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Joel Osteen - The Promise Is Coming

May 4, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Promise Is Coming | May 4, 2026

>joel: god bless you.
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media. and you can
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Social media. and you can come visit us in person.
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Come visit us in person. the finest people in all
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The finest people in all of houston, texas are right
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Of houston, texas are right here at lakewood. we'd love
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Here at lakewood. we'd love to have you be a part of one
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To have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this man. he was the
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About this man. he was the mayor of a small town. he was
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Mayor of a small town. he was in a parade, riding down main
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In a parade, riding down main street in a float with his
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Street in a float with his wife. while he was waving at
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Wife. while he was waving at all the people, he spotted
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All the people, he spotted his wife's former boyfriend
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His wife's former boyfriend in the crowd. he owned the
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In the crowd. he owned the local gas station. he
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Local gas station. he whispered in her ear, “aren't
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Whispered in her ear, “aren't you glad you didn't marry
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You glad you didn't marry him. you'd be working at a
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Him. you'd be working at a gas station.” she whispered
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Gas station.” she whispered back, “no, if i would have
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Back, “no, if i would have married him, he would be the
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Married him, he would be the mayor.” (laughter) that's the
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Mayor.” (laughter) that's the way you need to see yourself.
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Way you need to see yourself. as favored, as influential,
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As favored, as influential, as a mighty child of god.
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As a mighty child of god. come on, say it like you mean
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Come on, say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am
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It. this is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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What it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today,
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What it says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of
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I will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my
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God. i boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus' name. god
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The same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about the promise is coming.
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About the promise is coming. we're all waiting for
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We're all waiting for something. waiting for a
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Something. waiting for a dream to come to pass,
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Dream to come to pass, waiting for our health to
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Waiting for our health to improve, waiting for a child
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Improve, waiting for a child to turn around. when it's
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To turn around. when it's taking a long time, we don't
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Taking a long time, we don't see anything happening, it's
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See anything happening, it's easy to get discouraged and
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Easy to get discouraged and think that it's not meant to
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Think that it's not meant to be. but the scripture says in
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Be. but the scripture says in hebrews 10, “patient
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Hebrews 10, “patient endurance is what you need
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Endurance is what you need now. then you will receive
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Now. then you will receive all that god has promised.”
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All that god has promised.” this is saying, don't get
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This is saying, don't get talked out of what god put in
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Talked out of what god put in your heart. just because it
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Your heart. just because it hasn't happened yet doesn't
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Hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it's not going to
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Mean it's not going to happen. god is faithful. he
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Happen. god is faithful. he heard your request. he sees
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Heard your request. he sees you standing in faith, he
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You standing in faith, he hears you thanking him when
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Hears you thanking him when you could be complaining.
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You could be complaining. what you're believing for is
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What you're believing for is on the way. when you prayed
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On the way. when you prayed in faith, according to god's
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In faith, according to god's will, he put the promise on
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Will, he put the promise on the schedule. he already set
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The schedule. he already set the time to bring it to pass.
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The time to bring it to pass. you may not see any sign of
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You may not see any sign of it, nothing look likes it's
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It, nothing look likes it's changing, but god is working
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Changing, but god is working behind the scenes. things are
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Behind the scenes. things are happening right now that you
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Happening right now that you can't see. he's lining up the
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Can't see. he's lining up the right people, arranging the
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Right people, arranging the good breaks, the healing, the
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Good breaks, the healing, the freedom, the abundance. it's
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Freedom, the abundance. it's just a matter of time before
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Just a matter of time before you see what god is up to.
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You see what god is up to. but here's the key, before
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But here's the key, before the promise is fulfilled, you
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The promise is fulfilled, you have to pass the
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Have to pass the discouragement test. where
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Discouragement test. where you're waiting and you don't
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You're waiting and you don't see anything happening. doubt
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See anything happening. doubt comes saying, “man, it would
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Comes saying, “man, it would have happened by now. it's
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Have happened by now. it's too late. you'll never get
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Too late. you'll never get well, never meet the right
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Well, never meet the right person, never see your family
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Person, never see your family restored.” this is where many
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Restored.” this is where many people miss their miracle.
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People miss their miracle. they get discouraged and
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They get discouraged and think that god has forgotten
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Think that god has forgotten about them. what you do while
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About them. what you do while you're waiting will determine
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You're waiting will determine whether you see the promise.
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Whether you see the promise. that's why god said you need
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That's why god said you need patient endurance. not just
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Patient endurance. not just patience but endurance. that
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Patience but endurance. that means you're not going to be
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Means you're not going to be talked out of it. you're
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Talked out of it. you're going to keep thanking god
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Going to keep thanking god when you don't see any sign.
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When you don't see any sign. you're going to keep
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You're going to keep believing when every
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Believing when every circumstance says there's no
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Circumstance says there's no way. when you do that, god
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Way. when you do that, god says you will receive all
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Says you will receive all that he promised. not some,
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That he promised. not some, not most of it, not ninety
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Not most of it, not ninety percent. no, you'll see the
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Percent. no, you'll see the fullness of the blessing.
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Fullness of the blessing. you may be in a waiting
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You may be in a waiting season now. you're tempted to
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Season now. you're tempted to give up on what god put in
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Give up on what god put in your heart, settle for less.
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Your heart, settle for less. no, don't water down your
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No, don't water down your dreams. don't let delays
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Dreams. don't let delays convince you to lower your
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Convince you to lower your expectations, just live with
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Expectations, just live with the sickness. it's okay to be
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The sickness. it's okay to be by yourself, you'll never
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By yourself, you'll never meet a spouse. “you can't
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Meet a spouse. “you can't start that business, you're
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Start that business, you're doing alright, just accept
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Doing alright, just accept where you are.” no, god
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Where you are.” no, god didn't put that promise in
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Didn't put that promise in you to tease you, to get your
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You to tease you, to get your hopes up and then never let
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Hopes up and then never let it happen. he put it there
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It happen. he put it there because he has every
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Because he has every intention of bringing it to
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Intention of bringing it to pass. you have to dig your
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Pass. you have to dig your heels in and have some holy
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Heels in and have some holy determination. your attitude
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Determination. your attitude should be, “i'm in it for the
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Should be, “i'm in it for the long haul. i will not give
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Long haul. i will not give up. i will not let doubt,
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Up. i will not let doubt, people, delays,
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People, delays, circumstances, bad breaks,
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Circumstances, bad breaks, talk me out of what god put
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Talk me out of what god put in my heart.”
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In my heart.” david said in
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David said in psalms, “bring your request
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Psalms, “bring your request before god and wait
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Before god and wait expectantly.” wait in faith,
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Expectantly.” wait in faith, wait knowing that god is
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Wait knowing that god is working, wait expecting it to
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Working, wait expecting it to show up. every time doubt
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Show up. every time doubt comes saying, “it's been too
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Comes saying, “it's been too long, it's never going to
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Long, it's never going to happen.” turn it around,
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Happen.” turn it around, “father, thank you that
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“father, thank you that healing is coming, thank you
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Healing is coming, thank you that breakthroughs are
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That breakthroughs are coming, thank you that
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Coming, thank you that abundance is coming.” it's
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Abundance is coming.” it's not enough to just pray in
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Not enough to just pray in faith, that's important, but
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Faith, that's important, but you have to wait in faith.
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You have to wait in faith. wait with expectancy. not
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Wait with expectancy. not “god this is taking so long,
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“god this is taking so long, i just don't understand it.”
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I just don't understand it.” that kind of waiting is
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That kind of waiting is canceling out your prayer.
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Canceling out your prayer. try a different approach,
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Try a different approach, “lord, i thank you that what
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“lord, i thank you that what you promised me is already in
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You promised me is already in route. i know it could happen
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Route. i know it could happen this month, it could happen
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This month, it could happen this week, it could happen
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This week, it could happen today. lord, i'm expecting
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Today. lord, i'm expecting your goodness. i'm expecting
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Your goodness. i'm expecting the right person to show up.
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The right person to show up. i'm expecting my health to
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I'm expecting my health to turn around.”
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Turn around.” now, while you're waiting,
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Now, while you're waiting, there will be plenty of
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There will be plenty of tests. if you're single, and
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Tests. if you're single, and believing to meet someone,
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Believing to meet someone, don't be surprised if you see
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Don't be surprised if you see your best friend get married,
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Your best friend get married, your cousin, your coworker,
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Your cousin, your coworker, your next door neighbor, your
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Your next door neighbor, your great, great grandmother.
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Great, great grandmother. she's ninety-four years old
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She's ninety-four years old and just went to cancun on
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And just went to cancun on her honeymoon, asked you to
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Her honeymoon, asked you to keep the dog. you'll be
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Keep the dog. you'll be tempted to think, “i give
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Tempted to think, “i give up.” no, the right attitude
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Up.” no, the right attitude is, “god you did it for them,
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Is, “god you did it for them, i know you can do it for me.
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I know you can do it for me. i know my time is coming. i
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I know my time is coming. i know what you promised me is
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Know what you promised me is already on the schedule.”
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Already on the schedule.” here's what i've learned,
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Here's what i've learned, when it's taking a long time,
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When it's taking a long time, it's because what god has for
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It's because what god has for you is going to be better
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You is going to be better than you thought, more
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Than you thought, more rewarding, more fulfilling.
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Rewarding, more fulfilling. don't despise the waiting
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Don't despise the waiting period. god knows what's best
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Period. god knows what's best for us. sometimes we're
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For us. sometimes we're waiting because another
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Waiting because another person is not ready. or we're
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Person is not ready. or we're waiting because god is
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Waiting because god is getting us prepared to handle
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Getting us prepared to handle the weight of blessing. it's
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The weight of blessing. it's going to be a big blessing
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Going to be a big blessing but it's going to require
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But it's going to require greater maturity, greater
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Greater maturity, greater character. we all want
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Character. we all want everything fast, me included,
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Everything fast, me included, but god knows when the right
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But god knows when the right time is. one of the best
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Time is. one of the best things i've learned is to
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Things i've learned is to trust god's timing. if it
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Trust god's timing. if it hasn't happened yet, then it
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Hasn't happened yet, then it hasn't been the right time.
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Hasn't been the right time. but i can assure you, when
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But i can assure you, when god is ready, all the forces
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God is ready, all the forces of darkness cannot hold him
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Of darkness cannot hold him back.
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Back. it says in habakkuk, god has
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It says in habakkuk, god has an appointed time to bring
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An appointed time to bring the promise to pass and it
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The promise to pass and it will not be one second late.
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Will not be one second late. thoughts will tell you,
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Thoughts will tell you, “you're falling behind.
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“you're falling behind. you're missing out. god must
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You're missing out. god must have forgotten about you.” no
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Have forgotten about you.” no when you come into your
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When you come into your appointed time, god will make
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Appointed time, god will make up for what looks like lost
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Up for what looks like lost time. god knows how to
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Time. god knows how to catapult you ahead. he knows
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Catapult you ahead. he knows how to thrust you from the
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How to thrust you from the background to the foreground.
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Background to the foreground. it looks like it will take
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It looks like it will take years to get well, but one
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Years to get well, but one touch of god's favor and
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Touch of god's favor and suddenly it happens. years
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Suddenly it happens. years for your business to grow,
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For your business to grow, but when you hit that
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But when you hit that appointed time, suddenly it
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Appointed time, suddenly it takes off, suddenly you meet
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Takes off, suddenly you meet the right person, suddenly
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The right person, suddenly your child is back on course.
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Your child is back on course. you can't explain it. it
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You can't explain it. it doesn't make sense. it's just
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Doesn't make sense. it's just the goodness of god pushing
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The goodness of god pushing you into your destiny. how
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You into your destiny. how does this happen? through
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Does this happen? through patient endurance. believing
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Patient endurance. believing when there's no sign.
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When there's no sign. thanking god that it's coming
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Thanking god that it's coming when your mind says it's
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When your mind says it's never going to happen.
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Never going to happen. you may have been waiting a
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You may have been waiting a long time. thoughts are
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Long time. thoughts are trying to talk you out of it.
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Trying to talk you out of it. god is saying, get a new
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God is saying, get a new grip. take hold of his
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Grip. take hold of his promises in a new way. make
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Promises in a new way. make up your mind, no matter how
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Up your mind, no matter how long it takes, or how
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Long it takes, or how impossible it looks, you're
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Impossible it looks, you're going to be a believer and
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Going to be a believer and not a doubter. the right
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Not a doubter. the right attitude is, “what god
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Attitude is, “what god promised me will come to
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Promised me will come to pass. i will lend and not
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Pass. i will lend and not borrow. i will live and not
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Borrow. i will live and not die. my children will be
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Die. my children will be mighty in the land. i am free
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Mighty in the land. i am free from every addiction. my
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From every addiction. my latter days will be better
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Latter days will be better than my former days.” you
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Than my former days.” you keep declaring that, keep
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Keep declaring that, keep waiting with expectancy and
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Waiting with expectancy and you're going to see god show
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You're going to see god show out in your life. he's going
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Out in your life. he's going to do things that are
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To do things that are uncommon, unusual. you didn't
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Uncommon, unusual. you didn't see it coming. it's the
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See it coming. it's the greatness of our god.
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Greatness of our god. the next verse in hebrews
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The next verse in hebrews says, “for in just a little
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Says, “for in just a little while, the coming one will
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While, the coming one will come and will not delay.”
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Come and will not delay.” it's significant that right
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It's significant that right after it talks about having
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After it talks about having patient endurance, it refers
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Patient endurance, it refers to god as the coming one.
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To god as the coming one. this is saying, while you're
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This is saying, while you're waiting, while thoughts of
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Waiting, while thoughts of doubt are trying to talk you
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Doubt are trying to talk you out of it, you need to have
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Out of it, you need to have this image of god as the
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This image of god as the coming one. not the delayed
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Coming one. not the delayed one, not the ‘forgot about
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One, not the ‘forgot about you' one, not the ‘you don't
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You' one, not the ‘you don't deserve it' one. have a new
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Deserve it' one. have a new perspective. the god we serve
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Perspective. the god we serve is the coming one. he's
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Is the coming one. he's coming with healing. he's
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Coming with healing. he's coming with favor. he's
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Coming with favor. he's coming with salvation for
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Coming with salvation for your children. he's coming
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Your children. he's coming with that dream he put in
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With that dream he put in your heart. he's coming with
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Your heart. he's coming with the spouse he already picked
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The spouse he already picked out for you. he's coming with
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Out for you. he's coming with freedom for your loved ones.
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Freedom for your loved ones. he's coming with abundance
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He's coming with abundance for your family. thoughts
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For your family. thoughts will tell you, “it's never
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Will tell you, “it's never going to happen.” can i
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Going to happen.” can i encourage you? the coming one
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Encourage you? the coming one is already on the way. the
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Is already on the way. the healing is already in route,
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Healing is already in route, the abundance is already in
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The abundance is already in motion, that breakthrough is
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Motion, that breakthrough is already heading toward you.
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Already heading toward you. when you know this, it's easy
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When you know this, it's easy to wait with expectancy. it's
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To wait with expectancy. it's easy to believe when you
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Easy to believe when you don't see a sign.
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Don't see a sign. i love what it says, for in
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I love what it says, for in just a little while, the
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Just a little while, the coming one will come and not
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Coming one will come and not delay. it doesn't say in a
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Delay. it doesn't say in a long time, in years from now,
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Long time, in years from now, sometime in the sweet by and
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Sometime in the sweet by and by you're going to be
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By you're going to be blessed. no in just a little
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Blessed. no in just a little while you're going to see god
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While you're going to see god do something awesome in your
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Do something awesome in your life. in just a little while
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Life. in just a little while the right person is going to
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The right person is going to show up, in just a little
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Show up, in just a little while your business is going
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While your business is going to take off, in just a little
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To take off, in just a little while your health is going to
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While your health is going to turn around. don't believe
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Turn around. don't believe those forever lies. the enemy
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Those forever lies. the enemy loves to whisper, “it's going
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Loves to whisper, “it's going to be years before you get
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To be years before you get well, years before that
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Well, years before that depression leaves, years
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Depression leaves, years before you break that
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Before you break that addiction.” he's trying to
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Addiction.” he's trying to get you discouraged,
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Get you discouraged, doubting, where you give up
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Doubting, where you give up on your dreams. don't fall
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On your dreams. don't fall into that trap. god says in
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Into that trap. god says in just a little while what
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Just a little while what you're believing for is going
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You're believing for is going to show up. keep that playing
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To show up. keep that playing in your mind. not forever,
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In your mind. not forever, but a little while. not
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But a little while. not permanent, but in a little
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Permanent, but in a little while. not never going to
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While. not never going to change, but in a little
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Change, but in a little while. that's how you wait
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While. that's how you wait with expectancy, knowing,
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With expectancy, knowing, “the god we serve is not a
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“the god we serve is not a distant, far-off god. he's
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Distant, far-off god. he's the coming one, and in just a
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The coming one, and in just a little while he's going to
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Little while he's going to show up.
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Show up. a few months ago, i ordered
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A few months ago, i ordered some sports equipment online.
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Some sports equipment online. the company was in
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The company was in california. i waited a week,
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California. i waited a week, and nothing came. two weeks
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And nothing came. two weeks nothing. i was concerned that
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Nothing. i was concerned that my order didn't go through,
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My order didn't go through, maybe i didn't put down the
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Maybe i didn't put down the right information. i went to
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Right information. i went to the website, and it gave me a
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The website, and it gave me a tracking number for my
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Tracking number for my purchase. i typed it in, in
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Purchase. i typed it in, in big block letters it came up,
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Big block letters it came up, “en route.” when i saw that
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“en route.” when i saw that everything changed. i wasn't
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Everything changed. i wasn't concerned anymore, didn't
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Concerned anymore, didn't wonder if it was going to
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Wonder if it was going to make it, didn't worry if i
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Make it, didn't worry if i filled out something wrong.
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Filled out something wrong. that's all i needed to know,
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That's all i needed to know, that it was in route. when
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That it was in route. when you pray according to god's
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You pray according to god's will, when you bring your
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Will, when you bring your request to him like david
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Request to him like david said, in one sense you place
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Said, in one sense you place your order. you asked god for
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Your order. you asked god for what he promised, for health,
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What he promised, for health, for freedom, for strength,
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For freedom, for strength, for abundance. you made your
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For abundance. you made your request. but like with me, as
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Request. but like with me, as time goes on you may not see
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Time goes on you may not see anything happening. you
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Anything happening. you think, “i wonder if god heard
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Think, “i wonder if god heard me. i wonder if this will
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Me. i wonder if this will ever change. maybe i don't
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Ever change. maybe i don't deserve it, maybe it wasn't
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Deserve it, maybe it wasn't meant to be.” all this doubt
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Meant to be.” all this doubt and worry trying to talk you
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And worry trying to talk you out of it. but if you were
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Out of it. but if you were able to go to that heavenly
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Able to go to that heavenly computer, so to speak, type
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Computer, so to speak, type in the request that you made.
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In the request that you made. you know what you would see,
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You know what you would see, in route. the moment you
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In route. the moment you prayed god set the miracle
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Prayed god set the miracle into a motion. he dispatched
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Into a motion. he dispatched angels with that promise.
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Angels with that promise. you're praying for salvation
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You're praying for salvation for your child. check the
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For your child. check the computer, in route. healing
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Computer, in route. healing from this cancer, in route.
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From this cancer, in route. freedom from this addiction.
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Freedom from this addiction. “joel, i don't see anything
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“joel, i don't see anything happening.” be patient, it's
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Happening.” be patient, it's in route. don't get
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In route. don't get discouraged because you
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Discouraged because you haven't seen it yet. it may
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Haven't seen it yet. it may take a little time, but the
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Take a little time, but the good news is it's already
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Good news is it's already headed your way. the question
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Headed your way. the question is will you have patient
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Is will you have patient endurance. will you keep
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Endurance. will you keep believing when you don't have
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Believing when you don't have a sign. will you keep waiting
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A sign. will you keep waiting with expectancy, knowing that
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With expectancy, knowing that god is faithful. will you
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God is faithful. will you keep thanking him that it's
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Keep thanking him that it's in route. this is what faith
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In route. this is what faith is all about. you can't see
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Is all about. you can't see it, nothing's changing.
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It, nothing's changing. thoughts tell you, “it's too
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Thoughts tell you, “it's too late. you missed your
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Late. you missed your opportunity. god didn't hear
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Opportunity. god didn't hear you.” you have to walk by
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You.” you have to walk by faith and not by sight. “god,
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Faith and not by sight. “god, i don't have to see it yet, i
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I don't have to see it yet, i trust you. i know you're
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Trust you. i know you're faithful. i believe what you
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Faithful. i believe what you promised me is already in
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Promised me is already in route.”
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Route.” david was a teenager, out in
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David was a teenager, out in the shepherd's fields, taking
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The shepherd's fields, taking care of his father's sheep.
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Care of his father's sheep. he had a big dream in his
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He had a big dream in his heart. he knew god had called
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Heart. he knew god had called him to do great things, but
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Him to do great things, but there wasn't any sign of that
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There wasn't any sign of that happening. his brothers were
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Happening. his brothers were in the military. they had
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In the military. they had prestigious positions, but
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Prestigious positions, but being the youngest, he got
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Being the youngest, he got stuck out with the animals.
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Stuck out with the animals. he could have been depressed,
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He could have been depressed, “god it's not fair. it's
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“god it's not fair. it's never going to change.” but
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Never going to change.” but david understood the power of
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David understood the power of waiting with expectancy. i
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Waiting with expectancy. i can imagine out in those
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Can imagine out in those lonely fields, that's where
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Lonely fields, that's where he wrote some of the psalms.
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He wrote some of the psalms. maybe he wrote psalm 40, “i
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Maybe he wrote psalm 40, “i waited patiently for the
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Waited patiently for the lord. he heard my cry and
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Lord. he heard my cry and answered my prayer.” perhaps
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Answered my prayer.” perhaps he wrote psalm 34, “i will
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He wrote psalm 34, “i will bless the lord at all times.
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Bless the lord at all times. his praise will continually
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His praise will continually be in my mouth.” he was
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Be in my mouth.” he was saying, “while i'm waiting,
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Saying, “while i'm waiting, i'll praise him. when nothing
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I'll praise him. when nothing is changing, i'll praise him.
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Is changing, i'll praise him. when i feel stuck, i'll
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When i feel stuck, i'll praise him. when i'm
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Praise him. when i'm overlooked and
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Overlooked and underestimated, i'll still
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Underestimated, i'll still praise him.” maybe that's
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Praise him.” maybe that's where he wrote psalm 27, “i
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Where he wrote psalm 27, “i am confident i will see the
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Am confident i will see the goodness of god in the land
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Goodness of god in the land of the living.” listen to his
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Of the living.” listen to his attitude. stuck out in the
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Attitude. stuck out in the shepherd's fields. no way out
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Shepherd's fields. no way out in the natural, but he's
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In the natural, but he's saying, “i am confident the
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Saying, “i am confident the coming one is on the way. i
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Coming one is on the way. i am confident favor is coming,
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Am confident favor is coming, new opportunities are coming,
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New opportunities are coming, vindication is coming.”
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Vindication is coming.” while he was out there
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While he was out there waiting expectantly, waiting
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Waiting expectantly, waiting believing god was working,
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Believing god was working, the prophet samuel started
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The prophet samuel started walking toward his house.
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Walking toward his house. samuel came knocking on his
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Samuel came knocking on his father's door to choose the
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Father's door to choose the next king of israel. he
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Next king of israel. he looked at the seven brothers
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Looked at the seven brothers and said, “it's none of
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And said, “it's none of these. do you have another
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These. do you have another son?” they called david in
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Son?” they called david in from the fields. notice david
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From the fields. notice david didn't go looking for samuel,
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Didn't go looking for samuel, samuel came looking for
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Samuel came looking for david. his father left him
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David. his father left him out, but god called him in.
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Out, but god called him in. his father overlooked him,
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His father overlooked him, but god shined down on him.
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But god shined down on him. what was that? the coming
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What was that? the coming one. our god knows how to
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One. our god knows how to come to you. like david, you
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Come to you. like david, you may feel stuck, overlooked,
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May feel stuck, overlooked, the dream too big, seems too
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The dream too big, seems too late. have a new perspective.
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Late. have a new perspective. the coming one is on the way.
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The coming one is on the way. he's coming with healing,
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He's coming with healing, he's coming with favor, he's
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He's coming with favor, he's coming with breakthroughs,
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Coming with breakthroughs, he's coming with new
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He's coming with new opportunities. samuel is
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Opportunities. samuel is about to show up. good breaks
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About to show up. good breaks looking for you. the right
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Looking for you. the right people tracking you down.
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People tracking you down. while david was out there
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While david was out there doing the right thing, with a
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Doing the right thing, with a good attitude, he didn't know
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Good attitude, he didn't know it, but samuel was already in
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It, but samuel was already in route. he didn't have any
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Route. he didn't have any sign of it. nobody told him,
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Sign of it. nobody told him, “hey, this prophet's looking
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“hey, this prophet's looking for you.” you don't know
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For you.” you don't know what's already in route to
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What's already in route to you. you can't see the
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You. you can't see the blessings, the favor, the
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Blessings, the favor, the influence, that god has
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Influence, that god has already set in motion. your
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Already set in motion. your appointed time is coming.
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Appointed time is coming. your samuel is going to come
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Your samuel is going to come knocking at your door. you
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Knocking at your door. you won't have to make this
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Won't have to make this happen, manipulate people,
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Happen, manipulate people, try to force your way up. god
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Try to force your way up. god is going to bring it to you.
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Is going to bring it to you. everyone will know, it's his
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Everyone will know, it's his favor on your life.
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Favor on your life. if david were here today, he
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If david were here today, he would tell you, don't let the
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Would tell you, don't let the circumstances fool you. you
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Circumstances fool you. you may not see how your dream
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May not see how your dream can come to pass, how you can
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Can come to pass, how you can get well. but when the coming
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Get well. but when the coming one shows up, one touch of
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One shows up, one touch of god's favor, one samuel
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God's favor, one samuel knocking on your door, one
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Knocking on your door, one sling shot, one goliath being
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Sling shot, one goliath being defeated, you'll step in to
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Defeated, you'll step in to levels you've never imagined.
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Levels you've never imagined. that's why david wrote, “wait
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That's why david wrote, “wait expectantly for the lord to
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Expectantly for the lord to act.” don't wait discouraged,
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Act.” don't wait discouraged, defeated, “this is never
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Defeated, “this is never going to change.” give god
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Going to change.” give god something to work with. god
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Something to work with. god needs some faith, he needs
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Needs some faith, he needs some praise, he needs some
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Some praise, he needs some hope. “god, i believe you're
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Hope. “god, i believe you're the coming one. i believe
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The coming one. i believe what malachi said, that
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What malachi said, that you're coming with healing in
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You're coming with healing in your wings. i believe like
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Your wings. i believe like david that my samuel's are on
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David that my samuel's are on the way. i believe my
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The way. i believe my breakthrough is in route. i
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Breakthrough is in route. i believe my child's salvation
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Believe my child's salvation is in route. i believe that
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Is in route. i believe that dream that i'm praying about,
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Dream that i'm praying about, is already in route.”
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Is already in route.” when i was growing up, my
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When i was growing up, my mother always wanted a
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Mother always wanted a swimming pool in our
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Swimming pool in our backyard. there were five of
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Backyard. there were five of us kids. she told my father.
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Us kids. she told my father. normally, daddy would have
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Normally, daddy would have given her anything he
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Given her anything he possibly could, but he did
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Possibly could, but he did not want to have anything to
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Not want to have anything to do with a swimming pool. he
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Do with a swimming pool. he said, “dodie they're too
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Said, “dodie they're too expensive and they're too
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Expensive and they're too much trouble. i don't want
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Much trouble. i don't want one.” his mind was made up.
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One.” his mind was made up. but my mother had patient
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But my mother had patient endurance. in other words,
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Endurance. in other words, she was stubborn. she would
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She was stubborn. she would not take no for an answer.
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Not take no for an answer. she kept asking and kept
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She kept asking and kept bringing it up, but my father
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Bringing it up, but my father wouldn't budge. one day she
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Wouldn't budge. one day she was in the backyard with a
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Was in the backyard with a tape measure. daddy went out
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Tape measure. daddy went out and asked what she was doing.
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And asked what she was doing. she said, “i'm measuring off
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She said, “i'm measuring off where we're going to put my
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Where we're going to put my swimming pool.” he said,
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Swimming pool.” he said, “dodie, i told you, we are
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“dodie, i told you, we are not going to get a pool. you
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Not going to get a pool. you might as well quit thinking
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Might as well quit thinking about it.” that went in one
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About it.” that went in one ear and out the other. this
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Ear and out the other. this went on for several years.
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Went on for several years. one thanksgiving, this couple
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One thanksgiving, this couple drove from louisiana to
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Drove from louisiana to houston to our annual
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Houston to our annual convention. the man told the
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Convention. the man told the usher that he wanted to see
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Usher that he wanted to see my parents. they brought him
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My parents. they brought him back. he said, “my name is
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Back. he said, “my name is richard and i build swimming
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Richard and i build swimming pools for a living.” my
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Pools for a living.” my mother went over and hugged
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Mother went over and hugged him, said, “hello richard,
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Him, said, “hello richard, we've been waiting for you.”
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We've been waiting for you.” he said, “i'd like to build
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He said, “i'd like to build you a pool.” my father jumped
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You a pool.” my father jumped right in, “oh richard that's
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Right in, “oh richard that's so nice, so kind, but we
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So nice, so kind, but we can't really afford it right
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Can't really afford it right now, it's really not
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Now, it's really not practical.” he said, “what do
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Practical.” he said, “what do you mean afford it? i want to
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You mean afford it? i want to give you a swimming pool.” he
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Give you a swimming pool.” he built this beautiful in
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Built this beautiful in ground swimming pool in our
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Ground swimming pool in our backyard. the first time we
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Backyard. the first time we went out to swim, all of us
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Went out to swim, all of us kids jumped in. my father
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Kids jumped in. my father came out the door in his swim
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Came out the door in his swim trunks, so excited. my mother
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Trunks, so excited. my mother said, “john, don't even think
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Said, “john, don't even think about getting in my pool.”
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Here's my point. while my
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Here's my point. while my mother was waiting, there was
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Mother was waiting, there was no sign of it, people telling
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No sign of it, people telling her no, she didn't have the
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Her no, she didn't have the funds, but she didn't get
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Funds, but she didn't get talked out of it. she kept
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Talked out of it. she kept believing it would happen.
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Believing it would happen. while all these circumstances
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While all these circumstances said that there was no way,
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Said that there was no way, here's this man driving from
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Here's this man driving from louisiana to give her the
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Louisiana to give her the pool. he was already in route
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Pool. he was already in route when my father was telling
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When my father was telling her no. he was already headed
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Her no. he was already headed to lakewood when it seemed
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To lakewood when it seemed impossible. don't go by what
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Impossible. don't go by what you see. you don't know
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You see. you don't know what's already in route to
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What's already in route to you. when it seems the least
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You. when it seems the least likely, that's when god loves
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Likely, that's when god loves to show up. when the odds are
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To show up. when the odds are against you, nothing looks
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Against you, nothing looks possible, suddenly samuel
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Possible, suddenly samuel comes knocking on your door.
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Comes knocking on your door. suddenly richard, whom you've
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Suddenly richard, whom you've never met, says god sent me
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Never met, says god sent me here to bless you. i'm asking
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Here to bless you. i'm asking you to wait with expectancy.
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You to wait with expectancy. wait knowing that god heard
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Wait knowing that god heard your request. that he set the
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Your request. that he set the promise in motion. that the
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Promise in motion. that the miracle is already in route.
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Miracle is already in route. fifteen years later, my
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Fifteen years later, my mother wasn't believing for a
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Mother wasn't believing for a swimming pool, she was
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Swimming pool, she was believing for her life. she
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Believing for her life. she was diagnosed with terminal
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Was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and given a few
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Liver cancer and given a few weeks to live. i saw her have
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Weeks to live. i saw her have that same unshakeable faith,
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That same unshakeable faith, not being talked out of what
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Not being talked out of what god put in her heart. that
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God put in her heart. that same waiting with expectancy.
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Same waiting with expectancy. deep down she knew that the
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Deep down she knew that the healing was already in route,
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Healing was already in route, that just like richard showed
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That just like richard showed up unexpectedly, that the
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Up unexpectedly, that the coming one was on his way
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Coming one was on his way with healing in his wings.
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With healing in his wings. four decades later, my mother
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Four decades later, my mother is still alive and healthy.
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Is still alive and healthy. the goodness of our god.
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The israelites had wandered
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The israelites had wandered in the desert for many years.
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In the desert for many years. it didn't seem like they
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It didn't seem like they would ever make it in. i'm
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Would ever make it in. i'm sure they were tired, run
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Sure they were tired, run down, they felt stuck. but
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Down, they felt stuck. but deuteronomy 6 says, “the lord
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Deuteronomy 6 says, “the lord your god will soon bring you
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Your god will soon bring you in to the land he promised.
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In to the land he promised. it's filled with prosperous
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It's filled with prosperous cities that you didn't build.
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Cities that you didn't build. the houses are stocked with
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The houses are stocked with goods you didn't produce. you
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Goods you didn't produce. you will draw from wells you did
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Will draw from wells you did not dig.” after all this time
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Not dig.” after all this time of waiting, wondering,
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Of waiting, wondering, dealing with the heat, the
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Dealing with the heat, the opposition, god said, “you're
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Opposition, god said, “you're coming into your appointed
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Coming into your appointed time. soon you're going to go
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Time. soon you're going to go into a land like nothing
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Into a land like nothing you've ever seen.”
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You've ever seen.” like them, you may have been
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Like them, you may have been waiting for a long time. you
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Waiting for a long time. you could easily settle where you
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Could easily settle where you are, think it's never going
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Are, think it's never going to change. but you've fought
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To change. but you've fought off the doubt. you've waited
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Off the doubt. you've waited with expectancy. you've kept
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With expectancy. you've kept an attitude of faith. god is
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An attitude of faith. god is saying to you, “soon you're
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Saying to you, “soon you're going to see your healing.
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Going to see your healing. soon the right person is
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Soon the right person is going to show up. soon that
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Going to show up. soon that new door is going to open.
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New door is going to open. you're on the verge of seeing
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You're on the verge of seeing god do something that you've
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God do something that you've never seen. the coming one is
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Never seen. the coming one is about to show up with
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About to show up with blessings, with favor, with
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Blessings, with favor, with opportunity. there are things
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Opportunity. there are things already in route to you right
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Already in route to you right now that you can't imagine.
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Now that you can't imagine. now do your part and keep
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Now do your part and keep thanking him for what he
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Thanking him for what he promised, keep waiting with
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Promised, keep waiting with expectancy, keep declaring
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Expectancy, keep declaring that it's on the way. if
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That it's on the way. if you'll do this, i believe and
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You'll do this, i believe and declare, like with david,
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Declare, like with david, samuel's going to come
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Samuel's going to come looking for you. like with my
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Looking for you. like with my mother, healing when it seems
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Mother, healing when it seems impossible, good breaks
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Impossible, good breaks chasing you down, freedom,
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Chasing you down, freedom, vindication, abundance. god
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Vindication, abundance. god is going to show out in your
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Is going to show out in your life. i believe it and
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Life. i believe it and declare it in jesus' name. if
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Declare it in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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You receive it, can you say amen?
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It's easy to feel stuck in life
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It's easy to feel stuck in life wondering why
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Wondering why things aren't
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Things aren't changing and worrying
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Changing and worrying if it will ever happen,
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If it will ever happen, but there's
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But there's a better way to wait.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new resource called
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My new resource called pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. this book is a collection
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This book is a collection of prayers and promises
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Of prayers and promises from the scripture
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From the scripture to help you pray boldly
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To help you pray boldly to strengthen your faith.
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To strengthen your faith. while you're waiting,
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While you're waiting, it's important
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It's important to keep your mind
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To keep your mind filled with hope
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Filled with hope and expectancy.
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And expectancy. when you pray in faith,
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When you pray in faith, believe in what god promised,
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Believe in what god promised, that's what moves
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That's what moves the hands of god.
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The hands of god. and that's when you'll see
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And that's when you'll see doors open and healing
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Doors open and healing begins to come.
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Begins to come. breakthroughs in your family.
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Breakthroughs in your family. don't let doubt hold you back.
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Don't let doubt hold you back. pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we'd love to
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We'd love to send you a copy of pray
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Send you a copy of pray it forward: guided prayers
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It forward: guided prayers for faith and breakthrough.
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Inspired by real liferough.
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Inspired by real liferough. answered prayers,
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Answered prayers, pray it forward will help you
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Pray it forward will help you speak god's promises
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Speak god's promises over your life
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Over your life and over the people you love.
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And over the people you love. trusting that when you ask
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Trusting that when you ask in faith,
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In faith, god is already at work
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God is already at work preparing victory ahead of you.
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Preparing victory ahead of you. you can take these prayers
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You can take these prayers and scriptures
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And scriptures and pray them forward.
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And pray them forward. they'll build
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They'll build a momentum of faith
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A momentum of faith that carries you past obstacles
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That carries you past obstacles and into the promises
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And into the promises god has spoken over your life.
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God has spoken over your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on these truths,
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On these truths, you won't be tossed
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You won't be tossed back and forth
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Back and forth by finances, health challenges,
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By finances, health challenges, or relationship struggles.
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Or relationship struggles. instead,
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Instead, you'll be able to
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You'll be able to boldly pray with faith
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Boldly pray with faith that is immovable and strong,
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That is immovable and strong, and you'll
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And you'll be filled with peace,
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Be filled with peace, assurance, and joy.
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Assurance, and joy. don't let circumstances
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Don't let circumstances control your future.
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Control your future. pray the truth of god's
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Pray the truth of god's word forward in faith
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Word forward in faith and watch the mountains
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And watch the mountains in your life begin to move.
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When you pray the promises,
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When you pray the promises, what god has spoken over
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What god has spoken over your life,
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Your life, those are powerful prayers.
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Those are powerful prayers. and that's when
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And that's when god shows up and does
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God shows up and does what only he can do.
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What only he can do. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us.
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For being with us. 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 and we appreciate your prayer
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And we appreciate your prayer and support.
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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. special
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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. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Joel Osteen - The Promise Is Coming

May 4, 2026 | 27:29

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