Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - The Promotion In the Problem

April 21, 2025 | S25:E111

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

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Promotion In the Problem | April 21, 2025

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> 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
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. we'll keep you encouraged
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this little
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I heard about this little girl. she asked her mother
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Girl. she asked her mother how the human race got
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How the human race got started. her mother
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Started. her mother explained how god created
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Explained how god created adam and eve, they had
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Adam and eve, they had children and on and on,
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Children and on and on, here we are today.
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Here we are today. a few days later, she asked
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A few days later, she asked her father the same
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Her father the same question. he explained
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Question. he explained how many years ago, there
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How many years ago, there were monkeys and little by
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Were monkeys and little by little they became more
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Little they became more like people and here we
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Like people and here we are. confused, she went
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Are. confused, she went back to her mother and
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Back to her mother and said, “mom you said god
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Said, “mom you said god created people, dad said
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Created people, dad said we came from monkeys,
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We came from monkeys, how can that be?”
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How can that be?” the mother said,
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The mother said, “oh honey that's easy.
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“oh honey that's easy. i told you about my side
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I told you about my side of the family, dad told
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Of the family, dad told you about his.”
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You about his.” say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught
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Do. today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about promotion in the
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About promotion in the problem. none of us like
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Problem. none of us like problems, things that come
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Problems, things that come against us, people that are
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Against us, people that are not fair, trouble at work.
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Not fair, trouble at work. it's easy to get
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It's easy to get discouraged and lose our
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Discouraged and lose our passion, “why is this
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Passion, “why is this happening?” but god won't
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Happening?” but god won't allow a difficulty unless
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Allow a difficulty unless he has a purpose for it.
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He has a purpose for it. when god wanted to promote
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When god wanted to promote david, bring him out of the
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David, bring him out of the shepherd's fields, what did
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Shepherd's fields, what did he do? send him a good
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He do? send him a good break, a friend to help
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Break, a friend to help him out, open a new door?
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Him out, open a new door? no, god sent him a problem.
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No, god sent him a problem. goliath was standing before
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Goliath was standing before david, a giant twice his
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David, a giant twice his size.
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Size. david could have thought,
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David could have thought, “god, you said i was going
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“god, you said i was going to do great things, you
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To do great things, you said you'd show me favor.
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Said you'd show me favor. why am i facing this
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Why am i facing this giant?”
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Giant?” david understood with that
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David understood with that problem came promotion.
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Problem came promotion. on the other side of that
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On the other side of that difficulty was a new level
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Difficulty was a new level of his destiny.
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Of his destiny. you have to go through it
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You have to go through it to get to it.
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To get to it. some promotion only comes
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Some promotion only comes through adversity, through
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Through adversity, through closed doors, through
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Closed doors, through things that are not fair.
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Things that are not fair. david went out and defeated
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David went out and defeated goliath, instantly his life
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Goliath, instantly his life changed. new doors opened.
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Changed. new doors opened. he had respect, influence,
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He had respect, influence, favor that he'd never seen.
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Favor that he'd never seen. what took david to the
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What took david to the throne?
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Throne? a problem. don't complain
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A problem. don't complain about the problem. you
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About the problem. you can't reach your potential
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Can't reach your potential without problems. when you
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Without problems. when you understand that the problem
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Understand that the problem doesn't come by itself,
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Doesn't come by itself, that there is promotion in
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That there is promotion in every problem, then you'll
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Every problem, then you'll keep a good attitude.
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Keep a good attitude. “god, i don't like this
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“god, i don't like this problem, i'm uncomfortable,
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Problem, i'm uncomfortable, but i know you're in
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But i know you're in control, you're ordering my
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Control, you're ordering my steps, i'm not just going
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Steps, i'm not just going to come out, i'm going to
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To come out, i'm going to come out stronger,
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Come out stronger, promoted, better than i was
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Promoted, better than i was before.”
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Before.” sometimes the promotion is
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Sometimes the promotion is you developed a greater
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You developed a greater trust in god.
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Trust in god. you learned that you can
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You learned that you can make it through things that
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Make it through things that you thought would take you
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You thought would take you under. you saw the
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Under. you saw the faithfulness of god.
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Faithfulness of god. you felt him sustaining
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You felt him sustaining you, strengthening you,
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You, strengthening you, making ways where you
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Making ways where you didn't see a way.
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Didn't see a way. your faith grew, your
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Your faith grew, your spiritual muscles got
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Spiritual muscles got stronger, your character
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Stronger, your character was developed.
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Was developed. every time you come through
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Every time you come through a challenge, that's fuel
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A challenge, that's fuel for your faith.
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For your faith. god is preparing you for
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God is preparing you for greater things.
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Greater things. the next time you face a
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The next time you face a problem like that, you'll
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Problem like that, you'll think, “this is no big
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Think, “this is no big deal, i've seen god take me
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Deal, i've seen god take me through this in the past
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Through this in the past and i know he'll take me
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And i know he'll take me through it this time.”
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Through it this time.” i've learned the bigger the
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I've learned the bigger the problem, the bigger your
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Problem, the bigger your destiny.
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Destiny. the bigger the challenge,
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The bigger the challenge, the bigger the promotion.
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The bigger the promotion. god doesn't send big
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God doesn't send big problems to people with
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Problems to people with small futures.
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Small futures. god didn't give david a
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God didn't give david a normal size problem. he
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Normal size problem. he didn't face someone his
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Didn't face someone his height, with his training,
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Height, with his training, his experience.
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His experience. goliath stood nine feet
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Goliath stood nine feet tall. he was the champion
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Tall. he was the champion of the philistine army.
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Of the philistine army. the tip of his spear
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The tip of his spear weighed fifteen pounds.
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Weighed fifteen pounds. the scripture says, “he
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The scripture says, “he wore gold leggings.” he was
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Wore gold leggings.” he was ahead of his time.
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Ahead of his time. that's where my brother
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That's where my brother paul got that idea.
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Paul got that idea. “joel, i've got big
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“joel, i've got big problems. this sickness
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Problems. this sickness looks permanent, my child
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Looks permanent, my child is way off course, these
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Is way off course, these people at work are holding
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People at work are holding me down.” the size of your
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Me down.” the size of your problem is an indication of
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Problem is an indication of the size of your future.
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The size of your future. the enemy wouldn't be
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The enemy wouldn't be fighting you so hard if he
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Fighting you so hard if he didn't know something
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Didn't know something amazing was in front of you.
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Amazing was in front of you. don't be discouraged
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Don't be discouraged because you have big
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Because you have big challenges, have a new
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Challenges, have a new perspective, that means god
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Perspective, that means god has something big in your
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Has something big in your future, big breakthroughs,
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Future, big breakthroughs, big opportunities, big
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Big opportunities, big victories.
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Victories. if you could see the
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If you could see the promotion on the other side
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Promotion on the other side of those problems, if you
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Of those problems, if you could see the healing, the
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Could see the healing, the favor, the fulfillment, you
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Favor, the fulfillment, you wouldn't be discouraged.
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Wouldn't be discouraged. you would go through that
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You would go through that difficulty in faith,
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Difficulty in faith, praising when you could be
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Praising when you could be complaining, thanking god
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Complaining, thanking god that he's fighting your
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That he's fighting your battles, knowing that it's
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Battles, knowing that it's all a setup for new levels
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All a setup for new levels of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. are you stressed out over
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Are you stressed out over a problem? losing sleep
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A problem? losing sleep over a difficulty?
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Over a difficulty? when in fact god allowed
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When in fact god allowed it so he can show his
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It so he can show his favor in a greater way?
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Favor in a greater way? without goliath, david
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Without goliath, david wouldn't have never taken
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Wouldn't have never taken the throne.
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The throne. the problem served a
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The problem served a purpose.
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Purpose. god knows what he's doing.
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God knows what he's doing. he hasn't allowed anything
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He hasn't allowed anything in your life that he's not
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In your life that he's not going to use for your good.
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Going to use for your good. it may not be good;
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It may not be good; it may not be fair.
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It may not be fair. i'm not saying we're going
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I'm not saying we're going to like it; i'm saying to
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To like it; i'm saying to trust him. that there is a
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Trust him. that there is a blessing disguised in that
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Blessing disguised in that difficulty.
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Difficulty. that there is promotion
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That there is promotion attached to that problem.
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Attached to that problem. i know at the time we can't
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I know at the time we can't see it. all we know is
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See it. all we know is it's a bad break, it's
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It's a bad break, it's a disappointment.
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A disappointment. they treated me wrong, the
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They treated me wrong, the door closed, the medical
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Door closed, the medical report wasn't good.
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Report wasn't good. god is not through working.
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God is not through working. you don't know what he's
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You don't know what he's up to right now.
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Up to right now. you keep doing the right
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You keep doing the right thing, having an attitude
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Thing, having an attitude of faith, and your time is
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Of faith, and your time is coming.
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Coming. you're going to see the
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You're going to see the faithfulness of god.
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Faithfulness of god. you're going to look back
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You're going to look back and say, “wow, god, if i
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And say, “wow, god, if i had not had that problem,
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Had not had that problem, i wouldn't be where i am.
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I wouldn't be where i am. if that door had not
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If that door had not closed, if those people
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Closed, if those people had not done me wrong,
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Had not done me wrong, i wouldn't have seen the
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I wouldn't have seen the blessing and the favor
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Blessing and the favor that you've shown me.”
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That you've shown me.” a few years after i started
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A few years after i started ministering, the church
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Ministering, the church began to grow, and we
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Began to grow, and we needed a larger auditorium.
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Needed a larger auditorium. my father said he would
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My father said he would never move the church,
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Never move the church, so we looked for property
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So we looked for property around the original
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Around the original location.
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Location. we found a hundred-acre
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We found a hundred-acre tract of land right off the
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Tract of land right off the freeway, about two miles
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Freeway, about two miles away. it seemed perfect.
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Away. it seemed perfect. there was a big sign that
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There was a big sign that said for sale.
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Said for sale. we talked to the owner,
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We talked to the owner, told him we wanted to
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Told him we wanted to purchase it.
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Purchase it. he said that it had been on
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He said that it had been on the market for twenty years
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The market for twenty years and he'd never had one
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And he'd never had one offer.
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Offer. i thought, “wow god you
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I thought, “wow god you saved this property just
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Saved this property just for us.” we were so excited.
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For us.” we were so excited. he told us we could do our
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He told us we could do our soil samples and
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Soil samples and preliminary drawings while
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Preliminary drawings while we got the contract drawn
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We got the contract drawn up. a couple of months
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Up. a couple of months later, we went to sign
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Later, we went to sign the contract.
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The contract. we had an eight o'clock
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We had an eight o'clock appointment.
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Appointment. we arrived at 7:45, his
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We arrived at 7:45, his secretary came out and
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Secretary came out and said, “i'm sorry, the owner
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Said, “i'm sorry, the owner sold the property last
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Sold the property last night.” i couldn't believe
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Night.” i couldn't believe it. he didn't keep his
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It. he didn't keep his word. i was so
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Word. i was so discouraged. i went home
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Discouraged. i went home and told victoria.
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And told victoria. she said, “listen here,
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She said, “listen here, joel, that means god has
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Joel, that means god has something better.
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Something better. we're going trust him.
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We're going trust him. he hasn't brought us
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He hasn't brought us this far to leave us.”
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This far to leave us.” she started preaching
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She started preaching one of my messages.
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One of my messages. i didn't want to hear
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I didn't want to hear that, i wanted her to
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That, i wanted her to be depressed with me.
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Be depressed with me. misery loves company.
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Misery loves company. it's good to have friends
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It's good to have friends that pull you up and not
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That pull you up and not join you in defeat.
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Join you in defeat. a few months later we found
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A few months later we found another large tract of
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Another large tract of land, this seemed even
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Land, this seemed even better. it had more access
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Better. it had more access to it. when the owners
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To it. when the owners found out, they told the
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Found out, they told the people that owned the
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People that owned the property on one side.
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Property on one side. they called and said they
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They called and said they wanted to donate ten acres
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Wanted to donate ten acres to us. now i knew it was
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To us. now i knew it was god. people were giving
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God. people were giving us property.
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Us property. we went to close on the
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We went to close on the hundred acres and the same
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Hundred acres and the same thing happened. they sold
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Thing happened. they sold it the day before.
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It the day before. i thought, “god this is a
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I thought, “god this is a big problem. there are no
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Big problem. there are no more large tracts of land.
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More large tracts of land. we're stuck, we have no
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We're stuck, we have no room to grow.” i didn't see
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Room to grow.” i didn't see any options.
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Any options. but just because we run out
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But just because we run out of options doesn't mean god
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Of options doesn't mean god has run out of options.
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Has run out of options. he won't let you get in a
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He won't let you get in a problem that he can't bring
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Problem that he can't bring you out of.
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You out of. the reason it's not working
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The reason it's not working out your way is because god
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Out your way is because god has something better.
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Has something better. six months later, a friend
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Six months later, a friend called; i hadn't spoken to
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Called; i hadn't spoken to him in a long time.
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Him in a long time. he said, “joel, the houston
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He said, “joel, the houston rockets basketball team is
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Rockets basketball team is moving out of the compaq
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Moving out of the compaq center.
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Center. you should try to get that
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You should try to get that for your church.” when i
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For your church.” when i heard that something came
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Heard that something came alive on the inside.
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Alive on the inside. i called the mayor.
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I called the mayor. he was a friend of my
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He was a friend of my parents.
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Parents. i was so nervous.
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I was so nervous. i told him what i wanted;
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I told him what i wanted; didn't know how he would
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Didn't know how he would respond.
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Respond. he said, “joel, i think
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He said, “joel, i think lakewood having the compaq
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Lakewood having the compaq center would be great for
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Center would be great for our city.” i nearly passed
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Our city.” i nearly passed out.
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Out. things fell into place, and
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Things fell into place, and three years later we had
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Three years later we had the building.
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The building. i never dreamed we could be
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I never dreamed we could be here.
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Here. this was far beyond what i
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This was far beyond what i had in mind.
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Had in mind. sometimes god closes doors
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Sometimes god closes doors because you're thinking too
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Because you're thinking too small.
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Small. he doesn't let your plans
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He doesn't let your plans work out because he has
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Work out because he has much bigger plans.
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Much bigger plans. you were hoping to get that
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You were hoping to get that new position, move up one
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New position, move up one notch, god is about to
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Notch, god is about to catapult you ahead.
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Catapult you ahead. you're believing to feel a
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You're believing to feel a little bit better, god's
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Little bit better, god's going to heal you
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Going to heal you completely.
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Completely. you're hoping your child
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You're hoping your child will just stay out of
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Will just stay out of trouble, god's going to use
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Trouble, god's going to use him to do great things, to
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Him to do great things, to leave his mark.
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Leave his mark. don't be discouraged
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Don't be discouraged because you're still in the
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Because you're still in the problem, things aren't
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Problem, things aren't improving, doors are
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Improving, doors are closing, people aren't
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Closing, people aren't changing.
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Changing. those lies will start
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Those lies will start whispering.
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Whispering. “it's never going to get
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“it's never going to get better, you'll never get
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Better, you'll never get well, never break this
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Well, never break this addiction, never accomplish
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Addiction, never accomplish that dream.” no, that
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That dream.” no, that problem didn't show up
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Problem didn't show up alone.
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Alone. that problem came with a
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That problem came with a purpose, with a promotion,
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Purpose, with a promotion, with a blessing.
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With a blessing. you keep honoring god and
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You keep honoring god and you're going to come out of
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You're going to come out of the problem into the
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The problem into the promotion.
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Promotion. out of the sickness into
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Out of the sickness into health, out of trouble into
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Health, out of trouble into peace, out of struggle into
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Peace, out of struggle into freedom, out of lack into
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Freedom, out of lack into abundance.
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Abundance. the enemy sent it to harm
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The enemy sent it to harm you, but god has already
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You, but god has already turned it to your advantage.
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Turned it to your advantage. don't get tired of doing
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Don't get tired of doing the right thing.
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The right thing. don't let doubt and what's
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Don't let doubt and what's not happening, what's not
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Not happening, what's not fair, talk you out of the
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Fair, talk you out of the promotion.
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Promotion. keep believing, keep
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Keep believing, keep praying, keep expecting.
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Praying, keep expecting. you're on the verge of
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You're on the verge of seeing god show out in your
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Seeing god show out in your life.
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Life. the problem is not
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The problem is not permanent.
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Permanent. the problem is a sign that
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The problem is a sign that promotion is coming.
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Promotion is coming. you're about to see
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You're about to see breakthroughs, restoration,
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Breakthroughs, restoration, dreams coming to pass,
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Dreams coming to pass, divine connections.
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Divine connections. god said in psalm 50,
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God said in psalm 50, “trust me in times of
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“trust me in times of trouble, and i will rescue
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Trouble, and i will rescue you and you will give me
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You and you will give me glory.” he didn't say,
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Glory.” he didn't say, “trust me and i'll keep you
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“trust me and i'll keep you from trouble.
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From trouble. trust me and you won't have
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Trust me and you won't have any difficulties.” he said
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Any difficulties.” he said trust me when you're in
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Trust me when you're in trouble, trust me when
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Trouble, trust me when things don't make sense,
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Things don't make sense, trust me when the medical
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Trust me when the medical report is not good, trust
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Report is not good, trust me when a loved one doesn't
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Me when a loved one doesn't make it.” if you'll trust
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Make it.” if you'll trust him, god says, i will
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Him, god says, i will rescue you and you will
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Rescue you and you will give me glory.
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Give me glory. god is not going to leave
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God is not going to leave you in trouble, leave you
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You in trouble, leave you in heartache, leave you in
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In heartache, leave you in dysfunction.
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Dysfunction. that is not how your story
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That is not how your story ends.
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Ends. don't believe the lies that
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Don't believe the lies that say it's permanent.
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Say it's permanent. god sees what you're going
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God sees what you're going through and he's about to
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Through and he's about to rescue you.
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Rescue you. he's about to turn things
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He's about to turn things around.
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Around. chains that have held you
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Chains that have held you back are being broken.
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Back are being broken. difficulties that look like
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Difficulties that look like they'll never improve,
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They'll never improve, you're about to see a
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You're about to see a suddenly, a breakthrough, a
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Suddenly, a breakthrough, a healing, a promotion.
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Healing, a promotion. it's going to be unusual,
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It's going to be unusual, uncommon.
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Uncommon. you couldn't make it happen.
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You couldn't make it happen. you will know it's the hand
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You will know it's the hand of god.
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Of god. i would have never seen the
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I would have never seen the compaq center without those
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Compaq center without those doors closing.
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Doors closing. you could say, the compaq
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You could say, the compaq center was attached to a
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Center was attached to a problem. my mother would
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Problem. my mother would have never impacted so many
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Have never impacted so many people without that
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People without that challenge in her health.
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Challenge in her health. david would have never
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David would have never become king without goliath.
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Become king without goliath. who knows where that
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Who knows where that problem is leading you.
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Problem is leading you. you've had some closed
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You've had some closed doors, things haven't
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Doors, things haven't worked out, who knows what
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Worked out, who knows what doors god is about to open.
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Doors god is about to open. you have some giants,
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You have some giants, facing a sickness, a
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Facing a sickness, a setback in your business, a
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Setback in your business, a person walked out of your
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Person walked out of your life, who knows what kind
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Life, who knows what kind of favor, blessings,
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Of favor, blessings, fulfillment is headed your
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Fulfillment is headed your way.
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Way. the setback is a setup for
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The setback is a setup for god to show out in your
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God to show out in your life.
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Life. now trust him in the
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Now trust him in the trouble.
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Trouble. not when you get out.
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Not when you get out. the test is when you're in
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The test is when you're in it, nothing looks like it's
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It, nothing looks like it's going to change.
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Going to change. that's when you have to dig
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That's when you have to dig down deep and say, “god, i
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Down deep and say, “god, i don't like it, but i know
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Don't like it, but i know this problem is not here by
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This problem is not here by itself, that there is
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Itself, that there is promotion on the other
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Promotion on the other side, so lord help me to
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Side, so lord help me to believe, help me to stay in
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Believe, help me to stay in faith.”
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Faith.” we all face things we don't
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We all face things we don't understand, things that
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Understand, things that don't seem fair, but i've
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Don't seem fair, but i've learned god will not
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Learned god will not mismanage your life.
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Mismanage your life. he will not allow hardships
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He will not allow hardships and bad breaks that don't
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And bad breaks that don't have any purpose.
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Have any purpose. he's not just sitting back
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He's not just sitting back thinking, “oh man, i can't
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Thinking, “oh man, i can't believe that happened to
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Believe that happened to you. too bad.”
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You. too bad.” he's ordering your steps.
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He's ordering your steps. nothing happens without his
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Nothing happens without his permission.
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Permission. he's promised that all
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He's promised that all things will work together
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Things will work together for your good.
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For your good. sure, there are things we
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Sure, there are things we don't understand, things
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Don't understand, things that don't make sense.
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That don't make sense. i can't explain it, but i
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I can't explain it, but i can tell you if you'll stay
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Can tell you if you'll stay in faith, not get bitter,
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In faith, not get bitter, just keep doing the right
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Just keep doing the right thing, over time, you'll
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Thing, over time, you'll see it all come together.
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See it all come together. the scripture puts it this
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The scripture puts it this way, “since the lord is
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Way, “since the lord is directing our steps, why do
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Directing our steps, why do we try to figure out
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We try to figure out everything that happens
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Everything that happens along the way?” there will
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Along the way?” there will be plenty of things that
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Be plenty of things that happen that don't make
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Happen that don't make sense.
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Sense. if you try to figure it
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If you try to figure it out, you'll get confused,
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Out, you'll get confused, discouraged.
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Discouraged. put it in god's hands.
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Put it in god's hands. “god, this problem doesn't
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“god, this problem doesn't make sense to me, but i
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Make sense to me, but i believe you have a purpose
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Believe you have a purpose for it, that when it all
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For it, that when it all comes together, i will give
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Comes together, i will give you great glory.”
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You great glory.” this is what three hebrew
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This is what three hebrew teenagers did in the
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Teenagers did in the scripture.
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Scripture. they wouldn't bow down to
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They wouldn't bow down to king nebuchadnezzar's
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King nebuchadnezzar's golden idol.
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Golden idol. he made a decree that no
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He made a decree that no one could worship any god
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One could worship any god except his god.
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Except his god. he didn't believe in
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He didn't believe in jehovah.
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Jehovah. he was so upset, he
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He was so upset, he threatened to have them
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Threatened to have them thrown into a fiery furnace.
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Thrown into a fiery furnace. they were doing the right
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They were doing the right thing, honoring god, not
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Thing, honoring god, not compromising, and look what
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Compromising, and look what happens.
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Happens. they have a big problem.
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They have a big problem. sometimes you have trouble,
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Sometimes you have trouble, not because you're doing
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Not because you're doing something wrong, but
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Something wrong, but because you're doing
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Because you're doing something right.
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Something right. when you honor god, it
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When you honor god, it stirs up the enemy.
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Stirs up the enemy. it will stir up jealousy,
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It will stir up jealousy, resentment, anger, critical
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Resentment, anger, critical spirits, in people that
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Spirits, in people that don't honor god.
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Don't honor god. it's not so much they don't
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It's not so much they don't like you, they don't like
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Like you, they don't like the blessing and favor
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The blessing and favor that's on your life.
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That's on your life. the good news is they
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The good news is they cannot stop what god has
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Cannot stop what god has ordained.
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Ordained. god being for you is more
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God being for you is more powerful than any force
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Powerful than any force that is against you.
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That is against you. he has you in the palm of
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He has you in the palm of his hand.
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His hand. nothing can snatch you away.
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Nothing can snatch you away. you may get thrown into a
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You may get thrown into a furnace, but god can make
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Furnace, but god can make you fireproof.
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You fireproof. he controls the universe.
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He controls the universe. these teenagers weren't
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These teenagers weren't worried, they weren't
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Worried, they weren't panicking.
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Panicking. they said to the king, “we
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They said to the king, “we know our god will deliver
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Know our god will deliver us, but even if he doesn't,
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Us, but even if he doesn't, we're still not going to
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We're still not going to bow down.” when you have a
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Bow down.” when you have a made-up mind like that,
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Made-up mind like that, “god, i'm believing that
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“god, i'm believing that you're going to keep me
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You're going to keep me from this trouble, that
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From this trouble, that this door will open, that
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This door will open, that these people will treat me
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These people will treat me right, but even if it
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Right, but even if it doesn't go my way, i'm
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Doesn't go my way, i'm still not going to get
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Still not going to get discouraged, i'm still not
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Discouraged, i'm still not going to complain, i'm
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Going to complain, i'm still going to give you
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Still going to give you praise.” that kind of
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Praise.” that kind of attitude cannot be defeated.
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Attitude cannot be defeated. the king was so furious, he
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The king was so furious, he had the guards heat up the
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Had the guards heat up the furnace seven times hotter
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Furnace seven times hotter than normal.
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Than normal. they already had a big
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They already had a big problem, it already didn't
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Problem, it already didn't look good, now the fire was
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Look good, now the fire was hotter than ever.
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Hotter than ever. sometimes, god will let the
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Sometimes, god will let the odds be against you in
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Odds be against you in greater way on purpose, so
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Greater way on purpose, so when he turns things
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When he turns things around, it's a bigger
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Around, it's a bigger miracle, so everyone will
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Miracle, so everyone will see his favor on your life.
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See his favor on your life. the guards tied up the
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The guards tied up the teenagers, bound their
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Teenagers, bound their hands and feet and threw
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Hands and feet and threw them into the furnace.
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Them into the furnace. they fell to the ground.
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They fell to the ground. it was so hot that the
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It was so hot that the guards were instantly
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Guards were instantly killed.
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Killed. king nebuchadnezzar was
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King nebuchadnezzar was watching from a distance,
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Watching from a distance, he noticed the three
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He noticed the three teenagers stood up.
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Teenagers stood up. he couldn't believe it.
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He couldn't believe it. he said to his staff,
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He said to his staff, “didn't we throw three men
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“didn't we throw three men in bound?
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In bound? i see four men loosed and
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I see four men loosed and one looks like the son of
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One looks like the son of god.” he ran over to the
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God.” he ran over to the furnace window and shouted,
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Furnace window and shouted, “shadrach, meshach,
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“shadrach, meshach, abednego, servants of the
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Abednego, servants of the most high god.” a few
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Most high god.” a few minutes earlier, he didn't
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Minutes earlier, he didn't believe in the most high
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Believe in the most high god.
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God. sometimes your problem is
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Sometimes your problem is so god can change other
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So god can change other people's mind.
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People's mind. god can see the big picture.
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God can see the big picture. he'll use you to
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He'll use you to demonstrate his power, his
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Demonstrate his power, his favor, his blessing, so
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Favor, his blessing, so others will believe.
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Others will believe. they walked out of the fire.
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They walked out of the fire. everyone gathered around.
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Everyone gathered around. verse 27 says, “they
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Verse 27 says, “they noticed, not a hair on
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Noticed, not a hair on their head was singed, none
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Their head was singed, none of their clothing was
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Of their clothing was burned.
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Burned. they didn't even smell like
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They didn't even smell like smoke.” god knows how to
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Smoke.” god knows how to bring you out of
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Bring you out of difficulties to where you
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Difficulties to where you don't look like what you've
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Don't look like what you've been through.
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Been through. nobody would ever know
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Nobody would ever know you'd been through the
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You'd been through the trouble, through the
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Trouble, through the sickness, through the
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Sickness, through the breakup, through the
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Breakup, through the pandemic.
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Pandemic. you're so blessed, happy,
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You're so blessed, happy, healthy, fulfilled,
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Healthy, fulfilled, generous, nobody can tell
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Generous, nobody can tell you were ever in the fire.
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You were ever in the fire. you don't even have the
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You don't even have the smell of smoke.
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Smell of smoke. nebuchadnezzar said in
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Nebuchadnezzar said in verse 28, “praise be to the
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Verse 28, “praise be to the god of shadrach, meshach
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God of shadrach, meshach and abednego.” now he's
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And abednego.” now he's worshipping the god he
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Worshipping the god he didn't believe in a few
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Didn't believe in a few hours before.
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Hours before. this could be the end of
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This could be the end of the story.
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The story. god protected these
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God protected these teenagers; god changed the
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Teenagers; god changed the mind of the king.
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Mind of the king. that's all a great miracle.
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That's all a great miracle. but verse 30 says, “then
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But verse 30 says, “then the king promoted shadrach,
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The king promoted shadrach, meshach and abednego to
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Meshach and abednego to much higher positions in
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Much higher positions in babylon.” hidden in that
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Babylon.” hidden in that problem was promotion.
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Problem was promotion. they couldn't see it at the
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They couldn't see it at the time.
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Time. “god this king is coming
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“god this king is coming against us, god these
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Against us, god these people at work are not
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People at work are not fair; i'm dealing with this
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Fair; i'm dealing with this sickness; i had a setback
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Sickness; i had a setback in my finances.” we would
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In my finances.” we would be grateful if god just
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Be grateful if god just brought us out, but what i
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Brought us out, but what i want us to see, is there is
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Want us to see, is there is promotion attached to the
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Promotion attached to the problem. god is not going
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Problem. god is not going to just bring you out, but
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To just bring you out, but that difficulty is setting
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That difficulty is setting you up for new levels.
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You up for new levels. keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. don't bow down to
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Don't bow down to compromise.
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Compromise. don't give in to doubt,
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Don't give in to doubt, fear, “it's never going to
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Fear, “it's never going to happen.” god is going to do
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Happen.” god is going to do something that not only
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Something that not only amazes you, but other
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Amazes you, but other people are going to see the
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People are going to see the goodness of god on your
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Goodness of god on your life.
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Life. like nebuchadnezzar,
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Like nebuchadnezzar, they're going to
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They're going to acknowledge that you serve
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Acknowledge that you serve the most high god.
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The most high god. how did it happen?
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How did it happen? through a problem. don't
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Through a problem. don't complain about the problem,
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Complain about the problem, the problem has a purpose,
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The problem has a purpose, and the problem has
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And the problem has promotion.
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Promotion. psalms 66 says, “we went
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Psalms 66 says, “we went through the fire, and
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Through the fire, and through the flood, but you
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Through the flood, but you brought us to a place of
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Brought us to a place of great abundance.” you have
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Great abundance.” you have to go through the fire,
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To go through the fire, through the flood, to get
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Through the flood, to get to the abundance.
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To the abundance. on the other side of the
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On the other side of the fire, you'll see promotion.
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Fire, you'll see promotion. on the other side of that
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On the other side of that closed door, you'll see
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Closed door, you'll see your compaq center.
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Your compaq center. on the other side of that
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On the other side of that sickness, you'll see
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Sickness, you'll see greater favor, greater
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Greater favor, greater anointing, greater ministry
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Anointing, greater ministry like my mom. don't get
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Like my mom. don't get stuck in the fire, “why did
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Stuck in the fire, “why did this happen?
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This happen? i don't understand it, joel.
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I don't understand it, joel. i was doing the right
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I was doing the right thing.” no, the right
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Thing.” no, the right attitude is, “i may be in
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Attitude is, “i may be in this fire, but i know it's
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This fire, but i know it's only temporary.
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Only temporary. it looks like a setback,
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It looks like a setback, but i know it's a setup.
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But i know it's a setup. abundance is coming,
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Abundance is coming, healing is coming, favor is
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Healing is coming, favor is coming.”
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Coming.” this is what happened with
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This is what happened with the israelites.
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The israelites. they were at a dead end at
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They were at a dead end at the red sea.
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The red sea. pharaoh and his army were
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Pharaoh and his army were chasing them. they had
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Chasing them. they had nowhere to go.
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Nowhere to go. they were praying, “god
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They were praying, “god deliver us, do something,
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Deliver us, do something, don't let us be
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Don't let us be recaptured.” the scripture
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Recaptured.” the scripture says, “a strong east wind
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Says, “a strong east wind began to blow.” that was a
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Began to blow.” that was a nice way of saying a storm
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Nice way of saying a storm was coming.
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Was coming. they were already in a
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They were already in a problem, about to be
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Problem, about to be recaptured, what did god do?
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Recaptured, what did god do? send them another problem.
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Send them another problem. dark clouds started rolling
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Dark clouds started rolling in, thunder started
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In, thunder started roaring, debris was hurling
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Roaring, debris was hurling through the air.
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Through the air. i'm sure they thought,
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I'm sure they thought, “just our luck.
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“just our luck. we're already in this
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We're already in this problem, now bad weather,
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Problem, now bad weather, now this storm is going to
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Now this storm is going to kill us.” what they didn't
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Kill us.” what they didn't realize is that east wind,
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Realize is that east wind, that storm they thought
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That storm they thought would stop them, was sent
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Would stop them, was sent by god to blow back the red
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By god to blow back the red sea, to force those waters
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Sea, to force those waters to open up, so they could
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To open up, so they could go through on dry ground.
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Go through on dry ground. the storm was a part of the
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The storm was a part of the miracle.
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Miracle. the storm was what not only
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The storm was what not only going to bring them out,
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Going to bring them out, but the storm was going to
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But the storm was going to defeat their enemies.
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Defeat their enemies. god had a purpose for their
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God had a purpose for their problem, but they couldn't
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Problem, but they couldn't see at the time.
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See at the time. maybe the east wind is
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Maybe the east wind is blowing in your life.
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Blowing in your life. you're asking god to help
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You're asking god to help you and it seems like the
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You and it seems like the problem is getting worse.
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Problem is getting worse. you don't see how it can
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You don't see how it can work out.
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Work out. you're tempted to live
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You're tempted to live discouraged, overwhelmed.
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Discouraged, overwhelmed. you don't know what god is
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You don't know what god is up to.
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Up to. his ways are not our ways.
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His ways are not our ways. what you think is another
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What you think is another storm, another problem, can
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Storm, another problem, can be what god uses to make a
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Be what god uses to make a way, to open a path, to do
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Way, to open a path, to do something that you've never
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Something that you've never seen.
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Seen. we don't like the storms,
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We don't like the storms, the thunder is loud, things
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The thunder is loud, things are blowing around, but god
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Are blowing around, but god is in control of the winds.
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Is in control of the winds. he's in control of your
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He's in control of your circumstances.
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Circumstances. god sent these strong east
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God sent these strong east winds, not to harm them,
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Winds, not to harm them, but to blow back the waters.
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But to blow back the waters. what looks like it's going
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What looks like it's going to defeat you, god is going
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To defeat you, god is going to use to move you forward.
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To use to move you forward. like these people, you're
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Like these people, you're going to look back and say,
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Going to look back and say, “wow, that east wind wasn't
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“wow, that east wind wasn't what i thought.
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What i thought. that storm looked like it
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That storm looked like it was going to stop me, but
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Was going to stop me, but god used it to promote me.”
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God used it to promote me.” god is going to do
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God is going to do something that you're not
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Something that you're not expecting.
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Expecting. you didn't see it coming.
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You didn't see it coming. suddenly your health turns
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Suddenly your health turns around, suddenly that door
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Around, suddenly that door opens, suddenly the right
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Opens, suddenly the right person shows up.
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Person shows up. you've been through the
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You've been through the fire, through the flood,
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Fire, through the flood, now get ready for abundance.
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Now get ready for abundance. enemies that have been
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Enemies that have been chasing you are being
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Chasing you are being defeated, depression,
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Defeated, depression, addictions, trouble at
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Addictions, trouble at work, health issues.
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Work, health issues. that storm is coming to an
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That storm is coming to an end.
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End. you're going to see the
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You're going to see the hand of god doing unusual,
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Hand of god doing unusual, uncommon things.
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Uncommon things. because you trust him in
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Because you trust him in the trouble i believe and
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The trouble i believe and declare, he's about to
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Declare, he's about to rescue you.
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Rescue you. you're going to have favor
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You're going to have favor in the fire, promotion in
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In the fire, promotion in the pandemic, strength in
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The pandemic, strength in the storm. when you see
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The storm. when you see what god does, you will
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What god does, you will give him great glory, in
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Give him great glory, in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? (applause)
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When we
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When we face challenges, it's easy
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Face challenges, it's easy to feel like god
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To feel like god has forgotten about us.
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Has forgotten about us. we don't see
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We don't see anything happening,
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Anything happening, and thoughts tell us
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And thoughts tell us it's not going to work out.
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It's not going to work out. but god is not called the great
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But god is not called the great i was or the great i will be.
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I was or the great i will be. he's called the great i am.
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He's called the great i am. in my new book,
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In my new book, he is i am,
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He is i am, you'll discover
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You'll discover that god is with you
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That god is with you in every area of your life.
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I am is always in the present,
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I am is always in the present, not at a later time.
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Not at a later time. god is working
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God is working in your life right now.
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In your life right now. i am means i am your healer.
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I am means i am your healer. i am your provider.
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I am your provider. i am your waymaker.
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I am your waymaker. whether you're
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Whether you're facing a challenge
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Facing a challenge or pursuing your dreams,
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Or pursuing your dreams, stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. the great i am
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The great i am is right there with you.
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Is right there with you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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God is for you here and now. are you in need of protection
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Are you in need of protection or provision today?
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Or provision today? jesus assures us,
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Jesus assures us, "i am
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"i am the good shepherd."
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The good shepherd." does the path ahead
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Does the path ahead seem uncertain or dark?
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Seem uncertain or dark? jesus declares,
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Jesus declares, "i am the light of the world."
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"i am the light of the world." do you feel like your career,
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Do you feel like your career, calling, or marriage
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Calling, or marriage is beyond hope?
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Is beyond hope? jesus promises,
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Jesus promises, "i am the resurrection
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"i am the resurrection and the life."
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And the life." with every i am statement,
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With every i am statement, you'll discover
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You'll discover more about who god is
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More about who god is and what he has made
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And what he has made available for you.
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No matter what you face, he is here and now for you.
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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You're never alone. the great
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The great i am is behind the scenes
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I am is behind the scenes making ways, opening doors,
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Making ways, opening doors, turning things in your favor.
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Turning things in your favor. victoria
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Victoria and i want you to know
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We love you and we pray for you every day.
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Is making a difference in people's lives
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Joel Osteen - The Promotion In the Problem

April 21, 2025 | S25:E111

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