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Joel Osteen - Living Unoffended

June 15, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Living Unoffended | June 15, 2026

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Daily podcast, our youtube channel, social media. and
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit us in
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You can come visit us in person. we'd love to have
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Person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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You be a part of one of our services.
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Our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this man. he was out
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About this man. he was out walking through the woods
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Walking through the woods with his friend, when they
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With his friend, when they suddenly encountered a huge
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Suddenly encountered a huge grizzly bear, about twenty
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Grizzly bear, about twenty yards in front of them. they
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Yards in front of them. they both froze in their tracks.
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Both froze in their tracks. as the bear intently stared
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As the bear intently stared them down, they contemplated
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Them down, they contemplated what they should do. the man
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What they should do. the man finally whispered to his
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Finally whispered to his friend, “i think we should
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Friend, “i think we should run.” his friend said, “are
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Run.” his friend said, “are you kidding? we can't outrun
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You kidding? we can't outrun a grizzly bear.” the man
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A grizzly bear.” the man said, “i know that. i don't
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Said, “i know that. i don't have to outrun him. i just
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Have to outrun him. i just have to outrun you.”
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Have to outrun you.” say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about living unoffended. we
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About living unoffended. we all have opportunities to get
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All have opportunities to get upset and be offended. a
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Upset and be offended. a coworker is rude, someone
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Coworker is rude, someone cuts you off in traffic, a
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Cuts you off in traffic, a friend leaves you out. it's
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Friend leaves you out. it's easy to get sour, try to pay
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Easy to get sour, try to pay people back, hold a grudge.
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People back, hold a grudge. we don't realize that's
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We don't realize that's poisoning our life. that
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Poisoning our life. that offense is like a toxin. it's
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Offense is like a toxin. it's not affecting the other
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Not affecting the other person, it's souring our joy.
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Person, it's souring our joy. the apostle paul had all
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The apostle paul had all kinds of opportunities to be
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Kinds of opportunities to be offended. people lied about
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Offended. people lied about him, he was misunderstood,
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Him, he was misunderstood, not accepted by the religious
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Not accepted by the religious leaders. he said in
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Leaders. he said in philippians 3, “this one
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Philippians 3, “this one thing i do, forgetting what
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Thing i do, forgetting what lies behind and reaching
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Lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead.”
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Forward to what lies ahead.” he was saying, “one thing i'm
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He was saying, “one thing i'm good at is letting things go,
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Good at is letting things go, not taking the offense, not
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Not taking the offense, not dwelling on what happened
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Dwelling on what happened yesterday, i put all my
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Yesterday, i put all my energies into reaching to
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Energies into reaching to what's up ahead.”
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What's up ahead.” you have to have this system
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You have to have this system of release, where you don't
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Of release, where you don't hold on to everything. “they
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Hold on to everything. “they said something rude; i'm
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Said something rude; i'm letting it go. they hurt my
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Letting it go. they hurt my feelings; i didn't like it
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Feelings; i didn't like it but i'm letting it go. they
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But i'm letting it go. they left me out, it wasn't fair,
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Left me out, it wasn't fair, but i'm letting it go.” if
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But i'm letting it go.” if you hold on to that offense,
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You hold on to that offense, it's not only going to weigh
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It's not only going to weigh you down, it's going to keep
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You down, it's going to keep you from reaching forward.
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You from reaching forward. that's what's stopping some
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That's what's stopping some people. they're not seeing
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People. they're not seeing new levels, not tapping into
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New levels, not tapping into their potential, because
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Their potential, because they're living in yesterday.
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They're living in yesterday. dwelling on what someone
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Dwelling on what someone said, how they were
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Said, how they were mistreated. “they did me
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Mistreated. “they did me wrong.” you can't stop all
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Wrong.” you can't stop all that from happening; how you
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That from happening; how you handle the offense is what's
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Handle the offense is what's important. forgiveness should
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Important. forgiveness should be a continual thing. not one
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Be a continual thing. not one and done, we're continually
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And done, we're continually releasing, continually
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Releasing, continually letting things go.
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Letting things go. we need to see the offense as
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We need to see the offense as a toxin, as a poison. you're
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A toxin, as a poison. you're dealing with something very
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Dealing with something very powerful. the offense is like
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Powerful. the offense is like a seed. if you keep dwelling
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A seed. if you keep dwelling on it, letting it upset you,
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On it, letting it upset you, it's going to take root and
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It's going to take root and grow. it will begin to
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Grow. it will begin to contaminate your life, cause
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Contaminate your life, cause you to live sour. “why did
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You to live sour. “why did they leave me out? why did
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They leave me out? why did they walk away? why were they
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They walk away? why were they disrespectful?” you can't
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Disrespectful?” you can't control any of that. what you
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Control any of that. what you can control is whether or not
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Can control is whether or not you take the offense. if
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You take the offense. if you'll develop this system of
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You'll develop this system of release, of continual
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Release, of continual forgiveness, everyday letting
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Forgiveness, everyday letting go and reaching forward, then
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Go and reaching forward, then that offense won't affect
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That offense won't affect you. “they said something
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You. “they said something disrespectful, made me look
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Disrespectful, made me look bad in front of my
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Bad in front of my colleagues, but i know god is
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Colleagues, but i know god is my vindicator. he's fighting
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My vindicator. he's fighting my battles. i'm going to let
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My battles. i'm going to let it go and keep reaching
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It go and keep reaching forward.” do you have this
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Forward.” do you have this system of release, or are you
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System of release, or are you holding on to everything?
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Holding on to everything? have you learned the process
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Have you learned the process of continual forgiveness or
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Of continual forgiveness or are you letting those seeds
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Are you letting those seeds take root and contaminate
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Take root and contaminate your life?
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Your life? in luke 17, jesus was talking
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In luke 17, jesus was talking to his disciples, getting
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To his disciples, getting them prepared to go out and
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Them prepared to go out and do great things. he wasn't
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Do great things. he wasn't going to be with them much
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Going to be with them much longer. this was an important
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Longer. this was an important time. he could have talked to
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Time. he could have talked to them about having more faith
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Them about having more faith and believing for bigger
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And believing for bigger impact. but he said in verse
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Impact. but he said in verse one, as you go out, there's
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One, as you go out, there's this one more important thing
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This one more important thing you need to know, “it is
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You need to know, “it is impossible that offenses will
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Impossible that offenses will not come.” he was saying as
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Not come.” he was saying as you go through life there
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You go through life there will be rude people, grouchy
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Will be rude people, grouchy coworkers, family members
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Coworkers, family members that get on your nerves. it's
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That get on your nerves. it's impossible to not have
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Impossible to not have offenses. he gave them this
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Offenses. he gave them this somber news, then he gave
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Somber news, then he gave them the solution. he said,
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Them the solution. he said, “if your brother trespasses
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“if your brother trespasses against you seven times a
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Against you seven times a day, forgive them.” i can
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Day, forgive them.” i can understand once a day, maybe
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Understand once a day, maybe twice a day, perhaps three
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Twice a day, perhaps three times a day, but four times
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Times a day, but four times and you're still getting on
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And you're still getting on my nerves. five times, you
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My nerves. five times, you better go find someone else
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Better go find someone else to bother.
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To bother. when he said seven times,
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When he said seven times, he's talking about continual
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He's talking about continual forgiveness. he's saying
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Forgiveness. he's saying don't let that poison in and
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Don't let that poison in and contaminate your spirit. you
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Contaminate your spirit. you have to deal with offenses
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Have to deal with offenses quickly. the longer you wait
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Quickly. the longer you wait the more difficult it is to
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The more difficult it is to release. if you dwell on it
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Release. if you dwell on it for a day, think about it for
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For a day, think about it for a month, it will get bigger
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A month, it will get bigger and become more hurtful.
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And become more hurtful. you'll be sour, short with
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You'll be sour, short with people, irritable, not enjoy
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People, irritable, not enjoy your family. that could have
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Your family. that could have all been avoided if you would
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All been avoided if you would have forgiven quickly. quit
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Have forgiven quickly. quit letting offenses take root.
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Letting offenses take root. it's impossible that they're
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It's impossible that they're not going to come. let me
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Not going to come. let me make it more practical. it's
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Make it more practical. it's impossible to live with your
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Impossible to live with your family and they not hurt your
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Family and they not hurt your feelings, they not get on
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Feelings, they not get on your nerves, they not
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Your nerves, they not disappoint you, say things
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Disappoint you, say things that they shouldn't. they're
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That they shouldn't. they're not against you, they're just
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Not against you, they're just human. they have flaws.
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Human. they have flaws. sometimes people don't mean
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Sometimes people don't mean to, other times they do,
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To, other times they do, either way you can't let that
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Either way you can't let that poison get in you. if you
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Poison get in you. if you take that offense, you live
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Take that offense, you live sour, revengeful, you are
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Sour, revengeful, you are wasting your emotional
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Wasting your emotional energy. you only have so much
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Energy. you only have so much each day. it's not an
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Each day. it's not an unlimited supply. do you know
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Unlimited supply. do you know how much emotional energy it
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How much emotional energy it takes to hold a grudge, to
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Takes to hold a grudge, to live bitter, to think about
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Live bitter, to think about what they did. that's energy
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What they did. that's energy that you're not going to have
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That you're not going to have for your dreams, to love your
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For your dreams, to love your children, to enjoy your
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Children, to enjoy your spouse.
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Spouse. if you'll get in a
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If you'll get in a habit of forgiving quickly,
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Habit of forgiving quickly, not giving it the time of
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Not giving it the time of day, then it won't take root.
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Day, then it won't take root. the reason some people are
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The reason some people are offensive is they have issues
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Offensive is they have issues they haven't dealt with. they
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They haven't dealt with. they have toxins, hurts, wounds,
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Have toxins, hurts, wounds, and they've become bitter and
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And they've become bitter and angry. at times, they'll lash
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Angry. at times, they'll lash out at you. they'll be
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Out at you. they'll be disrespectful, say things
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Disrespectful, say things that hurt your feelings. but
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That hurt your feelings. but number one, they don't
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Number one, they don't control your destiny. what
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Control your destiny. what they say doesn't determine
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They say doesn't determine who you are. don't take that
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Who you are. don't take that bait and get engaged in a
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Bait and get engaged in a battle you're not supposed to
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Battle you're not supposed to fight. if you get upset and
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Fight. if you get upset and start trying to pay them
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Start trying to pay them back, two can play at this
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Back, two can play at this game, you're letting their
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Game, you're letting their poison get in you. the best
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Poison get in you. the best thing you can do is release
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Thing you can do is release it. let it go and keep moving
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It. let it go and keep moving forward.
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Forward. the enemy loves to use
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The enemy loves to use offenses as distractions.
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Offenses as distractions. he'd love to get you upset,
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He'd love to get you upset, trying to prove to people who
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Trying to prove to people who you are, trying to pay them
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You are, trying to pay them back. even if you accomplish
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Back. even if you accomplish all that, you're no further
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All that, you're no further down the road. you've just
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Down the road. you've just wasted valuable time and
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Wasted valuable time and energy fighting a battle that
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Energy fighting a battle that doesn't matter. if that
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Doesn't matter. if that battle is not between you and
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Battle is not between you and your destiny, you're not
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Your destiny, you're not supposed to engage. goliath
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Supposed to engage. goliath stood between david and his
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Stood between david and his purpose. he fought that
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Purpose. he fought that battle. a few days earlier,
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Battle. a few days earlier, david's older brother, eliab,
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David's older brother, eliab, he made fun of david in front
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He made fun of david in front of all his colleagues. he
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Of all his colleagues. he belittled david, tried to
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Belittled david, tried to make him feel small. but it
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Make him feel small. but it says in 1 samuel 17, “david
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Says in 1 samuel 17, “david turned and walked away.” had
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Turned and walked away.” had he gotten distracted, taken
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He gotten distracted, taken the offense, tried to prove
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The offense, tried to prove to his brother who he was and
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To his brother who he was and set him straight, he would
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Set him straight, he would have missed fighting goliath.
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Have missed fighting goliath. the scripture says he ran
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The scripture says he ran toward goliath, but he walked
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Toward goliath, but he walked away from eliab. the mark of
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Away from eliab. the mark of a champion is knowing what
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A champion is knowing what battles to fight and what
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Battles to fight and what battles to walk away from.
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Battles to walk away from. are you fighting battles that
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Are you fighting battles that don't matter, engaged in
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Don't matter, engaged in conflict that's petty, just
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Conflict that's petty, just trying to prove to people who
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Trying to prove to people who you are, set them straight.
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You are, set them straight. if you win, what have you
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If you win, what have you accomplished? are you closer
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Accomplished? are you closer to your destiny or was it a
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To your destiny or was it a distraction? there are very
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Distraction? there are very few goliaths that we'll face,
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Few goliaths that we'll face, but there are many eliab's,
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But there are many eliab's, many offenses. when you learn
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Many offenses. when you learn to walk away from what
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To walk away from what doesn't matter, you'll have
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Doesn't matter, you'll have the strength, the favor, the
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The strength, the favor, the anointing to defeat the
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Anointing to defeat the goliaths, to defeat what does
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Goliaths, to defeat what does matter.
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Matter. i was at the airport a few
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I was at the airport a few years ago, in the security
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Years ago, in the security line, putting my bag through
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Line, putting my bag through the x-ray machine. this one
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The x-ray machine. this one worker was very aggressive,
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Worker was very aggressive, very forceful and demanding,
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Very forceful and demanding, hollering instructions so
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Hollering instructions so loudly, like he was angry.
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Loudly, like he was angry. “take off your coats. all
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“take off your coats. all electronics in a separate
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Electronics in a separate container. no liquids in your
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Container. no liquids in your carry ons.” barking all these
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Carry ons.” barking all these orders early in the morning.
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Orders early in the morning. i put my bag in, it went
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I put my bag in, it went through the machine, and it
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Through the machine, and it got pulled over to the side.
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Got pulled over to the side. he screamed out, “who's bag
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He screamed out, “who's bag is this?” i didn't want my
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Is this?” i didn't want my bag anymore. i finally said,
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Bag anymore. i finally said, “it's mine.” he looked at me
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“it's mine.” he looked at me like he was about to explode.
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Like he was about to explode. he said, “i told you, no
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He said, “i told you, no water in the bag. what are
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Water in the bag. what are you doing?” i thought, “i'm
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You doing?” i thought, “i'm going on a trip. i'm not in
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Going on a trip. i'm not in boot camp.” besides i didn't
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Boot camp.” besides i didn't put any water in my bag.
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Put any water in my bag. there was a beautiful, blonde
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There was a beautiful, blonde haired girl i was traveling
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Haired girl i was traveling with. i wanted to say, “it's
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With. i wanted to say, “it's her fault.” i just smiled and
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Her fault.” i just smiled and said, “sorry about that.” he
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Said, “sorry about that.” he put the bag back through the
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Put the bag back through the screening. a co-worker came
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Screening. a co-worker came over and whispered in his
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Over and whispered in his ear, “that's pastor osteen.”
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Ear, “that's pastor osteen.” he turned around and said,
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He turned around and said, “pastor osteen, how are you,
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“pastor osteen, how are you, my friend?” i wanted to say,
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My friend?” i wanted to say, “get behind me satan.” he
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“get behind me satan.” he said, “i watch you every
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Said, “i watch you every week.” i thought, “it's not
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Week.” i thought, “it's not working at all.”
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Working at all.” my point is life is too short
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My point is life is too short to let other people dump
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To let other people dump their garbage on you. you
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Their garbage on you. you can't stop it from happening,
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Can't stop it from happening, but you can release it and
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But you can release it and move forward. some people
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Move forward. some people have all this hurt, anger,
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Have all this hurt, anger, offense, what didn't work
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Offense, what didn't work out, who did them wrong.
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Out, who did them wrong. because they never let
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Because they never let anything go, like a big
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Anything go, like a big garbage can, they're carrying
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Garbage can, they're carrying around all this trash.
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Around all this trash. sometimes they'll try to dump
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Sometimes they'll try to dump their garbage on you. you
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Their garbage on you. you have to be smart enough to
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Have to be smart enough to say, “no thanks. you can dump
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Say, “no thanks. you can dump it but i'm not going to take
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It but i'm not going to take it. i'm going to stay in
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It. i'm going to stay in peace and enjoy this day.”
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Peace and enjoy this day.” i've known people that were
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I've known people that were talented, they had favor, but
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Talented, they had favor, but they got distracted by what
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They got distracted by what people were saying, bitter
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People were saying, bitter over who did them wrong,
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Over who did them wrong, trying to prove to people
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Trying to prove to people they were not what was said.
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They were not what was said. they became defensive, harsh,
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They became defensive, harsh, critical. it was all born out
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Critical. it was all born out of an offense that they
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Of an offense that they didn't let go of. if you hold
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Didn't let go of. if you hold on to offenses, they'll begin
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On to offenses, they'll begin to change who you are. but if
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To change who you are. but if you'll be a david and walk
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You'll be a david and walk away from the eliab's, walk
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Away from the eliab's, walk away from the insults, the
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Away from the insults, the disrespect, then god can
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Disrespect, then god can trust you with more. we have
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Trust you with more. we have to pass these tests. when
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To pass these tests. when offense comes that's an
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Offense comes that's an opportunity to show god what
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Opportunity to show god what you're made of. the easy
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You're made of. the easy thing is get offended, be
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Thing is get offended, be rude to someone that's rude
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Rude to someone that's rude back to you, live upset,
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Back to you, live upset, bitter, angry. that's the
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Bitter, angry. that's the carnal way to handle it, but
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Carnal way to handle it, but we're supposed to walk by the
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We're supposed to walk by the spirit and not the flesh.
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Spirit and not the flesh. when you say, “no thanks, i'm
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When you say, “no thanks, i'm not taking the offense. god,
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Not taking the offense. god, you're in control. i'm going
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You're in control. i'm going to release it and keep moving
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To release it and keep moving forward.” that's when god can
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Forward.” that's when god can trust you with more.
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Trust you with more. he'll never let you face
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He'll never let you face situations that are too much
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Situations that are too much for you to handle. next time
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For you to handle. next time you're tempted to get upset,
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You're tempted to get upset, be offended, pay somebody
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Be offended, pay somebody back, try a different
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Back, try a different approach. “i can handle this.
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Approach. “i can handle this. i have the grace for where i
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I have the grace for where i am. i'm going to stay cool,
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Am. i'm going to stay cool, remain calm and let god fight
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Remain calm and let god fight my battles.” that's passing
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My battles.” that's passing the test. that's keeping your
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The test. that's keeping your heart pure. that's when
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Heart pure. that's when you'll see god. you'll see
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You'll see god. you'll see his blessing, his favor, his
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His blessing, his favor, his goodness on your life in a
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Goodness on your life in a new way.”
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New way.” in the position i'm in, in
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In the position i'm in, in front of a lot of people,
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Front of a lot of people, there are many opinions,
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There are many opinions, people that don't understand,
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People that don't understand, that mischaracterize, say
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That mischaracterize, say things that are not true. i
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Things that are not true. i do what i'm asking you to do.
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Do what i'm asking you to do. i don't pay any attention to
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I don't pay any attention to it. i'm not offended. i don't
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It. i'm not offended. i don't let that poison get in. life
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Let that poison get in. life is good. i'm happy. god has
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Is good. i'm happy. god has blessed me more than i can
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Blessed me more than i can imagine. your time is too
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Imagine. your time is too valuable, god's been too good
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Valuable, god's been too good to you to live offended,
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To you to live offended, discouraged over what they
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Discouraged over what they said, bitter who left you
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Said, bitter who left you out. rise above that. people
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Out. rise above that. people can say what they want but if
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Can say what they want but if you don't let it in, it's
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You don't let it in, it's like water off of a duck's
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Like water off of a duck's back. it has no effect. don't
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Back. it has no effect. don't let the negative chatter,
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Let the negative chatter, people that are never going
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People that are never going to be for you get you
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To be for you get you distracted fighting battles
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Distracted fighting battles that don't matter, bitter
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That don't matter, bitter over people that are not a
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Over people that are not a part of your destiny. worried
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Part of your destiny. worried about what someone thinks
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About what someone thinks that's never going to
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That's never going to understand you. that's the
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Understand you. that's the enemy trying to use those
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Enemy trying to use those offenses to poison your
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Offenses to poison your spirit and deceive you into
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Spirit and deceive you into changing who you are. keep
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Changing who you are. keep your heart pure. ignore it.
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Your heart pure. ignore it. they have issues they haven't
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They have issues they haven't dealt with, that's why
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Dealt with, that's why they're spewing the poison.
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They're spewing the poison. they don't like themselves,
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They don't like themselves, how are they going to like
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How are they going to like you? release it and move
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You? release it and move forward.
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Forward. when jesus told his disciples
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When jesus told his disciples they were going to have to
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They were going to have to forgive an offense seven
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Forgive an offense seven times a day. the next thing
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Times a day. the next thing they said was, “lord,
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They said was, “lord, increase our faith.” they
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Increase our faith.” they didn't pray, “god increase
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Didn't pray, “god increase our faith so we can do bigger
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Our faith so we can do bigger miracles, increase our faith
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Miracles, increase our faith so we can have a bigger
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So we can have a bigger vision.” they said increase
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Vision.” they said increase our faith so we can forgive
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Our faith so we can forgive the wrongs, so we can let go
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The wrongs, so we can let go of the offenses, so we can
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Of the offenses, so we can keep these toxins out.
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Keep these toxins out. sometimes, it takes more
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Sometimes, it takes more faith to keep your heart pure
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Faith to keep your heart pure than it does to accomplish a
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Than it does to accomplish a dream. we're praying for
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Dream. we're praying for faith for a breakthrough,
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Faith for a breakthrough, faith for a new level, that's
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Faith for a new level, that's good, i believe in that; but
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Good, i believe in that; but like these disciples, have
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Like these disciples, have you ever prayed, “god,
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You ever prayed, “god, increase my faith so i can
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Increase my faith so i can let go of the hurts. increase
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Let go of the hurts. increase my faith so i can forgive
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My faith so i can forgive this person that betrayed me.
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This person that betrayed me. god increase my faith so i
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God increase my faith so i can keep my heart pure and
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Can keep my heart pure and keep moving forward with my
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Keep moving forward with my life.”
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Life.” one time my father received a
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One time my father received a letter in the mail from a
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Letter in the mail from a minister in another country.
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Minister in another country. this minister was very
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This minister was very prominent and well known. the
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Prominent and well known. the letter was very hurtful and
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Letter was very hurtful and condemning. my father had
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Condemning. my father had been married early in life
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Been married early in life and went through a divorce.
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And went through a divorce. this minister was telling him
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This minister was telling him how he was not qualified and
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How he was not qualified and how he shouldn't be
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How he shouldn't be pastoring. he accused my
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Pastoring. he accused my father of things that weren't
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Father of things that weren't true, people just stirring up
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True, people just stirring up trouble, spreading rumors. my
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Trouble, spreading rumors. my father was very offended. he
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Father was very offended. he thought, “this is not right.”
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Thought, “this is not right.” so, he wrote the man a letter
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So, he wrote the man a letter back that was just as strong
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Back that was just as strong and forceful, telling him,
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And forceful, telling him, “who do you think you are?
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“who do you think you are? you don't even know what
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You don't even know what you're talking about. you
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You're talking about. you should mind your own
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Should mind your own business.” and on and on. my
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Business.” and on and on. my father sealed the envelope,
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Father sealed the envelope, put the stamp on it and
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Put the stamp on it and walked out to the mailbox.
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Walked out to the mailbox. when he put it in the mail,
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When he put it in the mail, he heard a voice saying, “you
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He heard a voice saying, “you got him back didn't you?”
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Got him back didn't you?” daddy said, “i sure did.” the
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Daddy said, “i sure did.” the voice said, “you set him
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Voice said, “you set him straight didn't you?” daddy
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Straight didn't you?” daddy said, “yes ,i did.” then the
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Said, “yes ,i did.” then the voice said, “you repaid evil
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Voice said, “you repaid evil for evil, didn't you?” my
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For evil, didn't you?” my father realized that was god
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Father realized that was god speaking to him. he felt
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Speaking to him. he felt convicted. he was drawn into
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Convicted. he was drawn into a battle that he wasn't
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A battle that he wasn't supposed to engage in. that
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Supposed to engage in. that offense was starting to take
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Offense was starting to take root. the scripture says,
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Root. the scripture says, “you overcome evil with
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“you overcome evil with good.” when you're offended,
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Good.” when you're offended, you never win by returning
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You never win by returning the offense. all that's doing
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The offense. all that's doing is poisoning your spirit. you
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Is poisoning your spirit. you overcome offenses by letting
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Overcome offenses by letting them go, not responding, not
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Them go, not responding, not dwelling on it, not letting
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Dwelling on it, not letting that poison in. he walked
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That poison in. he walked back to the mailbox and tore
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Back to the mailbox and tore the letter up, never sent it.
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The letter up, never sent it. sixteen years later, that man
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Sixteen years later, that man showed up at lakewood. he
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Showed up at lakewood. he said to my father, with big
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Said to my father, with big tears running down his
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Tears running down his cheeks, “i'm so sorry about
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Cheeks, “i'm so sorry about that letter. i was wrong. i
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That letter. i was wrong. i had been hurt and in that
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Had been hurt and in that anger, i lashed out at you.”
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Anger, i lashed out at you.” he asked my father to forgive
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He asked my father to forgive him, and their relationship
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Him, and their relationship was restored. that was a test
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Was restored. that was a test my father had to pass. had he
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My father had to pass. had he let that offense take root
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Let that offense take root and begin to change. become
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And begin to change. become bitter, vindictive, angry,
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Bitter, vindictive, angry, he would have never seen
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He would have never seen god's favor and blessing like
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God's favor and blessing like he did. when an offense
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He did. when an offense comes, you're dealing with
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Comes, you're dealing with something very powerful. that
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Something very powerful. that seed is alive. if you let it
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Seed is alive. if you let it get in you, what's ironic is
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Get in you, what's ironic is you will become what you
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You will become what you don't like. my father would
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Don't like. my father would have become like that man,
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Have become like that man, harsh, angry, judgmental. you
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Harsh, angry, judgmental. you can't take offense lightly.
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Can't take offense lightly. that seed can change your
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That seed can change your nature, sour your attitude,
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Nature, sour your attitude, limit your vision.
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Limit your vision. in the book of esther, there
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In the book of esther, there was a man named haaman. he
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Was a man named haaman. he worked for the king. he was
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Worked for the king. he was promoted to prime minister,
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Promoted to prime minister, making him the most powerful
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Making him the most powerful person in the persian empire
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Person in the persian empire next to the king. he had all
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Next to the king. he had all this authority, respect and
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This authority, respect and honor. he wore a ring that
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Honor. he wore a ring that had the king's seal on it.
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Had the king's seal on it. when he passed by, people
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When he passed by, people would bow down to show their
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Would bow down to show their honor. but there was a man
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Honor. but there was a man named mordecai that wouldn't
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Named mordecai that wouldn't bow down. this made haaman so
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Bow down. this made haaman so upset. he was so offended.
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Upset. he was so offended. the scripture says, “he was
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The scripture says, “he was filled with rage.” he
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Filled with rage.” he couldn't sleep at night,
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Couldn't sleep at night, couldn't enjoy his family,
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Couldn't enjoy his family, didn't appreciate his
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Didn't appreciate his position, all because one man
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Position, all because one man wouldn't bow down, one man
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Wouldn't bow down, one man wouldn't show respect. he
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Wouldn't show respect. he could have said, “big deal.
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Could have said, “big deal. you won't bow. that doesn't
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You won't bow. that doesn't change me. i'm the prime
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Change me. i'm the prime minister.” but he said in
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Minister.” but he said in chapter 5, “all this honor is
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Chapter 5, “all this honor is meaningless, as long as i see
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Meaningless, as long as i see mordecai sitting at the
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Mordecai sitting at the gate.” he had all the
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Gate.” he had all the blessing, favor, he was
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Blessing, favor, he was leading the country, but one
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Leading the country, but one man wouldn't respect him.
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Man wouldn't respect him. instead of ignoring it, not
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Instead of ignoring it, not paying it any attention,
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Paying it any attention, moving forward, that's all he
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Moving forward, that's all he focused on. he ended up
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Focused on. he ended up losing his position and
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Losing his position and losing his life.
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Losing his life. if you allow offense in, it
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If you allow offense in, it can cause you to lose
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Can cause you to lose perspective, blow things out
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Perspective, blow things out of proportion, fight battles
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Of proportion, fight battles that don't matter. start
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That don't matter. start ignoring disrespect. you
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Ignoring disrespect. you can't make people like you,
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Can't make people like you, make them change their mind.
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Make them change their mind. if you stay focused on the
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If you stay focused on the offense, you'll start
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Offense, you'll start majoring on the minors, miss
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Majoring on the minors, miss all the great things god has
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All the great things god has blessed you with. that person
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Blessed you with. that person at work doesn't like you.
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At work doesn't like you. that's okay. you don't need
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That's okay. you don't need them to like you to fulfill
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Them to like you to fulfill your destiny. there are
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Your destiny. there are plenty of people that do like
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Plenty of people that do like you. don't become focused on
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You. don't become focused on it. let it go. that's not
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It. let it go. that's not your battle. the scripture
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Your battle. the scripture says, “it's the little foxes
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Says, “it's the little foxes that spoil the vines.” one
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That spoil the vines.” one person, out of the whole
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Person, out of the whole persian empire wouldn't
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Persian empire wouldn't respect him and he was full
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Respect him and he was full of rage. look at how out of
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Of rage. look at how out of proportion things become when
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Proportion things become when we let an offense take root.
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We let an offense take root. are there any little foxes
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Are there any little foxes that are spoiling your joy?
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That are spoiling your joy? those little offenses, if you
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Those little offenses, if you allow them to stay, will turn
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Allow them to stay, will turn into big issues that can
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Into big issues that can limit your life.
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Limit your life. when my brother paul was
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When my brother paul was seventeen years old, someone
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Seventeen years old, someone that was a mentor to him,
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That was a mentor to him, someone he looked up to, told
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Someone he looked up to, told him that he didn't think paul
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Him that he didn't think paul had what it took to become a
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Had what it took to become a medical doctor. paul was at
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Medical doctor. paul was at this vulnerable stage, very
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This vulnerable stage, very impressionable. when you need
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Impressionable. when you need people speaking faith over
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People speaking faith over you, telling you that you can
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You, telling you that you can do great things, it was just
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Do great things, it was just the opposite. paul was
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The opposite. paul was offended. it hurt his
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Offended. it hurt his feelings, wounded his spirit.
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Feelings, wounded his spirit. instead of letting it go, not
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Instead of letting it go, not paying any attention, the
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Paying any attention, the seed began to take root. he
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Seed began to take root. he began to have this unhealthy
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Began to have this unhealthy competitiveness. this drive
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Competitiveness. this drive that said, “i'm going to
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That said, “i'm going to prove to you who i am.” it
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Prove to you who i am.” it developed into this
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Developed into this underlying anger. he became
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Underlying anger. he became negative, critical,
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Negative, critical, judgmental. he said, “i was
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Judgmental. he said, “i was like a boiling furnace. if
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Like a boiling furnace. if you got close to me, and i
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You got close to me, and i opened those furnace doors,
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Opened those furnace doors, you were going to get
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You were going to get burned.” twenty years later,
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Burned.” twenty years later, he was talking with his
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He was talking with his pastor. he said, “paul why do
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Pastor. he said, “paul why do you have all this rage in
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You have all this rage in you? it's like you're about
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You? it's like you're about to explode.” paul's mind went
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To explode.” paul's mind went back to when he was seventeen
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Back to when he was seventeen years old, when he was told
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Years old, when he was told he couldn't become a doctor.
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He couldn't become a doctor. now he was a successful
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Now he was a successful surgeon. he had proved them
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Surgeon. he had proved them wrong, but he wasn't
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Wrong, but he wasn't satisfied. he still felt this
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Satisfied. he still felt this resentment, this anger. it
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Resentment, this anger. it was poisoning his life. here
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Was poisoning his life. here he had all these great
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He had all these great things, but he couldn't enjoy
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Things, but he couldn't enjoy it. that's how powerful
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It. that's how powerful offense is. if you let that
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Offense is. if you let that seed in, it can grow and
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Seed in, it can grow and become a root of bitterness,
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Become a root of bitterness, where it's contaminating
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Where it's contaminating every area of your life, your
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Every area of your life, your attitude, your relationships,
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Attitude, your relationships, your vision.
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Your vision. paul knew he had to dig up
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Paul knew he had to dig up that root. he lived in little
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That root. he lived in little rock, but he came to houston
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Rock, but he came to houston and went to the exact place
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And went to the exact place where that offense took root.
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Where that offense took root. he said, “god, today i'm
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He said, “god, today i'm forgiving them. i'm letting
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Forgiving them. i'm letting it go. i'm getting rid of
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It go. i'm getting rid of this offense. i'm going to
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This offense. i'm going to live my life free.” that day
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Live my life free.” that day was a turning point. he felt
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Was a turning point. he felt that anger, resentment begin
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That anger, resentment begin lift off of him. chains were
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Lift off of him. chains were broken. that's when he
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Broken. that's when he started enjoying his success,
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Started enjoying his success, enjoying what god blessed him
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Enjoying what god blessed him with.
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With. the psalmist said in psalm
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The psalmist said in psalm 73, “i didn't realize how
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73, “i didn't realize how bitter i had become.” i
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Bitter i had become.” i wonder if we're carrying
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Wonder if we're carrying around offenses, anger,
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Around offenses, anger, resentment, we don't even
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Resentment, we don't even realize it. it's poisoning
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Realize it. it's poisoning our spirit, keeping us from
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Our spirit, keeping us from our dreams, limiting our
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Our dreams, limiting our creativity. what's causing
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Creativity. what's causing you to be that way? you're
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You to be that way? you're supposed to be free, positive
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Supposed to be free, positive and joyful. like paul, you
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And joyful. like paul, you have to get honest with
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Have to get honest with yourself. maybe there are
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Yourself. maybe there are some bitter roots you need to
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Some bitter roots you need to pull up. you've allowed
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Pull up. you've allowed offenses to stay. that's
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Offenses to stay. that's okay. today can be the
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Okay. today can be the uprooting day. today can be
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Uprooting day. today can be the day you let things go.
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The day you let things go. you forgive who hurt you, not
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You forgive who hurt you, not focus on what they did, not
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Focus on what they did, not be obsessed like hamaan, over
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Be obsessed like hamaan, over who's not celebrating you,
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Who's not celebrating you, living to prove to them who
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Living to prove to them who you are. you have nothing to
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You are. you have nothing to prove. god is proud of you.
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Prove. god is proud of you. god is cheering you on. he's
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God is cheering you on. he's going to make up for the
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Going to make up for the wrongs. hurts come but god
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Wrongs. hurts come but god heals. unfair things happen
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Heals. unfair things happen but god pays you back. we all
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But god pays you back. we all have some ashes but god gives
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Have some ashes but god gives you beauty for the ashes. now
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You beauty for the ashes. now do your part and keep the
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Do your part and keep the offenses out. develop this
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Offenses out. develop this habit of letting go and
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Habit of letting go and reaching forward, living in a
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Reaching forward, living in a continual state of
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Continual state of forgiveness. if you'll do
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Forgiveness. if you'll do this, i believe and declare,
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This, i believe and declare, things that have hindered you
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Things that have hindered you are being broken right now,
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Are being broken right now, offenses are being uprooted.
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Offenses are being uprooted. freedom is coming. greater
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Freedom is coming. greater joy, greater peace, greater
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Joy, greater peace, greater favor, the fullness of your
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Favor, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if
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Destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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You receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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A devotional called today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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For a better life. it's designed to help
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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And peace over frustration
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with scripture
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With scripture and practical encouragement
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And practical encouragement to help you live
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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You can't wait to see what kind of day
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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A more blessed, fulfilled life. i'd love to send you a copy.
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I'd love to send you a copy. 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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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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Every day begins with a choice,
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Every day begins with a choice, and this inspiring book
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And this inspiring book is packed
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Is packed with powerful devotional truths
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With powerful devotional truths that will help you
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That will help you in the specific challenges
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In the specific challenges you face in life,
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You face in life, including: today,
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Including: today, i choose to
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I choose to turn down the noise,
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To be happy, to trust god's timing.
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To trust god's timing. they will transform
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They will transform your attitude, your outlook,
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Your attitude, your outlook, your entire day.
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Your entire day. as you embrace
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As you embrace these biblical principles,
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These biblical principles, you'll see problems dissolve,
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You'll see problems dissolve, hope restored, mountains move.
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Choose the joy and happiness
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Choose the joy and happiness god has chosen for you.
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For a better life, available this month
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When you make choices based on what
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Based on what god says about you,
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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You're going to live happier, have more peace,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. thanks so much
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Faith and purpose-filled living.
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The powerful promise of psalm 118:24.
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Of psalm 118:24. this is the day
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This is the day the lord has made.
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The lord has made. we will rejoice
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We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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And be glad in it. choose every morning
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Choose every morning to begin
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To begin with a declaration of god's
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With a declaration of god's eternal promise.
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Joel Osteen - Living Unoffended

June 15, 2026 | 27:29

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