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Joel Osteen - Letting Go of Control

December 3, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Letting Go of Control | December 3, 2025

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> (music playing) .
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. > joel: god bless you!
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> joel: god bless you! it's a joy to come into
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It's a joy to come into your homes. we're praying
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Your homes. we're praying for you guys.
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For you guys. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us all throughout the
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With us all throughout the week. you can download our
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Week. you can download our daily podcasts or go to
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Daily podcasts or go to our youtube channel,
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Our youtube channel, watch the messages anytime;
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Watch the messages anytime; follow us on social media.
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Follow us on social media. we want to keep you
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We want to keep you encouraged and inspired,
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Encouraged and inspired, but thanks for tuning in.
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But thanks for tuning in. thanks again for coming out.
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Thanks again for coming out. 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 elderly
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I heard about these elderly ladies, way up in their
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Ladies, way up in their eighties.
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Eighties. they were driving down the
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They were driving down the freeway together when they
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Freeway together when they were pulled over by a
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Were pulled over by a policeman. the officer
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Policeman. the officer asked the driver, "ma'am
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Asked the driver, "ma'am do you realize you're
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Do you realize you're only going 35 mph?"
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Only going 35 mph?" she said, "yes, officer,
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She said, "yes, officer, i realize that."
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I realize that." he said, "why are you
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He said, "why are you going so slow?"
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Going so slow?" she said, "because that's
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She said, "because that's what the sign says."
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What the sign says." he kind of laughed and said,
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He kind of laughed and said, "no ma'am that's the number
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"no ma'am that's the number of the freeway.
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Of the freeway. this is highway 35.
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This is highway 35. and by the way, why do these
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And by the way, why do these other passengers look so
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Other passengers look so terrified?"
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Terrified?" she smiled and said,
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She smiled and said, "because we just go off
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"because we just go off highway 95."
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Say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about letting go of control.
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About letting go of control. god puts promises and dreams
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God puts promises and dreams in all of our hearts.
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In all of our hearts. we know we're going to get
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We know we're going to get well; we know our business
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Well; we know our business is going to succeed, we know
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Is going to succeed, we know we're going to meet the
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We're going to meet the right person.
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Right person. but god doesn't tell us how
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But god doesn't tell us how it's going to happen or when
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It's going to happen or when it's going to happen.
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It's going to happen. too often if it's not
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Too often if it's not happening the way we thought
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Happening the way we thought or on our timetable we get
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Or on our timetable we get frustrated.
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Frustrated. "god when is this going
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"god when is this going to turn this around? when
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To turn this around? when is my health going to
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Is my health going to improve? how come this
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Improve? how come this situation at work is not
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Situation at work is not getting better?"
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Getting better?" we put god in a box and
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We put god in a box and tell him how to do it,
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Tell him how to do it, when it should happen and
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When it should happen and who to use.
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Who to use. if it's not working out the
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If it's not working out the way we think, we can get
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Way we think, we can get discouraged.
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Discouraged. once you pray, once you
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Once you pray, once you believe you have to leave
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Believe you have to leave how god does it and when
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How god does it and when he does it up to him.
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He does it up to him. if you put a time frame on
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If you put a time frame on it and a method of how it's
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It and a method of how it's going to happen, you're
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Going to happen, you're going to be frustrated.
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Going to be frustrated. because god's ways are not
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Because god's ways are not our ways.
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Our ways. he's working when we can't
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He's working when we can't see it.
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See it. sometimes it's taking longer
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Sometimes it's taking longer because he has something
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Because he has something better in store.
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Better in store. one of the best things i've
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One of the best things i've learned is to trust god's
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Learned is to trust god's timing and trust his ways.
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Timing and trust his ways. what god promised will come
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What god promised will come to pass but it may not
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To pass but it may not happen the way you think,
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Happen the way you think, it may not be when you had
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It may not be when you had planned.
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Planned. if you're trying to control
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If you're trying to control the outcome and control the
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The outcome and control the timeframe, you're going to
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Timeframe, you're going to live worried.
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Live worried. you have to release control.
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You have to release control. release having to have it
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Release having to have it happen your way.
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Happen your way. god already has it figured
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God already has it figured out. he knows the end from
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Out. he knows the end from the beginning.
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The beginning. but here's the key, he
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But here's the key, he doesn't give us the details.
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Doesn't give us the details. if you knew how everything
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If you knew how everything was going to work out, it
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Was going to work out, it wouldn't take faith.
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Wouldn't take faith. if he told you, three months
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If he told you, three months from now a big door is going
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From now a big door is going open, it looks like you're
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Open, it looks like you're going backwards but there's
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Going backwards but there's a shortcut that's going to
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A shortcut that's going to put you ahead."
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Put you ahead." you would relax and say,
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You would relax and say, "okay, it's all going to
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"okay, it's all going to work out."
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Work out." why don't you do that now?
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Why don't you do that now? god has it all planned out.
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God has it all planned out. he's doing things you can't
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He's doing things you can't see.
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See. there are good breaks
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There are good breaks coming, healing, favor,
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Coming, healing, favor, the right people.
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The right people. they're already on your
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They're already on your schedule.
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Schedule. if you'll release control,
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If you'll release control, then you can enjoy your
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Then you can enjoy your life while you're waiting
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Life while you're waiting for things to change.
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For things to change. what's upsetting you, what's
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What's upsetting you, what's keeping you awake at night?
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Keeping you awake at night? god is saying, "release it
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God is saying, "release it to me. i'm in control.
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To me. i'm in control. i'm ordering your steps; i'm
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I'm ordering your steps; i'm working behind the scenes.
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Working behind the scenes. the scripture says, "those
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The scripture says, "those who have believed enter in
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Who have believed enter in to rest."
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To rest." once you've believed, you
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Once you've believed, you don't have to figure
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Don't have to figure everything out.
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Everything out. you may not see anything
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You may not see anything changing, you'll be tempted
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Changing, you'll be tempted to worry, stay at rest.
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To worry, stay at rest. when you're at rest you're
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When you're at rest you're showing god that you trust
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Showing god that you trust him.
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Him. maybe you're believing for
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Maybe you're believing for your health to improve, but
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Your health to improve, but the medical report is not
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The medical report is not getting better.
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Getting better. you thought it would have
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You thought it would have happened by now.
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Happened by now. you could be worried,
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You could be worried, complaining, but instead
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Complaining, but instead you're thanking god, you're
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You're thanking god, you're declaring his promises,
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Declaring his promises, you're being your best each
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You're being your best each day.
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Day. when you're at rest, you're
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When you're at rest, you're in faith.
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In faith. that's what allows god to
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That's what allows god to work.
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Work. but if you're upset over
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But if you're upset over what's not changing, worried
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What's not changing, worried about your finances and
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About your finances and can't sleep because that
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Can't sleep because that child is off course,
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Child is off course, that's a sign that you've
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That's a sign that you've stopped believing.
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Stopped believing. you need to enter in to
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You need to enter in to rest. come back to a place
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Rest. come back to a place of peace.
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Of peace. you can't trust god and be
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You can't trust god and be worried at the same time.
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Worried at the same time. when you're at rest, you
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When you're at rest, you know god's in control, you
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Know god's in control, you know all things are going to
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Know all things are going to work for your good, you know
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Work for your good, you know what he started he's going
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What he started he's going to finish.
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To finish. "joel, i'm worried about my
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"joel, i'm worried about my finances, i'm upset about
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Finances, i'm upset about the medical report.
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The medical report. it's not a surprise to god.
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It's not a surprise to god. he hasn't brought you this
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He hasn't brought you this far to leave you.
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Far to leave you. release the worry, release
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Release the worry, release the frustration, release
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The frustration, release having to know all the
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Having to know all the details.
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Details. there will always be
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There will always be situations that we don't
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Situations that we don't understand, problems that
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Understand, problems that look too big, obstacles that
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Look too big, obstacles that seem permanent.
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Seem permanent. that's a test.
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That's a test. will you go through life
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Will you go through life worried, wondering if it's
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Worried, wondering if it's going work out, discouraged
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Going work out, discouraged because it's taking so long,
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Because it's taking so long, or will you enter into rest?
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Or will you enter into rest? will you believe that god is
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Will you believe that god is in control and that he will
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In control and that he will get you to where you're
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Get you to where you're supposed to be?
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Supposed to be? my sister lisa and her
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My sister lisa and her husband kevin tried to have
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Husband kevin tried to have a baby for many years with
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A baby for many years with no success.
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No success. lisa took all the fertility
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Lisa took all the fertility treatments, had a couple of
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Treatments, had a couple of surgeries, but still
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Surgeries, but still couldn't conceive.
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Couldn't conceive. finally, the doctors told
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Finally, the doctors told her that she wouldn't be
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Her that she wouldn't be able to have a baby.
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Able to have a baby. lisa kept praying,
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Lisa kept praying, believing, year after year,
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Believing, year after year, she knew that god has the
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She knew that god has the final say.
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Final say. but at one point she
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But at one point she realized she was consumed
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Realized she was consumed with having that baby.
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With having that baby. that was her main focus.
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That was her main focus. sometimes we want something
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Sometimes we want something so badly, it can get out of
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So badly, it can get out of balance.
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Balance. we're not going to be happy
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We're not going to be happy unless god does it our way.
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Unless god does it our way. you have to put it on the
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You have to put it on the altar.
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Altar. don't release the dream,
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Don't release the dream, don't give up on the
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Don't give up on the promise, but release control
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Promise, but release control of how god is going to bring
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Of how god is going to bring it to pass.
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It to pass. he may not do it a
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He may not do it a traditional way, what you
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Traditional way, what you were expecting.
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Were expecting. anything you have to have to
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Anything you have to have to be happy, the enemy can use
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Be happy, the enemy can use against you.
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Against you. but when you can say, "god
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But when you can say, "god this is what i want but even
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This is what i want but even if it doesn't work out my
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If it doesn't work out my way, i'm still going to be
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Way, i'm still going to be happy, i'm still going to
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Happy, i'm still going to give you praise."
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Give you praise." that takes away the power
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That takes away the power of the enemy.
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Of the enemy. hold tightly to your dreams
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Hold tightly to your dreams but hold loosely to how god
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But hold loosely to how god is going to do it.
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Is going to do it. a few months after lisa
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A few months after lisa released control, she
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Released control, she received a phone call from a
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Received a phone call from a friend of ours in another
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Friend of ours in another state that has a home for
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State that has a home for teenage girls.
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Teenage girls. one of the young ladies was
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One of the young ladies was about to give birth to twins
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About to give birth to twins and she asked lisa and kevin
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And she asked lisa and kevin if they would be interested
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If they would be interested in adopting them.
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In adopting them. they didn't have to think
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They didn't have to think twice, they knew that was
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Twice, they knew that was an answered prayer.
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An answered prayer. a couple of months later
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A couple of months later they were at the hospital
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They were at the hospital when the babies were born.
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When the babies were born. today, they're beautiful
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Today, they're beautiful young ladies in their
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Young ladies in their twenties.
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Twenties. god knows how to bring
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God knows how to bring promises to pass but you
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Promises to pass but you have to stay open to how
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Have to stay open to how it's going to happen.
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It's going to happen. if you're set in having it
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If you're set in having it one way, you can be
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One way, you can be frustrated.
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Frustrated. god does things out of the
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God does things out of the ordinary, unusual.
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Ordinary, unusual. he may not bring your dream
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He may not bring your dream to pass a traditional way.
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To pass a traditional way. it seemed like lisa was
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It seemed like lisa was falling behind but then one
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Falling behind but then one phone call and she had not
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Phone call and she had not one but two babies.
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One but two babies. she didn't have to get
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She didn't have to get pregnant; she didn't have to
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Pregnant; she didn't have to carry the baby nine months.
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Carry the baby nine months. god did it an unusual way.
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God did it an unusual way. are you upset about
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Are you upset about something that's the hand
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Something that's the hand of god?
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Of god? it hasn't happened yet
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It hasn't happened yet because god is going to do
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Because god is going to do something better than you
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Something better than you think.
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Think. the delay, the
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The delay, the disappointment, the setback,
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Disappointment, the setback, it's not working against
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It's not working against you, it's working for you.
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You, it's working for you. release control of how it's
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Release control of how it's going to happen.
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Going to happen. god is about to do unusual
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God is about to do unusual things, out of the ordinary,
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Things, out of the ordinary, unprecedented.
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Unprecedented. you're not falling behind,
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You're not falling behind, you're about to receive
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You're about to receive a phone call, a good break,
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A phone call, a good break, a promotion, your health
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A promotion, your health suddenly turns around.
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Suddenly turns around. i've learned god doesn't
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I've learned god doesn't always take us down
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Always take us down a straight path.
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A straight path. there will be detours,
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There will be detours, delays, curves, these times
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Delays, curves, these times when you feel like you're
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When you feel like you're going the wrong way.
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Going the wrong way. "god i'm believing to go
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"god i'm believing to go this direction, for
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This direction, for promotion, healing, freedom,
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Promotion, healing, freedom, but i'm going the other
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But i'm going the other direction.
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Direction. don't get set on the method.
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Don't get set on the method. the way you think it's going
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The way you think it's going to happen may not be the way
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To happen may not be the way god's going to do it.
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God's going to do it. what you can't see is on
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What you can't see is on that path that's going the
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That path that's going the wrong way, there's another
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Wrong way, there's another turn, it leads to a short
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Turn, it leads to a short cut that will catapult you
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Cut that will catapult you ahead.
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Ahead. lisa was believing for one
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Lisa was believing for one child and came out with two.
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Child and came out with two. that's the way our god is.
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That's the way our god is. where he's leading you is
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Where he's leading you is going to be better than
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Going to be better than you've imagined.
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You've imagined. the reason it's taking
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The reason it's taking longer is because it's going
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Longer is because it's going to be bigger than you
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To be bigger than you thought, more rewarding,
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Thought, more rewarding, more fulfilling.
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More fulfilling. doors aren't opening yet?
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Doors aren't opening yet? you don't know what god is
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You don't know what god is up to.
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Up to. you can't see what he's
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You can't see what he's doing behind the scenes.
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Doing behind the scenes. people are against you, the
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People are against you, the trouble hasn't turned
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Trouble hasn't turned around, your family member
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Around, your family member is still off course.
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Is still off course. don't be discouraged by
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Don't be discouraged by what's not changing.
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What's not changing. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. the scripture talks about
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The scripture talks about how there is a set time for
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How there is a set time for god to favor you, a set time
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God to favor you, a set time to heal you, a set time to
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To heal you, a set time to turn the problem around.
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Turn the problem around. if there's a right time,
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If there's a right time, that means there's a wrong
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That means there's a wrong time.
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Time. if it hasn't happened yet,
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If it hasn't happened yet, then it wasn't meant to be.
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Then it wasn't meant to be. instead of fighting where
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Instead of fighting where you are, why don't you
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You are, why don't you embrace where you are?
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Embrace where you are? "god, i know you're ordering
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"god, i know you're ordering my steps, i'm right where i'm
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My steps, i'm right where i'm supposed to be.
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Supposed to be. lord i want to thank you
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Lord i want to thank you that my set times are
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That my set times are coming."
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Coming." i can promise you this, god
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I can promise you this, god is not going to be one
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Is not going to be one second late.
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Second late. he's not going to accidently
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He's not going to accidently miss your set time.
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Miss your set time. it's good to be passionate
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It's good to be passionate about our dreams, passionate
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About our dreams, passionate about healing, freedom,
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About healing, freedom, promotion.
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Promotion. but don't be so consumed
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But don't be so consumed that you're not going to be
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That you're not going to be happy while you're waiting
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Happy while you're waiting for god to bring it to pass.
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For god to bring it to pass. don't put your happiness on
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Don't put your happiness on hold until everything works
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Hold until everything works out.
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Out. this day is a gift.
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This day is a gift. enjoy your life while god is
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Enjoy your life while god is working.
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Working. enter into rest, not
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Enter into rest, not uptight, stressed out, "when
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Uptight, stressed out, "when is it going to change?"
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Is it going to change?" you have to pass the test of
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You have to pass the test of being happy where you are
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Being happy where you are before god will get you to
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Before god will get you to where you want to be.
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Where you want to be. if you can only be happy
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If you can only be happy when the problem turns
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When the problem turns around, when you have the
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Around, when you have the baby, when your business
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Baby, when your business grows, that's going to delay
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Grows, that's going to delay what god is going to do.
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What god is going to do. you have to put your foot
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You have to put your foot down and say, "i am going to
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Down and say, "i am going to enjoy this day.
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Enjoy this day. god, i know you're on the
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God, i know you're on the throne.
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Throne. i trust your timing and i
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I trust your timing and i trust your ways.
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Trust your ways. in the meantime, i'm going
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In the meantime, i'm going to live my life happy."
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To live my life happy." imagine if joseph had not
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Imagine if joseph had not learned how to release
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Learned how to release control.
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Control. god gave him a dream as a
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God gave him a dream as a teenager that he would be in
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Teenager that he would be in leadership and that people
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Leadership and that people would bow down before him.
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Would bow down before him. what if he had a
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What if he had a preconceived idea of how it
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Preconceived idea of how it was going to happen?
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Was going to happen? "surely, someone is going to
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"surely, someone is going to show up at my house, like they
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Show up at my house, like they did for david and anoint me
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Did for david and anoint me king, pick me out of a lineup,
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King, pick me out of a lineup, show me favor and i'll step
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Show me favor and i'll step into leadership."
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Into leadership." but god does things unusual
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But god does things unusual ways.
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Ways. he uses adversities, bad
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He uses adversities, bad breaks, disappointments to
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Breaks, disappointments to move us into our destiny.
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Move us into our destiny. the trouble looks like a
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The trouble looks like a setback but really trouble
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Setback but really trouble is transportation.
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Is transportation. god uses trouble to move you
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God uses trouble to move you to where he wants you to be.
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To where he wants you to be. we think god only uses
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We think god only uses favor, good breaks, open
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Favor, good breaks, open doors.
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Doors. we know it's his blessing,
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We know it's his blessing, we thank him when that
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We thank him when that happens, but i've learned
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Happens, but i've learned god uses closed doors just
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God uses closed doors just as much as open doors.
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As much as open doors. he uses people that are
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He uses people that are against us, just as much as
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Against us, just as much as people that are for us.
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People that are for us. he uses rejection,
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He uses rejection, betrayals, delays to
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Betrayals, delays to position us for promotion.
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Position us for promotion. we can't see it at the time,
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We can't see it at the time, we don't like it, it's
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We don't like it, it's uncomfortable but it's the
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Uncomfortable but it's the hand of god ordering our
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Hand of god ordering our steps.
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Steps. joseph had this dream; he
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Joseph had this dream; he knew god's favor was on him.
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Knew god's favor was on him. what happened?
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What happened? he was betrayed by his
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He was betrayed by his brothers, thrown into a pit,
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Brothers, thrown into a pit, sold into slavery, falsely
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Sold into slavery, falsely accused, put in prison.
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Accused, put in prison. one bad break after another.
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One bad break after another. but joseph understood this
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But joseph understood this principle.
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Principle. he never complained.
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He never complained. he never got bitter.
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He never got bitter. i'm sure there were many
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I'm sure there were many lonely nights, times where
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Lonely nights, times where he felt forgotten,
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He felt forgotten, abandoned, but deep down he
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Abandoned, but deep down he could hear that still small
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Could hear that still small voice telling him, "i'm
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Voice telling him, "i'm still in control, i've got
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Still in control, i've got you in the palm of my hand.
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You in the palm of my hand. this is all a part of your
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This is all a part of your destiny."
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Destiny." if he would have tried to
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If he would have tried to control it, tried to make it
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Control it, tried to make it happen his way, he would
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Happen his way, he would have lived bitter,
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Have lived bitter, frustrated, angry.
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Frustrated, angry. every day he had to release
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Every day he had to release the worry, release the
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The worry, release the frustration, release how he
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Frustration, release how he thought it would happen.
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Thought it would happen. thirteen years later, he
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Thirteen years later, he became the prime minister of
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Became the prime minister of egypt.
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Egypt. he saw that dream come to
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He saw that dream come to pass.
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Pass. but when you study his
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But when you study his journey, you see twists and
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Journey, you see twists and turns, delays, detours,
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Turns, delays, detours, disappointments.
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Disappointments. proverbs says, "since the
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Proverbs says, "since the lord is directing your
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Lord is directing your steps, why try to understand
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Steps, why try to understand everything that happens
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Everything that happens along the way."
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Along the way." are you frustrated because
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Are you frustrated because you don't understand
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You don't understand something that's happened to
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Something that's happened to you, upset over a bad break,
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You, upset over a bad break, worried because of a delay?
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Worried because of a delay? how do you know it's not the
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How do you know it's not the hand of god leading you to
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Hand of god leading you to your throne?
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Your throne? how do you know that you're
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How do you know that you're not a joseph?
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Not a joseph? that you're not right on
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That you're not right on course, on schedule to see
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Course, on schedule to see what god promised you?
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What god promised you? it may not happen like you
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It may not happen like you think.
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Think. god uses difficulties to
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God uses difficulties to position us for destiny.
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Position us for destiny. what you're upset about is a
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What you're upset about is a necessary step.
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Necessary step. that closed door, the delay,
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That closed door, the delay, it's instrumental in you
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It's instrumental in you reaching your purpose.
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Reaching your purpose. don't try to understand
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Don't try to understand everything that happens
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Everything that happens along the way.
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Along the way. god works in mysterious
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God works in mysterious ways.
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Ways. if you're trying to figure
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If you're trying to figure everything out, you're going
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Everything out, you're going to get confused.
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To get confused. there are things you're not
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There are things you're not supposed to understand,
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Supposed to understand, that's what faith is all
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That's what faith is all about.
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About. if that adversity was going
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If that adversity was going to stop your destiny, god
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To stop your destiny, god wouldn't have allowed it.
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Wouldn't have allowed it. if that disappointment was
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If that disappointment was going to keep you from your
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Going to keep you from your purpose, it wouldn't have
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Purpose, it wouldn't have happened.
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Happened. god is seeing what you're
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God is seeing what you're made of.
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Made of. this is your chance to say
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This is your chance to say like joseph, "god, i trust
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Like joseph, "god, i trust you even when i don't
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You even when i don't understand it.
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Understand it. i'm going to keep being my
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I'm going to keep being my best even when it's not
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Best even when it's not fair.
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Fair. i'm going to keep giving you
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I'm going to keep giving you praise when i could be
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Praise when i could be complaining.
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Complaining. i'm going to keep moving
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I'm going to keep moving forward when i feel like
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Forward when i feel like going backwards."
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Going backwards." sometimes we're trying to
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Sometimes we're trying to play god.
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Play god. we straighten everybody out,
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We straighten everybody out, vindicate ourselves, fix
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Vindicate ourselves, fix this situation at work.
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This situation at work. why don't you release
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Why don't you release control?
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Control? god doesn't need our help.
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God doesn't need our help. he's not looking for some
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He's not looking for some advice, hoping you'll stop
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Advice, hoping you'll stop those betrayals and keep
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Those betrayals and keep those bad breaks from
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Those bad breaks from happening.
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Happening. no don't resist anymore.
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No don't resist anymore. let him be god.
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Let him be god. you don't have to fight
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You don't have to fight everything that comes your
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Everything that comes your way.
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Way. you can't reach your destiny
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You can't reach your destiny without a judas kiss.
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Without a judas kiss. don't fight judas, kiss him
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Don't fight judas, kiss him back and move on.
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Back and move on. you can't become who you
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You can't become who you were created to be without a
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Were created to be without a saul being jealous, like
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Saul being jealous, like with david.
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With david. without a potiphar's wife
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Without a potiphar's wife falsely accusing you, like
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Falsely accusing you, like with joseph.
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With joseph. without a king
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Without a king nebuchadnezzar throwing you
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Nebuchadnezzar throwing you into a fiery furnace, like
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Into a fiery furnace, like the three hebrew children.
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The three hebrew children. without a pharaoh trying to
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Without a pharaoh trying to hold you captive, like the
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Hold you captive, like the israelites.
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Israelites. the good news is the
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The good news is the opposition is not in
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Opposition is not in control, they are pawns in
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Control, they are pawns in the hands of the most high
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The hands of the most high god.
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God. he is ordering your steps,
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He is ordering your steps, nothing happens without his
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Nothing happens without his permission.
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Permission. in 1959, my father was
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In 1959, my father was pastoring a successful
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Pastoring a successful church.
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Church. they had just built a new
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They had just built a new auditorium; he was on the
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Auditorium; he was on the state board for his
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State board for his denomination.
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Denomination. life was good.
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Life was good. it looked like he had a
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It looked like he had a bright future.
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Bright future. but my sister was born with
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But my sister was born with something like cerebral
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Something like cerebral palsy.
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Palsy. my father went to a hotel
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My father went to a hotel downtown to be alone for a
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Downtown to be alone for a few days.
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Few days. he read the bible like it
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He read the bible like it was the first time he ever
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Was the first time he ever read it.
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Read it. he saw how god is a healer;
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He saw how god is a healer; how he wants us to live a
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How he wants us to live a victorious, blessed life.
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Victorious, blessed life. he came back and started
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He came back and started sharing his new message of
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Sharing his new message of faith and victory with his
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Faith and victory with his congregation.
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Congregation. much to his surprise, some
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Much to his surprise, some of them didn't like it.
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Of them didn't like it. it didn't fit into their
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It didn't fit into their tradition.
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Tradition. they ended up asking him to
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They ended up asking him to leave.
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Leave. he was so disappointed.
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He was so disappointed. he had spent years pouring
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He had spent years pouring his heart and soul into
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His heart and soul into those people.
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Those people. my father could have fought
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My father could have fought it, made a big fuss, showed
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It, made a big fuss, showed them he was right and they
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Them he was right and they were wrong, instead he
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Were wrong, instead he didn't resist.
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Didn't resist. he recognized that closed
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He recognized that closed door was the hand of god.
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Door was the hand of god. he and my mother went out
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He and my mother went out and started lakewood in an
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And started lakewood in an abandoned feed store with
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Abandoned feed store with ninety people.
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Ninety people. critics said it would never
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Critics said it would never last, but sixty-one years
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Last, but sixty-one years later here we are still
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Later here we are still going strong.
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God knew my father couldn't
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God knew my father couldn't reach his destiny staying in
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Reach his destiny staying in that limited environment.
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That limited environment. those people that were
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Those people that were against him, they couldn't
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Against him, they couldn't help it, they weren't bad
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Help it, they weren't bad people, they were pawns in
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People, they were pawns in the hands of god.
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The hands of god. you have to be mature enough
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You have to be mature enough to know when to resist and
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To know when to resist and when not to resist.
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When not to resist. you're not supposed to fight
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You're not supposed to fight every battle.
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Every battle. god uses betrayals, closed
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God uses betrayals, closed doors, disappointments to
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Doors, disappointments to move you into your purpose.
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Move you into your purpose. what if my father would have
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What if my father would have been bitter, stubborn, not
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Been bitter, stubborn, not willing to move, "god i know
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Willing to move, "god i know you want me to pastor here."
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You want me to pastor here." he would have missed his
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He would have missed his destiny; don't resist, rest.
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Destiny; don't resist, rest. don't try to control how
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Don't try to control how it's going to happen,
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It's going to happen, release control.
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Release control. be open to what god is going
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Be open to what god is going to do.
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To do. in acts 27, paul was a
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In acts 27, paul was a prisoner on a ship sailing
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Prisoner on a ship sailing toward rome.
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Toward rome. an angel appeared to him and
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An angel appeared to him and said he was going to stand
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Said he was going to stand before caesar.
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Before caesar. on the journey they
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On the journey they encountered a huge storm,
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Encountered a huge storm, with hurricane force winds.
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With hurricane force winds. for fourteen days they
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For fourteen days they didn't see the sun nor the
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Didn't see the sun nor the stars.
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Stars. they tried their best to
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They tried their best to steer the ship, to try to
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Steer the ship, to try to keep some kind of control
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Keep some kind of control but the winds were too much.
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But the winds were too much. instead of fighting it,
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Instead of fighting it, trying to force where they
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Trying to force where they wanted it to go, the
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Wanted it to go, the scripture says, "they took
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Scripture says, "they took down the sails and let the
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Down the sails and let the winds blow the ship wherever
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Winds blow the ship wherever the storm wanted it to go."
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The storm wanted it to go." when you've done everything
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When you've done everything you can, you've prayed,
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You can, you've prayed, you've believed, you've
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You've believed, you've stood in faith, there comes
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Stood in faith, there comes a time where you have to do
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A time where you have to do like them.
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Like them. quit fighting it, quit
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Quit fighting it, quit trying to force it to work
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Trying to force it to work out, quit losing sleep and
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Out, quit losing sleep and release control.
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Release control. god will not take you
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God will not take you someplace where he won't
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Someplace where he won't sustain you.
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Sustain you. how do you release control?
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How do you release control? quit worrying about, quit
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Quit worrying about, quit losing sleep, quit trying to
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Losing sleep, quit trying to make it happen your way and
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Make it happen your way and say, "god, i trust you.
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Say, "god, i trust you. i know you're in control of
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I know you're in control of these winds.
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These winds. they can blow me forward,
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They can blow me forward, backward, left, right, but
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Backward, left, right, but one thing i'm certain of,
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One thing i'm certain of, where you take me is exactly
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Where you take me is exactly where i'm supposed to be."
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Where i'm supposed to be." that's what my father did,
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That's what my father did, those winds blew him to
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Those winds blew him to lakewood.
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Lakewood. the same winds that were
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The same winds that were meant to stop you, if you'll
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Meant to stop you, if you'll stay in faith, god will
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Stay in faith, god will shift the winds, and instead
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Shift the winds, and instead of blowing you backwards
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Of blowing you backwards they will blow you forward.
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They will blow you forward. that's what the scripture
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That's what the scripture says, what's meant for harm
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Says, what's meant for harm god will turn to your
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God will turn to your advantage.
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I talked to a young lady;
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I talked to a young lady; life was going great until
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Life was going great until she was diagnosed with
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She was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
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Tuberculosis. she was out of work so long
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She was out of work so long that she lost her job.
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That she lost her job. she couldn't afford her
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She couldn't afford her apartment; a friend gave her
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Apartment; a friend gave her a place to stay.
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A place to stay. she ended up getting a job
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She ended up getting a job with a major airline.
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With a major airline. she was so excited, finally
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She was so excited, finally getting back on her feet,
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Getting back on her feet, then the pandemic hit.
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Then the pandemic hit. the airline cut her work
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The airline cut her work back to only a few hours a
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Back to only a few hours a week.
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Week. she had to get an additional
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She had to get an additional job working with a security
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Job working with a security company.
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Company. one night, her car was
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One night, her car was stolen at work.
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Stolen at work. it was one bad break after
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It was one bad break after another.
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Another. she got her rental car and
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She got her rental car and it had sirius xm.
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It had sirius xm. she was so discouraged, she
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She was so discouraged, she said she needed to laugh, so
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Said she needed to laugh, so she started flipping through
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She started flipping through the channels looking for a
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The channels looking for a comedian.
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Comedian. she came across our station,
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She came across our station, channel 128, and thought
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Channel 128, and thought that i was a comedian.
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That i was a comedian. she started listening, found
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She started listening, found out that i wasn't but she
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Out that i wasn't but she couldn't turn it off.
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Couldn't turn it off. hope began to fill her
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Hope began to fill her heart, dreams started coming
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Heart, dreams started coming back to life, fresh vision.
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Back to life, fresh vision. she ended up giving her life
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She ended up giving her life to christ.
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To christ. recently her company offered
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Recently her company offered her the opportunity to
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Her the opportunity to transfer to hawaii.
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Transfer to hawaii. she'd always dreamed of
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She'd always dreamed of living there.
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Living there. it was a management
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It was a management position.
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Position. because she worked for the
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Because she worked for the airline, she can travel back
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Airline, she can travel back and forth at no charge.
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And forth at no charge. she said, "i look back now
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She said, "i look back now at all the things that
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At all the things that happened to me and i realize
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Happened to me and i realize it was all working for my
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It was all working for my good.
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Good. if my truck hadn't of been
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If my truck hadn't of been stolen, i wouldn't have come
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Stolen, i wouldn't have come to know the lord.
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To know the lord. if i didn't work for the
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If i didn't work for the airline, i wouldn't have the
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Airline, i wouldn't have the free flights.
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Free flights. if they hadn't cut my hours
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If they hadn't cut my hours back, i wouldn't have taken
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Back, i wouldn't have taken this job; i wouldn't have
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This job; i wouldn't have had this new opportunity to
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Had this new opportunity to move to hawaii."
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Move to hawaii." she couldn't see it at the
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She couldn't see it at the time but the winds of that
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Time but the winds of that storm were blowing her to
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Storm were blowing her to where god wanted her to be.
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Where god wanted her to be. that difficulty you're
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That difficulty you're facing, that trouble, it's
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Facing, that trouble, it's not going to stop you, the
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Not going to stop you, the trouble is transportation.
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Trouble is transportation. don't fight everything,
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Don't fight everything, worried, "why did this
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Worried, "why did this happen?"
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Happen?" god knows what he's doing.
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God knows what he's doing. he has you in the palm of
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He has you in the palm of his hand.
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His hand. he may not do it the way you
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He may not do it the way you had planned, but where he's
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Had planned, but where he's taking you is better than
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Taking you is better than you've imagined.
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You've imagined. psalm 55 says, "cast your
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Psalm 55 says, "cast your burdens on the lord, release
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Burdens on the lord, release the weight of them, and he
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The weight of them, and he will sustain you."
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Will sustain you." how many weights are you
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How many weights are you carrying around?
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Carrying around? the weight of worry, the
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The weight of worry, the weight of what you don't
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Weight of what you don't understand, the weight of
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Understand, the weight of how am i going to make it
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How am i going to make it through this tough season?
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Through this tough season? there's something you have
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There's something you have to do.
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To do. god is not going to take the
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God is not going to take the burden away.
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Burden away. you have to release the
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You have to release the worry, release the
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Worry, release the frustration, release having
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Frustration, release having to figure it out.
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To figure it out. come back to a place of
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Come back to a place of peace.
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Peace. the right attitude is, "god,
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The right attitude is, "god, my life is in your hands.
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My life is in your hands. i commit my dreams, my
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I commit my dreams, my family, my finances, my
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Family, my finances, my health to you.
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Health to you. i'm not going to fight
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I'm not going to fight everything i don't like.
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Everything i don't like. i'm not going to live upset
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I'm not going to live upset when it doesn't go my way.
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When it doesn't go my way. i know you're working all
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I know you're working all things for my good.
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Things for my good. i trust your timing.
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I trust your timing. i trust your ways."
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I trust your ways." when you have believed, you
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When you have believed, you enter in to rest.
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Enter in to rest. i'm asking you to stop
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I'm asking you to stop resisting and start resting.
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Resisting and start resting. if you'll release control, i
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If you'll release control, i believe and declare, weights
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Believe and declare, weights that have burdened you down,
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That have burdened you down, are lifting off of you right
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Are lifting off of you right now.
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Now. god is about to shift the
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God is about to shift the winds of that storm.
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Winds of that storm. instead of blowing you
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Instead of blowing you backwards, it's going to
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Backwards, it's going to blow you forward.
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Blow you forward. promotion is coming, healing
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Promotion is coming, healing is coming, freedom, the
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Is coming, freedom, the fullness of your destiny, in
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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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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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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And daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Joel Osteen - Letting Go of Control

December 3, 2025 | 29:55

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