Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Let It Go

February 17, 2025 | S25:E48

Joel and Victoria Osteen's message of unconditional love and unending hope reaches everyone across the world.

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Let It Go | February 17, 2025

Joel: god bless you.
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Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you.
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It's great to be with you. i'll hope you'll stay
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I'll hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. we'll keep you encouraged
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. 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 these two
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I heard about these two brothers.
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Brothers. they were known for being
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They were known for being very dishonest, having no
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Very dishonest, having no integrity; they were very
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Integrity; they were very wealthy.
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Wealthy. one of them died.
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One of them died. his brother said to the
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His brother said to the pastor, “i'll make a deal
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Pastor, “i'll make a deal with you.
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With you. if you say at the funeral
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If you say at the funeral that my brother was a
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That my brother was a saint, i'll make a large
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Saint, i'll make a large donation to your church.”
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Donation to your church.” the pastor agreed, the man
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The pastor agreed, the man made the donation.
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Made the donation. at the funeral, the pastor
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At the funeral, the pastor said, “this man was
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Said, “this man was dishonest, he cheated,
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Dishonest, he cheated, lied, stole, but compared
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Lied, stole, but compared to his brother, he was a
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To his brother, he was a saint.”
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Saint.” 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. i
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i
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Have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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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
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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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 let it go.
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About let it go. we all go through
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We all go through disappointments, things
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Disappointments, things that are not fair.
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That are not fair. it's easy to hold on to the
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It's easy to hold on to the hurts and think about what
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Hurts and think about what they said, relive the
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They said, relive the offense.
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Offense. we get up in the morning
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We get up in the morning and it's the first thing
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And it's the first thing that comes to mind.
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That comes to mind. we don't realize how much
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We don't realize how much that's affecting us.
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That's affecting us. it's souring our attitude,
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It's souring our attitude, draining our energy,
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Draining our energy, limiting our creativity.
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Limiting our creativity. if you're going to fulfill
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If you're going to fulfill your destiny, you have to
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Your destiny, you have to get good at letting things
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Get good at letting things go.
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Go. jesus said, “offenses will
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Jesus said, “offenses will come.” he didn't say they
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Come.” he didn't say they might come.
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Might come. if you're a good person, if
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If you're a good person, if you're nice, nobody will do
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You're nice, nobody will do you wrong.
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You wrong. he said disappointments
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He said disappointments will come, betrayals,
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Will come, betrayals, things that are not fair,
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Things that are not fair, will come.
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Will come. how you deal with these
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How you deal with these offenses, how you handle
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Offenses, how you handle the hurts will determine
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The hurts will determine whether you move forward
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Whether you move forward and see the new things god
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And see the new things god has in store or whether you
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Has in store or whether you get stuck, bitter over what
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Get stuck, bitter over what didn't work out.
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Didn't work out. i've heard it said if you
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I've heard it said if you don't heal from emotional
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Don't heal from emotional wounds, you will bleed on
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Wounds, you will bleed on people that had nothing to
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People that had nothing to do with it.
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Do with it. how many people are living
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How many people are living wounded over how they were
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Wounded over how they were raised, a friend that
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Raised, a friend that walked away, a business
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Walked away, a business partner that cheated them.
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Partner that cheated them. instead of letting it go,
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Instead of letting it go, they replay it in their
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They replay it in their mind, relive all the hurt.
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Mind, relive all the hurt. they wonder why they don't
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They wonder why they don't have good relationships,
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Have good relationships, it's because they haven't
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It's because they haven't healed.
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Healed. they're living out of a
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They're living out of a wounded place.
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Wounded place. god brings a new person,
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God brings a new person, somebody great, but they're
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Somebody great, but they're so insecure.
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So insecure. they don't feel valuable,
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They don't feel valuable, attractive, this new person
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Attractive, this new person has to keep them fixed, go
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Has to keep them fixed, go overboard to make sure they
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Overboard to make sure they know how great they are.
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Know how great they are. the problem is that's not
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The problem is that's not sustainable.
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Sustainable. until you get well, until
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Until you get well, until you let go of what didn't
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You let go of what didn't work out, not carry the
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Work out, not carry the hurt, that wound is going
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Hurt, that wound is going to hinder you wherever you
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To hinder you wherever you go.
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Go. if you're still wounded
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If you're still wounded over a position you lost,
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Over a position you lost, you'll go to that new
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You'll go to that new company, defensive, on
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Company, defensive, on edge, not friendly.
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Edge, not friendly. you're treating them based
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You're treating them based on what you've been
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On what you've been through, but they had
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Through, but they had nothing to do with it.
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Nothing to do with it. it's much more freeing when
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It's much more freeing when you learn to let things go.
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You learn to let things go. it wasn't fair.
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It wasn't fair. that's okay, god will be
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That's okay, god will be your vindicator.
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Your vindicator. he'll take care of who did
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He'll take care of who did you wrong.
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You wrong. it's not your job to pay
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It's not your job to pay people back.
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People back. they hurt you once don't
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They hurt you once don't let them continue to hurt
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Let them continue to hurt you by holding on to it.
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You by holding on to it. you lost a loved one, i
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You lost a loved one, i know that's painful, it's
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Know that's painful, it's okay to go through a season
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Okay to go through a season of mourning, but you can't
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Of mourning, but you can't hold on to the hurt. living
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Hold on to the hurt. living in mourning is going to
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In mourning is going to keep the new doors from
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Keep the new doors from opening.
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Opening. you have to heal so you can
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You have to heal so you can see the new relationships,
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See the new relationships, the new opportunities.
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The new opportunities. in the scripture, peter
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In the scripture, peter asked jesus how often he
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Asked jesus how often he should forgive someone that
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Should forgive someone that did him wrong.
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Did him wrong. it's funny because peter
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It's funny because peter was known to be offensive.
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Was known to be offensive. he's the one that cursed
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He's the one that cursed out the young lady when
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Out the young lady when jesus was arrested.
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Jesus was arrested. he cut off a soldier's ear
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He cut off a soldier's ear defending jesus.
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Defending jesus. he said, “jesus, should i
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He said, “jesus, should i forgive them seven times?”
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Forgive them seven times?” the jewish law said three
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The jewish law said three times, he more than doubled
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Times, he more than doubled it.
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It. he thought, “jesus, i'm
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He thought, “jesus, i'm growing.
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Growing. i've come a long way.”
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I've come a long way.” jesus said, “peter seven is
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Jesus said, “peter seven is good but i want you to
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Good but i want you to forgive them seventy times
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Forgive them seventy times seven.” it wasn't really
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Seven.” it wasn't really about the number; jesus was
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About the number; jesus was showing us a principle.
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Showing us a principle. he was saying, “i want you
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He was saying, “i want you to live in a continual
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To live in a continual process of forgiveness.”
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Process of forgiveness.” not something you do every
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Not something you do every once in a while, but on a
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Once in a while, but on a daily basis forgiveness
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Daily basis forgiveness should be a part of our
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Should be a part of our life.
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Life. he was setting a system in
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He was setting a system in place so that we wouldn't
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Place so that we wouldn't hold on to hurts, offenses,
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Hold on to hurts, offenses, disappointments.
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Disappointments. he knew that practically
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He knew that practically every day we would have
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Every day we would have these opportunities.
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These opportunities. the quicker you let things
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The quicker you let things go, the easier it is.
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Go, the easier it is. in the lord's prayer, jesus
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In the lord's prayer, jesus told us to pray, “give us
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Told us to pray, “give us this day our daily bread
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This day our daily bread and forgive us our
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And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive
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Trespasses as we forgive others.” he was saying
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Others.” he was saying every day we should be
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Every day we should be ready to forgive.
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Ready to forgive. it doesn't have to be big
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It doesn't have to be big things, that man that cut
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Things, that man that cut you off in traffic, let it
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You off in traffic, let it go.
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Go. don't let that sour your
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Don't let that sour your day.
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Day. your time is valuable.
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Your time is valuable. that's a distraction to
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That's a distraction to trying to get you off
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Trying to get you off course, offended over
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Course, offended over something that doesn't
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Something that doesn't matter.
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Matter. that clerk that's rude to
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That clerk that's rude to you at the grocery store,
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You at the grocery store, just smile and move on.
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Just smile and move on. i've learned, life is full
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I've learned, life is full of wounded people, people
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Of wounded people, people that haven't dealt with the
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That haven't dealt with the negative things in their
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Negative things in their past. at times, they'll be
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Past. at times, they'll be disrespectful, they'll say
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Disrespectful, they'll say things they shouldn't, do
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Things they shouldn't, do things that are hurtful.
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Things that are hurtful. you can't stop the offense
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You can't stop the offense from coming but you can
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From coming but you can keep it from getting down
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Keep it from getting down in you.
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In you. how much time are you
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How much time are you spending offended, bitter,
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Spending offended, bitter, holding a grudge?
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Holding a grudge? how much more could you
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How much more could you accomplish if you would
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Accomplish if you would start letting things go?
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Start letting things go? how much better
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How much better relationships would you
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Relationships would you have if you would get
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Have if you would get emotionally healthy, if you
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Emotionally healthy, if you would let go of what people
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Would let go of what people said, forgive the person
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Said, forgive the person that did you wrong, quit
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That did you wrong, quit reliving the hurts.
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Reliving the hurts. this is where david in the
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This is where david in the scripture excelled, he was
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Scripture excelled, he was an expert at letting things
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An expert at letting things go.
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Go. as a teenager his father
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As a teenager his father didn't really believe in
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Didn't really believe in him, he looked down on
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Him, he looked down on david, didn't affirm him.
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David, didn't affirm him. when the prophet samuel
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When the prophet samuel came to his father's house
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Came to his father's house to choose one of the sons
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To choose one of the sons as the next king of israel,
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As the next king of israel, his father didn't call
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His father didn't call david in from the
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David in from the shepherd's fields.
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Shepherd's fields. he thought he was too
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He thought he was too small, too young, not that
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Small, too young, not that talented.
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Talented. he didn't give him a chance.
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He didn't give him a chance. it was only after samuel
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It was only after samuel didn't choose one of the
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Didn't choose one of the other sons that david was
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Other sons that david was called in. david could have
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Called in. david could have lived bitter, with a chip
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Lived bitter, with a chip on his shoulder.
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On his shoulder. he felt the sting of
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He felt the sting of rejection from his own
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Rejection from his own family.
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Family. his brothers made fun of
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His brothers made fun of him. when david took them
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Him. when david took them lunch out on the
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Lunch out on the battlefield, his oldest
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Battlefield, his oldest brother, in front of all
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Brother, in front of all the soldiers, tried to
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The soldiers, tried to belittle him. he said,
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Belittle him. he said, “david what are you doing
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“david what are you doing here, and what did you do
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Here, and what did you do with those few sheep you're
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With those few sheep you're supposed to be taking care
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Supposed to be taking care of?” he was condescending,
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Of?” he was condescending, sarcastic.
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Sarcastic. david could have been
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David could have been upset, offended, but the
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Upset, offended, but the scripture says, “david
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Scripture says, “david turned and walked away.” he
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Turned and walked away.” he knew the importance of
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Knew the importance of letting things go.
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Letting things go. had david not done this, he
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Had david not done this, he would have never seen
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Would have never seen goliath.
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Goliath. had he stayed there and
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Had he stayed there and tried to straighten out his
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Tried to straighten out his brother we wouldn't be,
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Brother we wouldn't be, talking about him.
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Talking about him. the truth is david's father
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The truth is david's father wasn't fair, that wasn't
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Wasn't fair, that wasn't right to leave him out in
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Right to leave him out in the fields.
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The fields. his brothers were
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His brothers were demeaning, belittling.
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Demeaning, belittling. but you can't make people
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But you can't make people do what's right.
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Do what's right. it's a test. are you
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It's a test. are you holding on to the offense,
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Holding on to the offense, let the betrayal, what they
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Let the betrayal, what they said, how they treated you
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Said, how they treated you cause you to be sour, wake
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Cause you to be sour, wake up thinking about it?
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Up thinking about it? or are you going to let it
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Or are you going to let it go and move forward into
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Go and move forward into your destiny?
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Your destiny? there is a goliath waiting
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There is a goliath waiting for you, a new level, past
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For you, a new level, past the offense, past the
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The offense, past the rejection, past what they
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Rejection, past what they said.
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Said. my prayer is that we will
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My prayer is that we will do like david and live with
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Do like david and live with this perpetual forgiveness.
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This perpetual forgiveness. that we'll develop a habit
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That we'll develop a habit of forgiving daily.
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Of forgiving daily. when offenses come, they
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When offenses come, they bounce off of us like water
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Bounce off of us like water off of a duck's back.
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Off of a duck's back. a family member doesn't
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A family member doesn't believe in you, that's
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Believe in you, that's unfortunate but that's not
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Unfortunate but that's not going to keep you from
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Going to keep you from doing great things.
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Doing great things. a coworker tries to make
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A coworker tries to make you look bad, embarrass
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You look bad, embarrass you, most people would be
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You, most people would be upset, start a fight, pay
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Upset, start a fight, pay them back but you're a
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Them back but you're a david.
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David. you recognize that's a
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You recognize that's a distraction, you let it go,
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Distraction, you let it go, knowing that god will take
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Knowing that god will take care of your enemies.
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Care of your enemies. one way god vindicates you,
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One way god vindicates you, is he promotes you in the
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Is he promotes you in the presence of your enemies.
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Presence of your enemies. he doesn't do it in
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He doesn't do it in private, but in public, so
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Private, but in public, so that those that left you
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That those that left you out, discounted you, tried
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Out, discounted you, tried to make you feel small,
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To make you feel small, they will see you promoted,
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They will see you promoted, honored, in a position of
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Honored, in a position of greater influence.
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Greater influence. when david defeated
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When david defeated goliath, the whole army was
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Goliath, the whole army was in awe.
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In awe. the city was cheering.
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The city was cheering. even the philistines, the
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Even the philistines, the opposition, couldn't
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Opposition, couldn't believe what david had done.
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Believe what david had done. god knows how to lift you
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God knows how to lift you up when people are trying
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Up when people are trying to push you down.
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To push you down. don't let that offense in.
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Don't let that offense in. start letting things go
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Start letting things go quickly.
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Quickly. don't think about it a week
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Don't think about it a week and then you'll do it.
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And then you'll do it. you won't have to get over
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You won't have to get over so many emotional wounds,
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So many emotional wounds, if you don't let the
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If you don't let the offense in in the first
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Offense in in the first place.
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Place. if david would have woken
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If david would have woken up each morning and thought
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Up each morning and thought about how his father
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About how his father mistreated him, why did he
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Mistreated him, why did he leave me out?
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Leave me out? how his brothers were
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How his brothers were demeaning.
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Demeaning. that bitterness, the anger,
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That bitterness, the anger, the self-pity would have
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The self-pity would have stopped his destiny.
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Stopped his destiny. when the offense comes up,
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When the offense comes up, don't go there.
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Don't go there. keep your mind on the
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Keep your mind on the positive.
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Positive. think on things that are
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Think on things that are good, wholesome, uplifting.
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Good, wholesome, uplifting. it's not doing anything
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It's not doing anything productive to think about
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Productive to think about something negative that was
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Something negative that was said about you, relive how
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Said about you, relive how the person walked away,
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The person walked away, rehearse all the pain, go
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Rehearse all the pain, go back over all the sorrow.
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Back over all the sorrow. that's going to keep you
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That's going to keep you from healing.
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From healing. let it go.
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Let it go. that's in the past. god saw
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That's in the past. god saw what happened.
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What happened. he heard what they said.
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He heard what they said. he knows what you lost. if
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He knows what you lost. if you'll let it go, he'll
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You'll let it go, he'll make it up to you.
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Make it up to you. he'll give you beauty for
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He'll give you beauty for those ashes.
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Those ashes. a friend of mine grew up in
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A friend of mine grew up in a single parent home.
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A single parent home. at five years old, his
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At five years old, his father walked out of his
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Father walked out of his life and wouldn't have
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Life and wouldn't have anything to do with him. as
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Anything to do with him. as a little boy he longed to
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A little boy he longed to see his dad, but he
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See his dad, but he wouldn't return the
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Wouldn't return the mother's call.
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Mother's call. in his teens, he would send
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In his teens, he would send letters to his father,
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Letters to his father, birthday cards, happy
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Birthday cards, happy father's day.
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Father's day. he wanted his father's
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He wanted his father's approval so badly, just to
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Approval so badly, just to know that he cared but he
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Know that he cared but he never heard a word. he felt
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Never heard a word. he felt the rejection.
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The rejection. thoughts told him, he
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Thoughts told him, he wasn't good enough, there
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Wasn't good enough, there was something wrong with
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Was something wrong with him, but he didn't go there.
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Him, but he didn't go there. he didn't let the
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He didn't let the bitterness in, the
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Bitterness in, the self-pity.
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Self-pity. he said what the psalmist
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He said what the psalmist said, “even if my mother
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Said, “even if my mother and father forsakes me, god
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And father forsakes me, god will adopt me as his very
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Will adopt me as his very own child.” when you live
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Own child.” when you live in a state of perpetual
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In a state of perpetual forgiveness, it's amazing
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Forgiveness, it's amazing how despite the injustice,
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How despite the injustice, despite how unfair it is,
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Despite how unfair it is, you'll still be happy,
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You'll still be happy, you'll still enjoy your
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You'll still enjoy your life, you'll still do great
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Life, you'll still do great things.
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Things. when he was in his
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When he was in his thirties, his father
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Thirties, his father finally agreed to see him.
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Finally agreed to see him. he was so excited; it was a
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He was so excited; it was a dream come true.
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Dream come true. he flew to another city,
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He flew to another city, knocked on the door, a lady
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Knocked on the door, a lady answered and said, “i'm
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Answered and said, “i'm sorry, your father has
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Sorry, your father has changed his mind.
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Changed his mind. he's not going to see you.”
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He's not going to see you.” i thought he would be
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I thought he would be devastated, but he said,
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Devastated, but he said, “joel, it didn't really
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“joel, it didn't really bother me.
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Bother me. i had already prepared if
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I had already prepared if he wouldn't see me, i was
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He wouldn't see me, i was going to let it go and move
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Going to let it go and move on.” it has not stopped
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On.” it has not stopped this young man.
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This young man. he has four beautiful
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He has four beautiful children, he's happily
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Children, he's happily married, very successful.
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Married, very successful. i would have never known he
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I would have never known he didn't have an amazing
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Didn't have an amazing childhood.
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Childhood. when you learn to let
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When you learn to let things go, disappointments
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Things go, disappointments can't stop you, unfair
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Can't stop you, unfair people, how you were
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People, how you were raised, bad breaks.
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Raised, bad breaks. you'll keep rising higher,
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You'll keep rising higher, seeing the goodness of god.
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Seeing the goodness of god. i've met other people that
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I've met other people that have been through things
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Have been through things like my friend.
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Like my friend. they're bitter, angry, a
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They're bitter, angry, a chip on their shoulder,
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Chip on their shoulder, stuck in life.
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Stuck in life. what's the difference?
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What's the difference? they hold on to everything.
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They hold on to everything. you can't stop it from
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You can't stop it from coming, but you can keep
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Coming, but you can keep the poison from getting on
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The poison from getting on the inside.
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The inside. when you bury negative
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When you bury negative emotions, they never die.
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Emotions, they never die. you can't bottle up the
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You can't bottle up the anger, the hurt, the
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Anger, the hurt, the betrayal, and think that
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Betrayal, and think that that's not going to affect
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That's not going to affect you.
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You. “joel, i can't forgive
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“joel, i can't forgive them, you don't know what
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Them, you don't know what they did.
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They did. i can't let it go, they
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I can't let it go, they hurt me too badly.” you're
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Hurt me too badly.” you're not doing it for their
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Not doing it for their sake, you're doing it for
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Sake, you're doing it for your sake.
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Your sake. that poison is
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That poison is contaminating your life.
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Contaminating your life. when you release it, you'll
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When you release it, you'll step into new levels of
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Step into new levels of freedom, joy and victory.
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Freedom, joy and victory. there was a professional
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There was a professional boxer back in the 1990's.
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Boxer back in the 1990's. he was known for his
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He was known for his aggressiveness in the ring.
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Aggressiveness in the ring. he fought with such anger
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He fought with such anger and viciousness, almost
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And viciousness, almost like he was out of control.
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Like he was out of control. for years he was the middle
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For years he was the middle weight champion of the
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Weight champion of the world, very successful.
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World, very successful. after one fight, a reporter
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After one fight, a reporter asked him why he fought
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Asked him why he fought with such aggression, how
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With such aggression, how he could be that driven.
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He could be that driven. the reporter was expecting
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The reporter was expecting a standard answer, like,
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A standard answer, like, “i'm just very competitive
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“i'm just very competitive and i love to box.” but he
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And i love to box.” but he told the reason he fought
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Told the reason he fought with such anger and such
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With such anger and such hostility was because his
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Hostility was because his father was abusive.
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Father was abusive. he mistreated his mother,
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He mistreated his mother, fought with her.
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Fought with her. their home was very violent.
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Their home was very violent. he told this son how he
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He told this son how he would never amount to
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Would never amount to anything.
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Anything. at ten years old the father
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At ten years old the father abandoned the family; he
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Abandoned the family; he never saw him again. he
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Never saw him again. he said, “when i step in the
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Said, “when i step in the ring, i picture my father's
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Ring, i picture my father's face on my opponent.
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Face on my opponent. i have so much hatred
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I have so much hatred toward him, i just
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Toward him, i just explode.” i thought about
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Explode.” i thought about the difference between my
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The difference between my friend and this boxer.
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Friend and this boxer. both had betrayals, both
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Both had betrayals, both had rejection, but one is
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Had rejection, but one is living healthy, with great
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Living healthy, with great children, being blessed.
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Children, being blessed. the other is angry,
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The other is angry, violent, bitter.
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Violent, bitter. the difference is one
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The difference is one learned to let things go,
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Learned to let things go, the other chose to hold on.
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The other chose to hold on. yes, this boxer had success
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Yes, this boxer had success on the outside, but if
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On the outside, but if you're poisoned on the
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You're poisoned on the inside, it's going to spoil
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Inside, it's going to spoil every victory.
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Every victory. is there something you need
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Is there something you need to let go of?
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To let go of? bitterness, anger, how
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Bitterness, anger, how someone treated you, what
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Someone treated you, what didn't work out.
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Didn't work out. don't do like him and let
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Don't do like him and let that poison the rest of
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That poison the rest of your life.
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Your life. it wasn't right what they
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It wasn't right what they did, but you're forgiving
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Did, but you're forgiving so you can be free.
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So you can be free. you're letting it go so you
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You're letting it go so you can see beauty for the
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Can see beauty for the ashes.
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Ashes. david went to the palace to
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David went to the palace to work as one of king saul's
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Work as one of king saul's armor bearers.
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Armor bearers. saul was proud of david.
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Saul was proud of david. he loved him like a son,
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He loved him like a son, but over time, saul became
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But over time, saul became jealous of david.
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Jealous of david. he could see the anointing
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He could see the anointing and favor on david's life,
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And favor on david's life, instead of being happy for
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Instead of being happy for him, he wanted to get rid
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Him, he wanted to get rid of him. while david was
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Of him. while david was playing the harp for saul,
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Playing the harp for saul, trying to make saul feel
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Trying to make saul feel better, saul threw a spear
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Better, saul threw a spear at david and barely missed
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At david and barely missed him. david had to flee for
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Him. david had to flee for his life.
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His life. he had done nothing but
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He had done nothing but good for saul.
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Good for saul. honored him, served him,
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Honored him, served him, but in return saul tried to
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But in return saul tried to kill him. david spent
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Kill him. david spent months living on the run,
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Months living on the run, hiding in caves, with saul
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Hiding in caves, with saul and his men chasing after
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And his men chasing after him. at one point, david
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Him. at one point, david could have killed saul.
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Could have killed saul. he snuck up on saul and his
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He snuck up on saul and his men while they were
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Men while they were sleeping, but he wouldn't
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Sleeping, but he wouldn't harm him. despite david
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Harm him. despite david being good to saul, saul
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Being good to saul, saul never changed his mind.
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Never changed his mind. he wouldn't have him back
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He wouldn't have him back in the palace.
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In the palace. several years later, saul
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Several years later, saul was killed in a battle,
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Was killed in a battle, david was made the king.
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David was made the king. when david heard that saul
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When david heard that saul was gone, you would think
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Was gone, you would think he would be so happy, and
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He would be so happy, and so relieved.
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So relieved. finally, this man that made
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Finally, this man that made his life miserable, caused
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His life miserable, caused him heartache, where he
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Him heartache, where he couldn't pursue his dreams,
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Couldn't pursue his dreams, was no longer there.
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Was no longer there. surely, david would call
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Surely, david would call his men together and have a
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His men together and have a big party.
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Big party. but the scripture says,
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But the scripture says, david wept when he learned
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David wept when he learned saul was killed.
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Saul was killed. he wrote a song honoring
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He wrote a song honoring him, saying, “how beloved
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Him, saying, “how beloved and how gracious was saul.”
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And how gracious was saul.” no wonder david rose so
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No wonder david rose so high.
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High. he learned to let things go.
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He learned to let things go. can you imagine writing a
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Can you imagine writing a song about your biggest
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Song about your biggest enemy, the one that tried
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Enemy, the one that tried to keep you down, about how
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To keep you down, about how beloved they are?
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Beloved they are? a key to david's success is
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A key to david's success is he didn't let the toxins
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He didn't let the toxins get on the inside.
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Get on the inside. he didn't bury the things
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He didn't bury the things that weren't fair, the
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That weren't fair, the anger, the hurt, the
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Anger, the hurt, the injustice, he turned it
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Injustice, he turned it over to god.
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Over to god. even years later, he was
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Even years later, he was sitting in the palace, the
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Sitting in the palace, the greatest leader of that
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Greatest leader of that day, maybe of any day,
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Day, maybe of any day, having conquered all kinds
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Having conquered all kinds of territory and seen god's
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Of territory and seen god's favor in great ways.
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Favor in great ways. he said to his staff, “is
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He said to his staff, “is there anyone still alive
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There anyone still alive from the house of saul that
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From the house of saul that i can bless.” he still had
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I can bless.” he still had no bitterness toward saul.
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No bitterness toward saul. he's still being good to a
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He's still being good to a man that wasn't good to
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Man that wasn't good to him. who knows where god
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Him. who knows where god will take you if you'll
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Will take you if you'll just let things go.
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Just let things go. when you have every right
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When you have every right to be angry, bitter, hold
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To be angry, bitter, hold on to the hurt, they left
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On to the hurt, they left you, you lost someone
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You, you lost someone valuable.
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Valuable. i'm not saying it's easy,
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I'm not saying it's easy, but it's more difficult to
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But it's more difficult to deal with the toxins on the
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Deal with the toxins on the inside, than it is to let
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Inside, than it is to let things go.
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Things go. it's not always easy to
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It's not always easy to forgive but it's harder to
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Forgive but it's harder to deal with the poison of
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Deal with the poison of unforgiveness.
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Unforgiveness. it's not easy to move
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It's not easy to move forward after a
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Forward after a disappointment but it's
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Disappointment but it's harder to stay stuck in
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Harder to stay stuck in defeat and mediocrity.
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Defeat and mediocrity. coach rudy tomjonavich was
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Coach rudy tomjonavich was the hall of fame coach of
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The hall of fame coach of the houston rockets and
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The houston rockets and also a great basketball
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Also a great basketball player himself.
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Player himself. when he was twenty-five
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When he was twenty-five years old, in the middle of
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Years old, in the middle of a game, a fight broke out
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A game, a fight broke out between two players.
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Between two players. rudy ran over to break them
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Rudy ran over to break them up.
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Up. one of the players, turned
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One of the players, turned and threw a punch, without
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And threw a punch, without looking, as hard as he
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Looking, as hard as he could.
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Could. it just so happened, rudy
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It just so happened, rudy was running up full speed,
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Was running up full speed, the punch hit him square in
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The punch hit him square in the face.
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The face. it became known as the
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It became known as the punch heard around the
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Punch heard around the world.
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World. it fractured his skull,
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It fractured his skull, broke his nose and
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Broke his nose and cheekbones.
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Cheekbones. he had spinal fluid leaking
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He had spinal fluid leaking out.
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Out. it almost took his life.
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It almost took his life. months later, while he was
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Months later, while he was recovering, he was asked
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Recovering, he was asked about the man that hit him
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About the man that hit him and what he thought.
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And what he thought. everyone was waiting his
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Everyone was waiting his response.
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Response. surely, he would be angry,
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Surely, he would be angry, bitter, this is not right.
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Bitter, this is not right. rudy didn't miss a beat.
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Rudy didn't miss a beat. he told how he had already
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He told how he had already forgiven him, that he
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Forgiven him, that he wasn't angry, or upset.
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Wasn't angry, or upset. the reporters were puzzled.
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The reporters were puzzled. they said, “this man almost
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They said, “this man almost ended your life.
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Ended your life. he put you through all this
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He put you through all this pain, how could you
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Pain, how could you possibly forgive him?” rudy
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Possibly forgive him?” rudy said, “i knew the only way
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Said, “i knew the only way i could move forward was to
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I could move forward was to let it go.
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Let it go. i didn't forgive just for
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I didn't forgive just for his sake, i did it so that
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His sake, i did it so that i could be free.”
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I could be free.” maybe you've had bad breaks.
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Maybe you've had bad breaks. you weren't treated right,
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You weren't treated right, it wasn't fair.
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It wasn't fair. i'm not asking you to do
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I'm not asking you to do the other person a favor,
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The other person a favor, i'm asking you to do
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I'm asking you to do yourself a favor.
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Yourself a favor. forgive so you can be free.
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Forgive so you can be free. forgive so you can reach
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Forgive so you can reach your potential.
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Your potential. forgive so you can see the
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Forgive so you can see the beauty for ashes.
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Beauty for ashes. don't bury the toxins.
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Don't bury the toxins. don't bury what they did.
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Don't bury what they did. those negative feelings are
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Those negative feelings are alive.
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Alive. they can't be contained.
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They can't be contained. you have to give it to god.
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You have to give it to god. trust him to make it up to
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Trust him to make it up to you.
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You. you weren't created to live
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You weren't created to live with poisons, weighing you
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With poisons, weighing you down, contaminating your
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Down, contaminating your vision.
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Vision. you will rise so much
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You will rise so much higher, if you'll get free
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Higher, if you'll get free from that.
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From that. david had another great
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David had another great disappointment.
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Disappointment. his newborn baby became
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His newborn baby became very sick.
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Very sick. he went home and prayed and
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He went home and prayed and fasted, asked god to heal
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Fasted, asked god to heal his child.
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His child. for seven days he wouldn't
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For seven days he wouldn't eat, he didn't see anyone,
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Eat, he didn't see anyone, he was consumed with this
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He was consumed with this baby, believing that god
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Baby, believing that god would give a miracle.
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Would give a miracle. unfortunately, the baby
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Unfortunately, the baby died.
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Died. his men were so concerned
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His men were so concerned that when they told david
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That when they told david he might fall apart. they
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He might fall apart. they didn't know what to do.
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Didn't know what to do. david overheard them and
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David overheard them and asked what was wrong.
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Asked what was wrong. when he found out the baby
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When he found out the baby died, he got up off the
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Died, he got up off the floor.
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Floor. the scripture says he went
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The scripture says he went home, washed his face,
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Home, washed his face, dressed in new clothes.
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Dressed in new clothes. then he went to the table
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Then he went to the table and ate a meal.
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And ate a meal. his men were so surprised.
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His men were so surprised. they said, “david when the
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They said, “david when the baby was alive, you were so
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Baby was alive, you were so distraught, but now that
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Distraught, but now that the baby is gone, you seem
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The baby is gone, you seem like you're fine.” david
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Like you're fine.” david said, “i cannot bring the
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Said, “i cannot bring the baby back, but one day i
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Baby back, but one day i can go to be where he is.”
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Can go to be where he is.” david could have been
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David could have been bitter, “god why didn't you
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Bitter, “god why didn't you answer my prayer, god, i've
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Answer my prayer, god, i've served you, i did the right
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Served you, i did the right thing when saul was chasing
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Thing when saul was chasing me, i've tried to honor you
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Me, i've tried to honor you and now this happened.” no,
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And now this happened.” no, david knew to let it go.
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David knew to let it go. “i don't understand it, it
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“i don't understand it, it wasn't fair, but god you're
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Wasn't fair, but god you're still on the throne.
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Still on the throne. i know you still have good
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I know you still have good things in store for me.”
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Things in store for me.” there's a lot in life we're
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There's a lot in life we're not going to understand.
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Not going to understand. you can't get caught up in
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You can't get caught up in the why's.
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The why's. part of faith is trusting
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Part of faith is trusting when it doesn't make sense.
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When it doesn't make sense. a year later, david's wife
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A year later, david's wife had another baby.
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Had another baby. they named him solomon.
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They named him solomon. he became the king after
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He became the king after david, the heir to the
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David, the heir to the throne, and the wisest man
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Throne, and the wisest man that ever lived.
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That ever lived. had david stayed in
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Had david stayed in despair, had he not washed
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Despair, had he not washed his face, let go of the
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His face, let go of the disappointment, he would
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Disappointment, he would have never seen the king
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Have never seen the king that was coming.
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That was coming. in difficult times, when
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In difficult times, when you don't understand, you
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You don't understand, you could be bitter, if you'll
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Could be bitter, if you'll just let it go and keep
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Just let it go and keep trusting god, like david
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Trusting god, like david you'll give birth to a king.
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You'll give birth to a king. something greater than what
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Something greater than what you've imagined, something
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You've imagined, something where you don't think about
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Where you don't think about what you've lost.
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What you've lost. i heard a story about this
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I heard a story about this eagle.
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Eagle. it swooped down and picked
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It swooped down and picked up a mole off the ground.
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Up a mole off the ground. it grabbed it with its
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It grabbed it with its talons and held it close to
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Talons and held it close to its chest. this was unusual
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Its chest. this was unusual because an eagle wouldn't
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Because an eagle wouldn't normally pick up a mole.
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Normally pick up a mole. they eat fish and other
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They eat fish and other things.
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Things. as the eagle was flying,
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As the eagle was flying, holding this mole so close,
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Holding this mole so close, it began to get tired, and
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It began to get tired, and started getting weaker.
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Started getting weaker. flew lower and lower and
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Flew lower and lower and finally had to land.
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Finally had to land. on the ground, the eagle
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On the ground, the eagle lost all of its strength,
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Lost all of its strength, fell over and died.
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Fell over and died. the little mole scurried
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The little mole scurried away unharmed.
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Away unharmed. it was very puzzling.
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It was very puzzling. a veterinarian discovered
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A veterinarian discovered the mole had very subtly
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The mole had very subtly bit into the eagle's chest.
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Bit into the eagle's chest. the eagle couldn't feel it,
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The eagle couldn't feel it, but it punctured the
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But it punctured the eagle's heart, and caused
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Eagle's heart, and caused it to lose blood pressure
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It to lose blood pressure and eventually pass.
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And eventually pass. are you holding on to
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Are you holding on to something that you don't
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Something that you don't realize is killing you?
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Realize is killing you? anger, bitterness, guilt,
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Anger, bitterness, guilt, shame.
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Shame. that's draining the life
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That's draining the life out of you.
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Out of you. that's taking your joy,
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That's taking your joy, your peace, your creativity.
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Your peace, your creativity. how much higher could you
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How much higher could you fly, how much further could
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Fly, how much further could you go, if you got rid of
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You go, if you got rid of these things that you're
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These things that you're not supposed to be carrying?
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Not supposed to be carrying? today can be a turning
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Today can be a turning point.
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Point. do you know what's more
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Do you know what's more powerful than negative
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Powerful than negative emotions?
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Emotions? a decision.
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A decision. when you let it go, when
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When you let it go, when you wash your face, when
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You wash your face, when you say like rudy t, “i
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You say like rudy t, “i forgive.” then you're
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Forgive.” then you're moving toward the king
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Moving toward the king that's in your future.
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That's in your future. you may have buried some
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You may have buried some toxins; you may be carrying
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Toxins; you may be carrying some things that you
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Some things that you shouldn't.
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Shouldn't. that's okay.
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That's okay. you can release them right
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You can release them right now.
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Now. this is your time to be
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This is your time to be free.
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Free. if you'll do this, i
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're
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Believe and declare, you're about to soar to new
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About to soar to new heights, new doors are
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Heights, new doors are about to open, new
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About to open, new friendships, healing,
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Friendships, healing, restoration, breakthroughs,
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Restoration, breakthroughs, the fullness of your
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The fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? (applause)
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When was the
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Last time you asked
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God to do something
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That seemed impossible?
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If you only pray small,
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Ordinary prayers,
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You'll live a small,
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Ordinary life.
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For the big things
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God puts in your heart.
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Victoria and i used
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To have season tickets
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To watch the rockets
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Play basketball here.
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We never dreamed
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It could be ours.
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Somehow
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We had the faith to pray
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A bold prayer.
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God made things happen
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That we could
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Never make happen.
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It's the same for you.
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Joel Osteen - Let It Go

February 17, 2025 | S25:E48

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