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Joel Osteen - Rest From Your Enemies

April 7, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Rest From Your Enemies | April 7, 2026

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[music] >> joel osteen: god bless
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>> joel osteen: god bless you.
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You. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes and if you're ever in
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Homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop by and
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this elderly lady that
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About this elderly lady that was close to death and she
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Was close to death and she had never been married, and
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Had never been married, and she called her pastor over to
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She called her pastor over to talk about her funeral.
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Talk about her funeral. she said that she only wanted
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She said that she only wanted female pallbearers.
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Female pallbearers. pastor looked at her kind of
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Pastor looked at her kind of strange and asked, "why?"
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Strange and asked, "why?" she said, "the men wouldn't
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She said, "the men wouldn't take me out when i was alive
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Take me out when i was alive and they're not going to take
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And they're not going to take me out when i'm dead."
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Me out when i'm dead." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert.
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Alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about rest from your enemies.
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About rest from your enemies. we all have things that come
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We all have things that come against us and try to keep us
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Against us and try to keep us from our destiny, and most of
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From our destiny, and most of what we struggle with didn't
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What we struggle with didn't start with us.
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Start with us. it was passed down.
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It was passed down. things like depression,
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Things like depression, addictions, anger, divorce,
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Addictions, anger, divorce, studies show how that can get
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Studies show how that can get passed from generation to
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Passed from generation to generation.
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Generation. if your mother was depressed,
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If your mother was depressed, there's a good chance you
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There's a good chance you will have to deal with
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Will have to deal with depression.
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Depression. if your father was an
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If your father was an alcoholic, had anger issues,
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Alcoholic, had anger issues, wasn't faithful to his wife,
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Wasn't faithful to his wife, those are traits that can
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Those are traits that can affect you.
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Affect you. just like a lady that's on
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Just like a lady that's on drugs and gives birth to a
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Drugs and gives birth to a baby, that baby can have the
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Baby, that baby can have the same addictions as the
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Same addictions as the mother.
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Mother. it was no fault of the
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It was no fault of the baby's.
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Baby's. it's just life.
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It's just life. the good news is there is a
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The good news is there is a way to put a stop to it.
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Way to put a stop to it. what you're dealing with may
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What you're dealing with may not have started with you,
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Not have started with you, but it can stop with you.
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But it can stop with you. god wants to give you rest
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God wants to give you rest from those enemies.
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From those enemies. he wants to put an end to
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He wants to put an end to what's limiting you.
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What's limiting you. but there's something we have
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But there's something we have to do.
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To do. as long as we accept
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As long as we accept dysfunction as the norm, it
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Dysfunction as the norm, it will never change.
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Will never change. if you see that addiction,
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If you see that addiction, that depression, that lack
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That depression, that lack and struggle as your lot in
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And struggle as your lot in life, you'll not only get
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Life, you'll not only get stuck, but you'll pass it on
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Stuck, but you'll pass it on to the next generation, and
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To the next generation, and this is what the israelites
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This is what the israelites did.
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Did. in judges 15, the philistines
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In judges 15, the philistines had been ruling over them for
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Had been ruling over them for 40 years.
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40 years. an angel appeared to a young
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An angel appeared to a young lady and said, "you're going
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Lady and said, "you're going to be a son.
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To be a son. you are to name him samson.
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You are to name him samson. he is going to have
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He is going to have supernatural strength.
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Supernatural strength. he will deliver the
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He will deliver the israelites from the
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Israelites from the philistines," and as he grew
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Philistines," and as he grew up, the philistines could
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Up, the philistines could tell there was something
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Tell there was something different about samson.
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Different about samson. every time they tried to bind
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Every time they tried to bind him, he would break those
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Him, he would break those cords.
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Cords. he was a huge threat to them.
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He was a huge threat to them. so the philistines circled
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So the philistines circled the israelites' camp and were
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The israelites' camp and were about to attack.
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About to attack. the men of judah went out and
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The men of judah went out and said, "hey, why are you
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Said, "hey, why are you coming against us?
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Coming against us? we're not bothering you.
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We're not bothering you. we're your slaves."
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We're your slaves." they said, "we've come to get
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They said, "we've come to get samson.
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Samson. he is causing us trouble."
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He is causing us trouble." instead of recognizing that
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Instead of recognizing that samson had been raised up to
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Samson had been raised up to deliver them from the
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Deliver them from the philistines, instead of
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Philistines, instead of saying, "yes, this is a new
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Saying, "yes, this is a new day.
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Day. we're not living in
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We're not living in mediocrity anymore.
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Mediocrity anymore. we're done being ruled by
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We're done being ruled by this enemy," the israelites
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This enemy," the israelites were so comfortable in
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Were so comfortable in dysfunction, they went to
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Dysfunction, they went to samson and tied him up.
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Samson and tied him up. he wasn't tied up by the
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He wasn't tied up by the enemy.
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Enemy. he was tied up by his
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He was tied up by his friends.
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Friends. they said in verse 11,
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They said in verse 11, "samson, don't you realize
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"samson, don't you realize the philistines rule over us?
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The philistines rule over us? why are you making it even
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Why are you making it even worse?"
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Worse?" they were saying, "this is
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They were saying, "this is our lot in life.
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Our lot in life. samson, it's been this way
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Samson, it's been this way for 40 years.
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For 40 years. you really think something is
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You really think something is going to change?
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Going to change? just accept it."
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Just accept it." how many times is god sending
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How many times is god sending us a samson, but we think
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Us a samson, but we think like the israelites?
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Like the israelites? "i'll always be lonely.
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"i'll always be lonely. joel, i've been this way for
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Joel, i've been this way for years.
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Years. i'll never break this
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I'll never break this addiction.
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Addiction. i've had it a long time.
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I've had it a long time. i'll never get out of debt.
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I'll never get out of debt. my family always struggles."
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My family always struggles." as long as you accept the
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As long as you accept the dysfunction, and even when
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Dysfunction, and even when god sends you a way out, even
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God sends you a way out, even when a samson shows up,
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When a samson shows up, you'll talk yourself out of
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You'll talk yourself out of it, and because they were
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It, and because they were stuck in their thinking, they
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Stuck in their thinking, they tied up the one that was sent
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Tied up the one that was sent to deliver them.
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To deliver them. are you tying up your
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Are you tying up your breakthrough, so to speak,
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Breakthrough, so to speak, tying up your healing, your
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Tying up your healing, your promotion, your abundance
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Promotion, your abundance because the dysfunction is so
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Because the dysfunction is so familiar?
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Familiar? it's been that way so long,
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It's been that way so long, you think it's normal to live
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You think it's normal to live depressed, addicted, angry,
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Depressed, addicted, angry, lonely.
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Lonely. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. you may have been ruled by
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You may have been ruled by those things for years, they
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Those things for years, they may have been passed down by
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May have been passed down by previous generations, but
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Previous generations, but that is not your destiny.
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That is not your destiny. god sent me as a samson.
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God sent me as a samson. he is using my voice to tell
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He is using my voice to tell you it's time to break free.
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You it's time to break free. it's time to rise higher.
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It's time to rise higher. what's limited you in the
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What's limited you in the past doesn't have to limit
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Past doesn't have to limit you in the future.
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You in the future. you can break that addiction.
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You can break that addiction. you have the most powerful
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You have the most powerful force in the universe
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Force in the universe breathing in your direction.
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Breathing in your direction. you can rise out of lack,
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You can rise out of lack, struggle, not having enough.
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Struggle, not having enough. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. you were created to lend and
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You were created to lend and not borrow.
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Not borrow. you can be free from
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You can be free from depression, low self-esteem,
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Depression, low self-esteem, insecurity.
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Insecurity. god crowned you with favor.
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God crowned you with favor. he put a robe of honor on
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He put a robe of honor on you.
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You. sometimes, it's
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Sometimes, it's not our enemies that are
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Not our enemies that are limiting us.
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Limiting us. our friends have tied us up.
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Our friends have tied us up. everyone close to you may not
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Everyone close to you may not be for you.
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Be for you. they can say discouraging
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They can say discouraging things.
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Things. "just settle there.
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"just settle there. depression runs in this
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Depression runs in this family.
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Family. your dad was broke.
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Your dad was broke. your granddad was broke.
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Your granddad was broke. you're going to be broke
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You're going to be broke too."
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Too." no offense, but they're
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No offense, but they're trying to tie you up.
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Trying to tie you up. are you going to accept the
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Are you going to accept the dysfunction, settle for
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Dysfunction, settle for mediocrity, or are you going
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Mediocrity, or are you going to say, "i don't think so.
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To say, "i don't think so. i'm better than this.
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I'm better than this. i know the power that's in me
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I know the power that's in me is greater than any force
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Is greater than any force that's trying to stop me"?
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That's trying to stop me"? when god breathed his life
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When god breathed his life into you, he destined you to
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Into you, he destined you to leave your mark.
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Leave your mark. he gave you the power to
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He gave you the power to break chains that have held
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Break chains that have held your family back for
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Your family back for generations.
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Generations. he anointed you as a samson,
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He anointed you as a samson, to take new ground.
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To take new ground. don't let mediocrity become
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Don't let mediocrity become the norm.
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The norm. it may have been that way as
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It may have been that way as far back as you can see.
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Far back as you can see. you have to draw the line in
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You have to draw the line in the sand and say, "the buck
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The sand and say, "the buck stops with me.
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Stops with me. i'm not going to live tied
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I'm not going to live tied up.
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Up. my relatives may have bound,
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My relatives may have bound, my friends may be fine with
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My friends may be fine with dysfunction, my coworkers may
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Dysfunction, my coworkers may be okay with living
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Be okay with living depressed, angry, addicted,
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Depressed, angry, addicted, but not me.
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But not me. i'm going to be a samson.
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I'm going to be a samson. i'm going to break chains.
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I'm going to break chains. i know i was born to make a
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I know i was born to make a difference."
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Difference." somebody has to be the first
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Somebody has to be the first one in the family to not be
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One in the family to not be addicted, to not get a
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Addicted, to not get a divorce, to not live paycheck
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Divorce, to not live paycheck to paycheck, to not go around
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To paycheck, to not go around angry and offended.
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Angry and offended. why can't it be you?
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Why can't it be you? why can't you set a new
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Why can't you set a new standard?
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Standard? why can't you raise great
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Why can't you raise great children?
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Children? why can't you have an
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Why can't you have an exceptional career?
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Exceptional career? you're a samson.
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You're a samson. you've been equipped.
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You've been equipped. you've been empowered.
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You've been empowered. god has called you to deliver
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God has called you to deliver your people.
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Your people. 2 chronicles 14, a young
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2 chronicles 14, a young man named asa became the new
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Man named asa became the new king of israel.
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King of israel. his father had died and now
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His father had died and now he took the throne.
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He took the throne. he inherited a land that was
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He inherited a land that was filled with idols, pagan
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Filled with idols, pagan shrines, monuments to
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Shrines, monuments to different kinds of gods.
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Different kinds of gods. his father passed down
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His father passed down compromise, dysfunction,
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Compromise, dysfunction, mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. that's what he had seen
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That's what he had seen growing up.
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Growing up. that was normal to him.
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That was normal to him. he could have continued it on
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He could have continued it on and thought, "this is the way
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And thought, "this is the way it's always been.
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It's always been. dad was fine with these
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Dad was fine with these idols.
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Idols. everybody likes worshipping
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Everybody likes worshipping these different gods.
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These different gods. i'm not going to rock the
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I'm not going to rock the boat."
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Boat." but asa understood this
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But asa understood this principle, that just because
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Principle, that just because something gets passed down
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Something gets passed down doesn't mean you have to
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Doesn't mean you have to continue it.
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Continue it. just because somebody close
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Just because somebody close to you has chained you, so to
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To you has chained you, so to speak, to compromise,
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Speak, to compromise, dysfunction, doesn't mean you
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Dysfunction, doesn't mean you have to stay bound.
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Have to stay bound. he knew he was anointed to be
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He knew he was anointed to be a samson, that he could
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A samson, that he could break chains, that he could
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Break chains, that he could take new ground, and the
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Take new ground, and the scripture says asa removed
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Scripture says asa removed the pagan shrines.
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The pagan shrines. he smashed the sacred
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He smashed the sacred pillars.
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Pillars. he's chopped down the asherah
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He's chopped down the asherah poles where the people
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Poles where the people worshipped.
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Worshipped. asa didn't accept the
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Asa didn't accept the dysfunction.
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Dysfunction. he didn't let what was passed
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He didn't let what was passed down limit his life.
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Down limit his life. he took responsibility and
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He took responsibility and said, in effect, "this
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Said, in effect, "this compromise didn't start with
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Compromise didn't start with me, but it is going to stop
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Me, but it is going to stop with me."
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With me." he didn't make excuses, think
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He didn't make excuses, think that he had a reason to live
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That he had a reason to live that way.
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That way. he was a difference-maker.
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He was a difference-maker. he wasn't passive.
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He wasn't passive. he didn't do it quietly.
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He didn't do it quietly. he smashed the pagan shrines.
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He smashed the pagan shrines. he pulled up those altars.
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He pulled up those altars. he was serious about
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He was serious about fulfilling his destiny, and
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Fulfilling his destiny, and because he did this, verse 6
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Because he did this, verse 6 says, "the lord gave him rest
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Says, "the lord gave him rest from his enemies," and if you
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From his enemies," and if you want rest from your enemies,
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Want rest from your enemies, you have to do like he did
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You have to do like he did and get rid of negative
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And get rid of negative things that have been passed
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Things that have been passed down.
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Down. as long as you're accepting
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As long as you're accepting it, you're going to struggle.
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It, you're going to struggle. the bad attitude, the anger,
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The bad attitude, the anger, the addiction, most likely,
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The addiction, most likely, it didn't start with you.
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It didn't start with you. will you be the asa and
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Will you be the asa and remove it?
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Remove it? will you be the one to rise
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Will you be the one to rise up and say, "i am not going
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Up and say, "i am not going to let this anger rule my
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To let this anger rule my life anymore.
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Life anymore. i'm not going to accept lack
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I'm not going to accept lack and defeat and struggle as my
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And defeat and struggle as my destiny.
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Destiny. i'm not going to learn to
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I'm not going to learn to live with depression,
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Live with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem.
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Anxiety, low self-esteem. i'm going to be an asa and
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I'm going to be an asa and i'm knowing to smash those
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I'm knowing to smash those strongholds.
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Strongholds. i'm going to pull down those
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I'm going to pull down those wrong mindsets"?
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Wrong mindsets"? if you will become an asa and
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If you will become an asa and not take what was passed down
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Not take what was passed down as your destiny, god will
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As your destiny, god will give you rest from those
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Give you rest from those enemies.
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Enemies. i talked to a man that had
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I talked to a man that had been an alcoholic for nearly
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Been an alcoholic for nearly 30 years, 22 years, he had
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30 years, 22 years, he had had a drug addiction, and
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Had a drug addiction, and these are the things that
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These are the things that keep getting passed down
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Keep getting passed down until someone rises up and
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Until someone rises up and decides to be an asa and do
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Decides to be an asa and do something about it.
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Something about it. studies show that if your
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Studies show that if your father was an alcoholic, you
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Father was an alcoholic, you are ten times more likely to
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Are ten times more likely to become an alcoholic.
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Become an alcoholic. that's a spirit going from
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That's a spirit going from generation to generation.
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Generation to generation. ninety percent of the people
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Ninety percent of the people in prison, one of their
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In prison, one of their parents was incarcerated.
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Parents was incarcerated. somebody has to rise up and
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Somebody has to rise up and break the negative cycle, and
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Break the negative cycle, and the reason people tell you
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The reason people tell you that if your father
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That if your father struggled, you will struggle
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Struggled, you will struggle is because they're looking at
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Is because they're looking at the wrong father.
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The wrong father. when you gave your life to
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When you gave your life to christ, you became a new
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Christ, you became a new creation.
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Creation. there may be a lot of
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There may be a lot of negative baggage in your
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Negative baggage in your bloodline, but now, you have
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Bloodline, but now, you have a heavenly father.
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A heavenly father. you're not limited by the
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You're not limited by the natural.
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Natural. you have a supernatural force
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You have a supernatural force to help you overcome.
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To help you overcome. and this gentleman wasn't a
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And this gentleman wasn't a religious person.
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Religious person. he wasn't raised in church.
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He wasn't raised in church. but one day, he got so low,
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But one day, he got so low, he was so desperate, he said,
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He was so desperate, he said, "god, please help me."
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"god, please help me." he went to a bookstore to try
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He went to a bookstore to try to find a book on overcoming
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To find a book on overcoming addictions and he pulled one
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Addictions and he pulled one off the shelf and this other
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Off the shelf and this other book fell on his foot.
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Book fell on his foot. it was very strange.
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It was very strange. he didn't know what caused it
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He didn't know what caused it to fall.
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To fall. he picked it up and it was my
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He picked it up and it was my book.
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Book. he had never seen me.
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He had never seen me. he didn't know who i am, but
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He didn't know who i am, but he started flipping through
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He started flipping through it and reading some passages
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It and reading some passages and something began to come
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And something began to come alive on the inside.
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Alive on the inside. he took it home and learned
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He took it home and learned what i'm telling you, that
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What i'm telling you, that just because something was
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Just because something was passed down doesn't mean you
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Passed down doesn't mean you have to continue it.
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Have to continue it. he read that book in three
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He read that book in three days and said from that day
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Days and said from that day forward, he never touched
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Forward, he never touched another drug, never touched
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Another drug, never touched the alcohol.
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The alcohol. he was set completely free.
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He was set completely free. what happened?
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What happened? he became an asa.
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He became an asa. he didn't accept the
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He didn't accept the dysfunction as the norm, and
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Dysfunction as the norm, and when you make that decision
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When you make that decision that enough is enough, you're
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That enough is enough, you're not going to live addicted,
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Not going to live addicted, angry, letting things rule
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Angry, letting things rule you, then god will help you
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You, then god will help you overcome what you could not
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Overcome what you could not overcome on your own.
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Overcome on your own. joshua said it this way, "you
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Joshua said it this way, "you will not defeat your enemies
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Will not defeat your enemies until you remove these
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Until you remove these things."
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Things." are there some things you
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Are there some things you need to remove?
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Need to remove? asa had to remove the idols
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Asa had to remove the idols that weren't pleasing to god.
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That weren't pleasing to god. this man had to remove the
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This man had to remove the alcohol, the drugs that were
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Alcohol, the drugs that were destroying his life.
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Destroying his life. my father had to remove a
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My father had to remove a poverty mindset that he was
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Poverty mindset that he was raised with.
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Raised with. if he hadn't done that, i
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If he hadn't done that, i wouldn't be standing here.
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Wouldn't be standing here. and you may need to remove
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And you may need to remove the anger, the jealousy, the
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The anger, the jealousy, the regrets, and when you say
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Regrets, and when you say like this man, "god, i can't
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Like this man, "god, i can't do this on my own.
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Do this on my own. help me break this addiction.
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Help me break this addiction. help me resist this
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Help me resist this temptation.
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Temptation. god, help me get rid of this
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God, help me get rid of this bitterness," when you humble
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Bitterness," when you humble yourself and ask god to help
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Yourself and ask god to help you and then take bold steps
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You and then take bold steps like asa to remove what's
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Like asa to remove what's holding you back, god will
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Holding you back, god will make things happen that you
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Make things happen that you could never make happen.
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Could never make happen. he will give you rest from
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He will give you rest from those enemies.
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Those enemies. and here is a key.
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And here is a key. what you don't put a stop to
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What you don't put a stop to will eventually put a stop to
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Will eventually put a stop to you.
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You. if you don't put a stop to
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If you don't put a stop to that bad attitude, it's going
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That bad attitude, it's going to stop you.
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To stop you. if you don't put a stop to
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If you don't put a stop to the anger, the addiction, the
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The anger, the addiction, the regrets, they will keep you
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Regrets, they will keep you from your destiny.
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From your destiny. if asa had not put a stop to
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If asa had not put a stop to the dysfunction that was
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The dysfunction that was passed down, his life would
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Passed down, his life would have been a constant
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Have been a constant struggle, always uphill.
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Struggle, always uphill. the message translation says,
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The message translation says, "asa cleaned house."
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"asa cleaned house." do you need to do some house
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Do you need to do some house cleaning?
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Cleaning? are you allowing some things
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Are you allowing some things to stay that you know are not
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To stay that you know are not good?
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Good? my challenge is put a stop to
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My challenge is put a stop to it before it stops you.
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It before it stops you. don't let a critical attitude
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Don't let a critical attitude keep you from your purpose.
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Keep you from your purpose. everybody in your family may
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Everybody in your family may be that way.
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Be that way. recognize that's not normal.
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Recognize that's not normal. don't learn to function in
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Don't learn to function in the dysfunction.
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The dysfunction. remove it and god will take
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Remove it and god will take you to a new level.
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You to a new level. don't let a lack mentality, a
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Don't let a lack mentality, a poverty mindset keep you in
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Poverty mindset keep you in mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. "well, joel, i'll never have
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"well, joel, i'll never have enough.
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Enough. nobody in my family is
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Nobody in my family is successful."
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Successful." god wants to give you rest
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God wants to give you rest from that enemy of lack, that
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From that enemy of lack, that enemy of not having enough,
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Enemy of not having enough, and if you will get rid of
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And if you will get rid of the limited thinking and
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The limited thinking and start having a prosperous,
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Start having a prosperous, more than enough mindset,
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More than enough mindset, knowing that favor is
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Knowing that favor is surrounding you like a
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Surrounding you like a shield, then god will open
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Shield, then god will open the windows of heaven.
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The windows of heaven. he'll cause opportunity,
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He'll cause opportunity, blessing, increase to chase
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Blessing, increase to chase you down.
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You down. but too often, we think
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But too often, we think what's on the outside is
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What's on the outside is stopping us.
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Stopping us. i believe if we'll look
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I believe if we'll look inside and get rid of what we
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Inside and get rid of what we know is not good, then we'll
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Know is not good, then we'll see god's favor in new ways.
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See god's favor in new ways. there was a grandfather that
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There was a grandfather that fell asleep one afternoon in
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Fell asleep one afternoon in the family room and his
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The family room and his grandchildren decided to play
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Grandchildren decided to play a trick on him.
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A trick on him. they took some real strong
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They took some real strong smelling cheese.
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Smelling cheese. it was very potent, smelled
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It was very potent, smelled very bad, and while he was
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Very bad, and while he was sleeping, they snuck over and
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Sleeping, they snuck over and they carefully rubbed it on
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They carefully rubbed it on his mustache right under his
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His mustache right under his nose.
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Nose. in a few minutes, he woke up
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In a few minutes, he woke up and thought, "something
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And thought, "something really stinks in here."
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Really stinks in here." he left that room and went
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He left that room and went into the kitchen and thought,
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Into the kitchen and thought, "boy, it stinks in here too."
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"boy, it stinks in here too." went to his bedroom.
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Went to his bedroom. same thing, "why does it
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Same thing, "why does it smell so badly?"
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Smell so badly?" finally, he went outside
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Finally, he went outside hoping to get some relief
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Hoping to get some relief from the stink and he took a
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From the stink and he took a deep breath, shook his head,
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Deep breath, shook his head, and said, "man, the whole
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And said, "man, the whole world stinks."
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World stinks." this is what happens when we
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This is what happens when we hold on to things that we
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Hold on to things that we should get rid of.
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Should get rid of. if you'll remove the bad
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If you'll remove the bad attitude, the stink will go
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Attitude, the stink will go away.
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Away. if you will remove the
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If you will remove the compromise, giving into
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Compromise, giving into temptation, the stink will
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Temptation, the stink will leave.
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Leave. as long as you're allowing it
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As long as you're allowing it to stay, it's going to follow
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To stay, it's going to follow you everywhere you go.
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You everywhere you go. if you live guilty, in
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If you live guilty, in regrets, beating yourself up
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Regrets, beating yourself up for past mistakes, that's
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For past mistakes, that's going to stink up your
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Going to stink up your office, stink up your
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Office, stink up your attitude, stink up your
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Attitude, stink up your relationships.
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Relationships. why don't you remove the
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Why don't you remove the regrets?
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Regrets? why don't you get rid of the
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Why don't you get rid of the guilt?
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Guilt? you can't do anything about
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You can't do anything about the past, but you can do
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The past, but you can do something about right now.
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Something about right now. maybe you need to remove the
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Maybe you need to remove the self-pity.
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Self-pity. you've had some tough breaks.
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You've had some tough breaks. you went through a loss.
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You went through a loss. somebody did you wrong.
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Somebody did you wrong. if you stay focused on that,
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If you stay focused on that, your life is going to stink,
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Your life is going to stink, and you may not realize it,
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And you may not realize it, but when you stink, other
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But when you stink, other people can smell it.
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People can smell it. when you're offended, bitter,
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When you're offended, bitter, angry, nobody wants to be
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Angry, nobody wants to be around you.
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Around you. that stink is going to push
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That stink is going to push away new relationships, new
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Away new relationships, new opportunities.
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Opportunities. why don't you remove it?
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Why don't you remove it? it may have been passed down.
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It may have been passed down. you have a good reason to
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You have a good reason to feel the way you do.
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Feel the way you do. it's soured your life long
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It's soured your life long enough.
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Enough. don't let it continue to sour
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Don't let it continue to sour you.
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You. the truth is we all have some
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The truth is we all have some stinky stuff, some
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Stinky stuff, some dysfunction, some regrets.
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Dysfunction, some regrets. i've learned the people that
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I've learned the people that keep moving forward, the
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Keep moving forward, the people that keep enjoying
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People that keep enjoying their lives are the people
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Their lives are the people that are good at removing the
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That are good at removing the stink.
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Stink. complaining about the stink
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Complaining about the stink only makes it stink even
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Only makes it stink even more.
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More. if you stay focused on the
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If you stay focused on the stink, you're angry at the
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Stink, you're angry at the people that hurt you, always
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People that hurt you, always thinking about how they did
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Thinking about how they did you wrong, the problem is
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You wrong, the problem is that seed can get in you.
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That seed can get in you. you can become the very thing
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You can become the very thing that you don't like.
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That you don't like. and when the scripture tells
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And when the scripture tells us to not take an offense,
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Us to not take an offense, it's not just so we won't be
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It's not just so we won't be offended, so we won't get
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Offended, so we won't get sour.
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Sour. if we take the offense, the
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If we take the offense, the seed will get in us.
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Seed will get in us. we can become what they are.
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We can become what they are. that's why it's so important
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That's why it's so important to remove it.
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To remove it. let it go.
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Let it go. god will be your vindicator.
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God will be your vindicator. god will make up for what you
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God will make up for what you didn't get.
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Didn't get. how you were raised, what was
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How you were raised, what was passed down, that does not
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Passed down, that does not have to keep you from
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Have to keep you from becoming who you were created
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Becoming who you were created to be.
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To be. there was a young man in the
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There was a young man in the scripture named levi.
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Scripture named levi. he had a lot of issues.
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He had a lot of issues. he was angry.
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He was angry. he was dishonest.
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He was dishonest. he deceived people.
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He deceived people. one time, somebody took
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One time, somebody took advantage of his sister.
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Advantage of his sister. it was a big deal.
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It was a big deal. he was very angry.
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He was very angry. he went to the city where it
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He went to the city where it took place.
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Took place. he said to the leaders,
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He said to the leaders, "everything will be fine.
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"everything will be fine. we'll forgive you if all of
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We'll forgive you if all of the men will be circumcised.
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The men will be circumcised. once you do that, then we'll
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Once you do that, then we'll make peace, act like it never
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Make peace, act like it never happened."
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Happened." they agreed.
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They agreed. the men were circumcised.
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The men were circumcised. while they were healing, when
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While they were healing, when they couldn't defend
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They couldn't defend themselves, levi and his men
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Themselves, levi and his men came in and wiped out the
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Came in and wiped out the whole town.
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Whole town. he had deceived them.
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He had deceived them. what's interesting is levi's
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What's interesting is levi's father was jacob.
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Father was jacob. you remember jacob was a
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You remember jacob was a deceiver.
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Deceiver. he cheated his brother out of
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He cheated his brother out of his birthright, tricked him
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His birthright, tricked him into trading his whole
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Into trading his whole inheritance, all for a bowl
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Inheritance, all for a bowl of soup.
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Of soup. now, jacob's son levi was
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Now, jacob's son levi was just like him.
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Just like him. but if you go back one
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But if you go back one generation, jacob's mother,
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Generation, jacob's mother, rebecca, was the same way.
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Rebecca, was the same way. when her husband, isaac, was
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When her husband, isaac, was near death and about to give
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Near death and about to give the blessing that belonged to
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The blessing that belonged to their firstborn son, esau,
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Their firstborn son, esau, rebecca loved jacob more than
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Rebecca loved jacob more than esau.
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Esau. she came up with a plan to
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She came up with a plan to trick isaac.
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Trick isaac. he couldn't see.
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He couldn't see. he was almost blind and she
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He was almost blind and she told jacob to dress up like
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Told jacob to dress up like esau.
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Esau. they made sure he smelled
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They made sure he smelled like his brother.
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Like his brother. then she said, "now, jacob,
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Then she said, "now, jacob, go in and tell your father
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Go in and tell your father that you are esau."
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That you are esau." he did this and received the
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He did this and received the blessing that belonged to his
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Blessing that belonged to his brother.
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Brother. but the deception, the
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But the deception, the dishonesty started back with
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Dishonesty started back with rebecca, got passed down to
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Rebecca, got passed down to her son jacob.
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Her son jacob. he was dishonest.
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He was dishonest. now jacob's son levi was the
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Now jacob's son levi was the same way.
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Same way. it looked like that was going
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It looked like that was going to continue to get passed
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To continue to get passed down.
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Down. but, one day, moses was up on
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But, one day, moses was up on a mountain.
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A mountain. he'd just received the ten
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He'd just received the ten commandments, and when he
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Commandments, and when he came down, the israelites
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Came down, the israelites were having a wild party.
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Were having a wild party. they had made a calf out of
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They had made a calf out of gold that they were
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Gold that they were worshipping.
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Worshipping. when moses saw it, he was
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When moses saw it, he was furious.
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Furious. here, god had just delivered
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Here, god had just delivered them out of slavery, parted
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Them out of slavery, parted the red sea.
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The red sea. now these 2 million people
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Now these 2 million people were worshipping an idol.
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Were worshipping an idol. moses pulled out his sword
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Moses pulled out his sword and said, "who is on the
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And said, "who is on the lord's side?"
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Lord's side?" of all the people there that
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Of all the people there that day, the leaders of the
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Day, the leaders of the different tribes of israel
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Different tribes of israel didn't say anything.
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Didn't say anything. joshua didn't say anything.
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Joshua didn't say anything. aaron didn't say anything.
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Aaron didn't say anything. the scripture says, "the sons
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The scripture says, "the sons of levi spoke up and said,
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Of levi spoke up and said, 'moses, we are on the lord's
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'moses, we are on the lord's side.'"
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Side.'" they were saying, in effect,
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They were saying, in effect, "this is a new day.
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"this is a new day. we are not going to be
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We are not going to be defined by our past.
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Defined by our past. we're not going to let how
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We're not going to let how our father lived, how our
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Our father lived, how our grandfather lived, what our
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Grandfather lived, what our great-grandmother did, we are
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Great-grandmother did, we are not going to pass that
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Not going to pass that dysfunction down in our
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Dysfunction down in our family line.
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Family line. we're going to take a stand
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We're going to take a stand and do what's right."
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And do what's right." that day, they broke a
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That day, they broke a generational curse and
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Generational curse and started a generational
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Started a generational blessing.
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Blessing. because of that decision, god
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Because of that decision, god said, "from now on, all of
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Said, "from now on, all of the priests will come through
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The priests will come through the tribe of levi."
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The tribe of levi." in the book of genesis, they
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In the book of genesis, they were cursed by their
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Were cursed by their grandfather.
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Grandfather. in the book of leviticus,
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In the book of leviticus, they were the most blessed,
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They were the most blessed, honored people.
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Honored people. this is what happens when you
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This is what happens when you get rid of negative things
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Get rid of negative things that have been passed down.
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That have been passed down. you will not only have rest
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You will not only have rest from your enemies, but you
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From your enemies, but you will set a new standard for
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Will set a new standard for your family.
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Your family. it all starts when you remove
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It all starts when you remove what's holding you back.
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What's holding you back. do you need to remove anger,
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Do you need to remove anger, remove dishonesty, remove a
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Remove dishonesty, remove a wrong mindset?
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Wrong mindset? it may not have started with
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It may not have started with you, but it can stop with
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You, but it can stop with you.
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You. and there may be a lot of
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And there may be a lot of negative baggage in your
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Negative baggage in your bloodline.
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Bloodline. god is saying today, "who is
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God is saying today, "who is on the lord's side?"
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On the lord's side?" if you will rise up and say,
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If you will rise up and say, "that's me.
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"that's me. i'm a difference-maker," then
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I'm a difference-maker," then i believe and declare, like
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I believe and declare, like the sons of levi, god is
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The sons of levi, god is going to promote you and
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Going to promote you and honor you.
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Honor you. like samson, you're going to
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Like samson, you're going to break chains that have held
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Break chains that have held your family back for
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Your family back for generations, and like king
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Generations, and like king asa, god is going to give you
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Asa, god is going to give you rest from your enemies.
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Rest from your enemies. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. and if you receive it, can
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And if you receive it, can you say, "amen," today?
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You say, "amen," today? we never like to close our
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We never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you
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Simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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Life throws so much at us.
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Life throws so much at us. disappointments,
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Disappointments, failures, challenges.
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Failures, challenges. we can feel so out of touch
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We can feel so out of touch that we no longer
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That we no longer recognize ourselves.
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Recognize ourselves. life has a way of changing us.
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Life has a way of changing us. at one time
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At one time we were outgoing
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We were outgoing and excited about our dreams.
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And excited about our dreams. but when we go
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But when we go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and people do us
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And people do us wrong, it's easy
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Wrong, it's easy to lose that positive,
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To lose that positive, passionate person
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Passionate person that we used to be.
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In my new book,
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In my new book, rediscovering the forgotten
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Rediscovering the forgotten you, i'll help you
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You, i'll help you get back to who you really are.
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Get back to who you really are. the joyful you,
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The joyful you, the confident you,
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The confident you, the talented you.
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The talented you. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. you haven't been
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You haven't been through too much.
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Through too much. you may have lost
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You may have lost part of yourself,
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Part of yourself, but you can find yourself.
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But you can find yourself. god is in the business
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God is in the business of restoring what was lost.
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Of restoring what was lost. healing what was broken.
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Healing what was broken. you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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Best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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It's still in front of you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we would like to send you
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Brand new book, rediscovering
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Rediscovering the forgotten you.
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The forgotten you. take back your passion,
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Take back your passion, reignite your dreams,
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Reignite your dreams, and embrace the life
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And embrace the life you were created to live.
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You were created to live. this book shares
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And personal stories
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And personal stories that will help you
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That will help you release bitterness, silence,
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Self-defeating thoughts, and embrace
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Thoughts, and embrace by faith
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By faith the vision of the life
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The vision of the life god designed for you.
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God designed for you. life's challenges
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Life's challenges might have distorted
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Might have distorted the true you,
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The true you, but now you can reclaim,
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But now you can reclaim, revitalize and restore
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Revitalize and restore the version of yourself
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The version of yourself that you once knew,
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That you once knew, or the version that you know
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Or the version that you know god has made you to be:
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God has made you to be: filled with hopes and dreams,
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Filled with hopes and dreams, optimism and confidence.
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Optimism and confidence. request your copy today
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God is about to breathe
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God is about to breathe new life, new passion,
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New life, new passion, new dreams into your heart.
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New dreams into your heart. what he started,
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What he started, he's going to finish.
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He's going to finish. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i are praying
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Victoria and i are praying for you and your family,
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For you and your family, for god's very best.
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For god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps people
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Helps people all over the world.
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All over the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Joel Osteen - Rest From Your Enemies

April 7, 2026 | 27:29

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