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Joel Osteen - Keep Your Joy

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Keep Your Joy | September 23, 2025

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[music] >> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. thanks for letting us come
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Thanks for letting us come into your homes today, and if
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Into your homes today, and if you're ever in our area,
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You're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. these are the finest people
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These are the finest people in all of houston, texas
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In all of houston, texas right here at lakewood.
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Right here at lakewood. we'd love to have you
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We'd love to have you come out.
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Come out. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this man.
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About this man. he was taking a walk through
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He was taking a walk through the woods with his friend
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The woods with his friend when they suddenly
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When they suddenly encountered a huge grizzly
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Encountered a huge grizzly bear about 20 yards
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Bear about 20 yards in front of them.
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In front of them. they both froze
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They both froze in their tracks.
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In their tracks. as the bear intently stared
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As the bear intently stared them down, they contemplated
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Them down, they contemplated what they should do, and
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What they should do, and finally, the man said to his
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Finally, the man said to his friend, "i think we should
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Friend, "i think we should run."
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Run." his friend said, "are you
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His friend said, "are you crazy?
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Crazy? we can't outrun a grizzly
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We can't outrun a grizzly bear."
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Bear." the man said, "i know that.
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The man said, "i know that. i don't have to outrun him.
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I don't have to outrun him. i just have to outrun you."
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I just have to outrun you." 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 i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same,
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I will never be the same, in jesus's name."
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In jesus's name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "keeping your joy."
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About "keeping your joy." we all have opportunities to
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We all have opportunities to get upset and go around
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Get upset and go around frustrated.
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Frustrated. somebody was rude to us.
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Somebody was rude to us. traffic was backed up.
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Traffic was backed up. we can't find our car keys.
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We can't find our car keys. life is full of
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Life is full of inconveniences, delays, and
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Inconveniences, delays, and people that don't do right.
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People that don't do right. we're never going to stop
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We're never going to stop these things from happening.
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These things from happening. the key is how we handle
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The key is how we handle them.
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Them. the scripture says, "no man
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The scripture says, "no man can take your joy."
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Can take your joy." that means you control your
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That means you control your joy.
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Joy. nothing can take it from you.
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Nothing can take it from you. you have to give it away.
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You have to give it away. next time someone cuts you
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Next time someone cuts you off in traffic, ask yourself,
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Off in traffic, ask yourself, "is this worth giving them my
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"is this worth giving them my joy?"
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Joy?" that person that's rude to
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That person that's rude to you on the phone that you've
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You on the phone that you've never met, are you going to
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Never met, are you going to give them your joy?
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Give them your joy? that delay, that plan that
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That delay, that plan that didn't work out, that
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Didn't work out, that negative comment, are you
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Negative comment, are you going to let that sour your
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Going to let that sour your day?
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Day? the reason some people are
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The reason some people are not happy is they're
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Not happy is they're constantly giving away their
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Constantly giving away their joy.
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Joy. i was in a crowded parking
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I was in a crowded parking lot one time, waiting for a
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Lot one time, waiting for a parking spot.
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Parking spot. the man was putting his
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The man was putting his groceries in his car, and it
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Groceries in his car, and it took him a couple of minutes.
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Took him a couple of minutes. i had my blinker on,
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I had my blinker on, patiently waiting, but when
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Patiently waiting, but when he finally backed out, a car
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He finally backed out, a car came from the wrong direction
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And pulled in right in front
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And pulled in right in front of me.
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Of me. they could clearly see that i
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They could clearly see that i was waiting.
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Was waiting. my first response was to honk
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My first response was to honk my horn and tell them what i
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My horn and tell them what i thought.
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Thought. then i noticed he was bigger
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Then i noticed he was bigger than me.
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Than me. i thought to myself, "i'll
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I thought to myself, "i'll give you my parking spot, but
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Give you my parking spot, but i'm not going to give you my
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I'm not going to give you my joy."
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Joy." i didn't like it.
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I didn't like it. it wasn't fair, but i've
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It wasn't fair, but i've learned to not let things i
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Learned to not let things i can't control sour my day.
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Can't control sour my day. i've made up my mind, "i'm
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I've made up my mind, "i'm going to be happy today.
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Going to be happy today. i'm going to enjoy my life.
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I'm going to enjoy my life. you can't control what people
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You can't control what people do.
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Do. you can't control what they
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You can't control what they say, but you can control how
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Say, but you can control how you respond.
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You respond. my message is very simple:
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My message is very simple: quit giving away your joy.
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Quit giving away your joy. quit letting the same people
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Quit letting the same people upset you.
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Upset you. quit letting the traffic, the
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Quit letting the traffic, the delays, the things that don't
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Delays, the things that don't work out frustrate you.
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Work out frustrate you. you can't pray these things
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You can't pray these things away.
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Away. that person at the office
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That person at the office that gets on your nerves, i
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That gets on your nerves, i don't mean to be negative,
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Don't mean to be negative, but they may not change.
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But they may not change. they may be that way for the
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They may be that way for the next 20 years.
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Next 20 years. my challenge is, don't go 20
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My challenge is, don't go 20 years giving them your joy.
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Years giving them your joy. they may not change, but you
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They may not change, but you can change.
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Can change. life is too short to live
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Life is too short to live frustrated, upset over things
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Frustrated, upset over things we have no control.
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We have no control. people have a right to have
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People have a right to have their opinion.
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Their opinion. you have the right to ignore
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You have the right to ignore it.
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It. sometimes small-minded people
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Sometimes small-minded people will try to push you down and
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Will try to push you down and discredit you.
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Discredit you. don't pay any attention to
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Don't pay any attention to it.
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It. that doesn't carry any
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That doesn't carry any weight.
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Weight. what they say cannot keep you
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What they say cannot keep you from your destiny.
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From your destiny. that is simply a distraction.
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Every person has negative
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Every person has negative chatter.
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Chatter. all your family members,
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All your family members, unfortunately, are not going
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Unfortunately, are not going to be for you.
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To be for you. george burns said, "happiness
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George burns said, "happiness is having a loving, caring,
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Is having a loving, caring, close-knit family living in
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Close-knit family living in another city."
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Some of your relatives, you
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Some of your relatives, you have to love them from a
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Have to love them from a distance.
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Distance. if they're sitting by you
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If they're sitting by you today, don't say, "amen,"
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Today, don't say, "amen," now.
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Now. all of your co-workers are
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All of your co-workers are not going to celebrate you.
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Not going to celebrate you. all of your friends are not
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All of your friends are not going to be loyal.
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Going to be loyal. some people can't handle your
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Some people can't handle your success.
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Success. they'll make remarks trying
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They'll make remarks trying to bait you into conflict,
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To bait you into conflict, trying to get you upset.
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Trying to get you upset. here's the key.
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Here's the key. don't get involved in battles
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Don't get involved in battles that are not between you and
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That are not between you and your destiny.
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Your destiny. most of the conflict we
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Most of the conflict we engage in is a distraction.
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Engage in is a distraction. the enemy would love to get
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The enemy would love to get you off-course, offended,
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You off-course, offended, trying to straighten people
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Trying to straighten people out, trying to convince them
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Out, trying to convince them that you're okay.
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That you're okay. your job is not to change
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Your job is not to change people's mind about you.
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People's mind about you. your job is not to try to
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Your job is not to try to make people like you.
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Make people like you. your job is to run your race,
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Your job is to run your race, to be who god called you to
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To be who god called you to be, and not worry about the
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Be, and not worry about the critics and the naysayers.
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Critics and the naysayers. god will cause the right
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God will cause the right people to like you, but one
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People to like you, but one of the best things i've
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Of the best things i've learned is everybody is not
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Learned is everybody is not supposed to like you.
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Supposed to like you. everybody is not supposed to
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Everybody is not supposed to approve you.
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Approve you. some people are ordained by
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Some people are ordained by god, not by the enemy, but by
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God, not by the enemy, but by god to not be for you.
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God to not be for you. you have to accept that
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You have to accept that everyone is not going to
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Everyone is not going to accept you.
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Accept you. we see it in the scripture.
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We see it in the scripture. joseph's brothers weren't
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Joseph's brothers weren't supposed to be for joseph.
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Supposed to be for joseph. they were ordained to betray
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They were ordained to betray him.
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Him. without their betrayal,
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Without their betrayal, joseph would have never made
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Joseph would have never made it to the palace to help the
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It to the palace to help the israelites during the famine.
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Israelites during the famine. quit being sour because
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Quit being sour because somebody betrayed you.
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Somebody betrayed you. how do you know that's not
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How do you know that's not leading you to your palace?
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Leading you to your palace? how do you know that
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How do you know that disappointment is not a part
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Disappointment is not a part of god's plan to take you to
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The next level of your
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The next level of your destiny?
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Destiny? jesus said, "blessed are the
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Meek, they will inherit the
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Meek, they will inherit the earth."
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Earth." "meek" doesn't mean "weak."
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"meek" doesn't mean "weak." "meekness" means "strength
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"meekness" means "strength under control," and when you
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Under control," and when you ignore negative comments, you
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Ignore negative comments, you don't pay attention to the
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Don't pay attention to the sanballats and tobiases of
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Sanballats and tobiases of life, you're not being weak.
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Life, you're not being weak. you're being meek.
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You're being meek. you have the power to fight.
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You have the power to fight. you have the strength to
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You have the strength to straighten them out, to tell
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Straighten them out, to tell them what you feel, but your
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Them what you feel, but your strength is under control.
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Strength is under control. you're not wasting time
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You're not wasting time engaged in battles that are
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Engaged in battles that are not between you and your
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Not between you and your god-given destiny.
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God-given destiny. i've learned when you stay on
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I've learned when you stay on the high road, god will take
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The high road, god will take care of your enemies.
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Care of your enemies. god can defend you better
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God can defend you better than you can defend yourself.
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Than you can defend yourself. in the scripture, elisha was
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In the scripture, elisha was traveling from jericho to
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Traveling from jericho to bethel.
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Bethel. along the way, a group of
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Along the way, a group of young men came out and
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Young men came out and started making fun of him
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Started making fun of him because he was bald.
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Because he was bald. the scripture says, "they
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The scripture says, "they were mocking him, saying,
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Were mocking him, saying, 'go, baldie, go.'"
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'go, baldie, go.'" you didn't know that was in
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You didn't know that was in the bible, did you?
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The bible, did you? you know elisha was annoyed.
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You know elisha was annoyed. he could've gotten upset,
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He could've gotten upset, thought, "i'm going to go
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Thought, "i'm going to go straighten them out.
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Straighten them out. i'll show you what i
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I'll show you what i thought."
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Thought." instead, he remained calm.
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Instead, he remained calm. he understood this principle.
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He understood this principle. they couldn't take his joy.
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They couldn't take his joy. they were baiting him, trying
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They were baiting him, trying to get him distracted.
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To get him distracted. he just stay focused and
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He just stay focused and continued doing what god
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Continued doing what god called him to do.
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Called him to do. while those young men were
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While those young men were making fun of him, two bears
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Making fun of him, two bears came out of the woods and
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Came out of the woods and tore them to pieces.
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Tore them to pieces. that tells me two things.
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That tells me two things. number one, don't make fun of
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Number one, don't make fun of bald people.
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Bald people. number two, you don't have to
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Number two, you don't have to straighten people out.
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Straighten people out. god will be your vindicator.
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God will be your vindicator. god knows how to take care of
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God knows how to take care of the opposition.
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The opposition. he sees what they're doing.
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He sees what they're doing. he hears the disrespect.
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He hears the disrespect. if you'll stay in peace, god
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If you'll stay in peace, god will fight your battles, and
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Will fight your battles, and when god does it, i can
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When god does it, i can assure you, it will be better
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Assure you, it will be better than anything you could've
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Than anything you could've done.
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Done. but your feelings will want
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But your feelings will want to pay people back.
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To pay people back. feelings will tell us, "go in
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Feelings will tell us, "go in there, get even.
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There, get even. stand up for yourself."
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Stand up for yourself." if you let feelings rule,
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If you let feelings rule, you'll get upset.
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You'll get upset. you'll end up giving away
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You'll end up giving away your joy.
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Your joy. don't get on board with your
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Don't get on board with your feelings.
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Feelings. the psalmist said, "god has
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The psalmist said, "god has given us the power to remain
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Given us the power to remain calm in times of adversity.
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Calm in times of adversity. it doesn't say, "god will
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It doesn't say, "god will keep us from all the
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Keep us from all the adversity, from the
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Adversity, from the opposition, the sanballats,
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Opposition, the sanballats, the negative chatter."
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The negative chatter." it says, "they will come,
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It says, "they will come, we'll have opportunities to
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We'll have opportunities to get upset, but god has given
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Get upset, but god has given us power to stay calm."
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Us power to stay calm." now, quit telling yourself,
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Now, quit telling yourself, "i can't help it.
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"i can't help it. this person at the office,
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This person at the office, they just get on my nerves.
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They just get on my nerves. you have the power to stay
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You have the power to stay calm.
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Calm. that doesn't have to keep
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That doesn't have to keep upsetting you.
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Upsetting you. that is a learned behavior.
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That is a learned behavior. "they say something negative,
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"they say something negative, i get offended."
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I get offended." "traffic is bad, i get
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"traffic is bad, i get upset."
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Upset." "the clerk is rude.
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"the clerk is rude. i can't help it, joel, i just
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I can't help it, joel, i just go off.
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Go off. i just let them have it."
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I just let them have it." the problem is, you have
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The problem is, you have strength, but it's not under
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Strength, but it's not under control.
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Control. you need to relearn how to
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You need to relearn how to respond.
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Respond. you need to develop some new
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You need to develop some new habits.
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Habits. next time something happens
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Next time something happens that you don't like, pause
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That you don't like, pause for a moment, and say,
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For a moment, and say, "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that you've given me the power to
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You've given me the power to remain calm.
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Remain calm. thank you that i have a
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Thank you that i have a spirit of discipline and
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Spirit of discipline and self-control."
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Self-control." you don't have to let the
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You don't have to let the same things keep upsetting
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Same things keep upsetting you year after year.
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You year after year. change your approach.
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Change your approach. i met a gentleman in another
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I met a gentleman in another state at a restaurant.
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State at a restaurant. it was very windy outside,
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It was very windy outside, and when he walked in the
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And when he walked in the door, the person in front of
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Door, the person in front of him let the door slam right
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Him let the door slam right in his face.
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In his face. this man had been
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This man had been hot-tempered his whole life.
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Normally, he would've
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Normally, he would've confronted them and told them
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Confronted them and told them what he thought, but he'd
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What he thought, but he'd been listening to our
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Been listening to our programs, and just when he
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Programs, and just when he was about to lose his cool,
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Was about to lose his cool, he heard my voice saying,
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He heard my voice saying, "stay calm, and let god fight
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"stay calm, and let god fight your battles."
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Your battles." he paused for a moment and
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He paused for a moment and decided to let it go.
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Decided to let it go. he walked away like nothing
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He walked away like nothing happened.
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Happened. he came in the restaurant and
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He came in the restaurant and sat down.
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Sat down. i was sitting a few tables
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I was sitting a few tables away.
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Away. he came over and said, "joel,
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He came over and said, "joel, if you had not been in my
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If you had not been in my head, i would have let them
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Head, i would have let them have it."
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Have it." like this man, you may have
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Like this man, you may have been trained to respond a
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Been trained to respond a certain way.
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Certain way. you grew up seeing people
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You grew up seeing people lose their cool, get upset,
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Lose their cool, get upset, offended.
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Offended. why don't you try a different
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Why don't you try a different approach?
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Approach? when you let people upset
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When you let people upset you, you are giving away your
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You, you are giving away your power.
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Power. you are letting them control
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You are letting them control you.
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You. if they push this button, you
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If they push this button, you get offended.
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Get offended. that button, you get upset.
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That button, you get upset. this other button, they bait
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This other button, they bait you into conflict.
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You into conflict. why don't you turn those
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Why don't you turn those buttons off?
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Buttons off? life is so much more freeing
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Life is so much more freeing when you're not controlled by
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When you're not controlled by what people say, you're not
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What people say, you're not offended when someone's
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Offended when someone's upset.
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Upset. you're not sour because
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You're not sour because traffic was bad.
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Traffic was bad. you have tapped in to the
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You have tapped in to the power to remain calm.
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Power to remain calm. a friend of mine named david
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A friend of mine named david pollay wrote a book called
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"the law of the garbage
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"the law of the garbage truck."
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Truck." he was in a taxicab in new
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He was in a taxicab in new york city headed to a
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York city headed to a meeting.
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Meeting. a car pulled out right in
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A car pulled out right in front of them.
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Front of them. the taxi driver had to slam
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The taxi driver had to slam on his brakes, swerve to the
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On his brakes, swerve to the left, missing the car by
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Left, missing the car by inches.
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Inches. the driver of the other car
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Put his head out the window,
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Put his head out the window, starting screaming and
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Starting screaming and yelling.
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Yelling. he was so angry, so upset,
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He was so angry, so upset, shaking his fist.
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Shaking his fist. the funny thing, it was his
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The funny thing, it was his fault.
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Fault. the taxi driver just smiled,
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The taxi driver just smiled, waved real big, and drove on,
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Waved real big, and drove on, didn't give it the time of
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Didn't give it the time of day.
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Day. david was in the backseat and
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David was in the backseat and he was so impressed.
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He was so impressed. he said, "that man almost
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He said, "that man almost totaled your car, almost sent
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Totaled your car, almost sent us both to the hospital.
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Us both to the hospital. i can't believe you didn't
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I can't believe you didn't yell back at him.
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Yell back at him. how did you keep your cool?"
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How did you keep your cool?" the taxi driver gave an
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The taxi driver gave an insightful answer.
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Insightful answer. he said, "i've found many
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He said, "i've found many people are like garbage
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People are like garbage trucks.
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Trucks. they go around full of anger,
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They go around full of anger, full of frustration, full of
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Full of frustration, full of bitterness, and as their
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Bitterness, and as their garbage piles up, they need
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Garbage piles up, they need somewhere to dump it, and
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Somewhere to dump it, and sometimes they'll dump it on
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Sometimes they'll dump it on you, but you can't take it
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You, but you can't take it personally.
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Personally. it has nothing to do with
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It has nothing to do with you.
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You. just smile, wish them well,
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Just smile, wish them well, and move on."
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And move on." here's the key, successful
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Here's the key, successful people don't let garbage
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People don't let garbage trucks overtake their day.
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Trucks overtake their day. if someone dumps a load on
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If someone dumps a load on you, don't get upset.
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You, don't get upset. if you make that mistake,
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If you make that mistake, you'll end up carrying around
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You'll end up carrying around their garbage, and
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Their garbage, and eventually, you'll dump it on
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Eventually, you'll dump it on someone else.
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Someone else. you have to keep your lid on.
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You have to keep your lid on. these days, many people are
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These days, many people are dumping frustration,
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Dumping frustration, disrespect, criticism,
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Disrespect, criticism, bitterness.
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Bitterness. we can't stop them from
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We can't stop them from dumping it, but we can keep
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Dumping it, but we can keep them from affecting us.
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Years ago, victoria and i
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Years ago, victoria and i were at the airport, and we
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Were at the airport, and we were going through the
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Were going through the security checkpoint, and we
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Security checkpoint, and we put our bags on the x-ray
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Put our bags on the x-ray machine.
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Machine. the security officer sent
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The security officer sent them both back and said, "you
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Them both back and said, "you have liquids in there that
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Have liquids in there that you have to remove."
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You have to remove." victoria said, "oh, yeah, i
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Victoria said, "oh, yeah, i forgot to take my water
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Forgot to take my water out."
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Out." well, i thought he was only
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Well, i thought he was only talking to victoria, so i
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Talking to victoria, so i just stood there and didn't
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Just stood there and didn't do anything.
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Do anything. you would have thought i had
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You would have thought i had committed a major crime.
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Committed a major crime. he was, like, totally
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He was, like, totally insulted.
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Insulted. he practically screamed,
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He practically screamed, "sir, what are you doing
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"sir, what are you doing standing there?
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Standing there? i told you to open the bag,
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I told you to open the bag, and do it now."
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And do it now." i thought, "man, he's got a
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I thought, "man, he's got a big garbage truck," and he
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Big garbage truck," and he was full of frustration, full
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Was full of frustration, full of stress, and full of a lot
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Of stress, and full of a lot of other stuff, but--i didn't
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Of other stuff, but--i didn't say it.
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Say it. you just thought it.
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You just thought it. but i took care of it.
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But i took care of it. as i passed by him, i said,
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As i passed by him, i said, "sorry about that.
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"sorry about that. i thought you were just
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I thought you were just talking to her, and have a
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Talking to her, and have a good day."
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Good day." didn't mean it, but at least
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Didn't mean it, but at least i said it, but i thought to
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I said it, but i thought to myself, "i'm keeping my lid
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Myself, "i'm keeping my lid on.
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On. i don't need his garbage.
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I don't need his garbage. i don't need that poison."
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I don't need that poison." we have enough things of our
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We have enough things of our own to deal with.
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Own to deal with. you don't need somebody
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You don't need somebody else's bitterness, their sour
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Else's bitterness, their sour attitude, their pressure.
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Attitude, their pressure. keep your lid on tight.
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Let those things bounce off
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Let those things bounce off of you.
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Of you. your destiny is too great.
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Your destiny is too great. your time is too important to
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Your time is too important to go around weighed down with
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Go around weighed down with other people's garbage.
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Other people's garbage. you can't keep it from
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You can't keep it from coming, but you can keep it
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Coming, but you can keep it from getting in you, and the
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From getting in you, and the longer i live, the more i
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Longer i live, the more i realize how valuable each day
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Realize how valuable each day is.
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Is. we're not always going to be
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We're not always going to be here, and it's easy to live
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Here, and it's easy to live upset, offended, frustrated,
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Upset, offended, frustrated, but most of the things that
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But most of the things that are upsetting us, in the big
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Are upsetting us, in the big picture, they don't really
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Picture, they don't really matter.
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Matter. traffic was backed up, took
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Traffic was backed up, took you an hour to get home.
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You an hour to get home. should have taken you 30
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Should have taken you 30 minutes.
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Minutes. is that worth losing your joy
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Is that worth losing your joy over?
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Over? you're alive, you're healthy.
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You're alive, you're healthy. god's given you breath to
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God's given you breath to breathe.
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Breathe. he's given you a family to
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He's given you a family to love.
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Love. somebody was rude to you.
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Somebody was rude to you. they made you look bad.
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They made you look bad. they said something negative.
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They said something negative. is that worth going around
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Is that worth going around offended, discouraged?
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Offended, discouraged? what if we found out we only
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What if we found out we only had a month to live?
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Had a month to live? i wonder how many things
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I wonder how many things we're allowing to upset us
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We're allowing to upset us now.
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Now. if we found out our time was
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If we found out our time was limited, we wouldn't pay
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Limited, we wouldn't pay attention to it.
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Attention to it. can i tell you, our time is
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Can i tell you, our time is limited?
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Limited? the scripture says our life
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The scripture says our life is like a mist.
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Is like a mist. we're here for a moment, then
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We're here for a moment, then we're gone.
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We're gone. that little quirk your spouse
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That little quirk your spouse does that gets on your
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Does that gets on your nerves, if we knew we weren't
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Nerves, if we knew we weren't going to be here in a month,
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Going to be here in a month, we wouldn't let it bother us.
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We wouldn't let it bother us. we would focus on all the
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We would focus on all the things right, not on the few
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Things right, not on the few things wrong.
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Things wrong. we wouldn't complain about
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We wouldn't complain about driving in traffic.
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Driving in traffic. we'd be happy to be in the
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We'd be happy to be in the traffic.
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Traffic. we're alive, we've got
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We're alive, we've got another day to enjoy life.
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"well, i've got to go to
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"well, i've got to go to work."
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Work." not me, i get to go to work.
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Not me, i get to go to work. some people don't have a job.
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Some people don't have a job. some people are in the
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Some people are in the hospital.
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Hospital. some people aren't able to
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Some people aren't able to work.
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Work. i'm grateful to be employed.
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I'm grateful to be employed. "well, it's sunday.
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"well, it's sunday. i got to go to church
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I got to go to church again."
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Again." not me, i get to go to
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Not me, i get to go to church.
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Church. god's been good to me.
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God's been good to me. i'm going to go back and say,
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I'm going to go back and say, "thank you."
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"thank you." "not only that, i get to go
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"not only that, i get to go to lakewood.
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To lakewood. i get to listen to that
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Good-looking minister."
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Good-looking minister." "well, joel, my boss is not
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"well, joel, my boss is not fair.
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Fair. he's hard to get along with.
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He's hard to get along with. this is not the position that
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This is not the position that i want."
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I want." the truth is, somebody would
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The truth is, somebody would love to have your job.
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Love to have your job. somebody would gladly trade
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Somebody would gladly trade places with you.
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Places with you. it may not be perfect, but
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It may not be perfect, but keep the right perspective.
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Keep the right perspective. god's blessed you with a job.
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God's blessed you with a job. don't let it sour your life.
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Don't let it sour your life. if you will pass the test of
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If you will pass the test of being happy where you are,
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Being happy where you are, then god can open some new
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Then god can open some new doors.
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Doors. but if you don't get happy
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But if you don't get happy there, you probably won't get
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There, you probably won't get to where you want to be, and
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To where you want to be, and your boss may not be fair.
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Your boss may not be fair. i'm not making excuses for
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I'm not making excuses for him.
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Him. i'm asking you to quit giving
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I'm asking you to quit giving him your joy.
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Him your joy. he doesn't control your
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He doesn't control your happiness.
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Happiness. you control your happiness.
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You control your happiness. but if you let a grouchy
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But if you let a grouchy boss, a grouchy neighbor, a
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Boss, a grouchy neighbor, a bitter relative steal your
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Bitter relative steal your joy, keep you from being
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Joy, keep you from being happy, it is not their fault.
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Happy, it is not their fault. it is your fault.
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It is your fault. you are as happy as you want
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You are as happy as you want to be.
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To be. you have to put your foot
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You have to put your foot down and say, "this is the
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Day the lord had made.
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Day the lord had made. i am not going to live sour,
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I am not going to live sour, defeated, and depressed.
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Defeated, and depressed. i am not going to let what
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I am not going to let what people do or don't do, what
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People do or don't do, what they say or don't say, what i
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They say or don't say, what i have or not have keep me from
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Have or not have keep me from being happy.
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Being happy. i've made up my mind.
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I've made up my mind. i'm going to enjoy this
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I'm going to enjoy this day."
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Day." it dishonors god to go
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It dishonors god to go through the day upset,
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Through the day upset, frustrated, bitter.
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Frustrated, bitter. god gave you breath to be
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God gave you breath to be here.
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Here. he could have chosen anyone,
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He could have chosen anyone, but he chose you, and he
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But he chose you, and he chose me.
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Chose me. one way we honor god is by
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One way we honor god is by being happy, living grateful,
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Being happy, living grateful, having a good attitude,
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Having a good attitude, seeing the best in life.
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Seeing the best in life. a couple of months of ago, i
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A couple of months of ago, i was driving to the office
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Was driving to the office during the week to meet some
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During the week to meet some people, and i was in a hurry.
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People, and i was in a hurry. i had left a little bit late,
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I had left a little bit late, but i knew i could still make
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But i knew i could still make it on time if i didn't have
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It on time if i didn't have any delays, and i had driven
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Any delays, and i had driven this route a thousand times.
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This route a thousand times. i was almost here, a few
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I was almost here, a few blocks away, stopped at the
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Blocks away, stopped at the intersection.
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Intersection. i was in the left turn lane.
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I was in the left turn lane. this light is very short.
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This light is very short. you have to stay right behind
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You have to stay right behind the car in front of you to
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The car in front of you to trigger it to stay green.
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Trigger it to stay green. well, i was the third car
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Well, i was the third car back waiting.
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Back waiting. the problem was, the car in
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The problem was, the car in front of me left about two
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Front of me left about two car lengths between it and
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Car lengths between it and the first car.
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The first car. there was this huge gap.
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There was this huge gap. the light turned green just
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The light turned green just like i thought.
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Like i thought. the first car went through,
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The first car went through, turned red before the second
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Turned red before the second car could make it.
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Car could make it. i could feel myself starting
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I could feel myself starting to get uptight.
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To get uptight. i heard that voice saying,
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I heard that voice saying, "joel, keep your calm.
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"joel, keep your calm. keep your joy."
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Keep your joy." i thought, "i don't want to
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I thought, "i don't want to hear one of my messages right
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Hear one of my messages right now.
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Now. i'm in a hurry."
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I'm in a hurry." we sat there waiting for a
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We sat there waiting for a couple of minutes, and it
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Couple of minutes, and it seemed like an hour, and
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Seemed like an hour, and about that time, the lady in
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About that time, the lady in the car in front of me got
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The car in front of me got out and started walking
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Out and started walking toward the back.
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Toward the back. i thought she was going to
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I thought she was going to get something out of her
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Get something out of her trunk real quick.
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Trunk real quick. she came over to me.
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She came over to me. i rolled down the window, and
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I rolled down the window, and she said, "are you joel?"
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She said, "are you joel?" i wanted to say, "no, i'm
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I wanted to say, "no, i'm fred."
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Fred." i said, "yes, i am."
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I said, "yes, i am." out of the corner of my eye,
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Out of the corner of my eye, i saw the light go green,
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I saw the light go green, back to red.
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Back to red. we missed another one.
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We missed another one. she said, "i love you.
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She said, "i love you. i watch you on television.
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I watch you on television. i have all your books.
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I have all your books. would you sign one for me?"
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Would you sign one for me?" i said, "you mean, like,
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I said, "you mean, like, now?"
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Now?" she said, "yeah, i got it in
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She said, "yeah, i got it in my car.
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My car. i can get it real quick."
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I can get it real quick." i said, "i'd love to sign
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I said, "i'd love to sign your book in the middle of an
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Your book in the middle of an intersection."
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Intersection." by now, people were honking.
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By now, people were honking. it wasn't just me.
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It wasn't just me. everybody had lost their joy.
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Everybody had lost their joy. i signed her book, made it to
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I signed her book, made it to the office about ten minutes
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The office about ten minutes late.
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Late. problem is, i forgot my key
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Problem is, i forgot my key fob to get in.
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Fob to get in. i knocked on the door and
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I knocked on the door and knocked, nobody answered, and
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Knocked, nobody answered, and called a staff member.
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Called a staff member. it went to voicemail.
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It went to voicemail. it never goes to voicemail.
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It never goes to voicemail. called another one, another
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Called another one, another one.
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One. hot outside, and ten minutes
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Hot outside, and ten minutes later, when i finally got in,
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Later, when i finally got in, i was just dripping with
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I was just dripping with sweat.
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Sweat. had my meeting, all went
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Had my meeting, all went well.
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Well. later that night, i went up
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Later that night, i went up to the hospital to visit a
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To the hospital to visit a friend that's fighting
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Friend that's fighting cancer.
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Cancer. it's a serious situation, and
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It's a serious situation, and we had time to pray together,
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We had time to pray together, and on the way out, i prayed
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And on the way out, i prayed with several other families
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With several other families where they had loved ones,
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Where they had loved ones, didn't look good.
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Didn't look good. they were very concerned.
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They were very concerned. i left there with a different
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I left there with a different perspective.
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Perspective. i had been frustrated that
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I had been frustrated that day by delays, by traffic, by
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Day by delays, by traffic, by not having keys.
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Not having keys. i realized those were small
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I realized those were small things.
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Things. that wasn't worth losing my
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That wasn't worth losing my joy over.
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Joy over. i wasn't believing for a
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I wasn't believing for a loved one to make it.
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Loved one to make it. in the big picture, what was
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In the big picture, what was frustrating me really didn't
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Frustrating me really didn't matter.
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Matter. i wonder if you're doing like
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I wonder if you're doing like me, letting insignificant
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Me, letting insignificant things steal your joy.
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Things steal your joy. traffic, negative comments,
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Traffic, negative comments, you can't find something,
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You can't find something, keep it in perspective.
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Keep it in perspective. that's not worth losing your
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That's not worth losing your joy over.
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Joy over. don't let the small
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Don't let the small insignificant things keep you
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Insignificant things keep you from seeing the gift of this
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From seeing the gift of this day.
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Day. in the scripture, habakkuk
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In the scripture, habakkuk said it this way: "though the
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Said it this way: "though the fig tree does not blossom and
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Fig tree does not blossom and there be no food on the vine,
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There be no food on the vine, though my olive crops fail
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Though my olive crops fail and my fields produce no
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And my fields produce no food, though there are no
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Food, though there are no sheep in the pen, though
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Sheep in the pen, though there are no cattle in the
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There are no cattle in the stalls, what am i going to
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Stalls, what am i going to do?
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Do? get depressed, complain, feel
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Get depressed, complain, feel sorry for myself?"
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Sorry for myself?" he said, "yet will i rejoice
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In the lord.
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In the lord. i will be joyful in the god
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I will be joyful in the god of my salvation."
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Of my salvation." he was saying, "everything's
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He was saying, "everything's come against me.
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Come against me. had bad breaks.
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Had bad breaks. business is down.
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Business is down. my income is low.
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My income is low. surely that's a reason to be
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Surely that's a reason to be discouraged.
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Discouraged. surely i can go around
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Surely i can go around sour."
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Sour." his attitude was, "no, i'm
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His attitude was, "no, i'm not giving away my joy.
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Not giving away my joy. i'm going to rejoice in the
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I'm going to rejoice in the god of my salvation.
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God of my salvation. "salvation" means
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"salvation" means "deliverance," and when you
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"deliverance," and when you stay full of joy despite what
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Stay full of joy despite what comes against you, god is
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Comes against you, god is saying, "salvation is coming.
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Saying, "salvation is coming. turn arounds are coming.
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Turn arounds are coming. healing is coming.
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Healing is coming. increase is coming.
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Increase is coming. victory is coming."
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Victory is coming." i'm asking you to keep your
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I'm asking you to keep your joy.
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Joy. life is going to throw us
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Life is going to throw us some curves.
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Some curves. there will be
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There will be disappointments, things that
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Disappointments, things that are not fair.
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Are not fair. that's when you have to say,
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That's when you have to say, like him, "yet will i rejoice
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Like him, "yet will i rejoice in the lord."
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In the lord." we should make this decision
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We should make this decision every morning, "i will be
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Every morning, "i will be joyful today."
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Joyful today." decide ahead of time that
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Decide ahead of time that you're going to enjoy the
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You're going to enjoy the day.
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Day. when somebody dumps a load on
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When somebody dumps a load on you, when they're rude, keep
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You, when they're rude, keep your lid on.
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Your lid on. you're tempted to get upset,
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You're tempted to get upset, remind yourself, "you have
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Remind yourself, "you have the power to remain calm."
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The power to remain calm." if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare you're not only
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Going to enjoy your life
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Going to enjoy your life more, but you're going to be
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More, but you're going to be free from unnecessary
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Free from unnecessary frustration, bitterness,
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Frustration, bitterness, anger.
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Anger. you're going to rise higher,
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You're going to rise higher, live happier, and reach the
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Live happier, and reach the fullness of your destiny, in
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus's name, and if you
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Jesus's name, and if you receive it, will you say,
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Receive it, will you say, "amen," today?
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"amen," today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say: "lord jesus,
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Just say: "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church and keep god first
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Church and keep god first place.
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Joel Osteen - Keep Your Joy

September 23, 2025 | 30:0

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