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Joel Osteen - The Miracle of Endurance

September 12, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Miracle of Endurance | September 12, 2025

> joel: god bless you. it's
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of 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 single man; he was
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About this single man; he was sitting on an airplane next
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Sitting on an airplane next to a very beautiful single
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To a very beautiful single lady. they struck up a
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Lady. they struck up a conversation, he asked what
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Conversation, he asked what kind of men she liked. she
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Kind of men she liked. she said, “well, i like native
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Said, “well, i like native american men with their high
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American men with their high cheek bones, golden tan skin.
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Cheek bones, golden tan skin. plus, i like jewish men,
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Plus, i like jewish men, they're so brilliant and
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They're so brilliant and successful. and i like good
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Successful. and i like good ole' boys from the south with
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Ole' boys from the south with their long southern drawl.
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Their long southern drawl. what's your name?” he said,
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What's your name?” he said, “my name is geronimo
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“my name is geronimo bernstein, but my friends
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Bernstein, but my friends call me bubba.” (laughter)
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Call me bubba.” (laughter) all right, y'all. say it like
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All right, y'all. say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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I can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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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 the miracle of
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About the miracle of endurance. when we think of
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Endurance. when we think of miracles, we think of when
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Miracles, we think of when god suddenly turns things
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God suddenly turns things around. jesus touched the
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Around. jesus touched the blind man and instantly his
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Blind man and instantly his eyes were open. he prayed
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Eyes were open. he prayed over five loaves of bread and
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Over five loaves of bread and two fish and they multiplied
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Two fish and they multiplied and fed five thousand people.
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And fed five thousand people. moses held his staff up in
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Moses held his staff up in the air and the red sea
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The air and the red sea parted. suddenly things
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Parted. suddenly things changed. but not all miracles
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Changed. but not all miracles are instantaneous. sometimes
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Are instantaneous. sometimes we're praying and believing,
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We're praying and believing, but the problem's not turning
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But the problem's not turning around, our health isn't
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Around, our health isn't improving, our dream isn't
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Improving, our dream isn't coming to pass. we think,
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Coming to pass. we think, “god where are you? why
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“god where are you? why aren't you doing something?”
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Aren't you doing something?” we don't realize, god is
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We don't realize, god is doing something. he's
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Doing something. he's sustaining us. he's not
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Sustaining us. he's not letting the opposition take
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Letting the opposition take us out. he's pushing back
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Us out. he's pushing back forces of darkness. he's
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Forces of darkness. he's keeping you from getting
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Keeping you from getting discouraged, bitter, giving
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Discouraged, bitter, giving up. you're in the middle of a
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Up. you're in the middle of a miracle, but you can't always
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Miracle, but you can't always see it. it's the miracle of
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See it. it's the miracle of endurance. one day you'll
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Endurance. one day you'll look back and think, “how did
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Look back and think, “how did i make it through that
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I make it through that season? how did i raise this
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Season? how did i raise this difficult child? how did i
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Difficult child? how did i not get bitter over that
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Not get bitter over that breakup? how did i keep going
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Breakup? how did i keep going when i lost that loved one?”
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When i lost that loved one?” god didn't deliver you from
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God didn't deliver you from it, but he gave you the grace
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It, but he gave you the grace to go through it. without his
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To go through it. without his hand of protection, favor,
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Hand of protection, favor, and blessing, you wouldn't be
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And blessing, you wouldn't be where you are.
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Where you are. yes, we all love the
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Yes, we all love the instantaneous miracles, the
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Instantaneous miracles, the suddenlies. i believe in
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Suddenlies. i believe in that, but it's no less of a
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That, but it's no less of a miracle when god takes you
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Miracle when god takes you through what should have
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Through what should have taken you out. instead of
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Taken you out. instead of complaining, “god, why won't
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Complaining, “god, why won't you answer my prayers?
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You answer my prayers? nothing good's happening in
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Nothing good's happening in my life.” have a new
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My life.” have a new perspective, “lord, thank you
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Perspective, “lord, thank you for sustaining me. thank you
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For sustaining me. thank you for giving me the grace, the
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For giving me the grace, the strength, the favor to keep
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Strength, the favor to keep moving forward.”
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Moving forward.” the israelites had been in
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The israelites had been in the desert for forty years.
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The desert for forty years. there were no grocery stores,
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There were no grocery stores, no malls, no door dash, no in
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No malls, no door dash, no in and out burgers. yet the
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And out burgers. yet the scripture says their clothes
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Scripture says their clothes never wore out, their shoes
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Never wore out, their shoes never got old. how could they
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Never got old. how could they go forty years and not wear
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Go forty years and not wear out? that wasn't natural,
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Out? that wasn't natural, that was supernatural. every
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That was supernatural. every morning, in the desert they
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Morning, in the desert they had food to eat, manna,
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Had food to eat, manna, something like bread,
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Something like bread, appeared on the ground. they
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Appeared on the ground. they never missed a meal. they
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Never missed a meal. they weren't trained to live in
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Weren't trained to live in the desert. they didn't have
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The desert. they didn't have any survival skills. they had
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Any survival skills. they had been slaves. they faced
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Been slaves. they faced armies and bandits, that had
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Armies and bandits, that had more weapons, more expertise,
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More weapons, more expertise, but against all odds, the
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But against all odds, the israelites defeated them.
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Israelites defeated them. they weren't in the promised
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They weren't in the promised land. they were waiting for
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Land. they were waiting for that miracle. that day they
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That miracle. that day they finally made it to the land
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Finally made it to the land of the abundance. but it was
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Of the abundance. but it was taking longer than they
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Taking longer than they thought. they were
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Thought. they were uncomfortable. they started
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Uncomfortable. they started to complain. “moses, why did
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To complain. “moses, why did you bring us out here in the
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You bring us out here in the desert? nothing good is
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Desert? nothing good is happening.” they didn't
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Happening.” they didn't realize they were
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Realize they were in the middle of a miracle.
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In the middle of a miracle. god was sustaining them,
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God was sustaining them, protecting them, not letting
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Protecting them, not letting enemies defeat them. every
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Enemies defeat them. every miracle is not instantaneous.
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Miracle is not instantaneous. are you in the middle of a
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Are you in the middle of a miracle, but you don't
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Miracle, but you don't realize it. you're not in the
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Realize it. you're not in the promised land yet, your child
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Promised land yet, your child hasn't turned around, your
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Hasn't turned around, your business hasn't taken off,
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Business hasn't taken off, you're still taking the
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You're still taking the treatment. god didn't deliver
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Treatment. god didn't deliver you from it, but he is taking
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You from it, but he is taking you through it. he's
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You through it. he's sustaining you right now.
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Sustaining you right now. there's a miracle taking
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There's a miracle taking place. you can't always see
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Place. you can't always see it. it's uncomfortable.
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It. it's uncomfortable. there's still opposition. it
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There's still opposition. it kind of feels like god has
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Kind of feels like god has forgotten about you. but
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Forgotten about you. but behind the scenes, god is the
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Behind the scenes, god is the one who's holding back what
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One who's holding back what should defeat you. he's
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Should defeat you. he's protecting you from what
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Protecting you from what should take you out. like
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Should take you out. like with job, he has a hedge
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With job, he has a hedge around you that the enemy
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Around you that the enemy cannot cross. you're not at
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Cannot cross. you're not at the mercy of other people,
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The mercy of other people, sickness, loss, bad breaks.
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Sickness, loss, bad breaks. that doesn't determine your
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That doesn't determine your destiny. god does. what he
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Destiny. god does. what he has purposed for your life
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Has purposed for your life will come to pass. you have
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Will come to pass. you have to trust his timing and trust
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To trust his timing and trust his ways. he may take you
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His ways. he may take you through some desert seasons.
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Through some desert seasons. you thought you'd be in the
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You thought you'd be in the promised land by now, but
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Promised land by now, but have you noticed, your shoes
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Have you noticed, your shoes haven't worn out. there's
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Haven't worn out. there's been provision. those
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Been provision. those enemies, that sickness, the
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Enemies, that sickness, the addiction, seemed stronger
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Addiction, seemed stronger and bigger, but they couldn't
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And bigger, but they couldn't defeat you. there's
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Defeat you. there's protection. there's angels
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Protection. there's angels watching over you. that
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Watching over you. that closed door, the delay, the
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Closed door, the delay, the disappointment, should have
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Disappointment, should have caused you to get bitter,
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Caused you to get bitter, discouraged. but look at you,
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Discouraged. but look at you, you're still believing.
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You're still believing. you're still praising. you're
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You're still praising. you're still expecting things to
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Still expecting things to change. you're still being
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Change. you're still being good to others. that's not
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Good to others. that's not natural. you didn't just
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Natural. you didn't just decide to have a good
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Decide to have a good attitude, decide to be
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Attitude, decide to be hopeful. that's the most high
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Hopeful. that's the most high god breathing on your life,
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God breathing on your life, empowering you to stand
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Empowering you to stand strong, so you can reach your
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Strong, so you can reach your destiny.
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Destiny. in the book of daniel, king
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In the book of daniel, king nebuchadnezzar made a statue
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Nebuchadnezzar made a statue that stood 90 feet tall. he
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That stood 90 feet tall. he put out a decree that
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Put out a decree that everyone had to bow down and
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Everyone had to bow down and worship this idol. if anyone
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Worship this idol. if anyone didn't, they would be thrown
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Didn't, they would be thrown into a fiery furnace. there
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Into a fiery furnace. there were three hebrew teenagers,
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Were three hebrew teenagers, shadrach, meshach and
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Shadrach, meshach and abednego, that only worshiped
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Abednego, that only worshiped jehovah. they refused to bow
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Jehovah. they refused to bow down. when the king heard
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Down. when the king heard about it, he was furious. he
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About it, he was furious. he gave them one more chance.
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Gave them one more chance. they said in effect, “king,
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They said in effect, “king, no matter how much you
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No matter how much you pressure us, we're not going
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Pressure us, we're not going to bow down. we know our god
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To bow down. we know our god will deliver us, but even if
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Will deliver us, but even if he doesn't, we're still not
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He doesn't, we're still not going to bow.” this made the
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Going to bow.” this made the king so angry; he had the
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King so angry; he had the guards heat up the fire seven
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Guards heat up the fire seven times hotter than normal.
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Times hotter than normal. they tied the teenager's
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They tied the teenager's hands and feet and threw them
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Hands and feet and threw them into the furnace. sometimes
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Into the furnace. sometimes god will deliver you from the
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God will deliver you from the fire, other times he'll make
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Fire, other times he'll make you fireproof and take you
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You fireproof and take you through the fire. in a little
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Through the fire. in a little while, this king came to
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While, this king came to check on them. he looked
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Check on them. he looked through the furnace window,
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Through the furnace window, said, “didn't we throw three
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Said, “didn't we throw three men in bound. i see four men
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Men in bound. i see four men loosed and one looks like the
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Loosed and one looks like the son of god.” the only thing
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Son of god.” the only thing the fire burned were the
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The fire burned were the cords that were holding them
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Cords that were holding them back. they came out without
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Back. they came out without the smell of smoke. king
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The smell of smoke. king nebuchadnezzar said, “from
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Nebuchadnezzar said, “from now on, we're all going to
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Now on, we're all going to worship the god of shadrach,
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Worship the god of shadrach, meshach and abednego.”
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Meshach and abednego.” but here's my point. god is
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But here's my point. god is all powerful. he could have
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All powerful. he could have just as easily kept them from
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Just as easily kept them from going into the fire. he could
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Going into the fire. he could have changed the king's mind.
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Have changed the king's mind. he could have sent a
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He could have sent a lightning bolt and took him
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Lightning bolt and took him out. he could have made those
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Out. he could have made those teenagers invisible. there
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Teenagers invisible. there were a thousand ways he could
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Were a thousand ways he could have kept them out of the
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Have kept them out of the fire. but sometimes the fire
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Fire. but sometimes the fire is the pathway to our
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Is the pathway to our destiny. there are two kinds
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Destiny. there are two kinds of faith, delivering faith
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Of faith, delivering faith and sustaining faith.
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And sustaining faith. delivering faith is when god
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Delivering faith is when god instantly turns it around. he
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Instantly turns it around. he keeps you out of the fire,
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Keeps you out of the fire, parts the red sea, changes
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Parts the red sea, changes the pharaoh's mind. but most
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The pharaoh's mind. but most of the time, we're going to
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Of the time, we're going to need sustaining faith. that's
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Need sustaining faith. that's when god takes you through
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When god takes you through the fire. that's when you're
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The fire. that's when you're in the desert on the way to
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In the desert on the way to the promised land. when you
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The promised land. when you don't see anything improving,
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Don't see anything improving, when it's taking longer, the
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When it's taking longer, the opposition is bigger. you'll
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Opposition is bigger. you'll be tempted to think, “god
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Be tempted to think, “god where are you? i got thrown
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Where are you? i got thrown into the fire. i didn't see
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Into the fire. i didn't see the breakthrough.” the good
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The breakthrough.” the good news is god is in the fire
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News is god is in the fire with you. he's the one
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With you. he's the one sustaining you. that's why
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Sustaining you. that's why you're not burning up. that's
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You're not burning up. that's why you're not overcome.
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Why you're not overcome. that's why that sickness
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That's why that sickness can't take you out. that's
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Can't take you out. that's why that trouble hasn't
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Why that trouble hasn't defeated you. that's why you
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Defeated you. that's why you haven't panicked and fallen
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Haven't panicked and fallen apart. there's a force at
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Apart. there's a force at work in your life,
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Work in your life, protecting, providing,
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Protecting, providing, favoring, not letting you be
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Favoring, not letting you be defeated. greater is he
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Defeated. greater is he that's in you than he that's
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That's in you than he that's coming against you.
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Coming against you. david said it like this, “by
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David said it like this, “by this i know the lord is on my
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This i know the lord is on my side, for my enemies could
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Side, for my enemies could not defeat me.” he didn't
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Not defeat me.” he didn't say, “the way i know god's on
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Say, “the way i know god's on my side is by how many fires
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My side is by how many fires he keeps me out of, how many
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He keeps me out of, how many storms i avoid, how many
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Storms i avoid, how many deserts i don't have to go
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Deserts i don't have to go through.” no, he said, “the
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Through.” no, he said, “the way i know god is on my side,
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Way i know god is on my side, is the fire couldn't take me
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Is the fire couldn't take me out, my shoes didn't wear out
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Out, my shoes didn't wear out in the desert, the sickness
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In the desert, the sickness couldn't end my life, the
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Couldn't end my life, the opposition couldn't stop my
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Opposition couldn't stop my purpose.” there's a fourth
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Purpose.” there's a fourth man in that fire sustaining
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Man in that fire sustaining us, pushing back the
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Us, pushing back the darkness, causing us to stand
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Darkness, causing us to stand strong, to outlast, to
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Strong, to outlast, to persevere.
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Persevere. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, i got thrown
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With the lord, i got thrown into the fire so to speak. i
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Into the fire so to speak. i was praying, “god, deliver me
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Was praying, “god, deliver me from the fire. heal my
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From the fire. heal my father. you healed my mother.
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Father. you healed my mother. i know you can heal him too.”
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I know you can heal him too.” but this time god did it
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But this time god did it another way. twenty-five
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Another way. twenty-five years ago last tuesday, daddy
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Years ago last tuesday, daddy went to be with the lord. we
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Went to be with the lord. we were best friends. i had
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Were best friends. i had worked with him for seventeen
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Worked with him for seventeen years, traveled the world
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Years, traveled the world together. now he was gone. i
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Together. now he was gone. i knew i was supposed to step
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Knew i was supposed to step up and pastor the church, but
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Up and pastor the church, but i had never ministered
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I had never ministered before. i was trying to learn
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Before. i was trying to learn how to put a message
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How to put a message together, keep the church
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Together, keep the church going. we had a
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Going. we had a three-month-old baby. i had
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Three-month-old baby. i had never faced a storm that big.
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Never faced a storm that big. i should have been
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I should have been overwhelmed, but i felt this
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Overwhelmed, but i felt this peace. on the outside
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Peace. on the outside everything was chaotic, but
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Everything was chaotic, but on the inside, i had this
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On the inside, i had this quiet confidence. i knew
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Quiet confidence. i knew everything was going to be
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Everything was going to be okay.
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Okay. i missed my father. i mourned
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I missed my father. i mourned his loss, but it wasn't what
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His loss, but it wasn't what i thought. i didn't fall
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I thought. i didn't fall apart. i didn't get
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Apart. i didn't get depressed. i knew god was in
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Depressed. i knew god was in control. i knew he was still
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Control. i knew he was still ordering our steps. i didn't
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Ordering our steps. i didn't feel qualified to minister. i
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Feel qualified to minister. i didn't have the training. i
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Didn't have the training. i liked being behind the
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Liked being behind the scenes, but all the sudden i
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Scenes, but all the sudden i had the desire to pastor.
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Had the desire to pastor. deep down, i knew that i
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Deep down, i knew that i could do it. i felt a faith
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Could do it. i felt a faith and boldness that i had never
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And boldness that i had never felt before. yes, it was
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Felt before. yes, it was difficult. i was
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Difficult. i was uncomfortable. i would prefer
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Uncomfortable. i would prefer to not be thrown into a fire.
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To not be thrown into a fire. but i can see now that fire
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But i can see now that fire was leading me to my destiny.
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Was leading me to my destiny. if god would have kept me
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If god would have kept me from the fire, i wouldn't
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From the fire, i wouldn't have stepped into the
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Have stepped into the fullness of what he had in
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Fullness of what he had in store. i can't promise you
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Store. i can't promise you that god will deliver you
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That god will deliver you from every fire, but i can
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From every fire, but i can promise you god will be with
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Promise you god will be with you in that fire to sustain
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You in that fire to sustain you, to protect you, to
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You, to protect you, to empower you, to enlarge you,
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Empower you, to enlarge you, to move you toward your
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To move you toward your destiny.
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Destiny. when i look back now, i
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When i look back now, i think, how did i make it
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Think, how did i make it through that time? learning
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Through that time? learning to minister, losing my
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To minister, losing my father, everything turned
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Father, everything turned upside down. that was god
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Upside down. that was god sustaining me. you can look
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Sustaining me. you can look back over your life, and see
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Back over your life, and see times where you should have
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Times where you should have been overwhelmed, you should
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Been overwhelmed, you should have become bitter over that
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Have become bitter over that loss, you should have gotten
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Loss, you should have gotten stuck after that bad break,
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Stuck after that bad break, you should have given up on
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You should have given up on your dream after that door
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Your dream after that door closed, but somehow you kept
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Closed, but somehow you kept going. you believed anyway.
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Going. you believed anyway. you hoped on in faith and you
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You hoped on in faith and you saw new doors open. you had
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Saw new doors open. you had the grace to forgive. you
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The grace to forgive. you outlasted the trouble. you
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Outlasted the trouble. you couldn't see it then, but you
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Couldn't see it then, but you were in the middle of a
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Were in the middle of a miracle. god was sustaining
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Miracle. god was sustaining you. without his strength,
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You. without his strength, without his mercy, without
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Without his mercy, without his favor, you wouldn't have
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His favor, you wouldn't have made it to where you are. god
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Made it to where you are. god may not have delivered you
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May not have delivered you from that fire, but you can
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From that fire, but you can see now, he made you
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See now, he made you fireproof. maybe you haven't
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Fireproof. maybe you haven't seen the miracle you were
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Seen the miracle you were praying for yet, but you're
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Praying for yet, but you're seeing the miracle of
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Seeing the miracle of endurance. you're still here.
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Endurance. you're still here. you're still favored. you
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You're still favored. you still have a destiny to
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Still have a destiny to fulfill.
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Fulfill. when we look at the life of
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When we look at the life of david, he had these big
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David, he had these big moments that we celebrate.
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Moments that we celebrate. the prophet samuel showed up
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The prophet samuel showed up at his house unannounced and
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At his house unannounced and chose him out of his seven
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Chose him out of his seven brothers, to be the next king
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Brothers, to be the next king of israel, a destiny moment.
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Of israel, a destiny moment. he defeated goliath, a giant
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He defeated goliath, a giant twice his size. overnight
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Twice his size. overnight became a national hero. king
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Became a national hero. king saul sent for david to come
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Saul sent for david to come to the palace to work for
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To the palace to work for him. these were mountain top
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Him. these were mountain top moments, where god suddenly
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Moments, where god suddenly promoted, blessed, favored.
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Promoted, blessed, favored. that's delivering faith,
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That's delivering faith, where god quickly changes
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Where god quickly changes things. god has some of these
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Things. god has some of these moments of favor for you too.
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Moments of favor for you too. but most of david's life was
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But most of david's life was not the exciting moments
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Not the exciting moments where everything was going
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Where everything was going his way. he could see god's
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His way. he could see god's hand at work. there were
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Hand at work. there were times when it didn't look
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Times when it didn't look like god was doing anything,
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Like god was doing anything, times that were lonely,
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Times that were lonely, unfair, uncomfortable. after
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Unfair, uncomfortable. after he was anointed to be king,
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He was anointed to be king, he went back to the
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He went back to the shepherd's fields, and spent
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Shepherd's fields, and spent years taking care of sheep,
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Years taking care of sheep, feeding them, shoveling
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Feeding them, shoveling waste, chasing away wild
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Waste, chasing away wild animals. i'm sure he thought,
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Animals. i'm sure he thought, “god, i have so much more in
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“god, i have so much more in me. why am i stuck out here?”
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Me. why am i stuck out here?” if it wasn't for the grace of
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If it wasn't for the grace of god, david would have gotten
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God, david would have gotten discouraged and given up on
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Discouraged and given up on his dream.
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His dream. he eventually went to the
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He eventually went to the palace to work for king saul,
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Palace to work for king saul, but saul was jealous of david
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But saul was jealous of david and tried to kill him. david
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And tried to kill him. david had to flee for his life. he
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Had to flee for his life. he spent years on the run,
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Spent years on the run, hiding in caves, trying to
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Hiding in caves, trying to outmaneuver saul. here he had
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Outmaneuver saul. here he had done nothing wrong to saul.
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Done nothing wrong to saul. it was unfair. it didn't make
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It was unfair. it didn't make sense, but somehow david
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Sense, but somehow david didn't get bitter. how could
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Didn't get bitter. how could he keep a good attitude and
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He keep a good attitude and not be revengeful. that was
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Not be revengeful. that was god working behind the scenes
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God working behind the scenes sustaining david, giving him
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Sustaining david, giving him the grace to handle what was
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The grace to handle what was unfair. david defeated
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Unfair. david defeated goliath in a few minutes. but
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Goliath in a few minutes. but this conflict with king saul
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This conflict with king saul would go on for years. it's
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Would go on for years. it's great when you defeat your
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Great when you defeat your goliaths, those instantaneous
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Goliaths, those instantaneous miracles, but most challenges
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Miracles, but most challenges in life will be the saul's,
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In life will be the saul's, the things that don't go away
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The things that don't go away easily. this is when god
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Easily. this is when god steps in and gives you the
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Steps in and gives you the miracle of endurance.
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Miracle of endurance. at one point, king saul and
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At one point, king saul and his men, finally found david.
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His men, finally found david. he was on the other side of
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He was on the other side of the mountain. it was too late
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The mountain. it was too late for david to get away. he was
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For david to get away. he was caught. after years of
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Caught. after years of chasing david, tracking him
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Chasing david, tracking him down, with no success, this
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Down, with no success, this was the big moment they had
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Was the big moment they had been waiting for. but just
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Been waiting for. but just when saul was about to give
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When saul was about to give the order to send in all the
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The order to send in all the troops, this messenger came
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Troops, this messenger came riding toward saul on
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Riding toward saul on horseback going full speed
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Horseback going full speed ahead, in a great hurry. the
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Ahead, in a great hurry. the man got off, said to saul,
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Man got off, said to saul, “the philistines are
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“the philistines are attacking our city. it's
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Attacking our city. it's urgent that you come back
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Urgent that you come back home right now.” saul and all
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Home right now.” saul and all the men had to immediately
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The men had to immediately turn around and go back home.
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Turn around and go back home. how many times in our life
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How many times in our life did it look like it was over?
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Did it look like it was over? the opposition was closing
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The opposition was closing in, we didn't see a way out,
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In, we didn't see a way out, the sickness too strong, the
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The sickness too strong, the addiction too great, then god
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Addiction too great, then god steps in and turns it around,
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Steps in and turns it around, protects you, provides for
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Protects you, provides for you, pushes back opposition,
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You, pushes back opposition, made ways where we didn't see
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Made ways where we didn't see away. this wasn't the big
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Away. this wasn't the big miracle david was believing
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Miracle david was believing for. he wasn't seeing the
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For. he wasn't seeing the promise of taking the throne.
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Promise of taking the throne. this was the miracle of
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This was the miracle of endurance. god sustaining him
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Endurance. god sustaining him on the way to what he
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On the way to what he promised. sometimes we're so
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Promised. sometimes we're so focused on the main thing god
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Focused on the main thing god put in our heart, we're not
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Put in our heart, we're not recognizing the miracles
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Recognizing the miracles along the way. how many times
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Along the way. how many times god is pushing back
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God is pushing back opposition, protecting you
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Opposition, protecting you from harm, moving wrong
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From harm, moving wrong people out of the way,
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People out of the way, breathing faith and hope into
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Breathing faith and hope into your spirit, to keep you
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Your spirit, to keep you moving forward.
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Moving forward. david was in that fire for
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David was in that fire for years, so to speak, with king
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Years, so to speak, with king saul chasing him. but god
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Saul chasing him. but god won't let you get in a fire
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Won't let you get in a fire without making you fireproof.
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Without making you fireproof. saul couldn't take david out.
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Saul couldn't take david out. even though he had more men,
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Even though he had more men, more power, more weapons.
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More power, more weapons. there is a hedge of
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There is a hedge of protection around you that
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Protection around you that the enemy cannot cross. but
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The enemy cannot cross. but yes it's easy to get
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Yes it's easy to get discouraged when things
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Discouraged when things aren't changing as fast as we
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Aren't changing as fast as we would like. we know god's put
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Would like. we know god's put these promises in our heart,
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These promises in our heart, then saul shows up. we face
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Then saul shows up. we face opposition. nothing's
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Opposition. nothing's improving. but what about the
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Improving. but what about the fact that you're still
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Fact that you're still standing, that it couldn't
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Standing, that it couldn't take you out. you should be
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Take you out. you should be defeated, discouraged,
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Defeated, discouraged, frustrated, but god stepped
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Frustrated, but god stepped in and sustained you.
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In and sustained you. the psalmist said, “my
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The psalmist said, “my enemies tried their best, but
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Enemies tried their best, but they could not finish me
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They could not finish me off.” you came down with a
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Off.” you came down with a sickness. stay encouraged. it
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Sickness. stay encouraged. it cannot finish you off.
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Cannot finish you off. there's a god who's breathing
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There's a god who's breathing health into you, a god who's
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Health into you, a god who's numbered your days. that
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Numbered your days. that setback in your business
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Setback in your business should stop you. you lost a
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Should stop you. you lost a main client, the pandemic
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Main client, the pandemic hit, it cannot finish you
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Hit, it cannot finish you off. we serve jehovah jireh,
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Off. we serve jehovah jireh, the lord our provider. he
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The lord our provider. he makes streams in the desert.
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Makes streams in the desert. he said, “even in famine, the
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He said, “even in famine, the righteous will have more than en
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Righteous will have more than en sometimes the way we overcome
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Sometimes the way we overcome is to outlast. david never
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Is to outlast. david never defeated king saul. he
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Defeated king saul. he wouldn't touch saul because
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Wouldn't touch saul because he knew god had anointed him.
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He knew god had anointed him. it didn't seem fair. saul was
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It didn't seem fair. saul was trying to kill david. don't
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Trying to kill david. don't take matters into your own
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Take matters into your own hands. let god be your
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Hands. let god be your vindicator. thirteen years
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Vindicator. thirteen years after david was anointed by
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After david was anointed by samuel, saul was killed in a
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Samuel, saul was killed in a battle. after all this time
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Battle. after all this time of being on the run, hiding,
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Of being on the run, hiding, doing the right thing when it
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Doing the right thing when it was hard, david was made
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Was hard, david was made king. what took him to the
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King. what took him to the throne wasn't defeating
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Throne wasn't defeating goliath, it wasn't the
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Goliath, it wasn't the promise that came to pass
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Promise that came to pass quickly, it was the miracle
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Quickly, it was the miracle of endurance. it was god
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Of endurance. it was god sustaining him.
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Sustaining him. but when we're in the middle
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But when we're in the middle of it, it can be hard to see.
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Of it, it can be hard to see. “god, saul's still chasing
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“god, saul's still chasing me. he's still making my life
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Me. he's still making my life miserable. god i still have
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Miserable. god i still have this sickness. my child is
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This sickness. my child is still off course. god i was
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Still off course. god i was doing the right thing, and
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Doing the right thing, and this king threw me into fire.
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This king threw me into fire. where are you?” no have a new
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Where are you?” no have a new perspective. “lord, thank you
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Perspective. “lord, thank you for sustaining me. thank you
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For sustaining me. thank you for the grace for this
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For the grace for this season. lord, i recognize
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Season. lord, i recognize you're holding back the
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You're holding back the opposition. you're giving me
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Opposition. you're giving me the power to endure. you're
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The power to endure. you're not letting this adversity
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Not letting this adversity finish me off.”
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Finish me off.” i was at the beach when our
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I was at the beach when our children were much younger.
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Children were much younger. alexandra was three and
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Alexandra was three and jonathan was six. we were
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Jonathan was six. we were having a good time making
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Having a good time making this castle in the sand, when
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This castle in the sand, when this little yellow bumble bee
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This little yellow bumble bee came and landed right by us.
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Came and landed right by us. alexandra took off running
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Alexandra took off running afraid. i swatted him away.
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Afraid. i swatted him away. we went back to playing. no
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We went back to playing. no big deal. about thirty
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Big deal. about thirty seconds later, he was right
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Seconds later, he was right back flying all around us.
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Back flying all around us. the kids were screaming,
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The kids were screaming, “daddy get him out of here.”
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“daddy get him out of here.” i got a towel, and i swatted
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I got a towel, and i swatted him down to the ground. i
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Him down to the ground. i thought i'm going to show him
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Thought i'm going to show him who's boss. i'm tired of
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Who's boss. i'm tired of dealing with him. about a
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Dealing with him. about a minute later, there he was
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Minute later, there he was again, flying all around,
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Again, flying all around, buzzing in and out. i got
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Buzzing in and out. i got that towel, knocked him down.
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That towel, knocked him down. this time i put my tennis
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This time i put my tennis shoe on, i went over and
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Shoe on, i went over and squashed him into the sand
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Squashed him into the sand with all hundred and
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With all hundred and fifty pounds of this pure
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Fifty pounds of this pure steel went into that little
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Steel went into that little bumble bee. i was done with
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Bumble bee. i was done with him.
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Him. a couple of minutes later, i
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A couple of minutes later, i walked over to make sure he
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Walked over to make sure he was still dead. i couldn't
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Was still dead. i couldn't believe what i was seeing.
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Believe what i was seeing. one wing barely started to
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One wing barely started to move. i thought, “oh that's
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Move. i thought, “oh that's just his nerves. he's got to
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Just his nerves. he's got to be dead.” then this other
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Be dead.” then this other wing started to slowly come
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Wing started to slowly come out from under the sand. i
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Out from under the sand. i thought this bumblebee has
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Thought this bumblebee has resurrection power. even
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Resurrection power. even though i'm a thousand of
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Though i'm a thousand of times bigger and stronger
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Times bigger and stronger than him, i could not finish
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Than him, i could not finish him off. he walked around in
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Him off. he walked around in the sand like he was dazed. i
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The sand like he was dazed. i still thought he was dead.
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Still thought he was dead. then he flapped his wings and
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Then he flapped his wings and took off in the air. i stood
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Took off in the air. i stood there amazed watching him fly
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There amazed watching him fly into the distance. about that
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Into the distance. about that time, he turned around and
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Time, he turned around and came right toward me, buzzed
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Came right toward me, buzzed by my head two or three
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By my head two or three times, where i had to duck.
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Times, where i had to duck. like that bumblebee, god has
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Like that bumblebee, god has put something in you where
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Put something in you where you cannot be finished off, a
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You cannot be finished off, a power, an anointing, a favor
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Power, an anointing, a favor that will cause you to defy
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That will cause you to defy the odds. where you get up,
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The odds. where you get up, when you've been knocked
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When you've been knocked down, where you keep going
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Down, where you keep going when you should be stuck,
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When you should be stuck, where you overpower what
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Where you overpower what should have overpowered you.
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Should have overpowered you. it's the miracle of
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It's the miracle of endurance. god didn't create
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Endurance. god didn't create us to be weak, defeated,
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Us to be weak, defeated, overcome. the same power that
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Overcome. the same power that raised christ from the dead
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Raised christ from the dead lives in you. the scripture
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Lives in you. the scripture says, “a good person may get
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Says, “a good person may get knocked down seven times, but
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Knocked down seven times, but the lord will raise him back
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The lord will raise him back up.” god didn't just give you
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Up.” god didn't just give you delivering faith, he's given
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Delivering faith, he's given you sustaining faith. yes,
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You sustaining faith. yes, you're going to defeat some
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You're going to defeat some goliath's. you're going to
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Goliath's. you're going to see some quick victories, but
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See some quick victories, but you're also going to outlast
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You're also going to outlast the saul's. you have the
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The saul's. you have the power to endure. right now,
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Power to endure. right now, god is sustaining you,
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God is sustaining you, protecting, favoring you,
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Protecting, favoring you, strengthening you, pushing
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Strengthening you, pushing back the darkness.
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Back the darkness. god said in isaiah 46, “even
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God said in isaiah 46, “even to your old age, i am the god
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To your old age, i am the god who sustains you.” you're not
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Who sustains you.” you're not doing life on your own. i
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Doing life on your own. i know sometimes it gets
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Know sometimes it gets difficult. things aren't
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Difficult. things aren't fair. we get thrown into the
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Fair. we get thrown into the fire. we don't feel like we
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Fire. we don't feel like we have the strength. how can we
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Have the strength. how can we overcome? by ourselves we
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Overcome? by ourselves we can't. that's when our god
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Can't. that's when our god steps in to sustain you. he
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Steps in to sustain you. he may not keep you from every
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May not keep you from every fire, but i can assure you,
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Fire, but i can assure you, he's made you fireproof. the
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He's made you fireproof. the enemy is not in control of
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Enemy is not in control of your life, god is. he
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Your life, god is. he wouldn't have let you get in
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Wouldn't have let you get in that fire unless it was
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That fire unless it was leading you to a new level of
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Leading you to a new level of your destiny. it cannot
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Your destiny. it cannot finish you off. you're going
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Finish you off. you're going to come out without the smell
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To come out without the smell of smoke. when you're tempted
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Of smoke. when you're tempted to get discouraged, look back
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To get discouraged, look back over your life. you have a
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Over your life. you have a history with god. think about
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History with god. think about all the times he made a way.
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All the times he made a way. he gave you strength when you
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He gave you strength when you didn't think you could go on.
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Didn't think you could go on. he provided in the pandemic.
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He provided in the pandemic. he protected you against
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He protected you against forces that were way too
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Forces that were way too much. he hasn't brought you
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Much. he hasn't brought you this far to leave you where
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This far to leave you where you are. even till your old
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You are. even till your old age, till your last breath,
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Age, till your last breath, he's going to keep sustaining
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He's going to keep sustaining you. stay in peace. you can
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You. stay in peace. you can trust him. you're in the
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Trust him. you're in the middle of a miracle. i
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Middle of a miracle. i believe and declare, right
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Believe and declare, right now god is lifting burdens,
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Now god is lifting burdens, lightening loads. you're
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Lightening loads. you're about to feel a supernatural
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About to feel a supernatural strength, a power to outlast,
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Strength, a power to outlast, a courage to overcome, a
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A courage to overcome, a favor that propels you into
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Favor that propels you into your purpose. the miracle of
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Your purpose. the miracle of endurance, in jesus' name. if
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Endurance, 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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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Declarations, scriptures, encouragement.
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Healthy, and free. when you contact us today,
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When you contact us today, we'll send you
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We'll send you happy, healthy, and free:
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Happy, healthy, and free: a 31-day wellness journey
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A 31-day wellness journey as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. this devotional will help you
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This devotional will help you strengthen your faith,
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Declare god's
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Promises, and receive
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Promises, and receive the healing he's
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The healing he's already made available to you.
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Already made available to you. spirit, soul, and body.
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Spirit, soul, and body. god wants you whole
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That will transform
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Your spirit,ansform
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Your spirit,ansform mind, and body in just 31 days.
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Mind, and body in just 31 days. god is going to restore
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God is going to restore what the enemy tried to steal.
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What the enemy tried to steal. your joy,
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Your joy, your peace, your health.
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Your peace, your health. 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. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is bringing hope to people
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Around the world.
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Special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday
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Online every sunday morning, download
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Morning, download our daily podcast,
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Our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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You can listen on sirius xm 24 hours a day.
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Sirius xm 24 hours a day. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Displays one powerfulen block
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Displays one powerfulen block word: happy,
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Word: happy, healthy, and free,
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Joel Osteen - The Miracle of Endurance

September 12, 2025 | 30:0

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