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Joel Osteen - The Odds Are For You

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Odds Are For You | May 19, 2026

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[music] god bless you,
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God bless you, and thanks for letting us
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And thanks for letting us come into your homes,
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Come into your homes, and if you're ever in
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one
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And be a part of one of our services.
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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. but i like to start with
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But i like to start with something funny, and i should
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Something funny, and i should mention that this was sent
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Mention that this was sent to me by a woman.
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But according to the alaska
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But according to the alaska department of fish and game,
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Department of fish and game, while both male
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While both male and female reindeer
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And female reindeer grow antlers in the summer,
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Grow antlers in the summer, male reindeer lose
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Male reindeer lose their antlers at the start
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Their antlers at the start of winter in early november.
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Of winter in early november. female reindeer keep theirs
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Female reindeer keep theirs all the way till the spring.
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All the way till the spring. this means all of santa's
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This means all of santa's reindeer, from rudolph
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Reindeer, from rudolph to blitzen, had to be female.
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To blitzen, had to be female. she goes on to say,
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She goes on to say, "we should have known.
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"we should have known. only a woman would
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Only a woman would be able to drag around
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Be able to drag around a fat man wearing
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A fat man wearing a red velvet suit all around
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A red velvet suit all around the world in one night
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The world in one night and not get lost."
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And not get lost." 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
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The 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's name.
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In jesus's 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 "the odds
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About "the odds are for you."
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Are for you." it's easy to go through life
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It's easy to go through life thinking of all the reasons
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Thinking of all the reasons why we can't be successful,
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Why we can't be successful, why we won't get well,
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Why we won't get well, why we'll never meet
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Why we'll never meet the right person.
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The right person. we look at our situations
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We look at our situations in the natural and think
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In the natural and think the odds are against us.
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The odds are against us. i talked to a man that
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I talked to a man that struggles with an addiction.
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Struggles with an addiction. he said, "joel, my dad
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He said, "joel, my dad had this same addiction.
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Had this same addiction. my grandfather struggled
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My grandfather struggled with it.
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With it. the odds don't look
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The odds don't look too good for me."
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Too good for me." but as long as you think the
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But as long as you think the odds are against you, you'll
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Odds are against you, you'll get stuck where you are.
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Get stuck where you are. you have the most powerful
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You have the most powerful force in the universe
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Force in the universe breathing in your direction.
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Breathing in your direction. god has crowned you
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God has crowned you with favor.
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With favor. he has armed you with
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He has armed you with strength for every battle.
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Strength for every battle. he wouldn't have allowed that
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He wouldn't have allowed that difficulty if he wasn't going
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Difficulty if he wasn't going to turn it around and use it
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To turn it around and use it to your advantage,
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To your advantage, and the odds may be
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And the odds may be against you, but the most
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Against you, but the most high god is for you,
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High god is for you, and he is a supernatural god.
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And he is a supernatural god. he parts red seas.
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He parts red seas. he turns water into wine.
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He turns water into wine. he opens the eyes of the
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He opens the eyes of the blind, and your circumstances
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Blind, and your circumstances may look impossible,
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May look impossible, but the god who can do
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But the god who can do the impossible is
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The impossible is working behind the scenes,
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Working behind the scenes, arranging things in your
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Arranging things in your favor, turning negative
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Favor, turning negative situations around.
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Situations around. since god is for you, that
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Since god is for you, that means the odds are for you.
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Means the odds are for you. don't go through life
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Don't go through life thinking, "not me, joel.
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Thinking, "not me, joel. i come from the wrong family.
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I come from the wrong family. the odds are against me."
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The odds are against me." no, turn it around.
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No, turn it around. "i've been born
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"i've been born into a new family.
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Into a new family. my heavenly father
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My heavenly father controls the universe.
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Controls the universe. i have royal blood flowing
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I have royal blood flowing through my veins."
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Through my veins." all through the day, this
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All through the day, this should be playing in our
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Should be playing in our mind: "the odds are for me.
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Mind: "the odds are for me. i'm destined to accomplish
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I'm destined to accomplish my dreams.
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My dreams. i'm destined to overcome
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I'm destined to overcome this challenge.
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This challenge. i'm a child of
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I'm a child of the most high god."
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The most high god." but don't be surprised
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But don't be surprised when you find yourself in
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When you find yourself in situations where it feels
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Situations where it feels like the odds are
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Like the odds are against you.
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Against you. you don't see a way out.
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There aren't any
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There aren't any logical solutions.
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Logical solutions. god puts us there on purpose
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God puts us there on purpose so that when he turns it
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So that when he turns it around, nobody will get
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Around, nobody will get the credit except him.
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The credit except him. everyone will know it is
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Everyone will know it is the hand of the lord,
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The hand of the lord, and when your circumstances
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And when your circumstances seem impossible,
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Seem impossible, instead of being discouraged,
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Instead of being discouraged, "god, why me?"
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"god, why me?" no, get ready, you're in
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No, get ready, you're in perfect position for god
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Perfect position for god to show out in your life.
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To show out in your life. he is setting you up to show
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He is setting you up to show his favor in amazing ways.
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That's what happened to
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That's what happened to a man in the scripture
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A man in the scripture named gideon.
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Named gideon. the midianites and two other
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The midianites and two other armies came against him.
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Armies came against him. they were about to attack
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They were about to attack the israelites.
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The israelites. gideon sent word to his men
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Gideon sent word to his men to come and fight.
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To come and fight. thirty-two thousand warriors
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Thirty-two thousand warriors showed up, and gideon
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Showed up, and gideon was feeling good.
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Was feeling good. that was several times more
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That was several times more men than his opposition.
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Men than his opposition. he liked those odds.
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He liked those odds. but just when he was about
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But just when he was about to attack, god said, "gideon,
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To attack, god said, "gideon, you have too many men.
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You have too many men. if you defeat the midianites,
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If you defeat the midianites, you'll think you did it
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You'll think you did it in your own strength."
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In your own strength." he instructed gideon
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He instructed gideon to let everyone go home
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To let everyone go home that was afraid.
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That was afraid. twenty-two thousand men left.
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Twenty-two thousand men left. gideon nearly passed out.
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Gideon nearly passed out. two thirds of his army
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Two thirds of his army went home.
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Went home. he didn't like these odds
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He didn't like these odds anymore, and when
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Anymore, and when he thought it
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He thought it couldn't get any worse,
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Couldn't get any worse, god said, "gideon,
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God said, "gideon, you still have too many."
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You still have too many." he told him to do something
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He told him to do something else, to eliminate more men.
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Else, to eliminate more men. nine thousand,
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Nine thousand, seven hundred men left.
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Seven hundred men left. gideon only had 300 men to
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Gideon only had 300 men to fight this army of thousands
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Fight this army of thousands and thousands.
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And thousands. these odds seemed impossible,
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These odds seemed impossible, looked like he would be
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Looked like he would be wiped out.
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Wiped out. what gideon didn't realize
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What gideon didn't realize was god wasn't setting him
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Was god wasn't setting him back, he was setting him up.
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Back, he was setting him up. he was about to show out
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He was about to show out in his life, and gideon and
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In his life, and gideon and those 300 men went to the
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Those 300 men went to the enemy's camp in the middle
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Enemy's camp in the middle of the night.
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Of the night. they blew their trumpets
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They blew their trumpets and let out a loud shout.
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And let out a loud shout. the midianites got confused
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The midianites got confused and began to fight among
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And began to fight among themselves, and the
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Themselves, and the israelites defeated them.
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Israelites defeated them. they didn't have to lift
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They didn't have to lift one finger.
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One finger. they didn't even have to go
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They didn't even have to go to battle.
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To battle. it looked like a setback,
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It looked like a setback, but the truth was,
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But the truth was, god was setting gideon up.
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God was setting gideon up. he was putting him in
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He was putting him in position to show himself
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Position to show himself strong, and when the odds
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Strong, and when the odds seem like they're against
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Seem like they're against you, the obstacles look
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You, the obstacles look bigger, stronger,
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Bigger, stronger, more powerful, don't worry,
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More powerful, don't worry, like gideon, it is a setup.
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Like gideon, it is a setup. god is about to make things
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God is about to make things happen that you could
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Happen that you could never make happen.
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Never make happen. he's going to turn that
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He's going to turn that situation around without you
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Situation around without you having to go to battle.
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Having to go to battle. he's going
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He's going to heal you without
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To heal you without the extensive treatment.
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The extensive treatment. he's going to promote you
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He's going to promote you without all
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Without all of the qualifications.
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Of the qualifications. keep the right perspective.
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Keep the right perspective. the odds are for you.
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The odds are for you. you may feel like the
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You may feel like the underdog, but you and god
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Underdog, but you and god are a majority.
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Are a majority. you don't need everyone
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You don't need everyone to be for you.
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To be for you. you don't have to have
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You don't have to have all the support,
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All the support, the encouragement.
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The encouragement. you have the one
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You have the one that matters.
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That matters. the most high god is
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The most high god is breathing in your direction.
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Breathing in your direction. later, when the israelites
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Later, when the israelites when to different cities,
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When to different cities, normally, these armies would
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Normally, these armies would attack, but the leaders said,
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Attack, but the leaders said, in effect, "gideon,
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In effect, "gideon, we saw what your god did
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We saw what your god did to the midianites."
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To the midianites." they weren't afraid
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They weren't afraid of gideon.
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Of gideon. they were afraid
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They were afraid of the god of gideon.
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Of the god of gideon. they knew the lord was
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They knew the lord was on his side.
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On his side. god wants to give you victory
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God wants to give you victory to where people know
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To where people know the lord is on your side.
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The lord is on your side. maybe you didn't have the
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Maybe you didn't have the support growing up, the
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Support growing up, the encouragement, the stability.
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Encouragement, the stability. you should have been
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You should have been a statistic,
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A statistic, but here you are,
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But here you are, defying the odds, leaving
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Defying the odds, leaving your mark, going further
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Your mark, going further than you ever dreamed.
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Than you ever dreamed. what happened?
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What happened? the lord was on your side.
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The lord was on your side. the medical report said
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The medical report said you wouldn't make it,
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You wouldn't make it, but here you are, strong,
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But here you are, strong, healthy, and whole.
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Healthy, and whole. the lord was on your side.
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The lord was on your side. perhaps the odds said you'd
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Perhaps the odds said you'd be addicted like your father,
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Be addicted like your father, you would struggle
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You would struggle like your grandfather,
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Like your grandfather, but here you are,
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But here you are, free and clean.
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Free and clean. you broke the curse.
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You broke the curse. you set a new standard.
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You set a new standard. how could this be?
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How could this be? the lord was on your side.
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The lord was on your side. you remember when
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You remember when the three hebrew teenagers
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The three hebrew teenagers wouldn't bow down to
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Wouldn't bow down to the king's golden idol?
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The king's golden idol? this king got so furious,
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This king got so furious, he was going to have them
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He was going to have them thrown into a fiery furnace.
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Thrown into a fiery furnace. he told his men to heat up
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He told his men to heat up the fire seven times hotter
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The fire seven times hotter than normal.
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Than normal. what was god doing?
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What was god doing? making the odds even greater.
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Making the odds even greater. god knew the fire wasn't
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God knew the fire wasn't going to burn them.
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Going to burn them. he knew they weren't
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He knew they weren't going to be harmed.
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Going to be harmed. so he had them turn it up
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So he had them turn it up even hotter so that it would
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Even hotter so that it would become a greater miracle,
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Become a greater miracle, and when these
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And when these three hebrew teenagers
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Three hebrew teenagers came out of that fire
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Came out of that fire without the smell of smoke,
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Without the smell of smoke, there wasn't any doubt
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There wasn't any doubt that the lord was
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That the lord was on their side.
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On their side. and when it feels like
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And when it feels like the odds are against you,
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The odds are against you, the fire has been turned up
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The fire has been turned up seven times hotter,
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Seven times hotter, pharaoh won't let you go, god
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Pharaoh won't let you go, god took your army from 32,000
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Took your army from 32,000 to 300 men, don't panic.
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To 300 men, don't panic. don't fall apart.
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Don't fall apart. it's a setup.
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It's a setup. god is about to show out.
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God is about to show out. he's about to make you
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He's about to make you a testimony.
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A testimony. he's going to do something
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He's going to do something that people cannot deny.
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That people cannot deny. they're going to know
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They're going to know the lord is on your side.
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The lord is on your side. i talked to a man that cut
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I talked to a man that cut his hand and developed
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His hand and developed a severe infection.
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A severe infection. he tried for several days
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He tried for several days to tough it out and hope
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To tough it out and hope that it would go away,
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That it would go away, but it kept getting worse.
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But it kept getting worse. he started running
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He started running a high fever.
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A high fever. he got to the point
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He got to the point where he couldn't eat.
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Where he couldn't eat. he finally passed out.
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He finally passed out. he was rushed to the
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He was rushed to the emergency room unconscious.
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Emergency room unconscious. the doctors told his family
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The doctors told his family that he had some kind
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That he had some kind of toxic shock,
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Of toxic shock, and there was only
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And there was only a 50% chance
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A 50% chance that he would live.
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That he would live. they had to find the right
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They had to find the right kind of antibiotic to treat
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Kind of antibiotic to treat him, and every hour that went
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Him, and every hour that went by not treated, his chance
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By not treated, his chance of survival went down 5%.
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Of survival went down 5%. if they didn't find something
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If they didn't find something in the next few hours,
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In the next few hours, the doctors said
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The doctors said that he probably wouldn't
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That he probably wouldn't make it, and if somehow
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Make it, and if somehow he did survive,
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He did survive, he would become a vegetable.
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He would become a vegetable. twelve hours went by,
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Twelve hours went by, and they couldn't find
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And they couldn't find the antibiotic.
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The antibiotic. one day, still nothing.
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One day, still nothing. two-hundred
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Two-hundred and sixty-four hours later,
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And sixty-four hours later, they finally found
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They finally found the right treatment.
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The right treatment. he wasn't supposed
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He wasn't supposed to still be alive.
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To still be alive. he was told he would never be
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He was told he would never be able to walk, talk, function
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Able to walk, talk, function properly, but today,
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Properly, but today, he's perfectly healthy.
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He's perfectly healthy. you would never know
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You would never know anything was wrong.
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Anything was wrong. but god could have healed him
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But god could have healed him the first day.
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The first day. the doctors could have found
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The doctors could have found the right treatment
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The right treatment the first few hours.
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The first few hours. that would have still been
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That would have still been a great miracle,
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A great miracle, but sometimes god will let
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But sometimes god will let the odds grow greater
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The odds grow greater to where you don't see
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To where you don't see a way out, then suddenly
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A way out, then suddenly god will step in and make
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God will step in and make things happen that you could
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Things happen that you could never make happen.
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Never make happen. don't let the odds fool you.
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Don't let the odds fool you. don't let the fact that you
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Don't let the fact that you don't see a way,
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Don't see a way, the financial situation
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The financial situation looks too far gone,
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Looks too far gone, you've tried to break
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You've tried to break that addiction for years,
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That addiction for years, now you think it wasn't
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Now you think it wasn't meant to be.
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Meant to be. no, get ready,
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No, get ready, this is a setup.
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This is a setup. this is not the time
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This is not the time to give up.
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To give up. this is the time to stir
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This is the time to stir your faith up.
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Your faith up. all through the day, "lord,
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All through the day, "lord, thank you that you're bigger
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Thank you that you're bigger than this sickness,
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Than this sickness, greater than this addiction,
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Greater than this addiction, more powerful
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More powerful than these opponents."
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Than these opponents." if you'll stay in faith, like
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If you'll stay in faith, like this man, you're going
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This man, you're going to become a testimony.
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To become a testimony. people are going to look at
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People are going to look at you and see that god's favor
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You and see that god's favor is on your life.
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Is on your life. in the scripture,
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In the scripture, mary and martha
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Mary and martha sent word to their friend
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Sent word to their friend jesus that their brother
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Jesus that their brother lazarus had died,
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Lazarus had died, and jesus was in a different
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And jesus was in a different city, and they thought that
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City, and they thought that he would come right away
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He would come right away and pray for lazarus,
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And pray for lazarus, and they had seen jesus
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And they had seen jesus heal people before.
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Heal people before. they knew that he could heal
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They knew that he could heal their brother.
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Their brother. one day passed,
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One day passed, and jesus didn't show up.
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And jesus didn't show up. i'm sure martha thought,
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I'm sure martha thought, "jesus, where are you?
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"jesus, where are you? what's taking you so long?"
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What's taking you so long?" another day went by,
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Another day went by, still no sign of jesus.
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Still no sign of jesus. finally, lazarus died.
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Finally, lazarus died. when jesus arrived at their
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When jesus arrived at their house, lazarus had been in
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House, lazarus had been in the tomb for four days.
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The tomb for four days. mary and martha were
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Mary and martha were so upset.
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So upset. they said, "jesus,
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They said, "jesus, if you would have been here,
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If you would have been here, our brother would still
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Our brother would still be alive."
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Be alive." the odds weren't that good
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The odds weren't that good when he was sick,
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When he was sick, but now that he was dead,
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But now that he was dead, they looked impossible.
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They looked impossible. he was already wrapped
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He was already wrapped in grave clothes,
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In grave clothes, wrapped up like a mummy.
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Wrapped up like a mummy. you know the story.
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You know the story. jesus went to the tomb,
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Jesus went to the tomb, and he spoke to lazarus
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And he spoke to lazarus and told him to come back
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And told him to come back to life, and when he did,
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To life, and when he did, lazarus woke up.
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Lazarus woke up. it was a great miracle.
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It was a great miracle. my point is, sometimes god
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My point is, sometimes god will wait on purpose till
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Will wait on purpose till the odds are way against us.
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The odds are way against us. you're ready to bury the
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You're ready to bury the dream, bury the promise,
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Dream, bury the promise, bury the relationship.
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Bury the relationship. you don't see a way,
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You don't see a way, but god's ways are
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But god's ways are not our ways.
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Not our ways. mary and marth were praying
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Mary and marth were praying for a healing, but god had
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For a healing, but god had something better in store.
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Something better in store. he had a resurrection, and
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He had a resurrection, and what you're tempted to give
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What you're tempted to give up on, you don't see how it
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Up on, you don't see how it could happen, maybe god is
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Could happen, maybe god is not going to do it the way
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Not going to do it the way you're thinking.
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You're thinking. maybe he has something
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Maybe he has something better for you.
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Better for you. twice, we tried to buy
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Twice, we tried to buy property to build
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Property to build a new sanctuary on.
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A new sanctuary on. both times, that property was
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Both times, that property was sold out from under us.
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Sold out from under us. we couldn't find any more
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We couldn't find any more large tracts of land.
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Large tracts of land. i was discouraged.
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I was discouraged. i didn't think we'd ever have
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I didn't think we'd ever have a bigger sanctuary.
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A bigger sanctuary. then one day, suddenly,
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Then one day, suddenly, the compaq center
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The compaq center became available.
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Became available. i was praying for a healing,
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I was praying for a healing, but god had a resurrection,
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But god had a resurrection, something better than
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Something better than i'd ever dreamed.
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I'd ever dreamed. the odds may be totally
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The odds may be totally against you today,
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Against you today, but can i tell you,
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But can i tell you, god is totally for you?
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God is totally for you? he has not brought you this
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He has not brought you this far to leave you, and your
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Far to leave you, and your circumstances may look dead.
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Circumstances may look dead. god didn't show up on time.
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God didn't show up on time. you've been asking
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You've been asking and asking.
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And asking. dare to trust him.
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Dare to trust him. he has you in the palm
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He has you in the palm of his hand.
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Of his hand. you may not see anything
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You may not see anything happening, but he's working
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Happening, but he's working behind the scenes,
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Behind the scenes, and when he speaks,
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And when he speaks, dead things come back
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Dead things come back to life.
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To life. he's not moved by the odds.
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He's not moved by the odds. when jesus found out that
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When jesus found out that lazarus was dead,
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Lazarus was dead, he didn't say, "oh, man,
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He didn't say, "oh, man, i waited too long.
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I waited too long. what am i going to do now?"
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What am i going to do now?" god controls the universe.
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God controls the universe. the odds do not determine
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The odds do not determine what he can and cannot do.
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What he can and cannot do. back in those days,
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Back in those days, the sadducees, these were
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The sadducees, these were the people that were
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The people that were very against jesus.
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Very against jesus. they believed that the spirit
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They believed that the spirit left the body three days
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Left the body three days after a person died.
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After a person died. it wasn't a coincidence
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It wasn't a coincidence that jesus waited till
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That jesus waited till the fourth day to show up.
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The fourth day to show up. he did this on purpose so
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He did this on purpose so when he raised lazarus, there
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When he raised lazarus, there would be no doubt about it,
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Would be no doubt about it, and sometimes,
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And sometimes, god will let the odds
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God will let the odds become greater,
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Become greater, not just so you,
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Not just so you, but so your critics,
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But so your critics, so your neighbors,
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So your neighbors, so your relatives,
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So your relatives, so your co-workers,
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So your co-workers, they won't be able to deny
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They won't be able to deny what god has done,
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What god has done, and i love the fact
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And i love the fact that from that moment
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That from that moment forward, lazarus became
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Forward, lazarus became a testimony.
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A testimony. everywhere he went,
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Everywhere he went, he didn't have to say a word,
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He didn't have to say a word, people pointed at him.
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People pointed at him. you could hear them
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You could hear them whispering, "look,
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Whispering, "look, there's that guy.
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There's that guy. he was dead.
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He was dead. he's not supposed
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He's not supposed to be here."
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To be here." he defied the odds.
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He defied the odds. he was a living testimony.
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He was a living testimony. that's what god wants to do
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That's what god wants to do for you, show you his favor
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For you, show you his favor in such a way that people
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In such a way that people notice, that you stand out.
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Notice, that you stand out. you're going to become
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You're going to become a living testimony.
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A living testimony. i know a young lady that
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I know a young lady that applied for a scholarship
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Applied for a scholarship at a prestigious university.
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At a prestigious university. twenty-six hundred other
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Twenty-six hundred other students applied as well.
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Students applied as well. the challenge was,
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The challenge was, there were only
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There were only 12 scholarships available.
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12 scholarships available. those odds were less
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Those odds were less than half of 1%.
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Than half of 1%. she could have thought,
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She could have thought, "what's the use?
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"what's the use? no use even trying.
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No use even trying. these are impossible odds."
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These are impossible odds." instead, she did what
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Instead, she did what i'm asking you to do.
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I'm asking you to do. she dared to believe that god
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She dared to believe that god would open the doors that she
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Would open the doors that she was supposed to go through,
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Was supposed to go through, and it doesn't always happen
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And it doesn't always happen the way we think.
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The way we think. god knows what's best.
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God knows what's best. but if you're letting
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But if you're letting the odds talk you
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The odds talk you out of stretching,
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Out of stretching, out of dreaming,
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Out of dreaming, out of believing,
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Out of believing, then you're going to miss
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Then you're going to miss the fullness
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The fullness of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. if you can accomplish
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If you can accomplish everything in your own
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Everything in your own strength, you don't need
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Strength, you don't need god's help.
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God's help. but when the odds are against
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But when the odds are against you, you don't see a way, you
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You, you don't see a way, you don't have the connections,
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Don't have the connections, the finances,
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The finances, you're too young, too old,
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You're too young, too old, that's when you have
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That's when you have to dig you heels in and say,
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To dig you heels in and say, "god, i know these
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"god, i know these odds are no problem for you.
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Odds are no problem for you. i know this is a setup
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I know this is a setup for you to show out."
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For you to show out." that's what this
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That's what this young lady did.
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Young lady did. several months later,
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Several months later, she received a letter saying,
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She received a letter saying, "congratulations, out of
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"congratulations, out of the 2600, you're one of
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The 2600, you're one of the 12 that we've chosen."
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The 12 that we've chosen." are you letting the odds talk
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Are you letting the odds talk you out of your dreams,
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You out of your dreams, talk you out of your health,
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Talk you out of your health, talk you out
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Talk you out of your freedom?
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Of your freedom? not long ago, the lottery
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Not long ago, the lottery was at a record amount.
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Was at a record amount. i read where the odds
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I read where the odds of winning it were
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Of winning it were 1 in 300 million,
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1 in 300 million, and they used this example
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And they used this example that if you laid pennies
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That if you laid pennies on the ground side by
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On the ground side by side from seattle to miami
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Side from seattle to miami and you marked one of those
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And you marked one of those pennies with a special x,
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Pennies with a special x, the chances of you winning
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The chances of you winning that lottery were
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That lottery were the same as you choosing
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The same as you choosing that one special penny
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That one special penny between seattle and miami.
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Between seattle and miami. they were basically saying,
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They were basically saying, "forget about it.
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"forget about it. you're not going to win."
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You're not going to win." in the book of genesis, it
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In the book of genesis, it talks about how god created
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Talks about how god created the heavens and the earth,
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The heavens and the earth, and the word it uses for
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And the word it uses for "creation" means that he made
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"creation" means that he made it out of nothing.
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It out of nothing. every expert would have said,
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Every expert would have said, "that's impossible, you don't
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"that's impossible, you don't have anything to work with.
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Have anything to work with. if you had skies, oceans,
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If you had skies, oceans, grass, air, then maybe you
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Grass, air, then maybe you could make something,
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Could make something, put it together,
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Put it together, but you can't do that
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But you can't do that with nothing," and it's
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With nothing," and it's one thing to have odds
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One thing to have odds of 12 in 2600.
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Of 12 in 2600. that's not so great.
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That's not so great. it's another to have odds
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It's another to have odds of 1 in 300 million.
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Of 1 in 300 million. that's very unlikely.
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That's very unlikely. but what about when the odds
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But what about when the odds are 0 in 300 million,
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Are 0 in 300 million, 0 in 2600?
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0 in 2600? it's impossible,
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It's impossible, there's no chance.
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There's no chance. here's how amazing god is.
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Here's how amazing god is. he started the universe
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He started the universe with odds of zero.
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With odds of zero. he had nothing to work with,
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He had nothing to work with, no way in the natural, but
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No way in the natural, but god is not moved by the odds.
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God is not moved by the odds. he didn't check with
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He didn't check with accounting and say,
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Accounting and say, "i'm about to create stars,
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"i'm about to create stars, galaxies, planets.
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Galaxies, planets. i have nothing to work with.
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I have nothing to work with. what are the odds
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What are the odds of this happening?"
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Of this happening?" accounting would have said,
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Accounting would have said, "zero, you have no materials,
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"zero, you have no materials, no resources."
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No resources." god would have said,
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God would have said, "thank you for
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"thank you for your information,
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Your information, now let there be light,"
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Now let there be light," and light came
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And light came at 186,000 miles a second.
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At 186,000 miles a second. he spoke worlds
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He spoke worlds into creation.
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Into creation. he didn't google it to see
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He didn't google it to see if it was possible.
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If it was possible. he didn't try to figure out
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He didn't try to figure out a way.
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A way. he is the way.
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He is the way. he didn't try to open a door.
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He didn't try to open a door. he is the door.
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He is the door. he doesn't check with the
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He doesn't check with the odds to see if you can reach
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Odds to see if you can reach your destiny.
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Your destiny. he speaks,
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He speaks, and it becomes your destiny.
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And it becomes your destiny. he's not limited by your
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He's not limited by your background, by how you were
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Background, by how you were raised, by your education.
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Raised, by your education. he is all powerful.
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He is all powerful. he can take nothing and make
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He can take nothing and make something magnificent.
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Something magnificent. imagine what he can do
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Imagine what he can do with you.
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With you. you are his prized
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You are his prized possession.
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Possession. he breathed his life
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He breathed his life into you.
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Into you. you have the dna
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You have the dna of almighty god.
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Of almighty god. there may be odds against you
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There may be odds against you in certain areas,
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In certain areas, but they cannot stop you.
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But they cannot stop you. god has destined you
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God has destined you to leave your mark.
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To leave your mark. don't let the odds
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Don't let the odds discourage you.
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Discourage you. don't let what you think
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Don't let what you think is not going to happen
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Is not going to happen talk you out of believing.
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Talk you out of believing. even if the odds are zero in
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Even if the odds are zero in a million, all god has to do
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A million, all god has to do is speak, and the odds change
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Is speak, and the odds change in your favor.
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In your favor. a friend of mine
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A friend of mine grew up in a very
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Grew up in a very dysfunctional environment.
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Dysfunctional environment. his father wasn't around, and
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His father wasn't around, and his mother had mental issues.
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His mother had mental issues. when she wasn't in
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When she wasn't in the psychiatric ward,
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The psychiatric ward, she was either in jail
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She was either in jail or with different boyfriends.
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Or with different boyfriends. there was all kinds
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There was all kinds of violence and abuse
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Of violence and abuse in his home.
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In his home. at the age of 13, his mother
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At the age of 13, his mother left him at a bus stop
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Left him at a bus stop and took off with
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And took off with another boyfriend.
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Another boyfriend. for years, this young man was
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For years, this young man was in and out of foster homes,
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In and out of foster homes, detention centers.
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Detention centers. he slept in abandoned
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He slept in abandoned buildings, in the woods,
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Buildings, in the woods, anyplace he could find.
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Anyplace he could find. he had to steal food
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He had to steal food in order to survive.
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In order to survive. how could he ever make
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How could he ever make anything out of his life?
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Anything out of his life? all the odds were against
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All the odds were against him, and it wasn't his fault.
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Him, and it wasn't his fault. he didn't have a fair shot
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He didn't have a fair shot in life.
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In life. but in the 7th grade, he met
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But in the 7th grade, he met a junior high counselor
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A junior high counselor at a small inner-city school
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At a small inner-city school named cindy.
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Named cindy. cindy could tell this
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Cindy could tell this young boy was troubled,
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Young boy was troubled, had no stability.
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Had no stability. she took a great interest in
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She took a great interest in him, but this boy was only in
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Him, but this boy was only in her school for several months
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Her school for several months before he dropped out.
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Before he dropped out. every day for two years,
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Every day for two years, cindy prayed, "god, please,
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Cindy prayed, "god, please, send him back
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Send him back to our school."
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To our school." in the 9th grade, he came
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In the 9th grade, he came walking through the years.
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Walking through the years. cindy was right there
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Cindy was right there waiting for him.
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Waiting for him. nobody had ever been looking
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Nobody had ever been looking for this young man.
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For this young man. his home life was so
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His home life was so dysfunctional, every morning,
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Dysfunctional, every morning, cindy would drive
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Cindy would drive 45 minutes to pick him up
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45 minutes to pick him up and bring him to school.
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And bring him to school. her motto was,
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Her motto was, "correction does much,
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"correction does much, but encouragement does more."
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But encouragement does more." that summer,
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That summer, he was mowing the lawn
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He was mowing the lawn of an elderly couple.
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Of an elderly couple. when they learned his story,
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When they learned his story, they opened their home
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They opened their home and took him in.
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And took him in. they discovered this young
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They discovered this young boy had a gift of music,
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Boy had a gift of music, writing, and singing.
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Writing, and singing. he started performing
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He started performing at talent shows
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At talent shows and community events.
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And community events. every time, this elderly lady
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Every time, this elderly lady would be on the front row
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Would be on the front row with her bible in hand,
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With her bible in hand, cheering him on.
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Cheering him on. in 2008, jimmy wayne's song,
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In 2008, jimmy wayne's song, "do you believe me now?"
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"do you believe me now?" hit number one
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Hit number one on the country charts.
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On the country charts. he's toured with brad paisley
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He's toured with brad paisley and other stars.
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Today, he uses his country
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Today, he uses his country music platform to raise
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Music platform to raise awareness about foster care
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Awareness about foster care and to help other children
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And to help other children in the same situation.
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In the same situation. like jimmy, the odds make
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Like jimmy, the odds make be against you.
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Be against you. you don't see any way your
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You don't see any way your situation could work out,
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Situation could work out, but god has the right people
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But god has the right people already lined up.
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Already lined up. the gifts he put in you,
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The gifts he put in you, the dreams,
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The dreams, they didn't get canceled
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They didn't get canceled because you had bad breaks,
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Because you had bad breaks, because somebody
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Because somebody did you wrong.
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Did you wrong. they are still alive.
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They are still alive. you can still become who god
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You can still become who god created you to be, and it may
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Created you to be, and it may feel like the fire has been
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Feel like the fire has been turned up seven times hotter,
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Turned up seven times hotter, but don't worry,
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But don't worry, your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. god is saying,
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God is saying, "the odds are for you.
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"the odds are for you. things are about to change
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Things are about to change in your favor.
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In your favor. that problem
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That problem that looks permanent,
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That looks permanent, its only temporary."
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Its only temporary." now, all through the day,
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Now, all through the day, "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that the odds are for me."
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The odds are for me." if you'll do this,
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare,
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I believe and declare, like jimmy,
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Like jimmy, you're going to go further
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You're going to go further than you've ever dreamed.
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Than you've ever dreamed. like these hebrew teenagers,
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Like these hebrew teenagers, you're going to come out of
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You're going to come out of that fire without the smell
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That fire without the smell of smoke, and like lazarus,
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Of smoke, and like lazarus, god is going to make you
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God is going to make you a living testimony,
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A living testimony, in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen 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,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church, and keep god
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Church, and keep god first place.
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First place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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It's easy to feel stuck in life
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It's easy to feel stuck in life wondering why
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Wondering why things aren't
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Things aren't changing and worrying
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Changing and worrying if it will ever happen,
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If it will ever happen, but there's
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But there's a better way to wait.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new resource called
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My new resource called pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. this book is a collection
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This book is a collection of prayers and promises
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Of prayers and promises from the scripture
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From the scripture to help you pray boldly
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To help you pray boldly to strengthen your faith.
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To strengthen your faith. while you're waiting,
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While you're waiting, it's important
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It's important to keep your mind
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To keep your mind filled with hope
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Filled with hope and expectancy.
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And expectancy. when you pray in faith,
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When you pray in faith, believe in what god promised,
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Believe in what god promised, that's what moves
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That's what moves the hands of god.
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The hands of god. and that's when you'll see
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And that's when you'll see doors open and healing
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Doors open and healing begins to come.
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Begins to come. breakthroughs in your family.
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Breakthroughs in your family. don't let doubt hold you back.
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Don't let doubt hold you back. pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. 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, we'd love to
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Answered prayers, pray it forward will help you
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Pray it forward will help you speak god's promises
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Speak god's promises over your life
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Over your life and over the people you love.
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And over the people you love. trusting that when you ask
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Trusting that when you ask in faith,
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In faith, god is already at work
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God is already at work preparing victory ahead of you.
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Preparing victory ahead of you. you can take these prayers
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You can take these prayers and scriptures
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And scriptures and pray them forward.
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And pray them forward. they'll build
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They'll build a momentum of faith
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A momentum of faith that carries you past obstacles
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That carries you past obstacles and into the promises
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And into the promises god has spoken over your life.
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God has spoken over your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on these truths,
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On these truths, you won't be tossed
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You won't be tossed back and forth
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Back and forth by finances, health challenges,
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By finances, health challenges, or relationship struggles.
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Or relationship struggles. instead,
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Instead, you'll be able to
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You'll be able to boldly pray with faith
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Boldly pray with faith that is immovable and strong,
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That is immovable and strong, and you'll
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And you'll be filled with peace,
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Be filled with peace, assurance, and joy.
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Assurance, and joy. don't let circumstances
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Don't let circumstances control your future.
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Control your future. pray the truth of god's
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Pray the truth of god's word forward in faith
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Word forward in faith and watch the mountains
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And watch the mountains in your life begin to move.
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When you pray the promises,
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When you pray the promises, what god has spoken over
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What god has spoken over your life,
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Your life, those are powerful prayers.
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Those are powerful prayers. and that's when
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And that's when god shows up and does
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God shows up and does what only he can do.
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What only he can do. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us.
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For being with us. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we appreciate your prayer
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And we appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. special
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Special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Joel Osteen - The Odds Are For You

May 19, 2026 | 27:29

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