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Joel Osteen - Progress Under Pressure

July 2, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Progress Under Pressure | July 2, 2026

Joel: god bless you. it's
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Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today. i
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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Hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. one day adam
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Something funny. one day adam was feeling very lonely. god
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Was feeling very lonely. god said, “adam, i'm going to
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Said, “adam, i'm going to make you a companion. it's
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Make you a companion. it's going to be called a woman.
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Going to be called a woman. this person will cook for
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This person will cook for you, wash your clothes, she
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You, wash your clothes, she will bear your children and
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Will bear your children and never ask you to get up in
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Never ask you to get up in the middle of the night. she
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The middle of the night. she will always agree with you.
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Will always agree with you. if you do have a
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If you do have a disagreement, she'll be the
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Disagreement, she'll be the first to admit she was
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First to admit she was wrong.” adam said, “wow god,
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Wrong.” adam said, “wow god, what will a woman like this
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What will a woman like this cost?” god said, “an arm and
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Cost?” god said, “an arm and a leg.” adam said, “what can
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A leg.” adam said, “what can i get for a rib?” and the
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I get for a rib?” and the rest is history.
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Rest is history. alright y'all, say it like
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Alright y'all, say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about progress under
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About progress under pressure. we all have times
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Pressure. we all have times when we feel pressure. we're
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When we feel pressure. we're dealing with a health issue,
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Dealing with a health issue, people have done us wrong, a
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People have done us wrong, a door closed on our dream.
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Door closed on our dream. there's pressure that comes
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There's pressure that comes from raising children.
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From raising children. pressure to pay our bills.
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Pressure to pay our bills. pressure from a conflict at
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Pressure from a conflict at work. if we don't handle it
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Work. if we don't handle it the right way, pressure will
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The right way, pressure will cause us to get stuck, live
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Cause us to get stuck, live worried, feeling overwhelmed.
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Worried, feeling overwhelmed. but if you're going to reach
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But if you're going to reach your destiny, you have to
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Your destiny, you have to learn how to make progress
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Learn how to make progress under pressure. to keep
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Under pressure. to keep moving forward despite
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Moving forward despite opposition, despite
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Opposition, despite uncertainty, despite being
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Uncertainty, despite being misunderstood. you can't
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Misunderstood. you can't control everything that
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Control everything that happens on the outside. the
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Happens on the outside. the traffic, a cranky coworker, a
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Traffic, a cranky coworker, a health issue. but you can
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Health issue. but you can control what happens in you.
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Control what happens in you. often, we think, “once i get
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Often, we think, “once i get through this tough season,
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Through this tough season, then i'll get my joy back.
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Then i'll get my joy back. once these people quit
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Once these people quit talking about me, my boss
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Talking about me, my boss gives me credit. when i get
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Gives me credit. when i get out from under this pressure,
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Out from under this pressure, then i'll have a good
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Then i'll have a good attitude.” but if you're
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Attitude.” but if you're waiting for the pressure to
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Waiting for the pressure to subside, you're going to be
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Subside, you're going to be waiting your whole life. the
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Waiting your whole life. the enemy would love for us to
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Enemy would love for us to become paralyzed by the
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Become paralyzed by the pressure. we're so focused on
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Pressure. we're so focused on what's come against us that
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What's come against us that we put everything on hold,
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We put everything on hold, waiting for the pressure to
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Waiting for the pressure to go away, then we'll move
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Go away, then we'll move forward.
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Forward. but the pressure is a sign
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But the pressure is a sign that something amazing is
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That something amazing is coming. you wouldn't be
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Coming. you wouldn't be facing pressure if you didn't
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Facing pressure if you didn't have something significant in
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Have something significant in you. this is not the time to
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You. this is not the time to get discouraged, shrink back.
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Get discouraged, shrink back. this is the time to say,
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This is the time to say, “i've come too far to stop
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“i've come too far to stop now. this may be difficult,
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Now. this may be difficult, but i know i'm armed with
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But i know i'm armed with strength for this battle.
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Strength for this battle. greater is he that's in me
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Greater is he that's in me than what's coming against me.
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Than what's coming against me. nobody faced more pressure
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Nobody faced more pressure than the apostle paul. he
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Than the apostle paul. he used to be called saul. he
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Used to be called saul. he was the greatest enemy of the
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Was the greatest enemy of the church. constantly
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Church. constantly threatening believers and
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Threatening believers and having them arrested and put
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Having them arrested and put in jail. but on the road to
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In jail. but on the road to damascus, he was suddenly
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Damascus, he was suddenly converted and became a
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Converted and became a follower of christ. the
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Follower of christ. the problem was none of the
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Problem was none of the believers would accept him.
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Believers would accept him. they weren't sure that he had
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They weren't sure that he had really changed. for fourteen
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Really changed. for fourteen years, they wouldn't have
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Years, they wouldn't have anything to do with him. he
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Anything to do with him. he was misunderstood. judged by
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Was misunderstood. judged by his past. but instead of
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His past. but instead of living frustrated, waiting
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Living frustrated, waiting for people to accept him, he
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For people to accept him, he went out to the non-jewish
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Went out to the non-jewish people, the gentiles and
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People, the gentiles and shared the message of christ.
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Shared the message of christ. year after year, with no
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Year after year, with no support from the disciples,
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Support from the disciples, nobody believing in him.
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Nobody believing in him. in acts 21, paul was in the
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In acts 21, paul was in the temple sharing his faith.
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Temple sharing his faith. these people got upset and
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These people got upset and started stirring up trouble,
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Started stirring up trouble, falsely accusing him, saying
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Falsely accusing him, saying he was trying to start a
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He was trying to start a riot. all these lies and
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Riot. all these lies and rumors. before long, this
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Rumors. before long, this angry mob started attacking
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Angry mob started attacking paul, beating him. they
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Paul, beating him. they dragged him out of the
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Dragged him out of the temple, were about to kill
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Temple, were about to kill him. another time, paul was
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Him. another time, paul was put in prison for sharing his
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Put in prison for sharing his faith. in the deepest
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Faith. in the deepest dungeon, his hands and feet
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Dungeon, his hands and feet in chains. imagine the
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In chains. imagine the pressure he was under. he
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Pressure he was under. he could have been overwhelmed,
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Could have been overwhelmed, “this is too much. this is
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“this is too much. this is not fair.” but at midnight,
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Not fair.” but at midnight, sitting in that dungeon, he
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Sitting in that dungeon, he wasn't complaining. he wasn't
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Wasn't complaining. he wasn't bitter. he was singing
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Bitter. he was singing praises to god, thanking him
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Praises to god, thanking him for his goodness. what you do
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For his goodness. what you do in your times of pressure,
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In your times of pressure, will determine whether you
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Will determine whether you get stuck there, or you see
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Get stuck there, or you see god show up and do what you
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God show up and do what you can't do. when you have a
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Can't do. when you have a song of praise, you're
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Song of praise, you're declaring his greatness,
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Declaring his greatness, thanking him for what he's
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Thanking him for what he's promised, that pressure will
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Promised, that pressure will turn into power. you will
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Turn into power. you will overcome what should stop
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Overcome what should stop you. you'll defeat giants
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You. you'll defeat giants that were much bigger,
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That were much bigger, outlast opposition much
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Outlast opposition much greater. while paul was
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Greater. while paul was singing praises, at midnight,
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Singing praises, at midnight, there was a great earthquake.
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There was a great earthquake. the prison doors flung open.
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The prison doors flung open. the chains came off his feet.
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The chains came off his feet. he walked out a free man.
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He walked out a free man. but sitting in that prison
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But sitting in that prison could have been the end of
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Could have been the end of paul's story. the pressure
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Paul's story. the pressure got to him. he couldn't
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Got to him. he couldn't handle it. no, paul had this
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Handle it. no, paul had this never give up mentality. he
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Never give up mentality. he knew god wouldn't have let
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Knew god wouldn't have let him get in that pressure, if
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Him get in that pressure, if he couldn't handle it. we can
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He couldn't handle it. we can all have a good attitude when
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All have a good attitude when things are going our way.
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Things are going our way. people are for us, the
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People are for us, the family's healthy, business is
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Family's healthy, business is prospering. that's no
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Prospering. that's no problem. the real test is
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Problem. the real test is what do you do when pressure
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What do you do when pressure comes? how do you respond
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Comes? how do you respond when people do you wrong, the
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When people do you wrong, the medical report wasn't good, a
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Medical report wasn't good, a setback in your business. how
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Setback in your business. how you deal with pressure will
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You deal with pressure will cause you to either shrink
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Cause you to either shrink back, and be overwhelmed. or
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Back, and be overwhelmed. or you can do like paul and keep
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You can do like paul and keep singing praises in the
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Singing praises in the prison, keep doing the right
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Prison, keep doing the right thing despite being
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Thing despite being misunderstood, keep taking
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Misunderstood, keep taking those steps of faith despite
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Those steps of faith despite the opposition.
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The opposition. i would love to tell you the
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I would love to tell you the pressure is going to go away,
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Pressure is going to go away, then you can take new ground.
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Then you can take new ground. but the fact is, before you
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But the fact is, before you see new levels of your
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See new levels of your destiny, there will be new
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Destiny, there will be new levels of pressure. forces
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Levels of pressure. forces trying to convince you that
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Trying to convince you that it's too much. you can't
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It's too much. you can't accomplish your dream. you're
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Accomplish your dream. you're not going to get well. just
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Not going to get well. just settle where you are. no keep
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Settle where you are. no keep pressing forward. keep
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Pressing forward. keep declaring the promises. keep
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Declaring the promises. keep thanking god that he's
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Thanking god that he's working. the pressure is a
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Working. the pressure is a sign that something amazing
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Sign that something amazing is in front of you.
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Is in front of you. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, that was the
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With the lord, that was the biggest challenge i had ever
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Biggest challenge i had ever faced. i knew i was supposed
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Faced. i knew i was supposed to pastor the church, but all
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To pastor the church, but all these thoughts told me,
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These thoughts told me, “joel, you're not qualified.
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“joel, you're not qualified. you don't have the
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You don't have the experience. nobody is going
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Experience. nobody is going to listen to you.” i could
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To listen to you.” i could have become paralyzed by the
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Have become paralyzed by the pressure. shrunk back, played
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Pressure. shrunk back, played it safe, but i took that step
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It safe, but i took that step of faith. i've discovered
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Of faith. i've discovered that god will never let you
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That god will never let you face pressure that you can't
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Face pressure that you can't handle. it may feel like it's
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Handle. it may feel like it's too much, but by faith, you
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Too much, but by faith, you have to take hold of his
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Have to take hold of his strength. when i did, i felt
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Strength. when i did, i felt a power, an anointing, a
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A power, an anointing, a favor to do what i had never
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Favor to do what i had never done. the truth is, the
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Done. the truth is, the pressure didn't go away, but
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Pressure didn't go away, but god sustained me in the
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God sustained me in the pressure. those lies will
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Pressure. those lies will come, “it's too much. you
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Come, “it's too much. you can't handle it. it's over
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Can't handle it. it's over your head.” that's the enemy
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Your head.” that's the enemy doing what he does best.
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Doing what he does best. trying to use the pressure to
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Trying to use the pressure to intimidate, overcome, to
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Intimidate, overcome, to where you shrink back and
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Where you shrink back and miss your destiny. do like
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Miss your destiny. do like paul, be bold. be determined
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Paul, be bold. be determined and move forward under
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And move forward under pressure.
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Pressure. that's what i've had to do.
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That's what i've had to do. i've seen god's favor, but it
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I've seen god's favor, but it hasn't come without pressure.
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Hasn't come without pressure. it was pressure when my
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It was pressure when my mother was diagnosed with
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Mother was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. it
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Terminal liver cancer. it felt overwhelming. no way
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Felt overwhelming. no way out. we could have given up,
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Out. we could have given up, succumbed to the negative
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Succumbed to the negative report. but we chose to
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Report. but we chose to believe another report, that
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Believe another report, that god was restoring health back
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God was restoring health back unto her. we believed despite
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Unto her. we believed despite the doubt that was bombarding
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The doubt that was bombarding our mind. when you can make
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Our mind. when you can make progress under pressure,
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Progress under pressure, that's when god can do
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That's when god can do miracles. there was pressure
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Miracles. there was pressure when that property was sold
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When that property was sold out from under us and we
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Out from under us and we couldn't build a new
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Couldn't build a new auditorium. there was
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Auditorium. there was pressure when we were one
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Pressure when we were one council member short for the
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Council member short for the compaq center vote. there was
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Compaq center vote. there was pressure when a company filed
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Pressure when a company filed a lawsuit to try to keep us
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A lawsuit to try to keep us from moving in. there was
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From moving in. there was pressure when i married
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Pressure when i married victoria; i mean not that
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Victoria; i mean not that one. there was pressure when
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One. there was pressure when we had to raise funds to
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We had to raise funds to renovate this place; a
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Renovate this place; a hundred million dollars.
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Hundred million dollars. there was pressure dealing
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There was pressure dealing with the critics and
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With the critics and naysayers. what am i saying?
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Naysayers. what am i saying? if you run from the pressure,
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If you run from the pressure, you're going to run from your
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You're going to run from your destiny. if you let the
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Destiny. if you let the stress and worry and can't do
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Stress and worry and can't do it thoughts overwhelm you,
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It thoughts overwhelm you, then you'll shrink back and
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Then you'll shrink back and miss the greatness god put in
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Miss the greatness god put in you. you have to do it
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You. you have to do it afraid. go forward when
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Afraid. go forward when thoughts are telling you,
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Thoughts are telling you, “there's no way. it's too
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“there's no way. it's too much. it's never going to
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Much. it's never going to change.” those are all lies
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Change.” those are all lies to keep you from your purpose.
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To keep you from your purpose. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with the israelites. they wandered
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The israelites. they wandered in the desert for forty
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In the desert for forty years, because they didn't
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Years, because they didn't handle pressure the right
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Handle pressure the right way. they complained, “it's
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Way. they complained, “it's too hot. what are we going to
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Too hot. what are we going to eat out here? moses why did
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Eat out here? moses why did you bring us in the desert to
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You bring us in the desert to die?” yes, there was
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Die?” yes, there was pressure. yes, it seemed
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Pressure. yes, it seemed overwhelming, but they had
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Overwhelming, but they had seen god part the red sea.
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Seen god part the red sea. they had seen him drown their
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They had seen him drown their enemies, give them manna each
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Enemies, give them manna each morning for breakfast, bring
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Morning for breakfast, bring water out of a rock. they saw
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Water out of a rock. they saw god protect, provide, and
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God protect, provide, and make ways, but they had a
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Make ways, but they had a short memory. they gave in to
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Short memory. they gave in to doubt, fear, and
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Doubt, fear, and intimidation. when you feel
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Intimidation. when you feel that pressure, thoughts
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That pressure, thoughts telling you, “it's never
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Telling you, “it's never going to work out. shrink
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Going to work out. shrink back. live defeated.” you
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Back. live defeated.” you need to look back and see
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Need to look back and see what god has done in your
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What god has done in your life. look at the times you
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Life. look at the times you were outnumbered, but he made
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Were outnumbered, but he made a way. you should have been
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A way. you should have been harmed, but he kept that car
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Harmed, but he kept that car from hitting you. he opened
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From hitting you. he opened doors you couldn't open, kept
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Doors you couldn't open, kept your child out of trouble. he
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Your child out of trouble. he has not brought you this far
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Has not brought you this far to leave you. that pressure
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To leave you. that pressure is a sign that a new level of
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Is a sign that a new level of your destiny is coming. now
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Your destiny is coming. now do your part and keep making
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Do your part and keep making progress under pressure.
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Progress under pressure. don't wait for it to go away.
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Don't wait for it to go away. face that pressure with
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Face that pressure with faith. “god this may be too
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Faith. “god this may be too much for me, but i know it's
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Much for me, but i know it's not too much for you. there's
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Not too much for you. there's nothing that can stop what
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Nothing that can stop what you have purposed for my
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You have purposed for my life.” get your mind going in
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Life.” get your mind going in the right direction. if you
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The right direction. if you think weak thoughts, you're
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Think weak thoughts, you're going to have a weak life. if
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Going to have a weak life. if you think defeated thoughts,
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You think defeated thoughts, can't do it, then that
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Can't do it, then that pressure is going to
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Pressure is going to overwhelm you. think victory
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Overwhelm you. think victory thoughts. think well able
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Thoughts. think well able thoughts. think more than a
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Thoughts. think more than a conqueror thoughts.
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Conqueror thoughts. what's interesting is the
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What's interesting is the children of the israelites,
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Children of the israelites, the ones that wandered in the
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The ones that wandered in the desert, they had children out
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Desert, they had children out there. when they grew up,
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There. when they grew up, they had a different mindset
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They had a different mindset than their parents. they
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Than their parents. they faced the same pressure, same
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Faced the same pressure, same giants, same opposition, but
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Giants, same opposition, but they're attitude was, “we are
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They're attitude was, “we are well able.” their parents
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Well able.” their parents came to the promised land and
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Came to the promised land and said, “the giants are too
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Said, “the giants are too big.” these children said,
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Big.” these children said, “we will defeat them. they're
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“we will defeat them. they're no match for us.” the parents
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No match for us.” the parents saw the walls of jericho,
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Saw the walls of jericho, year after year, thought,
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Year after year, thought, “we'll never get around
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“we'll never get around them.” their children said,
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Them.” their children said, “these walls can come down.
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“these walls can come down. god has promised us that
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God has promised us that land.” don't let the pressure
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Land.” don't let the pressure keep you out of your promised
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Keep you out of your promised land. yes, there will be
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Land. yes, there will be giants, red seas, chariots
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Giants, red seas, chariots chasing you. there will be
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Chasing you. there will be times you don't think you
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Times you don't think you have the provision, the
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Have the provision, the experience, the talent. all
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Experience, the talent. all these pressure points, where
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These pressure points, where you could shrink back and
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You could shrink back and feel overwhelmed. that's when
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Feel overwhelmed. that's when faith has to kick in. you can
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Faith has to kick in. you can turn that pressure into power.
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Turn that pressure into power. this is what david did. he
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This is what david did. he looked at goliath and said,
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Looked at goliath and said, “this day i will defeat you
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“this day i will defeat you and feed your head to the
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And feed your head to the birds of the air.” you can
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Birds of the air.” you can imagine the incredible
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Imagine the incredible pressure he felt. goliath was
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Pressure he felt. goliath was twice his size. king saul
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Twice his size. king saul said, “david, you're just a
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Said, “david, you're just a boy.” all he had was a sling
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Boy.” all he had was a sling shot. every thought said,
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Shot. every thought said, “you don't have a chance.
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“you don't have a chance. you're going to get hurt.”
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You're going to get hurt.” despite the pressure, david
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Despite the pressure, david ran toward goliath, slung
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Ran toward goliath, slung that rock, and defeated what
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That rock, and defeated what everyone told him was
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Everyone told him was impossible. if you'll move
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Impossible. if you'll move forward despite the pressure,
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Forward despite the pressure, you're going to see some
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You're going to see some giants come down. god is
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Giants come down. god is going to do things that make
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Going to do things that make you an example of his
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You an example of his goodness. where other people
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Goodness. where other people can see his favor on your
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Can see his favor on your life. goliath was this huge
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Life. goliath was this huge enemy, but really he was a
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Enemy, but really he was a huge platform. god used
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Huge platform. god used goliath to display his favor
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Goliath to display his favor on david. what looks like a
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On david. what looks like a big problem is really a big
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Big problem is really a big platform. that big challenge
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Platform. that big challenge is really a big stage. god is
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Is really a big stage. god is getting ready to show out in
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Getting ready to show out in your life. he's going to use
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Your life. he's going to use that obstacle to establish
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That obstacle to establish you, give you new levels of
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You, give you new levels of influence, favor, and respect.
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Influence, favor, and respect. king saul disrespected david,
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King saul disrespected david, “you're just a boy.” saw him
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“you're just a boy.” saw him as inferior. but when he
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As inferior. but when he defeated goliath, saul said,
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Defeated goliath, saul said, “why don't you come work for
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“why don't you come work for me? why don't you come lead
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Me? why don't you come lead my army?” people may call you
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My army?” people may call you boy now, but don't worry.
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Boy now, but don't worry. when god shows out, they'll
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When god shows out, they'll call you boss. they'll call
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Call you boss. they'll call you giant killer. they'll
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You giant killer. they'll call you history maker.
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Call you history maker. they'll call you mighty hero.
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They'll call you mighty hero. don't let the pressure talk
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Don't let the pressure talk you out of what god put in
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You out of what god put in your heart. sure, at times
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Your heart. sure, at times you're going to feel
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You're going to feel overwhelmed, intimidated,
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Overwhelmed, intimidated, outnumbered. you're right
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Outnumbered. you're right where you're supposed to be.
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Where you're supposed to be. that's where paul was.
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That's where paul was. sitting in that prison,
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Sitting in that prison, falsely accused, in chains.
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Falsely accused, in chains. all this pressure. what did
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All this pressure. what did he do? sing praises. “god, i
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He do? sing praises. “god, i know you're still on the
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Know you're still on the throne, i know you're
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Throne, i know you're fighting my battles.” that's
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Fighting my battles.” that's what causes the most high god
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What causes the most high god to go to work. not when we
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To go to work. not when we wilt with pressure, live
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Wilt with pressure, live overwhelmed. “joel, i've got
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Overwhelmed. “joel, i've got these people at work against
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These people at work against me. i'm dealing with this bad
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Me. i'm dealing with this bad medical report. i had a
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Medical report. i had a setback in my finances. i
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Setback in my finances. i don't see how it can work
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Don't see how it can work out.” no, when you're under
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Out.” no, when you're under pressure it's very important
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Pressure it's very important what you're saying. don't go
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What you're saying. don't go around talking about how big
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Around talking about how big the giant is. “i don't see
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The giant is. “i don't see how i can get past this
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How i can get past this illness, i'm so in debt.
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Illness, i'm so in debt. we'll never get ahead,
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We'll never get ahead, there's not a chance.” that's
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There's not a chance.” that's not only weakening your
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Not only weakening your faith, but you're inviting
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Faith, but you're inviting the negative. david said,
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The negative. david said, “magnify the lord with me.”
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“magnify the lord with me.” he didn't say magnify the
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He didn't say magnify the problem. talk about the bad
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Problem. talk about the bad break. call your friends and
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Break. call your friends and discuss who hurt you. that's
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Discuss who hurt you. that's magnifying the wrong thing.
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Magnifying the wrong thing. i heard about this man. he
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I heard about this man. he saw a guy over on the ledge
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Saw a guy over on the ledge of a bridge about to jump. he
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Of a bridge about to jump. he was so distraught and so
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Was so distraught and so despondent. this man ran over
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Despondent. this man ran over as fast as he could and said,
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As fast as he could and said, “please, please, don't jump.
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“please, please, don't jump. don't jump. it's going to be
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Don't jump. it's going to be okay. just tell me your
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Okay. just tell me your problems.” he sat down next
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Problems.” he sat down next to the man. he began to tell
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To the man. he began to tell his problems. he went on and
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His problems. he went on and on and on. two hours later,
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On and on. two hours later, they both jumped. when we're
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They both jumped. when we're under pressure, it's easy to
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Under pressure, it's easy to magnify the problem, make it
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Magnify the problem, make it bigger in our mind, blow it
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Bigger in our mind, blow it out of proportion. try a
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Out of proportion. try a better approach and magnify
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Better approach and magnify our god. “lord, i thank you
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Our god. “lord, i thank you that you created the
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That you created the universe. you flung stars
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Universe. you flung stars into space. father, you have
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Into space. father, you have me in the palm of your hand.
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Me in the palm of your hand. i know your plans for me are
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I know your plans for me are for good. that you've ordered
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For good. that you've ordered my steps, that you will get
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My steps, that you will get me to where i'm supposed to
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Me to where i'm supposed to be.” as you keep magnifying
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Be.” as you keep magnifying god, you're going to see him
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God, you're going to see him do what only he can do.
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Do what only he can do. the apostle paul was on a ship
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The apostle paul was on a ship headed toward rome. god told
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Headed toward rome. god told him he would stand before
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Him he would stand before ceasar, but there was this
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Ceasar, but there was this huge storm. for fourteen days
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Huge storm. for fourteen days they didn't see the sun nor
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They didn't see the sun nor the stars. all this pressure.
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The stars. all this pressure. the boat rocking and reeling.
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The boat rocking and reeling. thoughts whispering, “you're
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Thoughts whispering, “you're not going to make it. this
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Not going to make it. this looks bad.” in the midst of
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Looks bad.” in the midst of that pressure, i can hear
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That pressure, i can hear paul saying some of the
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Paul saying some of the scriptures that he would
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Scriptures that he would later write. “thanks be to
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Later write. “thanks be to god who always causes me to
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God who always causes me to triumph. all things are
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Triumph. all things are working for good because i
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Working for good because i love you lord.” no defeat, no
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Love you lord.” no defeat, no intimidation, but a
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Intimidation, but a victorious attitude.
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Victorious attitude. the boat ran aground and broke
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The boat ran aground and broke apart. now paul found himself
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Apart. now paul found himself in the water, shipwrecked,
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In the water, shipwrecked, trying to survive, swimming
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Trying to survive, swimming to the shore. finally, he
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To the shore. finally, he made it to the land, so
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Made it to the land, so relieved. he went down to
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Relieved. he went down to pick up a stick to build a
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Pick up a stick to build a fire. a poisonous snake bit
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Fire. a poisonous snake bit his arm. most of us would
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His arm. most of us would think, how could it get any
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Think, how could it get any worse? he started off
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Worse? he started off misunderstood and rejected,
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Misunderstood and rejected, beaten by a mob, put in
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Beaten by a mob, put in prison, shipwrecked, now
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Prison, shipwrecked, now bitten by this snake. you
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Bitten by this snake. you know what paul did, he shook
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Know what paul did, he shook it off. he didn't pay any
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It off. he didn't pay any attention to the snake. he
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Attention to the snake. he had seen god's faithfulness
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Had seen god's faithfulness so many times, his attitude
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So many times, his attitude was, “snake you can't stop
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Was, “snake you can't stop me. you may think you're
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Me. you may think you're poisonous, but no weapon
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Poisonous, but no weapon formed against me will
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Formed against me will prosper. my god has the final
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Prosper. my god has the final say.” when you're under
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Say.” when you're under pressure, sometimes the best
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Pressure, sometimes the best thing you can do is just
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Thing you can do is just shake it off. shake off the
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Shake it off. shake off the doubt, shake off the worry,
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Doubt, shake off the worry, shake off what they said.
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Shake off what they said. like paul, you look back over
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Like paul, you look back over your life and you can see the
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Your life and you can see the faithfulness of god. you know
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Faithfulness of god. you know he has not brought you this
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He has not brought you this far to leave you. that the
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Far to leave you. that the enemy wouldn't be trying to
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Enemy wouldn't be trying to poison you if you didn't have
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Poison you if you didn't have something amazing in your
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Something amazing in your future.
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Future. paul made it to rome and he
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Paul made it to rome and he was put in prison. now he was
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Was put in prison. now he was an old man, looked like he
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An old man, looked like he was finished. surely now he
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Was finished. surely now he would be discouraged, have a
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Would be discouraged, have a sad song. no, his attitude
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Sad song. no, his attitude was, “you may have taken my
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Was, “you may have taken my freedom, but you have not
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Freedom, but you have not taken my pen. these walls may
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Taken my pen. these walls may keep me from coming out, but
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Keep me from coming out, but they cannot keep what i'm
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They cannot keep what i'm writing from going out.” paul
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Writing from going out.” paul wrote many of the books of
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Wrote many of the books of the new testament in prison.
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The new testament in prison. under pressure. not in a good
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Under pressure. not in a good environment. people against
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Environment. people against him. that's where he wrote,
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Him. that's where he wrote, “i can do all things through
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“i can do all things through christ. i am more than a
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Christ. i am more than a conqueror.” in a prison cell.
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Conqueror.” in a prison cell. he could have been writing,
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He could have been writing, “god where are you? i didn't
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“god where are you? i didn't think it would end like
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Think it would end like this.” no, he's speaking
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This.” no, he's speaking victory, fulfilling his
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Victory, fulfilling his purpose, still making
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Purpose, still making progress under pressure.
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Progress under pressure. he summed it up in 2
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He summed it up in 2 corinthians 4. he wrote, “we
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Corinthians 4. he wrote, “we are pressed on every side by
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Are pressed on every side by trouble, but we are not
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Trouble, but we are not crushed and broken. we are
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Crushed and broken. we are perplexed, but we don't give
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Perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. we are hunted
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Up and quit. we are hunted down, but god never abandons
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Down, but god never abandons us. we get knocked down, but
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Us. we get knocked down, but we get back up again and keep
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We get back up again and keep going.” you may be where paul
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Going.” you may be where paul was. pressed on every side, a
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Was. pressed on every side, a lot coming against you today.
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Lot coming against you today. perplexed, not sure what to
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Perplexed, not sure what to do. hunted down, forces
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Do. hunted down, forces trying to stop you. that's
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Trying to stop you. that's the problem but always follow
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The problem but always follow it up with the promise. you
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It up with the promise. you are not crushed and broken.
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Are not crushed and broken. god is fighting for you. you
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God is fighting for you. you don't give up and quit. you
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Don't give up and quit. you have can do power. you are
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Have can do power. you are not abandoned. god never
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Not abandoned. god never leaves you. he's the fourth
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Leaves you. he's the fourth man in the fire. yes we get
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Man in the fire. yes we get knocked down, but we get back
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Knocked down, but we get back and keep going. i'm not
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And keep going. i'm not telling you today that you're
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Telling you today that you're not going to have pressure,
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Not going to have pressure, but i am telling you it
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But i am telling you it doesn't have to stop you. you
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Doesn't have to stop you. you have the most powerful force
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Have the most powerful force in the universe on your side.
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In the universe on your side. that pressure is a sign that
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That pressure is a sign that you're headed toward the
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You're headed toward the great things god has for you.
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Great things god has for you. make sure you're magnifying
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Make sure you're magnifying the right thing. not the
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The right thing. not the problem, not the betrayal,
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Problem, not the betrayal, not the sickness, magnify
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Not the sickness, magnify your god. the great i am.
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Your god. the great i am. jehovah rapha, the lord your
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Jehovah rapha, the lord your healer. el shaddai, the god
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Healer. el shaddai, the god who is more than enough.
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Who is more than enough. paul went on to say, “these
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Paul went on to say, “these light afflictions are
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Light afflictions are temporary.” you can get to
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Temporary.” you can get to the point where like paul,
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The point where like paul, whatever comes against you is
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Whatever comes against you is light. you're not moved by
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Light. you're not moved by the pressure. the trouble
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The pressure. the trouble doesn't discourage you. the
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Doesn't discourage you. the naysayers don't offend you.
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Naysayers don't offend you. the bad report doesn't take
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The bad report doesn't take your joy. the giant doesn't
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Your joy. the giant doesn't scare you. you see it as a
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Scare you. you see it as a light affliction. you know
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Light affliction. you know that you and god are a
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That you and god are a majority. that he wouldn't
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Majority. that he wouldn't have allowed it, if you
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Have allowed it, if you couldn't handle it.
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Couldn't handle it. when jesus was about to be
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When jesus was about to be crucified, he went to the
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Crucified, he went to the garden of gethsemane one
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Garden of gethsemane one night to pray. gethsemane
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Night to pray. gethsemane means the place of pressing.
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Means the place of pressing. it's where they pressed
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It's where they pressed olives and made olive oil.
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Olives and made olive oil. jesus was under so much
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Jesus was under so much pressure that he sweat drops
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Pressure that he sweat drops of blood. his capillaries
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Of blood. his capillaries burst and the blood flowed.
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Burst and the blood flowed. he asked his disciples to
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He asked his disciples to stay up and pray for him, but
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Stay up and pray for him, but they fell asleep. he was in
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They fell asleep. he was in so much agony, he fell down
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So much agony, he fell down and said, “father if you can
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And said, “father if you can take this cup from me, but
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Take this cup from me, but not my will let your will be
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Not my will let your will be done.” at that point, angels
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Done.” at that point, angels came and strengthened him. he
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Came and strengthened him. he got up, told his disciples
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Got up, told his disciples they could continue to sleep,
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They could continue to sleep, but he was going to go and
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But he was going to go and fulfill his destiny. his
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Fulfill his destiny. his greatest place of pressure is
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Greatest place of pressure is what gave birth to his
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What gave birth to his greatest power. he was then
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Greatest power. he was then crucified, then rose from the
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Crucified, then rose from the dead. we don't like the
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Dead. we don't like the pressure, but that's what
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Pressure, but that's what gives birth to power. if
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Gives birth to power. if you'll handle the pressure
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You'll handle the pressure the right way, you'll come
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The right way, you'll come out with something you would
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Out with something you would have never had without the
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Have never had without the trouble, without the
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Trouble, without the adversity. greater power,
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Adversity. greater power, greater favor. opportunity
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Greater favor. opportunity that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. it's interesting that the
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It's interesting that the disciples fell asleep. jesus
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Disciples fell asleep. jesus asked for their help. he
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Asked for their help. he wanted their support, their
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Wanted their support, their encouragement, but when he
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Encouragement, but when he needed them the most, they
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Needed them the most, they let him down. there are some
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Let him down. there are some battles you have to fight
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Battles you have to fight alone. people you were
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Alone. people you were counting on won't be there,
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Counting on won't be there, friends not available,
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Friends not available, coworkers busy. this is
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Coworkers busy. this is between just you and god. if
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Between just you and god. if you'll dig down deep and say,
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You'll dig down deep and say, “god this is difficult. i'm
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“god this is difficult. i'm sweating. i don't see how,
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Sweating. i don't see how, but i believe you have a way.
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But i believe you have a way. i know you're fighting my
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I know you're fighting my battles, that you'll get me
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Battles, that you'll get me to where i'm supposed to be.”
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To where i'm supposed to be.” that's when the angels will
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That's when the angels will come. you'll feel a
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Come. you'll feel a supernatural strength to keep
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Supernatural strength to keep moving forward. you'll see
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Moving forward. you'll see god do what only he can do.
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God do what only he can do. how are you handling
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How are you handling pressure? are you letting it
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Pressure? are you letting it overwhelm you, take your joy,
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Overwhelm you, take your joy, cause you to shrink back. try
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Cause you to shrink back. try a new approach. turn that
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A new approach. turn that pressure into power. keep
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Pressure into power. keep making progress despite
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Making progress despite what's coming against you,
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What's coming against you, doing the right thing when
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Doing the right thing when it's hard, taking steps of
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It's hard, taking steps of faith. the reason that
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Faith. the reason that pressure is great is because
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Pressure is great is because great favor is coming, great
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Great favor is coming, great healing is coming, great
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Healing is coming, great opportunity. don't run from
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Opportunity. don't run from the pressure. you can handle
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The pressure. you can handle it. god wouldn't have allowed
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It. god wouldn't have allowed it if you weren't well able.
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It if you weren't well able. like paul, you may feel
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Like paul, you may feel pressure on every side. i
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Pressure on every side. i believe and declare, you will
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Believe and declare, you will not be crushed, you will not
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Not be crushed, you will not be broken, you will not be
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Be broken, you will not be shaken. things are about to
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Shaken. things are about to shift in your favor.
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Shift in your favor. supernatural strength, doors
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Supernatural strength, doors opening, breakthroughs,
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Opening, breakthroughs, healing, the fullness of your
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Healing, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if
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Destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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You receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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Some of us have been carrying
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Some of us have been carrying the same weight for years:
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The same weight for years: mistakes, regrets,
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Mistakes, regrets, what people said.
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What people said. what if you were never meant to
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What if you were never meant to carry any of it?
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Carry any of it? it's easy
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It's easy in life to wear labels.
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In life to wear labels. mistakes we've made
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Mistakes we've made and what people have said.
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And what people have said. disappointments we face.
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Disappointments we face. those labels can diminish
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Those labels can diminish our sense of value
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Our sense of value and cause us to forget
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And cause us to forget who we really are.
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I have a new book called
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Made by god: know it,led
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Receive it and live it.
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It'll help and live it.
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It'll help and live it. you see yourself
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You see yourself the way god sees you:
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The way god sees you: valuable, talented, worthy,
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Valuable, talented, worthy, a masterpiece.
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A masterpiece. you've been fearfully
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You've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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And wonderfully made. i would love to send you
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I would love to send you my new book,
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My new book, plus the made by god t-shirt
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Plus the made by god t-shirt from our good friends
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From our good friends at copper fit.
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At copper fit. when you know who you are
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When you know who you are and whose you are,
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And whose you are, a child of the most high,
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A child of the most high, you can live with confidence
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You can live with confidence and step in
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And step in to who you were created to be.
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To who you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Brand new book, made by god: know it.
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Receive it. live it.
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You were not made by
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You were not made by your mistakes.
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Your mistakes. you were not made by
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You were not made by what people said.
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What people said. you were not made by
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You were not made by your hardest season.
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Your hardest season. you were made
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You were made by god
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By god on purpose, with purpose.
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On purpose, with purpose. and nothing can change that.
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And nothing can change that. this powerful book
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This powerful book will help you
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Will help you silence
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Silence the labels life has put on you,
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The labels life has put on you, and finally see yourself
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And finally see yourself the way
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The way god sees you:
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God sees you: valuable,
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Valuable, talented, a masterpiece.
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Talented, a masterpiece. and when you request your copy,
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And when you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you the exclusive
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The exclusive made by god t-shirt
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Made by god t-shirt from our friends at copper fit.
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From our friends at copper fit. a daily reminder
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You can wear
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As a declaration of who you are
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As a declaration of who you are and whose you are.
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And whose you are. set down what was never yours
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Set down what was never yours to carry.
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To carry. request your copy today.
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Request your copy today. you are not your past.
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You are not labels
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Life has put on you.
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Life has put on you. you are made by god
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You are made by god on purpose, for a purpose,
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On purpose, for a purpose, and nothing
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And nothing can change your value.
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Can change your value. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day believing
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Believing you're going to have
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A blessed summer.
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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 us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people around 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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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of made by god
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With an additional gift, you can also receive
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It is a declaration,
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It is a declaration, a statement of faith,
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A statement of faith, a daily reminder
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A daily reminder that your life is not random.
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That your life is not random. god has a plan for you.
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God has a plan for you. wherever your day takes you,
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Wherever your day takes you, you will carry a message
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You will carry a message that speaks life
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That speaks life not only over yourself,
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Not only over yourself, but to everyone around you.
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Joel Osteen - Progress Under Pressure

July 2, 2026 | 27:29

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