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Joel Osteen - The Open Windows Of Heaven

June 9, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Open Windows Of Heaven | June 9, 2026

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>> joel osteen: god bless
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>> joel osteen: god bless you.
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You. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes and, if you're ever in
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Homes and, if you're ever in our area, please stop by and
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i promise ya, we'll make ya
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I promise ya, we'll make ya feel right at home.
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I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny and i heard
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Something funny and i heard about this family that lived
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About this family that lived way back in the woods.
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Way back in the woods. they never left their little
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They never left their little town, never watched
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Town, never watched television.
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Television. one day they took a vacation
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One day they took a vacation to new york city and the
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To new york city and the father was showing his son a
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Father was showing his son a famous skyscraper and they
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Famous skyscraper and they were so impressed.
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Were so impressed. they were especially
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They were especially intrigued by the elevator.
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Intrigued by the elevator. they didn't know what it was.
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They didn't know what it was. this elderly woman walked up
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This elderly woman walked up and pushed a button, the
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And pushed a button, the walls opened up, she stepped
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Walls opened up, she stepped into a little room, the walls
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Into a little room, the walls closed back up.
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Closed back up. they sat there contemplating
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They sat there contemplating what they had just seen.
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What they had just seen. in a few seconds, the same
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In a few seconds, the same walls opened back up and a
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Walls opened back up and a beautiful 24-year-old girl
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Beautiful 24-year-old girl stepped out.
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Stepped out. almost in disbelief, the son
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Almost in disbelief, the son said, "dad, what just
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Said, "dad, what just happened?"
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Happened?" he said, "i don't know, son,
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He said, "i don't know, son, but go get your mother."
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But go get your mother." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name."
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Jesus' name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i wanna talk to you today
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I wanna talk to you today about "the open windows of
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About "the open windows of heaven."
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Heaven." we all come to places in life
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We all come to places in life where we reach our limits.
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Where we reach our limits. we've gone as far as our
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We've gone as far as our education allows.
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Education allows. the medical report says we're
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The medical report says we're not going to get well.
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Not going to get well. we tried to break the
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We tried to break the addiction but haven't been
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Addiction but haven't been able to do it.
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Able to do it. it's easy to settle where we
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It's easy to settle where we are and think that it's never
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Are and think that it's never going to change.
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Going to change. but the scripture says in
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But the scripture says in malachi when you honor god
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Malachi when you honor god with your giving, "he will
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With your giving, "he will open the windows of heaven
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Open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings that
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And pour out blessings that you cannot contain."
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You cannot contain." and you may have reached your
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And you may have reached your limits on your own.
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Limits on your own. there are obstacles you can't
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There are obstacles you can't seem to overcome.
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Seem to overcome. the good news is you're not
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The good news is you're not on your own.
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On your own. because you're a giver,
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Because you're a giver, because you're honoring god,
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Because you're honoring god, you are under the open
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You are under the open windows of heaven.
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Windows of heaven. and if you'll get your
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And if you'll get your passion back, start believing
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Passion back, start believing again, start expecting again,
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Again, start expecting again, god is going to rain down
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God is going to rain down favor, rain down good breaks,
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Favor, rain down good breaks, rain down abundance.
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Rain down abundance. the medical report may not
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The medical report may not look good but under the open
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Look good but under the open windows of heaven healing is
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Windows of heaven healing is raining down.
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Raining down. god can do what medicine
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God can do what medicine cannot do.
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Cannot do. he has the final say.
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He has the final say. you may have gone as far as
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You may have gone as far as you can in your career but
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You can in your career but under the open windows of
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Under the open windows of heaven increase is raining
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Heaven increase is raining down.
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Down. divine connections,
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Divine connections, opportunities.
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Opportunities. you haven't been able to
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You haven't been able to break that addiction.
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Break that addiction. don't accept it as the way
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Don't accept it as the way it's always going to be.
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It's always going to be. you have an advantage.
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You have an advantage. you're under the open windows
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You're under the open windows of heaven.
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Of heaven. it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before freedom rains down.
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Before freedom rains down. but sometimes, we think we're
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But sometimes, we think we're at a disadvantage, we don't
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At a disadvantage, we don't have the talent we need, we
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Have the talent we need, we don't have the connections,
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Don't have the connections, the experience.
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The experience. "joel, if i was taller, if i
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"joel, if i was taller, if i had a better personality, if
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Had a better personality, if i knew the right people, then
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I knew the right people, then i could be successful."
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I could be successful." if you think you're at a
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If you think you're at a disadvantage, you will live
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Disadvantage, you will live at a disadvantage.
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At a disadvantage. if you think lack, you're
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If you think lack, you're going to have lack.
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Going to have lack. instead of thinking, "i'm at
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Instead of thinking, "i'm at a deficit, i'm lacking," turn
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A deficit, i'm lacking," turn it around.
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It around. "i'm under the open windows
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"i'm under the open windows of heaven.
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Of heaven. i have everything i need, an
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I have everything i need, an abundance of talent, an
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Abundance of talent, an abundance of ideas, abundance
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Abundance of ideas, abundance of strength, abundance of
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Of strength, abundance of health."
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Health." get rid of a lack mentality
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Get rid of a lack mentality and have an abundant
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And have an abundant mentality.
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Mentality. you may not have seen it yet
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You may not have seen it yet but don't worry, your time is
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But don't worry, your time is coming.
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Coming. god is about to do something
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God is about to do something unusual, something
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Unusual, something extraordinary, something that
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Extraordinary, something that you haven't seen.
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You haven't seen. he said he would pour out
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He said he would pour out blessings that you don't have
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Blessings that you don't have room enough to contain.
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Room enough to contain. that means if you have room,
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That means if you have room, you haven't seen the fullness
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You haven't seen the fullness of what god is going to do.
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Of what god is going to do. he's going to give you so
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He's going to give you so many opportunities, you can't
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Many opportunities, you can't take them all.
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Take them all. you have to pick and choose.
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You have to pick and choose. so many clients, so much
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So many clients, so much business, you have to send
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Business, you have to send some to your co-workers.
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Some to your co-workers. so many resources, so many
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So many resources, so many savings, you have to pass
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Savings, you have to pass them to your children, your
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Them to your children, your grandchildren.
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Grandchildren. and not just material things,
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And not just material things, but so much joy that you can
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But so much joy that you can share joy wherever you go.
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Share joy wherever you go. so much peace, strength,
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So much peace, strength, stability, that instead of
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Stability, that instead of needing to be encouraged,
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Needing to be encouraged, you're the encourager.
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You're the encourager. this phrase, "open windows of
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This phrase, "open windows of heaven," is found another
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Heaven," is found another place in the scripture.
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Place in the scripture. it's when the flood came in
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It's when the flood came in noah's day.
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Noah's day. god said he "opened the
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God said he "opened the windows of heaven."
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Windows of heaven." what happened?
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What happened? water covered the whole
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Water covered the whole earth.
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Earth. wasn't a little sprinkle, a
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Wasn't a little sprinkle, a minor event.
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Minor event. it was a major flood, a huge
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It was a major flood, a huge downpour.
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Downpour. and when god says he's going
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And when god says he's going to open the windows of heaven
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To open the windows of heaven in your life, that doesn't
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In your life, that doesn't mean he's going to help you
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Mean he's going to help you through the day and give you
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Through the day and give you strength to get past a
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Strength to get past a problem.
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Problem. that's good.
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That's good. we're grateful for everything
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We're grateful for everything but that's not what this is
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But that's not what this is talking about.
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Talking about. god is going to send a flood
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God is going to send a flood of his goodness.
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Of his goodness. he's going to do something
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He's going to do something major where you step back and
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Major where you step back and say, "wow, i didn't see that
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Say, "wow, i didn't see that coming."
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Coming." there will be blessings you
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There will be blessings you cannot contain and you cannot
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Cannot contain and you cannot explain.
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Explain. all you can say was, "that
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All you can say was, "that was the goodness of god."
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Was the goodness of god." i knew a lady that was
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I knew a lady that was diagnosed with a tumor under
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Diagnosed with a tumor under her arm.
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Her arm. she'd gone through all the
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She'd gone through all the tests and x-rays and they
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Tests and x-rays and they discovered it was cancerous.
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Discovered it was cancerous. she had been scheduled to
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She had been scheduled to have surgery to have it
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Have surgery to have it removed and she went in that
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Removed and she went in that morning.
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Morning. the doctors wanted to take
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The doctors wanted to take more x-rays just to verify
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More x-rays just to verify before the operation.
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Before the operation. she had already been prepped
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She had already been prepped and had the iv in, about to
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And had the iv in, about to go into the operating room.
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Go into the operating room. the doctor came out,
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The doctor came out, scratching his head.
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Scratching his head. he said, "in 26 years of
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He said, "in 26 years of practicing, i've never seen
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Practicing, i've never seen this but the tumor is no
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This but the tumor is no longer there."
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Longer there." you could see it on one x-ray
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You could see it on one x-ray but not the next.
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But not the next. how could this be?
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How could this be? she lives under the open
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She lives under the open windows of heaven.
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Windows of heaven. when god rains down healing,
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When god rains down healing, cancer can't stay.
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Cancer can't stay. when he rains down joy,
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When he rains down joy, depression has to go.
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Depression has to go. when he rains down favor,
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When he rains down favor, good breaks, it's going to
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Good breaks, it's going to thrust you to the next level.
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Thrust you to the next level. you're not going to be able
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You're not going to be able to explain it.
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To explain it. you weren't the most
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You weren't the most qualified, you weren't next
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Qualified, you weren't next in line, you shouldn't have
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In line, you shouldn't have been chosen but you look up
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Been chosen but you look up and you're further than you
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And you're further than you ever dreamed.
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Ever dreamed. what happened?
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What happened? the heavens opened up.
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The heavens opened up. god rained down increase,
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God rained down increase, took you where you could not
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Took you where you could not go on your own.
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Go on your own. and in this year of "yes,"
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And in this year of "yes," you're going to see things
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You're going to see things that you cannot explain.
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That you cannot explain. like with this lady, the
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Like with this lady, the medical report suddenly turns
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Medical report suddenly turns around.
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Around. your business suddenly takes
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Your business suddenly takes off.
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Off. you suddenly break the
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You suddenly break the addiction.
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Addiction. you've been faithful, you've
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You've been faithful, you've given, you've served.
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Given, you've served. get ready, the heavens are
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Get ready, the heavens are about to open up.
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About to open up. god is going to do something
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God is going to do something that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. it's going to be a bountiful
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It's going to be a bountiful year, an abundant year, a
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Year, an abundant year, a prosperous year.
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Prosperous year. problems that looked
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Problems that looked permanent are suddenly going
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Permanent are suddenly going to turn around.
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To turn around. doors that have been closed
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Doors that have been closed for years are suddenly going
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For years are suddenly going to open.
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To open. you're not going to have to
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You're not going to have to go after opportunity;
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Go after opportunity; opportunity is going to come
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Opportunity is going to come after you.
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After you. now, do your part all through
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Now, do your part all through the day: "father, thank you
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The day: "father, thank you that i'm under the open
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That i'm under the open windows of heaven.
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Windows of heaven. thank you that you're pouring
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Thank you that you're pouring out blessings that i cannot
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Out blessings that i cannot contain."
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Contain." your mind may tell you, "this
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Your mind may tell you, "this is not going to happen for
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Is not going to happen for you.
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You. nothing's going to change."
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Nothing's going to change." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. keep thanking god for what
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Keep thanking god for what he's about to do.
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He's about to do. praise causes the heavens to
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Praise causes the heavens to open.
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Open. living worried, discouraged,
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Living worried, discouraged, complaining, that keeps the
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Complaining, that keeps the rain from coming down.
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Rain from coming down. and you may not see how it
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And you may not see how it can happen but this is what
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Can happen but this is what faith is all about.
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Faith is all about. god, i don't see a way but i
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God, i don't see a way but i know you have a way.
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Know you have a way. my circumstances say that i'm
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My circumstances say that i'm stuck but i'm not moved by
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Stuck but i'm not moved by what i see.
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What i see. i'm moved by what i know.
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I'm moved by what i know. and i know i'm under the open
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And i know i'm under the open windows of heaven.
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Windows of heaven. when you get this down in
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When you get this down in your spirit, you won't be
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Your spirit, you won't be intimidated by the size of
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Intimidated by the size of your dreams, you won't be
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Your dreams, you won't be discouraged by problems, you
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Discouraged by problems, you won't live thinking you're at
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Won't live thinking you're at a disadvantage.
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A disadvantage. you'll have a confidence, an
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You'll have a confidence, an expectancy, a knowing that at
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Expectancy, a knowing that at any moment, the heavens are
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Any moment, the heavens are going to open up.
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Going to open up. i talked to a young man
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I talked to a young man that's battling cancer.
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That's battling cancer. he lives in another state and
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He lives in another state and he would fly into houston for
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He would fly into houston for treatment at m.d.
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Treatment at m.d. anderson.
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Anderson. it got to the place where it
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It got to the place where it was so expensive, he couldn't
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Was so expensive, he couldn't keep flying back and forth so
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Keep flying back and forth so he started driving.
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He started driving. he would take the treatment
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He would take the treatment and then drive home by
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And then drive home by himself 9 hours.
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Himself 9 hours. he heard a message on
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He heard a message on becoming a giver and tithing
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Becoming a giver and tithing your income.
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Your income. he had all these medical
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He had all these medical bills and travel expenses.
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Bills and travel expenses. it didn't make sense to his
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It didn't make sense to his mind but something in his
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Mind but something in his heart told him he needed to
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Heart told him he needed to take a step of faith and
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Take a step of faith and become a giver.
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Become a giver. nobody pressured him, but he
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Nobody pressured him, but he started tithing.
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Started tithing. a month later, his boss
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A month later, his boss called and asked about his
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Called and asked about his travel arrangements.
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Travel arrangements. he explained how he used to
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He explained how he used to fly but now it was too
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Fly but now it was too expensive, he was driving.
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Expensive, he was driving. his boss said, "i don't want
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His boss said, "i don't want you to drive anymore.
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You to drive anymore. i want you to start flying
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I want you to start flying and put all of your flights,
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And put all of your flights, all of your travel on our
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All of your travel on our company credit card."
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Company credit card." and this young man was so
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And this young man was so amazed, he said, "my boss
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Amazed, he said, "my boss knew about my situation for
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Knew about my situation for over a year but as soon as i
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Over a year but as soon as i started tithing, this
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Started tithing, this happened."
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Happened." what was that?
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What was that? he stepped under the open
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He stepped under the open windows of heaven.
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Windows of heaven. when you do your part, god
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When you do your part, god will do his part.
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Will do his part. he'll cause people to be good
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He'll cause people to be good to you.
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To you. he'll open doors that you
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He'll open doors that you can't open.
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Can't open. and the same god that sent
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And the same god that sent provision can send healing.
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Provision can send healing. he can send the person of
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He can send the person of your dreams.
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Your dreams. he can send the breakthrough.
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He can send the breakthrough. like this young man, you're
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Like this young man, you're about to see the heavens open
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About to see the heavens open up.
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Up. god is going to surprise you.
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God is going to surprise you. people are going to go out of
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People are going to go out of their way to be good to you.
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Their way to be good to you. contracts, scholarships,
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Contracts, scholarships, opportunities, are going to
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Opportunities, are going to come looking for you.
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Come looking for you. you're not going to have to
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You're not going to have to force it to happen, try to
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Force it to happen, try to persuade people to be for
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Persuade people to be for you.
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You. god is going to cause it to
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God is going to cause it to fall into place.
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Fall into place. quit worrying about the legal
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Quit worrying about the legal situation.
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Situation. quit losing sleep over that
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Quit losing sleep over that problem at work.
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Problem at work. the battle is not yours; the
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The battle is not yours; the battle is the lord's.
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Battle is the lord's. he's your vindicator.
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He's your vindicator. he's protecting your
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He's protecting your reputation.
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Reputation. stand still and you will see
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Stand still and you will see the deliverance of the lord.
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The deliverance of the lord. it's going to happen sooner
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It's going to happen sooner than you think.
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Than you think. it's going to turn out better
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It's going to turn out better than you thought.
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Than you thought. now, you have to let the seed
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Now, you have to let the seed take root.
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Take root. thoughts will tell you, "oh,
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Thoughts will tell you, "oh, this is not for you today."
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This is not for you today." don't let your mind talk you
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Don't let your mind talk you out of it.
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Out of it. you're a giver, you're
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You're a giver, you're planted in the house of the
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Planted in the house of the lord.
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God has promised he will open
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God has promised he will open the windows of heaven.
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The windows of heaven. he will pour out blessings
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He will pour out blessings you cannot contain.
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You cannot contain. it goes on to say: "he will
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It goes on to say: "he will rebuke the devourer for your
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Rebuke the devourer for your sake."
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Sake." that means what would have
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That means what would have devoured opportunity,
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Devoured opportunity, devoured finances, caused you
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Devoured finances, caused you to lose income, harmed your
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To lose income, harmed your children, spend on things
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Children, spend on things that keep breaking down,
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That keep breaking down, because you're a giver, god
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Because you're a giver, god is going to rebuke the
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Is going to rebuke the devourer for your sake.
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Devourer for your sake. it's one thing when we pray.
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It's one thing when we pray. it's good when we stand
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It's good when we stand against the forces of
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Against the forces of darkness but when you're
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Darkness but when you're under the open windows of
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Under the open windows of heaven, the creator of the
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Heaven, the creator of the universe says, "i'm going to
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Universe says, "i'm going to rise up and rebuke the
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Rise up and rebuke the devourer for you."
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Devourer for you." you don't have to live
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You don't have to live worried, uptight, in fear, on
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Worried, uptight, in fear, on edge.
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Edge. you have a protector, you
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You have a protector, you have a defender.
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Have a defender. the most high god is standing
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The most high god is standing guard over your life.
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Guard over your life. there have been many times
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There have been many times god has rebuked the devourer
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God has rebuked the devourer and we knew nothing about it.
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And we knew nothing about it. he kept you from that
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He kept you from that sickness, he protected you
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Sickness, he protected you from that accident.
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From that accident. he kept that tree from
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He kept that tree from falling on your house,
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Falling on your house, causing you so much in
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Causing you so much in repairs.
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Repairs. he kept that supervisor from
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He kept that supervisor from holding you back.
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Holding you back. it's good to thank god for
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It's good to thank god for the blessing, the promotion,
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The blessing, the promotion, the favor, but sometimes you
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The favor, but sometimes you need to thank god for what
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Need to thank god for what didn't happen.
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Thank him that you didn't get
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Thank him that you didn't get sick.
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Sick. thank him that you didn't get
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Thank him that you didn't get laid off.
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Laid off. thank him that your child
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Thank him that your child didn't get in trouble.
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Didn't get in trouble. that was god behind the
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That was god behind the scenes, rebuking the devourer
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Scenes, rebuking the devourer for your sake.
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For your sake. genesis chapter 1, the earth
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Genesis chapter 1, the earth was dark and without form.
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Was dark and without form. and god said, "let there be
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And god said, "let there be light," and light came.
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Light," and light came. he called the light day and
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He called the light day and the darkness night.
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The darkness night. this was on the first day of
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This was on the first day of creation.
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Creation. what's interesting is god
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What's interesting is god didn't create the sun or the
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Didn't create the sun or the moon until the fourth day.
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Moon until the fourth day. yet he had light from day
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Yet he had light from day one.
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One. that doesn't make sense.
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That doesn't make sense. how could that be?
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How could that be? the sun is our source for
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The sun is our source for light.
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Light. god was showing us he can
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God was showing us he can bless you without a source.
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Bless you without a source. he can promote you without
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He can promote you without people being for you.
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People being for you. he can heal you without the
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He can heal you without the treatment.
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Treatment. when the angel came to mary,
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When the angel came to mary, he said, "you're going to
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He said, "you're going to have a baby without a man."
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Have a baby without a man." in the old testament, god
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In the old testament, god brought water out of a rock.
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Brought water out of a rock. no lake, no stream, no
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No lake, no stream, no source.
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Source. and when you look at your
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And when you look at your situation, you may see all
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Situation, you may see all the reasons why you can't get
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The reasons why you can't get well, why you can't
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Well, why you can't accomplish a dream, why you
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Accomplish a dream, why you can't break the addiction.
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Can't break the addiction. you don't have what you need.
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You don't have what you need. but god is not limited by
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But god is not limited by what you don't have.
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What you don't have. he doesn't have to have a
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He doesn't have to have a traditional source.
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Traditional source. he's god.
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He's god. he controls the universe.
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He controls the universe. when he needs light, he
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When he needs light, he doesn't wait for the sun.
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Doesn't wait for the sun. he speaks and he has light
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He speaks and he has light without the sun.
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Without the sun. what god has destined for
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What god has destined for you, he can do without a
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You, he can do without a bank, without the treatment,
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Bank, without the treatment, without the experience,
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Without the experience, without the support.
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Without the support. he may not do it a
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He may not do it a traditional way.
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Traditional way. i knew a man that had 90% of
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I knew a man that had 90% of his vocal cords removed.
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His vocal cords removed. he had some kind of
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He had some kind of infection, kept getting
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Infection, kept getting worse.
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Worse. finally, the doctors had to
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Finally, the doctors had to remove them.
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Remove them. he was told he would never
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He was told he would never speak again.
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Speak again. he might be able to make some
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He might be able to make some sounds but never speak.
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Sounds but never speak. but he talked to me like
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But he talked to me like we're talking now.
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We're talking now. i couldn't tell anything was
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I couldn't tell anything was wrong.
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Wrong. the doctor said he was a
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The doctor said he was a medical marvel, an anomaly.
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Medical marvel, an anomaly. they couldn't explain it.
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They couldn't explain it. but when god wants you to
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But when god wants you to speak, he doesn't check with
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Speak, he doesn't check with your vocal cords.
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Your vocal cords. what god has planned for you,
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What god has planned for you, he doesn't check with your
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He doesn't check with your bank account.
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Bank account. he doesn't check with your
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He doesn't check with your friends to see if they
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Friends to see if they approve.
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Approve. he doesn't check to see if
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He doesn't check to see if you have the talent.
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You have the talent. he speaks and it becomes.
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He speaks and it becomes. he's going to bless you
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He's going to bless you without a source.
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Without a source. you're going to see things
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You're going to see things happen and think, "how did i
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Happen and think, "how did i get here?
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Get here? how did i know how to do
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How did i know how to do this?
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This? how did we see this growth?"
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How did we see this growth?" how did we get the compaq
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How did we get the compaq center?
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Center? that was god blessing us
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That was god blessing us without a source.
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Without a source. this is what happened to ruth
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This is what happened to ruth in the scripture.
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In the scripture. she was out in the fields,
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She was out in the fields, picking up leftover wheat and
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Picking up leftover wheat and trying to survive.
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Trying to survive. god spoke to the owner of the
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God spoke to the owner of the field, told him to leave
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Field, told him to leave wheat on the ground on
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Wheat on the ground on purpose for ruth.
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Purpose for ruth. now she had more than enough.
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Now she had more than enough. she could finish in half the
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She could finish in half the time.
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Time. it was like the windows of
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It was like the windows of heaven opened up.
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Heaven opened up. she came into an abundance
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She came into an abundance but she didn't see a source.
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But she didn't see a source. she didn't know that the
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She didn't know that the owner was doing that.
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Owner was doing that. god is going to make things
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God is going to make things happen where you don't see a
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Happen where you don't see a source.
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Source. it's not going to be
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It's not going to be traditional.
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Traditional. quit worrying because you
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Quit worrying because you don't see how your situation
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Don't see how your situation could work out.
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Could work out. god's ways are not our ways.
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God's ways are not our ways. they are higher and better
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They are higher and better than our ways.
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Than our ways. in acts chapter 8, an
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In acts chapter 8, an ethiopian man had traveled a
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Ethiopian man had traveled a great distance to jerusalem
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Great distance to jerusalem to worship in the temple.
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To worship in the temple. he was the treasurer for the
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He was the treasurer for the queen of sheba, an
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Queen of sheba, an influential man.
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Influential man. on his way back home, he was
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On his way back home, he was riding in his chariot,
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Riding in his chariot, reading from the book of
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Reading from the book of isaiah.
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Isaiah. philip had been in samaria
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Philip had been in samaria with peter and john, leading
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With peter and john, leading the church, having great
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The church, having great success.
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Success. an angel appeared to philip
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An angel appeared to philip and told him to go down to
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And told him to go down to the desert road that runs
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The desert road that runs from jerusalem to gaza.
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From jerusalem to gaza. i'm sure this didn't make
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I'm sure this didn't make much sense to philip.
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Much sense to philip. things were going great in
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Things were going great in samaria and now he's supposed
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Samaria and now he's supposed to go to the desert?
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To go to the desert? while he was there, he saw
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While he was there, he saw this chariot passing by with
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This chariot passing by with this ethiopian man.
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This ethiopian man. god told him to go catch the
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God told him to go catch the chariot.
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Chariot. he took off running full
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He took off running full speed and he caught up with
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Speed and he caught up with it.
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It. he could hear the man reading
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He could hear the man reading from the book of isaiah.
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From the book of isaiah. he asked him if he understood
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He asked him if he understood what he was reading and the
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What he was reading and the man said that he didn't.
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Man said that he didn't. so philip got up in the
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So philip got up in the chariot with him and began to
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Chariot with him and began to explain how isaiah was
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Explain how isaiah was talking about how jesus came
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Talking about how jesus came as the savior and he shared
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As the savior and he shared the good news.
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The good news. this man was so excited.
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This man was so excited. he saw some water, told his
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He saw some water, told his driver to stop the chariot.
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Driver to stop the chariot. he said to philip, "i want
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He said to philip, "i want you to baptize me in water
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You to baptize me in water right here."
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Right here." his whole life was changed
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His whole life was changed from that one encounter.
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From that one encounter. what's interesting is this
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What's interesting is this man wasn't looking for
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Man wasn't looking for philip.
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Philip. he didn't even know philip.
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He didn't even know philip. philip chased him down, an
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Philip chased him down, an unexpected blessing.
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Unexpected blessing. this man was minding his own
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This man was minding his own business, riding in his
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Business, riding in his chariot.
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Chariot. out of nowhere, philip showed
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Out of nowhere, philip showed up and gave him insight that
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Up and gave him insight that took him to the next level.
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Took him to the next level. like this man, because you're
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Like this man, because you're a giver, because you're
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A giver, because you're honoring god, god is going to
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Honoring god, god is going to have the right people search
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Have the right people search you out.
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You out. he's going to cause good
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He's going to cause good breaks to find you.
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Breaks to find you. you may not realize it, but
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You may not realize it, but right now there's a philip
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Right now there's a philip chasing your chariot.
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Chasing your chariot. there are blessings god has
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There are blessings god has ordained to track you down.
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Ordained to track you down. people that will use their
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People that will use their influence, their experience,
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Influence, their experience, to push you forward, to help
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To push you forward, to help you go where you could not go
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You go where you could not go on your own.
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On your own. some philips are coming your
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Some philips are coming your way.
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Way. this man was leaving the
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This man was leaving the temple when philip found him.
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Temple when philip found him. and when you take time to go
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And when you take time to go to the house of the lord,
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To the house of the lord, don't be surprised if when
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Don't be surprised if when you get home, if sometime
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You get home, if sometime this week, sometime this
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This week, sometime this month, philip shows up.
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Month, philip shows up. something unusual, an
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Something unusual, an unexpected blessing.
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Unexpected blessing. it's because you're under the
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It's because you're under the open windows of heaven.
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Open windows of heaven. in 1 kings 18, there had been
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In 1 kings 18, there had been a drought in samaria for
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A drought in samaria for 3-1/2 years.
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3-1/2 years. no water, no rain, crops had
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No water, no rain, crops had dried up.
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Dried up. people had little food,
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People had little food, struggling to survive.
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Struggling to survive. the prophet elijah could have
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The prophet elijah could have said, "god, it's not fair.
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Said, "god, it's not fair. i'm a giver.
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I'm a giver. i'm serving you, but i'm not
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I'm serving you, but i'm not under the open windows of
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Under the open windows of heaven, i'm in a drought."
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Heaven, i'm in a drought." instead of complaining,
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Instead of complaining, elijah went on top of mount
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Elijah went on top of mount carmel and began to thank god
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Carmel and began to thank god that the rain was coming.
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That the rain was coming. i can hear him say, "lord,
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I can hear him say, "lord, thank you that rain is on the
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Thank you that rain is on the way.
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Way. thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're changing things in my favor."
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Changing things in my favor." he sent his assistant out to
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He sent his assistant out to see if there were any clouds
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See if there were any clouds in the sky.
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In the sky. the man came back and said,
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The man came back and said, in effect, "no, sorry,
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In effect, "no, sorry, elijah.
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Elijah. your praise isn't doing any
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Your praise isn't doing any good.
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Good. there aren't any clouds.
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There aren't any clouds. it's perfectly clear."
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It's perfectly clear." this is when many people give
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This is when many people give up and get discouraged.
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Up and get discouraged. "joel, i've been giving, i'm
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"joel, i've been giving, i'm been coming.
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Been coming. i've been helping others but
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I've been helping others but nothing has changed.
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Nothing has changed. i'm still in a drought."
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I'm still in a drought." when elijah heard the news
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When elijah heard the news that there were no clouds,
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That there were no clouds, instead of being discouraged,
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Instead of being discouraged, i can imagine that he turned
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I can imagine that he turned up his praise.
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Up his praise. "lord, thank you that you're
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"lord, thank you that you're opening the windows of
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Opening the windows of heaven.
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Heaven. thank you that rain is on the
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Thank you that rain is on the way."
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Way." he sent the man back again
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He sent the man back again and again and again.
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And again and again. same answer: no clouds.
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Same answer: no clouds. but on the seventh time, the
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But on the seventh time, the man came back and said, "this
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Man came back and said, "this time, i saw something
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Time, i saw something different.
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Different. wasn't much.
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Wasn't much. don't get your hopes up.
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Don't get your hopes up. but i saw a little cloud up
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But i saw a little cloud up in the sky."
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In the sky." elijah sent word to king
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Elijah sent word to king ahab, saying, "i hear the
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Ahab, saying, "i hear the sound of the abundance of
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Sound of the abundance of rain."
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Rain." here's the key.
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Here's the key. elijah heard rain in his
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Elijah heard rain in his spirit before he saw rain on
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Spirit before he saw rain on the outside.
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The outside. god always puts things in
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God always puts things in your spirit before they come
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Your spirit before they come to pass.
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To pass. that's why you have to latch
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That's why you have to latch on to promises.
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On to promises. in the middle of struggle and
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In the middle of struggle and lack, you have to hear
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Lack, you have to hear abundance.
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Abundance. in loneliness, you have to
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In loneliness, you have to hear friendships.
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Hear friendships. in sickness, you have to hear
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In sickness, you have to hear health.
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Health. in trouble and opposition,
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In trouble and opposition, you need to hear victory.
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You need to hear victory. elijah told king ahab, "you
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Elijah told king ahab, "you better get in your chariot
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Better get in your chariot and take off.
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And take off. there's about to be a huge
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There's about to be a huge downpour."
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Downpour." ahab got in that chariot and
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Ahab got in that chariot and he headed out as fast as he
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He headed out as fast as he could.
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Could. got his horses going full
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Got his horses going full speed ahead.
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Speed ahead. and the scripture says that
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And the scripture says that god gave elijah special
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God gave elijah special strength.
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Strength. he tucked in his cloak and
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He tucked in his cloak and ran ahead of ahab's chariot
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Ran ahead of ahab's chariot all the way to the next city.
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All the way to the next city. he outran a chariot.
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He outran a chariot. when you're under the open
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When you're under the open windows of heaven, god will
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Windows of heaven, god will help you accomplish things
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Help you accomplish things that you could not accomplish
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That you could not accomplish on your own.
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On your own. philip caught up to a
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Philip caught up to a chariot, helped the ethiopian
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Chariot, helped the ethiopian man.
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Man. elijah outran a chariot.
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Elijah outran a chariot. goes on to tell how the
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Goes on to tell how the heavens opened up.
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Heavens opened up. the 3-and-1/2-year drought came
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The 3-and-1/2-year drought came to an end.
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To an end. there was a huge downpour.
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There was a huge downpour. what elijah heard in his
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What elijah heard in his spirit suddenly came to pass.
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Spirit suddenly came to pass. and the things you've been
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And the things you've been hearing in your spirit, the
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Hearing in your spirit, the abundance, the dreams, the
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Abundance, the dreams, the healing, the child coming
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Healing, the child coming back home, meeting the right
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Back home, meeting the right person.
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Person. you've heard it on the
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You've heard it on the inside.
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Inside. it's taken root.
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It's taken root. like elijah, it's about to
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Like elijah, it's about to suddenly happen.
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Suddenly happen. you've been praying, thanking
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You've been praying, thanking god, doing the right thing.
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God, doing the right thing. get ready, the heavens are
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Get ready, the heavens are about to open up.
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About to open up. you're going to see an
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You're going to see an abundance of favor, an
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Abundance of favor, an abundance of joy, an
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Abundance of joy, an abundance of healing.
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Abundance of healing. that drought is not just
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That drought is not just going to come to an end.
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Going to come to an end. you're going to outrun the
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You're going to outrun the chariot.
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Chariot. you're going to go further
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You're going to go further than you ever imagined.
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Than you ever imagined. you're going to discover
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You're going to discover ability that you didn't know
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Ability that you didn't know was in you.
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Was in you. god is going to bless you
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God is going to bless you without a source.
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Without a source. quit focusing on what you
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Quit focusing on what you don't have.
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Don't have. all elijah had was a little
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All elijah had was a little cloud.
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Cloud. no chance for rain in the
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No chance for rain in the natural but we serve a
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Natural but we serve a supernatural god.
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Supernatural god. he can give water without
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He can give water without rain, light without the sun,
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Rain, light without the sun, healing without the
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Healing without the treatment, promotion without
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Treatment, promotion without people being for you.
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People being for you. now, all through the day,
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Now, all through the day, "father, thank you that i'm
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"father, thank you that i'm under the open windows of
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Under the open windows of heaven."
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Heaven." have an abundant mentality.
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Have an abundant mentality. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare god is about to
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And declare god is about to pour out blessings that you
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Pour out blessings that you cannot contain.
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Cannot contain. the philips are about to
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The philips are about to catch up to your chariot.
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Catch up to your chariot. unexpected favor, divine
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Unexpected favor, divine connections, healing,
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Connections, healing, breakthroughs, the fullness
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Breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. i declare it in the name of
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I declare it in the name of jesus.
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Jesus. 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 an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church and keep god first
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Church and keep god first place.
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Place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing over
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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A devotional called today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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For a better life. it's designed to help
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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And peace over frustration
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with scripture
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With scripture and practical encouragement
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And practical encouragement to help you live
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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You can't wait to see what kind of day
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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A more blessed, fulfilled life. i'd love to send you a copy.
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Every day begins with a choice, and this inspiring book
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That will help you in the specific challenges
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In the specific challenges you face in life,
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You face in life, including: today,
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Including: today, i choose to
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I choose to turn down the noise,
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To be happy, to trust god's timing.
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To trust god's timing. they will transform
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They will transform your attitude, your outlook,
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Your attitude, your outlook, your entire day.
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Your entire day. as you embrace
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As you embrace these biblical principles,
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These biblical principles, you'll see problems dissolve,
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You'll see problems dissolve, hope restored, mountains move.
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Choose the joy and happiness
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Choose the joy and happiness god has chosen for you.
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God has chosen for you. be sure to request
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When you make choices based on what
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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You're going to live happier, have more peace,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. we sure appreciate your prayer
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The powerful promise of psalm 118:24.
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Of psalm 118:24. this is the day
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This is the day the lord has made.
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The lord has made. we will rejoice
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We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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And be glad in it. choose every morning
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Choose every morning to begin
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With a declaration of god's eternal promise.
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Joel Osteen - The Open Windows Of Heaven

June 9, 2026 | 27:29

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