Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Pass The Test

June 9, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Pass The Test | June 9, 2025

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> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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Stay connected with us during the week, through
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During the week, through our daily podcast, our
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Our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Youtube channel, social media. we'll keep you
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Media. we'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this
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I heard about this scientist. he said to god,
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Scientist. he said to god, “we've decided we no longer
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“we've decided we no longer need you. we can clone
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Need you. we can clone people, transplant hearts,
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People, transplant hearts, do all kinds of things
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Do all kinds of things once considered miraculous.”
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Once considered miraculous.” god said, “fine, but to
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God said, “fine, but to prove you don't need me,
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Prove you don't need me, let's have a man making
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Let's have a man making contest. the only
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Contest. the only requirement is you have
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Requirement is you have to make man out of dirt.”
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To make man out of dirt.” the scientist said,
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The scientist said, “great”, and reached down
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“great”, and reached down to pick up a handful of
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To pick up a handful of dirt. god said, “not so
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Dirt. god said, “not so fast, go get your own dirt.”
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Fast, go get your own dirt.” here we go, ready?
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Here we go, ready? 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
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I have what it says i have. i can do what
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I have. i can do what it says i can do.
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It says i can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about pass the test. we all
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About pass the test. we all face situations that are
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Face situations that are uncomfortable.
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Uncomfortable. we're not getting our way,
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We're not getting our way, someone is not treating us
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Someone is not treating us right, our dream is taking
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Right, our dream is taking longer than we thought.
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Longer than we thought. it's easy to get upset,
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It's easy to get upset, live frustrated, wondering
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Live frustrated, wondering why it's not changing.
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Why it's not changing. but much of life is a test.
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But much of life is a test. you don't really know
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You don't really know what's in you until you're
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What's in you until you're put under pressure.
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Put under pressure. it's easy to have a good
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It's easy to have a good attitude when everything is
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Attitude when everything is going our way, people are
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Going our way, people are being good to you, doors
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Being good to you, doors are opening.
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Are opening. the driver next to you
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The driver next to you politely lets you in.
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Politely lets you in. you'll feel the joy of the
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You'll feel the joy of the lord, “thank you lord for
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Lord, “thank you lord for your favor.” that's good.
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Your favor.” that's good. praise, gratefulness is
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Praise, gratefulness is inside you.
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Inside you. but how about when the
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But how about when the driver isn't so polite.
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Driver isn't so polite. in fact, they make sure you
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In fact, they make sure you don't get in, stay right on
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Don't get in, stay right on the other person's bumper.
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The other person's bumper. you may find out there are
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You may find out there are some other things in you
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Some other things in you besides praise and
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Besides praise and thanksgiving. you weren't
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Thanksgiving. you weren't speaking in tongues but
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Speaking in tongues but another language started
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Another language started coming out. peter told
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Coming out. peter told jesus, “i'll never deny
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Jesus, “i'll never deny you, i'm your most
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You, i'm your most faithful disciple.”
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Faithful disciple.” his heart was right, he had
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His heart was right, he had good intentions.
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Good intentions. standing with the other
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Standing with the other disciples, in that
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Disciples, in that atmosphere of faith, that
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Atmosphere of faith, that wasn't difficult. but when
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Wasn't difficult. but when he was put under pressure,
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He was put under pressure, when the roman soldiers
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When the roman soldiers were arresting jesus, when
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Were arresting jesus, when the heat was turned up, the
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The heat was turned up, the young lady said, “he's one
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Young lady said, “he's one of his disciples.” peter
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Of his disciples.” peter said, “no, i'm not.
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Said, “no, i'm not. you have the wrong person.”
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You have the wrong person.” three times he denied that
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Three times he denied that he knew jesus.
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He knew jesus. the pressure brings to
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The pressure brings to light weaknesses in our
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Light weaknesses in our character, areas we need to
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Character, areas we need to deal with.
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Deal with. if we'll be willing to
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If we'll be willing to change, make adjustments,
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Change, make adjustments, start passing those tests,
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Start passing those tests, then god will show us more
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Then god will show us more of his favor.
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Of his favor. just because peter failed
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Just because peter failed that test, it didn't stop
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That test, it didn't stop his destiny.
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His destiny. god doesn't give up on us.
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God doesn't give up on us. he gives us another chance.
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He gives us another chance. it's significant that peter
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It's significant that peter is the one that wrote,
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Is the one that wrote, “don't be surprised at the
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“don't be surprised at the fiery trial that is to test
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Fiery trial that is to test your quality.” the purpose
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Your quality.” the purpose of the trial is to test
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Of the trial is to test your character.
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Your character. god already knows how
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God already knows how you're going to respond.
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You're going to respond. it's not to show god, it's
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It's not to show god, it's to show you what's in you.
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To show you what's in you. every traffic jam, every
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Every traffic jam, every person that gets on your
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Person that gets on your nerves, every time you're
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Nerves, every time you're tempted to be jealous,
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Tempted to be jealous, critical, pay someone back,
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Critical, pay someone back, that's not a random
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That's not a random challenge, that's god
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Challenge, that's god testing your quality.
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Testing your quality. that's an opportunity to
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That's an opportunity to grow, to come up higher, to
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Grow, to come up higher, to show him what you're made
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Show him what you're made of.
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Of. the problem with failing
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The problem with failing the test, being rude to
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The test, being rude to someone that's rude to you,
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Someone that's rude to you, getting upset every time
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Getting upset every time you get stuck in traffic,
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You get stuck in traffic, being jealous over a friend
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Being jealous over a friend that got a promotion, when
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That got a promotion, when you don't pass, you're
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You don't pass, you're going to have to take the
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Going to have to take the test again. it's not going
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Test again. it's not going to go away.
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To go away. god is going to keep
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God is going to keep testing your quality.
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Testing your quality. he loves you too much to
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He loves you too much to let you stay at one level.
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Let you stay at one level. that's why you can't pray
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That's why you can't pray away everything that's
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Away everything that's uncomfortable.
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Uncomfortable. “god get this coworker out
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“god get this coworker out of my life.
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Of my life. they're irritating me.
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They're irritating me. they're getting on my
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They're getting on my nerves.” that's a test. why
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Nerves.” that's a test. why don't you be an eagle, rise
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Don't you be an eagle, rise above their pettiness, stop
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Above their pettiness, stop letting them steal your joy.
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Letting them steal your joy. stop giving them your power.
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Stop giving them your power. when you let someone else
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When you let someone else determine whether or not
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Determine whether or not you're going to stay in
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You're going to stay in peace, you're handing them
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Peace, you're handing them your thermostat.
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Your thermostat. you're letting them control
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You're letting them control your temperature.
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Your temperature. they say something rude;
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They say something rude; you get upset.
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You get upset. they leave you out, you get
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They leave you out, you get offended.
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Offended. they ignore you; your day
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They ignore you; your day is soured.
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Is soured. do yourself a favor, take
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Do yourself a favor, take your thermostat back.
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Your thermostat back. quit letting other people
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Quit letting other people control your atmosphere,
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Control your atmosphere, determine your mood, your
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Determine your mood, your peace, your joy.
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Peace, your joy. you can't control what they
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You can't control what they do, but you can control how
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Do, but you can control how you respond.
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You respond. start passing that test.
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Start passing that test. next time they're rude,
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Next time they're rude, just smile and go about
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Just smile and go about your day.
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Your day. when they leave you out,
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When they leave you out, just stay in peace, “god i
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Just stay in peace, “god i know you're fighting my
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Know you're fighting my battles.
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Battles. you're my vindicator.” when
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You're my vindicator.” when they try to make you feel
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They try to make you feel small, just ignore it and
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Small, just ignore it and move on.
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Move on. they don't determine your
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They don't determine your destiny.
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Destiny. you're not who they say you
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You're not who they say you are, you are who god says
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Are, you are who god says you are.
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You are. you're a masterpiece, one
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You're a masterpiece, one of a kind, crowned with
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Of a kind, crowned with favor.
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Favor. instead of trying to pray
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Instead of trying to pray them away, try a different
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Them away, try a different approach and be happy
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Approach and be happy despite what they're doing.
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Despite what they're doing. bloom where you're planted.
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Bloom where you're planted. the scripture says, “no
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The scripture says, “no person can take your joy.”
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Person can take your joy.” they can't take it.
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They can't take it. you have to give it.
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You have to give it. make up your mind, “i'm not
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Make up your mind, “i'm not going to give this jerk, i
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Going to give this jerk, i mean this coworker my joy.”
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Mean this coworker my joy.” don't go the next twenty
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Don't go the next twenty years letting the same
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Years letting the same things upset you, the same
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Things upset you, the same people, same traffic, same
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People, same traffic, same delays.
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Delays. it's a test. if you'll
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It's a test. if you'll grow, if you'll respond
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Grow, if you'll respond differently, sometimes god
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Differently, sometimes god will remove it.
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Will remove it. but here's the key, even if
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But here's the key, even if he doesn't because you've
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He doesn't because you've changed, because your
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Changed, because your character has come up
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Character has come up higher, it's not going to
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Higher, it's not going to affect you.
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Affect you. i've found, when god is not
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I've found, when god is not changing the circumstance,
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Changing the circumstance, he's using the circumstance
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He's using the circumstance to change me.
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To change me. i'm a very goal-oriented
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I'm a very goal-oriented person.
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Person. i have a plan, i'm focused,
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I have a plan, i'm focused, i like to get things done.
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I like to get things done. that's a nice way of saying
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That's a nice way of saying i struggle with being
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I struggle with being impatient.
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Impatient. but it seemed like the more
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But it seemed like the more in a hurry i was, the more
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In a hurry i was, the more i would find myself in
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I would find myself in situations where i would
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Situations where i would have to wait.
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Have to wait. at the grocery store, there
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At the grocery store, there would be three registers to
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Would be three registers to check out.
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Check out. i'd make sure i would get
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I'd make sure i would get in the shortest line.
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In the shortest line. i would calculate it.
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I would calculate it. count the number of people
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Count the number of people in line, study how much was
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In line, study how much was in their cart. i was on a
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In their cart. i was on a mission to get in and get
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Mission to get in and get out as fast as possible.
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Out as fast as possible. invariably, the person in
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Invariably, the person in front of me would need a
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Front of me would need a price check, they can't
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Price check, they can't find the item, the computer
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Find the item, the computer is malfunctioning.
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Is malfunctioning. one time the clerk was new.
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One time the clerk was new. she was so slow.
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She was so slow. the supervisor had to come
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The supervisor had to come over three times.
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Over three times. the whole time i watched
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The whole time i watched people in other lines pass
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People in other lines pass me by.
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Me by. that would get me so
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That would get me so stressed.
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Stressed. i never realized it was a
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I never realized it was a test. i thought it was just
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Test. i thought it was just a bad break, i chose the
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A bad break, i chose the wrong line.
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Wrong line. one day it dawned on me
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One day it dawned on me that i always got behind
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That i always got behind the slowest person, in the
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The slowest person, in the grocery store, on the
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Grocery store, on the freeway, at the airport.
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Freeway, at the airport. why is that?
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Why is that? you'll be tested in the
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You'll be tested in the area of your greatest
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Area of your greatest weakness.
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Weakness. i'm not tested in being
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I'm not tested in being focused, being responsible,
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Focused, being responsible, taking risk, those are my
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Taking risk, those are my strengths.
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Strengths. i'm tested in being
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I'm tested in being impatient.
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Impatient. if you struggle with being
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If you struggle with being jealous, don't be surprised
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Jealous, don't be surprised if you see every friend
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If you see every friend that gets something that
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That gets something that you want.
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You want. your coworker makes half as
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Your coworker makes half as much as you, they drive up
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Much as you, they drive up in a brand-new car.
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In a brand-new car. you take your family on
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You take your family on vacation for a few days
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Vacation for a few days down to lake conroe, you
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Down to lake conroe, you were happy until your
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Were happy until your neighbor calls from paris,
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Neighbor calls from paris, they're spending two weeks
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They're spending two weeks there.
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There. you're believing for a
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You're believing for a spouse, to meet the right
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Spouse, to meet the right person, your best friend
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Person, your best friend gets engaged, your cousin,
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Gets engaged, your cousin, your co-worker, your
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Your co-worker, your ninety-year-old grandmother.
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Ninety-year-old grandmother. you're the bridesmaid in
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You're the bridesmaid in six weddings, smiling, “i
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Six weddings, smiling, “i am so happy for you.”
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Am so happy for you.” inside, “i am so upset.
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Inside, “i am so upset. god this is so not fair.”
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God this is so not fair.” i'll tell you something
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I'll tell you something funny.
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Funny. a pastor friend of mine he
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A pastor friend of mine he was believing for a new
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Was believing for a new building for his church.
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Building for his church. for several years, he'd
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For several years, he'd been praying, looking
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Been praying, looking everywhere, raising funds,
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Everywhere, raising funds, but nothing was available.
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But nothing was available. a new pastor moved in town,
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A new pastor moved in town, hadn't been there two
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Hadn't been there two months.
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Months. he called my friend, said,
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He called my friend, said, “i want to come pick you up
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“i want to come pick you up and take you somewhere.” my
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And take you somewhere.” my friend was excited.
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Friend was excited. he thought maybe he'd found
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He thought maybe he'd found my friend a new building, a
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My friend a new building, a place to rent.
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Place to rent. he drove him to this
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He drove him to this beautiful building, prime
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Beautiful building, prime location, great parking.
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Location, great parking. he said, “the owner of this
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He said, “the owner of this property, just told me i
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Property, just told me i could use it rent free for
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Could use it rent free for five years.
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Five years. isn't this awesome?” my
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Isn't this awesome?” my friend said, “yes, it so
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Friend said, “yes, it so awesome.” he didn't mean a
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Awesome.” he didn't mean a word of it.
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Word of it. he was so discouraged.
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He was so discouraged. but god blessing someone
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But god blessing someone else doesn't mean he's not
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Else doesn't mean he's not going to bless you.
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Going to bless you. god didn't run out of favor.
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God didn't run out of favor. that's a test. he's
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That's a test. he's watching to see how you're
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Watching to see how you're going to respond.
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Going to respond. “well, they don't deserve
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“well, they don't deserve it, i've been here longer
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It, i've been here longer than them, i don't
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Than them, i don't understand it.” no pass the
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Understand it.” no pass the test. be happy for them.
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Test. be happy for them. that's an opportunity to
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That's an opportunity to show god what you're made
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Show god what you're made of.
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Of. if you will celebrate
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If you will celebrate others, then god will have
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Others, then god will have plenty of times where
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Plenty of times where people will celebrate you.
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People will celebrate you. pay attention to the areas
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Pay attention to the areas that you're tested in. it's
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That you're tested in. it's not a coincidence.
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Not a coincidence. when god brings things to
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When god brings things to light, you have to be
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Light, you have to be willing to deal with it.
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Willing to deal with it. these impurities in our
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These impurities in our character, keep us from
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Character, keep us from rising higher.
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Rising higher. they don't come out in the
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They don't come out in the good times, they come out
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Good times, they come out when we're under pressure.
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When we're under pressure. don't ignore it.
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Don't ignore it. don't keep responding the
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Don't keep responding the same way.
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Same way. god wants to entrust you
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God wants to entrust you with more favor, more
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With more favor, more influence, more resources.
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Influence, more resources. that's why he's testing
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That's why he's testing your character.
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Your character. sometimes the test is to be
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Sometimes the test is to be good to someone that's not
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Good to someone that's not being good to you.
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Being good to you. it's easy to treat people
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It's easy to treat people the way they treat us.
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The way they treat us. they're rude to us, we're
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They're rude to us, we're going to be rude to them.
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Going to be rude to them. they put us down, we're
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They put us down, we're going to put them down.
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Going to put them down. they stabbed me in the back
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They stabbed me in the back at work, i'm going to get
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At work, i'm going to get revenge.
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Revenge. but if you're going to
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But if you're going to reach your destiny, you
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Reach your destiny, you have to be the bigger
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Have to be the bigger person, and let god fight
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Person, and let god fight your battles.
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Your battles. if you sink down to their
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If you sink down to their level, get baited into
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Level, get baited into conflict, revengeful,
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Conflict, revengeful, paying people back, then
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Paying people back, then god can't trust you with
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God can't trust you with more influence.
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More influence. that's a test. prove to god
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That's a test. prove to god that you'll stay on the
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That you'll stay on the high road.
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High road. be an eagle and rise above
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Be an eagle and rise above it.
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It. this is what david did.
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This is what david did. he was one of king saul's
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He was one of king saul's main armor bearers.
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Main armor bearers. when saul wasn't feeling
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When saul wasn't feeling well, david would come in
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Well, david would come in and play the harp, saul
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And play the harp, saul would get better.
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Would get better. but saul was jealous of
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But saul was jealous of david.
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David. he could see the favor on
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He could see the favor on his life.
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His life. instead of being happy for
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Instead of being happy for him, he let that jealousy
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Him, he let that jealousy get stronger and stronger.
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Get stronger and stronger. it made him bitter toward
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It made him bitter toward david.
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David. one day, while david was
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One day, while david was playing the harp, being
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Playing the harp, being good to saul, saul threw a
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Good to saul, saul threw a spear and barely missed
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Spear and barely missed david.
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David. here david was doing the
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Here david was doing the right thing, trying to help
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Right thing, trying to help saul, but saul was trying
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Saul, but saul was trying to kill him. david could
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To kill him. david could have fought back, tried to
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Have fought back, tried to get even, but he knew saul
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Get even, but he knew saul had been anointed king.
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Had been anointed king. he respected the authority
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He respected the authority he was under.
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He was under. so, he ran into the desert.
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So, he ran into the desert. saul came chasing him. at
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Saul came chasing him. at one point, david found saul
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One point, david found saul and all of his men asleep.
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And all of his men asleep. it was david's big chance
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It was david's big chance to get even, to pay him
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To get even, to pay him back.
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Back. in one moment, he could
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In one moment, he could take saul out, but he
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Take saul out, but he wouldn't do it.
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Wouldn't do it. when saul found out how
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When saul found out how david spared his life, he
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David spared his life, he wept, and said, “david,
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Wept, and said, “david, you're a better man than
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You're a better man than me.”
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Me.” the reason god could trust
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The reason god could trust david with so much
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David with so much influence, honor, resources
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Influence, honor, resources is he kept passing the
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Is he kept passing the test. all these times he
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Test. all these times he was under great pressure,
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Was under great pressure, where he could have done
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Where he could have done what he felt like, told
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What he felt like, told saul off, got revenge, made
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Saul off, got revenge, made his life miserable, david
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His life miserable, david wouldn't do it.
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Wouldn't do it. he took the high road.
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He took the high road. he let god fight his
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He let god fight his battles.
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Battles. he was kind to someone that
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He was kind to someone that wasn't kind to him. when
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Wasn't kind to him. when you treat people right that
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You treat people right that don't treat you right,
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Don't treat you right, you're proving to god that
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You're proving to god that you can handle more
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You can handle more influence, more
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Influence, more responsibility.
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Responsibility. this is a major test.
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This is a major test. because most of us will be
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Because most of us will be good to people that are
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Good to people that are good to us, but to go where
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Good to us, but to go where god wants you to go, you
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God wants you to go, you have to be good to people
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Have to be good to people that are not good to you.
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That are not good to you. when you let god refine
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When you let god refine you, you don't let the
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You, you don't let the offense get in, you don't
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Offense get in, you don't live thinking about paying
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Live thinking about paying people back, but you stay
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People back, but you stay in peace, you're going to
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In peace, you're going to see god's favor and
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See god's favor and blessing in great ways.
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Blessing in great ways. don't be surprised if you
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Don't be surprised if you find yourself in situations
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Find yourself in situations that are not fair, people
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That are not fair, people that didn't keep their
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That didn't keep their word. they played politics
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Word. they played politics and made you look bad.
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And made you look bad. they betrayed you.
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They betrayed you. you have every right to get
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You have every right to get even. your flesh says, “do
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Even. your flesh says, “do to them what they did to
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To them what they did to you.” pass the test. be a
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You.” pass the test. be a david.
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David. that's god seeing what
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That's god seeing what you're made of.
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You're made of. it's easy to tell people
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It's easy to tell people off, it's easy to be rude
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Off, it's easy to be rude when someone's rude to you.
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When someone's rude to you. but that will keep you at
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But that will keep you at the same place.
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The same place. god wants to take you
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God wants to take you higher, to places that
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Higher, to places that you've never seen.
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You've never seen. he'll allow you to be
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He'll allow you to be uncomfortable.
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Uncomfortable. the scripture calls it the
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The scripture calls it the fiery challenge is to test
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Fiery challenge is to test your quality.
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Your quality. sometimes god will put you
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Sometimes god will put you in the middle of the fire.
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In the middle of the fire. “joel, these people at work
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“joel, these people at work get on my nerves.
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Get on my nerves. i've been praying for god
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I've been praying for god to move them.” have you
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To move them.” have you ever thought about, maybe
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Ever thought about, maybe god has you there on
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God has you there on purpose?
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Purpose? maybe that's a test. if he
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Maybe that's a test. if he removed everything
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Removed everything uncomfortable, you would
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Uncomfortable, you would never grow.
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Never grow. instead of being sour, why
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Instead of being sour, why don't you try a different
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Don't you try a different approach and keep a good
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Approach and keep a good attitude.
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Attitude. “my spouse aggravates me.
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“my spouse aggravates me. she knows just what buttons
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She knows just what buttons to push, that's why i say
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To push, that's why i say things i shouldn't, that's
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Things i shouldn't, that's why i get upset.” no,
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Why i get upset.” no, that's a test of your
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That's a test of your character.
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Character. in that fire, impurities
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In that fire, impurities are coming out.
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Are coming out. under pressure, you're
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Under pressure, you're seeing what's in you.
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Seeing what's in you. next time that happens
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Next time that happens respond a different way.
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Respond a different way. proverbs 21 says, “if
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Proverbs 21 says, “if you'll keep your mouth
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You'll keep your mouth closed, you'll stay out of
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Closed, you'll stay out of trouble.” one way to pass
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Trouble.” one way to pass the test, is real simple,
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The test, is real simple, keep your mouth closed.
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Keep your mouth closed. quit letting your emotions
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Quit letting your emotions control your mouth.
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Control your mouth. your tongue can start
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Your tongue can start world-war three, your
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World-war three, your tongue can get you fired,
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Tongue can get you fired, your tongue can have you
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Your tongue can have you sleeping on the couch at
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Sleeping on the couch at night.
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Night. next time you feel like
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Next time you feel like saying something hurtful,
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Saying something hurtful, disrespectful, telling
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Disrespectful, telling someone off, take a deep
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Someone off, take a deep breath, pause for ten
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Breath, pause for ten seconds, under your breath,
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Seconds, under your breath, “god help me to control my
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“god help me to control my tongue.
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Tongue. help me to pass this test.”
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Help me to pass this test.” if you'll keep your mouth
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If you'll keep your mouth closed, the next time it
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Closed, the next time it will be a little easier.
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Will be a little easier. the next time easier.
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The next time easier. don't go year after year
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Don't go year after year responding the same way.
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Responding the same way. that's an opportunity to
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That's an opportunity to grow.
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Grow. you can change.
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You can change. you don't have to be
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You don't have to be sarcastic, say hurtful,
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Sarcastic, say hurtful, critical words that wound
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Critical words that wound people, bring strife and
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People, bring strife and conflict.
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Conflict. “what if my spouse doesn't
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“what if my spouse doesn't change?” if you'll change,
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Change?” if you'll change, they'll change.
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They'll change. sometimes we're waiting for
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Sometimes we're waiting for the other person to move
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The other person to move first, then we'll do better.
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First, then we'll do better. you have to be the bigger
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You have to be the bigger person.
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Person. you be the one to keep your
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You be the one to keep your mouth closed.
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Mouth closed. you be the one to walk away
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You be the one to walk away from conflict.
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From conflict. you be the one to pass the
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You be the one to pass the test.
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Test. the scripture says, “in a
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The scripture says, “in a house there are vessels of
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House there are vessels of wood and clay for ordinary
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Wood and clay for ordinary use, but there are vessels
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Use, but there are vessels of gold for god's highest
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Of gold for god's highest purposes.” we can stay
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Purposes.” we can stay vessels of wood and clay.
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Vessels of wood and clay. that's fine, we're still
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That's fine, we're still god's creation.
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God's creation. he made us.
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He made us. we can live with these
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We can live with these impurities and still make
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Impurities and still make it through life.
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It through life. but i'm not talking about
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But i'm not talking about just making it through, i'm
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Just making it through, i'm talking about seeing the
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Talking about seeing the greatness god put in you,
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Greatness god put in you, being a vessel of gold,
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Being a vessel of gold, used for god's highest
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Used for god's highest purposes.
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Purposes. that what happens when we
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That what happens when we keep letting god refine us,
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Keep letting god refine us, we keep dealing with what
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We keep dealing with what he brings to light.
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He brings to light. you can't rebuke everything
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You can't rebuke everything you don't like; you can't
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You don't like; you can't pray away every grouchy
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Pray away every grouchy person, the delays, the
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Person, the delays, the clerk that's rude, the
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Clerk that's rude, the spouse that gets on your
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Spouse that gets on your nerves.
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Nerves. those are tests.
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Those are tests. they may not change but you
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They may not change but you can change.
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Can change. a key to seeing god's best
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A key to seeing god's best is to stay pliable, walk in
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Is to stay pliable, walk in humility, be willing to
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Humility, be willing to change.
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Change. what can you do to get
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What can you do to get along better in
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Along better in relationships?
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Relationships? what improvements can you
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What improvements can you make, not your spouse, your
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Make, not your spouse, your boss, your children, what
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Boss, your children, what areas can you come up
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Areas can you come up higher in to have better
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Higher in to have better relationships.
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Relationships. don't pray for god to
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Don't pray for god to change someone else,
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Change someone else, without first praying,
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Without first praying, “god, show me where i need
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“god, show me where i need to change.”
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To change.” i used to play basketball
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I used to play basketball at the ymca.
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At the ymca. when i'd come home after
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When i'd come home after playing for a couple of
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Playing for a couple of hours, full court, high
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Hours, full court, high intensity, i would be
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Intensity, i would be really sweaty.
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Really sweaty. the closest sink from the
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The closest sink from the back door was the kitchen
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Back door was the kitchen sink.
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Sink. i'd always stop and wash my
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I'd always stop and wash my hands.
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Hands. victoria didn't like me
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Victoria didn't like me using the kitchen sink when
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Using the kitchen sink when i was so sweaty.
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I was so sweaty. she didn't want that around
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She didn't want that around all the food.
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All the food. she asked me not to wash my
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She asked me not to wash my hands in there.
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Hands in there. it was a small thing, no
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It was a small thing, no big deal.
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Big deal. use the other sink, that
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Use the other sink, that makes sense.
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Makes sense. but it's funny how we can
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But it's funny how we can come up with excuses.
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Come up with excuses. that was a reasonable
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That was a reasonable request, but i thought of
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Request, but i thought of all the reasons i shouldn't
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All the reasons i shouldn't do it.
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Do it. “this is the closest sink.
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“this is the closest sink. i'm tired.
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I'm tired. i don't want to walk to the
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I don't want to walk to the other sink.” here i've just
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Other sink.” here i've just run up and down the court
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Run up and down the court for two hours and now i
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For two hours and now i don't want to walk another
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Don't want to walk another thirty feet.
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Thirty feet. sometimes pride can blind
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Sometimes pride can blind us.
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Us. we can come up with lame
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We can come up with lame excuses to not do what we
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Excuses to not do what we know we should do.
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Know we should do. my mind kept going, “this
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My mind kept going, “this is my house too.
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Is my house too. that is not right that i
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That is not right that i can't use that sink.” i
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Can't use that sink.” i think about it now and it
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Think about it now and it seems so strange.
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Seems so strange. what was the big deal?
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What was the big deal? but sometimes we're just
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But sometimes we're just being contentious.
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Being contentious. we just want our way.
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We just want our way. our pride says, “i can do
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Our pride says, “i can do what i want to do.”
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What i want to do.” i would wash my hands there
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I would wash my hands there from time to time.
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From time to time. “joel, please use the other
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“joel, please use the other sink.” “victoria it's not
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Sink.” “victoria it's not hurting anything.
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Hurting anything. i'm not contaminating the
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I'm not contaminating the food.” sometimes the test
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Food.” sometimes the test is to just honor your wife.
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Is to just honor your wife. honor your husband.
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Honor your husband. to be good to the people
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To be good to the people god put in your life.
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God put in your life. how can god trust you to
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How can god trust you to lead others, if you don't
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Lead others, if you don't treat your own family with
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Treat your own family with respect?
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Respect? how could he trust david to
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How could he trust david to lead the israelites if he
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Lead the israelites if he wasn't honorable to king
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Wasn't honorable to king saul?
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Saul? maybe it's just a test to
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Maybe it's just a test to see how obedient you'll be,
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See how obedient you'll be, whether you'll do the right
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Whether you'll do the right thing when it's a small
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Thing when it's a small thing, whether you'll go
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Thing, whether you'll go the extra mile when you
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The extra mile when you don't think it's fair.
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Don't think it's fair. this is the difference
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This is the difference between being a vessel of
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Between being a vessel of wood, for ordinary use or
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Wood, for ordinary use or being a vessel of honor,
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Being a vessel of honor, for god's highest purposes.
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For god's highest purposes. one day i came home from
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One day i came home from playing basketball and
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Playing basketball and victoria wasn't there.
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Victoria wasn't there. she was out running errands.
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She was out running errands. i thought, “oh great, i'll
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I thought, “oh great, i'll go in the kitchen, she
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Go in the kitchen, she won't see me, nobody will
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Won't see me, nobody will know.” i was about to wash
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Know.” i was about to wash my hands and i heard this
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My hands and i heard this voice down in here saying,
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Voice down in here saying, “joel, when are you going
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“joel, when are you going to start honoring your wife
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To start honoring your wife and not wash your hands
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And not wash your hands here?” i thought, “is that
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Here?” i thought, “is that you lord?” she couldn't see
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You lord?” she couldn't see me but the one who matters
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Me but the one who matters could see me.
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Could see me. he controls the universe.
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He controls the universe. it's not always the big
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It's not always the big things that are keeping us
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Things that are keeping us from god's best, it's the
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From god's best, it's the small things.
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Small things. if i can't honor my wife,
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If i can't honor my wife, show respect, by doing a
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Show respect, by doing a small thing, how can god
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Small thing, how can god trust me to lead lakewood.
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Trust me to lead lakewood. don't let a small thing
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Don't let a small thing keep you from your
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Keep you from your greatness.
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Greatness. how we treat people matters.
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How we treat people matters. you can't be harsh,
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You can't be harsh, contentious, hard to get
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Contentious, hard to get along with and reach your
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Along with and reach your potential.
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Potential. the scripture says,
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The scripture says, “husbands, if we're not
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“husbands, if we're not treating our wife right,
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Treating our wife right, then our prayers will be
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Then our prayers will be hindered.” you shouldn't
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Hindered.” you shouldn't treat anyone better than
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Treat anyone better than you treat your own family.
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You treat your own family. be kind, loving, respectful.
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Be kind, loving, respectful. paul said in colossians,
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Paul said in colossians, “whatever you do, do it
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“whatever you do, do it unto god, and not unto
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Unto god, and not unto people.” sometimes there
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People.” sometimes there are things we don't feel
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Are things we don't feel like doing.
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Like doing. it doesn't seem fair.
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It doesn't seem fair. at work, you're not getting
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At work, you're not getting credit, someone is not
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Credit, someone is not treating you right.
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Treating you right. why should you be kind to
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Why should you be kind to them, why should you keep a
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Them, why should you keep a good attitude, why should
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Good attitude, why should you go the extra mile?
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You go the extra mile? god is saying, “will you do
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God is saying, “will you do it unto me?
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It unto me? will you keep your mouth
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Will you keep your mouth closed for me, will you be
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Closed for me, will you be kind to that person that
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Kind to that person that doesn't deserve it for me,
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Doesn't deserve it for me, will you not wash your
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Will you not wash your hands in that sink for me,
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Hands in that sink for me, will you be your best at
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Will you be your best at work for me?” do it unto
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Work for me?” do it unto god.
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God. he's the one that matters.
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He's the one that matters. promotion doesn't come from
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Promotion doesn't come from people; it comes from him.
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People; it comes from him. when you do the right thing
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When you do the right thing when it's hard, you're
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When it's hard, you're passing the test. like with
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Passing the test. like with david, you're going to go
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David, you're going to go to levels that you've never
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To levels that you've never imagined.
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Imagined. god is getting you prepared
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God is getting you prepared now for the new things he
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Now for the new things he has in store.
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Has in store. anytime you're going to go
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Anytime you're going to go higher, your flesh has to
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Higher, your flesh has to go lower.
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Go lower. god is going to require
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God is going to require greater obedience, things
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Greater obedience, things that you'd rather not have
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That you'd rather not have to deal with.
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To deal with. but those tests are not
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But those tests are not there to stop you, that's a
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There to stop you, that's a sign that god is refining
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Sign that god is refining you, getting you prepared
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You, getting you prepared for something greater.
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For something greater. when these impurities come
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When these impurities come to light, don't push it
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To light, don't push it down, “that's just me, i've
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Down, “that's just me, i've always been impatient, i'm
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Always been impatient, i'm always contentious, i
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Always contentious, i always wash my hands here.
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Always wash my hands here. we always argue, i've
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We always argue, i've always been jealous.” no
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Always been jealous.” no make the adjustments,
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Make the adjustments, respond differently.
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Respond differently. you wouldn't be hearing
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You wouldn't be hearing this if god didn't have new
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This if god didn't have new levels in your future.
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Levels in your future. that's why he's getting you
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That's why he's getting you prepared, to handle the
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Prepared, to handle the weight of glory.
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Weight of glory. god told the israelites,
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God told the israelites, deuteronomy 8:2, “i led you
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Deuteronomy 8:2, “i led you into the wilderness for a
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Into the wilderness for a purpose, to test you and to
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Purpose, to test you and to prove you, to see if you
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Prove you, to see if you would keep my commands.”
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Would keep my commands.” before you go into the
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Before you go into the promised land, there will
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Promised land, there will be times of testing, times
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Be times of testing, times of proving, where you have
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Of proving, where you have to show god, you'll do the
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To show god, you'll do the right thing when you don't
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Right thing when you don't feel like it.
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Feel like it. you'll keep a good attitude
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You'll keep a good attitude when it's not fair.
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When it's not fair. you'll deal with the
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You'll deal with the impurities he brings to
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Impurities he brings to light.
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Light. when the israelites came
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When the israelites came under pressure, they kept
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Under pressure, they kept failing the test. they
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Failing the test. they complained about the
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Complained about the giants, complained about
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Giants, complained about the food, complained that
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The food, complained that it was so hot.
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It was so hot. that group never made it
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That group never made it into the promised land.
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Into the promised land. what would have happened if
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What would have happened if they would have dealt with
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They would have dealt with that negative, complaining
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That negative, complaining spirit.
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Spirit. instead of saying, “these
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Instead of saying, “these giants are too big, we're
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Giants are too big, we're never going to make it.”
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Never going to make it.” they would have said, “yes,
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They would have said, “yes, the giants are big but god
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The giants are big but god we know you're bigger.
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We know you're bigger. yes, it's hot out here but,
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Yes, it's hot out here but, lord, thank you for
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Lord, thank you for bringing us out of slavery,
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Bringing us out of slavery, thanks for making a way
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Thanks for making a way where we didn't see a way.”
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Where we didn't see a way.” they could have gone in,
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They could have gone in, but they let those
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But they let those impurities keep them out.
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Impurities keep them out. it wasn't god's fault. he
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It wasn't god's fault. he gave them chance after
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Gave them chance after chance to change.
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Chance to change. but god is not going to
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But god is not going to make you do the right thing.
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Make you do the right thing. he'll allow the pressure,
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He'll allow the pressure, show you what you need to
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Show you what you need to deal with, but you have to
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Deal with, but you have to do your part and be willing
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Do your part and be willing to change.
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To change. make the adjustments.
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Make the adjustments. don't keep responding the
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Don't keep responding the same way.
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Same way. the delays, traffic, people
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The delays, traffic, people that get on your nerves,
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That get on your nerves, that's not random. those
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That's not random. those are opportunities to come
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Are opportunities to come up higher.
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Up higher. those challenges are to
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Those challenges are to test your quality.
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Test your quality. now my challenge is show
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Now my challenge is show god what you're made of.
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God what you're made of. prove to him that you can
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Prove to him that you can handle more influence, more
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Handle more influence, more favor, more responsibility
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Favor, more responsibility by passing the test. if
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By passing the test. if you'll do this, i believe
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You'll do this, i believe and declare, new doors are
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And declare, new doors are going to open, your
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Going to open, your relationships are going to
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Relationships are going to get better, you will rise
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Get better, you will rise higher, accomplish dreams
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Higher, accomplish dreams and become all you were
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And become all you were created to be, in jesus'
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Created to be, in jesus' name.
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Name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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It's easy to let the
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It's easy to let the day get away from us
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Day get away from us before the day even starts.
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Before the day even starts. the first few
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The first few minutes of your morning
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Minutes of your morning are more powerful
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Are more powerful than you might think.
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Than you might think. life moves
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Life moves really fast sometimes,
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Really fast sometimes, and it can be easy to begin
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And it can be easy to begin each day
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Each day by zeroing in on your problems.
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By zeroing in on your problems. but here's the truth:
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But here's the truth: how you start
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How you start the day can determine
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The day can determine 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, and i'd love to send you
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And i'd love to send you my devotional,
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My devotional, 3 minute mornings:
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3 minute mornings: start your day the blessed way.
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Start your day the blessed way. three minutes
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Three minutes doesn't seem like
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Doesn't seem like a lot of time,
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A lot of time, but when you put god
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But when you put god first place
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First place and get your mind
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And get your mind going in the right
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Going in the right direction, it's
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Direction, it's setting the tone for a blessed,
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Setting the tone for a blessed, productive day.
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Productive day. it's filled with inspiration
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It's filled with inspiration and encouragement
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And encouragement to help you begin
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To help you begin each day with a fresh attitude,
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Each day with a fresh attitude, grateful that you're alive.
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Grateful that you're alive. it's amazing
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It's amazing what happens
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What happens when you take three minutes
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When you take three minutes and speak
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And speak blessings over your life,
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Blessings over your life, declaring god's favor.
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Declaring god's favor. 3 minute mornings
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3 minute mornings is our gift to you.
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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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New devotional, 3 minute mornings:
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3 minute mornings: start your day in faith.
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Start your day in faith. this powerful book
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This powerful book will open the pathways
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Will open the pathways to experience god's presence
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To experience god's presence and peace in your life.
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And peace in your life. and there
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And there you will find renewed energy,
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You will find renewed energy, assurance, and wisdom
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Assurance, and wisdom to face your day.
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To face your day. the bible promises
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The bible promises that god is a rewarder
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That god is a rewarder of those
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Of those who diligently seek him.
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Who diligently seek him. so as you pause
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So as you pause for only three minutes
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For only three minutes and take
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And take in his wonderful promises
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In his wonderful promises in this book,
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In this book, you will be
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You will be positioning yourself
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Positioning yourself to receive
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To receive all the amazing things
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All the amazing things that god has in store for you.
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Weakness to strength. problems to renewed
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Problems to renewed possibilities.
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Possibilities. frustrations to god's favor.
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Frustrations to god's favor. yes, only
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Yes, only three minutes will transform
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Three minutes will transform your entire day.
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Your entire day. from the time
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From the time i was a little boy,
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I was a little boy, my parents taught me the value
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My parents taught me the value of starting the day off
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Of starting the day off in faith.
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In faith. 3 minute mornings
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Will help you do just that. victoria and i pray
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Victoria and i pray for you every day
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For you every day for god's very best.
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For god's very best. we want to thank you
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We want to thank you for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. you're impacting people
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You're impacting people all over the world.
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Joel Osteen - Pass The Test

June 9, 2025 | 30:0

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