Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - The Power of I Am

September 6, 2025 | S25 E3607 | 30:0

Joel and Victoria Osteen's message of unconditional love and unending hope reaches everyone across the world.

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Power of I Am | September 6, 2025

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(applause) well, god bless you.
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(applause) well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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Well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes. we love you.
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It's a joy to come into your homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area
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Homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. thanks so much for tuning in.
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Feel right at home. thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out.
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Thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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Thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this 92-year-old
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Funny. i heard about this 92-year-old man. he wasn't feeling up to
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I heard about this 92-year-old man. he wasn't feeling up to par. he went to the doctor for
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Man. he wasn't feeling up to par. he went to the doctor for a checkup.
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Par. he went to the doctor for a checkup. a few days later the doctor saw
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A checkup. a few days later the doctor saw him out walking in the park.
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A few days later the doctor saw him out walking in the park. he had this beautiful young lady
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Him out walking in the park. he had this beautiful young lady by his side.
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He had this beautiful young lady by his side. he seemed as happy as can be.
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By his side. he seemed as happy as can be. the doctor said, "wow!
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He seemed as happy as can be. the doctor said, "wow! you sure are feeling a lot
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The doctor said, "wow! you sure are feeling a lot better aren't you?"
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You sure are feeling a lot better aren't you?" he said, "yes, doctor.
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Better aren't you?" he said, "yes, doctor. i'm just taking your orders.
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He said, "yes, doctor. i'm just taking your orders. you said get a hot momma and be
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I'm just taking your orders. you said get a hot momma and be cheerful."
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You said get a hot momma and be cheerful." the doctor said, "i didn't say
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Cheerful." the doctor said, "i didn't say that. i said, 'you've got a
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The doctor said, "i didn't say that. i said, 'you've got a heart murmur. be careful.'"
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That. i said, 'you've got a heart murmur. be careful.'" (laughter/applause)
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Heart murmur. be careful.'" (laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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(laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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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.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today about the power of, "i am."
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I want to talk to you today about the power of, "i am." what follows these two simple
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About the power of, "i am." what follows these two simple words will determine what kind
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What follows these two simple words will determine what kind of life you live.
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Words will determine what kind of life you live. "i am blessed. i am strong.
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Of life you live. "i am blessed. i am strong. i am healthy." or, "i am slow.
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"i am blessed. i am strong. i am healthy." or, "i am slow. i am unattractive. i am a
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I am healthy." or, "i am slow. i am unattractive. i am a terrible mother."
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I am unattractive. i am a terrible mother." the "i am's" that are coming out
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Terrible mother." the "i am's" that are coming out of your mouth will bring either
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The "i am's" that are coming out of your mouth will bring either success or failure.
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Of your mouth will bring either success or failure. all through the day the power of
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Success or failure. all through the day the power of "i am" is at work.
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All through the day the power of "i am" is at work. we make a mistake; "i am so
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"i am" is at work. we make a mistake; "i am so clumsy."
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We make a mistake; "i am so clumsy." we look in the mirror;
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Clumsy." we look in the mirror; "i am so old."
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We look in the mirror; "i am so old." we see somebody very talented;
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"i am so old." we see somebody very talented; "i am so average."
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We see somebody very talented; "i am so average." we get caught in traffic; "i am
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"i am so average." we get caught in traffic; "i am so unlucky."
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We get caught in traffic; "i am so unlucky." many times we use the power of
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So unlucky." many times we use the power of "i am" against us.
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Many times we use the power of "i am" against us. we don't realize how it's
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"i am" against us. we don't realize how it's affecting our future.
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We don't realize how it's affecting our future. here's the principle.
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Affecting our future. here's the principle. what follows the "i am" will
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Here's the principle. what follows the "i am" will always come looking for you.
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What follows the "i am" will always come looking for you. when you say, "i am so clumsy,"
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Always come looking for you. when you say, "i am so clumsy," clumsiness comes looking for
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When you say, "i am so clumsy," clumsiness comes looking for you.
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Clumsiness comes looking for you. "i am so old." wrinkles come
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You. "i am so old." wrinkles come looking for you. (laughter)
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"i am so old." wrinkles come looking for you. (laughter) "i am so overweight." calories
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Looking for you. (laughter) "i am so overweight." calories come looking for you.
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"i am so overweight." calories come looking for you. (laughter)
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Come looking for you. (laughter) it's just like you're inviting
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(laughter) it's just like you're inviting them.
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It's just like you're inviting them. whatever you follow the "i am"
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Them. whatever you follow the "i am" with, you're handing it an
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Whatever you follow the "i am" with, you're handing it an invitation, opening the door,
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With, you're handing it an invitation, opening the door, giving it permission to be in
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Invitation, opening the door, giving it permission to be in your life.
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Giving it permission to be in your life. now, the good news is you get
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Your life. now, the good news is you get to choose what follows the "i
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Now, the good news is you get to choose what follows the "i am."
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To choose what follows the "i am." when you go through the day
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Am." when you go through the day saying, "i am blessed,"
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When you go through the day saying, "i am blessed," blessings come looking for you.
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Saying, "i am blessed," blessings come looking for you. "i am talented."
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Blessings come looking for you. "i am talented." talent comes looking for you.
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"i am talented." talent comes looking for you. you may not feel up to par but
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Talent comes looking for you. you may not feel up to par but when you say, "i am healthy,"
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You may not feel up to par but when you say, "i am healthy," health starts heading your way.
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When you say, "i am healthy," health starts heading your way. "i am strong."
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Health starts heading your way. "i am strong." strength starts tracking you
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"i am strong." strength starts tracking you down. you're inviting that into
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Strength starts tracking you down. you're inviting that into your life.
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Down. you're inviting that into your life. that's why you have to be
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Your life. that's why you have to be careful what follows the "i am."
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That's why you have to be careful what follows the "i am." don't ever say, "i am so
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Careful what follows the "i am." don't ever say, "i am so unlucky. i never get any good
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Don't ever say, "i am so unlucky. i never get any good breaks." you're inviting
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Unlucky. i never get any good breaks." you're inviting disappointments.
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Breaks." you're inviting disappointments. "i am so broke. i am so in
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Disappointments. "i am so broke. i am so in debt." you are inviting
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"i am so broke. i am so in debt." you are inviting struggle. you're inviting lack.
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Debt." you are inviting struggle. you're inviting lack. you need to send out some new
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Struggle. you're inviting lack. you need to send out some new invitations.
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You need to send out some new invitations. get up in the morning and invite
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Invitations. get up in the morning and invite good things into your life.
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Get up in the morning and invite good things into your life. "i am blessed. i am strong.
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Good things into your life. "i am blessed. i am strong. i am talented. i am
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"i am blessed. i am strong. i am talented. i am disciplined. i am focused.
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I am talented. i am disciplined. i am focused. i am prosperous."
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Disciplined. i am focused. i am prosperous." when you talk like that, talent
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I am prosperous." when you talk like that, talent gets summoned by almighty god,
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When you talk like that, talent gets summoned by almighty god, "go find that person."
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Gets summoned by almighty god, "go find that person." health, strength, abundance,
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"go find that person." health, strength, abundance, discipline starts heading your
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Health, strength, abundance, discipline starts heading your way.
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Discipline starts heading your way. but how many people when they
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Way. but how many people when they wake up in the morning, look in
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But how many people when they wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, the first thing they
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Wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, the first thing they say, "i am so old. i am so
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The mirror, the first thing they say, "i am so old. i am so wrinkled. i am so worn out."
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Say, "i am so old. i am so wrinkled. i am so worn out." you are inviting oldness.
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Wrinkled. i am so worn out." you are inviting oldness. you're inviting fatigue.
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You are inviting oldness. you're inviting fatigue. do us all a favor; stop inviting
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You're inviting fatigue. do us all a favor; stop inviting that.
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Do us all a favor; stop inviting that. when you get up in the morning
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That. when you get up in the morning look in the mirror, instead of
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When you get up in the morning look in the mirror, instead of complaining you should be
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Look in the mirror, instead of complaining you should be saying, "i am fearfully and
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Complaining you should be saying, "i am fearfully and wonderfully made. i am
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Saying, "i am fearfully and wonderfully made. i am attractive. i am getting
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Wonderfully made. i am attractive. i am getting younger."
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Attractive. i am getting younger." you talk like that and god will
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Younger." you talk like that and god will renew your youth.
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You talk like that and god will renew your youth. i know people, the older they
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Renew your youth. i know people, the older they get the more attractive they
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I know people, the older they get the more attractive they are.
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Get the more attractive they are. a lot has to do with our
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Are. a lot has to do with our attitude.
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A lot has to do with our attitude. the other day our daughter
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Attitude. the other day our daughter alexandra had a copy of my first
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The other day our daughter alexandra had a copy of my first book from 2004. she was
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Alexandra had a copy of my first book from 2004. she was comparing the picture to my
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Book from 2004. she was comparing the picture to my new book that was just
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Comparing the picture to my new book that was just released.
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New book that was just released. she said, "daddy, you look
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Released. she said, "daddy, you look better now then you did back
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She said, "daddy, you look better now then you did back then."
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Better now then you did back then." i said, "what would you like me
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Then." i said, "what would you like me to buy you?" (applause)
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I said, "what would you like me to buy you?" (applause) i was with my college roommate
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To buy you?" (applause) i was with my college roommate last week. he said, "joel, what
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I was with my college roommate last week. he said, "joel, what are you doing? you're getting
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Last week. he said, "joel, what are you doing? you're getting taller. you're growing."
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Are you doing? you're getting taller. you're growing." i said, "i receive that."
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Taller. you're growing." i said, "i receive that." (laughter)
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I said, "i receive that." (laughter) i didn't want to tell him that
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(laughter) i didn't want to tell him that he is getting shorter.
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I didn't want to tell him that he is getting shorter. (laughter)
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He is getting shorter. (laughter) but when you go around saying,
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(laughter) but when you go around saying, "i am being renewed in my
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But when you go around saying, "i am being renewed in my youth. i am full of health,
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"i am being renewed in my youth. i am full of health, vitality, wholeness,"
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Youth. i am full of health, vitality, wholeness," that's one of the best
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Vitality, wholeness," that's one of the best anti-aging treatments you
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That's one of the best anti-aging treatments you could ever take.
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Anti-aging treatments you could ever take. my mother is a great example of
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Could ever take. my mother is a great example of this. i mentioned how she just
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My mother is a great example of this. i mentioned how she just turned 78. she still looks
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This. i mentioned how she just turned 78. she still looks fantastic. she's still strong,
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Turned 78. she still looks fantastic. she's still strong, still energetic, still
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Fantastic. she's still strong, still energetic, still beautiful. (cheering/applause)
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Still energetic, still beautiful. (cheering/applause) but when you get up in the
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Beautiful. (cheering/applause) but when you get up in the morning don't talk about how
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But when you get up in the morning don't talk about how old you are, how bad you look.
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Morning don't talk about how old you are, how bad you look. dare to say, "i am young.
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Old you are, how bad you look. dare to say, "i am young. i am energetic. i am vibrant.
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Dare to say, "i am young. i am energetic. i am vibrant. i am radiant. i am fresh."
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I am energetic. i am vibrant. i am radiant. i am fresh." some of you women have never
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I am radiant. i am fresh." some of you women have never once said, "i am beautiful."
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Some of you women have never once said, "i am beautiful." you're so focused on your flaws
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Once said, "i am beautiful." you're so focused on your flaws and what you don't like about
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You're so focused on your flaws and what you don't like about yourself and how you wish you
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And what you don't like about yourself and how you wish you had more here and less there.
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Yourself and how you wish you had more here and less there. i'm not pointing but you know
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Had more here and less there. i'm not pointing but you know where i mean. (laughter)
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I'm not pointing but you know where i mean. (laughter) when you say, "i am beautiful,"
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Where i mean. (laughter) when you say, "i am beautiful," beauty comes looking for you.
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When you say, "i am beautiful," beauty comes looking for you. youth comes looking for you.
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Beauty comes looking for you. youth comes looking for you. freshness comes looking for you.
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Youth comes looking for you. freshness comes looking for you. nobody can do this for you.
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Freshness comes looking for you. nobody can do this for you. it's got to come out of your own
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Nobody can do this for you. it's got to come out of your own mouth.
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It's got to come out of your own mouth. listen, ladies. don't go around
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Mouth. listen, ladies. don't go around telling your husband's how
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Listen, ladies. don't go around telling your husband's how unattractive you are.
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Telling your husband's how unattractive you are. you should never put yourself
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Unattractive you are. you should never put yourself down and especially don't put
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You should never put yourself down and especially don't put yourself down in front of your
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Down and especially don't put yourself down in front of your own husband. you are his prize.
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Yourself down in front of your own husband. you are his prize. to him you are the most
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Own husband. you are his prize. to him you are the most beautiful woman in the world.
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To him you are the most beautiful woman in the world. why would you want to tell him
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Beautiful woman in the world. why would you want to tell him anything differently?
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Why would you want to tell him anything differently? the last thing he needs to hear
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Anything differently? the last thing he needs to hear is how bad you think you look.
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The last thing he needs to hear is how bad you think you look. don't put those thoughts in his
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Is how bad you think you look. don't put those thoughts in his mind.
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Don't put those thoughts in his mind. it's not going to do him nor you
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Mind. it's not going to do him nor you any good to discredit yourself.
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It's not going to do him nor you any good to discredit yourself. if you keep telling him how bad
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Any good to discredit yourself. if you keep telling him how bad you look, one day he may believe
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If you keep telling him how bad you look, one day he may believe you.
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You look, one day he may believe you. but when you say, "i am
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You. but when you say, "i am beautiful," not only does
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But when you say, "i am beautiful," not only does beauty, youth, freshness starts
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Beautiful," not only does beauty, youth, freshness starts coming your way but on the
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Beauty, youth, freshness starts coming your way but on the inside your spirit person comes
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Coming your way but on the inside your spirit person comes alive. your self-image begins
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Inside your spirit person comes alive. your self-image begins to improve and you'll start
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Alive. your self-image begins to improve and you'll start carrying yourself like you're
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To improve and you'll start carrying yourself like you're someone special.
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Carrying yourself like you're someone special. you won't drag through the day
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Someone special. you won't drag through the day feeling less than, inferior.
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You won't drag through the day feeling less than, inferior. you'll have that spring in your
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Feeling less than, inferior. you'll have that spring in your step, that "you go girl!"
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You'll have that spring in your step, that "you go girl!" attitude.
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Step, that "you go girl!" attitude. beauty is not in how thin or
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Attitude. beauty is not in how thin or tall you are, how perfect you
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Beauty is not in how thin or tall you are, how perfect you look. beauty is in being who
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Tall you are, how perfect you look. beauty is in being who god made you to be with
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Look. beauty is in being who god made you to be with confidence. (applause)
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God made you to be with confidence. (applause) if you're a size 4, great.
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Confidence. (applause) if you're a size 4, great. if you're a size 24, great.
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If you're a size 4, great. if you're a size 24, great. take what you have and make the
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If you're a size 24, great. take what you have and make the most of it. god made you like
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Take what you have and make the most of it. god made you like you are on purpose.
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Most of it. god made you like you are on purpose. he gave you your looks, your
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You are on purpose. he gave you your looks, your height, your skin color, your
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He gave you your looks, your height, your skin color, your nose, your personality.
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Height, your skin color, your nose, your personality. nothing about you is by
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Nose, your personality. nothing about you is by accident.
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Nothing about you is by accident. you didn't get overlooked.
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Accident. you didn't get overlooked. you didn't get left out.
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You didn't get overlooked. you didn't get left out. god said in ephesians, "you are
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You didn't get left out. god said in ephesians, "you are my masterpiece."
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God said in ephesians, "you are my masterpiece." instead of going around down on
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My masterpiece." instead of going around down on yourself, feeling unattractive,
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Instead of going around down on yourself, feeling unattractive, too tall, too short, not enough
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Yourself, feeling unattractive, too tall, too short, not enough of this, too much of that; no,
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Too tall, too short, not enough of this, too much of that; no, dare to get up in the morning
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Of this, too much of that; no, dare to get up in the morning and say, "i am a masterpiece.
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Dare to get up in the morning and say, "i am a masterpiece. i am created in the image of
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And say, "i am a masterpiece. i am created in the image of almighty god."
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I am created in the image of almighty god." david said in psalm 139, "god, i
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Almighty god." david said in psalm 139, "god, i praise you because you have made
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David said in psalm 139, "god, i praise you because you have made me in an amazing way. what you
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Praise you because you have made me in an amazing way. what you have done is wonderful."
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Me in an amazing way. what you have done is wonderful." notice david's "i am's."
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Have done is wonderful." notice david's "i am's." he was saying, not in pride but
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Notice david's "i am's." he was saying, not in pride but in praise to god, "i am
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He was saying, not in pride but in praise to god, "i am wonderful. i am amazing.
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In praise to god, "i am wonderful. i am amazing. i am a masterpiece. that goes
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Wonderful. i am amazing. i am a masterpiece. that goes against human nature. most of
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I am a masterpiece. that goes against human nature. most of us think, "there's nothing
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Against human nature. most of us think, "there's nothing amazing about me. nothing
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Us think, "there's nothing amazing about me. nothing wonderful. i'm just average.
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Amazing about me. nothing wonderful. i'm just average. i'm just ordinary."
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Wonderful. i'm just average. i'm just ordinary." no, the fact is there is nothing
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I'm just ordinary." no, the fact is there is nothing ordinary about you. you have a
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No, the fact is there is nothing ordinary about you. you have a fingerprint that nobody else
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Ordinary about you. you have a fingerprint that nobody else has. there will never be
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Fingerprint that nobody else has. there will never be another you.
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Has. there will never be another you. even if you have a twin,
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Another you. even if you have a twin, somebody that looks exactly like
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Even if you have a twin, somebody that looks exactly like you, they don't have your same
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Somebody that looks exactly like you, they don't have your same personality, your same goals,
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You, they don't have your same personality, your same goals, your same fingerprints.
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Personality, your same goals, your same fingerprints. you are an original.
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Your same fingerprints. you are an original. when god made you he threw away
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You are an original. when god made you he threw away the mold.
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When god made you he threw away the mold. but as long as you go around
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The mold. but as long as you go around thinking, "i'm just average.
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But as long as you go around thinking, "i'm just average. joel, i'm just one of the
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Thinking, "i'm just average. joel, i'm just one of the billions of people on the earth.
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Joel, i'm just one of the billions of people on the earth. nothing special about me."
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Billions of people on the earth. nothing special about me." the wrong "i am" can keep you
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Nothing special about me." the wrong "i am" can keep you from rising higher.
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The wrong "i am" can keep you from rising higher. i wonder what would happen if
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From rising higher. i wonder what would happen if all through the day, not in
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I wonder what would happen if all through the day, not in front of other people but in
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All through the day, not in front of other people but in privacy, in the shower, driving
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Front of other people but in privacy, in the shower, driving to work, underneath our breath,
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Privacy, in the shower, driving to work, underneath our breath, instead of being down on
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To work, underneath our breath, instead of being down on ourselves and discrediting who
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Instead of being down on ourselves and discrediting who we are and focusing on all of
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Ourselves and discrediting who we are and focusing on all of our flaws, what would happen if
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We are and focusing on all of our flaws, what would happen if we would be bold like david to
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Our flaws, what would happen if we would be bold like david to say, "i am amazing. i am
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We would be bold like david to say, "i am amazing. i am wonderful. i am valuable.
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Say, "i am amazing. i am wonderful. i am valuable. i am a masterpiece. i am a
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Wonderful. i am valuable. i am a masterpiece. i am a child of the most high god."
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I am a masterpiece. i am a child of the most high god." you talk like that and amazing
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Child of the most high god." you talk like that and amazing comes chasing you down.
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You talk like that and amazing comes chasing you down. awesome starts heading in your
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Comes chasing you down. awesome starts heading in your direction.
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Awesome starts heading in your direction. you won't have that weak,
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Direction. you won't have that weak, defeated, "i'm just average"
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You won't have that weak, defeated, "i'm just average" mentality. no, you'll carry
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Defeated, "i'm just average" mentality. no, you'll carry yourself like a king, like a
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Mentality. no, you'll carry yourself like a king, like a queen. not in pride.
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Yourself like a king, like a queen. not in pride. not being better than somebody
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Queen. not in pride. not being better than somebody but with a quiet confidence,
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Not being better than somebody but with a quiet confidence, with a knowing that you've been
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But with a quiet confidence, with a knowing that you've been hand-picked by the creator of
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With a knowing that you've been hand-picked by the creator of the universe and you have
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Hand-picked by the creator of the universe and you have something amazing to offer this
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The universe and you have something amazing to offer this world. (applause)
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Something amazing to offer this world. (applause) that's what happened to a lady
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World. (applause) that's what happened to a lady in the scripture named sarah.
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That's what happened to a lady in the scripture named sarah. she had to change her "i am."
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In the scripture named sarah. she had to change her "i am." god promised sarah and her
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She had to change her "i am." god promised sarah and her husband abraham that they would
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God promised sarah and her husband abraham that they would have a baby.
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Husband abraham that they would have a baby. but sarah was 80 years old, way
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Have a baby. but sarah was 80 years old, way past the child-bearing years.
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But sarah was 80 years old, way past the child-bearing years. back in those days if a wife
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Past the child-bearing years. back in those days if a wife didn't give her husband a child,
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Back in those days if a wife didn't give her husband a child, she couldn't conceive for some
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Didn't give her husband a child, she couldn't conceive for some reason, even if it was the
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She couldn't conceive for some reason, even if it was the husband's fault, the wife was
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Reason, even if it was the husband's fault, the wife was seen as a failure.
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Husband's fault, the wife was seen as a failure. she was looked down on greatly.
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Seen as a failure. she was looked down on greatly. there was a sense of shame for
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She was looked down on greatly. there was a sense of shame for not being able to have a baby.
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There was a sense of shame for not being able to have a baby. this is how sarah felt.
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Not being able to have a baby. this is how sarah felt. she was 80 years old and never
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This is how sarah felt. she was 80 years old and never had a baby.
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She was 80 years old and never had a baby. she felt like she had let
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Had a baby. she felt like she had let abraham down. her self-esteem
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She felt like she had let abraham down. her self-esteem is so low. i can imagine some
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Abraham down. her self-esteem is so low. i can imagine some of her "i am's."
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Is so low. i can imagine some of her "i am's." "i am a failure. i am inferior.
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Of her "i am's." "i am a failure. i am inferior. i am not good enough. i am
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"i am a failure. i am inferior. i am not good enough. i am unattractive."
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I am not good enough. i am unattractive." now she's got this promise that
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Unattractive." now she's got this promise that as an older woman she's going to
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Now she's got this promise that as an older woman she's going to have a baby.
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As an older woman she's going to have a baby. god knew that it would never
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Have a baby. god knew that it would never come to pass unless he could
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God knew that it would never come to pass unless he could convince sarah to change her
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Come to pass unless he could convince sarah to change her "i am's."
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Convince sarah to change her "i am's." it was so imperative that she
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"i am's." it was so imperative that she have this new mindset god
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It was so imperative that she have this new mindset god actually changed her name from
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Have this new mindset god actually changed her name from sarai to sarah.
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Actually changed her name from sarai to sarah. sarah means, "princess."
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Sarai to sarah. sarah means, "princess." now every time someone said,
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Sarah means, "princess." now every time someone said, "good morning, sarah," they were
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Now every time someone said, "good morning, sarah," they were saying, "good morning,
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"good morning, sarah," they were saying, "good morning, princess."
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Saying, "good morning, princess." "how are you, sarah?"
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Princess." "how are you, sarah?" "how are you, princess?"
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"how are you, sarah?" "how are you, princess?" "would you pass me the ketchup,
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"how are you, princess?" "would you pass me the ketchup, sarah?"
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"would you pass me the ketchup, sarah?" "would you pass me the ketchup,
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Sarah?" "would you pass me the ketchup, princess?"
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"would you pass me the ketchup, princess?" she heard this over and over.
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Princess?" she heard this over and over. those words got on the inside
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She heard this over and over. those words got on the inside and began to change her
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Those words got on the inside and began to change her self-image.
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And began to change her self-image. she went from, "i am a failure"
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Self-image. she went from, "i am a failure" to "i am a princess."
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She went from, "i am a failure" to "i am a princess." from, "i am unattractive" to "i
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To "i am a princess." from, "i am unattractive" to "i am beautiful."
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From, "i am unattractive" to "i am beautiful." from, "i am ashamed," to "i am
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Am beautiful." from, "i am ashamed," to "i am crowned by almighty god."
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From, "i am ashamed," to "i am crowned by almighty god." instead of hanging her head in
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Crowned by almighty god." instead of hanging her head in defeat, in embarrassment, she
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Instead of hanging her head in defeat, in embarrassment, she started holding her head up
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Defeat, in embarrassment, she started holding her head up high.
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Started holding her head up high. from, "i'm not good enough" to
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High. from, "i'm not good enough" to "i am a child of the most high
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From, "i'm not good enough" to "i am a child of the most high god."
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"i am a child of the most high god." from, "i'm inferior" to "i am
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God." from, "i'm inferior" to "i am fearfully and wonderfully made."
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From, "i'm inferior" to "i am fearfully and wonderfully made." her new attitude was, "i am
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Fearfully and wonderfully made." her new attitude was, "i am amazing. i am wonderful.
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Her new attitude was, "i am amazing. i am wonderful. i am a masterpiece."
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Amazing. i am wonderful. i am a masterpiece." and ladies, like sarah, you may
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I am a masterpiece." and ladies, like sarah, you may have had a lot of things in life
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And ladies, like sarah, you may have had a lot of things in life try to push you down.
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Have had a lot of things in life try to push you down. bad breaks, disappointments,
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Try to push you down. bad breaks, disappointments, maybe even people have tried to
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Bad breaks, disappointments, maybe even people have tried to make you feel like you just
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Maybe even people have tried to make you feel like you just don't measure up.
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Make you feel like you just don't measure up. you're not quite attractive
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Don't measure up. you're not quite attractive enough.
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You're not quite attractive enough. you could easily let that seed
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Enough. you could easily let that seed get on the inside and ruin your
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You could easily let that seed get on the inside and ruin your sense of value, cause you to
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Get on the inside and ruin your sense of value, cause you to live inferior.
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Sense of value, cause you to live inferior. but god is saying to you what he
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Live inferior. but god is saying to you what he said to sarah, "i want you to
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But god is saying to you what he said to sarah, "i want you to change your name to princess."
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Said to sarah, "i want you to change your name to princess." not physically, but in your
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Change your name to princess." not physically, but in your attitude.
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Not physically, but in your attitude. you've got to shake off the
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Attitude. you've got to shake off the negative things people have said
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You've got to shake off the negative things people have said about you. shake off the low
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Negative things people have said about you. shake off the low self-esteem; the inferiority
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About you. shake off the low self-esteem; the inferiority and start carrying yourself
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Self-esteem; the inferiority and start carrying yourself like a princess.
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And start carrying yourself like a princess. start walking like a princess.
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Like a princess. start walking like a princess. start talking like a princess.
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Start walking like a princess. start talking like a princess. start thinking like a princess.
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Start talking like a princess. start thinking like a princess. start waving like a princess.
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Start thinking like a princess. start waving like a princess. (laughter)
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Start waving like a princess. (laughter) instead of, "i am inferior.
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(laughter) instead of, "i am inferior. i am less than."
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Instead of, "i am inferior. i am less than." no, "i am one of a kind.
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I am less than." no, "i am one of a kind. i am handpicked by almighty god.
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No, "i am one of a kind. i am handpicked by almighty god. i am valuable. i am a
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I am handpicked by almighty god. i am valuable. i am a masterpiece."
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I am valuable. i am a masterpiece." when you get up in the morning
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Masterpiece." when you get up in the morning don't focus on all your flaws.
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When you get up in the morning don't focus on all your flaws. look in the mirror and dare to
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Don't focus on all your flaws. look in the mirror and dare to say, "i am beautiful. i am
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Look in the mirror and dare to say, "i am beautiful. i am young. i am vibrant. i am
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Say, "i am beautiful. i am young. i am vibrant. i am confident. i am secure."
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Young. i am vibrant. i am confident. i am secure." you may have had some
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Confident. i am secure." you may have had some disappointments.
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You may have had some disappointments. people may have tried to push
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Disappointments. people may have tried to push you down but quit telling
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People may have tried to push you down but quit telling yourself you're all washed up.
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You down but quit telling yourself you're all washed up. do like sarah and say, "i am
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Yourself you're all washed up. do like sarah and say, "i am royalty. i am crowned with
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Do like sarah and say, "i am royalty. i am crowned with favor. i am excited about my
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Royalty. i am crowned with favor. i am excited about my future."
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Favor. i am excited about my future." it's up to you to choose what
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Future." it's up to you to choose what follows the "i am."
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It's up to you to choose what follows the "i am." my encouragement is never say
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Follows the "i am." my encouragement is never say negative things about yourself.
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My encouragement is never say negative things about yourself. most of us would never go up to
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Negative things about yourself. most of us would never go up to another person, at least to
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Most of us would never go up to another person, at least to their face and criticize them
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Another person, at least to their face and criticize them yet we have no problems
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Their face and criticize them yet we have no problems criticizing ourselves.
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Yet we have no problems criticizing ourselves. "i am so slow. i am so
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Criticizing ourselves. "i am so slow. i am so unattractive. i am so
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"i am so slow. i am so unattractive. i am so undisciplined."
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Unattractive. i am so undisciplined." that is cursing your future.
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Undisciplined." that is cursing your future. do yourself a favor and zip that
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That is cursing your future. do yourself a favor and zip that up.
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Do yourself a favor and zip that up. we have enough in life against
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Up. we have enough in life against us already.
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We have enough in life against us already. don't be against yourself.
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Us already. don't be against yourself. i had a friend i used to play
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Don't be against yourself. i had a friend i used to play basketball with. when he would
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I had a friend i used to play basketball with. when he would miss an important shot he would
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Basketball with. when he would miss an important shot he would say, "i'm an idiot. i'm an
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Miss an important shot he would say, "i'm an idiot. i'm an idiot. i'm an idiot,"
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Say, "i'm an idiot. i'm an idiot. i'm an idiot," three or four times.
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Idiot. i'm an idiot," three or four times. i heard that month after month.
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Three or four times. i heard that month after month. he didn't realize it but "idiot"
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I heard that month after month. he didn't realize it but "idiot" was coming, looking for him.
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He didn't realize it but "idiot" was coming, looking for him. i hate to say it but i think it
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Was coming, looking for him. i hate to say it but i think it found him. (laughter)
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I hate to say it but i think it found him. (laughter) if you go around saying,
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Found him. (laughter) if you go around saying, "i am so dumb," it may not be
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If you go around saying, "i am so dumb," it may not be good english but "dumbness"
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"i am so dumb," it may not be good english but "dumbness" is coming your way.
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Good english but "dumbness" is coming your way. "i am so unattractive. i am so
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Is coming your way. "i am so unattractive. i am so plain." ugliness says, "i hear
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"i am so unattractive. i am so plain." ugliness says, "i hear somebody calling my name."
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Plain." ugliness says, "i hear somebody calling my name." (laughter)
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Somebody calling my name." (laughter) use your words to bless your
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(laughter) use your words to bless your future not curse your future.
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Use your words to bless your future not curse your future. the scripture says, "let the
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Future not curse your future. the scripture says, "let the weak say, 'i am strong.'" notice
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The scripture says, "let the weak say, 'i am strong.'" notice just the opposite. not, "i am
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Weak say, 'i am strong.'" notice just the opposite. not, "i am so tired. i am so rundown."
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Just the opposite. not, "i am so tired. i am so rundown." that's calling in the wrong
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So tired. i am so rundown." that's calling in the wrong things.
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That's calling in the wrong things. let the poor say, "i am well
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Things. let the poor say, "i am well off." not, "i am broke. i am so
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Let the poor say, "i am well off." not, "i am broke. i am so in debt."
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Off." not, "i am broke. i am so in debt." let the sick say, "i am healthy.
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In debt." let the sick say, "i am healthy. i am improving. i am getting
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Let the sick say, "i am healthy. i am improving. i am getting better and better."
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I am improving. i am getting better and better." see, it says in romans 4:18 to,
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Better and better." see, it says in romans 4:18 to, "call the things that are not as
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See, it says in romans 4:18 to, "call the things that are not as if they already were."
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"call the things that are not as if they already were." that simply means don't talk
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If they already were." that simply means don't talk about the way you are. talk
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That simply means don't talk about the way you are. talk about the way you want to be.
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About the way you are. talk about the way you want to be. if you're struggling in your
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About the way you want to be. if you're struggling in your finances don't go around saying,
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If you're struggling in your finances don't go around saying, "ah, man. business is so slow.
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Finances don't go around saying, "ah, man. business is so slow. the economy is so down. it's
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"ah, man. business is so slow. the economy is so down. it's never going to work out."
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The economy is so down. it's never going to work out." that's calling the things that
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Never going to work out." that's calling the things that are as if they will always be
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That's calling the things that are as if they will always be that way. that's just
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Are as if they will always be that way. that's just describing the situation.
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That way. that's just describing the situation. by faith you've got to say,
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Describing the situation. by faith you've got to say, "i am blessed. i am successful.
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By faith you've got to say, "i am blessed. i am successful. i am surrounded by god's favor."
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"i am blessed. i am successful. i am surrounded by god's favor." i asked a young man after
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I am surrounded by god's favor." i asked a young man after church last week how he was
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I asked a young man after church last week how he was doing in high school.
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Church last week how he was doing in high school. he said, "oh, joel. i'm doing
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Doing in high school. he said, "oh, joel. i'm doing okay. i'm just a 'c' student."
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He said, "oh, joel. i'm doing okay. i'm just a 'c' student." come to find out, one of his
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Okay. i'm just a 'c' student." come to find out, one of his teachers back in elementary
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Come to find out, one of his teachers back in elementary school years ago told him he was
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Teachers back in elementary school years ago told him he was a c student and he let that seed
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School years ago told him he was a c student and he let that seed take root.
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A c student and he let that seed take root. i told him what i'm telling you.
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Take root. i told him what i'm telling you. as long as you're saying, "i am
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I told him what i'm telling you. as long as you're saying, "i am a 'c' student," you're not going
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As long as you're saying, "i am a 'c' student," you're not going to make a's.
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A 'c' student," you're not going to make a's. you're calling in the c's and
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To make a's. you're calling in the c's and those c's will come find you
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You're calling in the c's and those c's will come find you wherever you go. if you're not
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Those c's will come find you wherever you go. if you're not careful you'll make a 'c' in
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Wherever you go. if you're not careful you'll make a 'c' in homeroom, a 'c' in lunch, and
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Careful you'll make a 'c' in homeroom, a 'c' in lunch, and 'c' in pe. (laughter)
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Homeroom, a 'c' in lunch, and 'c' in pe. (laughter) change the "i am."
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'c' in pe. (laughter) change the "i am." "i am an 'a' student. i am
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Change the "i am." "i am an 'a' student. i am smart. i am full of wisdom.
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"i am an 'a' student. i am smart. i am full of wisdom. i am a good learner."
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Smart. i am full of wisdom. i am a good learner." (applause)
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I am a good learner." (applause) some of you like this young
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(applause) some of you like this young man, you've allowed what
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Some of you like this young man, you've allowed what somebody said about you to
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Man, you've allowed what somebody said about you to hold you back: a coach, a
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Somebody said about you to hold you back: a coach, a teacher, a parent, an ex-spouse.
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Hold you back: a coach, a teacher, a parent, an ex-spouse. they've planted these negative
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Teacher, a parent, an ex-spouse. they've planted these negative seeds of what you cannot do.
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They've planted these negative seeds of what you cannot do. "you're not smart enough.
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Seeds of what you cannot do. "you're not smart enough. you're not talented enough.
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"you're not smart enough. you're not talented enough. you're not disciplined enough.
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You're not talented enough. you're not disciplined enough. you're not attractive enough.
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You're not disciplined enough. you're not attractive enough. you'll always make c's. you'll
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You're not attractive enough. you'll always make c's. you'll always be mediocre. you'll
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You'll always make c's. you'll always be mediocre. you'll always struggle with your
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Always be mediocre. you'll always struggle with your weight."
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Always struggle with your weight." no, get rid of those lies.
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Weight." no, get rid of those lies. that is not who you are.
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No, get rid of those lies. that is not who you are. you are who god says you are.
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That is not who you are. you are who god says you are. people may have tried to push
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You are who god says you are. people may have tried to push you down and tell you what you
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People may have tried to push you down and tell you what you can't become.
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You down and tell you what you can't become. let that go in one ear and out
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Can't become. let that go in one ear and out the other ear. what somebody
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Let that go in one ear and out the other ear. what somebody said about you doesn't
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The other ear. what somebody said about you doesn't determine your destiny;
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Said about you doesn't determine your destiny; god does.
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Determine your destiny; god does. you need to know not only what
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God does. you need to know not only what you are but you need to know
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You need to know not only what you are but you need to know what you are not. in other
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You are but you need to know what you are not. in other words, "i am not who people say
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What you are not. in other words, "i am not who people say i am. i am who god says i am.
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Words, "i am not who people say i am. i am who god says i am. i am not the tail. i am the head
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I am. i am who god says i am. i am not the tail. i am the head like this young man, somebody
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I am not the tail. i am the head like this young man, somebody may have spoken negative words
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Like this young man, somebody may have spoken negative words over you even when you were
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May have spoken negative words over you even when you were younger.
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Over you even when you were younger. but know this; before anyone
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Younger. but know this; before anyone could put a curse on you god
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But know this; before anyone could put a curse on you god put a blessing on you.
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Could put a curse on you god put a blessing on you. before you were formed in
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Put a blessing on you. before you were formed in your mother's womb, god knew
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Before you were formed in your mother's womb, god knew you and he approved you.
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Your mother's womb, god knew you and he approved you. when god made you he stepped
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You and he approved you. when god made you he stepped back and said, "i like that.
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When god made you he stepped back and said, "i like that. that was good. another
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Back and said, "i like that. that was good. another masterpiece."
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That was good. another masterpiece." he stamped his approval on you.
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Masterpiece." he stamped his approval on you. other people may try to
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He stamped his approval on you. other people may try to disapprove you. don't go around
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Other people may try to disapprove you. don't go around feeling less than, feeling
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Disapprove you. don't go around feeling less than, feeling inferior.
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Feeling less than, feeling inferior. our attitude should be,
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Inferior. our attitude should be, "i am approved by almighty
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Our attitude should be, "i am approved by almighty god. i am accepted. i am a
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"i am approved by almighty god. i am accepted. i am a masterpiece."
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God. i am accepted. i am a masterpiece." when you talk like that the
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Masterpiece." when you talk like that the seeds of greatness god has
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When you talk like that the seeds of greatness god has placed on the inside will begin
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Seeds of greatness god has placed on the inside will begin to spring forth.
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Placed on the inside will begin to spring forth. see, you have gifts and talents
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To spring forth. see, you have gifts and talents that you've not yet tapped into.
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See, you have gifts and talents that you've not yet tapped into. there is a treasure on the
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That you've not yet tapped into. there is a treasure on the inside.
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There is a treasure on the inside. throughout life the enemy will
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Inside. throughout life the enemy will do his best to try to keep it
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Throughout life the enemy will do his best to try to keep it pushed down.
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Do his best to try to keep it pushed down. he doesn't want us to reach our
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Pushed down. he doesn't want us to reach our full potential.
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He doesn't want us to reach our full potential. that's why there are forces
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Full potential. that's why there are forces constantly trying to make us
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That's why there are forces constantly trying to make us feel intimidated, inferior,
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Constantly trying to make us feel intimidated, inferior, unqualified.
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Feel intimidated, inferior, unqualified. if you're going to fulfill your
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Unqualified. if you're going to fulfill your destiny you've got to shake off
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If you're going to fulfill your destiny you've got to shake off the negative voices.
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Destiny you've got to shake off the negative voices. shake off the thoughts that are
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The negative voices. shake off the thoughts that are telling you, "i am unable. i am
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Shake off the thoughts that are telling you, "i am unable. i am unqualified."
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Telling you, "i am unable. i am unqualified." no, don't invite weakness in.
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Unqualified." no, don't invite weakness in. don't give intimidation an
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No, don't invite weakness in. don't give intimidation an invitation.
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Don't give intimidation an invitation. you may feel unqualified but
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Invitation. you may feel unqualified but before you were born god
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You may feel unqualified but before you were born god equipped you. he empowered you.
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Before you were born god equipped you. he empowered you. you are not lacking anything.
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Equipped you. he empowered you. you are not lacking anything. god has already stamped his
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You are not lacking anything. god has already stamped his approval on you.
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God has already stamped his approval on you. people may try to push you down
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Approval on you. people may try to push you down but when you know god has
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People may try to push you down but when you know god has approved you, you realize,
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But when you know god has approved you, you realize, "i don't need other people's
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Approved you, you realize, "i don't need other people's approval. i've been equipped,
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"i don't need other people's approval. i've been equipped, empowered, anointed by the
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Approval. i've been equipped, empowered, anointed by the creator of the universe."
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Empowered, anointed by the creator of the universe." (applause)
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Creator of the universe." (applause) i know a man. he was told by
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(applause) i know a man. he was told by his high school counselor that
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I know a man. he was told by his high school counselor that he wasn't very smart and he
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His high school counselor that he wasn't very smart and he should focus on the lowest
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He wasn't very smart and he should focus on the lowest skilled job that he could
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Should focus on the lowest skilled job that he could find.
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Skilled job that he could find. i'm sure the counselor meant
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Find. i'm sure the counselor meant well but he didn't know what was
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I'm sure the counselor meant well but he didn't know what was on the inside. he didn't see
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Well but he didn't know what was on the inside. he didn't see the seeds of greatness god had
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On the inside. he didn't see the seeds of greatness god had planted in this young man.
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The seeds of greatness god had planted in this young man. as a high school student his
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Planted in this young man. as a high school student his "i am" was distorted.
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As a high school student his "i am" was distorted. "i am not up to par. i am not
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"i am" was distorted. "i am not up to par. i am not smart. i am very average."
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"i am not up to par. i am not smart. i am very average." he didn't realize he was
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Smart. i am very average." he didn't realize he was inviting that into his life.
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He didn't realize he was inviting that into his life. sure enough it showed up.
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Inviting that into his life. sure enough it showed up. after high school he got a job
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Sure enough it showed up. after high school he got a job at the local factory and he
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After high school he got a job at the local factory and he stayed at the lowest level year
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At the local factory and he stayed at the lowest level year after year after year.
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Stayed at the lowest level year after year after year. one day the factory closed down.
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After year after year. one day the factory closed down. he went across town and applied
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One day the factory closed down. he went across town and applied at another factory.
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He went across town and applied at another factory. this company had a policy that
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At another factory. this company had a policy that you had to take an iq test.
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This company had a policy that you had to take an iq test. he took the test and he scored
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You had to take an iq test. he took the test and he scored the highest in the company's
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He took the test and he scored the highest in the company's 63-year history. his iq came
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The highest in the company's 63-year history. his iq came back at a genius level.
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63-year history. his iq came back at a genius level. he went on to start his own
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Back at a genius level. he went on to start his own business and he invented and
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He went on to start his own business and he invented and patented two very successful
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Business and he invented and patented two very successful products.
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Patented two very successful products. today, he is extremely blessed.
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Products. today, he is extremely blessed. what happened? he changed his
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Today, he is extremely blessed. what happened? he changed his "i am."
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What happened? he changed his "i am." could it be what someone has
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"i am." could it be what someone has told you is keeping you from
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Could it be what someone has told you is keeping you from god's best?
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Told you is keeping you from god's best? could it be that the wrong "i
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God's best? could it be that the wrong "i am" is keeping you from rising
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Could it be that the wrong "i am" is keeping you from rising higher and reaching your full
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Am" is keeping you from rising higher and reaching your full potential? do like he did.
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Higher and reaching your full potential? do like he did. change the "i am."
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Potential? do like he did. change the "i am." don't let what somebody had
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Change the "i am." don't let what somebody had spoken over you determine your
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Don't let what somebody had spoken over you determine your destiny.
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Spoken over you determine your destiny. get in agreement with god.
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Destiny. get in agreement with god. know what you are and know what
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Get in agreement with god. know what you are and know what you are not.
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Know what you are and know what you are not. "i am not lacking. i am not
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You are not. "i am not lacking. i am not average. i am not inferior.
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"i am not lacking. i am not average. i am not inferior. i am equipped. i am empowered.
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Average. i am not inferior. i am equipped. i am empowered. i am anointed. i am wise.
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I am equipped. i am empowered. i am anointed. i am wise. i am a masterpiece."
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I am anointed. i am wise. i am a masterpiece." in the scripture have you ever
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I am a masterpiece." in the scripture have you ever heard of a man named sethur, a
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In the scripture have you ever heard of a man named sethur, a man named gaddi, a man named
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Heard of a man named sethur, a man named gaddi, a man named shaphat? never heard of them.
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Man named gaddi, a man named shaphat? never heard of them. you know why? there were some
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Shaphat? never heard of them. you know why? there were some of the ten spies.
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You know why? there were some of the ten spies. they were some of the ones that
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Of the ten spies. they were some of the ones that never made it into the promised
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They were some of the ones that never made it into the promised land. the fact is they were
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Never made it into the promised land. the fact is they were called to be a history maker.
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Land. the fact is they were called to be a history maker. they had seeds of greatness on
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Called to be a history maker. they had seeds of greatness on the inside but the wrong "i am"
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They had seeds of greatness on the inside but the wrong "i am" kept them from really making
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The inside but the wrong "i am" kept them from really making their mark.
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Kept them from really making their mark. don't let that be you. you may
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Their mark. don't let that be you. you may be facing some major obstacles.
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Don't let that be you. you may be facing some major obstacles. my challenge is be a joshua.
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Be facing some major obstacles. my challenge is be a joshua. be a caleb.
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My challenge is be a joshua. be a caleb. "i am strong. i am confident.
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Be a caleb. "i am strong. i am confident. i am equipped. i am more than a
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"i am strong. i am confident. i am equipped. i am more than a conqueror. i am well able."
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I am equipped. i am more than a conqueror. i am well able." (applause)
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Conqueror. i am well able." (applause) make sure you have the right
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(applause) make sure you have the right "i am's" coming out of your
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Make sure you have the right "i am's" coming out of your mouth.
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"i am's" coming out of your mouth. joshua and caleb were the only
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Mouth. joshua and caleb were the only two from that whole group to
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Joshua and caleb were the only two from that whole group to ever make it into the promised
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Two from that whole group to ever make it into the promised land.
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Ever make it into the promised land. it would do us all good to make
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Land. it would do us all good to make a list of a dozen or two of
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It would do us all good to make a list of a dozen or two of these "i am's" and read over
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A list of a dozen or two of these "i am's" and read over them all through the day.
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These "i am's" and read over them all through the day. get them down in your spirit.
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Them all through the day. get them down in your spirit. meditate on them.
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Get them down in your spirit. meditate on them. they may not all be true right
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Meditate on them. they may not all be true right now but you have to call the
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They may not all be true right now but you have to call the things that are not as if they
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Now but you have to call the things that are not as if they already were.
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Things that are not as if they already were. "i am blessed. i am prosperous.
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Already were. "i am blessed. i am prosperous. i am free. i am talented.
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"i am blessed. i am prosperous. i am free. i am talented. i am young. i am beautiful.
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I am free. i am talented. i am young. i am beautiful. i am attractive."
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I am young. i am beautiful. i am attractive." remember, what follows the
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I am attractive." remember, what follows the "i am" is going to come looking
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Remember, what follows the "i am" is going to come looking for you.
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"i am" is going to come looking for you. if you will invite the right
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For you. if you will invite the right things into your life the
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If you will invite the right things into your life the creator of the universe will
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Things into your life the creator of the universe will breathe in your direction.
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Creator of the universe will breathe in your direction. i believe and declare you will
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Breathe in your direction. i believe and declare you will overcome every obstacle, defeat
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I believe and declare you will overcome every obstacle, defeat every enemy and you will become
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Overcome every obstacle, defeat every enemy and you will become everything that god has created
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Every enemy and you will become everything that god has created you to be. amen.
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Everything that god has created you to be. amen. do you receive it today?
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You to be. amen. do you receive it today? (applause)
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Do you receive it today? (applause) we never like to close our
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(applause) we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based church.
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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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Keep god first place. he's going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Declarations, scriptures, encouragement.
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Healthy, and free. when you contact us today,
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When you contact us today, we'll send you
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We'll send you happy, healthy, and free:
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Happy, healthy, and free: a 31-day wellness journey
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A 31-day wellness journey as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. this devotional will help you
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This devotional will help you strengthen your faith,
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Declare god's
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Promises, and receive
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Promises, and receive the healing he's
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The healing he's already made available to you.
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Already made available to you. spirit, soul, and body.
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Spirit, soul, and body. god wants you whole
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God wants you whole and this resource will help you
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And this resource will help you experience his peace
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From the inside out.
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Please request your copy today.
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That will transform
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Your spirit,ansform
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Your spirit,ansform mind, and body in just 31 days.
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Mind, and body in just 31 days. god is going to restore
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God is going to restore what the enemy tried to steal.
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What the enemy tried to steal. your joy,
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Your joy, your peace, your health.
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Your peace, your health. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is bringing hope to people
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Around the world.
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Special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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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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Morning, download our daily podcast,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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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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Joel Osteen - The Power of I Am

September 6, 2025 | S25 E3607 | 30:0

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