. these lepers started walking
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These lepers started walking toward the priest.
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Toward the priest. it could have been several
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It could have been several miles, maybe taken them most
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Miles, maybe taken them most of the day.
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Of the day. i can hear people saying,
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I can hear people saying, "why are you going to the
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"why are you going to the priest? you're not well.
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Priest? you're not well. you look just the same."
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You look just the same." the first couple of hours
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The first couple of hours they looked at their skin,
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They looked at their skin, didn't see anything
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Didn't see anything different.
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Different. thoughts said, "you might as
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Thoughts said, "you might as well turn around, go back
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Well turn around, go back home. you're just wasting
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Home. you're just wasting your time."
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Your time." but these lepers just kept
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But these lepers just kept on walking.
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On walking. no sign of things improving,
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No sign of things improving, no changes in their skin,
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No changes in their skin, but hour after hour they
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But hour after hour they kept walking.
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Kept walking. i can imagine at one point,
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I can imagine at one point, one of them looked at their
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One of them looked at their skin and thought, "it looks
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Skin and thought, "it looks like it's getting better."
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Like it's getting better." another began to move his
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Another began to move his hand said, "my fingers are
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Hand said, "my fingers are starting to function."
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Starting to function." another, "my skin is
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Another, "my skin is starting to clear up."
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Starting to clear up." the scripture says, "as they
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The scripture says, "as they went, they were healed."
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Went, they were healed." if they would have stayed
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If they would have stayed where they were, waited for
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Where they were, waited for things to change, they would
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Things to change, they would have never seen the miracle.
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Have never seen the miracle. the healing was in the
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The healing was in the obedience, in the going.
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Obedience, in the going. by the time they got to the
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By the time they got to the priest, they were all
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Priest, they were all perfectly well.
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Perfectly well. god has put promises in your
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God has put promises in your heart.
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Heart. he's told you that he's
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He's told you that he's restoring health back unto
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Restoring health back unto you, that you're going to
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You, that you're going to lend and not borrow, that as
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Lend and not borrow, that as for you and your house you
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For you and your house you will serve the lord.
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Will serve the lord. but maybe like these lepers
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But maybe like these lepers nothing looks any different,
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Nothing looks any different, the medical report hasn't
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The medical report hasn't changed, your child is still
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Changed, your child is still off course, your business
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Off course, your business hasn't improved.
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Hasn't improved. you could get discouraged;
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You could get discouraged; think it's never going to
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Think it's never going to happen.
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Happen. no just keep walking, keep
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No just keep walking, keep being obedient, keep
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Being obedient, keep praising, keep thanking.
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Praising, keep thanking. that's when the miracle is
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That's when the miracle is going to take place.
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Going to take place. you can't go by what you see
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You can't go by what you see or by what you don't see.
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Or by what you don't see. go by what god promised you.
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Go by what god promised you. "joel, i still have these
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"joel, i still have these symptoms."
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Symptoms." keep on walking.
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Keep on walking. "my business is still slow."
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"my business is still slow." keep on walking.
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Keep on walking. "these people at work are
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"these people at work are still not treating me
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Still not treating me right."
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Right." keep on walking.
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Keep on walking. god sees your obedience.
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God sees your obedience. he sees you believing when
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He sees you believing when you could be discouraged, he
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You could be discouraged, he hears you praising when you
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Hears you praising when you could be complaining, he
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Could be complaining, he sees you stretching when you
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Sees you stretching when you could be shrinking back.
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Could be shrinking back. i believe for many of you,
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I believe for many of you, you're about to walk into
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You're about to walk into your healing, walk into your
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Your healing, walk into your freedom, walk into a great
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Freedom, walk into a great spouse, walk into abundance.
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Spouse, walk into abundance. as you keep walking, you're
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As you keep walking, you're going to see god show out in
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Going to see god show out in your life.
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Your life. many of the miracles jesus
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Many of the miracles jesus performed required an act of
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Performed required an act of obedience.
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Obedience. his first miracle, turning
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His first miracle, turning water into wine, he told the
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Water into wine, he told the staff at the wedding to go
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Staff at the wedding to go fill up these large pots
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Fill up these large pots with water.
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With water. they had to do something
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They had to do something that didn't make sense.
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That didn't make sense. they could have said, "jesus
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They could have said, "jesus we need wine not water.
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We need wine not water. what good is this going to
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What good is this going to do?"
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Do?" the obedience is what
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The obedience is what brought the miracle.
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Brought the miracle. without them filling the
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Without them filling the water pots, there would be
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Water pots, there would be no wine.
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No wine. is god asking you to do
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Is god asking you to do something that doesn't make
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Something that doesn't make sense?
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Sense? to step out in faith when
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To step out in faith when you don't have the
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You don't have the experience, to forgive that
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Experience, to forgive that person that did you wrong,
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Person that did you wrong, to pray for others that need
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To pray for others that need healing when you're still
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Healing when you're still not feeling well?
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Not feeling well? is he asking you to bring
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Is he asking you to bring him five loaves and two fish
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Him five loaves and two fish when you need to feed
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When you need to feed thousands?
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Thousands? it's not so much what you're
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It's not so much what you're doing, it's the obedience.
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Doing, it's the obedience. when you prove to god that
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When you prove to god that you're going to do the right
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You're going to do the right thing even when it's hard,
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Thing even when it's hard, even when it doesn't make
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Even when it doesn't make sense, then you're going to
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Sense, then you're going to see god do awesome things in
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See god do awesome things in your life.
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Your life. in the old testament, there
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In the old testament, there was a widow, her husband had
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Was a widow, her husband had died and left her in great
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Died and left her in great debt.
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Debt. she finally ran out of
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She finally ran out of funds.
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Funds. now the creditors were
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Now the creditors were coming to take her two sons
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Coming to take her two sons as payment.
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As payment. the prophet elisha showed up
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The prophet elisha showed up and asked her what she had
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And asked her what she had in her house.
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In her house. she said, "i don't have
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She said, "i don't have anything except a small jar
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Anything except a small jar of oil."
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Of oil." he told her to go out and
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He told her to go out and borrow as many empty
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Borrow as many empty containers as she could
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Containers as she could find.
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Find. that didn't make sense.
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That didn't make sense. what good was it going to do
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What good was it going to do to borrow empty containers?
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To borrow empty containers? she could have said, "elisha
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She could have said, "elisha i need full containers.
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I need full containers. i need provision, i need
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I need provision, i need funds."
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Funds." what god asks us to do,
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What god asks us to do, doesn't always make sense.
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Doesn't always make sense. his ways are not our ways.
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His ways are not our ways. many times, it's simply a
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Many times, it's simply a test.
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Test. if you'll obey, the miracle
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If you'll obey, the miracle will follow.
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Will follow. don't talk yourself out of
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Don't talk yourself out of what you know god is telling
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What you know god is telling you to do.
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You to do. sometimes it seems ordinary.
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Sometimes it seems ordinary. you're asking god to promote
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You're asking god to promote you.
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You. he's saying, "get to work on
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He's saying, "get to work on time, produce more than you
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Time, produce more than you have to."
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Have to." you're asking god for
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You're asking god for healing.
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Healing. he's saying, "eat healthier,
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He's saying, "eat healthier, exercise, get more sleep."
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Exercise, get more sleep." you're believing for your
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You're believing for your child to get on course.
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Child to get on course. god is saying, "help that
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God is saying, "help that neighbor's child, invest
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Neighbor's child, invest into that young man."
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Into that young man." it doesn't have to make
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It doesn't have to make sense.
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Sense. that's what faith is all
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That's what faith is all about.
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About. after moses died, god
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After moses died, god raised up joshua to lead the
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Raised up joshua to lead the israelites.
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Israelites. the earlier generation never
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The earlier generation never made it into the promised
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Made it into the promised land.
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Land. because they complained and
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Because they complained and doubted, they wandered in
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Doubted, they wandered in the desert for forty years.
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The desert for forty years. now the children of that
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Now the children of that generation had grown up.
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Generation had grown up. joshua was their new leader.
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Joshua was their new leader. they were headed to the
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They were headed to the promised land, but they had
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Promised land, but they had to cross the jordan river.
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To cross the jordan river. there were no bridges in
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There were no bridges in that day.
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That day. the problem was it was the
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The problem was it was the rainy season and the jordan
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Rainy season and the jordan was in flood stage.
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Was in flood stage. it was over a hundred and
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It was over a hundred and fifty feet wide, with
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Fifty feet wide, with violent currents rushing
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Violent currents rushing down from the melting snow.
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Down from the melting snow. joshua was familiar with
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Joshua was familiar with this type of scene.
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This type of scene. as a young man, he was there
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As a young man, he was there when moses held up his staff
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When moses held up his staff and the red sea parted.
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And the red sea parted. he had seen god make a way.
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He had seen god make a way. when these two million
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When these two million people came to the jordan
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People came to the jordan river and saw how swollen it
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River and saw how swollen it was and how strong the
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Was and how strong the currents were, they didn't
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Currents were, they didn't want to have anything to do
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Want to have anything to do with it.
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With it. i can imagine joshua did
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I can imagine joshua did like his mentor moses.
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Like his mentor moses. he held up his rod and said,
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He held up his rod and said, "lord, please let these
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"lord, please let these waters part."
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Waters part." everyone was watching with
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Everyone was watching with great anticipation, but
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Great anticipation, but nothing happened.
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Nothing happened. joshua thought, "god this is
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Joshua thought, "god this is my first test to show these
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My first test to show these people that you're really
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People that you're really with me.
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With me. don't leave me hanging
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Don't leave me hanging here."
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Here." god promised joshua, "as i
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God promised joshua, "as i was with moses, i will be
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Was with moses, i will be with you."
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With you." he didn't say, "i'm going to
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He didn't say, "i'm going to do for you everything i did
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Do for you everything i did for moses."
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For moses." god does things different
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God does things different ways.
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Ways. you have a unique anointing,
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You have a unique anointing, there's a distinct calling
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There's a distinct calling on your life.
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On your life. you don't have to copy
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You don't have to copy someone else and try to be
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Someone else and try to be what they are, prove your
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What they are, prove your worth; prove that you
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Worth; prove that you measure up.
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Measure up. walk in your own anointing,
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Walk in your own anointing, walk in your own calling.
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Walk in your own calling. the jordan river didn't
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The jordan river didn't part.
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Part. joshua had to make a
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Joshua had to make a decision.
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Decision. "are we going to turn around
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"are we going to turn around and go back, wander more in
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And go back, wander more in the desert, or are we going
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The desert, or are we going to keep walking?"
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To keep walking?" joshua's attitude was,
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Joshua's attitude was, "we've come too far to stop
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"we've come too far to stop now.
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Now. god, you wouldn't have
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God, you wouldn't have promised us this land if you
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Promised us this land if you weren't going to give us the
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Weren't going to give us the victory."
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Victory." instead of turning back,
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Instead of turning back, joshua put the priest out in
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Joshua put the priest out in front, he told all the
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Front, he told all the people, "let's keep
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People, "let's keep walking."
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Walking." i can hear them say, "excuse
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I can hear them say, "excuse me joshua, do you not see,
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Me joshua, do you not see, there's a violent raging
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There's a violent raging river a few hundred feet in
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River a few hundred feet in front of us.
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Front of us. there's nowhere to go."
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There's nowhere to go." joshua acted like he didn't
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Joshua acted like he didn't hear them.
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Hear them. his instructions were, keep
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His instructions were, keep on walking.
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On walking. there will always be people
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There will always be people that try to convince you to
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That try to convince you to turn back.
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Turn back. "your dream is too big, the
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"your dream is too big, the opposition too strong,
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Opposition too strong, nothing is working out.
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Nothing is working out. just accept it."
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Just accept it." you have to do like joshua,
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You have to do like joshua, have a made-up mind.
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Have a made-up mind. "i'm going to keep walking.
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"i'm going to keep walking. i'm going to become all i
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I'm going to become all i was created to be."
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Was created to be." the priest got right up to
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The priest got right up to the water.
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The water. it was do or die, now or
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It was do or die, now or never, but the waters still
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Never, but the waters still didn't part.
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Didn't part. they looked back at joshua
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They looked back at joshua one last time, thinking,
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One last time, thinking, "surely he's going to
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"surely he's going to retreat now, surely he'll
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Retreat now, surely he'll come to his senses."
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Come to his senses." joshua answered with three
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Joshua answered with three simple words.
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Simple words. keep on walking.
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Keep on walking. the scripture says, "when
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The scripture says, "when the priests got in the
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The priests got in the water, when their feet got
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Water, when their feet got wet, suddenly the waters
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Wet, suddenly the waters began to push back."
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Began to push back." all two million people went
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All two million people went through on dry ground.
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Through on dry ground. miracles happen when there's
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Miracles happen when there's obedience.
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Obedience. god doesn't give us all the
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God doesn't give us all the details.
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Details. he doesn't show you how it's
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He doesn't show you how it's going to work out.
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Going to work out. it may not happen like
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It may not happen like you've seen happen with your
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You've seen happen with your family.
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Family. there may not be any sign of
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There may not be any sign of things changing.
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Things changing. like joshua every
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Like joshua every circumstance may say, "it's
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Circumstance may say, "it's not going to turn around, go
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Not going to turn around, go back, no use believing for
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Back, no use believing for your dreams it's too late.
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Your dreams it's too late. you'll never get well; it
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You'll never get well; it would have happened by now."
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Would have happened by now." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. keep walking.
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Keep walking. god is not moved by what's
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God is not moved by what's not moving.
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Not moving. he's not intimidated by
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He's not intimidated by waters that aren't parting,
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Waters that aren't parting, by how big the obstacle is,
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By how big the obstacle is, by how impossible it looks.
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By how impossible it looks. in fact, many times god will
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In fact, many times god will wait on purpose till the
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Wait on purpose till the river is in flood stage.
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River is in flood stage. he'll wait till the experts
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He'll wait till the experts say there's no way, the odds
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Say there's no way, the odds are against you.
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Are against you. so, when he turns it around
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So, when he turns it around everyone will know it was
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Everyone will know it was his favor, his power, his
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His favor, his power, his goodness in your life.
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Goodness in your life. you may have situations
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You may have situations where you don't see how it
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Where you don't see how it can work out, in your
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Can work out, in your health, your finances, your
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Health, your finances, your relationships.
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Relationships. you're tempted to quit
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You're tempted to quit believing.
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Believing. if joshua were here today,
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If joshua were here today, he would tell you, "keep
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He would tell you, "keep walking.
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Walking. you're on the verge of a
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You're on the verge of a miracle.
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Miracle. those waters are about to
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Those waters are about to open up."
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Open up." now you may have to get your
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Now you may have to get your feet wet.
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Feet wet. it may not happen like with
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It may not happen like with moses, where the waters part
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Moses, where the waters part first, you can see your way
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First, you can see your way clearly.
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Clearly. you know exactly how it's
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You know exactly how it's going to work out.
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Going to work out. sometimes god waits to see
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Sometimes god waits to see if you're going to trust him
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If you're going to trust him when the waters haven't
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When the waters haven't parted.
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Parted. are you going to believe
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Are you going to believe when you don't see any sign
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When you don't see any sign of things changing?
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Of things changing? you don't feel like you have
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You don't feel like you have the strength, the courage,
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The strength, the courage, the ability.
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The ability. if you'll just keep walking,
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If you'll just keep walking, praying, expecting, doors
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Praying, expecting, doors are going to open that you
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Are going to open that you couldn't open, healing that
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Couldn't open, healing that defies the odds, freedom
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Defies the odds, freedom from things that have held
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From things that have held you back.
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You back. some jordan rivers are about
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Some jordan rivers are about to part.
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To part. things you've been standing
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Things you've been standing in faith for, for a long
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In faith for, for a long time, it's about to come to
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Time, it's about to come to pass.
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Pass. it's not going to be
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It's not going to be ordinary; it's going to be
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Ordinary; it's going to be the hand of god.
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The hand of god. when god parted the red sea
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When god parted the red sea for moses, the waters opened
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For moses, the waters opened before the people went
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Before the people went through.
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Through. they could see their way
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They could see their way clearly.
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Clearly. it was a great miracle, but
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It was a great miracle, but that doesn't take as much
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That doesn't take as much faith, when you know where
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Faith, when you know where the funds are coming from,
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The funds are coming from, the medical report is good,
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The medical report is good, your child is excelling.
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Your child is excelling. those people wandered in the
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Those people wandered in the desert for forty years.
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Desert for forty years. but when god parted the
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But when god parted the jordan river for joshua,
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Jordan river for joshua, when the people had to get
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When the people had to get their feet wet and keep
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Their feet wet and keep walking when it didn't look
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Walking when it didn't look like it was working, that
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Like it was working, that group of people made it into
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Group of people made it into their promised land.
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Their promised land. i believe it's significant.
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I believe it's significant. when you don't see how it
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When you don't see how it can work out, but you keep
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Can work out, but you keep walking, you keep believing,
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Walking, you keep believing, keep being good to people,
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Keep being good to people, that means you're about to
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That means you're about to enter your promised land.
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Enter your promised land. god is setting you up to go
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God is setting you up to go where you've never been, to
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Where you've never been, to see favor you've never seen.
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See favor you've never seen. you may be at the jordan
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You may be at the jordan river right now.
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River right now. nothing is changing.
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Nothing is changing. god is waiting to see are
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God is waiting to see are you going to turn around and
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You going to turn around and go back?
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Go back? "joel, i prayed, i believed
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"joel, i prayed, i believed but my dream didn't come to
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But my dream didn't come to pass, these people at work
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Pass, these people at work stopped me, i couldn't break
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Stopped me, i couldn't break the addiction, the waters
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The addiction, the waters didn't part."
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Didn't part." you're right where joshua
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You're right where joshua was.
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Was. it didn't work the first
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It didn't work the first time.
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Time. the obstacle looks
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The obstacle looks impassable.
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Impassable. the river is swollen, the
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The river is swollen, the problem is bigger than it's
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Problem is bigger than it's ever been.
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Ever been. that's a test.
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That's a test. you have to get your feet
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You have to get your feet wet.
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Wet. if you'll keep walking,
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If you'll keep walking, you're going to see god open
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You're going to see god open up things you never dreamed
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Up things you never dreamed would open, turn problems
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Would open, turn problems around you never dreamed
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Around you never dreamed would turn around.
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Would turn around. that jordan river is setting
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That jordan river is setting you up for your promised
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You up for your promised land.
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Land. david said, "i was young and
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David said, "i was young and now i'm old and i've never
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Now i'm old and i've never seen the righteous
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Seen the righteous forsaken."
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Forsaken." he was saying in effect,
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He was saying in effect, "i've never seen a jordan
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"i've never seen a jordan river god won't part.
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River god won't part. i've never seen a sickness
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I've never seen a sickness that he won't heal.
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That he won't heal. i've never seen a dream he
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I've never seen a dream he won't bring to pass."
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Won't bring to pass." when we were trying to
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When we were trying to acquire the compaq center,
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Acquire the compaq center, god gave us favor and the
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God gave us favor and the city council members voted
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City council members voted for us to have the building.
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For us to have the building. it was a year and a half
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It was a year and a half process.
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Process. council members that were
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Council members that were against us suddenly changed
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Against us suddenly changed their mind and the facility
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Their mind and the facility was ours.
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Was ours. like moses, we prayed, we
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Like moses, we prayed, we believed, and god parted the
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Believed, and god parted the red sea.
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Red sea. we were grateful, we knew it
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We were grateful, we knew it was the hand of god.
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Was the hand of god. but a few days later, a
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But a few days later, a company filed a lawsuit to
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Company filed a lawsuit to try to keep us from moving
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Try to keep us from moving in.
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In. they said that we violated
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They said that we violated the deed restrictions.
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The deed restrictions. our attorneys told us it
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Our attorneys told us it could be tied up in the
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Could be tied up in the courts for ten years.
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Courts for ten years. it was like a roller
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It was like a roller coaster.
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Coaster. we went from this great
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We went from this great celebration to the reality
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Celebration to the reality that it may not ever work
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That it may not ever work out.
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Out. it's times like these, where
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It's times like these, where you don't see a way, the
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You don't see a way, the opposition is bigger and
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Opposition is bigger and stronger, that you see what
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Stronger, that you see what you're made of.
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You're made of. it's easy to believe when
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It's easy to believe when god parts red seas, but what
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God parts red seas, but what do you do when you come to
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Do you do when you come to the jordan river?
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The jordan river? you prayed, you believed,
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You prayed, you believed, but it didn't part.
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But it didn't part. you held up your rod like
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You held up your rod like your mentor, you did what
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Your mentor, you did what your parents did, but
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Your parents did, but nothing happened.
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Nothing happened. are you going to get your
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Are you going to get your feet wet?
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Feet wet? are you going to keep
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Are you going to keep walking even though thoughts
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Walking even though thoughts tell you, "it's not going to
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Tell you, "it's not going to work out, you might as well
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Work out, you might as well turn around.
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Turn around. after all god's been good to
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After all god's been good to you.
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You. be grateful for what you
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Be grateful for what you have."
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Have." don't let the enemy talk you
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Don't let the enemy talk you out of your promised land.
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Out of your promised land. i woke up many times in the
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I woke up many times in the middle of the night when we
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Middle of the night when we were in that lawsuit with
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Were in that lawsuit with thoughts telling me, "you
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Thoughts telling me, "you better turn around.
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Better turn around. you've told people that it's
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You've told people that it's your building, you're
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Your building, you're raising funds for it.
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Raising funds for it. when you have to give it
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When you have to give it back, you're going to look
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Back, you're going to look like a fool.
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Like a fool. nobody is going to listen to
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Nobody is going to listen to you."
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You." all these voices saying,
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All these voices saying, "retreat, it didn't part.
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"retreat, it didn't part. if god was for you, you
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If god was for you, you wouldn't have this
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Wouldn't have this opposition.
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Opposition. if it was going to work out,
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If it was going to work out, you wouldn't have this
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You wouldn't have this lawsuit."
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Lawsuit." no, god being for you
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No, god being for you doesn't mean you won't have
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Doesn't mean you won't have opposition.
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Opposition. the enemy wouldn't be trying
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The enemy wouldn't be trying to stop you if you weren't a
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To stop you if you weren't a threat to him.
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Threat to him. he doesn't come against
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He doesn't come against people that don't have great
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People that don't have great destinies.
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Destinies. the reason you're facing big
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The reason you're facing big giants is because you're at
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Giants is because you're at the jordan river.
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The jordan river. you're about to come into
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You're about to come into your promised land.
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Your promised land. i didn't see how this
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I didn't see how this lawsuit could ever resolve.
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Lawsuit could ever resolve. the other side was stubborn
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The other side was stubborn but i did what i'm asking us
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But i did what i'm asking us to do, i kept on walking.
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To do, i kept on walking. when thoughts told me it
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When thoughts told me it would never work out.
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Would never work out. "this company is bigger,
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"this company is bigger, stronger, more influential."
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Stronger, more influential." "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that you're fighting our battles.
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You're fighting our battles. thank you that you being for
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Thank you that you being for us is more than the world
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Us is more than the world being against us."
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Being against us." our attorneys told us the
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Our attorneys told us the other side would probably
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Other side would probably pay us a large sum of
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Pay us a large sum of money for us to go away.
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Money for us to go away. they threw out numbers that
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They threw out numbers that we could practically build
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We could practically build another facility, but we
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Another facility, but we didn't want the money, we
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Didn't want the money, we wanted the building.
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Wanted the building. this building is one of the
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This building is one of the main landmarks in the city
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Main landmarks in the city of houston.
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Of houston. two million people a year
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Two million people a year came through it.
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Came through it. it's on the main freeway,
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It's on the main freeway, has great access.
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Has great access. we could have thought,
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We could have thought, "let's just be safe, we may
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"let's just be safe, we may not win, let's take the
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Not win, let's take the funds and go do something
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Funds and go do something else."
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Else." but god doesn't want you to
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But god doesn't want you to water down your dream, to
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Water down your dream, to take less than what you know
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Take less than what you know is in your heart.
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Is in your heart. there will always be people
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There will always be people trying to convince you to
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Trying to convince you to settle, "just accept it.
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Settle, "just accept it. you'll never get well, never
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You'll never get well, never break the addiction, never
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Break the addiction, never get out of this
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Get out of this neighborhood."
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Neighborhood." no, don't water down your
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No, don't water down your dream.
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Dream. you may be at the jordan,
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You may be at the jordan, your feet are wet, but
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Your feet are wet, but nothing is parting.
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Nothing is parting. it looks like you could
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It looks like you could drown.
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Drown. god has not failed in the
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God has not failed in the past; he's not going to
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Past; he's not going to start with you.
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Start with you. keep on walking, believing,
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Keep on walking, believing, praying, doing the right
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Praying, doing the right thing.
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Thing. waters are about to part,
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Waters are about to part, doors are about to open,
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Doors are about to open, problems are about to turn
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Problems are about to turn around.
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Around. instead of you retreating,
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Instead of you retreating, the opposition is going to
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The opposition is going to retreat, the waters are
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Retreat, the waters are going to push back, the
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Going to push back, the sickness, the debt, the
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Sickness, the debt, the trouble is about to push
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Trouble is about to push back.
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Back. god is going to make a way
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God is going to make a way where you don't see a way.
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Where you don't see a way. the scripture tells us to
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The scripture tells us to put on the armor of god.
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Put on the armor of god. it talks about the helmet of
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It talks about the helmet of salvation, the breastplate
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Salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the belt
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Of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes of
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Of truth, the shoes of peace, the shield of faith.
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Peace, the shield of faith. what's interesting is there
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What's interesting is there is no armor for your back
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Is no armor for your back side.
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Side. there's nothing to cover you
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There's nothing to cover you from the rear.
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From the rear. that's because you weren't
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That's because you weren't created to retreat, you
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Created to retreat, you weren't created to run from
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Weren't created to run from opposition.
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Opposition. you have armor for one
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You have armor for one direction-to keep moving
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Direction-to keep moving forward.
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Forward. when you stand strong and
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When you stand strong and fight the good fight of
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Fight the good fight of faith, opposition will run
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Faith, opposition will run from you.
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From you. psalm 114 says, "the red sea
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Psalm 114 says, "the red sea saw the israelites and
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Saw the israelites and hurried out of their way."
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Hurried out of their way." god is going to part some
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God is going to part some waters quickly.
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Waters quickly. it looks like it's going to
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It looks like it's going to take a long time to get
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Take a long time to get well, a long time to
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Well, a long time to accomplish the dream, a long
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Accomplish the dream, a long time to get out of debt.
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Time to get out of debt. no, get ready, it's going to
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No, get ready, it's going to happen sooner than you
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Happen sooner than you think.
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Think. god is going to cause those
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God is going to cause those waters, that opposition,
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Waters, that opposition, that depression to hurry out
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That depression to hurry out of your way.
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Of your way. one day out of the blue,
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One day out of the blue, the other side called and
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The other side called and said they wanted to meet.
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Said they wanted to meet. we hadn't spoken to them in
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We hadn't spoken to them in months, everything was at a
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Months, everything was at a stalemate.
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Stalemate. they showed up and in that
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They showed up and in that one meeting changed their
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One meeting changed their mind and said we could have
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Mind and said we could have the building.
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The building. they not only dropped the
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They not only dropped the lawsuit, but they leased us
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Lawsuit, but they leased us nine thousand covered
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Nine thousand covered parking spaces.
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Parking spaces. we didn't have to build our
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We didn't have to build our own parking structure.
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Own parking structure. what happened?
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What happened? we came into our promised
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We came into our promised land.
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Land. i wonder what awaits you if
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I wonder what awaits you if you'll just keep walking.
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You'll just keep walking. "well, joel, i have some big
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"well, joel, i have some big obstacles."
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Obstacles." can i tell you?
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Can i tell you? we serve a big god.
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We serve a big god. he flung stars into space;
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He flung stars into space; he spoke worlds into
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He spoke worlds into existence.
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Existence. he can get you to where
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He can get you to where you're supposed to be.
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You're supposed to be. "the medical report says i'm
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"the medical report says i'm not going to get well."
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Not going to get well." god can do what medicine
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God can do what medicine cannot do.
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Cannot do. there's not a jordan river
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There's not a jordan river he can't part.
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He can't part. that child may be off
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That child may be off course, making bad choices.
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Course, making bad choices. it looks permanent, but that
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It looks permanent, but that is not his destiny.
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Is not his destiny. what god started he's going
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What god started he's going to finish.
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To finish. you can stand in the gap for
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You can stand in the gap for your children.
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Your children. yes, they make their own
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Yes, they make their own decisions but as parents,
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Decisions but as parents, you have a god-given
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You have a god-given authority.
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Authority. when you pray, when you
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When you pray, when you speak life, when you thank
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Speak life, when you thank god that forces of darkness
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God that forces of darkness are broken, angels go to
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Are broken, angels go to work.
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Work. jordan rivers are pushed
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Jordan rivers are pushed back.
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Back. god hears your prayers.
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God hears your prayers. he sees your faithfulness.
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He sees your faithfulness. he sees you believing when
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He sees you believing when you don't see things
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You don't see things changing, thanking him when
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Changing, thanking him when you could be complaining.
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You could be complaining. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. some waters are about to
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Some waters are about to part.
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Part. you wouldn't be hearing this
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You wouldn't be hearing this if god didn't have
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If god didn't have breakthroughs coming your
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Breakthroughs coming your way.
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Way. just because your feet are
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Just because your feet are wet, just because you don't
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Wet, just because you don't see anything improving, it
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See anything improving, it doesn't mean that it's not
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Doesn't mean that it's not going to happen.
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Going to happen. god is watching you and at
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God is watching you and at the right time, things are
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The right time, things are going to change.
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Going to change. the miracle is a process, it
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The miracle is a process, it takes time but when you come
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Takes time but when you come into your moment, suddenly
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Into your moment, suddenly things will turn around.
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Things will turn around. my challenge is stay in
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My challenge is stay in faith until you see the
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Faith until you see the suddenly.
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Suddenly. keep on walking.
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Keep on walking. the enemy always talks the
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The enemy always talks the loudest when you're close to
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Loudest when you're close to the waters parting.
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The waters parting. tune out all the negative
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Tune out all the negative voices and tune in to what
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Voices and tune in to what god promised.
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God promised. he has spoken it and he will
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He has spoken it and he will bring it to pass.
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Bring it to pass. he wouldn't let you face a
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He wouldn't let you face a jordan river, where your
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Jordan river, where your promised land is on the
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Promised land is on the other side if that was going
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Other side if that was going to keep you from your
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To keep you from your purpose.
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Purpose. the reason you can't see a
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The reason you can't see a way is because it's not
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Way is because it's not going to happen naturally.
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Going to happen naturally. god is going to do it
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God is going to do it supernaturally, things that
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Supernaturally, things that you couldn't make happen.
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You couldn't make happen. don't try to figure it out
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Don't try to figure it out just keep believing, keep
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Just keep believing, keep expecting, keep doing the
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Expecting, keep doing the right thing.
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Right thing. i believe and declare, as
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I believe and declare, as you keep on walking, like
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You keep on walking, like these lepers you're going to
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These lepers you're going to see healing, favor,
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See healing, favor, promotion.
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Promotion. like joshua waters are about
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Like joshua waters are about to part, new doors are about
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To part, new doors are about to open, obstacles are about
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To open, obstacles are about to come down.
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To come down. you're going to make it into
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You're going to make it into your promised land, in jesus
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Your promised land, in jesus name.
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Online every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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Sirius xm 24 hours a day. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see
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Until we see you next time,
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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 turnaround:
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. visit joelosteen.com
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Joel Osteen - Keep On Walking

October 15, 2025 | 29:56

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