Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Outlast The Opposition

April 23, 2025 | S25:E113

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Outlast The Opposition | April 23, 2025

Joel osteen: god bless you.
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Joel osteen: god bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in our
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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A part of one of our services. i promise you, we'll make you
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I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Funny, and i heard about this pastor.
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About this pastor. he was walking down the street,
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He was walking down the street, when he came upon this group
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When he came upon this group of young boys that were
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Of young boys that were surrounding a small dog.
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Surrounding a small dog. he asked what they were doing.
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He asked what they were doing. they explained that they were
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They explained that they were having a contest.
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Having a contest. whoever could tell the biggest
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Whoever could tell the biggest lie would get to keep the dog.
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Lie would get to keep the dog. the pastor launched into a 10
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The pastor launched into a 10 minute sermon, starting with,
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Minute sermon, starting with, "don't you know lying is a sin?"
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"don't you know lying is a sin?" and ending with, "when i was
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And ending with, "when i was your age, i never told a lie."
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Your age, i never told a lie." there was complete silence,
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There was complete silence, and just when he thought
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And just when he thought he'd gotten through to them,
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He'd gotten through to them, the youngest boy spoke
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The youngest boy spoke up and said, "all right,
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Up and said, "all right, give him the dog."
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Give him the dog." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Of god. i boldly confess, my mind is
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I boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive, i
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same,
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Will never be the same, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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I want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about outlast the opposition.
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About outlast the opposition. we all have things that come
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We all have things that come against us in life, people that
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Against us in life, people that aren't fair, we're dealing
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Aren't fair, we're dealing with an illness, or business
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With an illness, or business has gone down.
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Has gone down. were praying, believing,
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Were praying, believing, doing the right thing,
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Doing the right thing, but nothing is changing.
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But nothing is changing. it's easy to get discouraged
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It's easy to get discouraged and think it's never going
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And think it's never going to improve.
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To improve. but the way you win some battles
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But the way you win some battles is not by defeating
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Is not by defeating the opposition,
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The opposition, but by outlasting
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But by outlasting the opposition.
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The opposition. you have to have staying power.
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You have to have staying power. you can't be weak and give
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You can't be weak and give up because it's not happening
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Up because it's not happening on your timetable.
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On your timetable. some enemies are stubborn.
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Some enemies are stubborn. you have to outlast the trouble
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You have to outlast the trouble at work, outlast the difficulty
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At work, outlast the difficulty in your marriage, outlast
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In your marriage, outlast the slow season in your
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The slow season in your finances.
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Finances. we want god to deliver us
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We want god to deliver us from the attack, but if he's not
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From the attack, but if he's not changing it, it's real simple,
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Changing it, it's real simple, you have to outlast it.
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You have to outlast it. but sometimes, we feel like
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But sometimes, we feel like god has forgotten about us.
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God has forgotten about us. we've seen him turn situations
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We've seen him turn situations around in the past, but this
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Around in the past, but this problem won't seem to go away.
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Problem won't seem to go away. god is still going to turn it
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God is still going to turn it around, but this time, he's
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Around, but this time, he's going to do it a different way.
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Going to do it a different way. you have to have a holy
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You have to have a holy determination, a made up mind
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Determination, a made up mind where you dig your heels
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Where you dig your heels in and say, "i am in it
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In and say, "i am in it for the long haul.
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For the long haul. quitting is not an option.
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Quitting is not an option. i am going to outlast
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I am going to outlast this sickness.
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This sickness. i'm going to outlast
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I'm going to outlast the addiction.
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The addiction. i'm going to outlast this
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I'm going to outlast this injustice."
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Injustice." this is what david did.
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This is what david did. he defeated goliath in five
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He defeated goliath in five minutes.
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Minutes. no big deal.
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No big deal. god favored him, and he quickly
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God favored him, and he quickly took down this huge giant.
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Took down this huge giant. overnight, he became a national
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Overnight, he became a national hero.
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Hero. but there was another man named
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But there was another man named king saul that was
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King saul that was against david.
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Against david. saul was on the throne
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Saul was on the throne of israel, when god promised
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Of israel, when god promised david the throne.
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David the throne. god could've had david defeat
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God could've had david defeat saul like he defeated goliath,
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Saul like he defeated goliath, quickly, no problem, but this
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Quickly, no problem, but this time was very different.
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Time was very different. david had been anointed to be
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David had been anointed to be the next king of israel.
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The next king of israel. and after he defeated goliath,
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And after he defeated goliath, he left the shepherd's fields
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He left the shepherd's fields and went to the palace to serve
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And went to the palace to serve king saul.
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King saul. but saul was jealous of david.
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But saul was jealous of david. he could see the favor
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He could see the favor on his life.
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On his life. one time, david was playing
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One time, david was playing the harp for saul, trying
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The harp for saul, trying to make him feel better.
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To make him feel better. saul threw a spear at david
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Saul threw a spear at david and barely missed him.
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And barely missed him. david had to run for his life.
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David had to run for his life. he spent months in the desert
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He spent months in the desert in hiding, living in caves
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In hiding, living in caves with saul and his men constantly
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With saul and his men constantly on his trail trying to kill
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On his trail trying to kill david.
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David. it wasn't fair.
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It wasn't fair. david had done anything wrong.
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David had done anything wrong. he was being good to saul.
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He was being good to saul. you would think that god would
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You would think that god would stop saul, vindicate david,
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Stop saul, vindicate david, and put him on the throne
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And put him on the throne like he promised.
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Like he promised. but god doesn't always do things
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But god doesn't always do things the same way.
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The same way. for some victories, we have
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For some victories, we have to prove to god that will do
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To prove to god that will do the right thing when the wrong
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The right thing when the wrong thing is happening.
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Thing is happening. we have to be good to people
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We have to be good to people when they're not being good
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When they're not being good to us.
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To us. we have to stay in faith when
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We have to stay in faith when it's unfair, when it's taking
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It's unfair, when it's taking longer than it should, when we
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Longer than it should, when we don't see how it could work out.
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Don't see how it could work out. how bad do you want what god
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How bad do you want what god promised you?
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Promised you? if you give up easily, you
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If you give up easily, you didn't want it bad enough.
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Didn't want it bad enough. if you let people discourage
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If you let people discourage you.
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You. bad breaks talk you out of it.
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Bad breaks talk you out of it. delays cause you to quit
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Delays cause you to quit believing, then you're going
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Believing, then you're going to miss what god has for you.
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To miss what god has for you. at one point, david saw saul
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At one point, david saw saul and his men sleeping.
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And his men sleeping. he snuck up on them and
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He snuck up on them and he could've easily taken
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He could've easily taken saul's life.
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Saul's life. this was his big chance to get
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This was his big chance to get revenge, to pay him back,
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Revenge, to pay him back, but david wouldn't do it.
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But david wouldn't do it. saul had been anointed to be
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Saul had been anointed to be the king.
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The king. david knew to touch not god's
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David knew to touch not god's anointed.
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Anointed. had david taken matters into his
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Had david taken matters into his own hands, that would have kept
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Own hands, that would have kept him from the throne.
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Him from the throne. you have to pass the test
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You have to pass the test of honoring those who are
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Of honoring those who are in authority, not because
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In authority, not because they're doing what's right,
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They're doing what's right, but because of their position.
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But because of their position. it's easy to be disrespectful
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It's easy to be disrespectful to people when they're being
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To people when they're being disrespectful to us.
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Disrespectful to us. it's easy to want to vindicate
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It's easy to want to vindicate ourselves.
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Ourselves. here's my big chance to pay them
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Here's my big chance to pay them back to, make them look bad.
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Back to, make them look bad. after all, they did it to me.
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After all, they did it to me. no stay on the high road, let
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No stay on the high road, let god be your vindicator, let him
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God be your vindicator, let him pay your enemies back.
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Pay your enemies back. god sees what's happening.
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God sees what's happening. he sees every wrong, every
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He sees every wrong, every injustice.
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Injustice. if you'll leave it up to god,
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If you'll leave it up to god, he'll vindicate you better than
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He'll vindicate you better than you can vindicate yourself.
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You can vindicate yourself. month after month, david kept
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Month after month, david kept doing the right thing.
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Doing the right thing. he could've been sour.
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He could've been sour. "god, it was easy to defeat
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"god, it was easy to defeat goliath.
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Goliath. why is this taking so long?"
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Why is this taking so long?" david understood, some
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David understood, some opposition you have to outlast.
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Opposition you have to outlast. if you get discouraged, worn
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If you get discouraged, worn down, it's never going
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Down, it's never going to happen, you'll miss what god
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To happen, you'll miss what god has in store, and 13 years
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Has in store, and 13 years after david was chosen to be
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After david was chosen to be king, after all the hiding,
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King, after all the hiding, being mistreated, saul was
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Being mistreated, saul was killed in a battle.
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Killed in a battle. he was suddenly taken away
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He was suddenly taken away and david became the king.
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And david became the king. what's interesting is, david
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What's interesting is, david never defeated saul.
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Never defeated saul. he's simply outlasted him,
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He's simply outlasted him, and when you let god fight your
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And when you let god fight your battles, he'll get you to where
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Battles, he'll get you to where you're supposed to be.
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You're supposed to be. now, some of the challenges that
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Now, some of the challenges that you're facing, you're being your
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You're facing, you're being your best, but things aren't
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Best, but things aren't improving.
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Improving. like david, you have to outlast
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Like david, you have to outlast that opposition.
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That opposition. don't worry about defeating it.
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Don't worry about defeating it. if you'll just outlast it,
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If you'll just outlast it, you'll see the victory.
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You'll see the victory. god will take care
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God will take care of your sauls.
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Of your sauls. you keep honoring god, and you
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You keep honoring god, and you won't even have to fight.
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Won't even have to fight. god will move the wrong people
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God will move the wrong people out of the way.
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Out of the way. he'll open doors that you
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He'll open doors that you couldn't open.
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Couldn't open. he'll turn the situation in your
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He'll turn the situation in your health around.
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Health around. now, outlast the sickness,
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Now, outlast the sickness, outlast the loneliness, outlast
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Outlast the loneliness, outlast the trouble at work.
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The trouble at work. you have to tap into your
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You have to tap into your staying power.
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Staying power. a friend of mine works
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A friend of mine works for this big company.
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For this big company. for years, his supervisor was
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For years, his supervisor was against him, was always putting
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Against him, was always putting him down, making him look bad.
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Him down, making him look bad. this supervisor even went
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This supervisor even went to the main boss and tried
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To the main boss and tried to get this man fired,
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To get this man fired, but the boss wouldn't do it.
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But the boss wouldn't do it. the boss took all of his other
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The boss took all of his other recommendations.
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Recommendations. why wouldn't he take this one?
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Why wouldn't he take this one? because god is in control
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Because god is in control of your life, not people, not
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Of your life, not people, not the sickness, not the addiction.
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The sickness, not the addiction. god has the final say.
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God has the final say. this supervisor was always
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This supervisor was always spreading rumors about this man,
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Spreading rumors about this man, trying to poison him in front
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Trying to poison him in front of all the other employees,
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Of all the other employees, but this man just kept doing
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But this man just kept doing the right thing, overlooking
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The right thing, overlooking offenses, bein' good to people.
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Offenses, bein' good to people. one morning, this supervisor was
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One morning, this supervisor was called into the main office.
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Called into the main office. he'd been with the company
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He'd been with the company over 20 years.
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Over 20 years. looked like he would retire
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Looked like he would retire there, but that day he was
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There, but that day he was unexpectedly terminated.
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Unexpectedly terminated. they let him go.
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They let him go. a few minutes later,
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A few minutes later, they called my friend in.
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They called my friend in. out of all the people there,
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Out of all the people there, they gave him the supervisor's
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They gave him the supervisor's job.
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Job. he said, "joel, i wasn't
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He said, "joel, i wasn't qualified for the position.
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Qualified for the position. there were others in front
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There were others in front of me, but for some reason, they
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Of me, but for some reason, they chose me to head up this
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Chose me to head up this department."
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Department." the scripture says, "the trap
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The scripture says, "the trap the enemy set for you, they will
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The enemy set for you, they will fall in themselves."
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Fall in themselves." you may have people against you,
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You may have people against you, tryin' to discredit you,
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Tryin' to discredit you, make you look bad.
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Make you look bad. you don't have to fight those
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You don't have to fight those battles, just outlasts
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Battles, just outlasts the opposition.
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The opposition. keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. keep being faithful each day,
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Keep being faithful each day, and god will take care of who's
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And god will take care of who's tryin' to stop you.
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Tryin' to stop you. are you upset over what's
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Are you upset over what's not changing?
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Not changing? you're praying, believing,
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You're praying, believing, but it's not improving.
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But it's not improving. it's because that's not
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It's because that's not a goliath, that's a saul.
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A goliath, that's a saul. you can't pray it away.
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You can't pray it away. you can't make it work out.
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You can't make it work out. you have to outlast it.
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You have to outlast it. now, trust god's timing.
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Now, trust god's timing. god knows what he promised you.
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God knows what he promised you. he knows what he put
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He knows what he put on the inside, and at the right
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On the inside, and at the right time, it will come to pass.
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Time, it will come to pass. god told moses in the book
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God told moses in the book of exodus to go tell the pharaoh
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Of exodus to go tell the pharaoh to let the israelites go.
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To let the israelites go. they had been in slavery
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They had been in slavery for many years.
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For many years. moses told god that he didn't
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Moses told god that he didn't want to go, that pharaoh
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Want to go, that pharaoh wouldn't listen to him.
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Wouldn't listen to him. he finally went, but it was just
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He finally went, but it was just like moses thought.
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Like moses thought. the pharaoh basically laughed
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The pharaoh basically laughed at him.
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At him. he said, "moses, who are you
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He said, "moses, who are you to tell me what to do?
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To tell me what to do? you have no authority here.
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You have no authority here. i don't have to listen to you."
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Moses went back and said, "god,
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Moses went back and said, "god, i told you he wouldn't listen.
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I told you he wouldn't listen. i told you it wouldn't
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I told you it wouldn't work out."
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Work out." what's interesting is,
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What's interesting is, the scripture says that god
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The scripture says that god caused pharaoh to be stubborn
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Caused pharaoh to be stubborn so he could show his power
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So he could show his power in a greater way.
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In a greater way. god had moses go back again,
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God had moses go back again, and again, but he already knew
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And again, but he already knew pharaoh would say no.
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Pharaoh would say no. he caused him to harden
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He caused him to harden his heart.
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His heart. moses could've said,
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Moses could've said, "god, i give up.
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"god, i give up. i'm doing what you asked me
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I'm doing what you asked me to do, but it's not making
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To do, but it's not making a difference."
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A difference." no, he just kept doing the right
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No, he just kept doing the right thing, even though nothing was
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Thing, even though nothing was changing.
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Changing. everything in him said, "you're
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Everything in him said, "you're wasting your time.
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Wasting your time. it would've happened by now.
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It would've happened by now. this man is never going
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This man is never going to change his mind."
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To change his mind." he had to outlast pharaoh's
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He had to outlast pharaoh's stubbornness, and i wonder if
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Stubbornness, and i wonder if you're frustrated by an enemy
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You're frustrated by an enemy that god is causing to be
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That god is causing to be stubborn.
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Stubborn. he's not letting it work
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He's not letting it work out yet because he's going
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Out yet because he's going to use that situation
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To use that situation to catapult you to a new level.
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To catapult you to a new level. all you can see is,
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All you can see is, nothing is improving.
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Nothing is improving. what you can't see is what god
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What you can't see is what god is about to do, the doors he's
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Is about to do, the doors he's about to open, the healing,
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About to open, the healing, the favor, the vindication,
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The favor, the vindication, the breakthroughs.
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The breakthroughs. now, you may have some
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Now, you may have some stubborn enemies.
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Stubborn enemies. the good news, they are not too
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The good news, they are not too stubborn for our god.
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Stubborn for our god. he would not have allowed it if
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He would not have allowed it if he wasn't going to bring you
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He wasn't going to bring you out better.
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Out better. now, you have to get
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Now, you have to get your fire back.
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Your fire back. dig your heels in a little bit
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Dig your heels in a little bit deeper and show the enemy you're
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Deeper and show the enemy you're more determined than he is.
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More determined than he is. god didn't bring you this far
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God didn't bring you this far to leave you.
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To leave you. he didn't let pharaoh say no
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He didn't let pharaoh say no because he's more powerful.
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Because he's more powerful. god is setting you up to show
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God is setting you up to show out in your life.
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Out in your life. he allowed the opposition not
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He allowed the opposition not to stop you, but to promote you.
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To stop you, but to promote you. now, you need to be more
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Now, you need to be more stubborn in your faith then
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Stubborn in your faith then the stubborn things that come
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The stubborn things that come against you.
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Against you. that sickness may be stubborn.
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That sickness may be stubborn. you can't seem to get well.
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You can't seem to get well. that's okay.
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That's okay. i'm more stubborn than
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I'm more stubborn than the sickness.
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The sickness. i will live and not die.
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I will live and not die. father, thank you that you're
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Father, thank you that you're restoring health back unto me.
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Restoring health back unto me. thank you.
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Thank you. the number of my days,
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The number of my days, you will fulfill.
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You will fulfill. that financial difficulty is
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That financial difficulty is stubborn.
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Stubborn. that's been in my family line
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That's been in my family line for generations, but can i tell
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For generations, but can i tell you, i'm more stubborn.
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You, i'm more stubborn. i will lend and not borrow.
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I will lend and not borrow. father, thank you that abundance
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Father, thank you that abundance is coming my way.
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Is coming my way. thank you that what i touch
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Thank you that what i touch prospers and succeeds.
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Prospers and succeeds. moses went back and told
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Moses went back and told the pharaoh again and again
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The pharaoh again and again to let them go, but pharaoh
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To let them go, but pharaoh was stubborn.
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Was stubborn. yet, moses was more stubborn.
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Yet, moses was more stubborn. every time the enemy tells you,
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Every time the enemy tells you, "no," you need to go back
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"no," you need to go back and tell him, "yes,"
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And tell him, "yes," one more time.
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One more time. don't let the enemy have
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Don't let the enemy have the last word.
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The last word. keep speaking faith over
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Keep speaking faith over your life.
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Your life. keep declaring favor.
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Keep declaring favor. keep calling yourself blessed,
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Keep calling yourself blessed, healthy, strong, victorious.
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Healthy, strong, victorious. pharaoh finally decided to let
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Pharaoh finally decided to let the israelites go, and these 2
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The israelites go, and these 2 million people headed toward
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Million people headed toward the promised land.
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The promised land. wasn't long before pharaoh
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Wasn't long before pharaoh changed his mind and came
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Changed his mind and came chasing after them.
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Chasing after them. it looked like a setback,
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It looked like a setback, but really, god was setting them
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But really, god was setting them up.
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Up. they were at a dead end
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They were at a dead end at the red sea.
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At the red sea. they had nowhere to go, but just
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They had nowhere to go, but just because you've run
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Because you've run out of options, doesn't mean god
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Out of options, doesn't mean god has run out of options.
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Has run out of options. god told the israelites, "the
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God told the israelites, "the enemies you see today, you will
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Enemies you see today, you will see no more."
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See no more." the red sea parted.
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The red sea parted. the israelites went
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The israelites went through on dry ground.
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Through on dry ground. when pharaoh and the army came
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When pharaoh and the army came chasing, the waters closed up.
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Chasing, the waters closed up. they were all drowned.
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They were all drowned. they saw those enemies no more.
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They saw those enemies no more. you may have situations that
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You may have situations that look like they'll never
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Look like they'll never work out.
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Work out. god is saying to you what he
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God is saying to you what he said to them.
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Said to them. that depression, you're
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That depression, you're about to see it no more.
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About to see it no more. that is not your destiny.
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That is not your destiny. that struggle in your finances,
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That struggle in your finances, you can't get ahead, you're
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You can't get ahead, you're about to see the enemy of lack
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About to see the enemy of lack no more.
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No more. god's about to release you
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God's about to release you into abundance.
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Into abundance. the sickness that's been
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The sickness that's been hindering you, the addiction,
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Hindering you, the addiction, the loneliness, the anxiety, you
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The loneliness, the anxiety, you might as well have a going away
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Might as well have a going away party.
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Party. you're going to see them
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You're going to see them no more.
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No more. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. god is doing a new thing.
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God is doing a new thing. now, keep this tenacity
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Now, keep this tenacity down in your spirit.
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Down in your spirit. this is not the time to be
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This is not the time to be tired, and weak, and rundown.
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Tired, and weak, and rundown. you've been armed with strength
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You've been armed with strength for every battle.
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For every battle. you are not weak.
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You are not weak. you are well able to outlast
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You are well able to outlast what's trying to stop you.
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What's trying to stop you. over these last 20 years that
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Over these last 20 years that i've been pastoring, i've had
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I've been pastoring, i've had to learn to outlast some things.
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To learn to outlast some things. when i first stepped
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When i first stepped up to minister, every thought
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Up to minister, every thought told me that i couldn't do it,
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Told me that i couldn't do it, that i wasn't qualified, that i
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That i wasn't qualified, that i didn't have the talent.
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Didn't have the talent. i tried to push those thoughts
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I tried to push those thoughts down, but they came right
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Down, but they came right back up.
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Back up. they were stubborn.
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They were stubborn. i couldn't pray them away,
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I couldn't pray them away, i couldn't believe them away,
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I couldn't believe them away, i had to outlast the insecurity,
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I had to outlast the insecurity, outlast the fear, outlast
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Outlast the fear, outlast the intimidation.
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The intimidation. i wish i could tell you, if you
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I wish i could tell you, if you had enough faith, you would
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Had enough faith, you would never have to fight fear,
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Never have to fight fear, or anxiety, or people being
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Or anxiety, or people being against you.
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Against you. that's not the case.
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That's not the case. some things you just have
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Some things you just have to outlast.
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To outlast. you have to be more determined
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You have to be more determined than what's trying to hold you
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Than what's trying to hold you back.
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Back. 20 years later, i don't fight
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20 years later, i don't fight those same thoughts.
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Those same thoughts. the enemies i saw back then,
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The enemies i saw back then, i don't see today.
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I don't see today. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? don't get stuck in the middle.
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Don't get stuck in the middle. don't believe the lies that
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Don't believe the lies that where you are as permanent.
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Where you are as permanent. you'll always be that way.
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You'll always be that way. outlast the opposition.
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Outlast the opposition. keep believing.
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Keep believing. keep reprogramming your mind
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Keep reprogramming your mind keep thanking god that he's
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Keep thanking god that he's bigger than what you're facing.
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Bigger than what you're facing. a few years after i started
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A few years after i started pastoring, the church began
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Pastoring, the church began to really grow, and more people
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To really grow, and more people started watching.
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Started watching. that's great, but with all
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That's great, but with all the exposure comes more critics,
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The exposure comes more critics, and people that don't understand
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And people that don't understand you, people that don't want you
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You, people that don't want you to succeed.
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To succeed. at first, i didn't know how it
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At first, i didn't know how it was going to work out.
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Was going to work out. it seemed like every week
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It seemed like every week someone was coming against us
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Someone was coming against us trying to discredit us, but i
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Trying to discredit us, but i never debated with people.
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Never debated with people. i never tried to change
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I never tried to change their minds.
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Their minds. i just kept running my race
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I just kept running my race honoring god, bein' the best
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Honoring god, bein' the best that i could be.
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That i could be. it was about 10 years in that i
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It was about 10 years in that i felt something lift off of me.
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Felt something lift off of me. it was like god said, "all
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It was like god said, "all right, joel, you've outlasted
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Right, joel, you've outlasted your critics.
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Your critics. you passed this test.
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You passed this test. now, the enemies you see today,
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Now, the enemies you see today, you won't see anymore."
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You won't see anymore." and yes, sure, i still have
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And yes, sure, i still have a few critics, maybe a couple,
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A few critics, maybe a couple, but people can't stop
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But people can't stop your destiny.
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Your destiny. god being for you is more than
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God being for you is more than the world being against you.
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The world being against you. my encouragement, don't fight
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My encouragement, don't fight with your critics.
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With your critics. just outlast them.
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Just outlast them. let your actions speak for you.
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Let your actions speak for you. let your success do the talking.
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Let your success do the talking. paul said in ephesians, "having
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Paul said in ephesians, "having done all to stand," he was
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Done all to stand," he was saying, when you've done
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Saying, when you've done everything you can, you've done
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Everything you can, you've done your best to get well, you've
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Your best to get well, you've been good to people that weren't
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Been good to people that weren't good to you, you've worked hard
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Good to you, you've worked hard and haven't seen increase.
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And haven't seen increase. what do you do?
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What do you do? get upset, discouraged, give up?
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Get upset, discouraged, give up? no, just stand.
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No, just stand. standing is trusting god,
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Standing is trusting god, knowing that he is in control.
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Knowing that he is in control. when you're standing, you're not
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When you're standing, you're not frustrated by what's not
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Frustrated by what's not happening, you're not
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Happening, you're not complaining because it's taking
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Complaining because it's taking so long.
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So long. you're at peace.
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You're at peace. you're at rest.
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You're at rest. you know what god started
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You know what god started in your life, he's going
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In your life, he's going to finish.
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To finish. the amplified says, "stand firm,
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The amplified says, "stand firm, immovable."
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Immovable." that means, you're not moved
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That means, you're not moved by the medical report.
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By the medical report. you're not moved by how your
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You're not moved by how your child is acting.
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Child is acting. you're not moved by the contract
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You're not moved by the contract that didn't go through.
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That didn't go through. your steadfast, you keep
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Your steadfast, you keep believing, you keep thanking
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Believing, you keep thanking god, you keep being your best.
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God, you keep being your best. quitting is not an option.
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Quitting is not an option. giving up is not
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Giving up is not in your mindset.
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In your mindset. you know what god promised
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You know what god promised is on the way, and if it's not
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Is on the way, and if it's not happening, no big deal,
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Happening, no big deal, you just keep standing.
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You just keep standing. somebody asked, "are you still
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Somebody asked, "are you still believing to get well?
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Believing to get well? you've had that sickness
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You've had that sickness a long time.
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A long time. i saw the medical report.
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I saw the medical report. what are you going to do?"
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What are you going to do?" i'm going to stand.
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I'm going to stand. i'm going to trust god.
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I'm going to trust god. i'm going to thank him that
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I'm going to thank him that healing is coming.
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Healing is coming. i'm going to keep declaring that
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I'm going to keep declaring that i'm healthy, whole, and strong.
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I'm healthy, whole, and strong. "well, how long are you going
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"well, how long are you going to stand?"
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To stand?" i'm going to stand until i see
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I'm going to stand until i see what god promised me come
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What god promised me come to pass.
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To pass. god is looking for people who
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God is looking for people who have stubborn faith.
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Have stubborn faith. anybody can get discouraged.
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Anybody can get discouraged. anybody can give up and say,
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Anybody can give up and say, "pharaoh said no."
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"pharaoh said no." if you're going to reach your
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If you're going to reach your destiny, you have to make
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Destiny, you have to make up your mind, you're going
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Up your mind, you're going to stand no matter what comes
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To stand no matter what comes against you, and no matter how
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Against you, and no matter how long it takes.
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Long it takes. the apostle paul outlasted
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The apostle paul outlasted betrayals, shipwrecks, beatings,
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Betrayals, shipwrecks, beatings, being lied about.
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Being lied about. he had plenty of opportunities
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He had plenty of opportunities to get stuck.
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To get stuck. he could've said,
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He could've said, "god, it's not fair.
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"god, it's not fair. all these things have come
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All these things have come against me."
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Against me." instead, he had stubborn faith.
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Instead, he had stubborn faith. he said in acts 20, "none
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He said in acts 20, "none of these things move me."
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Of these things move me." he was saying, "i'm not moved
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He was saying, "i'm not moved by the opposition."
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By the opposition." he wasn't moved by how unfair it
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Was, by how long it was taking.
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Was, by how long it was taking. he just kept standing.
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He just kept standing. he went on to write over half
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He went on to write over half of the books in
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Of the books in the new testament.
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The new testament. we need to get to the place
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We need to get to the place where we can say like paul,
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Where we can say like paul, "none of these things move me."
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"none of these things move me." not moved by the economy, not
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Not moved by the economy, not moved by what's not working out.
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Moved by what's not working out. i have a made up mind.
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I have a made up mind. i'm going to keep standing, keep
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I'm going to keep standing, keep believing, keep trusting.
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Believing, keep trusting. i'm going to outlast what's
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I'm going to outlast what's trying to stop me, and this is
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Trying to stop me, and this is one time, where it's good
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One time, where it's good to be stubborn.
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To be stubborn. you are not going to be talked
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You are not going to be talked out of what god put
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Out of what god put in your heart.
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In your heart. we see this with joseph.
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We see this with joseph. he was betrayed by his brothers,
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He was betrayed by his brothers, thrown into a pit, sold
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Thrown into a pit, sold into slavery, put in prison,
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Into slavery, put in prison, falsely accused.
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Falsely accused. it was one bad break
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It was one bad break after another, 13 years
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After another, 13 years of injustice, disappointments.
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Of injustice, disappointments. surely, he would be bitter,
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Surely, he would be bitter, discouraged.
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Discouraged. no, joseph understood.
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No, joseph understood. he just kept standing, kept
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He just kept standing, kept doing the right thing, and one
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Doing the right thing, and one day, while he was in prison
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Day, while he was in prison for something that he didn't do,
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For something that he didn't do, the guards came and said
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The guards came and said the pharaoh wanted to see him,
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The pharaoh wanted to see him, the leader of the country.
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The leader of the country. joseph didn't have
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Joseph didn't have an appointment with him.
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An appointment with him. he had never met the man,
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He had never met the man, but when it's your time to be
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But when it's your time to be promoted, all the forces
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Promoted, all the forces of darkness cannot
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Of darkness cannot hold you back.
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Hold you back. when you pass the test
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When you pass the test of outlasting the opposition,
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Of outlasting the opposition, the promotion will come looking
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The promotion will come looking for you, the healing will come
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For you, the healing will come to you, the right people will
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To you, the right people will find you.
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Find you. joseph went and interpreted
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Joseph went and interpreted the dream for the pharaoh.
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The dream for the pharaoh. he was so impressed, he made
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He was so impressed, he made joseph the prime minister
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Joseph the prime minister of egypt.
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Of egypt. when we study joseph's life, we
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When we study joseph's life, we realize, god wasn't asking him
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Realize, god wasn't asking him to defeat his brothers,
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To defeat his brothers, he wasn't asking him to break
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He wasn't asking him to break out of the pit, to escape
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Out of the pit, to escape captivity, god was simply asking
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Captivity, god was simply asking him to outlast the opposition,
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Him to outlast the opposition, that all had to happen for him
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That all had to happen for him to become the prime minister.
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To become the prime minister. some of the challenges that
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Some of the challenges that you're facing, the things that
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You're facing, the things that are bothering you, that are not
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Are bothering you, that are not changing, god is not asking you
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Changing, god is not asking you to overcome them.
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To overcome them. he's just asking you
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He's just asking you to outlast them.
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To outlast them. it's all a part of his plan,
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It's all a part of his plan, it's necessary to get you
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It's necessary to get you to your destiny.
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To your destiny. and yes, the pharaohs can be
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And yes, the pharaohs can be stubborn.
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Stubborn. things may not be improving yet,
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Things may not be improving yet, but stay encouraged, god is
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But stay encouraged, god is still in control.
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Still in control. he has you in the palm of his
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He has you in the palm of his hand, what he promised you is
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Hand, what he promised you is on the way.
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On the way. now, do your part and keep
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Now, do your part and keep standing.
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Standing. don't be moved by what's
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Don't be moved by what's not changing.
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Not changing. have this stubborn faith.
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Have this stubborn faith. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, like with joseph,
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And declare, like with joseph, things are going to suddenly
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Things are going to suddenly change in your favor.
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Change in your favor. you didn't see it coming,
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You didn't see it coming, breakthroughs, healing,
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Breakthroughs, healing, vindication, promotion,
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Vindication, promotion, the fullness of your destiny,
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The fullness of your destiny, in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. and if you receive it, can you
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? well, i'd like to give you
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Well, i'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, come
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Just say, "lord jesus, come into my heart.
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Into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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When we
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When we face challenges, it's easy
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Face challenges, it's easy to feel like god
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To feel like god has forgotten about us.
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Has forgotten about us. we don't see
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We don't see anything happening,
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Anything happening, and thoughts tell us
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And thoughts tell us it's not going to work out.
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It's not going to work out. but god is not called the great
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But god is not called the great i was or the great i will be.
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I was or the great i will be. he's called the great i am.
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He's called the great i am. in my new book,
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In my new book, he is i am,
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He is i am, you'll discover
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You'll discover that god is with you
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That god is with you in every area of your life.
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I am is always in the present,
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I am is always in the present, not at a later time.
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Not at a later time. god is working
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God is working in your life right now.
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In your life right now. i am means i am your healer.
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I am means i am your healer. i am your provider.
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I am your provider. i am your waymaker.
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I am your waymaker. whether you're
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Whether you're facing a challenge
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Facing a challenge or pursuing your dreams,
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Or pursuing your dreams, stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. the great i am
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The great i am is right there with you.
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Is right there with you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now.
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God is for you here and now. are you in need of protection
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Are you in need of protection or provision today?
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Or provision today? jesus assures us,
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Jesus assures us, "i am
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"i am the good shepherd."
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The good shepherd." does the path ahead
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Does the path ahead seem uncertain or dark?
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Seem uncertain or dark? jesus declares,
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Jesus declares, "i am the light of the world."
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"i am the light of the world." do you feel like your career,
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Do you feel like your career, calling, or marriage
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Calling, or marriage is beyond hope?
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Is beyond hope? jesus promises,
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Jesus promises, "i am the resurrection
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"i am the resurrection and the life."
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And the life." with every i am statement,
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With every i am statement, you'll discover
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You'll discover more about who god is
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More about who god is and what he has made
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And what he has made available for you.
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Available for you. not someday, but today.
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Not someday, but today. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and watch god's promise
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And watch god's promise come alive.
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Come alive. no matter what you face,
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No matter what you face, he is here and now for you.
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He is here and now for you. be sure to request your copy of
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Be sure to request your copy of he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now
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God is for you here and now today.
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Today. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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You're never alone.
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You're never alone. the great
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The great i am is behind the scenes
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I am is behind the scenes making ways, opening doors,
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Making ways, opening doors, turning things in your favor.
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Turning things in your favor. victoria
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Victoria and i want you to know
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And i want you to know we love you
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We love you and we pray for you every day.
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And we pray for you every day. thanks for your prayer
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Thanks for your prayer and support of the ministry.
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And support of the ministry. your generosity
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Your generosity is making a difference
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Is making a difference in people's lives
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In people's lives around the world.
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Around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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Becoming one. remember,
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Watch our youtube channel, and the new joel osteen network
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request your copy of
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Be sure to request your copy of he is i am:
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He is i am: god is for you here and now
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God is for you here and now today.
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Today. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Yes, be reminded that the power of i am is
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That the power of i am is for you each and every day.
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Joel Osteen - Outlast The Opposition

April 23, 2025 | S25:E113

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