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Joel Osteen - Night Seasons

June 29, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Night Seasons | June 29, 2026

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>> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. and it's a joy to come into
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And it's a joy to come into your homes and, if you're
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Your homes and, if you're ever in our area, please stop
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Ever in our area, please stop by, be a part of one of our
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By, be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i promise ya, we'll make you
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I promise ya, we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. and i like to start with
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And i like to start with something funny and i heard
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Something funny and i heard about this pastor.
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About this pastor. he found a dead mule on the
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He found a dead mule on the church grounds.
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Church grounds. he called the health
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He called the health department and they said they
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Department and they said they couldn't pick it up without
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Couldn't pick it up without authorization from the mayor.
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Authorization from the mayor. well, the mayor was known to
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Well, the mayor was known to be rude and hard to get along
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Be rude and hard to get along with.
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With. when the pastor called, the
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When the pastor called, the mayor didn't disappoint.
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Mayor didn't disappoint. he started ranting and
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He started ranting and raving.
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Raving. finally, he said, "why are
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Finally, he said, "why are you even calling me?
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You even calling me? isn't it your job to bury the
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Isn't it your job to bury the dead?"
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Dead?" the pastor asked god for the
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The pastor asked god for the right response.
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Right response. he said, "yes, mayor, it is
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He said, "yes, mayor, it is my job to bury the dead but i
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My job to bury the dead but i always like to notify the
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Always like to notify the next of kin first."
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Next of kin first." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name."
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Jesus' name." god bless you.
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I wanna talk to you today
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I wanna talk to you today about "night seasons."
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About "night seasons." we all go through times that
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We all go through times that we don't understand.
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We don't understand. we're praying and believing
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We're praying and believing but our health isn't
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But our health isn't improving, our finances
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Improving, our finances haven't turned around, we
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Haven't turned around, we still haven't met the right
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Still haven't met the right person.
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Person. we can feel alone, forgotten,
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Like it's never going to
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Like it's never going to change, it's a night season.
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Change, it's a night season. and in these night seasons,
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And in these night seasons, you can't see what god is
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You can't see what god is doing.
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Doing. doesn't look like anything is
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Doesn't look like anything is happening but god is working
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Happening but god is working behind the scenes.
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Behind the scenes. he does his greatest work in
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He does his greatest work in the dark.
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The dark. we don't see anything
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We don't see anything changing, we're still dealing
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Changing, we're still dealing with the same problem, but
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With the same problem, but god hasn't forgotten about
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God hasn't forgotten about you.
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You. in the dark times when life
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In the dark times when life feels unfair you have to
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Feels unfair you have to remind yourself that god is
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Remind yourself that god is still in control.
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Still in control. and just because you don't
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And just because you don't see anything, doesn't mean
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See anything, doesn't mean that god is not working.
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That god is not working. he doesn't always show you
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He doesn't always show you what he's up to.
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What he's up to. and it's easy to trust him
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And it's easy to trust him when you're getting good
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When you're getting good breaks, things are going
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Breaks, things are going great.
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Great. but you have to learn to
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But you have to learn to trust him in the night
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Trust him in the night seasons when things aren't
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Seasons when things aren't going your way, you don't see
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Going your way, you don't see anything happening.
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The heroes of faith all went
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The heroes of faith all went through these night seasons.
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Through these night seasons. david, as a young man,
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David, as a young man, defeated goliath.
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Defeated goliath. it was a great victory but
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It was a great victory but after that he spent years
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After that he spent years running from king saul,
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Running from king saul, having to hide in caves,
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Having to hide in caves, sleep in the desert.
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Sleep in the desert. i'm sure he prayed, "god,
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I'm sure he prayed, "god, deliver me from saul.
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Deliver me from saul. this is not right."
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This is not right." but it was like the heavens
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But it was like the heavens were silent.
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Were silent. god didn't change it.
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God didn't change it. saul was wrong.
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Saul was wrong. it was unfair to david but
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It was unfair to david but the night seasons are a time
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The night seasons are a time of testing, a time of
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Of testing, a time of proving.
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Proving. are we going to get negative,
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Are we going to get negative, live discouraged, or are we
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Live discouraged, or are we gonna say, "god, i don't
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Gonna say, "god, i don't understand it.
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Understand it. it's not fair but i trust
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It's not fair but i trust you.
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You. i know you're not just the
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I know you're not just the god of the daytime but you're
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God of the daytime but you're the god of the night
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The god of the night seasons."
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Seasons." in the scripture, ruth lost
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In the scripture, ruth lost her husband at an early age.
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Her husband at an early age. he was killed in a battle and
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He was killed in a battle and she was devastated and
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She was devastated and heartbroken.
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Heartbroken. she could have given up on
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She could have given up on life, lived in self-pity, but
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Life, lived in self-pity, but she understood this
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She understood this principle: the night seasons
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Principle: the night seasons are not the end.
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Are not the end. the bad breaks, the
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The bad breaks, the disappointments, the loss,
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Disappointments, the loss, the sickness, that's simply
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The sickness, that's simply another step on the way to
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Another step on the way to your destiny.
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Your destiny. the psalmist said, "weeping
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The psalmist said, "weeping may endure for a night but
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May endure for a night but joy comes in the morning."
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Joy comes in the morning." your story doesn't end in the
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Your story doesn't end in the night.
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Night. the night is temporary.
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The night is temporary. the sickness is temporary.
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The sickness is temporary. the loneliness, a temporary.
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The loneliness, a temporary. that addiction, it's only
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That addiction, it's only temporary.
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Temporary. when things aren't working
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When things aren't working out, you feel like you're
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Out, you feel like you're going the wrong direction,
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Going the wrong direction, god's not changing it, don't
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God's not changing it, don't get discouraged.
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Get discouraged. it's just a night season.
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It's just a night season. it's not permanent, it's not
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It's not permanent, it's not how your story ends.
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How your story ends. you may not see anything
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You may not see anything happening but god is at work.
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Dare to trust him.
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Dare to trust him. keep moving forward in faith.
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Keep moving forward in faith. keep believing.
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Keep believing. it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before the morning breaks
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Before the morning breaks forth.
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Forth. job went through a night
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Job went through a night season.
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Season. everything was going great.
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Everything was going great. he was happy, healthy,
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He was happy, healthy, successful.
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Successful. and life took a sudden turn.
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And life took a sudden turn. out of nowhere, he came down
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Out of nowhere, he came down with an illness, had boils
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With an illness, had boils all over his body.
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All over his body. it's very painful.
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It's very painful. he lost his business, lost
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He lost his business, lost his family.
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His family. his whole world was turned
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His whole world was turned upside down.
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Upside down. and what's interesting is job
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And what's interesting is job was a good man.
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Was a good man. he loved god, he was a person
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He loved god, he was a person of excellence and integrity.
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Of excellence and integrity. this would make more sense if
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This would make more sense if he was a compromiser, making
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He was a compromiser, making wrong choices, not honoring
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Wrong choices, not honoring god.
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God. but the scripture says: "rain
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But the scripture says: "rain falls on the just and the
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Falls on the just and the unjust."
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Unjust." just because you're a good
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Just because you're a good person doesn't mean you're
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Person doesn't mean you're not going to have some night
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Not going to have some night seasons.
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Seasons. and you may be in a difficult
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And you may be in a difficult time now.
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Time now. it doesn't necessarily mean
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It doesn't necessarily mean you've done something wrong,
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You've done something wrong, god's not pleased with you,
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God's not pleased with you, you don't have his favor.
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You don't have his favor. it's just life.
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It's just life. you're getting some rain.
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You're getting some rain. without the rain, we couldn't
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Without the rain, we couldn't grow.
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Grow. and god wouldn't have allowed
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And god wouldn't have allowed it if it was going to keep
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It if it was going to keep you from your destiny.
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You from your destiny. he has you in the palm of his
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He has you in the palm of his hand.
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Hand. he's closely watching you.
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He's closely watching you. and you may feel like you're
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And you may feel like you're in the fire but god controls
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In the fire but god controls the thermostat.
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The thermostat. he won't let it be more than
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He won't let it be more than you can handle.
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You can handle. now quit telling yourself,
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Now quit telling yourself, "i'll never make it through
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"i'll never make it through this, joel.
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This, joel. i'll never get well, never
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I'll never get well, never accomplish my dream."
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Accomplish my dream." no, it's just a night season.
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No, it's just a night season. it's not a surprise to god.
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It's not a surprise to god. he already has the solution.
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He already has the solution. the breakthrough is headed
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The breakthrough is headed your way.
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Your way. god is saying to you what he
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God is saying to you what he said to job.
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Said to job. life may not have been fair
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Life may not have been fair but you're not going to live
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But you're not going to live discouraged, overwhelmed by
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Discouraged, overwhelmed by problems, burdened down by
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Problems, burdened down by illnesses.
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Illnesses. joy is coming.
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Joy is coming. health is coming.
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Health is coming. breakthroughs are coming.
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Breakthroughs are coming. promotion is coming.
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Promotion is coming. god is about to fill your
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God is about to fill your mouth with laughter.
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Mouth with laughter. that means god's gonna do
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That means god's gonna do something so unusual, so
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Something so unusual, so extraordinary, you'll be so
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Extraordinary, you'll be so amazed all you can do is
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Amazed all you can do is laugh.
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Laugh. your mourning is going to be
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Your mourning is going to be turned to dancing.
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Turned to dancing. your sorrow turned to joy.
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Your sorrow turned to joy. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with job.
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Job. he didn't just make it
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He didn't just make it through the night season but
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Through the night season but god restored back to him
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God restored back to him double what he lost.
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Double what he lost. he came out with twice the
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He came out with twice the cattle, twice the sheep,
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Cattle, twice the sheep, twice the--he felt twice as
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Twice the--he felt twice as healthy.
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Healthy. god always makes the enemy
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God always makes the enemy pay for bringing the trouble.
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If you'll stay in faith you
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If you'll stay in faith you won't just come out, you will
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Won't just come out, you will come out better than you were
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Come out better than you were before.
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Before. the scripture says: "after
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The scripture says: "after this, job lived 140 years and
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This, job lived 140 years and saw 4 generations.
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Saw 4 generations. then he died an old man,
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Then he died an old man, having lived a long, good
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Having lived a long, good life."
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Life." when we think of job, we
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When we think of job, we usually think of all the
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Usually think of all the pain, all the suffering.
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Pain, all the suffering. the truth is that was just
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The truth is that was just one season.
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One season. you may be in a dark time
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You may be in a dark time but, like job, you're going
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But, like job, you're going to come through it and still
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To come through it and still live a long blessed life.
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Live a long blessed life. it says after this, job lived
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It says after this, job lived 140 years.
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140 years. after what?
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After what? after the night season.
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After the night season. that means after the loss,
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That means after the loss, after the disappointment,
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After the disappointment, after the divorce, after the
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After the divorce, after the sickness.
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Sickness. there are still many great
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There are still many great days up ahead.
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Days up ahead. my father went through a
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My father went through a night season.
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Night season. he was married at a very
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He was married at a very young age and, unfortunately,
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Young age and, unfortunately, the marriage didn't work out
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The marriage didn't work out and he was devastated.
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And he was devastated. he resigned from his church
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He resigned from his church and got out of the ministry.
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And got out of the ministry. denominational leaders told
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Denominational leaders told him that he would never
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Him that he would never pastor again.
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Pastor again. people said he was finished.
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People said he was finished. the good news is people don't
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The good news is people don't determine your destiny, god
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Determine your destiny, god does.
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Does. two years later, he got back
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Two years later, he got back in the ministry.
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In the ministry. and he ended up marrying my
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And he ended up marrying my mother and they had 5
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Mother and they had 5 children, were married for
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Children, were married for almost 50 years.
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Almost 50 years. and then they started
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And then they started lakewood.
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Lakewood. he pastored here 40 years,
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He pastored here 40 years, touching the world.
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Touching the world. this all happened after the
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This all happened after the divorce, after the
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Divorce, after the disappointment.
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Disappointment. he thought that would sour
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He thought that would sour the rest of his life but it
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The rest of his life but it was just a season.
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Was just a season. he went on to live a long,
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He went on to live a long, blessed, faith-filled life.
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Blessed, faith-filled life. don't let the night seasons
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Don't let the night seasons convince you that you've seen
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Convince you that you've seen your best days.
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Your best days. you wouldn't be alive unless
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You wouldn't be alive unless god had something amazing up
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God had something amazing up in front of you.
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In front of you. but in the dark times, it's
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But in the dark times, it's easy to talk about the
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Easy to talk about the difficulties, talk about how
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Difficulties, talk about how bad life is treating us.
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Bad life is treating us. like job, exaggerate our
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Like job, exaggerate our problems.
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Problems. all that's going to do is
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All that's going to do is make you more discouraged,
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Make you more discouraged, more defeated, take your joy.
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More defeated, take your joy. instead of complaining, one
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Instead of complaining, one of the best things you can
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Of the best things you can say is, "all is well."
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Say is, "all is well." when you say, "all is well,"
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When you say, "all is well," what you're really saying is,
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What you're really saying is, "god is still on the throne.
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"god is still on the throne. i'm not gonna live upset,
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I'm not gonna live upset, bitter, guilty.
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Bitter, guilty. i may be in a night season
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I may be in a night season but i know this too shall
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But i know this too shall pass.
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Pass. all is well."
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All is well." somebody says, "well, i
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Somebody says, "well, i thought the medical report
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Thought the medical report wasn't good?"
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Wasn't good?" yes, that's true but all is
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Yes, that's true but all is well.
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Well. god is restoring health back
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God is restoring health back into me.
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Into me. "your child is still
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"your child is still off-course?"
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Off-course?" yes, but i'm not worried.
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Yes, but i'm not worried. all is well.
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All is well. as for me and my house, we
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As for me and my house, we will serve the lord.
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Will serve the lord. "joel, how can you say, 'all
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"joel, how can you say, 'all is well,' when you went
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Is well,' when you went through a breakup, you lost a
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Through a breakup, you lost a loved one, you still haven't
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Loved one, you still haven't met the right person?"
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Met the right person?" the way you can say it is
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The way you can say it is because you know the night
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Because you know the night season is only temporary.
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Season is only temporary. you know joy is coming.
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You know joy is coming. you know what was meant for
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You know what was meant for harm god is turning to your
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Harm god is turning to your advantage.
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Advantage. you know after this is a
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You know after this is a long, blessed, faith-filled
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Long, blessed, faith-filled life.
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Life. now, don't talk yourself into
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Now, don't talk yourself into being miserable.
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Being miserable. we all have night seasons,
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We all have night seasons, things we don't understand.
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Things we don't understand. keep a report of victory
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Keep a report of victory coming out of your mouth.
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Coming out of your mouth. if you're going to magnify
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If you're going to magnify something, don't magnify your
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Something, don't magnify your problems.
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Problems. magnify your god.
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Magnify your god. talk about his greatness.
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Talk about his greatness. talk about his favor.
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Talk about his favor. and yes, you may have big
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And yes, you may have big challenges but can i tell you
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Challenges but can i tell you we serve a big god.
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We serve a big god. the sickness may seem
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The sickness may seem impossible.
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Impossible. god can do the impossible.
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God can do the impossible. that obstacle may look
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That obstacle may look permanent.
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Permanent. one touch of god's favor will
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One touch of god's favor will thrust you to a next level.
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Thrust you to a next level. quit worrying.
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Quit worrying. god is saying, "all is well."
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God is saying, "all is well." in your finances, all is
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In your finances, all is well.
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Well. in your health, all is well.
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In your health, all is well. in your family, all is well.
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In your family, all is well. it may be night right now but
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It may be night right now but morning is coming.
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Morning is coming. you're going to see what god
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You're going to see what god was doing behind the scenes.
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Was doing behind the scenes. and every day you stay in
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And every day you stay in faith, every day you keep a
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Faith, every day you keep a good attitude, despite the
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Good attitude, despite the darkness, you are passing the
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Darkness, you are passing the test.
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Test. that night season will come
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That night season will come to an end.
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To an end. the psalmist said, "when
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The psalmist said, "when darkness overtakes the
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Darkness overtakes the righteous, light will come
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Righteous, light will come bursting in."
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Bursting in." it's going to happy suddenly,
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It's going to happy suddenly, unexpectedly.
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Unexpectedly. you didn't see it coming.
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You didn't see it coming. you woke up and it was still
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You woke up and it was still dark.
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Dark. nothing had changed.
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Nothing had changed. then suddenly, you get the
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Then suddenly, you get the break you need.
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Break you need. suddenly, your health turns
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Suddenly, your health turns around.
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Around. suddenly, you meet the right
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Suddenly, you meet the right person.
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Person. the light will come bursting
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The light will come bursting in.
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In. moses went through a night
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Moses went through a night season.
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Season. as a young man, he made a
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As a young man, he made a mistake and killed someone
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Mistake and killed someone that was mistreating a hebrew
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That was mistreating a hebrew slave.
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Slave. he knew he was called to
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He knew he was called to deliver the israelites but he
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Deliver the israelites but he got out of god's timing and
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Got out of god's timing and tried to do it on his own.
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Tried to do it on his own. he had to flee for his life.
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He had to flee for his life. he spent 40 years on the back
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He spent 40 years on the back side of the desert in hiding.
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Side of the desert in hiding. he felt alone, forgotten.
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He felt alone, forgotten. it was his fault.
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It was his fault. every voice said, "too bad.
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Every voice said, "too bad. you blew it, you're a
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You blew it, you're a failure."
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Failure." but god doesn't waste
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But god doesn't waste anything that we go through.
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Anything that we go through. he uses it to get us prepared
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He uses it to get us prepared for our destiny.
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For our destiny. and those years out in the
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And those years out in the desert, moses couldn't see
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Desert, moses couldn't see what god was doing behind the
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What god was doing behind the scenes.
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Scenes. but god was making him and
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But god was making him and molding him.
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Molding him. he thought he was finished
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He thought he was finished but god was using that time
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But god was using that time to develop his character.
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To develop his character. he was getting him prepared
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He was getting him prepared for his comeback.
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For his comeback. like moses, you may have made
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Like moses, you may have made mistakes that have put you in
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Mistakes that have put you in a night season.
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A night season. something was delayed, you
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Something was delayed, you had to take a detour, you're
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Had to take a detour, you're not where you thought you
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Not where you thought you would be.
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Would be. now you think you have to
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Now you think you have to settle there and never
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Settle there and never accomplish what god put in
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Accomplish what god put in your heart.
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Your heart. you may not realize it, but
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You may not realize it, but right now god is getting you
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Right now god is getting you prepared for your comeback.
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Prepared for your comeback. what he started, he's going
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What he started, he's going to finish.
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To finish. he's already taken into
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He's already taken into account every wrong turn,
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Account every wrong turn, every mistake, every bad
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Every mistake, every bad break.
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Break. it may look like the end to
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It may look like the end to you.
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You. the truth is it's just a
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The truth is it's just a temporary delay.
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Temporary delay. it's a time of testing, a
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It's a time of testing, a time of proving, where your
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Time of proving, where your character is being developed.
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Character is being developed. god is working in you,
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God is working in you, polishing off the rough
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Polishing off the rough edges.
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Edges. he's getting you prepared for
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He's getting you prepared for where he's taking you.
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Where he's taking you. forty years later, god came
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Forty years later, god came back and said, "all right,
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Back and said, "all right, moses.
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Moses. now i'm ready for you to
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Now i'm ready for you to deliver my people."
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Deliver my people." the scripture says: "moses
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The scripture says: "moses was the most humble man in
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Was the most humble man in all the land."
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All the land." in that night season, moses
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In that night season, moses changed.
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Changed. he learned to wait on god, to
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He learned to wait on god, to listen to his voice, to walk
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Listen to his voice, to walk in humility.
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In humility. he came up higher in his
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He came up higher in his character.
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Character. in the difficult times, stay
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In the difficult times, stay pliable, stay open.
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Pliable, stay open. say, "god, make me and mold
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Say, "god, make me and mold me.
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Me. show me where i need to
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Show me where i need to change."
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Change." you grow in the tough times.
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You grow in the tough times. even physically, you grow at
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Even physically, you grow at night when you're asleep.
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Night when you're asleep. in the same way, when you're
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In the same way, when you're in a night season, you may
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In a night season, you may not like it but it's working
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Not like it but it's working for you.
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For you. you're getting stronger.
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You're getting stronger. you have to be prepared for
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You have to be prepared for where god is taking you.
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Where god is taking you. moses couldn't handle it the
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Moses couldn't handle it the first time.
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First time. he made a mistake, had to
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He made a mistake, had to run.
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Run. god didn't write him off.
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God didn't write him off. he didn't cancel his destiny.
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He didn't cancel his destiny. he used the night season to
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Refine him.
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Refine him. when saul was chasing david
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When saul was chasing david through the desert, there
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Through the desert, there were several opportunities
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Were several opportunities for david to kill saul.
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For david to kill saul. he could have taken his life,
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He could have taken his life, gotten rid of his problem.
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Gotten rid of his problem. david wouldn't do it.
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David wouldn't do it. he knew saul had been
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He knew saul had been anointed by god.
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Anointed by god. he told his men, "i'm not
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He told his men, "i'm not going to harm what god has
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Going to harm what god has anointed."
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Anointed." after he passed these tests,
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After he passed these tests, after david showed god what
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After david showed god what he was made of, a man of
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He was made of, a man of character and integrity, god
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Character and integrity, god took care of saul and david
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Took care of saul and david was made the king.
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Was made the king. in the night seasons if you
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In the night seasons if you will pass these tests, change
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Will pass these tests, change where you need to change,
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Where you need to change, deal with the areas god's
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Deal with the areas god's bringing to light, prove to
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Bringing to light, prove to him that you'll do the right
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Him that you'll do the right thing when it's hard, you'll
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Thing when it's hard, you'll forgive even thought they
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Forgive even thought they hurt you, then, like david,
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Hurt you, then, like david, because your character has
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Because your character has been developed, god will
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Been developed, god will bring you out of that night
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Bring you out of that night season and get you to where
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Season and get you to where you're supposed to be.
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You're supposed to be. but some things we can only
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But some things we can only develop in the dark.
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Develop in the dark. without the night seasons, we
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Without the night seasons, we wouldn't become all god
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Wouldn't become all god created us to be.
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Created us to be. a caterpillar can be going
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A caterpillar can be going along just fine.
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Along just fine. everything is great.
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Everything is great. but down deep, something
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But down deep, something says, "you're not supposed to
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Says, "you're not supposed to crawl your whole life.
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Crawl your whole life. you have more in you."
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You have more in you." he gets excited, thinking,
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He gets excited, thinking, "yes, that's right."
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"yes, that's right." then he looks in the mirror
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Then he looks in the mirror and says, "what was i
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And says, "what was i thinking?
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Thinking? i'll never fly.
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I'll never fly. i'm just a glorified worm.
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I'm just a glorified worm. that's impossible."
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That's impossible." but one day, the caterpillar
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But one day, the caterpillar spins a cocoon around itself.
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Spins a cocoon around itself. he hangs upside down from a
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He hangs upside down from a branch.
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Branch. it's dark.
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It's dark. he can't move, he can't eat.
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He can't move, he can't eat. if you were to ask him when
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If you were to ask him when he was in the cocoon, he
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He was in the cocoon, he would say, "let me go back to
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Would say, "let me go back to where i was.
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Where i was. let me go back to being a
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Let me go back to being a caterpillar.
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Caterpillar. i don't like where i am.
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I don't like where i am. i'm uncomfortable.
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I'm uncomfortable. it's dark, it's lonely."
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It's dark, it's lonely." what he doesn't realize is in
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What he doesn't realize is in the dark a transformation is
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The dark a transformation is taking place.
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Taking place. before long, he starts
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Before long, he starts feeling some wings.
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Feeling some wings. he gets the strength to push
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He gets the strength to push out of that cocoon.
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Out of that cocoon. now, instead of crawling on
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Now, instead of crawling on the ground, he's a beautiful
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The ground, he's a beautiful butterfly floating through
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Butterfly floating through the air.
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The air. like the caterpillar, none of
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Like the caterpillar, none of us like the night seasons.
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Us like the night seasons. we don't like being
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We don't like being uncomfortable.
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Uncomfortable. we don't see anything
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We don't see anything happening.
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Happening. but there are times that god
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Incubates us.
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Incubates us. he takes us through the dark
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He takes us through the dark places, not to make us
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Places, not to make us miserable but in the dark a
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Miserable but in the dark a transformation is taking
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Transformation is taking place.
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Place. you're growing, you're being
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You're growing, you're being refined.
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Refined. you may not like it but you
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You may not like it but you have to keep reminding
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Have to keep reminding yourself your wings are
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Yourself your wings are developing, you're about to
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Developing, you're about to step up to a new level.
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Step up to a new level. no more crawling, living in
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No more crawling, living in mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. you were made for higher
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You were made for higher things.
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Things. and you may be in a night
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And you may be in a night season but by faith i can see
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Season but by faith i can see your cocoon starting to open
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Your cocoon starting to open up.
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Up. i can see a wing coming out.
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I can see a wing coming out. this is no time to be
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This is no time to be discouraged.
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Discouraged. you're on the verge of taking
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You're on the verge of taking off.
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Off. you're about to become a
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You're about to become a beautiful butterfly.
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Beautiful butterfly. you're going to go places
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You're going to go places that you've never dreamed.
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That you've never dreamed. now, don't complain about the
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Now, don't complain about the cocoon.
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Cocoon. "it's dark, it's
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"it's dark, it's uncomfortable, i'm lonely."
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Uncomfortable, i'm lonely." keep a good attitude.
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Keep a good attitude. it's all a part of the
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It's all a part of the process.
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Process. god is changing you from
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God is changing you from glory to glory.
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Glory to glory. in the scripture, jacob had
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In the scripture, jacob had not lived the right kind of
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Not lived the right kind of life.
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Life. he was dishonest, he cheated
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He was dishonest, he cheated people, tricked his brother
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People, tricked his brother out of his birthright.
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Out of his birthright. you would think that god
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You would think that god wouldn't have anything to do
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Wouldn't have anything to do with him.
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With him. but god doesn't write us off.
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But god doesn't write us off. he keeps working with us,
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He keeps working with us, showing us his mercy.
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Showing us his mercy. and jacob was traveling on a
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And jacob was traveling on a long journey through the
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Desert.
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Desert. he was hot and tired and
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He was hot and tired and hungry.
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Hungry. nothing was going his way.
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Nothing was going his way. he came to a place to spend
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He came to a place to spend the night.
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The night. all he could find for a
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All he could find for a pillow was a rock.
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Pillow was a rock. he was in a hard place, a
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He was in a hard place, a lonely time, a night season.
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Lonely time, a night season. i'm sure he thought that god
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I'm sure he thought that god had forgotten about him.
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Had forgotten about him. he went to sleep that night,
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He went to sleep that night, down on himself, discouraged,
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Down on himself, discouraged, full of regrets.
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Full of regrets. while he was sleeping, he had
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While he was sleeping, he had a dream.
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A dream. he saw the heavens open up
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He saw the heavens open up and there was a huge
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And there was a huge staircase with angels going
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Staircase with angels going up and down and, at the top,
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Up and down and, at the top, the lord was standing there.
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The lord was standing there. he said, "jacob, the ground
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He said, "jacob, the ground you are lying on belongs to
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You are lying on belongs to you and your descendants.
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You and your descendants. i will protect you wherever
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I will protect you wherever you go.
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You go. i will be with you
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I will be with you continually until i give you
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Continually until i give you everything that i have
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Everything that i have promised."
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Promised." when jacob woke up, he
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When jacob woke up, he couldn't believe what he had
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Couldn't believe what he had seen.
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Seen. he said, "surely, the lord
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He said, "surely, the lord was in this place."
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Was in this place." what's interesting is he
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What's interesting is he wasn't in the church, wasn't
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Wasn't in the church, wasn't in a temple, wasn't in the
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In a temple, wasn't in the synagogue.
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Synagogue. he was in the desert.
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He was in the desert. god was showing us that he's
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God was showing us that he's the god of hard places, the
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The god of hard places, the god of lonely times, the god
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God of lonely times, the god of night seasons.
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Of night seasons. and you may be in a
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And you may be in a difficulty now, fighting a
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Difficulty now, fighting a battle in your health,
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Battle in your health, dealing with depression,
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Dealing with depression, raising a special needs
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Raising a special needs child.
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Child. you feel alone, forgotten,
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You feel alone, forgotten, discouraged.
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Discouraged. god is right there with you.
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God is right there with you. like with jacob, i believe
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Like with jacob, i believe the heavens are about to open
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The heavens are about to open up.
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Up. god is going to make things
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God is going to make things happen that you couldn't make
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Happen that you couldn't make happen.
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Happen. you may be in a hard place
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You may be in a hard place but you're not staying there.
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But you're not staying there. your health is going to
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Your health is going to improve.
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Improve. you're going to break that
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You're going to break that addiction.
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Addiction. the right people are going to
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The right people are going to show up.
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Show up. you're going to say, like
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You're going to say, like him, "the lord was in this
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Him, "the lord was in this place.
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Place. the lord healed me from
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The lord healed me from cancer.
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Cancer. the lord freed me from
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The lord freed me from depression.
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Depression. the lord blessed my
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The lord blessed my business."
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Business." he's not going to stop until
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He's not going to stop until he's given you everything
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He's given you everything that he's promised.
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That he's promised. things that look permanent in
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Things that look permanent in your life, the addiction, the
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Your life, the addiction, the sickness, the panic attacks,
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Sickness, the panic attacks, the lack and struggle,
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The lack and struggle, thoughts will tell you you'll
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Thoughts will tell you you'll always have to deal with
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Always have to deal with that.
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That. don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. you're in a night season.
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You're in a night season. that means you're in perfect
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That means you're in perfect position for a night shift.
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Position for a night shift. god specializes in shifting
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God specializes in shifting things in the dark.
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Things in the dark. instead of worrying all
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Instead of worrying all through the day: "lord, thank
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Through the day: "lord, thank you for a night shift.
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You for a night shift. thank you that things are
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Thank you that things are changing in my favor.
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Changing in my favor. it's dark now but, god, i
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It's dark now but, god, i believe what you said.
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Believe what you said. light is about to come
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Light is about to come bursting in."
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Bursting in." genesis chapter 2, adam was
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Genesis chapter 2, adam was in the garden of eden by
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In the garden of eden by himself.
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Himself. life was good.
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Life was good. he was naming the animals
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He was naming the animals that god created and enjoying
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That god created and enjoying the crystal clear river,
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The crystal clear river, beautiful trees, delicious
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Beautiful trees, delicious fruit.
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Fruit. there were no problems, no
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There were no problems, no sickness, no opposition.
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Sickness, no opposition. he didn't think it could get
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He didn't think it could get any better.
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Any better. but god didn't want him to
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But god didn't want him to live alone.
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Live alone. verse 21 says god caused adam
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Verse 21 says god caused adam to fall into a deep sleep.
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To fall into a deep sleep. god put him in a night
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God put him in a night season.
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Season. he took a rib from his side
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He took a rib from his side and used it to create a
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And used it to create a woman.
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Woman. and when adam woke up from
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And when adam woke up from this deep sleep and saw eve,
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This deep sleep and saw eve, the first thing he said was,
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The first thing he said was, "wow, god, you have outdone
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"wow, god, you have outdone yourself."
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Yourself." but i'm sure, at the time, he
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But i'm sure, at the time, he didn't understand why god was
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Didn't understand why god was putting him to sleep.
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Putting him to sleep. he was happy, life was good.
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He was happy, life was good. but some things we can only
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But some things we can only develop in the dark.
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Develop in the dark. if god didn't put us to
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If god didn't put us to sleep, so to speak, have us
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Sleep, so to speak, have us go through a night season, we
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Go through a night season, we would never see the fullness
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Would never see the fullness of what he has in store.
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Of what he has in store. you may feel like god has put
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You may feel like god has put you to sleep, things have
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You to sleep, things have slowed down, you're in a
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Slowed down, you're in a challenge.
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Challenge. it's a night season.
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It's a night season. be encouraged.
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Be encouraged. when you wake up and see what
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When you wake up and see what god has been up to, first
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God has been up to, first thing you're going to say is,
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Thing you're going to say is, "wow, god.
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"wow, god. i never dreamed you'd take me
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I never dreamed you'd take me here."
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Here." i never dreamed we'd have the
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I never dreamed we'd have the compaq center.
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Compaq center. i never dreamed i'd be this
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I never dreamed i'd be this healthy again.
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Healthy again. god has some wows in your
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God has some wows in your future.
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Future. don't complain about the dark
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Don't complain about the dark places.
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Places. they are leading you to the
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They are leading you to the amazing things god has in
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Amazing things god has in store.
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Store. and you may not understand it
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And you may not understand it but god wouldn't have allowed
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But god wouldn't have allowed it if he wasn't going to use
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It if he wasn't going to use it to your advantage.
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It to your advantage. right now, god is working
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Right now, god is working behind the scenes.
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Behind the scenes. he sees what you're dealing
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He sees what you're dealing with.
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With. he knows how you feel.
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He knows how you feel. he's saying, "the night
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He's saying, "the night seasons are not permanent."
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Seasons are not permanent." you may be in that cocoon,
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You may be in that cocoon, it's dark, uncomfortable, but
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It's dark, uncomfortable, but he's making you and molding
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He's making you and molding you.
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You. your wings are developing.
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Your wings are developing. you're about to take off to a
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You're about to take off to a new level.
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New level. and i believe and declare
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And i believe and declare you're about to see a night
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You're about to see a night shift from sickness to
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Shift from sickness to health, from lack to
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Health, from lack to abundance, from addictions to
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Abundance, from addictions to freedom.
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Freedom. the light is going to come
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The light is going to come bursting in.
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Bursting in. get ready for some wows in
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Get ready for some wows in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say, "amen"?
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Say, "amen"? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church and keep god first
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Church and keep god first place.
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Place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing over
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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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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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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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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That will help you in the specific challenges
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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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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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For being with us today. 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. we sure appreciate your prayer
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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 - Night Seasons

June 29, 2026 | 27:29

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