Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - No More Distractions

July 2, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - No More Distractions | July 2, 2025

>> joel osteen: well, god bless
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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You. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in our
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by, be a part
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Area, please stop by, be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i promise you, we'll make you
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I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard about
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Funny, and i heard about this mother.
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This mother. she had two young boys that
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She had two young boys that were known for their
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Were known for their mischievous behavior.
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Mischievous behavior. anytime trouble occurred, they
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Anytime trouble occurred, they were certain to be a part.
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Were certain to be a part. she decided to take them to see
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She decided to take them to see their pastor one at a time.
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Their pastor one at a time. pastor said to the first young
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Pastor said to the first young boy, "son, where is god?"
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Boy, "son, where is god?" he sat there silently.
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He sat there silently. he asked again, "where is god?"
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He asked again, "where is god?" still no reply.
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Still no reply. third time he asked, the boy
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Third time he asked, the boy bolted out the door, ran home,
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Bolted out the door, ran home, and said to his brother, "god is
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And said to his brother, "god is missing and they think
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Missing and they think we did it."
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We did it." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess, my mind is
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I boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same,
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about, "no more distractions."
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About, "no more distractions." the older we get, the more we
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The older we get, the more we realize, we're not going to be
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Realize, we're not going to be here forever.
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Here forever. life is flying by.
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Life is flying by. it seems like just the other day
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It seems like just the other day i was in high school.
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I was in high school. now that i'm 35, i think, where
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Now that i'm 35, i think, where has this time gone?
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Has this time gone? i'm kidding, y'all.
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I'm kidding, y'all. i'm 39, but when you realize how
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I'm 39, but when you realize how fast time is going, it should
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Fast time is going, it should bring a sense of urgency,
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Bring a sense of urgency, a sense of focus.
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A sense of focus. your assignment has
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Your assignment has an expiration date.
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An expiration date. your time on this earth is not
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Your time on this earth is not unlimited, and when jesus was
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Unlimited, and when jesus was about to be crucified,
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About to be crucified, the scripture says, he set his
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The scripture says, he set his face toward jerusalem, because
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Face toward jerusalem, because his hour had come.
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His hour had come. no more going to the desert
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No more going to the desert feeding the 5000, no more
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Feeding the 5000, no more waiting for the woman
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Waiting for the woman at the well, no more stopping
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At the well, no more stopping by zacchaeus' house for dinner.
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By zacchaeus' house for dinner. those things were fine
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Those things were fine for a season, but now he didn't
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For a season, but now he didn't have time for distractions.
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Have time for distractions. his hour had come.
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His hour had come. god is saying to you, your hour
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God is saying to you, your hour has come.
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Has come. if you're going to reach your
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If you're going to reach your highest potential, you have
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Highest potential, you have to do like jesus and set
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To do like jesus and set your face.
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Your face. you can't be distracted
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You can't be distracted by things that are keeping you
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By things that are keeping you from your purpose.
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From your purpose. you don't have time to waste
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You don't have time to waste worried about what people think
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Worried about what people think about you.
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About you. your time is too valuable
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Your time is too valuable to respond to every critic,
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To respond to every critic, every negative comment, try
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Every negative comment, try to convince people that you
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To convince people that you really are okay.
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Really are okay. those are distractions.
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Those are distractions. everyone is not going
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Everyone is not going to like you.
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To like you. everyone's not going to accept
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Everyone's not going to accept you.
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You. quit trying to convince someone
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Quit trying to convince someone to understand you that's
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To understand you that's determined to misunderstand you.
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Determined to misunderstand you. some people don't want to be
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Some people don't want to be for you, and that's okay.
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For you, and that's okay. you don't need them to fulfill
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You don't need them to fulfill your destiny, but the enemy
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Your destiny, but the enemy would love for us to spend time
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Would love for us to spend time and energy trying to win someone
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And energy trying to win someone over that's never going to be
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Over that's never going to be won over.
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Won over. you have to set your face.
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You have to set your face. the people that need to be
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The people that need to be for you will be for you.
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For you will be for you. god has already lined
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God has already lined up the right people, people that
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Up the right people, people that will celebrate you, people that
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Will celebrate you, people that will cheer you on, people that
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Will cheer you on, people that stick with you through thick
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Stick with you through thick and thin.
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And thin. but too often we're trying
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But too often we're trying to convince people to be our
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To convince people to be our friend and convince them
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Friend and convince them to spend time with us, but if
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To spend time with us, but if someone doesn't see the gift
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Someone doesn't see the gift that you are, if they don't
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That you are, if they don't recognize your talents, value
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Recognize your talents, value your friendship, do yourself
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Your friendship, do yourself a favor and move on.
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A favor and move on. no offense, but they are not
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No offense, but they are not a part of your destiny.
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A part of your destiny. you don't have to play
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You don't have to play up to people, let them
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Up to people, let them manipulate you, hope that
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Manipulate you, hope that they call.
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They call. maybe they'll include you
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Maybe they'll include you in their group.
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In their group. no, the people god has for you
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No, the people god has for you don't have to be talked
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Don't have to be talked into liking you.
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Into liking you. you won't be able to keep
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You won't be able to keep them away.
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Them away. they'll light up when you walk
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They'll light up when you walk in the room.
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In the room. they can't wait to spend time
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They can't wait to spend time with you.
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With you. they'll go out of their way
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They'll go out of their way to do you favors.
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To do you favors. now don't waste another minute
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Now don't waste another minute trying to convince someone
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Trying to convince someone to like you, to call you,
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To like you, to call you, to come see you.
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To come see you. if you have to talk them
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If you have to talk them into it, they are not for you,
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Into it, they are not for you, they are a distraction.
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They are a distraction. "well, joel, these people
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"well, joel, these people at work are saying negative
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At work are saying negative things about me.
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Things about me. they're tryin' to make me look
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They're tryin' to make me look bad."
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Bad." it's not your job to straighten
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It's not your job to straighten them out.
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Them out. let god fight your battles, let
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Let god fight your battles, let god be your vindicator.
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God be your vindicator. you're not supposed to engage
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You're not supposed to engage in every conflict.
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In every conflict. don't fight battles that are not
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Don't fight battles that are not between you and your destiny.
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Between you and your destiny. most of the things that come
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Most of the things that come against us are simply
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Against us are simply distractions.
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Distractions. you have to keep your face set.
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You have to keep your face set. takes discipline to say, "i am
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Takes discipline to say, "i am not going to respond, not going
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Not going to respond, not going to waste my valuable time.
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To waste my valuable time. i have a destiny to fulfill.
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I have a destiny to fulfill. my hour has come."
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My hour has come." proverbs says avoiding a fight
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Proverbs says avoiding a fight is a mark of honor.
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Is a mark of honor. it's easy to get in conflict,
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It's easy to get in conflict, upset, offended, want to pay
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Upset, offended, want to pay people back.
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People back. that doesn't take any
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That doesn't take any discipline.
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Discipline. avoiding a fight, not taking
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Avoiding a fight, not taking the bait, not being drawn
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The bait, not being drawn into conflict, that takes your
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Into conflict, that takes your face being set, and the next
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Face being set, and the next time something comes
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Time something comes against you, ask yourself, "is
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Against you, ask yourself, "is this a battle worth fighting,
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This a battle worth fighting, or is it simply a distraction?"
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Or is it simply a distraction?" when david heard goliath
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When david heard goliath taunting the israelites, he
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Taunting the israelites, he asked what the reward was
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Asked what the reward was for killing the giant.
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For killing the giant. he didn't just run out and fight
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He didn't just run out and fight him because he was saying
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Him because he was saying negative things.
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Negative things. sure, david didn't like that,
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Sure, david didn't like that, but he understood this
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But he understood this principle.
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Principle. he didn't get involved
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He didn't get involved in battles that weren't
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In battles that weren't between him and his destiny.
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Between him and his destiny. and they told him, whoever
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And they told him, whoever killed the giant would get
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Killed the giant would get the king's daughter as his wife
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The king's daughter as his wife and their family would be exempt
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And their family would be exempt from taxes.
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From taxes. with that one victory, david's
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With that one victory, david's whole family line would change.
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Whole family line would change. they would go from a low income
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They would go from a low income family of shepherds to royalty.
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Family of shepherds to royalty. they would be in the king's
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They would be in the king's family.
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Family. david thought, this is a battle
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David thought, this is a battle worth engaging.
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Worth engaging. this is worth spending my time
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This is worth spending my time and energy.
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And energy. and i'm not saying to be passive
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And i'm not saying to be passive and don't fight any battles.
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And don't fight any battles. i'm saying to look at what
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I'm saying to look at what the spoils are.
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The spoils are. will it just feed your ego?
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Will it just feed your ego? you paid them back.
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You paid them back. you made them look bad.
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You made them look bad. or, will it propel you into
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Or, will it propel you into your destiny?
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Your destiny? we fight too many battles that
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We fight too many battles that don't matter.
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Don't matter. they're talking about me.
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They're talking about me. i'm going to go straighten
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I'm going to go straighten them out.
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Them out. after you straighten them out,
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After you straighten them out, someone else will start talking.
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Someone else will start talking. here's what i've learned, nobody
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Here's what i've learned, nobody talks about people that aren't
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Talks about people that aren't doing anything.
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Doing anything. nobody tries to discredit
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Nobody tries to discredit someone that doesn't have any
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Someone that doesn't have any influence.
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Influence. the reason they're talking
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The reason they're talking about you is because you're
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About you is because you're a difference maker,
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A difference maker, you're a world changer.
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You're a world changer. they can see the gifts,
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They can see the gifts, the influence, the favor on
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The influence, the favor on your life.
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Your life. the brighter the light,
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The brighter the light, the more the heat.
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The more the heat. the higher god takes you,
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The higher god takes you, the more people are going to see
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The more people are going to see you, and sometimes, instead
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You, and sometimes, instead of celebrating you, people will
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Of celebrating you, people will get jealous, try to pull you
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Get jealous, try to pull you down, get you into conflict.
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Down, get you into conflict. don't take the bait.
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Don't take the bait. it's a distraction.
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It's a distraction. keep your face set, stay focused
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Keep your face set, stay focused on your purpose.
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On your purpose. my nature is to be a peacemaker.
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My nature is to be a peacemaker. i want everybody to be happy.
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I want everybody to be happy. i'll go the extra mile, 400
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I'll go the extra mile, 400 times to make peace, but some
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Times to make peace, but some people have their own issues.
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People have their own issues. they don't get
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They don't get along with themselves.
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Along with themselves. how are they going to get
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How are they going to get along with you?
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Along with you? they don't like who they are.
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They don't like who they are. how are they going to like
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How are they going to like who you are?
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Who you are? and no matter what you do, it's
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And no matter what you do, it's not going to be enough.
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Not going to be enough. they're going to find fault,
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They're going to find fault, be critical, try to make you
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Be critical, try to make you feel guilty.
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Feel guilty. if you keep trying to appease
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If you keep trying to appease them, keep bending
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Them, keep bending over backwards, spending all
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Over backwards, spending all your time and energy, all that's
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Your time and energy, all that's doing is letting them control
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Doing is letting them control you.
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You. be nice, but don't get
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Be nice, but don't get distracted trying to have peace
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Distracted trying to have peace with someone that doesn't
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With someone that doesn't want peace.
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Want peace. we all have people in our life
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We all have people in our life like david's brother.
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Like david's brother. they don't like seeing you
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They don't like seeing you happy, rising higher,
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Happy, rising higher, going places.
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Going places. it's not about you, it's
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It's not about you, it's about the favor on your life,
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About the favor on your life, it's about the blessing god put
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It's about the blessing god put on you.
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On you. don't take it personally, keep
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Don't take it personally, keep your face set.
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Your face set. you won't fulfill your destiny,
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You won't fulfill your destiny, if you're tryin' to keep
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If you're tryin' to keep everyone happy, and some people
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Everyone happy, and some people that make the most withdrawals,
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That make the most withdrawals, put in the least deposits.
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Put in the least deposits. they're high maintenance people.
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They're high maintenance people. they expect you to always be
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They expect you to always be there to help them, to encourage
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There to help them, to encourage them, to meet their every
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Them, to meet their every demand, but when you need
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Demand, but when you need something, they're never around,
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Something, they're never around, they're too busy.
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They're too busy. if that friendship is one-sided,
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If that friendship is one-sided, they're doing all the taking,
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They're doing all the taking, and none of the giving, you need
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And none of the giving, you need to make a change.
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To make a change. i've heard it said, "quit
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I've heard it said, "quit swimming across an ocean to be
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Swimming across an ocean to be good to someone that won't jump
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Good to someone that won't jump across a puddle to be good
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Across a puddle to be good to you," and if they get
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To you," and if they get offended because you don't meet
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Offended because you don't meet every expectation, they weren't
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Every expectation, they weren't a true friend.
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A true friend. they just want you for what you
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They just want you for what you can do for them.
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Can do for them. those are distractions.
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Those are distractions. you need to gradually break away
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You need to gradually break away from people like that.
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From people like that. you were not created to be
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You were not created to be controlled, to never have any
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Controlled, to never have any time to pursue what god put
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Time to pursue what god put in your heart.
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In your heart. "well, joel, what if they get
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"well, joel, what if they get upset?
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Upset? what if i hurt their feelings?"
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What if i hurt their feelings?" i would rather disappoint a few
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I would rather disappoint a few people than to disappoint god,
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People than to disappoint god, because when you come to the end
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Because when you come to the end of life, you won't give
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Of life, you won't give an account to people of what you
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An account to people of what you did with your time, your
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Did with your time, your talents, your resources, you'll
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Talents, your resources, you'll give an account to god.
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Give an account to god. romans 13 says, "owe no person
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Romans 13 says, "owe no person anything except to love them."
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Anything except to love them." the only thing you really owe
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The only thing you really owe people is to love them, but if
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People is to love them, but if you think you have to keep
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You think you have to keep everyone happy, "i've got
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Everyone happy, "i've got to keep this one cheered up,
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To keep this one cheered up, and i got a call this one every
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And i got a call this one every day or they'll get upset,
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Day or they'll get upset, i gotta play up to my co-worker,
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I gotta play up to my co-worker, or they won't be my friend."
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Or they won't be my friend." you are carrying a debt that
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You are carrying a debt that you don't owe.
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You don't owe. don't go through life trying
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Don't go through life trying to please everyone.
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To please everyone. if you try to keep every person
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If you try to keep every person happy, the one person that won't
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Happy, the one person that won't be happy is you.
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Be happy is you. come out from under that debt.
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Come out from under that debt. be nice, go the extra mile,
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Be nice, go the extra mile, but don't be a people pleaser.
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But don't be a people pleaser. this was hard for me because i
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This was hard for me because i want people to like me, i'll go
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Want people to like me, i'll go out of my way, do everything i
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Out of my way, do everything i can, but some people, no matter
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Can, but some people, no matter what you do, it's not going
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What you do, it's not going to be enough.
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To be enough. it's very freeing when you
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It's very freeing when you realize you are not responsible
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Realize you are not responsible to keep other people happy,
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To keep other people happy, you're responsible for your own
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You're responsible for your own happiness.
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Happiness. now i don't mean to live selfish
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Now i don't mean to live selfish and only think about you,
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And only think about you, but don't take that false sense
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But don't take that false sense of responsibility thinking that
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Of responsibility thinking that other people's happiness depends
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Other people's happiness depends on you.
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On you. there was this couple i knew
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There was this couple i knew years ago.
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Years ago. i went out of my way to be good
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I went out of my way to be good to them.
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To them. they moved to another city,
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They moved to another city, and i helped them move.
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And i helped them move. i gave them money.
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I gave them money. i would call and check on them
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I would call and check on them if they needed anything.
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If they needed anything. i was always available,
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I was always available, but the feeling i got from them
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But the feeling i got from them is, i was never doing enough.
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Is, i was never doing enough. they were never satisfied, they
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They were never satisfied, they always had a complaint.
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Always had a complaint. here i was going overboard to be
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Here i was going overboard to be kind and generous, but they were
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Kind and generous, but they were constantly finding fault, trying
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Constantly finding fault, trying to make me feel guilty.
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To make me feel guilty. i was concerned that they would
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I was concerned that they would get upset and they weren't going
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Get upset and they weren't going to be my friend.
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To be my friend. one day, i realized what
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One day, i realized what i'm telling you.
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I'm telling you. they were only making
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They were only making withdrawals, never any deposits.
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Withdrawals, never any deposits. i was nice, but i quit letting
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I was nice, but i quit letting them control me.
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Them control me. when i stopped, you would've
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When i stopped, you would've thought i'd taken their
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Thought i'd taken their firstborn child.
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Firstborn child. they tried to make me feel
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They tried to make me feel so guilty, so ashamed, but my
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So guilty, so ashamed, but my attitude was, "i love you, but
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Attitude was, "i love you, but i don't owe you."
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I don't owe you." if someone is controlling you,
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If someone is controlling you, it's not their fault,
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It's not their fault, it's yours.
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It's yours. you have to put your foot down,
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You have to put your foot down, make a change.
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Make a change. this is your hour.
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This is your hour. you cannot reach your destiny
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You cannot reach your destiny dragging people along, trying
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Dragging people along, trying to keep everyone happy.
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To keep everyone happy. i know people that spend more
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I know people that spend more time worried about what other
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Time worried about what other people think about them than
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People think about them than they do pursuing their own
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They do pursuing their own dreams and goals, and it's great
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Dreams and goals, and it's great to get free from addictions,
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To get free from addictions, free from depression, but one
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Free from depression, but one of the greatest freedoms is
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Of the greatest freedoms is to get free from people, because
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To get free from people, because everyone has an opinion.
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Everyone has an opinion. these days, with social media,
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These days, with social media, it's easier to express
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It's easier to express than ever.
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Than ever. people will tell you what
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People will tell you what to wear, and how to raise your
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To wear, and how to raise your kids, and what you're doing
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Kids, and what you're doing wrong, and what to drive.
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Wrong, and what to drive. they're quick to tell you how
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They're quick to tell you how to run your life, sometimes they
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To run your life, sometimes they can't even run their own life,
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Can't even run their own life, and it's good to take advice,
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And it's good to take advice, it's good to listen to wise
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It's good to listen to wise counsel, but nobody can hear
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Counsel, but nobody can hear what you hear on the inside.
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What you hear on the inside. other people may mean well,
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Other people may mean well, but they don't know what god
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But they don't know what god put in you.
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Put in you. "well, joel, what if they get
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"well, joel, what if they get upset?
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Upset? what if they don't agree?"
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What if they don't agree?" if someone gets offended because
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If someone gets offended because you're not taking their advice,
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You're not taking their advice, that's not your problem.
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That's not your problem. if you live by the opinion
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If you live by the opinion of others, you will never become
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Of others, you will never become who you were created to be,
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Who you were created to be, because people will try to keep
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Because people will try to keep you in their box, in who they
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You in their box, in who they want you to be.
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Want you to be. there was this grandfather, he
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There was this grandfather, he and his small grandson were
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And his small grandson were taking a trip into town.
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Taking a trip into town. he started off letting
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He started off letting the grandson ride the donkey.
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The grandson ride the donkey. he was walking alongside.
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He was walking alongside. someone passed by and said,
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Someone passed by and said, "look at that selfish, little
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"look at that selfish, little boy, making that old man walk."
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Boy, making that old man walk." he took the boy off and put him
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He took the boy off and put him on the ground.
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On the ground. he got on the donkey.
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He got on the donkey. the boy was walking alongside.
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The boy was walking alongside. somebody passed by and said,
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Somebody passed by and said, "look at that man making that
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"look at that man making that little boy while he rides."
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Little boy while he rides." he picked the boy up and put him
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He picked the boy up and put him on the donkey with him.
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On the donkey with him. few minutes, someone passed
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Few minutes, someone passed and said, "how cruel of the two
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And said, "how cruel of the two of you to place that heavy load
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Of you to place that heavy load on the donkey."
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On the donkey." by the time they got to town,
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By the time they got to town, the grandfather and grandson
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The grandfather and grandson were carrying the donkey.
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Were carrying the donkey. everybody has a right to have
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Everybody has a right to have their opinion, and you have
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Their opinion, and you have the right not to take it.
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The right not to take it. no matter what you do, someone
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No matter what you do, someone is not going to understand.
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Is not going to understand. are you carrying the donkey?
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Are you carrying the donkey? are you being pressured
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Are you being pressured into doing what people want you
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Into doing what people want you to do, not want to disappoint
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To do, not want to disappoint anything?
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Anything? it's time to put the donkey
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It's time to put the donkey down.
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Down. the donkey look doesn't look
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The donkey look doesn't look good on you.
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Good on you. start running your own race.
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Start running your own race. start following what god put
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Start following what god put in your heart.
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In your heart. my father went to be
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My father went to be with the lord 21 years ago this
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With the lord 21 years ago this week, and when i stepped
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Week, and when i stepped up to pastor the church, i had
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Up to pastor the church, i had a lot of people giving me
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A lot of people giving me advice, telling me how to run
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Advice, telling me how to run the church, how to minister,
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The church, how to minister, which direction we should go.
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Which direction we should go. one minister that we've known
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One minister that we've known a long time and very prominent,
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A long time and very prominent, he called me and told me what
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He called me and told me what i should do.
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I should do. he's a good man.
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He's a good man. i respect him, but nothing he
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I respect him, but nothing he said bore witness on the inside.
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Said bore witness on the inside. i felt pressured to be who he
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I felt pressured to be who he wanted me to be, and pressured
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Wanted me to be, and pressured to be who someone else wanted
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To be who someone else wanted me to be.
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Me to be. all these good opinions
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All these good opinions from good people, but deep
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From good people, but deep down i knew which direction
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Down i knew which direction i was supposed to go.
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I was supposed to go. i didn't know if he's going
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I didn't know if he's going to work out, but i wasn't going
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To work out, but i wasn't going to be squeezed into somebody
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To be squeezed into somebody else's mold, and i told that
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Else's mold, and i told that minister, that's not what i felt
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Minister, that's not what i felt on the inside, and he
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On the inside, and he didn't agree.
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Didn't agree. he thought i was making
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He thought i was making a mistake, but i knew when
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A mistake, but i knew when i came to the end, he wouldn't
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I came to the end, he wouldn't be on the throne.
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Be on the throne. i wouldn't have to answer
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I wouldn't have to answer to him.
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To him. i followed what god put in my
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I followed what god put in my heart, and god has taken me
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Heart, and god has taken me further than i've ever dreamed.
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Further than i've ever dreamed. don't let people squeeze you
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Don't let people squeeze you into their mold.
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Into their mold. god is doing a new thing.
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God is doing a new thing. he is going to take you further
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He is going to take you further than your parents, further than
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Than your parents, further than those that have gone before you.
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Those that have gone before you. listen to their advice, but be
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Listen to their advice, but be strong to follow that still,
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Strong to follow that still, small voice on the inside.
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Small voice on the inside. nobody can hear god's direction
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Nobody can hear god's direction for your life like you.
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For your life like you. god won't give someone else more
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God won't give someone else more insight into your destiny then
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Insight into your destiny then he does you.
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He does you. sure, some people may see
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Sure, some people may see things, but god speaks directly
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Things, but god speaks directly to your spirit, and some people
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To your spirit, and some people won't understand you.
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Won't understand you. they'll get upset when you break
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They'll get upset when you break out of the box.
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Out of the box. someone told me, "joel,
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Someone told me, "joel, i like the old days.
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I like the old days. you've forgotten where we've
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You've forgotten where we've come from."
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Come from." i thought i haven't forgotten.
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I thought i haven't forgotten. i just didn't want to stay
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I just didn't want to stay there.
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There. god is a progressive god.
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Don't get stuck in the past.
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Don't get stuck in the past. don't get stuck in tradition.
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Don't get stuck in tradition. what are they going to think?
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What are they going to think? what if they don't accept me?
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What if they don't accept me? what if they don't approve me?
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What if they don't approve me? you don't need their approval.
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You don't need their approval. the most high god has
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The most high god has approved you.
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Approved you. the creator of the universe has
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The creator of the universe has already accepted you, now you
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Already accepted you, now you have to set your face.
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Have to set your face. this is your hour.
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This is your hour. there is greatness in you.
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There is greatness in you. god is calling you
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God is calling you out of the ordinary, out of what
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Out of the ordinary, out of what you're used to.
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You're used to. he has things in your future
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He has things in your future that are going to break
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That are going to break barriers.
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Barriers. you're going to go where no one
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You're going to go where no one in your family has gone.
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In your family has gone. it's going to be unusual,
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It's going to be unusual, out of the ordinary, and sure,
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Out of the ordinary, and sure, there will be people that find
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There will be people that find fault, try to discredit, think
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Fault, try to discredit, think that you're missing it.
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That you're missing it. that's okay.
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That's okay. nobody has ever done anything
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Nobody has ever done anything great without opposition,
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Great without opposition, without critics, without people
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Without critics, without people thinking they were missing it.
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Thinking they were missing it. keep your face set.
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Keep your face set. my father had always said that
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My father had always said that he would never move lakewood
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He would never move lakewood from the original location.
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From the original location. when i became pastor, i wasn't
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When i became pastor, i wasn't about to move it either.
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About to move it either. i was new and young, and i
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I was new and young, and i wasn't going to rock the boat.
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Wasn't going to rock the boat. we needed a bigger place
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We needed a bigger place to meet, and we looked for land
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To meet, and we looked for land in that area, but nothing
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In that area, but nothing worked out.
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Worked out. then the compaq center, this
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Then the compaq center, this place, became available.
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Place, became available. it's about 20 minutes
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It's about 20 minutes from the original location.
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From the original location. i knew it was supposed
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I knew it was supposed to be ours.
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To be ours. i felt it so strongly in my
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I felt it so strongly in my spirit, but i didn't know what
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Spirit, but i didn't know what other people would think.
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Other people would think. they had heard my father say
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They had heard my father say for many years that he would
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For many years that he would never move the location.
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Never move the location. thoughts whispered.
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Thoughts whispered. "joel, this is not right.
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"joel, this is not right. they're not going to understand.
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They're not going to understand. you better stay in your box."
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You better stay in your box." i felt something so strongly
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I felt something so strongly in my spirit, but my mind was
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In my spirit, but my mind was telling me just the opposite,
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Telling me just the opposite, and one day i heard something
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And one day i heard something down in here say, "your father
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Down in here say, "your father said he would never move it,
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Said he would never move it, but i never said you wouldn't
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But i never said you wouldn't move it."
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Move it." that's all i needed to hear.
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I announced that we were going
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I announced that we were going to pursue the compaq center;
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To pursue the compaq center; 99.99% of the people were
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99.99% of the people were for it.
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For it. but there will always be that
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But there will always be that one jerk, i mean that
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One jerk, i mean that one person.
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One person. this man came up all bent
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This man came up all bent out of shape, "joel, your dad
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Out of shape, "joel, your dad said he wouldn't move it.
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Said he wouldn't move it. this is a mistake.
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This is a mistake. if you move it, i'm not going
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If you move it, i'm not going to come."
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To come." i wanted to say, "you promise?"
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I wanted to say, "you promise?" [congregation laughing]
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[congregation laughing] some people will not accept
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Some people will not accept the new thing god puts in
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The new thing god puts in your heart.
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Your heart. they're stuck in what was, while
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They're stuck in what was, while god is telling you what is.
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God is telling you what is. it's much bigger, it's new
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It's much bigger, it's new levels, it's greater influence,
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Levels, it's greater influence, it's uncommon favor, it's
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It's uncommon favor, it's something that you've
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Something that you've never seen.
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Never seen. don't let the fear of what
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Don't let the fear of what people are going to think keep
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People are going to think keep you in your box.
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You in your box. this is one reason king saul
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This is one reason king saul lost the throne.
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Lost the throne. god told him to do certain
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God told him to do certain things.
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Things. he did them partially.
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He did them partially. when samuel confronted him, saul
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When samuel confronted him, saul admitted, "i disobeyed
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Admitted, "i disobeyed the lord's instructions because
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The lord's instructions because i was afraid of the people.
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I was afraid of the people. so i did what they asked."
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So i did what they asked." god had greatness in saul.
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God had greatness in saul. he was going to take him amazing
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He was going to take him amazing places, but saul didn't want
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Places, but saul didn't want to disappoint the people.
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To disappoint the people. he didn't want to rock the boat.
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He didn't want to rock the boat. you can't be a people pleaser
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You can't be a people pleaser and reach your potential because
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And reach your potential because people will try to squeeze you
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People will try to squeeze you into who they want you to be.
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Into who they want you to be. you may have to disappoint a few
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You may have to disappoint a few people in order to reach
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People in order to reach your destiny.
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Your destiny. genesis 12, god told abraham
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Genesis 12, god told abraham to leave his country, his
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To leave his country, his relatives, and his father's
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Relatives, and his father's house, and go to the land
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House, and go to the land of canaan.
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Of canaan. abraham gathered up his
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Abraham gathered up his belongings, got his flocks
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Belongings, got his flocks and herds, and he left, but he
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And herds, and he left, but he took his nephew lot with him.
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Took his nephew lot with him. god just told him to leave
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God just told him to leave his relatives.
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His relatives. i don't know, maybe he thought
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I don't know, maybe he thought lot will get his feelings hurt.
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Lot will get his feelings hurt. he may be offended.
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He may be offended. he knew the right thing to do,
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He knew the right thing to do, but he was afraid someone
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But he was afraid someone wouldn't understand.
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Wouldn't understand. when they arrived, the land
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When they arrived, the land wouldn't sustain both he and lot
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Wouldn't sustain both he and lot and all their flocks and herds.
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And all their flocks and herds. their shepherd started arguing.
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Their shepherd started arguing. there was strife and division
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There was strife and division all because lot wasn't supposed
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All because lot wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.
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To be there in the first place. finally, lot moved
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Finally, lot moved to a different part
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To a different part of the country.
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Of the country. the scripture says, after lot
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The scripture says, after lot left, god said to abraham,
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Left, god said to abraham, "look around.
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"look around. all the land you see i will give
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All the land you see i will give it to you."
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It to you." it's interesting that god didn't
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It's interesting that god didn't speak until after lot left.
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Speak until after lot left. when abraham finally did what he
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When abraham finally did what he knew he was supposed to do, when
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Knew he was supposed to do, when lot moved away, that's when
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Lot moved away, that's when abraham stepped
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Abraham stepped in to the fullness
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In to the fullness of the blessing.
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Of the blessing. do you have some lots in
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Do you have some lots in your life?
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Your life? are you letting the fear of what
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Are you letting the fear of what people think keep you
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People think keep you from hearing the new thing god
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From hearing the new thing god has for you?
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Has for you? what if we moved the church?
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What if we moved the church? what if they get upset?
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What if they get upset? what if people don't understand?
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What if people don't understand? why don't you get rid
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Why don't you get rid of the lots?
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Of the lots? quit being afraid of the people.
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Quit being afraid of the people. quit letting them squeeze you
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Quit letting them squeeze you into their mold.
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Into their mold. don't get stuck in tradition.
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Don't get stuck in tradition. god has blessings you've never
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God has blessings you've never seen, increase that you've never
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Seen, increase that you've never imagined.
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Imagined. i'm asking you to get rid of
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I'm asking you to get rid of any distractions.
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Any distractions. no more living to please people,
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No more living to please people, no more worried about what
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No more worried about what others think, no more fighting
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Others think, no more fighting battles that don't matter.
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Battles that don't matter. this is your hour.
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This is your hour. this is your time.
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This is your time. make up your mind, you're going
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Make up your mind, you're going to set your face.
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To set your face. you're going to become who god
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You're going to become who god created you to be.
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Created you to be. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, like with abraham,
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And declare, like with abraham, you're about to see
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You're about to see unprecedented favor, new doors
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Unprecedented favor, new doors are about to open, divine
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Are about to open, divine connections, breakthroughs,
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Connections, breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny,
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The fullness of your destiny, in jesus's name, and if you
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In jesus's name, and if you receive it, can you say amen
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Receive it, can you say amen today?
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Today? i'd like to give you
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Of my sins. come into my heart, i make you
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Come into my heart, i make you my lord and savior."
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My lord and savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church, keep god in first place.
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Church, keep god in first place. victoria and i'll be right back
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Victoria and i'll be right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Sometimes in life,
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Sometimes in life, people don't choose us.
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People don't choose us. we've all felt overlooked
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We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough.
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And like we're not good enough. it's easy to live inferior,
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It's easy to live inferior, thinking we don't measure up.
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Thinking we don't measure up. people may have left you out.
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People may have left you out. the good news is
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The good news is god has chosen you.
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God has chosen you. he's the one that matters.
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And in my new book, chosen:
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And in my new book, chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, you'll discover,
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You'll discover, before you were born,
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Before you were born, god not only knew you,
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God not only knew you, but he handpicked you
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But he handpicked you and placed
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And placed a calling on your life.
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A calling on your life. you are equipped and empowered
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You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. when you understand
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When you understand that you're chosen,
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That you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay,
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Fear and doubt can't stay, you'll live
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You'll live with the boldness
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With the boldness to step into the greatness
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To step into the greatness god put in you.
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God put in you. i'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, chosen,
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My new book, chosen, plus the chosen t-shirt
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Plus the chosen t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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From our friends at copper fit. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, chosen:
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Chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction.
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For distinction. in the scriptures,
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In the scriptures, jesus encouraged us by saying,
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Jesus encouraged us by saying, "you didn't choose me.
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"you didn't choose me. i chose you."
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I chose you." this powerful guide
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This powerful guide will help
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Will help you discover the abundant life
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You discover the abundant life you were designed to live.
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You were designed to live. as a child of god,
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As a child of god, you have a calling,
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You have a calling, a purpose,
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A purpose, a destiny still
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A destiny still to be fulfilled.
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To be fulfilled. when you request your copy,
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When you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you our exclusive chosen t-shirt
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Our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit
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From copper fit that will remind you
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That will remind you that you've been chosen
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That you've been chosen by almighty god
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By almighty god every time you wear it.
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Every time you wear it. please request these gifts today
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Please request these gifts today and discover
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And discover that god is moving
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That god is moving on your behalf.
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On your behalf. your next days
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Your next days are going to be your best days.
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Are going to be your best days. you're not average.
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You're not average. you're not ordinary.
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You're not ordinary. you've been chosen
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You've been chosen by almighty god.
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By almighty god. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know how much we love you.
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How much we love you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. and thanks so much
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And thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people all over the world.
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All over the world. and a special thank you
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And a special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning,
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Every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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The new joel osteen network, social media,
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Social media, listen on sirius xm.
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Listen on sirius xm. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of chosen:
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Your copy of chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, plus our exclusive
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Plus our exclusive chosen t-shirt from copper fit.
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Chosen t-shirt from copper fit. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Or call 888-567-joel. for an additional donation
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For an additional donation this month,
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This month, we are also offering
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We are also offering the nlt large
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The nlt large print thin line
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Print thin line reference bible.
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Reference bible. this bible also enables you
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This bible also enables you to connect
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To connect through your smartphone
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Through your smartphone or tablet
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Or tablet to a vast, power-packed
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To a vast, power-packed array of study notes,
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Array of study notes, devotionals, interactive maps,
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Devotionals, interactive maps, videos, and worship music.
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Videos, and worship music. you can request
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You can request these inspiring resources
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These inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Joelosteen.com today. call or click anytime,
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24 hours a day. yes, god has chosen you
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Yes, god has chosen you for a reason, for a purpose.
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For a reason, for a purpose. request your copies today.
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Joel Osteen - No More Distractions

July 2, 2025 | 30:0

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