Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Pit Praisers

May 6, 2025 | S25:E126

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Pit Praisers | May 6, 2025

>> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you. it's a joy to
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes, and
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Come into your homes, and if you're ever in our area
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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You feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. one day, this young man was
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One day, this young man was talking to god and he said,
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Talking to god and he said, "god, what's a million years
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"god, what's a million years like to you?" god said,
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"a million years to me is
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"a million years to me is like one second to you."
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Like one second to you." he said, "well, god what's
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He said, "well, god what's a million dollars like to
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A million dollars like to you?" god said, "a million
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You?" god said, "a million dollars to me is like one
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Dollars to me is like one penny to you."
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Penny to you." he thought about it a
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He thought about it a moment. he said, "god will
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Moment. he said, "god will you give me a penny?"
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You give me a penny?" god said, "sure. just a
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God said, "sure. just a second."
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Second." say it like you mean it:
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Say it like you mean it: "this is my bible. i am
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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What it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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Do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god. i boldly
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert,
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Confess: my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same,
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name."
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In 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, "pit praisers."
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About, "pit praisers." it's easy to give god praise
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It's easy to give god praise when things are going good.
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When things are going good. that doesn't take much
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That doesn't take much faith. but what about when
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Faith. but what about when business slows down,
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Business slows down, somebody does us wrong, the
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Somebody does us wrong, the medical report says we're
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Medical report says we're not going to get better.
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Not going to get better. we all have times where
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We all have times where we feel like we're in the
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We feel like we're in the pits. life has thrown us
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Pits. life has thrown us a curve. it's easy to get
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A curve. it's easy to get discouraged and go around
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Discouraged and go around negative. we think when it
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Negative. we think when it turns around, then i'll
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Turns around, then i'll have a good attitude.
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Have a good attitude. when my health improves,
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When my health improves, then i'll be grateful.
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Then i'll be grateful. when i get out of this
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When i get out of this mess, joel. when i break
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Mess, joel. when i break this addiction, then i'll
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This addiction, then i'll get my joy back.
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Get my joy back. but that's backward. you
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But that's backward. you have to give god praise
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Have to give god praise first. praise is what
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First. praise is what causes things to turn
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Causes things to turn around. praise is what
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Around. praise is what breaks bondages that are
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Breaks bondages that are holding us back. praise
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Holding us back. praise activates god's favor.
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Activates god's favor. don't wait till you get out
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Don't wait till you get out of the pit. be a pit praiser.
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Of the pit. be a pit praiser. praise him in spite of what
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Praise him in spite of what hasn't worked out. praise
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Hasn't worked out. praise him in spite of what you
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Him in spite of what you lost. any of us can give
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Lost. any of us can give god praise when we're on
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God praise when we're on the mountaintop. the real
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The mountaintop. the real test is will you praise him
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Test is will you praise him in the valley? will you
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In the valley? will you worship him in the
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Worship him in the wilderness? will you shout
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Wilderness? will you shout when the walls aren't
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When the walls aren't falling? will you be a
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Falling? will you be a pit praiser?
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Pit praiser? this is what joseph had
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This is what joseph had to do. when he was a young
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To do. when he was a young man, god gave him a dream
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Man, god gave him a dream that one day he would rule
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That one day he would rule a nation, and that his
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A nation, and that his brothers would bow down
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Brothers would bow down before him. he was excited.
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Before him. he was excited. he knew god's favor was on
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He knew god's favor was on his life. he should have
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His life. he should have been more discreet and kept
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Been more discreet and kept it to himself. but he went
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It to himself. but he went around telling people.
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Around telling people. his brothers didn't like
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His brothers didn't like the fact that they were
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The fact that they were going to bow down. they
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Going to bow down. they were already jealous
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Were already jealous because joseph was the
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Because joseph was the youngest son and his
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Youngest son and his father's favorite child.
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Father's favorite child. and one day, joseph's
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And one day, joseph's father asked him to go
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Father asked him to go check on his brothers.
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Check on his brothers. they were in another city
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They were in another city taking care of the sheep.
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Taking care of the sheep. when they saw joseph
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When they saw joseph coming, they thought, "this
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Coming, they thought, "this is our chance to get rid
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Is our chance to get rid of joseph. we'll tell our
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Of joseph. we'll tell our father that he was eaten
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Father that he was eaten by a wild animal." they
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By a wild animal." they grabbed joseph and threw
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Grabbed joseph and threw him into a pit, a deep
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Him into a pit, a deep well. they were going to
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Well. they were going to leave him there to die.
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Leave him there to die. but when god puts a promise
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But when god puts a promise in your heart, people can't
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In your heart, people can't stop you. bad breaks can't
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Stop you. bad breaks can't stop you. betrayal,
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Stop you. betrayal, rejection. people don't
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Rejection. people don't have the final say, god
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Have the final say, god does. but the dream god
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Does. but the dream god put in you is not going
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Put in you is not going to come to pass without
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To come to pass without opposition. there will be
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Opposition. there will be times it's not fair, it
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Times it's not fair, it doesn't make sense. don't
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Doesn't make sense. don't get bitter. it's all a part
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Get bitter. it's all a part of god's plan. it looks
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Of god's plan. it looks like a setback. the truth
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Like a setback. the truth is it's a set up to move
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Is it's a set up to move you into your destiny.
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You into your destiny. the key is what you do when
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The key is what you do when you're in the pit, when
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You're in the pit, when life has taken an unexpected
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Life has taken an unexpected turn. a relationship didn't
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Turn. a relationship didn't work out. you lost a loved
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Work out. you lost a loved one. a bad medical report.
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It's tempting to get sour,
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It's tempting to get sour, go around complaining,
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Go around complaining, talking about how it's not
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Talking about how it's not going to work out.
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Going to work out. all that's going to do is
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All that's going to do is keep you in the pit.
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Keep you in the pit. joseph's brothers were up
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Joseph's brothers were up having lunch while he was
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Having lunch while he was in the pit. they saw this
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In the pit. they saw this caravan of ishmaelite's
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Caravan of ishmaelite's headed their way. one of
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Headed their way. one of the brothers named judah
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The brothers named judah said, "what does it profit
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Said, "what does it profit us to kill joseph? let's
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Us to kill joseph? let's sell him. let's make some
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Sell him. let's make some money." they brought
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Money." they brought joseph out of the pit and
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Joseph out of the pit and sold him as a slave to the
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Sold him as a slave to the ishmaelites.
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Ishmaelites. what's interesting is the
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What's interesting is the name judah, the brother
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Name judah, the brother that saved joseph's life,
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That saved joseph's life, means "praise". god was
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Means "praise". god was showing us praise protects
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Showing us praise protects the dream. the other
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The dream. the other brothers were saying,
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Brothers were saying, "let's kill him. let's
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"let's kill him. let's leave him here to die."
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Leave him here to die." but praise rose up and
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But praise rose up and said, "no, we're going to
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Said, "no, we're going to let him live." praise
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Let him live." praise changed the opposition's
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Changed the opposition's mind. praise pushed back
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Mind. praise pushed back the forces of darkness.
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The forces of darkness. when you're in the pit,
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When you're in the pit, don't complain. turn up
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Don't complain. turn up your praise. you have to
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Your praise. you have to protect your dream. the way
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Protect your dream. the way you do it is by having
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You do it is by having judah show up.
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Judah show up. "father, thank you that you
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"father, thank you that you are fighting my battle.
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Are fighting my battle. yes, this is a big problem.
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Yes, this is a big problem. but i know you're a big
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But i know you're a big god. you flung stars into
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God. you flung stars into space. nothing's too
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Space. nothing's too difficult for you."
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Difficult for you." the scripture says, "the
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The scripture says, "the spirit of faith is in our
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Spirit of faith is in our words."
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Words." what kind of words are
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What kind of words are coming out of your mouth?
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Are you talking about how
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Are you talking about how big your problem is? or are
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Big your problem is? or are you talking about how big
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You talking about how big your god is? are you
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Your god is? are you complaining about the pit?
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Complaining about the pit? focused on what wasn't
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Focused on what wasn't fair? or who did you wrong?
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Fair? or who did you wrong? you have to wake up judah.
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You have to wake up judah. judah is in you.
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Judah is in you. you're waiting for someone
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You're waiting for someone else to deliver you.
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Else to deliver you. someone to pray for you.
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Someone to pray for you. someone to cheer you up.
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Someone to cheer you up. you can deliver yourself.
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You can deliver yourself. if you'll get judah up and
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If you'll get judah up and start thanking god that
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Start thanking god that he's turning it around.
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He's turning it around. not complaining about the
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Not complaining about the medical report but thanking
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Medical report but thanking him that he's restoring
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Him that he's restoring health back into you.
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Health back into you. not discouraged over
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Not discouraged over finances but thanking him
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Finances but thanking him that you will lend and not
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That you will lend and not borrow. when god sees you
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Borrow. when god sees you praising him in the pit,
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Praising him in the pit, praising him in the loss,
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Praising him in the loss, praising him in the storm;
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Praising him in the storm; that's what he calls the
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That's what he calls the sacrifice of praise.
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Sacrifice of praise. he knows it's not easy.
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He knows it's not easy. he knows it wasn't fair.
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He knows it wasn't fair. he knows they did you
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He knows they did you wrong. he knows you felt
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Wrong. he knows you felt like quitting but when you
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Like quitting but when you praise him in the pit, that
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Praise him in the pit, that moves god in a greater way.
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Moves god in a greater way. the sacrifice of praise
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The sacrifice of praise carries more weight.
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It's one thing to be
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It's one thing to be grateful when things are
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Grateful when things are going our way. that's
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Going our way. that's important. we should do
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Important. we should do that. but when you have a
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That. but when you have a song in your heart, when
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Song in your heart, when every circumstance says
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Every circumstance says you should be discouraged,
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You should be discouraged, when you can say, "god,
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When you can say, "god, i bless you in spite of
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I bless you in spite of what hasn't worked out."
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What hasn't worked out." get ready for god to show
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Get ready for god to show out in your life. david
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Out in your life. david said, "god lifted me out
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Said, "god lifted me out of the pit and set my feet
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Of the pit and set my feet upon a rock."
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Upon a rock." you may be in the pit but
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You may be in the pit but you're not going to stay
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You're not going to stay there. you've heard that
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There. you've heard that saying, "you can't keep a
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Saying, "you can't keep a good man down."
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Good man down." let me tell you, you can't
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Let me tell you, you can't keep a praiser down.
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Keep a praiser down. anyone can complain, anyone
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Anyone can complain, anyone can be discouraged.
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Can be discouraged. god is looking for some
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God is looking for some pit praisers. people that
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Pit praisers. people that will praise him no matter
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Will praise him no matter what happens. praise him
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What happens. praise him in the good times. praise
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In the good times. praise him in the tough times.
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Him in the tough times. praise him when business
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Praise him when business is up. praise him when
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Is up. praise him when it's down. david said,
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It's down. david said, "i'll bless the lord at
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"i'll bless the lord at all times. his praise will
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All times. his praise will continually be in my mouth."
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Continually be in my mouth." this is what paul and silas
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This is what paul and silas did in the scripture. they
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Did in the scripture. they were falsely accused and
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Were falsely accused and put in prison for sharing
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Put in prison for sharing the good news. they could
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The good news. they could have been bitter,
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Have been bitter, complained, "god, why did
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Complained, "god, why did you let this happen?
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You let this happen? we were doing the right
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We were doing the right thing."
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Thing." instead, they were pit
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Instead, they were pit praisers. at midnight,
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Praisers. at midnight, in the dungeon, they
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In the dungeon, they started singing praises
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Started singing praises and thanking god.
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And thanking god. suddenly, there was a great
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Suddenly, there was a great earthquake. the foundation
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Earthquake. the foundation of the prison was shaking,
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Of the prison was shaking, the doors flung open, they
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The doors flung open, they walked out as free men.
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Walked out as free men. when god heard the praises
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When god heard the praises coming from the jail, i can
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Coming from the jail, i can imagine he turned to
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Imagine he turned to gabriel and said, "gabriel,
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Gabriel and said, "gabriel, if they're going to praise
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If they're going to praise me in the pit, if they're
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Me in the pit, if they're going to sing in the
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Going to sing in the midnight hour, if they're
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Midnight hour, if they're going to offer up the
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Going to offer up the sacrifice of praise,
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Sacrifice of praise, i can't just sit back.
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I can't just sit back. i'm going to go down there
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I'm going to go down there and do something about it."
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And do something about it." the scripture says in
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The scripture says in zephaniah, "the lord your
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Zephaniah, "the lord your mighty warrior is with you.
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Mighty warrior is with you. he will take delight in you
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He will take delight in you and rejoice over you with
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And rejoice over you with singing."
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Singing." when you give god praise in
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When you give god praise in the difficult times, when
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The difficult times, when you sing in the midnight
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You sing in the midnight hour, the lord, your mighty
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Hour, the lord, your mighty warrior, not a weak god,
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Warrior, not a weak god, not a lacking god, not a
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Not a lacking god, not a limited god, but the all
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Limited god, but the all powerful creator of the
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Powerful creator of the universe will not only take
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Universe will not only take delight in you, but he will
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Delight in you, but he will start singing over you.
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Start singing over you. when god sings, prison
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When god sings, prison doors open, addictions are
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Doors open, addictions are broken, depression can't
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Broken, depression can't stay, poverty and lack have
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Stay, poverty and lack have to go. god will get you to
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To go. god will get you to where you're supposed to
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Where you're supposed to be. but when we're in the
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Be. but when we're in the pits, it's easy to have a
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Pits, it's easy to have a pity party and think, "why
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Pity party and think, "why did this happen? i prayed.
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Did this happen? i prayed. my loved one didn't make
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My loved one didn't make it. my relationship didn't
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It. my relationship didn't work out. my house was
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Work out. my house was damaged in the storm."
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Damaged in the storm." you're right where joseph
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You're right where joseph was. doing the right thing
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Was. doing the right thing and the wrong thing
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And the wrong thing happened. you're right
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Happened. you're right where paul and silas were.
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Where paul and silas were. you're honoring god and
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You're honoring god and were thrown into a pit.
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Were thrown into a pit. you can either get negative,
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You can either get negative, bitter, or you can become
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Bitter, or you can become a pit praiser. you can
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A pit praiser. you can thank god not for the pit
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Thank god not for the pit but thank him that he's
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But thank him that he's bringing you out. don't
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Bringing you out. don't thank him for the problem,
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Thank him for the problem, thank him that he's turning
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Thank him that he's turning it around. we're not going
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It around. we're not going to understand everything
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To understand everything god is doing. there are
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God is doing. there are times like with joseph,
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Times like with joseph, the pit has been ordained
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The pit has been ordained by god. we don't like it
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By god. we don't like it but the pit is on the road
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But the pit is on the road to our destiny.
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To our destiny. god's plan for joseph's
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God's plan for joseph's life was to rule egypt,
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Life was to rule egypt, not israel. his brothers
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Not israel. his brothers were ordained to betray
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Were ordained to betray him. he was ordained to
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Him. he was ordained to be sold as a slave.
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Be sold as a slave. ordained to work for
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Ordained to work for potiphar, a high-ranking
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Potiphar, a high-ranking military officer. that was
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Military officer. that was all a part of the plan to
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All a part of the plan to get him to egypt. sometimes
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Get him to egypt. sometimes life is not going to make
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Life is not going to make sense. you're doing the
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Sense. you're doing the right thing but it's not
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Right thing but it's not working out. you have to
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Working out. you have to trust that god is still
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Trust that god is still in control, that he knows
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In control, that he knows what he's doing, that he
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What he's doing, that he will not mismanage your
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Will not mismanage your life. god has already
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Life. god has already planned the end from the
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Planned the end from the beginning. he never promised
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Beginning. he never promised that we would understand
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That we would understand everything that happens
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Everything that happens along the way. in fact,
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Along the way. in fact, he said, "my ways are not
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He said, "my ways are not your ways." he let us know
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Your ways." he let us know right up front it's not
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Right up front it's not always going to make
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Always going to make sense. this is what faith
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Sense. this is what faith is all about.
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Is all about. i can hear him when he was
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I can hear him when he was in the pit. his brothers
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In the pit. his brothers up having lunch.
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Up having lunch. "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that nothing can snatch me out
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Nothing can snatch me out of your hands. you being
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Of your hands. you being for me i know is greater
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For me i know is greater than the whole world being
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Than the whole world being against me."
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Against me." as he kept thanking god,
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As he kept thanking god, his brother named judah,
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His brother named judah, the one that means praise
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The one that means praise suddenly had an idea.
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Suddenly had an idea. "let's not harm joseph.
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"let's not harm joseph. let's sell him to these
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Let's sell him to these people." that wasn't his
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People." that wasn't his idea, god gave him that
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Idea, god gave him that idea. when you're giving
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Idea. when you're giving god praise, he's fighting
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God praise, he's fighting your battles. giving people
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Your battles. giving people ideas, putting thoughts in
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Ideas, putting thoughts in their mind, causing them
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Their mind, causing them to want to be good to you.
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To want to be good to you. but what if joseph wasn't
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But what if joseph wasn't a pit praiser? what if
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A pit praiser? what if he'd been negative, bitter?
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He'd been negative, bitter? maybe he'd stay in the pit.
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Maybe he'd stay in the pit. maybe he would have missed
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Maybe he would have missed his destiny. when you're
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His destiny. when you're in the pit, it's a test.
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In the pit, it's a test. are you going to get
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Are you going to get discouraged? bitter? or are
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Discouraged? bitter? or are you going to protect your
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You going to protect your dream through praise? are
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Dream through praise? are you going to wake up judah?
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You going to wake up judah? sometimes, like with joseph,
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Sometimes, like with joseph, what god promised us looks
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What god promised us looks just the opposite. god said
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Just the opposite. god said he's restoring health back
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He's restoring health back to you. the medical report
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To you. the medical report says you're not going to
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Says you're not going to get better. god says your
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Get better. god says your whole family is going to
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Whole family is going to serve him. maybe you have
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Serve him. maybe you have children that are far off
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Children that are far off course.
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Course. don't get discouraged by
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Don't get discouraged by what's not lining up.
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What's not lining up. it's not over. god is still
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It's not over. god is still working. behind the scenes,
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Working. behind the scenes, things are happening that
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Things are happening that you cannot see. keep
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You cannot see. keep thanking god that it's on
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Thanking god that it's on the way. in car racing,
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The way. in car racing, when a car is low on fuel
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When a car is low on fuel or they need new tires,
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Or they need new tires, they'll come in for a
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They'll come in for a pit stop. when they pull
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Pit stop. when they pull into the pit, the team goes
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Into the pit, the team goes to work to get it refueled
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To work to get it refueled and prepared for the rest
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And prepared for the rest of the race. in the same
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Of the race. in the same way, the pit stops in our
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Way, the pit stops in our life are not the end.
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Life are not the end. when we're in the pits, a
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When we're in the pits, a difficult time, we had a
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Difficult time, we had a bad break, god uses that
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Bad break, god uses that pit stop to refuel us and
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Pit stop to refuel us and get us prepared for the
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Get us prepared for the next season of our life.
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Next season of our life. the way to get refueled is
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The way to get refueled is through your praise.
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By finding something to
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By finding something to be grateful for. not
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Be grateful for. not dwelling on what's wrong,
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Dwelling on what's wrong, but thanking god for what's
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But thanking god for what's right. not focused on what
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Right. not focused on what you lost but thanking god
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You lost but thanking god for what you have left.
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For what you have left. you may feel like you're
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You may feel like you're in the pits. you have a
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In the pits. you have a good reason to be
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Good reason to be discouraged. have a new
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Discouraged. have a new perspective. you're in a
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Perspective. you're in a time of refreshing,
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Time of refreshing, reenergizing, refueling.
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Reenergizing, refueling. without a few pit stops we
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Without a few pit stops we wouldn't be prepared for
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Wouldn't be prepared for our journey. the problem
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Our journey. the problem is some people make the
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Is some people make the pit stop their home. they
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Pit stop their home. they lose their passion, get
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Lose their passion, get discouraged. "why did this
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Discouraged. "why did this happen to me? i was doing
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Happen to me? i was doing so well." it's just a pit
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So well." it's just a pit stop. i don't know anyone
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Stop. i don't know anyone that's fulfilled their
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That's fulfilled their destiny without a few
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Destiny without a few pit stops. the heroes of
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Pit stops. the heroes of faith: david, moses,
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Faith: david, moses, abraham, ruth, esther,
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Abraham, ruth, esther, sarah. they all had pit
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Sarah. they all had pit stops. my challenge is
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Stops. my challenge is don't get stuck in the
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Don't get stuck in the pit. it's a pit stop not
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Pit. it's a pit stop not a pit end. not a pit
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A pit end. not a pit finish. not a pit it's
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Finish. not a pit it's over and done.
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Over and done. your life is not supposed
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Your life is not supposed to end in defeat, in a bad
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To end in defeat, in a bad break, in disappointment.
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Break, in disappointment. god has victory in front
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God has victory in front of you. well, joel, i'm
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Of you. well, joel, i'm in a big pit. then you need
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In a big pit. then you need to have big praise, big
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To have big praise, big faith, big dreams. don't
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Faith, big dreams. don't believe that lie that where
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Believe that lie that where you are is permanent.
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You are is permanent. god did not breathe life
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God did not breathe life into you, crown you with
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Into you, crown you with favor, put royal blood in
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Favor, put royal blood in your veins, for you to live
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Your veins, for you to live in the pits.
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In the pits. the pits are temporary but
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The pits are temporary but you have to do your part
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You have to do your part and praise your way out
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And praise your way out of the pit. the right
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Of the pit. the right attitude is, "father,
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Attitude is, "father, thank you that this pit
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Thank you that this pit is just a stop. it's not
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Is just a stop. it's not my final destination.
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My final destination. thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're making a way where i don't
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Making a way where i don't see a way. that what was
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See a way. that what was meant to stop me is
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Meant to stop me is going to promote me."
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Going to promote me." if you'll stay full of
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If you'll stay full of praise, keep thanking god,
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Praise, keep thanking god, keeping encouraging
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Keeping encouraging yourself, you'll not only
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Yourself, you'll not only come out of the pit, you'll
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Come out of the pit, you'll come out stronger, into new
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Come out stronger, into new levels, new relationships,
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Levels, new relationships, new opportunities.
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New opportunities. after the pit is promotion.
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After the pit is promotion. after the pit is favor.
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After the pit is favor. after the pit is the
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After the pit is the palace. joseph went on to
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Palace. joseph went on to see his dream come to pass.
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See his dream come to pass. there were a lot of twists
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There were a lot of twists and turns. it was a winding
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And turns. it was a winding road but he kept moving
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Road but he kept moving forward and he fulfilled
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Forward and he fulfilled his destiny. but had he
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His destiny. but had he not been willing to praise
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Not been willing to praise in the pit, he would have
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In the pit, he would have never made it to the palace.
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Never made it to the palace. could it be that a lack of
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Could it be that a lack of praise is keeping you out
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Praise is keeping you out of your palace so to speak.
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Of your palace so to speak. you're waiting for things
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You're waiting for things to turn around and then
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To turn around and then you'll have a good
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You'll have a good attitude. then you'll be
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Attitude. then you'll be grateful. you have to give
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Grateful. you have to give god praise in the pit.
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God praise in the pit. that's what allows him to
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That's what allows him to take you into the palace,
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Take you into the palace, into a new level of your
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Into a new level of your destiny.
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Destiny. in matthew 15, jesus had
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In matthew 15, jesus had just left galilee when a
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Just left galilee when a canaanite woman came up
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Canaanite woman came up to him. the canaanites
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To him. the canaanites were idol worshippers.
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Were idol worshippers. they were gentiles. they
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They were gentiles. they didn't believe in jehovah.
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Didn't believe in jehovah. for a lady to approach him
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For a lady to approach him like that in that day was
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Like that in that day was unusual because the women
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Unusual because the women were taught to stay in the
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Were taught to stay in the background. this lady
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Background. this lady traveled a great distance,
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Traveled a great distance, said to jesus, "son of
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Said to jesus, "son of david, have mercy on me.
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David, have mercy on me. my little girl is so sick."
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My little girl is so sick." jesus ignored her. he
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Jesus ignored her. he didn't say a word. he acted
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Didn't say a word. he acted like she wasn't there.
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Like she wasn't there. this was unusual because
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This was unusual because jesus was normally so
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Jesus was normally so compassionate.
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Compassionate. the lady kept begging and
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The lady kept begging and begging, "please come heal
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Begging, "please come heal my daughter," so much so
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My daughter," so much so that the disciples asked
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That the disciples asked jesus, "can we send her
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Jesus, "can we send her away? can we tell her to
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Away? can we tell her to leave? she's bothering us
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Leave? she's bothering us with all of her begging."
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With all of her begging." jesus finally told her why
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Jesus finally told her why he was ignoring her.
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He was ignoring her. he said, "ma'am, i was sent
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He said, "ma'am, i was sent to help the house of
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To help the house of israel, not the gentiles."
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Israel, not the gentiles." he was saying, "i'm sorry
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He was saying, "i'm sorry but you're not a part of
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But you're not a part of our family. i feel badly
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Our family. i feel badly but i can't take what
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But i can't take what belongs to the israelites
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Belongs to the israelites and give it to you."
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And give it to you." this lady had everything
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This lady had everything going against her. she was
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Going against her. she was a gentile. she was an idol
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A gentile. she was an idol worshipper. she was a
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Worshipper. she was a woman. but when she said,
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Woman. but when she said, "son of david, have mercy
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"son of david, have mercy on me," she was saying,
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On me," she was saying, "i know you're the messiah
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"i know you're the messiah for the israelites.
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For the israelites. i realize i'm outside the
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I realize i'm outside the family. i don't have any
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Family. i don't have any right to this. but i'm
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Right to this. but i'm asking you to make an
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Asking you to make an exception."
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Exception." when jesus told her no,
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When jesus told her no, that could have been the
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That could have been the end of the story.
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End of the story. but this lady did something
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But this lady did something interesting. instead of
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Interesting. instead of continuing to beg, she
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Continuing to beg, she fell down at his feet and
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Fell down at his feet and started worshipping. she
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Started worshipping. she started praising him,
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Started praising him, thanking him. i can
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Thanking him. i can imagine jesus tried to
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Imagine jesus tried to walk away. he tried to
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Walk away. he tried to move on. but when he heard
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Move on. but when he heard the praise, he couldn't
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The praise, he couldn't leave. praise kept pulling
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Leave. praise kept pulling him back. praise kept
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Him back. praise kept drawing him toward her.
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Drawing him toward her. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god inhabits our praises."
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Inhabits our praises." that means praise brings
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That means praise brings god on the scene. begging
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God on the scene. begging doesn't move god.
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Doesn't move god. complaining doesn't sway
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Complaining doesn't sway him. but praise causes the
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Him. but praise causes the creator of the universe to
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Creator of the universe to show up.
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Show up. jesus thought, "i know
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Jesus thought, "i know she's outside the family.
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She's outside the family. i know she comes from idol
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I know she comes from idol worshippers. i know this
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Worshippers. i know this goes against "protocol"
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Goes against "protocol" but i can't turn a praiser
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But i can't turn a praiser down." he said to the
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Down." he said to the woman, "you have great
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Woman, "you have great faith. you can go back
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Faith. you can go back home. your daughter has
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Home. your daughter has been healed."
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Been healed." a few minutes earlier, he
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A few minutes earlier, he was ignoring her. what
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Was ignoring her. what changed? when she went
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Changed? when she went from begging to
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From begging to worshipping. that's how
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Worshipping. that's how powerful praise is.
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Powerful praise is. you may think you're kind
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You may think you're kind of outside the family,
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Of outside the family, you don't deserve god's
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You don't deserve god's goodness. you've made
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Goodness. you've made mistakes, brought trouble
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Mistakes, brought trouble reasons why god shouldn't
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Reasons why god shouldn't do it. but if you'll do
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Do it. but if you'll do like this lady and go to
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Like this lady and go to god not begging him but
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God not begging him but giving him praise, thanking
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Giving him praise, thanking him, bragging on his
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Him, bragging on his goodness, god will break
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Goodness, god will break protocol so to speak and
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Protocol so to speak and do things that you don't
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Do things that you don't deserve.
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Deserve. what begging won't do,
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What begging won't do, praise will do.
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Praise will do. no more: god i'm begging
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No more: god i'm begging you to heal me.
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You to heal me. i'm begging you to turn my
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I'm begging you to turn my child around.
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Child around. switch over into praise:
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Switch over into praise: father, thank you that
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Father, thank you that you're restoring health
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You're restoring health back to me. thank you
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Back to me. thank you that as for me and my
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That as for me and my house, we will serve the
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House, we will serve the lord. god won't disappoint
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Lord. god won't disappoint a praiser.
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A praiser. in the scripture,
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In the scripture, the israelites had traveled
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The israelites had traveled through the desert 40 years
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Through the desert 40 years trying to make it to the
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Trying to make it to the promised land. the parents
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Promised land. the parents never did make it in
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Never did make it in because they complained
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Because they complained and were negative.
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And were negative. they eventually died.
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They eventually died. now their children were at
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Now their children were at jericho. this was the last
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Jericho. this was the last city that stood between
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City that stood between them and their promised
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Them and their promised land. you can imagine how
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Land. you can imagine how excited they were if they
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Excited they were if they could just get through
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Could just get through jericho that they could
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Jericho that they could see this dream come to pass.
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See this dream come to pass. there will always be a
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There will always be a jericho that stands between
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Jericho that stands between you and your promised land.
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You and your promised land. one last obstacle that
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One last obstacle that looked insurmountable.
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Looked insurmountable. you've come this far,
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You've come this far, you've done so well, but
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You've done so well, but you don't see how to get
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You don't see how to get past it. this is how the
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Past it. this is how the israelites felt. they
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Israelites felt. they could taste the victory.
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Could taste the victory. after years, they were
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After years, they were finally within reach but
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Finally within reach but jericho had a huge wall
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Jericho had a huge wall around the city, so thick
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Around the city, so thick that the chariots could
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That the chariots could ride on top of the wall.
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Ride on top of the wall. it looked impossible to
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It looked impossible to penetrate.
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Penetrate. well, god told joshua to
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Well, god told joshua to have the people march
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Have the people march around the wall six days
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Around the wall six days and on the seventh day, on
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And on the seventh day, on the seventh time around,
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The seventh time around, they were to let out a
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They were to let out a great shout. i can imagine
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Great shout. i can imagine the people told joshua,
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The people told joshua, "we'll shout after the
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"we'll shout after the wall falls, after we take
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Wall falls, after we take the city, then we'll give
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The city, then we'll give god praise. there's no
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God praise. there's no reason to do it before.
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Reason to do it before. that doesn't make sense."
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That doesn't make sense." joshua said, "you're
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Joshua said, "you're missing the point. the
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Missing the point. the shout is what's going to
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Shout is what's going to cause the wall to fall."
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Cause the wall to fall." like them, we want to shout
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Like them, we want to shout after the victory. but god
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After the victory. but god is saying, if you'll give
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Is saying, if you'll give me praise while the wall
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Me praise while the wall is still standing, then
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Is still standing, then you'll see things begin
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You'll see things begin to change. do you trust
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To change. do you trust him enough to praise him
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Him enough to praise him in front of a wall that's
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In front of a wall that's not moving? to worship him
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Not moving? to worship him with a bad medical report?
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With a bad medical report? to thank him for freedom
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To thank him for freedom when you still have the
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When you still have the addiction?
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Addiction? the israelites stood in
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The israelites stood in front of that wall and let
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Front of that wall and let out a great shout of
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Out a great shout of praise. it didn't make
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Praise. it didn't make sense to their mind.
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Sense to their mind. everything said, "you're
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Everything said, "you're being foolish. you're on
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Being foolish. you're on the outside. nothing is
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The outside. nothing is happening." they just
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Happening." they just kept giving god praise.
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Kept giving god praise. suddenly this huge wall not
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Suddenly this huge wall not only came tumbling down but
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Only came tumbling down but researchers have found it
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Researchers have found it fell in such a way that it
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Fell in such a way that it created a perfect ramp so
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Created a perfect ramp so the israelites could go in
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The israelites could go in and take the city. when
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And take the city. when you give god praise, he
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You give god praise, he doesn't just bring down
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Doesn't just bring down walls but he'll make a path
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Walls but he'll make a path so you can go in and take
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So you can go in and take your promised land.
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Your promised land. he'll make your rough
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He'll make your rough places smooth.
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Places smooth. maybe you have a big
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Maybe you have a big obstacle in front of you.
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Obstacle in front of you. you don't see how you can
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You don't see how you can ever get past it.
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Ever get past it. don't complain. turn up
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Don't complain. turn up your praise. praise is
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Your praise. praise is what's going to bring the
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What's going to bring the wall down. perhaps you feel
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Wall down. perhaps you feel like you're in a pit.
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Like you're in a pit. you've had some bad breaks.
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You've had some bad breaks. being bitter is not going
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Being bitter is not going to make it better. you have
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To make it better. you have to bring judah on the
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To bring judah on the scene. be a pit praiser.
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Scene. be a pit praiser. all through the day,
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All through the day, "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that you're fighting my battles.
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You're fighting my battles. thank you that you hold
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Thank you that you hold victory in store for the
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Victory in store for the upright."
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Upright." if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, like joseph,
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And declare, like joseph, you're coming out of that
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You're coming out of that pit into your palace.
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Pit into your palace. like joshua, walls that are
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Like joshua, walls that are holding you back are being
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Holding you back are being broken right now.
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Broken right now. like jeremiah said, "god's
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Like jeremiah said, "god's going to reverse and
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Going to reverse and restore."
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Restore." you're going to see
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You're going to see healing, breakthrough,
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Healing, breakthrough, vindication, promotion, the
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Vindication, promotion, the fullness of your destiny.
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Fullness of your destiny. in jesus' name.
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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? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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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.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Born again. get in a good bible based church and
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Bible based church and keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Each week, i stand on
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Each week, i stand on this stage
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This stage and remind you
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And remind you of what god says about you.
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Of what god says about you. because it's easy
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Because it's easy to be defined by
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To be defined by who people say we are,
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Who people say we are, or by our own
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Or by our own negative thoughts;
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Negative thoughts; that we're not talented,
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That we're not talented, our problems too big.
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Our problems too big. the key is to go back to
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The key is to go back to who god says you are.
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Your true identity. god says you're blessed.
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God says you're blessed. you're chosen. you're forgiven.
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You're chosen. you're forgiven. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. your future is bright.
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Your future is bright. when you get in agreement
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When you get in agreement with god and declare
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With god and declare his promises,
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His promises, you'll rise higher
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You'll rise higher and become
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And become all you were created to be.
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Victoria and i want you to know
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Joel Osteen - Pit Praisers

May 6, 2025 | S25:E126

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