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Joel Osteen - No More Bad Days

February 22, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - No More Bad Days | February 22, 2026

I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about these three pastors
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About these three pastors that were in a boat together
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That were in a boat together fishing. one of them said,
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Fishing. one of them said, “we never get to let our hair
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“we never get to let our hair down. let's each tell the
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Down. let's each tell the greatest area that we
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Greatest area that we struggle in, our greatest
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Struggle in, our greatest sin, so we can pray for each
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Sin, so we can pray for each other.” the first pastor
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Said, “i hate to admit it,
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Said, “i hate to admit it, but i have a problem with
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But i have a problem with gambling. some nights i sneak
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Gambling. some nights i sneak out and gamble.” the second
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Out and gamble.” the second pastor said, “i'm ashamed to
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Pastor said, “i'm ashamed to admit this, but i have a
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Admit this, but i have a problem with cheating. i
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Problem with cheating. i hardly ever pay my taxes.”
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Hardly ever pay my taxes.” the third pastor sat there
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The third pastor sat there silently. they waited and
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Silently. they waited and waited. he wouldn't budge.
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Waited. he wouldn't budge. they said, “we are not
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They said, “we are not leaving until you tell us
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Leaving until you tell us your greatest sin.” he said,
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Your greatest sin.” he said, “alright, my greatest sin is
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“alright, my greatest sin is gossiping, and i can't wait
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Gossiping, and i can't wait to get off this boat.”
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To get off this boat.” say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about no more bad days. we
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About no more bad days. we all have opportunities to get
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All have opportunities to get upset, be offended, live
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Upset, be offended, live worried. it can be small
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Worried. it can be small things, like traffic, people
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Things, like traffic, people who are rude, a coworker
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Who are rude, a coworker leaves us out. sometimes it's
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Leaves us out. sometimes it's bigger things. the contract
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Bigger things. the contract didn't go through, the
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Didn't go through, the medical test wasn't good, our
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Medical test wasn't good, our loved one's in trouble. no
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Loved one's in trouble. no matter how good of a person
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Matter how good of a person you are, or how much faith
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You are, or how much faith you have, you're going to
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You have, you're going to have to deal with bad
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Have to deal with bad moments. it's easy to let
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Moments. it's easy to let them take our joy, steal our
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Them take our joy, steal our peace, where we go through
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Peace, where we go through the day frustrated. our
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The day frustrated. our feelings are hurt; we're down
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Feelings are hurt; we're down because of the
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Because of the disappointment. but life is
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Disappointment. but life is ten percent what happens to
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Ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how
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You and ninety percent how you respond. you can't stop a
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You respond. you can't stop a bad moment from coming, but
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Bad moment from coming, but you don't have to let it turn
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You don't have to let it turn into a bad day. jesus said,
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Into a bad day. jesus said, “no man can take your joy.”
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“no man can take your joy.” no circumstance can make you
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No circumstance can make you get sour. no delay, offense,
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Get sour. no delay, offense, can force you to get
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Can force you to get discouraged. you're in
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Discouraged. you're in control of your joy. nobody
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Control of your joy. nobody can take it from you. you get
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Can take it from you. you get to decide your attitude, what
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To decide your attitude, what you're going to dwell on,
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You're going to dwell on, your perspective. when a bad
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Your perspective. when a bad moment comes, you have to
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Moment comes, you have to make the decision that you're
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Make the decision that you're not going to let that ruin
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Not going to let that ruin the rest of the day.
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The rest of the day. it's okay to acknowledge your
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It's okay to acknowledge your feelings. “this was hurtful.
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Feelings. “this was hurtful. what they said was wrong. i'm
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What they said was wrong. i'm disappointed the medical
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Disappointed the medical report wasn't better.” that's
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Report wasn't better.” that's valid. god made us with
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Valid. god made us with emotions. i'm not telling you
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Emotions. i'm not telling you to deny your feelings and
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To deny your feelings and push things down. that's fine
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Push things down. that's fine for a moment, but don't let
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For a moment, but don't let it linger. don't keep
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It linger. don't keep dwelling on it. reliving it.
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Dwelling on it. reliving it. the longer you do, the more
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The longer you do, the more it gets down in your spirit.
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It gets down in your spirit. you need to reframe it. “that
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You need to reframe it. “that was hurtful. it was wrong,
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Was hurtful. it was wrong, but god is still in control.”
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But god is still in control.” he sees everything that's
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He sees everything that's happened. he's your defender.
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Happened. he's your defender. now don't let that bad moment
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Now don't let that bad moment turn into a bad day. maybe
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Turn into a bad day. maybe you have a bad morning. a
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You have a bad morning. a setback was very
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Setback was very disappointing. or a bad
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Disappointing. or a bad afternoon. your child didn't
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Afternoon. your child didn't get that position you were
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Get that position you were hoping for. it's okay to take
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Hoping for. it's okay to take a moment to process it, but
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A moment to process it, but don't stay there. to where
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Don't stay there. to where you go to bed disappointed,
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You go to bed disappointed, mad at your neighbor,
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Mad at your neighbor, offended at your spouse,
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Offended at your spouse, discouraged over your
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Discouraged over your finances. if you let a bad
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Finances. if you let a bad moment linger, it will turn
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Moment linger, it will turn into a bad day. then a bad
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Into a bad day. then a bad week, a bad month, a bad
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Week, a bad month, a bad year. you look up and years
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Year. you look up and years have gone; you don't have
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Have gone; you don't have your passion. you're not
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Your passion. you're not pursuing dreams, not enjoying
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Pursuing dreams, not enjoying your family. it all started
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Your family. it all started with a bad moment you didn't
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With a bad moment you didn't deal with properly. it may
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Deal with properly. it may turn into a bad hour. you
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Turn into a bad hour. you have to process it. even a
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Have to process it. even a bad morning. but don't let it
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Bad morning. but don't let it turn into a bad day. you have
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Turn into a bad day. you have to put your foot down and
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To put your foot down and say, “no, i'm not giving away
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Say, “no, i'm not giving away my joy, i am not going to
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My joy, i am not going to lose my peace. this is the
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Lose my peace. this is the day the lord has made, i've
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Day the lord has made, i've made up my mind to enjoy it.”
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Made up my mind to enjoy it.” the scripture says, “don't
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The scripture says, “don't let the sun go down while
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Let the sun go down while you're angry.” it's a
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You're angry.” it's a principle. if you go to bed
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Principle. if you go to bed with negative things, anger,
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With negative things, anger, offense, discouragement,
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Offense, discouragement, guilt, that's letting the
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Guilt, that's letting the negativity take deeper root.
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Negativity take deeper root. it's getting more down in
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It's getting more down in your spirit. you start the
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Your spirit. you start the next day off a little more
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Next day off a little more sour, a little more offended,
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Sour, a little more offended, a little more frustrated. the
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A little more frustrated. the longer you go, the more
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Longer you go, the more difficult to deal with.
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Difficult to deal with. that's why it's so important
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That's why it's so important to not go to bed upset,
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To not go to bed upset, frustrated, worried. you may
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Frustrated, worried. you may have a good reason to feel
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Have a good reason to feel that way. you've had some bad
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That way. you've had some bad moments, things that weren't
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Moments, things that weren't fair, plans that fell
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Fair, plans that fell through. the good news is
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Through. the good news is that bad moment didn't stop
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That bad moment didn't stop your destiny. it didn't
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Your destiny. it didn't override what god has for
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Override what god has for you. why are you giving away
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You. why are you giving away your joy? the scripture tells
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Your joy? the scripture tells us to hold our peace. why are
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Us to hold our peace. why are you letting go of your peace?
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You letting go of your peace? it was a bad moment; you
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It was a bad moment; you can't stop that. but you can
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Can't stop that. but you can keep it from turning into a
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Keep it from turning into a bad day. that can lead to a
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Bad day. that can lead to a bad year, that can go on to a
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Bad year, that can go on to a bad life. you have the power
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Bad life. you have the power to decide how long the bad
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To decide how long the bad moment is going to last. i
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Moment is going to last. i know some things are hurtful.
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Know some things are hurtful. it's like they knocked the
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It's like they knocked the wind out of us. you have to
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Wind out of us. you have to regroup and reframe it. don't
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Regroup and reframe it. don't let your emotions decide, you
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Let your emotions decide, you decide.
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Decide. on july 30th last year, my
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On july 30th last year, my sister lisa called and said
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Sister lisa called and said my mother is not answering
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My mother is not answering the phone and she thought
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The phone and she thought something was wrong. of
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Something was wrong. of course, i jumped in the car
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Course, i jumped in the car and headed toward her house.
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And headed toward her house. on the way there, a police
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On the way there, a police officer called and said,
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Officer called and said, “joel, i'm sorry to tell you
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“joel, i'm sorry to tell you this, but we found your
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This, but we found your mother deceased at home.” i
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Mother deceased at home.” i didn't see that coming. a bad
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Didn't see that coming. a bad moment. losing a loved one. i
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Moment. losing a loved one. i was having a good day, then
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Was having a good day, then life happened. there's a time
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Life happened. there's a time for weeping, a time to
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For weeping, a time to grieve. you have to process
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Grieve. you have to process what's happened, but you
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What's happened, but you can't let the sorrow linger.
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Can't let the sorrow linger. you can't let the
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You can't let the disappointment continue day
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Disappointment continue day after day. you need to
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After day. you need to reframe it. look at it from a
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Reframe it. look at it from a perspective of faith. in a
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Couple of hours, after i got
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Couple of hours, after i got past the initial news,
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Past the initial news, instead of being sad,
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Instead of being sad, overwhelmed, “can you believe
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Overwhelmed, “can you believe what happened,” i started
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What happened,” i started thinking about what a great
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Thinking about what a great mother i had. how she lived
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Mother i had. how she lived almost ninety-two years. how
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Almost ninety-two years. how god healed her from terminal
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God healed her from terminal cancer. she was at church two
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Cancer. she was at church two days before praying for
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Days before praying for people right here. i had
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People right here. i had talked to her the night
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Talked to her the night before and told her how much
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Before and told her how much i loved her. she was a bright
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I loved her. she was a bright light, inspiring so many
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Light, inspiring so many people with her healing and
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People with her healing and faith and compassion. i went
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To bed that night, not
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To bed that night, not thinking about what a bad day
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Thinking about what a bad day it was, but thinking about
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It was, but thinking about how good god is. and how now
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How good god is. and how now my mother is in his hands. i
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My mother is in his hands. i felt strength and peace, not
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Felt strength and peace, not in a weird way, but i had joy
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In a weird way, but i had joy on the inside. i knew god was
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On the inside. i knew god was still in control, that she
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Still in control, that she had fulfilled her purpose,
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Had fulfilled her purpose, and that we were stepping
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And that we were stepping into new seasons.
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Into new seasons. my point is it was a choice
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My point is it was a choice that i made. “this is a bad
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That i made. “this is a bad moment. i'm disappointed, but
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Moment. i'm disappointed, but i'm not going to let this
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I'm not going to let this turn into a bad week, a bad
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Turn into a bad week, a bad month, a bad year.” every day
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Month, a bad year.” every day is a gift from god. once you
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Is a gift from god. once you live this day, you can't get
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Live this day, you can't get it back. when you lay your
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It back. when you lay your head on the pillow each
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Head on the pillow each night, you need to be able to
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Night, you need to be able to say, “this was a good day.”
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Say, “this was a good day.” even if you had bad things
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Even if you had bad things happen, even if it didn't
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Happen, even if it didn't work out the way you had
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Work out the way you had planned, there were
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Planned, there were unexpected challenges. you
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Unexpected challenges. you have to turn those hurts over
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Have to turn those hurts over to god. he wouldn't have
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To god. he wouldn't have allowed it if it wasn't going
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Allowed it if it wasn't going to work to your advantage.
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To work to your advantage. you need to remember the good
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You need to remember the good things in your life. “lord,
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Things in your life. “lord, i've had some setbacks, but i
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I've had some setbacks, but i want to thank you that i'm
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Want to thank you that i'm alive. that i have breath to
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Alive. that i have breath to breathe, that i have a place
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Breathe, that i have a place to live, a family to love,
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To live, a family to love, dreams to pursue. yes, i had
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Dreams to pursue. yes, i had some trouble, but all is
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Some trouble, but all is well. my boss did me wrong,
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Well. my boss did me wrong, but all is well. my mother
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But all is well. my mother went to be with you, but all
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Went to be with you, but all is well.” let's make up our
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Is well.” let's make up our minds, no more bad days. no
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Minds, no more bad days. no more going to bed sour. no
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More going to bed sour. no more letting people steal our
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More letting people steal our joy, frustrated over things
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Joy, frustrated over things we can't control. no more
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We can't control. no more letting the offense linger.
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Letting the offense linger. deal with it quickly and move
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Deal with it quickly and move on. trust god to be your
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On. trust god to be your vindicator. trust him with
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Vindicator. trust him with the closed doors, things you
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The closed doors, things you don't understand. the delays,
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Don't understand. the delays, the people that walked away.
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The people that walked away. those are bad moments, but
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Those are bad moments, but they don't have to turn into
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They don't have to turn into a bad day.
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A bad day. this is what habakkuk did. a
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This is what habakkuk did. a man in the scripture. he
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Man in the scripture. he said, “although the fig tree
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Said, “although the fig tree does not blossom, and there
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Does not blossom, and there be no fruit in the vine.
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Be no fruit in the vine. though the olive crops have
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Though the olive crops have failed, and the fields have
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Failed, and the fields have produced no food.” he was
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Produced no food.” he was saying, “my business is not
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Saying, “my business is not good, my crops didn't make
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Good, my crops didn't make it, my storehouses are
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It, my storehouses are empty.” he could have stopped
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Empty.” he could have stopped there and just complained,
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There and just complained, “man, it's been a bad day.
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“man, it's been a bad day. i've had all these setbacks.”
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I've had all these setbacks.” but he went on to say, “yet
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But he went on to say, “yet will i rejoice in the lord,
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Will i rejoice in the lord, and joy in the god of my
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And joy in the god of my salvation.” he was saying,
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Salvation.” he was saying, “these are bad moments, i
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“these are bad moments, i can't control all that, but
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Can't control all that, but i'm not going to let it take
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I'm not going to let it take my joy. i know salvation is
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My joy. i know salvation is coming. salvation means
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Coming. salvation means deliverance, breakthroughs,
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Deliverance, breakthroughs, abundance. he was expecting
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Abundance. he was expecting god's goodness.
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If we don't learn this
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If we don't learn this principle and we let the
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Principle and we let the circumstances determine
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Circumstances determine whether we have a good day or
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Whether we have a good day or bad day, the enemy will make
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Bad day, the enemy will make sure there's always some
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Sure there's always some reason to sour your day. a
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Grouchy coworker, you can't
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Grouchy coworker, you can't find your cell phone. it
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Find your cell phone. it rains right after you wash
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Rains right after you wash your car. a friend is saying
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Your car. a friend is saying things that are not true. all
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Things that are not true. all these bad moments have the
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These bad moments have the potential to ruin your day.
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Potential to ruin your day. if you dwell on them, you'll
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If you dwell on them, you'll get upset, frustrated, but
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Get upset, frustrated, but you have the potential to
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You have the potential to just let it be a moment. to
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Just let it be a moment. to just let it go and move on.
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Just let it go and move on. no big deal. “the offense
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No big deal. “the offense came, but i didn't take the
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Came, but i didn't take the bait. i'm going to stay in
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Bait. i'm going to stay in peace. i got delayed; my
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Peace. i got delayed; my plans didn't work out; i'm
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Not frustrated. i know god is
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Not frustrated. i know god is ordering my steps. i didn't
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Ordering my steps. i didn't get the promotion; the
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Get the promotion; the scholarship didn't go
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Scholarship didn't go through. yes, i'm
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Through. yes, i'm disappointed. it's a bad
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Disappointed. it's a bad moment, but i know god has
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Moment, but i know god has something better. i know that
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Something better. i know that door wouldn't have closed if
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He didn't have greater things
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He didn't have greater things in my future.” life happens
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In my future.” life happens to us all. bad moments are
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To us all. bad moments are inevitable, but bad days are
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Inevitable, but bad days are optional. you get to choose
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Optional. you get to choose what it's going to be.
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What it's going to be. when you wake up in the
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When you wake up in the morning, you need to decide
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Morning, you need to decide ahead of time that it's going
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Ahead of time that it's going to be a good day. you have to
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To be a good day. you have to set the tone at the start of
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Set the tone at the start of the day. don't wait to see if
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The day. don't wait to see if it's going to be a good day,
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It's going to be a good day, decide it's going to be a
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Decide it's going to be a good day. make up your mind
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Good day. make up your mind that no matter what happens,
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That no matter what happens, you're going to stay in
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You're going to stay in peace. no matter what someone
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Peace. no matter what someone says, how bad the traffic is,
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Says, how bad the traffic is, if your children don't do
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If your children don't do what's right, you're not
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What's right, you're not going to get upset and let
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Going to get upset and let that ruin the day. when you
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That ruin the day. when you decide ahead of time, you're
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Decide ahead of time, you're already prepared. then if bad
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Already prepared. then if bad moments come, it's no big
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Moments come, it's no big deal. “i'm not giving away my
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Deal. “i'm not giving away my joy.”
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Joy.” if you have a disappointment
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If you have a disappointment at ten in the morning,
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At ten in the morning, something didn't work out.
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Something didn't work out. it's okay to take a couple
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It's okay to take a couple hours to process it, to
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Hours to process it, to grieve the loss. that's
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Grieve the loss. that's normal. that bad moment may
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Normal. that bad moment may turn into a bad morning, but
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Turn into a bad morning, but by noon, you need to make the
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By noon, you need to make the decision, “this is over. i'm
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Decision, “this is over. i'm done dwelling on it. that's
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Done dwelling on it. that's in my past. i'm going to
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In my past. i'm going to enjoy the rest of this day.”
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Enjoy the rest of this day.” don't let it linger to where
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Don't let it linger to where it ruins the day. you go to
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It ruins the day. you go to bed upset. if someone offends
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Bed upset. if someone offends you in the afternoon. a
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You in the afternoon. a coworker says something harsh
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Coworker says something harsh and hurts your feelings. the
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And hurts your feelings. the gloom will come. thoughts of
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Gloom will come. thoughts of resentment and payback,
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Resentment and payback, bitterness. we're all human.
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Bitterness. we're all human. those are natural feelings.
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Those are natural feelings. but you have to take charge
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But you have to take charge and rule over your emotions.
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And rule over your emotions. that was a bad moment. it's
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That was a bad moment. it's supposed to be temporary. you
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Supposed to be temporary. you can't keep thinking about it,
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Can't keep thinking about it, dwelling on it, reliving it.
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Dwelling on it, reliving it. if you do, it'll turn into a
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If you do, it'll turn into a bad evening. you go to bed
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Bad evening. you go to bed offended. wake up
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Offended. wake up discouraged. now it's another
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Discouraged. now it's another bad day. before you know it,
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Bad day. before you know it, a bad week, a bad month. it's
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A bad week, a bad month. it's changing who you are. taking
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Changing who you are. taking your joy, your peace, your
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Your joy, your peace, your passion. deal with the bad
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Passion. deal with the bad moments quickly. don't let
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Moments quickly. don't let them linger. don't go to bed
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Them linger. don't go to bed thinking about it. it's not
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Thinking about it. it's not taking your joy. it doesn't
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Taking your joy. it doesn't have that much power. you're
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Have that much power. you're giving away your joy. you're
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Giving away your joy. you're letting go of your peace. the
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Letting go of your peace. the good news is you can get it
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Good news is you can get it back. you determine your
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Back. you determine your attitude, what you think
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Attitude, what you think about, your perspective.
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About, your perspective. i have a friend that's taking
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I have a friend that's taking chemotherapy. it's been going
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Chemotherapy. it's been going on for three years. she's
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On for three years. she's lost her hair. at one point,
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Lost her hair. at one point, lost her voice, had to take a
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Lost her voice, had to take a leave from work. but every
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Leave from work. but every time i see her, she has a
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Time i see her, she has a smile. i ask how she's doing.
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Smile. i ask how she's doing. “joel, life is good. i'm
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“joel, life is good. i'm blessed. i'm getting better.”
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Blessed. i'm getting better.” “are you back to work yet?”
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“are you back to work yet?” “not yet. i don't have the
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“not yet. i don't have the stamina, but it's coming. i'm
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Stamina, but it's coming. i'm getting stronger every day.”
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Getting stronger every day.” she had a bad moment,
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She had a bad moment, something she wasn't
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Something she wasn't expecting, but she didn't let
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Expecting, but she didn't let it turn into a bad day. she
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It turn into a bad day. she had every right to. thoughts
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Had every right to. thoughts said, “this is not fair. look
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Said, “this is not fair. look what you've been through.”
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What you've been through.” she could have lived
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She could have lived discouraged, complaining. but
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Discouraged, complaining. but she's saying like david,
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She's saying like david, “this is the day the lord has
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“this is the day the lord has made. i will rejoice and be
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Made. i will rejoice and be glad in it.” this isn't a day
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Glad in it.” this isn't a day to live defeated, offended,
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To live defeated, offended, look what they did. this is a
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Look what they did. this is a day the lord has made. you're
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Day the lord has made. you're not here by accident. god
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Not here by accident. god chose you to be here. he woke
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Chose you to be here. he woke you up this morning, gave you
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You up this morning, gave you breath to breathe. he could
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Breath to breathe. he could have chosen anyone to be
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Have chosen anyone to be alive right now, but he
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Alive right now, but he handpicked you. now don't let
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Handpicked you. now don't let this day go by without
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This day go by without enjoying it. sure, things are
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Enjoying it. sure, things are going to come against us, but
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Going to come against us, but you have to make the
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You have to make the decision, “i will rejoice. i
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Decision, “i will rejoice. i will be glad.” the right
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Will be glad.” the right attitude is, “my neighbor's
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Attitude is, “my neighbor's talking about me. spreading
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Talking about me. spreading rumors. i can't control that.
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Rumors. i can't control that. i'm going to enjoy this day.
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I'm going to enjoy this day. my loved one's dealing with
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My loved one's dealing with an illness. things are
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An illness. things are difficult. but i know i can
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Difficult. but i know i can do all things through christ.
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Do all things through christ. i'm not going to endure the
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I'm not going to endure the day; i'm going to enjoy the
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Day; i'm going to enjoy the day.” “joel, i had a setback
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Day.” “joel, i had a setback in my business, my
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In my business, my relationship came to an end.
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Relationship came to an end. that was a bad moment. don't
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That was a bad moment. don't let it become a bad life.
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Let it become a bad life. when david wrote this psalm,
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When david wrote this psalm, “this is the day”, he had all
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“this is the day”, he had all kinds of things coming
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Kinds of things coming against him. armies
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Attacking, people slandering
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Attacking, people slandering him, spreading rumors. king
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Him, spreading rumors. king saul had chased him through
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Saul had chased him through the desert. his father
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The desert. his father discounted him and didn't
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Discounted him and didn't think he was king material.
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Think he was king material. all these bad moments, he
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All these bad moments, he could have easily let turn
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Could have easily let turn into bad days, bad months,
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Into bad days, bad months, bad years. but look at
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Bad years. but look at david's attitude. “this is
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David's attitude. “this is the day the lord has made.”
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The day the lord has made.” he was saying, “this is not
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He was saying, “this is not an ordinary day. this is not
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An ordinary day. this is not something i take for granted
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Something i take for granted and just live however i feel.
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And just live however i feel. god made this day. he created
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God made this day. he created me to be here. i have a
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Me to be here. i have a responsibility to live this
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Responsibility to live this day to the full.” all these
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Day to the full.” all these unfair circumstances, but it
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Unfair circumstances, but it didn't make him sour. he
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Didn't make him sour. he said, “i will rejoice. i will
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Said, “i will rejoice. i will be glad.” he was saying in
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Be glad.” he was saying in effect, “when i go to bed at
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Effect, “when i go to bed at night, i will say, it's been
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Night, i will say, it's been a good day. my father left me
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A good day. my father left me out in the fields, didn't
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Out in the fields, didn't believe in me, but i let that
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Offense go. it's been a good
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Offense go. it's been a good day. king saul was trying to
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Day. king saul was trying to kill me. throwing spears and
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Kill me. throwing spears and i did nothing wrong. that was
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I did nothing wrong. that was a bad moment, but i'm not
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A bad moment, but i'm not dwelling on it. god is my
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Dwelling on it. god is my vindicator. he'll get me to
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Vindicator. he'll get me to where i'm supposed to be.
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Where i'm supposed to be. it's been a good day.”
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It's been a good day.” we can't get away from the
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We can't get away from the bad moments. my question is,
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Bad moments. my question is, are you letting them turn
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Are you letting them turn into bad days? are you
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Into bad days? are you holding on to them, letting
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Holding on to them, letting them linger, dwelling on what
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Them linger, dwelling on what didn't work out. don't go to
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Didn't work out. don't go to bed with the negative.
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Bed with the negative. moments turn into momentum.
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Moments turn into momentum. what you dwell on gets
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What you dwell on gets stronger and becomes more
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Stronger and becomes more powerful. david could have
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Powerful. david could have been giving energy to all the
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Been giving energy to all the bad things, the hurts, the
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Bad things, the hurts, the injustice. but notice what's
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Injustice. but notice what's he's giving momentum to.
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He's giving momentum to. “it's the day the lord has
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“it's the day the lord has made.” he was saying, “god is
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Made.” he was saying, “god is my provider. my protector. my
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My provider. my protector. my defender. i will be glad and
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Defender. i will be glad and enjoy this day.”
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When i first started
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When i first started ministering, i was invited to
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Ministering, i was invited to be on a news program on a
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Be on a news program on a local station here in town
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Local station here in town early one monday morning. i
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Early one monday morning. i had to be there at 6:30. i
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Had to be there at 6:30. i was already a little tired
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From the sunday before. it
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From the sunday before. it was cold outside, raining.
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Was cold outside, raining. they told me to park right up
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They told me to park right up front next to the building in
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Front next to the building in a reserved lot. i drove up
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A reserved lot. i drove up and got out of my car. this
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And got out of my car. this lady came over, a security
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Lady came over, a security guard, and you would think i
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Guard, and you would think i had just robbed a bank. she
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Had just robbed a bank. she started screaming, “you
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Started screaming, “you cannot park here. what do you
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Cannot park here. what do you think you're doing? get back
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Think you're doing? get back in your car.” i looked at her
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In your car.” i looked at her in a fog, still halfway
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In a fog, still halfway awake. i said, “ma'am, this
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Awake. i said, “ma'am, this is where they told me to
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Is where they told me to park.” she said, “they did
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Park.” she said, “they did not tell you right. you need
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Not tell you right. you need to move it now.” i had to
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To move it now.” i had to remind myself. i'm a pastor.
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Remind myself. i'm a pastor. my church is across the
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My church is across the street. i'm here to be on the
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Street. i'm here to be on the news, i don't want to be in
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News, i don't want to be in the news. i can see the
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The news. i can see the headline; security guard beat
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Headline; security guard beat up by smiling pastor.
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Up by smiling pastor. i had to park in the
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I had to park in the neighborhood; a couple blocks
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Neighborhood; a couple blocks away. running through the
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Away. running through the rain, trying not to get my
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Rain, trying not to get my suit wet. i didn't like the
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Suit wet. i didn't like the way i was treated. but i made
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Way i was treated. but i made up my mind, i'm not going to
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Up my mind, i'm not going to give away my joy. i'm not
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Give away my joy. i'm not going to give her my peace.
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Going to give her my peace. most people that are rude,
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Most people that are rude, offensive, harsh, they have
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Offensive, harsh, they have issues of their own. they're
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Issues of their own. they're angry. they're bitter. they
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Angry. they're bitter. they don't like themselves. often,
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Don't like themselves. often, they'll try to dump their
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They'll try to dump their poison on you. if you're not
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Poison on you. if you're not disciplined, you'll take the
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Disciplined, you'll take the bait and get upset, argue,
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Bait and get upset, argue, try to straighten them out.
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Try to straighten them out. that's a battle you're not
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That's a battle you're not supposed to fight. if you
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Supposed to fight. if you win, there's no benefit. what
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Win, there's no benefit. what did you prove?
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This was at six thirty in the
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This was at six thirty in the morning. that bad moment had
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Morning. that bad moment had the potential to sour the
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The potential to sour the rest of my day, but i had the
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Rest of my day, but i had the potential to not let that
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Potential to not let that happen. your emotions are
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Happen. your emotions are either controlled by your
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Either controlled by your circumstances or your
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Circumstances or your character. you get to choose.
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Character. you get to choose. nobody can take your joy.
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Nobody can take your joy. they can try to bait you into
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They can try to bait you into giving it to them. if you
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Giving it to them. if you fall into that trap, the
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Fall into that trap, the enemy will control your life.
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Enemy will control your life. he'll use people and delays,
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He'll use people and delays, unfair things to keep you
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Upset, offended, worried. how
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Upset, offended, worried. how many of us are taking the
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Many of us are taking the bait? sure, there will be bad
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Bait? sure, there will be bad moments. but recognize what
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Moments. but recognize what it is. just a moment. you
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It is. just a moment. you have the power to let it stay
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Have the power to let it stay a moment. you can dismiss it.
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A moment. you can dismiss it. forgive the wrong and move
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Forgive the wrong and move on. now it's in your past. it
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On. now it's in your past. it has no more power over you.
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Has no more power over you. it takes up no more energy.
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It takes up no more energy. but if you keep dwelling on
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But if you keep dwelling on it, reliving it, thinking
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It, reliving it, thinking about how wrong it was, then
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About how wrong it was, then you're feeding it, creating
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You're feeding it, creating momentum. now it becomes
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Momentum. now it becomes bigger and more hurtful. the
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Bigger and more hurtful. the problem is it's taking your
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Problem is it's taking your emotional energy. energy that
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Emotional energy. energy that you need to enjoy your life,
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You need to enjoy your life, love your family, and pursue
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Love your family, and pursue your dreams.
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Your dreams. i went in and i did the
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I went in and i did the program. this security
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Program. this security officer saw me on the screen.
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Officer saw me on the screen. as i was leaving, she came
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As i was leaving, she came running up, “oh pastor
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Running up, “oh pastor osteen, i didn't know that
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Osteen, i didn't know that was you. i watch you every
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Was you. i watch you every sunday.” i thought, “you
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Sunday.” i thought, “you don't ever listen.” she said,
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Don't ever listen.” she said, “do you have time to pray for
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“do you have time to pray for me?” i thought, “i would if i
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Me?” i thought, “i would if i didn't have to walk so far.”
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Didn't have to walk so far.” let me challenge you, don't
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Let me challenge you, don't let the bad moments, turn
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Let the bad moments, turn into bad days. you can't stop
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Into bad days. you can't stop these things from coming.
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These things from coming. sometimes it's little things
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Sometimes it's little things that are taking our joy. we
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That are taking our joy. we don't realize that life is
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Don't realize that life is flying by. what does it
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Flying by. what does it matter that that clerk was
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Matter that that clerk was rude to you, or that car cut
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Rude to you, or that car cut you off in traffic? you're
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You off in traffic? you're never going to see them
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Never going to see them again. why would you give
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Again. why would you give them your joy. they're not
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Them your joy. they're not that important to you. or
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That important to you. or maybe it was something big,
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Maybe it was something big, you lost a loved one, went
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You lost a loved one, went through a breakup. i know
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Through a breakup. i know that's painful, but it didn't
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That's painful, but it didn't stop your destiny. take the
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Stop your destiny. take the right amount of time to
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Right amount of time to grieve the loss, then move
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Grieve the loss, then move on. it's a moment. it's not
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On. it's a moment. it's not supposed to be a lifetime. if
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Supposed to be a lifetime. if you keep dwelling on it,
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You keep dwelling on it, you're feeding it, and giving
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You're feeding it, and giving it momentum. the reason you
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It momentum. the reason you can't get past it is because
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Can't get past it is because you're making it stronger.
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You're making it stronger. let it go. learn to reframe
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Let it go. learn to reframe it. i didn't like when my
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It. i didn't like when my father suddenly passed in
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Father suddenly passed in 1999, but i thought about the
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1999, but i thought about the blessed life he had lived,
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Blessed life he had lived, and all the time we had
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And all the time we had together. you can choose to
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Together. you can choose to see the positive or the
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See the positive or the negative. to focus on what
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Negative. to focus on what you lost or on what you have
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You lost or on what you have left. to complain about what
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Left. to complain about what went wrong, or to thank god
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Went wrong, or to thank god for what's gone right. bad
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For what's gone right. bad moments are inevitable, but
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Moments are inevitable, but bad days are optional. you
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Bad days are optional. you get to choose how you respond.
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Sometimes we've learned wrong.
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Sometimes we've learned wrong. habits. what we've seen
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Habits. what we've seen modeled growing up when
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Modeled growing up when things didn't go right was
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Things didn't go right was anger, offense, payback, get
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Anger, offense, payback, get discouraged. try a new
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Approach. when negative
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Approach. when negative things happen, remind
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Things happen, remind yourself, “this is just a bad
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Yourself, “this is just a bad moment. it's not the end of
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Moment. it's not the end of my story. it's not going to
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My story. it's not going to determine my attitude, my
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Determine my attitude, my joy.” you're in control.
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Joy.” you're in control. process it. learn from it.
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Process it. learn from it. then give it to god and move
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Then give it to god and move on. you can't control people,
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On. you can't control people, control circumstances, but
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Control circumstances, but you can control you. when
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You can control you. when that lady was rude, i chose
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That lady was rude, i chose to rise above it. i chose to
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To rise above it. i chose to stay in peace. when my
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Stay in peace. when my brother paul showed a picture
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Brother paul showed a picture of our dog, with my face on
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Of our dog, with my face on it, and called me pastor
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It, and called me pastor fifi, i chose to overlook the
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Fifi, i chose to overlook the offense. to return good for
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Offense. to return good for evil. for the scripture says,
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Evil. for the scripture says, that's like putting coals of
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That's like putting coals of fire on them. if you haven't
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Fire on them. if you haven't seen the picture, good.
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The apostle paul said in
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The apostle paul said in philippians 4, “rejoice in
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Philippians 4, “rejoice in the lord always, and again i
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The lord always, and again i say rejoice.” what's
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Say rejoice.” what's significant is paul wrote
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Significant is paul wrote this from a prison cell,
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Where he was chained and
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Where he was chained and awaiting trial. paul had been
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Awaiting trial. paul had been through all kinds of
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Through all kinds of hardships. if anyone knew
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Hardships. if anyone knew about bad moments, if anyone
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About bad moments, if anyone had the right to be bitter
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Had the right to be bitter and upset, it would have been
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And upset, it would have been paul. he had been falsely
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Paul. he had been falsely accused, betrayed. he was
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Accused, betrayed. he was shipwrecked, spent the night
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Shipwrecked, spent the night on the open sea, bit by a
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On the open sea, bit by a poisonous snake. he sat down
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Poisonous snake. he sat down in this prison and thought
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In this prison and thought about all he had been
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About all he had been through, what was the secret
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Through, what was the secret of him fulfilling his
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Of him fulfilling his purpose, and wrote these
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Purpose, and wrote these words, “rejoice in the lord
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Words, “rejoice in the lord always.” in case we didn't
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Always.” in case we didn't get it the first time, he
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Get it the first time, he said, “and again i say
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Said, “and again i say rejoice.” he was saying,
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Rejoice.” he was saying, there will be times that you
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There will be times that you don't feel like it, where
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Don't feel like it, where people do you wrong, it's not
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People do you wrong, it's not fair. that's when you have to
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Fair. that's when you have to dig down deep and say, “i
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Dig down deep and say, “i will rejoice. this is the day
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Will rejoice. this is the day the lord has made. i'm not
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The lord has made. i'm not going to let this bad moment
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Going to let this bad moment turn into a bad day.”
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One time paul and silas had
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One time paul and silas had been out ministering. they
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Been out ministering. they were attacked and beaten by
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Were attacked and beaten by this angry mob. they arrested
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This angry mob. they arrested them and put in the deepest
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Them and put in the deepest dungeon. never dreamed they
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Dungeon. never dreamed they would be there. all the
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Would be there. all the circumstances said this is a
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Circumstances said this is a bad day. they were bruised,
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Bad day. they were bruised, hurting, facing death.
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Hurting, facing death. surely, they would be
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Surely, they would be complaining, “god, we were
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Complaining, “god, we were doing your will. why did this
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Doing your will. why did this happen?” surely, they would
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Go to bed saying, “i'm glad
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Go to bed saying, “i'm glad this day is over. it's been a
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This day is over. it's been a nightmare.” no, at midnight,
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Nightmare.” no, at midnight, the scripture says, “they
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The scripture says, “they were singing praises and
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Were singing praises and thanking god.” despite being
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Thanking god.” despite being one of the worst days of
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One of the worst days of their lives, before they laid
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Their lives, before they laid their head down in the
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Their head down in the prison, they were saying in
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Prison, they were saying in effect. “it's been a good
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Effect. “it's been a good day. god, we know you're
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Day. god, we know you're still on the throne.” about
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Still on the throne.” about that time, there was a great
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That time, there was a great earthquake. the prison doors
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Earthquake. the prison doors flung open. the chains fell
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Flung open. the chains fell off their feet. they walked
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Off their feet. they walked out as free men. that never
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Out as free men. that never would have happened if they
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Would have happened if they had been focused on the hurt,
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Had been focused on the hurt, angry at their enemies,
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Angry at their enemies, reliving the disappointment.
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Reliving the disappointment. let's be like paul and silas.
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Let's be like paul and silas. even on the hard days, when
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Even on the hard days, when it's not fair, life throws us
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It's not fair, life throws us a curve, we reframe it. we
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A curve, we reframe it. we remind ourselves god is still
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Remind ourselves god is still in control. we don't give
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In control. we don't give away our joy. we don't let go
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Away our joy. we don't let go of our peace. we rejoice
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Of our peace. we rejoice always. will you make that
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Always. will you make that decision with me, no more bad
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Decision with me, no more bad days. life is too short to
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Days. life is too short to let our circumstances control
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Let our circumstances control us. other people determine
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Us. other people determine our moods. you can't control
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Our moods. you can't control all that. take control of
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All that. take control of you. your attitude. your
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You. your attitude. your thoughts. this is the day the
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Thoughts. this is the day the lord has made. now make sure
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Lord has made. now make sure you're a good steward of it.
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You're a good steward of it. next time something negative
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Next time something negative happens, just remind
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Happens, just remind yourself, it's a bad moment.
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Yourself, it's a bad moment. it doesn't have to turn into
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It doesn't have to turn into a bad day, a bad month. don't
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A bad day, a bad month. don't let it linger. let it go and
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Let it linger. let it go and move on. when you lay down at
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Move on. when you lay down at night, you need to be able to
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Night, you need to be able to say, “this was a good day.
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Say, “this was a good day. god, i thank you that i'm
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God, i thank you that i'm alive.” if you'll do this,
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Alive.” if you'll do this, you may have some bad
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You may have some bad moments, but i believe and
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Moments, but i believe and declare, no more bad days.
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Declare, no more bad days. you're going to rise above
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You're going to rise above it, enjoy your life, have
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It, enjoy your life, have peace in the midst of the
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Peace in the midst of the storm. like paul, god is
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Storm. like paul, god is going to fight your battles,
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Going to fight your battles, and take you to the fullness
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And take you to the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can
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Name. if you receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Jesus cares
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About you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us and makes us whole.
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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And healing power. my mother
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My mother was miraculously healed
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From terminal cancer.
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My sisterinal cancer.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family.
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You and your family. not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Is impacting people around the world and special
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Around the world and special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of godst
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If you've never been to lakewood,
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Been to lakewood, we have a great opportunity
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We have a great opportunity for you.
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For you. we call it homecoming weekend.
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We call it homecoming weekend. we'd love to meet
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We'd love to meet you and your family,
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You and your family, and you can see the building
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And you can see the building and attend one of the services.
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And attend one of the services. it's a great time
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It's a great time to be a part
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To be a part of the lakewood family.
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Of the lakewood family. looking forward to seeing
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Looking forward to seeing you at homecoming weekend.
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Joel Osteen - No More Bad Days

February 22, 2026 | 27:29

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