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Joel Osteen - A Restoration Mentality

June 6, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - A Restoration Mentality | June 6, 2026

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you!
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Well, god bless you! it's always a joy to come into
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It's always a joy to come into your homes.
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Your homes. and if you're ever in our area,
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And if you're ever in our area, i hope you'll stop by and be a
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I hope you'll stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our 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. but thanks so much for tuning in
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But thanks so much for tuning in and thank you again for coming
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And thank you again for coming out.
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Out. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny and i heard about this
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Funny and i heard about this elderly couple.
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Elderly couple. they had been married for over
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They had been married for over 60 years.
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60 years. they were at a church fellowship
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They were at a church fellowship and someone asked them the
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And someone asked them the secret of their success.
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Secret of their success. the man told how he always
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The man told how he always treated his wife with respect
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Treated his wife with respect and he took her on trips all
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And he took her on trips all over the world.
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Over the world. he said, "in fact, for our 25th
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He said, "in fact, for our 25th wedding anniversary, i took her
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Wedding anniversary, i took her to beijing, china."
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To beijing, china." everyone politely applauded.
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Everyone politely applauded. then someone spoke up and said,
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Then someone spoke up and said, "what'd you do for your 50th
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"what'd you do for your 50th wedding anniversary?"
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Wedding anniversary?" he said, "i went back and picked
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He said, "i went back and picked her up."
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Her up." (laughter)
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(laughter) hold up your bible.
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Hold up your bible. 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 is says have.
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I have what is says have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is 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' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. .
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. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about having a restoration
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About having a restoration mentality.
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Mentality. in life, we all experience times
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In life, we all experience times of loss; situations where it
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Of loss; situations where it feels like something was taken
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Feels like something was taken from us.
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From us. sometimes, it's because of other
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Sometimes, it's because of other people's choices.
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People's choices. a friend does us wrong.
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A friend does us wrong. a spouse walks out of a
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A spouse walks out of a relationship.
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Relationship. other times it's because of our
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Other times it's because of our own choices.
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Own choices. maybe we get involved with the
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Maybe we get involved with the wrong crowd, develop bad habits.
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Wrong crowd, develop bad habits. we end up with broken dreams.
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We end up with broken dreams. we hear that voice telling us
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We hear that voice telling us again and again, "it's your
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Again and again, "it's your fault; you blew it; too bad;
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Fault; you blew it; too bad; this is as good as its ever
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This is as good as its ever going to be."
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Going to be." many people are living with
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Many people are living with regrets; thinking about what
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Regrets; thinking about what they should have done.
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They should have done. "if i'd just spent more time
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"if i'd just spent more time raising my children."
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Raising my children." "if i'd just been more
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"if i'd just been more disciplined and not hung around
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Disciplined and not hung around those people."
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Those people." or "if i'd just stayed in
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Or "if i'd just stayed in school, where would i be today?"
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School, where would i be today?" they don't realize that defeated
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They don't realize that defeated mindset is keeping them from
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Mindset is keeping them from god's best.
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God's best. then there are times it's not
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Then there are times it's not somebody else's fault, it's not
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Somebody else's fault, it's not our own fault, it's just life.
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Our own fault, it's just life. you're a good person.
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You're a good person. you're honoring god and all of a
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You're honoring god and all of a sudden, you're facing an
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Sudden, you're facing an illness.
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Illness. it caught you totally off guard.
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It caught you totally off guard. you lost your health.
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You lost your health. or maybe you're being your best
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Or maybe you're being your best each day.
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Each day. you're going to work, giving it
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You're going to work, giving it your all.
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Your all. but business starts to slow
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But business starts to slow down.
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Down. you had more than enough at one
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You had more than enough at one time.
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Time. now you're struggling to get by.
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Now you're struggling to get by. when we encounter loss, it's
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When we encounter loss, it's easy to get discouraged, to
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Easy to get discouraged, to settle where we are, and to not
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Settle where we are, and to not expect anything better.
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Expect anything better. but the good news is our god is
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But the good news is our god is a god of restoration.
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A god of restoration. he never said we wouldn't have
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He never said we wouldn't have unfair situations.
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Unfair situations. he never promised we wouldn't
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He never promised we wouldn't experience loss.
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Experience loss. but he did promise if we would
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But he did promise if we would stay in faith, he would restore
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Stay in faith, he would restore everything that was stolen.
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Everything that was stolen. when god restores, he doesn't
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When god restores, he doesn't bring you out the same, he makes
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Bring you out the same, he makes the enemy pay for bringing the
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The enemy pay for bringing the trouble into your life.
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Trouble into your life. (applause)
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(applause) god is so merciful, whether it
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God is so merciful, whether it was your fault, somebody else's
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Was your fault, somebody else's fault, or just life in general.
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Fault, or just life in general. he says he's not only going to
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He says he's not only going to bring you out, he's going to
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Bring you out, he's going to bring you out better off than
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Bring you out better off than you were before.
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You were before. get that down in your spirit.
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Get that down in your spirit. you may have made mistakes, you
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You may have made mistakes, you brought the trouble on yourself.
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Brought the trouble on yourself. but god's mercy is bigger than
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But god's mercy is bigger than any mistake that you've made.
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Any mistake that you've made. don't settle there.
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Don't settle there. have a restoration mentality.
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Have a restoration mentality. god's not only going to bring
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God's not only going to bring you out, he's going to bring you
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You out, he's going to bring you out better.
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Out better. in the scripture, if someone
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In the scripture, if someone stole an ox, they had to pay
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Stole an ox, they had to pay that person back with five oxen.
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That person back with five oxen. if they stole a sheep, they had
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If they stole a sheep, they had to pay them back with four
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To pay them back with four sheep.
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Sheep. another place, they had to repay
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Another place, they had to repay seven times.
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Seven times. in isaiah, god said, "he would
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In isaiah, god said, "he would pay us back double for the
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Pay us back double for the unfair situations."
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Unfair situations." notice the principle, god never
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Notice the principle, god never brings us out the same.
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Brings us out the same. if we say we're going to restore
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If we say we're going to restore this old car, that means we're
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This old car, that means we're going to bring it back to the
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Going to bring it back to the original condition.
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Original condition. we're going to make it look like
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We're going to make it look like it did when it was brand new.
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It did when it was brand new. but that is not how god defines
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But that is not how god defines restoration.
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Restoration. his idea of "restore"
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His idea of "restore" is to increase, to improve, to
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Is to increase, to improve, to promote, to make better.
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Promote, to make better. now, you may have gone through a
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Now, you may have gone through a loss, somebody did you wrong.
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Loss, somebody did you wrong. or maybe it as your fault.
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Or maybe it as your fault. you made poor choices.
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You made poor choices. the enemy would love for you to
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The enemy would love for you to sit around your whole life and
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Sit around your whole life and listen to his lies.
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Listen to his lies. it's never going to change.
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It's never going to change. it's been this way too long.
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It's been this way too long. it's your fault, just settle
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It's your fault, just settle where you are.
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Where you are. shake off that doubt.
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Shake off that doubt. shake off that self-pity.
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Shake off that self-pity. you may have suffered a loss,
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You may have suffered a loss, but your attitude should be,
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But your attitude should be, "i know my god is a god of
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"i know my god is a god of restoration and i'm not only
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Restoration and i'm not only coming out, i'm coming out
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Coming out, i'm coming out stronger.
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Stronger. i'm coming out promoted.
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I'm coming out promoted. i'm coming out increased.
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I'm coming out increased. better off than i was before."
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Better off than i was before." if you're going to see god
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If you're going to see god restore, you have to have this
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Restore, you have to have this restoration mentality.
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Restoration mentality. that means you're not sitting
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That means you're not sitting around nursing your wounds,
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Around nursing your wounds, thinking about what you lost,
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Thinking about what you lost, and how many bad breaks you've
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And how many bad breaks you've had.
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Had. no, you've got a smile on your
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No, you've got a smile on your face, a spring in your step.
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Face, a spring in your step. you're expecting things to
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You're expecting things to change in your favor.
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Change in your favor. somebody may have done you
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Somebody may have done you wrong, walked out of a
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Wrong, walked out of a relationship, but you're
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Relationship, but you're expecting to meet somebody
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Expecting to meet somebody better.
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Better. the loan may not have gone
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The loan may not have gone through; didn't qualify for the
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Through; didn't qualify for the new house.
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New house. but you're expecting a new door,
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But you're expecting a new door, you're expecting a better deal.
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You're expecting a better deal. i know this couple.
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I know this couple. they were living a very blessed
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They were living a very blessed life, very successful.
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Life, very successful. everything was going great.
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Everything was going great. then the perfect storm hit.
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Then the perfect storm hit. the business went down.
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The business went down. the lady had some health issues.
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The lady had some health issues. one of their in-laws suddenly
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One of their in-laws suddenly died.
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Died. one bad thing after another.
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One bad thing after another. long story short, they ended up
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Long story short, they ended up losing their house.
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Losing their house. it was foreclosed on and they
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It was foreclosed on and they were so discouraged.
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Were so discouraged. they were having to live with
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They were having to live with some friends.
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Some friends. the lady had been in the
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The lady had been in the hospital for several weeks when
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Hospital for several weeks when i saw her.
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I saw her. she said, "joel, they say
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She said, "joel, they say there's light at the end of the
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There's light at the end of the tunnel, but we can't even see
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Tunnel, but we can't even see the tunnel.
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The tunnel. we don't see how this is ever
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We don't see how this is ever going to work out."
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Going to work out." i told them what i'm telling
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I told them what i'm telling you.
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You. our god is a god of restoration.
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Our god is a god of restoration. nothing you're facing is a
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Nothing you're facing is a surprise.
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Surprise. he had the solution before you
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He had the solution before you had the problem.
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Had the problem. he wants to bring you out
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He wants to bring you out better.
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Better. they would have been happy to
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They would have been happy to come out like they were before.
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Come out like they were before. to have her health back.
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To have her health back. to have a place to live.
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To have a place to live. to have money to pay their
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To have money to pay their bills.
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Bills. i said, "that's great, but
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I said, "that's great, but that's not how god works.
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That's not how god works. he doesn't bring you out the
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He doesn't bring you out the same. he never restores you
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Same. he never restores you back to the original condition,
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Back to the original condition, he brings you out better."
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He brings you out better." and at first, they couldn't
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And at first, they couldn't really receive this.
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Really receive this. the scripture says, "the people
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The scripture says, "the people had become too discouraged to
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Had become too discouraged to believe."
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Believe." and if you're not careful, you
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And if you're not careful, you can let negative thoughts play
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Can let negative thoughts play in your mind so long that they
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In your mind so long that they become ingrained in your
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Become ingrained in your thinking.
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Thinking. and you become too discouraged
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And you become too discouraged to believe.
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To believe. when i tell you, "god wants to
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When i tell you, "god wants to bring you out better".
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Bring you out better". in your spirit, down in here,
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In your spirit, down in here, something comes alive.
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Something comes alive. something says, "yes, this is
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Something says, "yes, this is for me. i have not seen my best
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For me. i have not seen my best days. god has greater things in
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Days. god has greater things in my future."
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My future." your spirit will receive it.
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Your spirit will receive it. that's where god lives.
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That's where god lives. but many times, our mind will
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But many times, our mind will try to talk us out of it.
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Try to talk us out of it. "this is not for you today.
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"this is not for you today. you never get any good breaks.
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You never get any good breaks. you'll never be healthy.
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You'll never be healthy. you'll never be successful."
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You'll never be successful." no, do yourself a favor.
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No, do yourself a favor. at least temporarily, turn your
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At least temporarily, turn your mind off and receive what god is
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Mind off and receive what god is saying.
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Saying. you may have gone through a
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You may have gone through a loss, but god is going to bring
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Loss, but god is going to bring you out better, promoted,
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You out better, promoted, increased, healthier, stronger,
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Increased, healthier, stronger, wiser than you were before.
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Wiser than you were before. receive it by faith.
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Receive it by faith. i finally convinced this couple
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I finally convinced this couple to get in agreement with god and
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To get in agreement with god and start expecting things to turn
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Start expecting things to turn around.
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Around. and it didn't happen overnight.
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And it didn't happen overnight. but about three years later, i
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But about three years later, i saw them in the lobby.
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Saw them in the lobby. they brought a picture of the
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They brought a picture of the brand new house they had moved
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Brand new house they had moved in to. the lady was weeping and
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In to. the lady was weeping and weeping. so grateful.
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Weeping. so grateful. her husband had started a new
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Her husband had started a new business.
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Business. it was much more successful than
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It was much more successful than the one they lost.
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The one they lost. they have three children.
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They have three children. in their first home, two of the
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In their first home, two of the children had to share a bedroom.
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Children had to share a bedroom. in this new home, each child had
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In this new home, each child had their own bedroom, plus there
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Their own bedroom, plus there was a spare guest bedroom.
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Was a spare guest bedroom. she said, "joel, it's in a
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She said, "joel, it's in a better location, closer to our
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Better location, closer to our business, it's on a bigger lot.
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Business, it's on a bigger lot. plus our payments are less on
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Plus our payments are less on this house than on the original
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This house than on the original house that we lost."
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House that we lost." (applause)
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(applause) friends, god knows how to
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Friends, god knows how to restore.
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Restore. now, don't talk yourself out of
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Now, don't talk yourself out of what god wants to do.
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What god wants to do. you may have gone through a
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You may have gone through a loss.
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Loss. it was painful.
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It was painful. you could be discouraged.
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You could be discouraged. no, put on a new attitude.
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No, put on a new attitude. it's not over until god says
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It's not over until god says it's over.
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It's over. and god said, "i'm bringing you
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And god said, "i'm bringing you out promoted, increased,
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Out promoted, increased, improved, better than you were
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Improved, better than you were before."
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Before." can you get a vision for it?
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Can you get a vision for it? see, it's easy in the tough
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See, it's easy in the tough times to get discouraged,
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Times to get discouraged, bitter, and settle where we are.
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Bitter, and settle where we are. not expect anything good.
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Not expect anything good. but this is what faith is all
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But this is what faith is all about.
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About. you've got to believe it even
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You've got to believe it even when you can't see it.
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When you can't see it. you've got to thank god even
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You've got to thank god even when you feel like complaining.
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When you feel like complaining. you've got to say "i know it's
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You've got to say "i know it's on the way even when every voice
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On the way even when every voice is telling you, 'it's never
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Is telling you, 'it's never going to happen.'"
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Going to happen.'" i know many people that watch
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I know many people that watch have been affected by hurricane
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Have been affected by hurricane sandy.
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Sandy. you could be sour, bitter, no
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You could be sour, bitter, no joy.
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Joy. but if you'll have the right
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But if you'll have the right attitude, god will take what was
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Attitude, god will take what was meant for your harm and use it
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Meant for your harm and use it to your advantage.
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To your advantage. that storm was meant to defeat
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That storm was meant to defeat you but god will use it to
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You but god will use it to promote you.
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Promote you. you're going to come out with a
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You're going to come out with a better house, better furniture,
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Better house, better furniture, with new carpet.
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With new carpet. god is in the restoration
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God is in the restoration business.
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Business. don't talk yourself out of it.
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Don't talk yourself out of it. (applause)
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(applause) get up every morning, "father,
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Get up every morning, "father, i want to thank you that you're
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I want to thank you that you're a god of restoration. i know
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A god of restoration. i know i've been armed with strength
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I've been armed with strength for this battle.
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For this battle. you said you'd make the enemy
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You said you'd make the enemy pay.
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Pay. my declaration is: i'm coming
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My declaration is: i'm coming out stronger. i'm coming out
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Out stronger. i'm coming out promoted. i'm coming out
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Promoted. i'm coming out increased. i'm coming out
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Increased. i'm coming out better off than i was before."
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Better off than i was before." that's what allows the most
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That's what allows the most powerful force in the universe
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Powerful force in the universe to go to work.
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To go to work. it may not happen overnight.
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It may not happen overnight. god doesn't say, "i'll do this
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God doesn't say, "i'll do this in 24 hours or two weeks or
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In 24 hours or two weeks or seven months."
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Seven months." god doesn't put a timetable on
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God doesn't put a timetable on it. he simply says,
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It. he simply says, "in due season, you will reap
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"in due season, you will reap if you don't give up."
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If you don't give up." when you go through a loss, when
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When you go through a loss, when you suffer a setback, god
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You suffer a setback, god immediately establishes a due
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Immediately establishes a due season.
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Season. a set time to pay you back.
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A set time to pay you back. but along the way, god is
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But along the way, god is watching.
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Watching. "what are they saying?
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"what are they saying? do they still believe it's going
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Do they still believe it's going to happen? are they still
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To happen? are they still talking about how it's going to
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Talking about how it's going to turn around? or, have they
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Turn around? or, have they gotten discouraged and settled
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Gotten discouraged and settled where they are?"
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Where they are?" no, pass the test.
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No, pass the test. all through the day, "father
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All through the day, "father thank you that you're restoring
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Thank you that you're restoring back everything that belongs to
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Back everything that belongs to me."
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Me." a young man about twenty years
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A young man about twenty years old told me when he was a child,
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Old told me when he was a child, he was passed from relative to
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He was passed from relative to relative.
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Relative. nobody really wanted to raise
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Nobody really wanted to raise him.
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Him. he can't ever remember laughing
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He can't ever remember laughing and playing as a child.
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And playing as a child. he said, "joel, i feel like
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He said, "joel, i feel like somebody stole my childhood."
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Somebody stole my childhood." and it's easy to think, "well,
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And it's easy to think, "well, too bad. just my luck.
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Too bad. just my luck. nothing i can do about that."
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Nothing i can do about that." but god said in the book of
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But god said in the book of joel, "i will restore the years
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Joel, "i will restore the years that have been stolen."
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That have been stolen." friends, god knows how to make
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Friends, god knows how to make up for years of your life.
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Up for years of your life. no, you can't relive your
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No, you can't relive your childhood, but god can make the
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Childhood, but god can make the rest of your life so rewarding,
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Rest of your life so rewarding, so fulfilling, that you don't
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So fulfilling, that you don't even miss the years that you
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Even miss the years that you lost.
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Lost. you may feel like you wasted
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You may feel like you wasted years in a relationship that
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Years in a relationship that didn't work out.
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Didn't work out. but god can bring somebody into
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But god can bring somebody into your life so great, so fun, so
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Your life so great, so fun, so friendly, so attractive that you
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Friendly, so attractive that you don't even remember the years
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Don't even remember the years that you've lost.
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That you've lost. you may have spent years on a
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You may have spent years on a job that turned out to be a dead
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Job that turned out to be a dead end.
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End. you were working your way to the
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You were working your way to the top, things didn't turn out like
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Top, things didn't turn out like you'd hoped and now, it looks
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You'd hoped and now, it looks like there's a big waste of
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Like there's a big waste of time.
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Time. and you don't see how you could
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And you don't see how you could ever get to where you want to
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Ever get to where you want to be.
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Be. no, don't believe those lies.
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No, don't believe those lies. god knows how to make up for
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God knows how to make up for lost time.
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Lost time. god can accelerate things.
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God can accelerate things. god can bring opportunities back
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God can bring opportunities back across your path that you missed
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Across your path that you missed that will thrust you years
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That will thrust you years ahead.
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Ahead. it may not have happened the
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It may not have happened the first time, but god will always
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First time, but god will always give you another chance.
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Give you another chance. i know this man.
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I know this man. for the first 40 years of his
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For the first 40 years of his life he was a cocaine addict.
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Life he was a cocaine addict. he came from a good family.
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He came from a good family. he had a lot of opportunity but
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He had a lot of opportunity but he blew his marriage, blew his
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He blew his marriage, blew his education.
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Education. he thought it was all over.
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He thought it was all over. but today he is in his late
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But today he is in his late 50?s.
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50?s. he is very successful.
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He is very successful. he's happily married.
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He's happily married. he volunteers for us on the
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He volunteers for us on the weekends.
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Weekends. he said, "joel, i never dreamed
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He said, "joel, i never dreamed god would give me another
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God would give me another chance."
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Chance." what's happening?
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What's happening? god is restoring the years.
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God is restoring the years. his latter days are going to be
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His latter days are going to be greater than his former days.
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Greater than his former days. that's the way our god is.
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That's the way our god is. he knows how to make up for lost
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He knows how to make up for lost time.
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Time. here's the amazing thing.
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Here's the amazing thing. even when it's your fault god is
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Even when it's your fault god is so merciful he'll still give you
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So merciful he'll still give you another chance.
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Another chance. why don't you quit worrying
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Why don't you quit worrying about what you lost and how
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About what you lost and how you're not where you think you
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You're not where you think you should be and say, "god,
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Should be and say, "god, i believe you can restore the
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I believe you can restore the years that i lost even when it
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Years that i lost even when it was my fault."
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Was my fault." that takes a lot of boldness.
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That takes a lot of boldness. the enemy will bombard your mind
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The enemy will bombard your mind saying, "man, you're a
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Saying, "man, you're a hypocrite.
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Hypocrite. you can't expect anything good.
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You can't expect anything good. you should have been out
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You should have been out studying.
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Studying. you should have been working.
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You should have been working. you should have been more
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You should have been more disciplined."
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Disciplined." no, this is what mercy is all
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No, this is what mercy is all about.
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About. you don't deserve it.
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You don't deserve it. you could live guilty and
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You could live guilty and condemned.
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Condemned. but when you shake it off and
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But when you shake it off and say, "god, i'm coming boldly to
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Say, "god, i'm coming boldly to your throne, not because i'm
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Your throne, not because i'm perfect, but because your son
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Perfect, but because your son made me worthy.
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Made me worthy. and god, i'm asking you to turn
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And god, i'm asking you to turn back time and give me every
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Back time and give me every opportunity that i have missed."
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Opportunity that i have missed." (applause)
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(applause) see, god is not moved when we
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See, god is not moved when we have that weak, unworthy, "poor
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Have that weak, unworthy, "poor old me" mentality.
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Old me" mentality. "i don't deserve anything good.
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"i don't deserve anything good. i've made too many mistakes.
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I've made too many mistakes. no, god wants to restore.
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No, god wants to restore. he is full of mercy but you've
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He is full of mercy but you've got to have the right attitude.
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Got to have the right attitude. and some of you have given up on
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And some of you have given up on your dreams, thinking about the
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Your dreams, thinking about the years you wasted in the first
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Years you wasted in the first marriage and how you didn't
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Marriage and how you didn't spend enough time with your
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Spend enough time with your children, how somebody hurt you.
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Children, how somebody hurt you. no, quit blaming yourself.
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No, quit blaming yourself. quit blaming others.
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Quit blaming others. god can still get you to where
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God can still get you to where you're supposed to be.
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You're supposed to be. he knows how to restore the
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He knows how to restore the years.
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Years. ii kings chapter 8, there's the
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Ii kings chapter 8, there's the story about elisha and this lady
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Story about elisha and this lady that was good friends with him.
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That was good friends with him. her son died and elisha came,
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Her son died and elisha came, prayed for the boy and he came
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Prayed for the boy and he came back to life.
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Back to life. later, there was a great famine
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Later, there was a great famine in the land.
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In the land. elisha told this woman that she
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Elisha told this woman that she needed to move to another city
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Needed to move to another city because the food was going to be
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Because the food was going to be so scarce.
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So scarce. so she left there and went to
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So she left there and went to the land of the philistines.
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The land of the philistines. seven years later, the famine
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Seven years later, the famine was over.
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Was over. she was so excited about coming
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She was so excited about coming back home but when she arrived
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Back home but when she arrived she found that somebody was
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She found that somebody was living in her house, farming her
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Living in her house, farming her land, making money off of her
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Land, making money off of her property.
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Property. she couldn't believe it.
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She couldn't believe it. she said, "what are you doing
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She said, "what are you doing here? this is my house. i built
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Here? this is my house. i built this place."
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This place." they wouldn't budge.
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They wouldn't budge. they weren't about to leave.
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They weren't about to leave. she didn't know what to do so
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She didn't know what to do so she decided to go see the king.
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She decided to go see the king. now, this king wasn't a godly
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Now, this king wasn't a godly man.
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Man. she didn't have any connection
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She didn't have any connection with him.
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With him. she didn't even know if the king
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She didn't even know if the king would see her.
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Would see her. but when she arrived it just so
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But when she arrived it just so happened that gehazi, that was
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Happened that gehazi, that was the assistant to elisha, he
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The assistant to elisha, he happened to be there visiting
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Happened to be there visiting with the king.
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With the king. the king was very intrigued by
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The king was very intrigued by the prophet elisha.
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The prophet elisha. he asked gehazi to tell him some
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He asked gehazi to tell him some stories about the miracles that
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Stories about the miracles that elisha had performed.
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Elisha had performed. it just so happened that gehazi
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It just so happened that gehazi started off telling this story
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Started off telling this story about this little boy that died
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About this little boy that died and how elisha prayed and he
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And how elisha prayed and he came back to life.
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Came back to life. right as he was telling it,
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Right as he was telling it, perfectly on cue, this lady
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Perfectly on cue, this lady walked in the room.
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Walked in the room. gehazi was amazed.
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Gehazi was amazed. he said, "king! that's the lady
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He said, "king! that's the lady i'm talking about right there.
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I'm talking about right there. it was her son that came back to
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It was her son that came back to life."
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Life." the king said, "is this true?"
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The king said, "is this true?" she said, "exactly true."
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She said, "exactly true." the king was so moved not only
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The king was so moved not only by the miracle; but by the fact
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By the miracle; but by the fact that this lady had shown up
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That this lady had shown up unannounced perfectly on cue.
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Unannounced perfectly on cue. he said to the lady, "ma'am,
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He said to the lady, "ma'am, what can i do for you?"
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What can i do for you?" she explained her situation, how
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She explained her situation, how she had gone for seven years and
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She had gone for seven years and now she's back home and somebody
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Now she's back home and somebody was living in her house.
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Was living in her house. the king said, "no problem.
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The king said, "no problem. i'll take care of that."
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I'll take care of that." he instructed his officials to
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He instructed his officials to make sure that she not only got
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Make sure that she not only got her house back but he said, "see
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Her house back but he said, "see to it that she gets all the
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To it that she gets all the money from any crops that were
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Money from any crops that were harvested during the seven years
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Harvested during the seven years that she was gone."
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That she was gone." what she had lost by being away
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What she had lost by being away for seven years was returned to
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For seven years was returned to her in one day.
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Her in one day. that was god restoring the
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That was god restoring the years, paying her back for what
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Years, paying her back for what should have been hers.
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Should have been hers. (applause)
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(applause) now some of you are due
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Now some of you are due payback.
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Payback. you've lost some things.
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You've lost some things. the good news is they still have
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The good news is they still have your name on them: your health,
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Your name on them: your health, your dreams, your finances, your
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Your dreams, your finances, your relationships.
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Relationships. if you'll have this restoration
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If you'll have this restoration mentality, like this lady, god
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Mentality, like this lady, god will pay you back for everything
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Will pay you back for everything that should have been yours.
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That should have been yours. god can make up for seven years
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God can make up for seven years of loss with one good break.
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Of loss with one good break. god can take fifteen years of
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God can take fifteen years of struggle and lack and cause one
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Struggle and lack and cause one person to show you favor that
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Person to show you favor that will make up for those fifteen
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Will make up for those fifteen years.
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Years. you may have struggled in your
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You may have struggled in your health, in a relationship, in
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Health, in a relationship, in your mind, no peace, but get
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Your mind, no peace, but get this down in your spirit.
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This down in your spirit. it's payback time.
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It's payback time. god is going to start restoring
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God is going to start restoring everything that should have been
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Everything that should have been yours.
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Yours. (applause)
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(applause) some of you are raising a child
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Some of you are raising a child that's difficult.
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That's difficult. you never complain.
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You never complain. you love your child but it's
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You love your child but it's taken your joy, your passion.
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Taken your joy, your passion. god is going to pay you back.
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God is going to pay you back. he knows exactly what you're
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He knows exactly what you're owed.
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Owed. he is going to give you greater
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He is going to give you greater strength, greater joy.
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Strength, greater joy. you may have missed out
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You may have missed out temporarily but you need to get
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Temporarily but you need to get ready.
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Ready. what you're owed is still in
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What you're owed is still in your account and god knows how
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Your account and god knows how to get it to you.
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To get it to you. (applause)
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(applause) you may have put up with an
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You may have put up with an illness for a long time, worked
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Illness for a long time, worked at job where you're not being
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At job where you're not being treated right, struggled with an
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Treated right, struggled with an addiction for many years.
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Addiction for many years. be encouraged today.
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Be encouraged today. payday is on its way.
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Payday is on its way. god is not only going to turn it
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God is not only going to turn it around, he is going to restore
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Around, he is going to restore everything back to you that
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Everything back to you that should have been yours.
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Should have been yours. the rest of your life is going
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The rest of your life is going to be more rewarding, more
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To be more rewarding, more fulfilling, than anything you've
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Fulfilling, than anything you've experienced before.
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Experienced before. that's what it says, psalm
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That's what it says, psalm 66:12, "we went through the
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66:12, "we went through the fire, through the flood, but god
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Fire, through the flood, but god brought us out to a place of
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Brought us out to a place of great abundance."
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Great abundance." that's what god is going to do
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That's what god is going to do for you.
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For you. you've been through the famine,
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You've been through the famine, through the tough time, but you
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Through the tough time, but you passed the test.
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Passed the test. now god is going to bring you,
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Now god is going to bring you, not to a place of abundance, but
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Not to a place of abundance, but a place of great abundance,
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A place of great abundance, great joy, great friendships,
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Great joy, great friendships, great health, great income.
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Great health, great income. our attitude should be, "god,
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Our attitude should be, "god, i'm ready. i know it's payback
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I'm ready. i know it's payback time. i'm not sitting around
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Time. i'm not sitting around focused on what i lost and who
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Focused on what i lost and who hurt me and where i missed it.
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Hurt me and where i missed it. i'm focused on the fact that you
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I'm focused on the fact that you are a god of restoration. you
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Are a god of restoration. you are full of mercy. you know
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Are full of mercy. you know exactly what i'm owed. you
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Exactly what i'm owed. you promised you would pay me back
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Promised you would pay me back and bring me to a place of
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And bring me to a place of great abundance."
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Great abundance." that's the attitude that allows
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That's the attitude that allows god to restore, to make up for
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God to restore, to make up for lost time, lost health, lost
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Lost time, lost health, lost wages, lost victories.
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Wages, lost victories. one time in the old testament,
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One time in the old testament, an enemy army had surrounded the
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An enemy army had surrounded the israelites and cut off their
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Israelites and cut off their food supply.
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Food supply. the israelites were eating
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The israelites were eating things that were unthinkable.
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Things that were unthinkable. a few more days and they
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A few more days and they certainly would have starved to
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Certainly would have starved to death.
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Death. the prophet elisha showed up and
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The prophet elisha showed up and said, "by this time tomorrow
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Said, "by this time tomorrow there will be so much food
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There will be so much food you'll be able to buy a loaf of
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You'll be able to buy a loaf of bread for one penny."
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Bread for one penny." the assistant to the king said,
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The assistant to the king said, "elisha, what are you talking
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"elisha, what are you talking about? have you lost your mind?
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About? have you lost your mind? even if god opened up the
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Even if god opened up the windows of heaven that would not
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Windows of heaven that would not happen."
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Happen." notice god said, "restoration is
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Notice god said, "restoration is coming. it's going to happen
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Coming. it's going to happen sooner than you think.
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Sooner than you think. it's going to be greater than
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It's going to be greater than you imagine. you're coming to a
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You imagine. you're coming to a place of great abundance."
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Place of great abundance." but this assistant only looked
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But this assistant only looked at it in the natural.
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At it in the natural. he checked the stock report.
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He checked the stock report. he looked at his bank statement.
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He looked at his bank statement. he watched the nightly news.
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He watched the nightly news. he said, "it's impossible.
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He said, "it's impossible. there's no way that could
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There's no way that could happen."
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Happen." but there were four lepers
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But there were four lepers sitting outside the city gates.
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Sitting outside the city gates. they said, "we have nothing to
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They said, "we have nothing to lose. we're going to starve to
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Lose. we're going to starve to death anyway. let's march down
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Death anyway. let's march down toward the enemy's camp and see
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Toward the enemy's camp and see what's going on."
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What's going on." as they started walking, god
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As they started walking, god multiplied the sound of their
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Multiplied the sound of their footsteps.
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Footsteps. they sounded like a huge army
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They sounded like a huge army was approaching.
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Was approaching. the enemy army got afraid, took
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The enemy army got afraid, took off running, left their food,
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Off running, left their food, left their treasures, left the
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Left their treasures, left the whole camp filled with supplies.
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Whole camp filled with supplies. (applause)
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(applause) those four lepers went back to
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Those four lepers went back to their family, the israelites,
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Their family, the israelites, and said, "come with us.
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And said, "come with us. there's more than enough."
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There's more than enough." the people were so excited, so
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The people were so excited, so hungry, they took off running
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Hungry, they took off running out of the city to go get the
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Out of the city to go get the food.
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Food. this assistant that said it
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This assistant that said it would never happen was in
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Would never happen was in control of the gate.
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Control of the gate. when the people came out running
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When the people came out running so fast he got knocked down and
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So fast he got knocked down and was trampled to death.
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Was trampled to death. he said it would never happen
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He said it would never happen and for him, he was exactly
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And for him, he was exactly right. it never happened.
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Right. it never happened. (laughter)
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(laughter) god is saying today he is going
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God is saying today he is going to restore what was stolen.
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To restore what was stolen. he is going to pay you back for
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He is going to pay you back for what you lost.
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What you lost. he is going to bring you to a
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He is going to bring you to a place of great abundance.
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Place of great abundance. now here's my challenge.
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Now here's my challenge. (applause)
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(applause) don't be like this man.
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Don't be like this man. "oh, i don't see how it could
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"oh, i don't see how it could happen. i never get any good
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Happen. i never get any good breaks. i've been through too
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Breaks. i've been through too much."
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Much." no, that's going to keep you
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No, that's going to keep you from god's best.
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From god's best. you've got to have this
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You've got to have this restoration mentality,
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Restoration mentality, "god, i agree. i know it's
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"god, i agree. i know it's payback time. i want to thank
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Payback time. i want to thank you, lord, for restoring the
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You, lord, for restoring the health, the peace, the joy,
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Health, the peace, the joy, the finances, the ideas,
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The finances, the ideas, everything that belongs
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Everything that belongs to me."
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To me." that's what allows god to work.
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That's what allows god to work. but some of you have let your
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But some of you have let your thoughts and discouragement and
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Thoughts and discouragement and what you've been through talk
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What you've been through talk you out of it.
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You out of it. but today is a new day. faith
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But today is a new day. faith is rising. strongholds are
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Is rising. strongholds are being broken. favor is coming.
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Being broken. favor is coming. because you have this
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Because you have this restoration mentality god is not
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Restoration mentality god is not only going to restore what's
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Only going to restore what's been stolen but i believe and
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Been stolen but i believe and declare you're coming out
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Declare you're coming out stronger, promoted, increased,
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Stronger, promoted, increased, healthier, wiser.
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Healthier, wiser. you're coming out to a place of
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You're coming out to a place of abundance.
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Abundance. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. if you receive it can you say,
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If you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (amen.)
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"amen" today? (amen.) (cheering/applause)
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(cheering/applause) well, we never like to close
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Well, we never like to close our broadcasts without giving
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Our broadcasts without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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You 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,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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He is going to take you places you've never dreamed of.
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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A devotional called today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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For a better life. it's designed to help
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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And peace over frustration
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with scripture
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With scripture and practical encouragement
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And practical encouragement to help you live
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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You can't wait to see what kind of day
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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A more blessed, fulfilled life. i'd love to send you a copy.
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I'd love to send you a copy. as our way of saying thank you
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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Every day begins with a choice,
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Every day begins with a choice, and this inspiring book
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Is packed with powerful devotional truths
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With powerful devotional truths that will help you
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That will help you in the specific challenges
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In the specific challenges you face in life,
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You face in life, including: today,
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Including: today, i choose to
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I choose to turn down the noise,
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To be happy, to trust god's timing.
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To trust god's timing. they will transform
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They will transform your attitude, your outlook,
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Your attitude, your outlook, your entire day.
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Your entire day. as you embrace
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As you embrace these biblical principles,
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These biblical principles, you'll see problems dissolve,
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You'll see problems dissolve, hope restored, mountains move.
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Choose the joy and happiness
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Choose the joy and happiness god has chosen for you.
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When you make choices based on what
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Based on what god says about you,
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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You're going to live happier, have more peace,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. 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 pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. we sure appreciate your prayer
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And a special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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And until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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The powerful promise of psalm 118:24.
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Of psalm 118:24. this is the day
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This is the day the lord has made.
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The lord has made. we will rejoice
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We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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And be glad in it. choose every morning
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Choose every morning to begin
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To begin with a declaration of god's
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With a declaration of god's eternal promise.
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Joel Osteen - A Restoration Mentality

June 6, 2026 | 27:29

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