Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - A Receiving Mindset

May 9, 2025 | S25:E129

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - A Receiving Mindset | May 9, 2025

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can
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Social media. and you can come visit us in person.
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Come visit us in person. we'd love to have you be
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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A part of one of our services.
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Services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this minister. he was
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About this minister. he was driving down the road when
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Driving down the road when he got pulled over by a
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He got pulled over by a policeman. the officer came
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Policeman. the officer came to the window and smelled
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To the window and smelled alcohol. he saw a thermos
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Alcohol. he saw a thermos and said, “sir what are you
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And said, “sir what are you drinking?” the minister said,
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Drinking?” the minister said, “just water officer.”
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“just water officer.” he asked to see the thermos.
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He asked to see the thermos. he took one sniff and said,
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He took one sniff and said, “this smells like wine to
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“this smells like wine to me.” the minister said,
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Me.” the minister said, “what do you know, jesus
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“what do you know, jesus did it again.”
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Did it again.” say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about a receiving mindset.
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About a receiving mindset. god has great things in store
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God has great things in store for all of us but too often
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For all of us but too often we don't think we deserve it.
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We don't think we deserve it. we've made too many mistakes.
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We've made too many mistakes. we don't see how it could
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We don't see how it could happen. instead of receiving
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Happen. instead of receiving the mercy, receiving the
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The mercy, receiving the approval, receiving the
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Approval, receiving the abundance, we come up with
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Abundance, we come up with excuses. “i can't get well;
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Excuses. “i can't get well; you saw the report. i can't
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You saw the report. i can't be blessed; i've had a rough
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Be blessed; i've had a rough past. i'll never have
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Past. i'll never have abundance; i don't have the
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Abundance; i don't have the training.” we don't realize
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Training.” we don't realize we're self-sabotaging our
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We're self-sabotaging our future. we want to be
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Future. we want to be blessed, we're praying for
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Blessed, we're praying for favor, but because of how we
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Favor, but because of how we feel about ourselves, we're
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Feel about ourselves, we're pushing away the very things
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Pushing away the very things that we want. paul said in
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That we want. paul said in romans, “the gift of
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Romans, “the gift of righteousness is for all who
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Righteousness is for all who will receive it.” god has
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Will receive it.” god has gifts for you. he has mercy,
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Gifts for you. he has mercy, wisdom, favor. you don't earn
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Wisdom, favor. you don't earn it. you don't work for it.
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It. you don't work for it. it's not based on your
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It's not based on your education, your background.
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Education, your background. it's a gift. but these gifts
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It's a gift. but these gifts won't do you any good if you
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Won't do you any good if you don't receive them. the enemy
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Don't receive them. the enemy will work overtime to try to
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Will work overtime to try to keep you condemned, feeling
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Keep you condemned, feeling unworthy, not good enough,
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Unworthy, not good enough, smart enough, attractive
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Smart enough, attractive enough. instead of believing
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Enough. instead of believing those lies, try a different
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Those lies, try a different approach. have a receiving
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Approach. have a receiving mindset. “god, i've made a
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Mindset. “god, i've made a lot of mistakes, but i
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Lot of mistakes, but i receive your forgiveness. my
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Receive your forgiveness. my dream looks impossible, but i
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Dream looks impossible, but i receive your favor. i've been
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Receive your favor. i've been fighting this sickness a long
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Fighting this sickness a long time, but i receive your
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Time, but i receive your healing.” quit rejecting
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Healing.” quit rejecting the good things god has
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The good things god has for you and learn to
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For you and learn to receive the gift.
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Receive the gift. “god, you
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“god, you promised whom the son sets
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Promised whom the son sets free is free indeed. lord, i
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Free is free indeed. lord, i receive your freedom right
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Receive your freedom right now. lord, you said my latter
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Now. lord, you said my latter days would be better than my
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Days would be better than my former days. so, i receive a
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Former days. so, i receive a bright future.” now thoughts
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Bright future.” now thoughts will whisper, “not for you.
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Will whisper, “not for you. you've had too many bad
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You've had too many bad breaks. you'll always
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Breaks. you'll always struggle. no one in your
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Struggle. no one in your family is successful.” you
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Family is successful.” you have a choice. you can let
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Have a choice. you can let the gift sit there, and say,
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The gift sit there, and say, “yeah, you're probably right.
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“yeah, you're probably right. i want to be blessed but it's
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I want to be blessed but it's never going to happen.”
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Never going to happen.” that's self-sabotaging. do
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That's self-sabotaging. do yourself a favor and take the
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Yourself a favor and take the gift. “lord, i receive your
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Gift. “lord, i receive your abundance. i receive your
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Abundance. i receive your favor. i receive your
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Favor. i receive your blessing on my life.”
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Blessing on my life.” the scripture says, “it is
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The scripture says, “it is the father's good pleasure to
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The father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” that
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Give you the kingdom.” that means it makes god happy, it
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Means it makes god happy, it gives him great joy, to bless
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Gives him great joy, to bless you, to forgive you, to show
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You, to forgive you, to show you favor. but there's a
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You favor. but there's a condition, will you receive
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Condition, will you receive the gift. will you believe
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The gift. will you believe you're worthy, you're
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You're worthy, you're approved, you're valuable,
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Approved, you're valuable, you're blessed, you're
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You're blessed, you're favored. or are you pushing
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Favored. or are you pushing away all the gifts, the love,
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Away all the gifts, the love, the mercy, thinking you don't
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The mercy, thinking you don't deserve it, you could never
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Deserve it, you could never get well, never have
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Get well, never have abundance, never feel
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Abundance, never feel attractive. if you want to
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Attractive. if you want to bring god joy, if you want
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Bring god joy, if you want to make him smile, have a
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To make him smile, have a receiving mindset. start
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Receiving mindset. start accepting the gifts. start
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Accepting the gifts. start believing the promises. he
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Believing the promises. he said, “you haven't seen,
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Said, “you haven't seen, heard or imagined what he has
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Heard or imagined what he has in store for you.”
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In store for you.” thoughts
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Thoughts will tell you that your
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Will tell you that your children will never get
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Children will never get back on course. they'll never
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Back on course. they'll never fulfill their purpose. but
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Fulfill their purpose. but god says your children will
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God says your children will be mighty in the land. he
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Be mighty in the land. he said the seed of the
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Said the seed of the righteous is blessed. instead
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Righteous is blessed. instead of receiving the doubt, how
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Of receiving the doubt, how about receiving the faith,
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About receiving the faith, receiving the promises.
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Receiving the promises. “father, i thank you that my
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“father, i thank you that my children will become all
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Children will become all you've created them to be. i
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You've created them to be. i see them serving you, doing
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See them serving you, doing great things, leaving their
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Great things, leaving their mark.” what you're receiving
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Mark.” what you're receiving is what's going to come to
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Is what's going to come to pass. if you're receiving the
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Pass. if you're receiving the doubt, negativity, “i can't
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Doubt, negativity, “i can't get well, i can't break this
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Get well, i can't break this addiction, i'll always be
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Addiction, i'll always be lonely.” you're receiving the
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Lonely.” you're receiving the wrong things. start receiving
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Wrong things. start receiving the gifts, receive the
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The gifts, receive the promises, receive the
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Promises, receive the abundance, receive great
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Abundance, receive great relationships, receive a long
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Relationships, receive a long healthy life, receive a
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Healthy life, receive a bountiful, productive,
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Bountiful, productive, abundant year.
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Abundant year. one time jesus was in galilee
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One time jesus was in galilee teaching the people. there
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Teaching the people. there were so many gathered, he
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Were so many gathered, he asked peter if he could
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Asked peter if he could borrow his boat. he'd never
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Borrow his boat. he'd never met peter, but peter agreed
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Met peter, but peter agreed and let him use it. jesus
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And let him use it. jesus pushed out from the shore and
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Pushed out from the shore and taught the people. when he
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Taught the people. when he finished, he wanted to thank
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Finished, he wanted to thank peter. he told him to launch
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Peter. he told him to launch out into the deep and he
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Out into the deep and he would catch a great haul of
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Would catch a great haul of fish. peter had fished all
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Fish. peter had fished all night and caught nothing. he
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Night and caught nothing. he was tired, he didn't feel
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Was tired, he didn't feel like it. but he said to
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Like it. but he said to jesus, “nevertheless at your
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Jesus, “nevertheless at your word i will do it.” he went
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Word i will do it.” he went out and caught so many fish
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Out and caught so many fish that his nets began to break.
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That his nets began to break. he had to call another boat
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He had to call another boat over to help. when they
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Over to help. when they loaded up all the fish, both
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Loaded up all the fish, both boats began to sink. it was a
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Boats began to sink. it was a net breaking, boat sinking
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Net breaking, boat sinking blessing. something peter had
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Blessing. something peter had never experienced. when he
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Never experienced. when he got to the shore, the
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Got to the shore, the scripture says, “he fell down
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Scripture says, “he fell down at jesus' feet and said,
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At jesus' feet and said, ‘lord, please depart from me.
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‘lord, please depart from me. i'm too big of a sinner to be
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I'm too big of a sinner to be around you.” he was saying,
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Around you.” he was saying, “i don't deserve this
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“i don't deserve this blessing. i'm not worthy of
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Blessing. i'm not worthy of this favor. i've lived a
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This favor. i've lived a rough life. i have a problem
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Rough life. i have a problem with my temper. i use bad
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With my temper. i use bad language.” he came up with
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Language.” he came up with all these reasons why this
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All these reasons why this shouldn't have happened. but
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Shouldn't have happened. but god was showing us his
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God was showing us his blessing is not based on our
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Blessing is not based on our performance. his favor, his
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Performance. his favor, his healing, his freedom, his
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Healing, his freedom, his mercy. it's the gift of god.
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Mercy. it's the gift of god. it's something we don't
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It's something we don't deserve. we don't earn it.
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Deserve. we don't earn it. we couldn't work for it. we
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We couldn't work for it. we can't make it happen in our
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Can't make it happen in our own strength. it's his
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Own strength. it's his goodness. like peter, it's
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Goodness. like peter, it's easy to find all the reasons
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Easy to find all the reasons not to accept it. but i love
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Not to accept it. but i love what jesus did. he didn't
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What jesus did. he didn't say, “peter, you're right.
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Say, “peter, you're right. i made a mistake. i chose
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I made a mistake. i chose the wrong person. i didn't
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The wrong person. i didn't realize how unworthy you
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Realize how unworthy you were and how you have all
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Were and how you have all these weaknesses and
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These weaknesses and shortcomings.” no, he said,
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Shortcomings.” no, he said, “peter, don't be afraid. from
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“peter, don't be afraid. from now on, you're going to be
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Now on, you're going to be fishing for people. i'm going
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Fishing for people. i'm going to make you one of my
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To make you one of my disciples. you're going to
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Disciples. you're going to impact the world. upon this
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Impact the world. upon this rock, upon you, peter, i will
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Rock, upon you, peter, i will build my church, and the
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Build my church, and the gates of hell will not
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Gates of hell will not prevail against it.” i can
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Prevail against it.” i can imagine peter standing there
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Imagine peter standing there in amazement, looking around,
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In amazement, looking around, thinking, “does he know who i
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Thinking, “does he know who i am? i'm not a history maker,
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Am? i'm not a history maker, i'm a fisherman. he can't
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I'm a fisherman. he can't build anything on me, i'm not
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Build anything on me, i'm not a leader, i don't have any
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A leader, i don't have any influence.” all these excuses
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Influence.” all these excuses flooded his mind, telling him
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Flooded his mind, telling him what he was not, how he
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What he was not, how he didn't deserve it. but
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Didn't deserve it. but something rose up in peter.
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Something rose up in peter. despite all the doubt, all
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Despite all the doubt, all the fear, all the insecurity,
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The fear, all the insecurity, the scripture says, “peter
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The scripture says, “peter left everything and followed
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Left everything and followed jesus.” his attitude was, “i
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Jesus.” his attitude was, “i may be a little crazy but i'm
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May be a little crazy but i'm going to accept this gift. it
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Going to accept this gift. it seems far out, more than i
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Seems far out, more than i can imagine. i don't have the
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Can imagine. i don't have the training, i've made mistakes,
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Training, i've made mistakes, but i believe that i'm
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But i believe that i'm forgiven, i believe that i'm
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Forgiven, i believe that i'm worthy, i believe i'm a
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Worthy, i believe i'm a history maker, a world
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History maker, a world changer, a barrier breaker.”
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Changer, a barrier breaker.” peter had every reason to
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Peter had every reason to reject the gift, to push away
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Reject the gift, to push away the blessing, the abundance,
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The blessing, the abundance, the purpose. but by the grace
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The purpose. but by the grace of god, he had that childlike
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Of god, he had that childlike faith, that went beyond
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Faith, that went beyond natural reasoning, and he
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Natural reasoning, and he accepted the gift.
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Accepted the gift. the scripture says, “peter
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The scripture says, “peter was awestruck at the size of
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Was awestruck at the size of his catch.” he could have
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His catch.” he could have gone out and caught a few
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Gone out and caught a few fish, he would have been
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Fish, he would have been grateful. he could have
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Grateful. he could have caught a net full of fish.
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Caught a net full of fish. that would have been amazing.
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That would have been amazing. he would have been so
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He would have been so impressed. but god on purpose
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Impressed. but god on purpose did something out of the
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Did something out of the ordinary, something that
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Ordinary, something that boggled his mind. he was
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Boggled his mind. he was awestruck. he didn't know
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Awestruck. he didn't know what to think. no wonder he
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What to think. no wonder he fell down and thought, “i'm
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Fell down and thought, “i'm not worthy. this gift is
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Not worthy. this gift is something that i can't
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Something that i can't comprehend. this blessing is
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Comprehend. this blessing is bigger, greater, more than
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Bigger, greater, more than i've ever imagined.” like
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I've ever imagined.” like peter, god is going to bring
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Peter, god is going to bring some gifts across your path
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Some gifts across your path that you've never seen.
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That you've never seen. things that are going to
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Things that are going to leave you awestruck. net
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Leave you awestruck. net breaking, boat sinking
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Breaking, boat sinking blessings. you'll be tempted
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Blessings. you'll be tempted to dismiss it, “i'm not
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To dismiss it, “i'm not worthy, i don't deserve it,
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Worthy, i don't deserve it, how could this be possible?”
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How could this be possible?” dare to receive the gift. let
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Dare to receive the gift. let that seed take root. let that
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That seed take root. let that promise get down in your
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Promise get down in your spirit, abundance, overflow,
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Spirit, abundance, overflow, healing, freedom. “joel, i
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Healing, freedom. “joel, i don't deserve it.” none of us
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Don't deserve it.” none of us deserve it. it's the gift of
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Deserve it. it's the gift of god. he wants to show out in
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God. he wants to show out in your life. he wants to trust
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Your life. he wants to trust you with more resources, more
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You with more resources, more influence, more favor. when
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Influence, more favor. when these moments come across
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These moments come across your path, don't push away
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Your path, don't push away the gift. don't talk yourself
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The gift. don't talk yourself out of it. “i'm not
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Out of it. “i'm not qualified. it's never
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Qualified. it's never happened in my family. that's
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Happened in my family. that's way over my head.” god will
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Way over my head.” god will on purpose put you in those
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On purpose put you in those situations, so you have to
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Situations, so you have to trust him. it may be over
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Trust him. it may be over your head but it's not over
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Your head but it's not over his head.
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His head. when we were trying to find
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When we were trying to find property to build a new
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Property to build a new auditorium, twice the doors
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Auditorium, twice the doors closed. i was discouraged,
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Closed. i was discouraged, thinking we were stuck. there
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Thinking we were stuck. there was no way we could keep
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Was no way we could keep growing at the other
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Growing at the other location, we didn't have
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Location, we didn't have room. a friend called that
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Room. a friend called that i hadn't spoken to in a long
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I hadn't spoken to in a long time. he said, “joel, i want
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Time. he said, “joel, i want to take you to lunch. it's
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To take you to lunch. it's important.” we went the next
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Important.” we went the next week. he said, “i know you're
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Week. he said, “i know you're looking for land to build an
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Looking for land to build an auditorium, but there's
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Auditorium, but there's something better. the rockets
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Something better. the rockets basketball team is moving out
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Basketball team is moving out of the compaq center. you
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Of the compaq center. you should get that building for
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Should get that building for your church.” when he said
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Your church.” when he said that, something came alive
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That, something came alive on the inside. it was like
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On the inside. it was like an explosion went off in my
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An explosion went off in my spirit. i was awestruck at
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Spirit. i was awestruck at the thought of it. i couldn't
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The thought of it. i couldn't even imagine something that
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Even imagine something that amazing. but like peter my
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Amazing. but like peter my mind started coming up with
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Mind started coming up with excuses. “that's impossible.
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Excuses. “that's impossible. they're never going to let a
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They're never going to let a church have it. even if they
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Church have it. even if they do, joel, it will be too
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Do, joel, it will be too expensive. you're not going
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Expensive. you're not going to have the funds to buy it.”
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To have the funds to buy it.” i had to make a decision. was
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I had to make a decision. was i going to receive the gift,
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I going to receive the gift, let the promise take root,
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Let the promise take root, believe that god could do
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Believe that god could do exceedingly, abundantly above
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Exceedingly, abundantly above what i could imagine. or was
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What i could imagine. or was i going to push it away?
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I going to push it away? “this is too good to be true.
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“this is too good to be true. i don't deserve it. i've only
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I don't deserve it. i've only been ministering three years.
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Been ministering three years. i haven't been to seminary.
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I haven't been to seminary. how could i handle that
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How could i handle that favor, that influence?” on
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Favor, that influence?” on one hand i was praying for
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One hand i was praying for god do something awesome. let
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God do something awesome. let me help people all over the
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Me help people all over the world. then when the
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World. then when the opportunity comes, we're
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Opportunity comes, we're tempted to push it away. no,
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Tempted to push it away. no, don't self-sabotage the
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Don't self-sabotage the greatness god has for your
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Greatness god has for your life. don't let fear,
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Life. don't let fear, unworthiness, doubt, keep you
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Unworthiness, doubt, keep you from stepping into levels
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From stepping into levels you've never dreamed. peter
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You've never dreamed. peter didn't feel qualified. he
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Didn't feel qualified. he felt unworthy. he had
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Felt unworthy. he had weaknesses. he was
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Weaknesses. he was inconsistent. yet god said,
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Inconsistent. yet god said, “you're going to become a
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“you're going to become a rock. i'm going to build my
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Rock. i'm going to build my church on you.” god wouldn't
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Church on you.” god wouldn't have given you the gift if
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Have given you the gift if you couldn't handle it. you
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You couldn't handle it. you may not feel qualified but
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May not feel qualified but he's going to train you.
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He's going to train you. you're not a finished
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You're not a finished product. he's making you,
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Product. he's making you, molding you, bringing out
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Molding you, bringing out talent that you didn't know
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Talent that you didn't know you had. now you have to do
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You had. now you have to do your part and receive the
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Your part and receive the approval, receive the
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Approval, receive the confidence, receive the favor.
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Confidence, receive the favor. we had some big obstacles,
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We had some big obstacles, but god fought our battles,
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But god fought our battles, brought down the giants and
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Brought down the giants and gave us the compaq center.
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Gave us the compaq center. here's my point, none of this
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Here's my point, none of this would have happened had i not
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Would have happened had i not had a receiving mindset. you
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Had a receiving mindset. you have to receive it in your
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Have to receive it in your spirit before it will come to
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Spirit before it will come to pass. too often, we're good
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Pass. too often, we're good at receiving the negative.
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At receiving the negative. “you'll never get well, never
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“you'll never get well, never pay off your house, your
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Pay off your house, your child will never get back on
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Child will never get back on course. you've seen your best
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Course. you've seen your best days.” we think, “yeah,
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Days.” we think, “yeah, you're probably right, it
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You're probably right, it looks impossible, i've made
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Looks impossible, i've made so many mistakes, inflation
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So many mistakes, inflation is so bad.” you're receiving
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Is so bad.” you're receiving the wrong things. start
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The wrong things. start receiving what god says about
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Receiving what god says about you. you will lend and not
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You. you will lend and not borrow. “i receive the
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Borrow. “i receive the abundance.” you can do all
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Abundance.” you can do all things through christ. “i
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Things through christ. “i receive that strength.” a
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Receive that strength.” a thousand may fall at your
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Thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your
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Side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not
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Right hand, but it shall not come near you. “i receive
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Come near you. “i receive that protection.” you have
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That protection.” you have the mind of christ. you know
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The mind of christ. you know the right decision every
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The right decision every time. “i receive that
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Time. “i receive that wisdom.” god will make you
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Wisdom.” god will make you the happy mother of children.
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The happy mother of children. he will give you the desires
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He will give you the desires of your heart. “i receive
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Of your heart. “i receive that baby we've been
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That baby we've been believing for.” god will do
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Believing for.” god will do exceedingly above and beyond
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Exceedingly above and beyond what you could ever ask or
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What you could ever ask or imagine. “i receive the
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Imagine. “i receive the favor. i receive my compaq
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Favor. i receive my compaq centers. i receive the
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Centers. i receive the business. i receive the
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Business. i receive the influence. i receive the
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Influence. i receive the victory.” it's interesting
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Victory.” it's interesting how people can put things
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How people can put things on the internet that are
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On the internet that are not true. a staff member
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Not true. a staff member sent me this screen shot
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Sent me this screen shot that talked about my net
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That talked about my net worth. it was like a
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Worth. it was like a zillion dollars, many, many
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Zillion dollars, many, many times exaggerated. they were
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Times exaggerated. they were just trying to stir things
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Just trying to stir things up. my friend said, “does
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Up. my friend said, “does that bother you, should we
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That bother you, should we try to have them take it
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Try to have them take it down?” i said, “no leave it
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Down?” i said, “no leave it up. i receive it. they are
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Up. i receive it. they are prophesying my future.” i
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Prophesying my future.” i have a receiving mindset.
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Have a receiving mindset. they meant it for harm, they
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They meant it for harm, they don't realize, god is going
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Don't realize, god is going to use it for good. my
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To use it for good. my attitude is, “god let it
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Attitude is, “god let it happen. show out in my life.”
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Happen. show out in my life.” see, i have everything i
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See, i have everything i need, but i'll use it to
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Need, but i'll use it to build the kingdom, to get the
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Build the kingdom, to get the message of hope out, to build
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Message of hope out, to build orphanages, to build
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Orphanages, to build hospitals. why don't you have
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Hospitals. why don't you have a receiving mindset? don't
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A receiving mindset? don't push away all the good things
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Push away all the good things that you're believing for.
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That you're believing for. dare to receive it. you may
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Dare to receive it. you may not see how, it looks
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Not see how, it looks unlikely. you don't have to
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Unlikely. you don't have to figure it out, all you have
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Figure it out, all you have to do is believe. when you
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To do is believe. when you believe, all things are
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Believe, all things are possible. when you believe
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Possible. when you believe angels go to work, chains are
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Angels go to work, chains are broken, favor is released,
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Broken, favor is released, good breaks are set in motion.
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Good breaks are set in motion. the scripture says, “god has
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The scripture says, “god has blessings stored up for the
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Blessings stored up for the righteous.” there are
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Righteous.” there are blessings that have your name
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Blessings that have your name on them. businesses, houses,
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On them. businesses, houses, ministries, inventions,
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Ministries, inventions, healing, freedom, children,
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Healing, freedom, children, spouses. they already belong
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Spouses. they already belong to you. at the right time,
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To you. at the right time, god's going to release them.
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God's going to release them. the question is will you
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The question is will you receive those blessings. you
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Receive those blessings. you can't have an, “i'm unworthy
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Can't have an, “i'm unworthy mindset. i don't deserve it,
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Mindset. i don't deserve it, it's too big, i couldn't
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It's too big, i couldn't handle it.” that's pushing
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Handle it.” that's pushing away what's stored up. live
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Away what's stored up. live with a receiving mentality.
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With a receiving mentality. every morning, “lord, i
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Every morning, “lord, i receive your love today. i'm
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Receive your love today. i'm going to love myself and i'm
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Going to love myself and i'm going to love others. lord,
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Going to love others. lord, i receive your peace. i'm not
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I receive your peace. i'm not going to live stressed and
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Going to live stressed and worried. god, i receive your
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Worried. god, i receive your mercy, fresh and new every
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Mercy, fresh and new every morning. thank you that
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Morning. thank you that you've approved me, accepted
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You've approved me, accepted me, and anointed me. god, i
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Me, and anointed me. god, i receive your healing. thank
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Receive your healing. thank you that i'm healthy, whole,
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You that i'm healthy, whole, full of vitality, that my
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Full of vitality, that my youth is being renewed like
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Youth is being renewed like the eagles. or, god, i
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The eagles. or, god, i receive your favor. thank you
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Receive your favor. thank you that blessings are chasing me
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That blessings are chasing me down, that goodness and mercy
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Down, that goodness and mercy are following me, that my
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Are following me, that my latter days will be better
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Latter days will be better than my former days.”
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Than my former days.” a friend of mine is very good
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A friend of mine is very good at encouraging people. you
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At encouraging people. you can't be around him five
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Can't be around him five minutes without him
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Minutes without him complimenting you and telling
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Complimenting you and telling you how great you are. he
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You how great you are. he always makes you feel so
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Always makes you feel so blessed, so uplifted. but
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Blessed, so uplifted. but what's interesting is for
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What's interesting is for years he could never receive
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Years he could never receive a compliment. he always had
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A compliment. he always had some reason to downplay it.
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Some reason to downplay it. it's like he had trained
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It's like he had trained himself to not feel good
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Himself to not feel good about who he was, to push
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About who he was, to push away any kind of thoughts
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Away any kind of thoughts that would build him up.
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That would build him up. he would speak in front of
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He would speak in front of people. i would call him,
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People. i would call him, “man, that was great today.
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“man, that was great today. that was so strong.” “yeah,
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That was so strong.” “yeah, but i got distracted, i
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But i got distracted, i should have said this. i left
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Should have said this. i left this part out.” he didn't
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This part out.” he didn't realize, he was
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Realize, he was self-sabotaging. he was
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Self-sabotaging. he was letting this inner recording
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Letting this inner recording keep playing, “you're not
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Keep playing, “you're not worthy. you're not good
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Worthy. you're not good enough. you don't deserve to
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Enough. you don't deserve to be happy.” you have to turn
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Be happy.” you have to turn that recording off and start
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That recording off and start receiving the approval,
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Receiving the approval, receive the honor, receive
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Receive the honor, receive the blessing. you can't love
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The blessing. you can't love others the way you should
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Others the way you should without loving yourself.
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Without loving yourself. you're supposed to feel good
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You're supposed to feel good about who you are. you
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About who you are. you compliment others, why don't
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Compliment others, why don't you receive the compliments?
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You receive the compliments? it's not honoring god to go
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It's not honoring god to go around down on yourself,
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Around down on yourself, feeling unworthy, like you
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Feeling unworthy, like you don't measure up. the
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Don't measure up. the scripture says, “god has
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Scripture says, “god has crowned you with his favor.”
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Crowned you with his favor.” you want to honor god? put
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You want to honor god? put your crown on. put your
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Your crown on. put your shoulders back, hold your
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Shoulders back, hold your head up high and receive the
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Head up high and receive the honor. this friend went with
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Honor. this friend went with me to an interview i was
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Me to an interview i was doing on television. it was
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Doing on television. it was a big deal, a national
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A big deal, a national thing, live and i was kind
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Thing, live and i was kind of nervous about it. when
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Of nervous about it. when we got finished, we got in
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We got finished, we got in the car and the first thing
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The car and the first thing i said was, “i did really
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I said was, “i did really good.” i felt relieved,
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Good.” i felt relieved, i thought i did great.
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I thought i did great. i didn't think anything
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I didn't think anything about saying it. but he
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About saying it. but he said that moment changed his
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Said that moment changed his life. he realized he had
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Life. he realized he had never complimented himself.
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Never complimented himself. he'd never once said, “i did
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He'd never once said, “i did good.” that's not how he was
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Good.” that's not how he was raised. he was taught to show
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Raised. he was taught to show your humility, you need to be
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Your humility, you need to be down on yourself, feel like
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Down on yourself, feel like you're less than, don't think
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You're less than, don't think too good about who you are.
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Too good about who you are. but you can't reach your
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But you can't reach your destiny feeling inferior,
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Destiny feeling inferior, inadequate. you have enough
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Inadequate. you have enough people in life against you,
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People in life against you, don't be against yourself.
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Don't be against yourself. you're supposed to feel good
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You're supposed to feel good about who you are. you're
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About who you are. you're supposed to not only receive
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Supposed to not only receive compliments but learn to
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Compliments but learn to compliment yourself. you
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Compliment yourself. you build others up, build
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Build others up, build yourself up. you tell your
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Yourself up. you tell your friends how great they are,
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Friends how great they are, tell yourself how great you
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Tell yourself how great you are. that's not being
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Are. that's not being selfish, that's receiving the
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Selfish, that's receiving the approval, receiving the honor.
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Approval, receiving the honor. when god was creating the
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When god was creating the universe, at the end of each
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Universe, at the end of each day, he stopped and said that
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Day, he stopped and said that was good. he complimented
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Was good. he complimented himself. nobody else was
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Himself. nobody else was around but he said, “you know
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Around but he said, “you know what, i did good today.” he
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What, i did good today.” he was showing us a principle.
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Was showing us a principle. have you ever said to
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Have you ever said to yourself, “i did good today.
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Yourself, “i did good today. i worked hard today. i look
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I worked hard today. i look good today. i was good to
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Good today. i was good to others today.” some people
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Others today.” some people all they do is find the
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All they do is find the negative. “i didn't get
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Negative. “i didn't get enough done, i didn't stay on
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Enough done, i didn't stay on my diet, i should have spent
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My diet, i should have spent more time with my children,
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More time with my children, i shouldn't have said that
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I shouldn't have said that to my coworker.” they focus
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To my coworker.” they focus on their faults, their
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On their faults, their weaknesses. it's not doing
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Weaknesses. it's not doing anything productive to beat
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Anything productive to beat yourself up. being critical
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Yourself up. being critical toward yourself is not going
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Toward yourself is not going to help you do better. you're
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To help you do better. you're receiving the wrong things,
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Receiving the wrong things, the guilt, condemnation. do
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The guilt, condemnation. do yourself a favor and start
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Yourself a favor and start being for yourself and not
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Being for yourself and not against yourself.
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Against yourself. the scripture says, “our
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The scripture says, “our faith is made effective when
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Faith is made effective when we acknowledge everything
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We acknowledge everything good.” your faith is not
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Good.” your faith is not effective pointing out your
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Effective pointing out your flaws, focused on your
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Flaws, focused on your shortcomings, down on
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Shortcomings, down on yourself. peter would have
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Yourself. peter would have never left his mark, if he
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Never left his mark, if he had kept that unworthy, don't
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Had kept that unworthy, don't deserve it mentality. he had
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Deserve it mentality. he had to learn to receive the
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To learn to receive the approval, receive the honor
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Approval, receive the honor that came from his heavenly
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That came from his heavenly father. when the church was
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Father. when the church was first starting, back there in
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First starting, back there in the book of acts, they needed
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The book of acts, they needed someone to speak at the
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Someone to speak at the inaugural service, a very
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Inaugural service, a very prestigious position. they
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Prestigious position. they could have chosen one of the
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Could have chosen one of the apostles, areligious leader,
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Apostles, areligious leader, an esteemed scholar, but out
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An esteemed scholar, but out of all the people, they chose
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Of all the people, they chose peter. look at how his
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Peter. look at how his mentality had shifted, from,
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Mentality had shifted, from, “i'm unworthy, go away from
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“i'm unworthy, go away from me jesus.” to, “let me step
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Me jesus.” to, “let me step up and start the church. i am
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Up and start the church. i am well able. i am strong in the
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Well able. i am strong in the lord. i am anointed.” it all
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Lord. i am anointed.” it all depends on what you're
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Depends on what you're receiving. start receiving
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Receiving. start receiving god's approval. “lord, thank
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God's approval. “lord, thank you that i am a masterpiece.”
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You that i am a masterpiece.” receive his mercy. “father,
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Receive his mercy. “father, thank you that your mercy is
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Thank you that your mercy is bigger than my mistakes.
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Bigger than my mistakes. thank you that i am redeemed,
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Thank you that i am redeemed, restored, and forgiven.”
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Restored, and forgiven.” receive his favor. “lord,
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Receive his favor. “lord, thank you that you're shining
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Thank you that you're shining down on my life, taking me
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Down on my life, taking me where i've never dreamed.”
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Where i've never dreamed.” how about receiving those net
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How about receiving those net breaking blessings, blessings
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Breaking blessings, blessings that leave you awestruck.
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That leave you awestruck. your compaq centers. “lord
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Your compaq centers. “lord this seems too good to be
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This seems too good to be true, but i'm a believer and
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True, but i'm a believer and not a doubter. show out in my
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Not a doubter. show out in my life.”
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Life.” this is what a teenage girl
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This is what a teenage girl in the scripture did, named
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In the scripture did, named mary. an angel appeared to
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Mary. an angel appeared to her and said she was going to
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Her and said she was going to have a baby without knowing a
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Have a baby without knowing a man. that he would be the
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Man. that he would be the messiah. you can imagine what
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Messiah. you can imagine what went through her mind.
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Went through her mind. “that's impossible. that
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“that's impossible. that defies the laws of nature.”
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Defies the laws of nature.” she could have dismissed it,
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She could have dismissed it, walked away. but she asked
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Walked away. but she asked the angel, “how can this be?”
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The angel, “how can this be?” the angel said, “the spirit
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The angel said, “the spirit of god will come on you and
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Of god will come on you and cause you to conceive.”
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Cause you to conceive.” despite all the doubt, all
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Despite all the doubt, all the uncertainty, she looked
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The uncertainty, she looked at the angel and said, “be it
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At the angel and said, “be it unto me even as you have
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Unto me even as you have said.” she was saying, “this
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Said.” she was saying, “this doesn't make sense. it's
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Doesn't make sense. it's never been done. but god i
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Never been done. but god i receive what you promised.
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Receive what you promised. let it happen.” she gave
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Let it happen.” she gave birth to the messiah. you're
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Birth to the messiah. you're going to have these times
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Going to have these times like mary, it's not going to
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Like mary, it's not going to make sense. the odds are
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Make sense. the odds are against you. your mind is
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Against you. your mind is telling you, “no way. don't
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Telling you, “no way. don't get your hopes up. you can't
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Get your hopes up. you can't get well, start your
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Get well, start your business, never have that
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Business, never have that baby.” dare to do like mary
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Baby.” dare to do like mary and say, “god, let it happen.
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And say, “god, let it happen. i receive the abundance. i
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I receive the abundance. i receive the healing. i
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Receive the healing. i receive the freedom. i
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Receive the freedom. i believe this baby that we've
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Believe this baby that we've been dreaming about is on the
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Been dreaming about is on the way.” let that take root in
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Way.” let that take root in your spirit. that's what
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Your spirit. that's what allows god to do amazing
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Allows god to do amazing things.
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Things. but i wonder how many
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But i wonder how many blessings are we pushing
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Blessings are we pushing away? how many of the good
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Away? how many of the good things god has for us, we're
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Things god has for us, we're not receiving? we feel
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Not receiving? we feel unworthy, we don't deserve
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Unworthy, we don't deserve it. don't go through life
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It. don't go through life self-sabotaging. receiving
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Self-sabotaging. receiving the wrong things, the guilt,
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The wrong things, the guilt, the doubt, defeating
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The doubt, defeating yourself. every day, receive
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Yourself. every day, receive what god says about you. “i'm
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What god says about you. “i'm loved, i'm valuable, i'm
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Loved, i'm valuable, i'm approved, i'm worthy, i'm a
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Approved, i'm worthy, i'm a masterpiece, i'm blessed, i'm
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Masterpiece, i'm blessed, i'm favored, i'm victorious.”
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Favored, i'm victorious.” friends, it's the father's
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Friends, it's the father's pleasure to give you the
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Pleasure to give you the kingdom. he has all these
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Kingdom. he has all these gifts for you, all these
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Gifts for you, all these promises he's spoken, dreams
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Promises he's spoken, dreams he's whispered in the middle
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He's whispered in the middle of the night. instead of
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Of the night. instead of dismissing it, have a
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Dismissing it, have a receiving mindset. with that
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Receiving mindset. with that childlike faith, “god, i'm in
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Childlike faith, “god, i'm in agreement, i know you can do
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Agreement, i know you can do it, let it happen.” if you'll
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It, let it happen.” if you'll do this, i believe and
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Do this, i believe and declare, like with peter, god
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Declare, like with peter, god is going to do things that
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Is going to do things that leave you awestruck. new
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Leave you awestruck. new doors are about to open, the
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Doors are about to open, the right people tracking you
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Right people tracking you down. promotion is coming,
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Down. promotion is coming, healing is coming, freedom
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Healing is coming, freedom is coming, the fullness of
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Is coming, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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Each week, i stand on
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Each week, i stand on this stage
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This stage and remind you
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And remind you of what god says about you.
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Of what god says about you. because it's easy
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Because it's easy to be defined by
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To be defined by who people say we are,
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Who people say we are, or by our own
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Or by our own negative thoughts;
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Negative thoughts; that we're not talented,
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That we're not talented, our problems too big.
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Our problems too big. the key is to go back to
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The key is to go back to who god says you are.
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Your true identity. god says you're blessed.
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God says you're blessed. you're chosen. you're forgiven.
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You're chosen. you're forgiven. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. your future is bright.
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Your future is bright. when you get in agreement
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When you get in agreement with god and declare
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With god and declare his promises,
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His promises, you'll rise higher
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You'll rise higher and become
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And become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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Faith reminders when you need them most.
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When you need them most. as you read and reflect,
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As you read and reflect, the story of your life, the way
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The story of your life, the way you see yourself,
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You see yourself, will radically change.
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You are everything god says about you
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God says about you within these pages,
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Joel Osteen - A Receiving Mindset

May 9, 2025 | S25:E129

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