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Joel Osteen - Prepared In The Process

April 21, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Prepared In The Process | April 21, 2026

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[music] >> joel osteen: god bless
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>> joel osteen: god bless you.
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You. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by, be
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Our area, please stop by, be a part of one of our
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A part of one of our services.
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Services. i promise you, we'll make you
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I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this pastor.
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I heard about this pastor. he found a small box hidden
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He found a small box hidden in his wife's closet.
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In his wife's closet. he opened it up, there were
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He opened it up, there were six eggs and a thousand $1
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Six eggs and a thousand $1 dollar bills.
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Dollar bills. he asked his wife about it.
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He asked his wife about it. she explained how every time
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She explained how every time he preached a bad sermon, she
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He preached a bad sermon, she put an egg in the box.
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Put an egg in the box. after 35 years of
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After 35 years of ministering, he felt pretty
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Ministering, he felt pretty good about himself, only six
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Good about himself, only six bad sermons.
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Bad sermons. he asked what the $1,000 was.
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He asked what the $1,000 was. she said, "every time i got a
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She said, "every time i got a dozen eggs, i sold them for a
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Dozen eggs, i sold them for a dollar."
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Dollar." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess, my mind is
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I boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive,
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Alert, my heart is receptive, i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name."
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In jesus' name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i wanna talk to you today
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I wanna talk to you today about prepared in the
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About prepared in the process.
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Process. when victoria and i found out
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When victoria and i found out we were pregnant with our
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We were pregnant with our first son, jonathan, we were
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First son, jonathan, we were so excited.
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So excited. we called our parents, told
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We called our parents, told our friends.
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Our friends. over the next few weeks, we
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Over the next few weeks, we started getting the baby's
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Started getting the baby's room together, movin'
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Room together, movin' furniture around.
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Furniture around. all we could think about was
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All we could think about was this baby was on the way.
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This baby was on the way. six months later, victoria's
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Six months later, victoria's feet started swelling.
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Feet started swelling. her back started hurting.
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Her back started hurting. she couldn't sleep well at
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She couldn't sleep well at night.
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Night. some mornings, she was
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Some mornings, she was nauseated.
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Nauseated. suppose we went back to the
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Suppose we went back to the doctor and said, "doctor,
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Doctor and said, "doctor, something's wrong with
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Something's wrong with victoria.
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Victoria. she's gaining all this
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She's gaining all this weight.
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Weight. her feet are swelling.
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Her feet are swelling. she's uncomfortable.
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She's uncomfortable. will you give us somethin' to
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Will you give us somethin' to make it go away?"
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Make it go away?" he'd say, "no, i'm sorry.
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He'd say, "no, i'm sorry. it's all a part of the
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It's all a part of the process.
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Process. if you're goin' to give
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If you're goin' to give birth, ya have to go through
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Birth, ya have to go through a season of bein'
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A season of bein' uncomfortable.
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Uncomfortable. you may not like gainin' the
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You may not like gainin' the weight, but it's necessary.
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Weight, but it's necessary. it's makin' room for what's
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It's makin' room for what's comin'.
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Comin'. your feet may swell.
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Your feet may swell. your back may hurt.
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Your back may hurt. it's uncomfortable, but it's
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It's uncomfortable, but it's not unusual.
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Not unusual. without the process, you
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Without the process, you wouldn't be prepared."
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Wouldn't be prepared." it's the same principle in
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It's the same principle in life.
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Life. we all have dreams god's
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We all have dreams god's placed in our heart, goals we
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Placed in our heart, goals we wanna accomplish.
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Wanna accomplish. we know we're pregnant, but
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We know we're pregnant, but too often we get discouraged
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Too often we get discouraged by the process.
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By the process. it's takin' longer than we
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It's takin' longer than we thought.
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Thought. we had some bad breaks.
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We had some bad breaks. we went through a loss.
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We went through a loss. somebody did us wrong.
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Somebody did us wrong. we think, "this couldn't be
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We think, "this couldn't be right.
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Right. i'm uncomfortable."
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I'm uncomfortable." but like a pregnancy, it's a
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But like a pregnancy, it's a part of the process.
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Part of the process. everything you go through,
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Everything you go through, every struggle, every
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Every struggle, every disappointment, every delay,
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Disappointment, every delay, if you'll keep the right
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If you'll keep the right attitude, that's depositing
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Attitude, that's depositing something in you.
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Something in you. it's makin' you stronger,
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It's makin' you stronger, it's developing your
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It's developing your character, it's growin' you
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Character, it's growin' you up.
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Up. here's the key: you're
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Here's the key: you're anointed before you're
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Anointed before you're appointed.
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Appointed. there's going to be a
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There's going to be a preparation period between
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Preparation period between the time puts the dream in
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The time puts the dream in your heart and the time that
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Your heart and the time that it comes to pass.
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It comes to pass. just because you're anointed
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Just because you're anointed doesn't mean the appointing
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Doesn't mean the appointing is going to come.
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Is going to come. it's up to us to pass these
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It's up to us to pass these tests, to be willing to go
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Tests, to be willing to go through the pregnancy, the
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Through the pregnancy, the uncomfortable seasons, the
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Uncomfortable seasons, the lonely times when we don't
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Lonely times when we don't understand it.
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Understand it. we're doin' the right thing,
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We're doin' the right thing, but we're not makin'
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But we're not makin' progress.
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Progress. this is when many people give
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This is when many people give up on their dreams.
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Up on their dreams. they were pregnant, they were
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They were pregnant, they were anointed, but because they
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Anointed, but because they wouldn't go through the
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Wouldn't go through the preparation process, they
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Preparation process, they never gave birth.
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Never gave birth. they never saw the appointing
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They never saw the appointing come.
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Come. in the scripture, david was
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In the scripture, david was anointed to be the next king
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Anointed to be the next king of israel at the age of 17.
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Of israel at the age of 17. the prophet samuel traveled
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The prophet samuel traveled to his house, chose david out
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To his house, chose david out of all the other brothers,
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Of all the other brothers, poured the oil on his head.
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Poured the oil on his head. david was excited.
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David was excited. it was a destiny moment.
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It was a destiny moment. but what's interesting is,
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But what's interesting is, after david was anointed,
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After david was anointed, after he was given this
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After he was given this incredible promise, where did
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Incredible promise, where did david go?
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David go? to the palace?
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To the palace? to get his royal robe?
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To get his royal robe? to meet his new staff?
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To meet his new staff? he went back to the shepherd
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He went back to the shepherd fields.
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Fields. he was anointed but not
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He was anointed but not appointed.
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Appointed. he found out he was pregnant,
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He found out he was pregnant, so to speak, but he had to go
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So to speak, but he had to go through the preparation
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Through the preparation process.
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Process. he had to pass the test of
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He had to pass the test of doing a menial task, taking
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Doing a menial task, taking care of his father's sheep,
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Care of his father's sheep, feeding them day in and day
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Feeding them day in and day out, shoveling their waste,
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Out, shoveling their waste, smell badly.
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Smell badly. it was lonely.
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It was lonely. it seemed unfair.
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It seemed unfair. his brothers, who weren't
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His brothers, who weren't anointed by samuel, they were
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Anointed by samuel, they were in the military.
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In the military. they had prestigious
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They had prestigious positions.
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Positions. everyone looked up to them.
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Everyone looked up to them. david could've thought, "i'm
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David could've thought, "i'm not goin' back to the
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Not goin' back to the shepherds' fields.
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Shepherds' fields. i'm the next king."
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I'm the next king." but david understood this
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But david understood this principle.
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Principle. he had to show god he would
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He had to show god he would be faithful when it wasn't
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Be faithful when it wasn't exciting.
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Exciting. he had to pass the test of
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He had to pass the test of being good to king saul, even
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Being good to king saul, even though saul was jealous and
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Though saul was jealous and tryin' to kill david.
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Tryin' to kill david. david could've said, "god,
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David could've said, "god, this isn't right.
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This isn't right. look at him.
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Look at him. you gotta get rid of saul.
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You gotta get rid of saul. i'm uncomfortable."
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I'm uncomfortable." instead, david kept doin' the
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Instead, david kept doin' the right thing year after year.
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Right thing year after year. he was anointed at 17, but he
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He was anointed at 17, but he didn't take the throne until
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Didn't take the throne until he was 30.
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He was 30. it took 13 years for his
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It took 13 years for his anointing to catch up to his
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Anointing to catch up to his appointing.
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Appointing. but without those 13 years of
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But without those 13 years of keepin' a good attitude,
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Keepin' a good attitude, doin' the right thing,
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Doin' the right thing, overlookin' insults, he
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Overlookin' insults, he wouldn't have been prepared
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Wouldn't have been prepared for where god was takin' him.
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For where god was takin' him. and god knows what's in your
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And god knows what's in your future.
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Future. he knows what it's going to
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He knows what it's going to take to keep you there.
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Take to keep you there. and you may not understand
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And you may not understand why it's takin' so long, why
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Why it's takin' so long, why it hasn't turned out the way
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It hasn't turned out the way you thought, why you're in a
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You thought, why you're in a lonely season, a discouraged
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Lonely season, a discouraged season, a stagnant season,
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Season, a stagnant season, but everything you've been
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But everything you've been through was to strengthen
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Through was to strengthen you, to develop you, to
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You, to develop you, to prepare you.
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Prepare you. god wouldn't have allowed it
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God wouldn't have allowed it if it wasn't part of the
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If it wasn't part of the process.
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Process. without it, you couldn't give
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Without it, you couldn't give birth to what's in you.
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Birth to what's in you. and if you'll do like david,
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And if you'll do like david, not try to figure it all out,
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Not try to figure it all out, not live bitter, negative,
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Not live bitter, negative, instead, keep passin' the
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Instead, keep passin' the test.
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Test. keep doin' the right thing,
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Keep doin' the right thing, giving, serving, loving, then
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Giving, serving, loving, then your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. your baby is on the way.
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Your baby is on the way. what god promised, he will
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What god promised, he will bring to pass.
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Bring to pass. and, one day, while david was
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And, one day, while david was in those lonely shepherds'
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In those lonely shepherds' fields, his father asked him
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Fields, his father asked him to take lunch to his brothers
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To take lunch to his brothers who were out on the
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Who were out on the battlefield.
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Battlefield. david could've said, "dad,
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David could've said, "dad, you saw samuel anoint me.
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You saw samuel anoint me. you saw him choose me over
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You saw him choose me over all my brothers, and you want
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All my brothers, and you want me to be a errand boy, a
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Me to be a errand boy, a delivery service?
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Delivery service? i don't think so."
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I don't think so." if david would've been too
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If david would've been too proud, not willing to serve
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Proud, not willing to serve others and do somethin' that
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Others and do somethin' that seemed insignificant, he
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Seemed insignificant, he would've never made it to the
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Would've never made it to the throne.
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Throne. these are tests that we must
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These are tests that we must pass.
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Pass. took humility to take his
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Took humility to take his brothers lunch.
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Brothers lunch. his oldest brother, when he
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His oldest brother, when he showed up, made fun of david,
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Showed up, made fun of david, caused a big scene, tried to
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Caused a big scene, tried to embarrass him.
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Embarrass him. david overlooked it, kept
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David overlooked it, kept doin' the right thing.
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Doin' the right thing. on one of those trips, takin'
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On one of those trips, takin' his brothers lunch, david saw
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His brothers lunch, david saw goliath taunting the people
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Goliath taunting the people of israel.
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Of israel. somethin' rose up in david.
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Somethin' rose up in david. he said, "i'll take care of
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He said, "i'll take care of that giant."
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That giant." but had david not been
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But had david not been faithful where he was, doin'
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Faithful where he was, doin' what his father asked him to
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What his father asked him to do, even though it was small,
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Do, even though it was small, he would've missed his
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He would've missed his destiny.
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Destiny. he would've never seen
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He would've never seen goliath.
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Goliath. and it's easy to think, "i'm
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And it's easy to think, "i'm not goin' to do this
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Not goin' to do this insignificant thing.
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Insignificant thing. joel, when somethin' big
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Joel, when somethin' big comes my way, somethin'
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Comes my way, somethin' impressive, then i'll step
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Impressive, then i'll step up.
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Up. then i'll give it my best."
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Then i'll give it my best." how do you know your destiny
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How do you know your destiny is not tied to the small
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Is not tied to the small thing god's askin' you to do?
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Thing god's askin' you to do? once you do that
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Once you do that insignificant thing, where
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Insignificant thing, where maybe you have to swallow
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Maybe you have to swallow your pride and serve somebody
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Your pride and serve somebody that's under you, then the
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That's under you, then the door to the big thing god has
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Door to the big thing god has in store, will open up.
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In store, will open up. it can be uncomfortable to
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It can be uncomfortable to have to humble ourselves.
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Have to humble ourselves. we think, "god, that's not
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We think, "god, that's not right.
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Right. i have more training than
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I have more training than them, more education, more
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Them, more education, more skill."
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Skill." pass the test.
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Pass the test. it's a part of the process.
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It's a part of the process. it's getting you prepared.
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It's getting you prepared. and this is the reason many
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And this is the reason many people never give birth to
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People never give birth to what's in them.
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What's in them. they don't understand the
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They don't understand the process.
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Process. god will put a dream in your
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God will put a dream in your heart.
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Heart. he'll give you the anointing,
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He'll give you the anointing, then he'll send ya back to
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Then he'll send ya back to the shepherds' fields.
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The shepherds' fields. the appointing will come
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The appointing will come later.
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Later. you know you're going to
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You know you're going to start that business.
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Start that business. you've been anointed for it,
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You've been anointed for it, but he'll send ya back to
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But he'll send ya back to that part-time job with a
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That part-time job with a grouchy boss and coworkers
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Grouchy boss and coworkers that you don't like.
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That you don't like. you know you're goin' to move
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You know you're goin' to move into that new house.
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Into that new house. the promise is in you, but
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The promise is in you, but he'll send ya back to that
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He'll send ya back to that small apartment with loud
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Small apartment with loud neighbors and no wi-fi.
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Neighbors and no wi-fi. you know you're gonna meet
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You know you're gonna meet the right person.
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The right person. you're anointed to have a
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You're anointed to have a blessed family.
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Blessed family. how we respond in the
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How we respond in the wilderness will determine
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Wilderness will determine whether or not we make it in
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Whether or not we make it in to our promised land.
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To our promised land. and right now, there are
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And right now, there are promises that god has put in
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Promises that god has put in you.
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You. you are pregnant with
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You are pregnant with potential, pregnant with
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Potential, pregnant with opportunity, with health,
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Opportunity, with health, with abundance.
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With abundance. you've been anointed.
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You've been anointed. my question is, will you go
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My question is, will you go through the process so you
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Through the process so you see your appointing come?
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See your appointing come? will ya pass these tests when
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Will ya pass these tests when it's uncomfortable, when it
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It's uncomfortable, when it doesn't like it's gonna work
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Doesn't like it's gonna work out, when you can't see
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Out, when you can't see anything changing?
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Anything changing? just because ya don't see
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Just because ya don't see anything happening doesn't
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Anything happening doesn't mean god is not working.
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Mean god is not working. you don't see it on the
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You don't see it on the outside, but on the inside,
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Outside, but on the inside, where it's more important,
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Where it's more important, you're growin', you're
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You're growin', you're developing.
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Developing. it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before your appointing shows
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Before your appointing shows up.
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Up. my father gave his life to
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My father gave his life to christ at the age of 17.
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Christ at the age of 17. he knew, one day, he was
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He knew, one day, he was going to pastor a church with
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Going to pastor a church with thousands of people.
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Thousands of people. and that was unheard of back
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And that was unheard of back then in the 1930s, but god
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Then in the 1930s, but god put this dream in his heart
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Put this dream in his heart as a teenager.
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As a teenager. he was anointed for it, but
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He was anointed for it, but it took years for the
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It took years for the appointing to come.
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Appointing to come. my parents started lakewood
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My parents started lakewood in 1959 with 90 people.
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In 1959 with 90 people. they were in abandoned feed
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They were in abandoned feed store.
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Store. it was this old, run-down
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It was this old, run-down building.
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Building. and for 13 years, lakewood
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And for 13 years, lakewood hardly grew at all.
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Hardly grew at all. my father was bein' his best.
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My father was bein' his best. he knew he had bigger things
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He knew he had bigger things in him, but in spite of
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In him, but in spite of everything he did, even after
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Everything he did, even after 10 years, lakewood still had
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10 years, lakewood still had less than 200 people.
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Less than 200 people. he could've thought, "god, i
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He could've thought, "god, i must've heard ya wrong.
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Must've heard ya wrong. i thought you said i'd have a
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I thought you said i'd have a church with thousands."
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Church with thousands." instead, he kept doin' his
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Instead, he kept doin' his best, bein' faithful, day in
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Best, bein' faithful, day in and day out.
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And day out. in 1972, 13 years later, it
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In 1972, 13 years later, it was like god opened up a
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Was like god opened up a gate.
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Gate. people started comin' from
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People started comin' from all over the city, and they
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All over the city, and they grew out of that little feed
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Grew out of that little feed store, built an auditorium
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Store, built an auditorium for 1,000, then 2,000, then
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For 1,000, then 2,000, then 4,000, then 8,000.
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4,000, then 8,000. what happened?
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What happened? his anointing caught up with
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His anointing caught up with his appointing.
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His appointing. see, my dad was faithful.
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See, my dad was faithful. he didn't complain 'cause it
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He didn't complain 'cause it was takin' a long time.
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Was takin' a long time. he didn't get discouraged and
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He didn't get discouraged and give up because it was
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Give up because it was difficult.
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Difficult. too often, we have the
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Too often, we have the anointing, but we get
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Anointing, but we get discouraged by the process.
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Discouraged by the process. we don't like when we're not
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We don't like when we're not makin' progress, not getting
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Makin' progress, not getting breaks, not being treated
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Breaks, not being treated right.
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Right. but in those tough times,
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But in those tough times, when you're tempted to give
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When you're tempted to give up, you have to remind
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Up, you have to remind yourself like a lady havin' a
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Yourself like a lady havin' a baby, "it's all a part of the
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Baby, "it's all a part of the process."
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Process." it may be uncomfortable, but
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It may be uncomfortable, but it's not unusual.
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It's not unusual. if god took it away, your
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If god took it away, your baby wouldn't develop.
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Baby wouldn't develop. you wouldn't be able to give
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You wouldn't be able to give birth.
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Birth. in those 13 years, my father
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In those 13 years, my father hardly saw any growth.
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Hardly saw any growth. those were very important
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Those were very important years.
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Years. those were years of testing,
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Those were years of testing, years of proving.
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Years of proving. may have looked like he was
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May have looked like he was wasting his time, but without
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Wasting his time, but without those years of preparation,
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Those years of preparation, even though he was anointed,
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Even though he was anointed, he wouldn't never seen the
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He wouldn't never seen the appointing.
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Appointing. don't run away from the
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Don't run away from the process.
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Process. the process is not workin'
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The process is not workin' against you, it's workin' for
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Against you, it's workin' for you.
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You. it's getting you prepared.
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It's getting you prepared. imagine a lady that's
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Imagine a lady that's pregnant sayin', "nah, i
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Pregnant sayin', "nah, i don't wanna gain any weight.
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Don't wanna gain any weight. i don't wanna grow out of
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I don't wanna grow out of these clothes."
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These clothes." doesn't work that way.
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Doesn't work that way. if we're not willing to go
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If we're not willing to go through the process, we won't
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Through the process, we won't see the baby.
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See the baby. and there's somethin' god
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And there's somethin' god wants you to give birth to.
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Wants you to give birth to. somethin' big.
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Somethin' big. somethin' special.
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Somethin' special. somethin' out of the
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Somethin' out of the ordinary.
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Ordinary. he's anointed you for it.
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He's anointed you for it. the appointing is already in
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The appointing is already in your future.
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Your future. i'm askin' you to do your
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I'm askin' you to do your part and be willing to go
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Part and be willing to go through the process.
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Through the process. don't let disappointments
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Don't let disappointments talk ya out of it.
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Talk ya out of it. don't let delays convince you
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Don't let delays convince you it's not goin' to happen.
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It's not goin' to happen. don't let the fact that you
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Don't let the fact that you don't think you're makin'
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Don't think you're makin' progress, you're frustrated,
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Progress, you're frustrated, keep you from doin' the right
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Keep you from doin' the right thing.
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Thing. you've come too far to stop
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You've come too far to stop now.
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Now. you're too close to the birth
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You're too close to the birth to give up.
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To give up. it's always the most
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It's always the most uncomfortable right before
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Uncomfortable right before that baby comes.
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That baby comes. and the scripture says jesus
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And the scripture says jesus endured the pain of the
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Endured the pain of the cross, looking forward to the
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Cross, looking forward to the joy that was coming.
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Joy that was coming. the way he endured the pain
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The way he endured the pain was he knew it was a part of
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Was he knew it was a part of the process.
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The process. he knew that it wasn't
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He knew that it wasn't permanent.
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Permanent. he wasn't going to stay on
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He wasn't going to stay on the cross.
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The cross. he kept lookin' forward to
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He kept lookin' forward to the joy that's coming.
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The joy that's coming. what am i sayin'?
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What am i sayin'? keep your joy in tough times.
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Keep your joy in tough times. when life throws ya a curve,
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When life throws ya a curve, you don't understand it, it's
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You don't understand it, it's takin' longer than you
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Takin' longer than you thought, remind yourself it's
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Thought, remind yourself it's only temporary.
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Only temporary. it's all a part of the
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It's all a part of the process.
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Process. jesus kept lookin' forward to
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Jesus kept lookin' forward to the joy that was comin'.
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The joy that was comin'. don't look back.
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Don't look back. don't fall into self-pity.
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Don't fall into self-pity. keep lookin' forward.
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Keep lookin' forward. the joy is comin'.
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The joy is comin'. the right person is comin'.
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The right person is comin'. the dream is comin'.
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The dream is comin'. the breakthrough is on the
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The breakthrough is on the way.
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Way. and here's the key: once
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And here's the key: once you're prepared, then god can
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You're prepared, then god can propel you into your destiny.
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Propel you into your destiny. he can make things happen
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He can make things happen faster than you thought.
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Faster than you thought. my father spent those 13
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My father spent those 13 years in preparation.
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Years in preparation. didn't see much growth.
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Didn't see much growth. but once he passed those
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But once he passed those tests, once he proved to god
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Tests, once he proved to god what he was made of, he was
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What he was made of, he was propelled.
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Propelled. god thrust him to the next
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God thrust him to the next level.
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Level. and don't get discouraged
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And don't get discouraged thinkin' that you're fallin'
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Thinkin' that you're fallin' behind.
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Behind. "joel, i've been doin' the
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"joel, i've been doin' the right thing for a long time.
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Right thing for a long time. i should be much further
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I should be much further ahead.
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Ahead. my friends, my colleagues,
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My friends, my colleagues, they've all passed me up."
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They've all passed me up." don't worry.
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Don't worry. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. when you're anointing catches
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When you're anointing catches up with your appointing,
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Up with your appointing, supernatural things will
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Supernatural things will happen.
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Happen. supernatural increase.
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Supernatural increase. supernatural growth.
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Supernatural growth. supernatural favor.
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Supernatural favor. god knows how to make up for
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God knows how to make up for lost time.
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Lost time. he can propel you where you
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He can propel you where you could not go on your own.
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Could not go on your own. for 45 years, lakewood was on
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For 45 years, lakewood was on the northeast side of town.
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The northeast side of town. that's where that little feed
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That's where that little feed store was.
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Store was. for many of those years, we
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For many of those years, we were in metal buildings.
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Were in metal buildings. the children's facilities
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The children's facilities were in temporary, small wood
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Were in temporary, small wood buildings.
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Buildings. and some of the people i grew
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And some of the people i grew up with kind of looked down
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Up with kind of looked down on us, thought we were
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On us, thought we were secondary, not quite up to
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Secondary, not quite up to par.
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Par. and the city ended up growin'
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And the city ended up growin' more toward the west.
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More toward the west. the area where lakewood was,
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The area where lakewood was, wasn't kept up very well.
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Wasn't kept up very well. it's a little more industrial
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It's a little more industrial and had become run down.
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And had become run down. but your anointing will
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But your anointing will supersede your environment.
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Supersede your environment. god will put things in you
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God will put things in you that are bigger than you are
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That are bigger than you are right now.
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Right now. god anointed david to be a
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God anointed david to be a king.
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King. he wasn't in a palace.
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He wasn't in a palace. he was in the shepherds'
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He was in the shepherds' fields.
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Fields. all he could see were rocks,
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All he could see were rocks, sand, and sheep.
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Sand, and sheep. your environment doesn't
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Your environment doesn't determine your destiny.
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Determine your destiny. where you are doesn't limit
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Where you are doesn't limit what god can do.
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What god can do. when it's your time, when
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When it's your time, when you've gone through the
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You've gone through the preparation process, get
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Preparation process, get ready to be propelled.
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Ready to be propelled. get ready for doors to open
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Get ready for doors to open that you could not open, and
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That you could not open, and that's what happened with
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That's what happened with lakewood.
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Lakewood. after years of bein' in metal
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After years of bein' in metal buildings, temporary
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Buildings, temporary buildings, bein' looked down
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Buildings, bein' looked down on, suddenly, one day, god
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On, suddenly, one day, god gave us the compaq center.
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Gave us the compaq center. this place propelled us, 50
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This place propelled us, 50 years down the road, not just
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Years down the road, not just in resources, but in respect,
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In resources, but in respect, in credibility, in influence.
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In credibility, in influence. don't get discouraged by the
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Don't get discouraged by the preparation time.
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Preparation time. don't quit bein' your best
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Don't quit bein' your best because you're not where you
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Because you're not where you thought you would be.
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Thought you would be. friends have passed you up.
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Friends have passed you up. they got married.
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They got married. you're still single.
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You're still single. they're in the new place.
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They're in the new place. you're still in the old one.
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You're still in the old one. keep doin' the right thing.
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Keep doin' the right thing. your appointing is coming.
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Your appointing is coming. and during that preparation
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And during that preparation time, you may not see a lot
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Time, you may not see a lot of progress.
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Of progress. like my father, those 13
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Like my father, those 13 years, he didn't see much
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Years, he didn't see much growth.
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Growth. it was all minimal.
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It was all minimal. but at some point, you're
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But at some point, you're goin' to come to the place
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Goin' to come to the place where god says, "all right.
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Where god says, "all right. you're prepared.
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You're prepared. you passed the test.
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You passed the test. you've done your part, now
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You've done your part, now let me do my part.
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Let me do my part. let me propel you into your
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Let me propel you into your purpose."
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Purpose." that's when you'll see these
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That's when you'll see these explosive blessings.
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Explosive blessings. you'll see acceleration.
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You'll see acceleration. it should've taken years, but
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It should've taken years, but god propelled you, and it
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God propelled you, and it happened in a fraction of the
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Happened in a fraction of the time.
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Time. and i believe many of you
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And i believe many of you right now are on the verge of
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Right now are on the verge of bein' propelled.
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Bein' propelled. you passed the tests.
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You passed the tests. you've done the right thing
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You've done the right thing when it was hard.
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When it was hard. get ready for new levels.
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Get ready for new levels. get ready for acceleration.
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Get ready for acceleration. get ready for favor that you
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Get ready for favor that you haven't seen.
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Haven't seen. [congregation applauding]
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[congregation applauding] there's a plant called the
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There's a plant called the chinese bamboo.
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Chinese bamboo. for the first four years, it
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For the first four years, it barely grows above ground.
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Barely grows above ground. you could hardly see anything
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You could hardly see anything happening, but underground
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Happening, but underground where you can't see, it's
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Where you can't see, it's developing a massive root
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Developing a massive root system.
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System. in the fifth year, once the
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In the fifth year, once the roots are firmly established,
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Roots are firmly established, the plant will take off and
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The plant will take off and shoot up to as high as 80
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Shoot up to as high as 80 feet in the air, from zero to
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Feet in the air, from zero to 80, all in one year.
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80, all in one year. but what makes the fifth year
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But what makes the fifth year possible is the 4 years of
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Possible is the 4 years of preparation.
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Preparation. without the years of
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Without the years of underground growth, there
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Underground growth, there wouldn't be any above-ground
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Wouldn't be any above-ground growth.
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Growth. like this plant, you may not
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Like this plant, you may not see anything happening.
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See anything happening. you wonder why god isn't
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You wonder why god isn't doin' somethin'.
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Doin' somethin'. you're bein' your best, but
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You're bein' your best, but you're not seein' breaks.
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You're not seein' breaks. you don't think you're makin'
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You don't think you're makin' progress.
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Progress. but what you can't see is, on
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But what you can't see is, on the inside, your roots are
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The inside, your roots are goin' down deep, and at the
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Goin' down deep, and at the right time, when god knows
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Right time, when god knows you're prepared, you're goin'
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You're prepared, you're goin' to come in to your fifth year
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To come in to your fifth year where you suddenly shoot up.
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Where you suddenly shoot up. you suddenly come out of
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You suddenly come out of debt.
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Debt. suddenly your health turns
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Suddenly your health turns around.
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Around. suddenly you meet the right
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Suddenly you meet the right person.
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Person. but here's the key: ya have
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But here's the key: ya have to be willing to go through
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To be willing to go through the process.
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The process. we want fifth-year results,
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We want fifth-year results, without the 4 years of
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Without the 4 years of preparation.
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Preparation. but without those years of
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But without those years of developing our character,
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Developing our character, proving to god we'll be
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Proving to god we'll be faithful, doing the right
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Faithful, doing the right thing when we're
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Thing when we're uncomfortable, we won't see
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Uncomfortable, we won't see the increase and promotion
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The increase and promotion like we should.
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Like we should. and sometimes we think,
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And sometimes we think, "well, god, i'm ready.
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"well, god, i'm ready. i'm prepared.
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I'm prepared. i've been doin' the right
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I've been doin' the right thing."
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Thing." but only god knows where he's
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But only god knows where he's taking you.
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Taking you. you may be ready for what you
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You may be ready for what you have in mind, but you're not
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Have in mind, but you're not ready for what god has in
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Ready for what god has in mind.
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Mind. what he has planned for you
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What he has planned for you is going to be much bigger,
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Is going to be much bigger, much more exciting.
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Much more exciting. he not only knows where he's
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He not only knows where he's taking you, he knows what
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Taking you, he knows what it's going to take to keep
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It's going to take to keep you there.
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You there. and if he took you before you
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And if he took you before you were ready, you wouldn't be
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Were ready, you wouldn't be able to handle it.
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Able to handle it. as much as we would like it
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As much as we would like it to happen sooner, it wouldn't
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To happen sooner, it wouldn't be a blessing.
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Be a blessing. it would become a curse.
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It would become a curse. i know a lady that gave birth
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I know a lady that gave birth to twins, very premature.
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To twins, very premature. they both weighed less than a
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They both weighed less than a pound.
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Pound. they were in the hospital for
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They were in the hospital for over a year and had to have a
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Over a year and had to have a bunch of surgeries, and thank
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Bunch of surgeries, and thank god they turned out okay.
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God they turned out okay. but my point is, when we give
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But my point is, when we give birth prematurely, even
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Birth prematurely, even though it may be easier, it's
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Though it may be easier, it's not god's best.
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Not god's best. if it's takin' a long time,
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If it's takin' a long time, that simply means what you're
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That simply means what you're going to give birth to is
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Going to give birth to is going to be much bigger than
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Going to be much bigger than you've ever imagined.
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You've ever imagined. i read where an elephant is
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I read where an elephant is pregnant for 2 years.
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Pregnant for 2 years. because the animal is so big,
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Because the animal is so big, it takes more time for that
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It takes more time for that baby elephant to grow and
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Baby elephant to grow and develop.
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Develop. elephants typically only give
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Elephants typically only give birth to one baby per
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Birth to one baby per pregnancy.
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Pregnancy. on the other hand, a dog is
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On the other hand, a dog is pregnant for just 63 days.
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Pregnant for just 63 days. after 2 months, the dog can
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After 2 months, the dog can give birth to multiple
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Give birth to multiple puppies.
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Puppies. there was a story recently on
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There was a story recently on the news where this great
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The news where this great dane gave birth to 17
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Dane gave birth to 17 puppies, all in one litter.
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Puppies, all in one litter. well, imagine the dog and the
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Well, imagine the dog and the elephant havin' a
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Elephant havin' a conversation.
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Conversation. the dog says, "i don't think
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The dog says, "i don't think you're pregnant.
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You're pregnant. i gave birth after 2 months.
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I gave birth after 2 months. somethin' is wrong with you."
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Somethin' is wrong with you." the dog gets pregnant again
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The dog gets pregnant again and again, gives birth every
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And again, gives birth every several months.
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Several months. nearly 2 years later, comes
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Nearly 2 years later, comes back and says to the
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Back and says to the elephant, "i'm positive
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Elephant, "i'm positive you're not pregnant.
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You're not pregnant. i'm for sure now.
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I'm for sure now. i've given birth multiple
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I've given birth multiple times."
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Times." the elephant says, "no.
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The elephant says, "no. here's the difference.
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Here's the difference. the reason you've given birth
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The reason you've given birth many times and i'm still
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Many times and i'm still pregnant is because what's in
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Pregnant is because what's in me is not a puppy.
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Me is not a puppy. it's an elephant.
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It's an elephant. what i'm carryin' is not
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What i'm carryin' is not ordinary.
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Ordinary. you don't see it often.
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You don't see it often. i'm carryin' somethin' big,
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I'm carryin' somethin' big, somethin' special.
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Somethin' special. that's why it's takin'
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That's why it's takin' longer."
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Longer." people around you may be
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People around you may be giving birth.
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Giving birth. they're seein' their dreams
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They're seein' their dreams come to pass.
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Come to pass. be happy for them.
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Be happy for them. but the reason it's takin'
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But the reason it's takin' longer for you is because,
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Longer for you is because, like that elephant, what
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Like that elephant, what you're carryin' is not
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You're carryin' is not ordinary.
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Ordinary. it's not average.
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It's not average. what you're goin' to give
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What you're goin' to give birth to is going to be
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Birth to is going to be bigger more rewarding, more
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Bigger more rewarding, more fulfilling than you've ever
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Fulfilling than you've ever dreamed.
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Dreamed. don't get discouraged by the
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Don't get discouraged by the process.
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Process. it maybe be takin' a long
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It maybe be takin' a long time.
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Time. that's a sign god's up to
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That's a sign god's up to somethin' big, somethin'
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Somethin' big, somethin' amazing.
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Amazing. keep passing the test.
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Keep passing the test. keep doin' the right thing
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Keep doin' the right thing when it's hard.
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When it's hard. don't run when it's
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Don't run when it's uncomfortable.
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Uncomfortable. that's getting you prepared.
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That's getting you prepared. that's a part of the process.
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That's a part of the process. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, your anointing
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And declare, your anointing is about to catch up to your
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Is about to catch up to your appointing.
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Appointing. you're gonna go into your
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You're gonna go into your fifth year where god
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Fifth year where god supernaturally thrusts you
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Supernaturally thrusts you forward.
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Forward. because you're prepared, he's
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Because you're prepared, he's gonna propel you into the
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Gonna propel you into the fullness of your destiny, in
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say, "amen," today.
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Say, "amen," today. >> joel: i'd like to give you
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>> joel: i'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would ya pray with me?
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Would ya pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing over
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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Life throws so much at us.
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Life throws so much at us. disappointments,
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Disappointments, failures, challenges.
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Failures, challenges. we can feel so out of touch
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We can feel so out of touch that we no longer
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That we no longer recognize ourselves.
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Recognize ourselves. life has a way of changing us.
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Life has a way of changing us. at one time
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At one time we were outgoing
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We were outgoing and excited about our dreams.
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And excited about our dreams. but when we go
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But when we go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and people do us
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And people do us wrong, it's easy
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Wrong, it's easy to lose that positive,
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To lose that positive, passionate person
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Passionate person that we used to be.
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In my new book,
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In my new book, rediscovering the forgotten
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Rediscovering the forgotten you, i'll help you
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You, i'll help you get back to who you really are.
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Get back to who you really are. the joyful you,
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The joyful you, the confident you,
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The confident you, the talented you.
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The talented you. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. you haven't been
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You haven't been through too much.
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Through too much. you may have lost
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You may have lost part of yourself,
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Part of yourself, but you can find yourself.
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But you can find yourself. god is in the business
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God is in the business of restoring what was lost.
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Of restoring what was lost. healing what was broken.
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Healing what was broken. you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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Best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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It's still in front of you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we would like to send you
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Rediscovering the forgotten you.
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Reignite your dreams, and embrace the life
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Self-defeating thoughts, and embrace
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Thoughts, and embrace by faith
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By faith the vision of the life
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The vision of the life god designed for you.
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God designed for you. life's challenges
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Life's challenges might have distorted
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Might have distorted the true you,
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The true you, but now you can reclaim,
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But now you can reclaim, revitalize and restore
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Revitalize and restore the version of yourself
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The version of yourself that you once knew,
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That you once knew, or the version that you know
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Or the version that you know god has made you to be:
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God has made you to be: filled with hopes and dreams,
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Filled with hopes and dreams, optimism and confidence.
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God is about to breathe new life, new passion,
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New dreams into your heart. what he started,
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What he started, he's going to finish.
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He's going to finish. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i are praying
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Victoria and i are praying for you and your family,
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For you and your family, for god's very best.
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For god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps people
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Helps people all over the world.
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All over the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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Consider becoming one. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - Prepared In The Process

April 21, 2026 | 27:29

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