Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Peaceful On Purpose

July 17, 2025 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Peaceful On Purpose | July 17, 2025

Bless you, and welcome.
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Bless you, and welcome. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. and if you're ever in our
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. these are the finest people
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These are the finest people in all of houston, texas
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In all of houston, texas right here at lakewood.
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Right here at lakewood. but so glad to have you
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But so glad to have you today.
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Today. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. and i heard about this
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And i heard about this minister, he was driving down
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Minister, he was driving down the road when he got pulled
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The road when he got pulled over by a policeman.
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Over by a policeman. the officer came up to the
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The officer came up to the window and smelled alcohol.
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Window and smelled alcohol. he saw a thermos and said,
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He saw a thermos and said, "sir, what are you drinking?"
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"sir, what are you drinking?" the minister said, "just
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The minister said, "just water, officer."
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Water, officer." he asked to see the thermos,
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He asked to see the thermos, and he took one sniff and
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And he took one sniff and said, "smells like wine to
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Said, "smells like wine to me."
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Me." the minister said, "what do
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The minister said, "what do you know, jesus did it
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You know, jesus did it again."
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Again." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "peaceful on purpose."
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About "peaceful on purpose." if you're going to live in
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If you're going to live in peace, it's not going to
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Peace, it's not going to happen by accident.
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Happen by accident. every day, we have
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Every day, we have opportunities to get upset,
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Opportunities to get upset, to be offended, to live
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To be offended, to live worried.
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Worried. life happens.
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Life happens. people get on your nerves,
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People get on your nerves, unexpected bills, a family
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Unexpected bills, a family member's in the hospital.
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Member's in the hospital. if you wait for all your
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If you wait for all your circumstances to calm down,
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Circumstances to calm down, then you're going to have
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Then you're going to have peace, then you're going to
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Peace, then you're going to stop worrying, you'll be
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Stop worrying, you'll be waiting your whole life.
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Waiting your whole life. god never promised that he
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God never promised that he would keep us from
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Would keep us from difficulties.
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Difficulties. he never said that we
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He never said that we wouldn't have storms.
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Wouldn't have storms. but he did say he would give
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But he did say he would give us peace in the midst of the
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Us peace in the midst of the storms.
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Storms. he calls it a peace that
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He calls it a peace that passes understanding.
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Passes understanding. that means despite what's
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That means despite what's going on around you, you
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Going on around you, you still have peace.
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Still have peace. the medical report wasn't
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The medical report wasn't good, but i'm not worried.
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Good, but i'm not worried. i know god has me in the palm
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I know god has me in the palm of his hand.
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Of his hand. i didn't get the promotion
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I didn't get the promotion that i worked for, but i'm
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That i worked for, but i'm not upset.
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Not upset. i know god has something
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I know god has something better coming my way.
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Better coming my way. my co-worker was rude to me,
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My co-worker was rude to me, but i'm not offended.
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But i'm not offended. god is my vindicator, he'll
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God is my vindicator, he'll fight my battles.
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Fight my battles. you have to protect your
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You have to protect your peace.
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Peace. you weren't created to live
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You weren't created to live worried, uptight, on edge.
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Worried, uptight, on edge. this is the reason many
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This is the reason many people have health issues.
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People have health issues. they can't sleep at night,
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They can't sleep at night, their food won't digest, they
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Their food won't digest, they have ulcers.
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Have ulcers. it's because their mind is
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It's because their mind is never at rest.
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Never at rest. they're constantly trying to
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They're constantly trying to figure everything out,
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Figure everything out, worried about their health,
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Worried about their health, upset about their job,
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Upset about their job, stressed out over the
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Stressed out over the traffic.
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Traffic. your mind needs a break.
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Your mind needs a break. it wasn't meant to go all the
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It wasn't meant to go all the time.
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Time. and the scripture says, "cast
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And the scripture says, "cast your cares on the lord."
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Your cares on the lord." you have to learn to turn it
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You have to learn to turn it over to god.
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Over to god. you weren't designed to carry
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You weren't designed to carry that heavy load.
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That heavy load. it will frustrate you.
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It will frustrate you. here's the key.
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Here's the key. when you rest, god goes to
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When you rest, god goes to work.
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Work. but when you work, god rests.
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But when you work, god rests. if you try to be god, god
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If you try to be god, god will step back and say,
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Will step back and say, "okay, you figure it out, you
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"okay, you figure it out, you handle it all, and i'll take
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Handle it all, and i'll take a break."
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A break." but when you come back to a
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But when you come back to a place of peace, and say,
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Place of peace, and say, "god, i trust you. my life is
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"god, i trust you. my life is in your hands. i'm not going
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In your hands. i'm not going to worry, i'm not going to
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To worry, i'm not going to live stressed. you have this
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Live stressed. you have this all figured out, so i'm going
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All figured out, so i'm going to be still and know that you
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To be still and know that you are god," that's when god
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Are god," that's when god goes to work.
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Goes to work. in the scripture, david faced
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In the scripture, david faced all kinds of opposition.
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All kinds of opposition. people came against him,
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People came against him, enemies were trying to take
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Enemies were trying to take his life.
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His life. he could have lived worried,
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He could have lived worried, stressed out, but he
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Stressed out, but he understood this principle.
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Understood this principle. he said, "the lord is my
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He said, "the lord is my shepherd. he leads me by the
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Shepherd. he leads me by the still waters."
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Still waters." one version says by the
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One version says by the restful waters.
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Restful waters. he was saying, "the way i
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He was saying, "the way i keep my sanity, the way i
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Keep my sanity, the way i protect my peace is, on a
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Protect my peace is, on a regular basis, i go down to
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Regular basis, i go down to the still waters, and i empty
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The still waters, and i empty out all my worry, all the
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Out all my worry, all the fear, all the anxiety."
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Fear, all the anxiety." he let his mind rest.
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He let his mind rest. i'm not talking about a
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I'm not talking about a physical place, i'm talking
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Physical place, i'm talking about in your spirit.
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About in your spirit. it can be chaotic all around
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It can be chaotic all around you, traffic, people,
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You, traffic, people, problems, drama.
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Problems, drama. but on the inside, there's a
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But on the inside, there's a rest, you're at peace.
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Rest, you're at peace. friends, worry is a thief.
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Friends, worry is a thief. it will rob you of your sleep
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It will rob you of your sleep at night.
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At night. it will rob you of your joy,
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It will rob you of your joy, rob you of your creativity.
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Rob you of your creativity. you don't make good decisions
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You don't make good decisions when you're worried.
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When you're worried. if you allow it, worry can
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If you allow it, worry can keep you from your destiny.
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Keep you from your destiny. and the scripture says we
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And the scripture says we can't add one inch to our
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Can't add one inch to our life by worrying.
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Life by worrying. if we could, some of us would
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If we could, some of us would be 23 feet tall.
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Be 23 feet tall. what are you worried about?
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What are you worried about? what's keeping you awake at
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What's keeping you awake at night?
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Night? what's stealing your joy?
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What's stealing your joy? it's time to come back to the
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It's time to come back to the still waters.
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Still waters. when you get quiet, when
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When you get quiet, when you're in peace, it will help
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You're in peace, it will help you to have the right
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You to have the right perspective.
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Perspective. but when we worry, we're
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But when we worry, we're making our problem our god.
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Making our problem our god. what you see as the biggest
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What you see as the biggest thing in your life, in one
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Thing in your life, in one sense that's your god.
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Sense that's your god. if you worry about your
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If you worry about your health night and day, you
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Health night and day, you can't sleep, that's all you
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Can't sleep, that's all you talk about, all you think
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Talk about, all you think about, you're making that
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About, you're making that sickness your god.
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Sickness your god. do yourself a favor, take the
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Do yourself a favor, take the worry off the throne, take
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Worry off the throne, take the sickness off the throne,
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The sickness off the throne, take the financial difficulty
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Take the financial difficulty off the throne, and put god
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Off the throne, and put god back up on the throne.
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Back up on the throne. use that same energy to thank
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Use that same energy to thank god that he's still in
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God that he's still in control.
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Control. and every time you're tempted
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And every time you're tempted to worry, turn it around and
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To worry, turn it around and thank him that he's taking
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Thank him that he's taking care of that situation.
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Care of that situation. let the worry be a reminder
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Let the worry be a reminder to switch over into praise,
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To switch over into praise, switch over into things that
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Switch over into things that are of a good report.
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Are of a good report. you have to guard your mind.
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You have to guard your mind. this is where the main battle
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This is where the main battle is taking place.
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Is taking place. because good thoughts, they
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Because good thoughts, they don't automatically come into
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Don't automatically come into our mind.
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Our mind. most of the time, especially
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Most of the time, especially in difficult situations, the
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In difficult situations, the first thoughts are negative.
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First thoughts are negative. things like "oh man, that
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Things like "oh man, that pain in your side, that's
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Pain in your side, that's dangerous. same thing your
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Dangerous. same thing your grandmother died from. you'll
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Grandmother died from. you'll never get married, you've
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Never get married, you've been single so long. you'll
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Been single so long. you'll never get past this
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Never get past this bad break. all the odds are
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Bad break. all the odds are against you."
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Against you." the easy thing to do is to
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The easy thing to do is to believe those lies, start
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Believe those lies, start dwelling on it.
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Dwelling on it. "what if i don't get well?
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"what if i don't get well? what if the report isn't
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What if the report isn't good? what if i can't make
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Good? what if i can't make those payments?"
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Those payments?" don't fall into that trap.
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Don't fall into that trap. your life is going to follow
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Your life is going to follow your thoughts.
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Your thoughts. if you live worried, anxious,
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If you live worried, anxious, uptight, you're inviting
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Uptight, you're inviting discouragement, bad breaks,
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Discouragement, bad breaks, negativity.
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Negativity. you have to turn your worry
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You have to turn your worry into worship.
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Into worship. thank god that he's fighting
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Thank god that he's fighting your battles.
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Your battles. thank him that no weapon
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Thank him that no weapon formed against you will ever
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Formed against you will ever prosper.
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Prosper. when i look back over my
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When i look back over my life, most of the things i
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Life, most of the things i worried about never came to
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Worried about never came to pass.
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Pass. i wasted a lot of time and
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I wasted a lot of time and energy being uptight.
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Energy being uptight. it's easy to wake up in the
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It's easy to wake up in the middle of the night and find
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Middle of the night and find something to worry about.
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Something to worry about. and a lot of people these
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And a lot of people these days are professional
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Days are professional worriers.
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Worriers. they can multitask, worry
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They can multitask, worry taking a shower, worry
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Taking a shower, worry brushing their teeth, worry
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Brushing their teeth, worry driving to work.
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Driving to work. somebody asked me if i could
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Somebody asked me if i could do anything over again, what
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Do anything over again, what would i do differently?
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Would i do differently? i told them i would trust god
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I told them i would trust god more.
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More. i wouldn't lose sleep worried
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I wouldn't lose sleep worried about the budgets, worried if
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About the budgets, worried if i was able to minister,
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I was able to minister, worried if people were going
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Worried if people were going to like me.
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To like me. none of that worrying helped
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None of that worrying helped me to move one inch forward.
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Me to move one inch forward. i wonder how many things
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I wonder how many things you're worried about that are
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You're worried about that are never going to come to pass.
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Never going to come to pass. years ago, victoria and i
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Years ago, victoria and i received a notice that the
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Received a notice that the city was going to put in
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City was going to put in speed humps on the street
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Speed humps on the street where we lived.
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Where we lived. these are those humps in the
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These are those humps in the street that slow cars down.
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Street that slow cars down. we had two small children.
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We had two small children. sometimes, people would drive
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Sometimes, people would drive through the neighborhood
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Through the neighborhood really fast, so we were all
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Really fast, so we were all for it.
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For it. we signed a petition to help
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We signed a petition to help make it happen.
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Make it happen. a couple of other streets in
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A couple of other streets in the subdivision already had
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The subdivision already had speed humps.
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Speed humps. now, notice that the city put
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Now, notice that the city put up a sign to notify drivers.
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Up a sign to notify drivers. it was a big, yellow,
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It was a big, yellow, permanent sign, like a stop
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Permanent sign, like a stop sign, that said "speed humps
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Sign, that said "speed humps up ahead."
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Up ahead." and one day, while i was out
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And one day, while i was out running, it dawned on me they
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Running, it dawned on me they always put the sign in front
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Always put the sign in front of the second house in from
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Of the second house in from the corner.
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The corner. well, it just so happened we
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Well, it just so happened we lived in the second house
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Lived in the second house from the corner on our
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From the corner on our street.
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Street. now, i was no longer for
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Now, i was no longer for those speed humps.
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Those speed humps. i did not want that big, ugly
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I did not want that big, ugly sign in front of our house.
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Sign in front of our house. i went to these other houses,
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I went to these other houses, and i measured the distance
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And i measured the distance from the corner, got the
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From the corner, got the exact length.
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Exact length. sure enough, that sign was
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Sure enough, that sign was going to be right by our
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Going to be right by our driveway, in the front of our
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Driveway, in the front of our house.
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House. for months, i worried about
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For months, i worried about that sign, thought about how
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That sign, thought about how bad it was going to be, "i
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Bad it was going to be, "i can't believe this is
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Can't believe this is happening."
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Happening." then i had an idea.
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Then i had an idea. i thought, "i'm going to get
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I thought, "i'm going to get a big bush and plant it a few
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A big bush and plant it a few feet from where that sign is
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Feet from where that sign is supposed to go so at least it
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Supposed to go so at least it will block it from our point
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Will block it from our point of view."
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Of view." i got a big, 6, 7-foot tree,
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I got a big, 6, 7-foot tree, and i planted it out there
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And i planted it out there way by the driveway.
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Way by the driveway. looked like a random bush in
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Looked like a random bush in the middle of nowhere.
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The middle of nowhere. i know our neighbors
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I know our neighbors thought, "boy, those people
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Thought, "boy, those people are strange," but i knew it's
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Are strange," but i knew it's going to help take care of
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Going to help take care of this problem.
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This problem. month after month went by, my
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Month after month went by, my bush grew bigger and bigger.
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Bush grew bigger and bigger. about 2 years later, the city
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About 2 years later, the city finally came and put the
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Finally came and put the speed humps on the street.
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Speed humps on the street. but instead of installing the
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But instead of installing the sign in front of my house
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Sign in front of my house like the others, they put it
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Like the others, they put it four houses down on the other
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Four houses down on the other side of the street.
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Side of the street. i spent 2 years trying to fix
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I spent 2 years trying to fix a problem that never
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A problem that never happened.
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Happened. every time i drove up to my
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Every time i drove up to my house, i thought, "there's my
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House, i thought, "there's my worry tree."
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Worry tree." are you trying to solve a
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Are you trying to solve a problem that hasn't happened?
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Problem that hasn't happened? "well joel, what if i get
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"well joel, what if i get laid off next year?"
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Laid off next year?" what if you don't, but you
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What if you don't, but you spend a whole year worrying
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Spend a whole year worrying about it?
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About it? "but what if i never get
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"but what if i never get married?"
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Married?" what if you do?
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What if you do? how much time are you wasting
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How much time are you wasting worrying?
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Worrying? "what if this pain in my side
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"what if this pain in my side is something serious?"
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Is something serious?" go to the doctor, get checked
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Go to the doctor, get checked out, but don't spend 3 years
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Out, but don't spend 3 years worried, then find out it was
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Worried, then find out it was nothing.
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Nothing. jesus put it this way, "don't
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Jesus put it this way, "don't worry about tomorrow, for
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Worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have enough
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Tomorrow will have enough worries of its own."
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Worries of its own." god has given you grace for
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God has given you grace for today.
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Today. you don't have grace for
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You don't have grace for tomorrow.
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Tomorrow. don't try to figure out the
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Don't try to figure out the next 5 years, play out all
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Next 5 years, play out all the what-ifs.
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The what-ifs. the what-ifs will depress
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The what-ifs will depress you.
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You. the truth is, if a what-if
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The truth is, if a what-if does come to pass, god will
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Does come to pass, god will give you the grace to handle
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Give you the grace to handle it.
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It. "what if the report's not
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"what if the report's not good? what if my loved one
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Good? what if my loved one doesn't make it? what if i do
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Doesn't make it? what if i do get laid off, joel?"
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Get laid off, joel?" then the peace that passes
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Then the peace that passes understanding will be right
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Understanding will be right there waiting for you.
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There waiting for you. and sure, we should plan, we
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And sure, we should plan, we should use common sense, but
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Should use common sense, but at some point you have to
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At some point you have to turn it over to god and say,
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Turn it over to god and say, "god, you know what's best
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"god, you know what's best for me. you said you'd give
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For me. you said you'd give me grace for every season.
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Me grace for every season. just like you clothe the lily
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Just like you clothe the lily of the fields, just like you
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Of the fields, just like you feed the birds of the air, i
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Feed the birds of the air, i know you will take care of
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Know you will take care of me."
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Me." it's very freeing when you
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It's very freeing when you learn to turn things over to
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Learn to turn things over to god.
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God. you're not supposed to go
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You're not supposed to go through life weighted down by
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Through life weighted down by worry, stress, anxiety.
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Worry, stress, anxiety. start lightening your load.
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Start lightening your load. go back to the still waters,
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Go back to the still waters, empty all that out.
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Empty all that out. really, it's important every
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Really, it's important every morning, you should start the
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Morning, you should start the day off in peace, not
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Day off in peace, not stressed, hurried, rushing
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Stressed, hurried, rushing around.
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Around. look at the sunrise.
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Look at the sunrise. listen to the birds singing.
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Listen to the birds singing. breathe in god's goodness.
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Breathe in god's goodness. thank him for his blessings
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Thank him for his blessings in your life.
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In your life. hebrews talks about entering
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Hebrews talks about entering into the rest of god.
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Into the rest of god. that means you have a
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That means you have a problem, but you're not
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Problem, but you're not losing sleep over it.
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Losing sleep over it. you know god is still in
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You know god is still in control.
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Control. and this is one of the main
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And this is one of the main ways we show god we're
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Ways we show god we're trusting him, by staying in
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Trusting him, by staying in peace.
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Peace. not up when your
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Not up when your circumstances are up, down
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Circumstances are up, down when they're down.
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When they're down. you're stable, you're
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You're stable, you're consistent, you're in the
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Consistent, you're in the rest of god.
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Rest of god. in 2002, the houston city
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In 2002, the houston city council members voted for us
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Council members voted for us to have this facility.
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To have this facility. it was a 2-year battle, and
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It was a 2-year battle, and we'd worked hard, convinced
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We'd worked hard, convinced different council members,
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Different council members, and god caused everything to
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And god caused everything to fall into place.
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Fall into place. the vote was on a wednesday
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The vote was on a wednesday morning.
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Morning. that evening, we had a great
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That evening, we had a great celebration at the church.
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Celebration at the church. the next morning, victoria
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The next morning, victoria and i and our two small
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And i and our two small children went out of town to
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Children went out of town to take a few days off.
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Take a few days off. and we were on cloud nine.
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And we were on cloud nine. we couldn't believe that it
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We couldn't believe that it happened.
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Happened. we got to the hotel and
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We got to the hotel and started unpacking our bags,
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Started unpacking our bags, and my brother-in-law kevin
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And my brother-in-law kevin called.
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Called. he's our administrator.
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He's our administrator. he said, "joel, a large
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He said, "joel, a large company just filed a federal
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Company just filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep us
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Lawsuit to try to keep us from moving into the compaq
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From moving into the compaq center. they said we violate
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Center. they said we violate the deed restrictions."
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The deed restrictions." i asked him what that meant,
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I asked him what that meant, and he said, "it means that
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And he said, "it means that we can't move into the
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We can't move into the property because it's tied up
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Property because it's tied up in the legal system. and the
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In the legal system. and the attorneys say it can take up
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Attorneys say it can take up to 10 years to resolve, and
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To 10 years to resolve, and there's no guarantee that we
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There's no guarantee that we could win."
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Could win." i hung up the phone, and
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I hung up the phone, and victoria overheard the
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Victoria overheard the conversation.
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Conversation. she stopped unpacking, said,
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She stopped unpacking, said, "joel, what are you going to
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"joel, what are you going to do?"
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Do?" i said, "i'm going to go down
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I said, "i'm going to go down to the beach."
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To the beach." she said, "what are you going
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She said, "what are you going to do there?"
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To do there?" and i said, "i'm going to
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And i said, "i'm going to swim."
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Swim." she said, "aren't you
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She said, "aren't you worried? aren't you stressed?
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Worried? aren't you stressed? aren't you upset?"
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Aren't you upset?" i said, "no, victoria, we've
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I said, "no, victoria, we've done what we can do. now,
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Done what we can do. now, it's in god's hands."
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It's in god's hands." and i told her, "i'm not
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And i told her, "i'm not going to worry about
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Going to worry about something that i can't
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Something that i can't change."
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Change." i learned my lesson, i'm not
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I learned my lesson, i'm not putting up another worry
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Putting up another worry tree.
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Tree. i am going to stay at rest
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I am going to stay at rest and trust god to fight my
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And trust god to fight my battles.
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Battles. are you losing sleep over
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Are you losing sleep over something you can't do
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Something you can't do anything about?
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Anything about? as long as you're honoring
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As long as you're honoring god, being your best, then
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God, being your best, then you can rest.
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You can rest. you may be facing an illness.
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You may be facing an illness. you can't make yourself get
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You can't make yourself get well.
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Well. of course, do what you can,
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Of course, do what you can, use common sense.
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Use common sense. but at some point, you have
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But at some point, you have to turn it over to god and
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To turn it over to god and say, "lord, i trust you to
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Say, "lord, i trust you to bring the healing, but in the
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Bring the healing, but in the meantime, i'm going to enjoy
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Meantime, i'm going to enjoy my life."
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My life." worrying doesn't help you to
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Worrying doesn't help you to heal, living stressed,
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Heal, living stressed, uptight.
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Uptight. studies show that weakens the
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Studies show that weakens the immune system.
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Immune system. come back to a place of
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Come back to a place of peace.
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Peace. or you may have people in
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Or you may have people in your life that are not making
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Your life that are not making good decisions.
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Good decisions. you can't make people do
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You can't make people do what's right.
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What's right. don't let their poor choices
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Don't let their poor choices sour your life.
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Sour your life. you have to protect your
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You have to protect your peace.
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Peace. don't go the next 20 years
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Don't go the next 20 years all worried about somebody
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All worried about somebody else.
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Else. turn them over to god.
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Turn them over to god. if you'll get off the throne,
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If you'll get off the throne, so to speak, and stay at
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So to speak, and stay at rest, then god will get on
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Rest, then god will get on the throne and do what you
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The throne and do what you can't do.
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Can't do. in his own way, his own
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In his own way, his own timing, he'll make things
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Timing, he'll make things happen.
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Happen. but really, if god is not
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But really, if god is not changing them yet, what makes
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Changing them yet, what makes us think we can change them
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Us think we can change them in our own strength?
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In our own strength? and sure, we should be good
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And sure, we should be good examples, we should pray, but
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Examples, we should pray, but what i'm saying is you
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What i'm saying is you shouldn't live stressed out
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Shouldn't live stressed out over somebody else's poor
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Over somebody else's poor choices.
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Choices. you have a destiny to
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You have a destiny to fulfill.
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Fulfill. you need your energy, your
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You need your energy, your wisdom, your creativity to
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Wisdom, your creativity to become all god's created you
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Become all god's created you to be.
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To be. are you trying to change
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Are you trying to change things that only god can
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Things that only god can change?
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Change? your load will get a whole
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Your load will get a whole lot lighter if you'll turn it
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Lot lighter if you'll turn it over to him, and enter into
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Over to him, and enter into his rest.
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His rest. acts chapter 12, king herod
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Acts chapter 12, king herod had peter arrested and put in
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Had peter arrested and put in prison.
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Prison. he didn't like the fact that
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He didn't like the fact that peter was a follower of
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Peter was a follower of christ.
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Christ. peter was in the dungeon,
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Peter was in the dungeon, chained between two soldiers.
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Chained between two soldiers. the next morning, he was
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The next morning, he was going to be brought to trial.
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Going to be brought to trial. herod had already killed
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Herod had already killed james.
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James. it looks like peter would be
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It looks like peter would be next.
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Next. you can imagine what peter
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You can imagine what peter must have been thinking.
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Must have been thinking. but that night, an angel
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But that night, an angel appeared in the prison.
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Appeared in the prison. he went to wake peter up, but
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He went to wake peter up, but peter was sleeping so
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Peter was sleeping so soundly, the scripture says
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Soundly, the scripture says the angel had to shake peter
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The angel had to shake peter to awaken him.
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To awaken him. now, if you knew the next day
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Now, if you knew the next day your life may come to an end,
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Your life may come to an end, you were in great danger,
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You were in great danger, would you be sleeping
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Would you be sleeping soundly?
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Soundly? or would you be pacing the
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Or would you be pacing the floor, stressed out, "god,
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Floor, stressed out, "god, please help me. god, please
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Please help me. god, please don't let them kill me"?
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Don't let them kill me"? it's good to pray.
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It's good to pray. it's good to ask for god's
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It's good to ask for god's help.
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Help. but at some point, we all
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But at some point, we all have to do like peter, say,
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Have to do like peter, say, "god, i've honored you.
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"god, i've honored you. i've prayed, i believe, i've
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I've prayed, i believe, i've done my best. now, god, i'm
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Done my best. now, god, i'm going to rest. i'm not going
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Going to rest. i'm not going to worry about the medical
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To worry about the medical report, not going to live
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Report, not going to live stressed out over the
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Stressed out over the situation at work, not going
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Situation at work, not going to be upset because i don't
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To be upset because i don't see anything happening.
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See anything happening. god, i trust you."
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God, i trust you." if peter would have been
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If peter would have been stressed, worried, maybe the
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Stressed, worried, maybe the angel wouldn't have showed
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Angel wouldn't have showed up.
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Up. maybe he wouldn't have been
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Maybe he wouldn't have been freed.
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Freed. but when god saw him resting,
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But when god saw him resting, god said, "all right, let me
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God said, "all right, let me go to work."
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Go to work." i wonder if you would see
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I wonder if you would see situations turn around if
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Situations turn around if you'd simply come back to a
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You'd simply come back to a place of peace.
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Place of peace. worry doesn't make anything
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Worry doesn't make anything better.
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Better. being frustrated doesn't get
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Being frustrated doesn't get god's attention.
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God's attention. begging god, reminding him
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Begging god, reminding him what's wrong, that only makes
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What's wrong, that only makes us depressed.
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Us depressed. take the problem off the
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Take the problem off the throne, and put god back up
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Throne, and put god back up on the throne.
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On the throne. if you're talking more about
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If you're talking more about your problem than you are
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Your problem than you are about god, you have the wrong
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About god, you have the wrong thing on the throne.
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Thing on the throne. i saw a saying the other day,
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I saw a saying the other day, it said, "dear problem, my
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It said, "dear problem, my god is so much bigger than
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God is so much bigger than you."
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You." but even in prayer, instead
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But even in prayer, instead of praying in faith,
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Of praying in faith, sometimes we complain about
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Sometimes we complain about what we don't like.
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What we don't like. "god, these people at work,
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"god, these people at work, they get on my nerves. you
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They get on my nerves. you better do something. god, my
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Better do something. god, my back's been hurting for 6
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Back's been hurting for 6 years. god, these prices are
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Years. god, these prices are so high, i need your help."
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So high, i need your help." instead of begging god,
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Instead of begging god, instead of reminding him of
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Instead of reminding him of everything that's wrong, why
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Everything that's wrong, why don't you try a different
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Don't you try a different approach?
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Approach? do like peter, go to sleep,
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Do like peter, go to sleep, enter into his rest.
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Enter into his rest. sometimes when i pray, i say,
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Sometimes when i pray, i say, "god, you already know what i
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"god, you already know what i need. you already know what i
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Need. you already know what i want. you know all about me.
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Want. you know all about me. so lord, i just want to tell
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So lord, i just want to tell you that i love you, i trust
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You that i love you, i trust you, and i thank you for
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You, and i thank you for getting me to where i'm
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Getting me to where i'm supposed to be."
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Supposed to be." not begging god, but praying
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Not begging god, but praying from a place of rest, talking
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From a place of rest, talking to him from a place of peace.
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To him from a place of peace. our actions speak louder than
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Our actions speak louder than our words.
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Our words. when you can sleep soundly
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When you can sleep soundly like peter in a time of great
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Like peter in a time of great need, you're showing god that
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Need, you're showing god that you trust him.
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You trust him. you're saying, "god, i know
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You're saying, "god, i know you're bigger than this
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You're bigger than this problem. you said you would
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Problem. you said you would never sleep, so i'm going to
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Never sleep, so i'm going to go to sleep. and even though
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Go to sleep. and even though things aren't perfect in my
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Things aren't perfect in my life, i'm going to relax
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Life, i'm going to relax knowing that you're on the
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Knowing that you're on the throne, and you are fighting
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Throne, and you are fighting my battles."
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My battles." it's a very freeing way to
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It's a very freeing way to live.
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Live. why don't you come back to a
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Why don't you come back to a place of peace?
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Place of peace? come back to the still
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Come back to the still waters.
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Waters. you've worried about that
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You've worried about that problem long enough.
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Problem long enough. let your mind take a break.
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Let your mind take a break. some people never let their
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Some people never let their mind rest.
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Mind rest. they go on vacation for their
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They go on vacation for their body, but their mind is still
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Body, but their mind is still worrying.
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Worrying. they worry on the beach just
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They worry on the beach just like they worry at home.
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Like they worry at home. that doesn't help us to move
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That doesn't help us to move one inch forward.
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One inch forward. in the scripture, when god
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In the scripture, when god told ananias to go pray for
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Told ananias to go pray for saul, ananias didn't want to
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Saul, ananias didn't want to go.
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Go. saul was having believers
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Saul was having believers arrested and put in prison.
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Arrested and put in prison. he was the greatest enemy of
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He was the greatest enemy of the church.
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The church. but on the road to damascus,
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But on the road to damascus, when that light shined down
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When that light shined down bright and he became blind, a
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Bright and he became blind, a voice boomed out and said,
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Voice boomed out and said, "saul, why do you persecute
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"saul, why do you persecute me?"
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Me?" he said, "who are you?"
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He said, "who are you?" the voice said, "i am jesus."
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The voice said, "i am jesus." that moment was a turning
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That moment was a turning point in saul's life.
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Point in saul's life. he left there a changed man,
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He left there a changed man, but ananias didn't know
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But ananias didn't know anything about what had
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Anything about what had happened on the road to
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Happened on the road to damascus.
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Damascus. he still thought saul was a
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He still thought saul was a huge threat.
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Huge threat. he said, "lord, i've heard
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He said, "lord, i've heard many reports about this man
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Many reports about this man and all the harm that he's
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And all the harm that he's causing."
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Causing." ananias was worried.
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Ananias was worried. he came up with a lot of
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He came up with a lot of reasons why he shouldn't pray
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Reasons why he shouldn't pray for saul.
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For saul. and i'm sure he spent some
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And i'm sure he spent some restless nights thinking, "i
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Restless nights thinking, "i must not have heard god
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Must not have heard god right. this man is
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Right. this man is dangerous."
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Dangerous." he didn't realize he was
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He didn't realize he was worried about something that
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Worried about something that god had already taken care
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God had already taken care of.
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Of. he didn't know that saul had
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He didn't know that saul had already had a change of heart
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Already had a change of heart on the road to damascus.
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On the road to damascus. when he finally went to pray
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When he finally went to pray for him, he found out that
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For him, he found out that saul was an ally instead of
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Saul was an ally instead of an enemy.
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An enemy. some of the things you're
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Some of the things you're worried about, just like with
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Worried about, just like with ananias, you can't see it
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Ananias, you can't see it yet, but god has already
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Yet, but god has already changed it.
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Changed it. he's already spoken to the
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He's already spoken to the right people.
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Right people. he's already lined up your
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He's already lined up your healing.
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Healing. he's already arranged that
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He's already arranged that breakthrough.
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Breakthrough. it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before you walk into it.
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Before you walk into it. no use losing sleep over that
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No use losing sleep over that child that's off course
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Child that's off course anymore.
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Anymore. no use being frustrated over
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No use being frustrated over that negative medical report,
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That negative medical report, over that situation at work.
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Over that situation at work. the threat has already been
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The threat has already been canceled, the solution is
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Canceled, the solution is already en route.
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Already en route. stay in peace and, like
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Stay in peace and, like ananias, you'll come in to
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Ananias, you'll come in to what god has already done.
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What god has already done. friends, don't let worry rob
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Friends, don't let worry rob you.
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You. if a thief came into your
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If a thief came into your home every week and took your
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Home every week and took your groceries, took your
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Groceries, took your clothing, stole your
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Clothing, stole your furniture, it wouldn't take
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Furniture, it wouldn't take long at all before you got
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Long at all before you got fed up and said, "no more,
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Fed up and said, "no more, that's enough."
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That's enough." you'd put a stop to it real
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You'd put a stop to it real quickly.
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Quickly. that's what you have to do
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That's what you have to do with worry.
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With worry. don't go another 5 years
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Don't go another 5 years letting worry rob you of your
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Letting worry rob you of your joy, rob you of your peace.
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Joy, rob you of your peace. put your foot down and say,
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Put your foot down and say, "that's it, this is a new
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"that's it, this is a new day. no more worrying for me.
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Day. no more worrying for me. i'm going to guard my mind.
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I'm going to guard my mind. i'm going to stay by the
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I'm going to stay by the still waters. i'm going to
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Still waters. i'm going to live from a place of peace."
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Live from a place of peace." remember, when you rest, god
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Remember, when you rest, god goes to work.
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Goes to work. but when you work, god rests.
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But when you work, god rests. whatever's bothering you,
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Whatever's bothering you, whatever you're tempted to
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Whatever you're tempted to worry about, i'm asking you
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Worry about, i'm asking you to take that off the throne,
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To take that off the throne, and put god back up on the
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And put god back up on the throne.
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Throne. make him bigger.
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Make him bigger. use that same energy to thank
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Use that same energy to thank him that he's working in your
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Him that he's working in your life.
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Life. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare you'll experience
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And declare you'll experience peace that passes
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Peace that passes understanding.
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Understanding. no matter what happens on the
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No matter what happens on the outside, on the inside,
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Outside, on the inside, you'll be at rest, you'll
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You'll be at rest, you'll overcome obstacles, you'll
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Overcome obstacles, you'll accomplish your dreams, and
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Accomplish your dreams, and become everything god created
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Become everything god created you to be in jesus' name.
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You to be in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? we never like to close our
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come into
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make you my lord
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My heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good, bible-based
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Get in a good, bible-based church, keep god first place.
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Church, keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed.
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Sometimes in life,
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Sometimes in life, people don't choose us.
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People don't choose us. we've all felt overlooked
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We've all felt overlooked and like we're not good enough.
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And like we're not good enough. it's easy to live inferior,
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It's easy to live inferior, thinking we don't measure up.
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Thinking we don't measure up. people may have left you out.
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People may have left you out. the good news is
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The good news is god has chosen you.
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God has chosen you. he's the one that matters.
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And in my new book, chosen:
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And in my new book, chosen: your life is marked
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Your life is marked for distinction,
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For distinction, you'll discover,
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You'll discover, before you were born,
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Before you were born, god not only knew you,
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God not only knew you, but he handpicked you
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But he handpicked you and placed
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And placed a calling on your life.
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A calling on your life. you are equipped and empowered
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You are equipped and empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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To fulfill your destiny. when you understand
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When you understand that you're chosen,
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That you're chosen, fear and doubt can't stay,
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Fear and doubt can't stay, you'll live
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You'll live with the boldness
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With the boldness to step into the greatness
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To step into the greatness god put in you.
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God put in you. i'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new book, chosen,
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My new book, chosen, plus the chosen t-shirt
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Plus the chosen t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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Your life is marked for distinction.
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In the scriptures, jesus encouraged us by saying,
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Jesus encouraged us by saying, "you didn't choose me.
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"you didn't choose me. i chose you."
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I chose you." this powerful guide
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This powerful guide will help
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You discover the abundant life you were designed to live.
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You were designed to live. as a child of god,
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As a child of god, you have a calling,
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You have a calling, a purpose,
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A purpose, a destiny still
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A destiny still to be fulfilled.
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To be fulfilled. when you request your copy,
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When you request your copy, we also want to send you
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That you've been chosen by almighty god
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Every time you wear it. please request these gifts today
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And discover that god is moving
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That god is moving on your behalf.
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On your behalf. your next days
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Your next days are going to be your best days.
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Are going to be your best days. you're not average.
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You're not average. you're not ordinary.
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You're not ordinary. you've been chosen
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You've been chosen by almighty god.
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By almighty god. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know how much we love you.
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How much we love you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. and thanks so much
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And thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people all over the world.
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All over the world. and a special thank you
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And a special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning,
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Every sunday morning, download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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Social media, listen on sirius xm.
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Listen on sirius xm. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - Peaceful On Purpose

July 17, 2025 | 30:0

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