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Joel Osteen - The Rewards of Integrity

November 25, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Rewards of Integrity | November 25, 2025

>> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. if you're ever in our area,
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If you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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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. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny and i heard
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Something funny and i heard about this groom, during the
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About this groom, during the wedding rehearsal he said to
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Wedding rehearsal he said to the minister, "i'll make a
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The minister, "i'll make a deal with you.
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Deal with you. during the vows, if you'll
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During the vows, if you'll leave out all that honor,
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Leave out all that honor, obey, love stuff, i'll give
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Obey, love stuff, i'll give you a hundred dollars."
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You a hundred dollars." he slipped a hundred dollar
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He slipped a hundred dollar bill into the minister's
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Bill into the minister's hand, walked away with a
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Hand, walked away with a smile.
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Smile. the next day during the
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The next day during the ceremony, the minister said
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Ceremony, the minister said to him, "do you promise to
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To him, "do you promise to bow down before your wife,
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Bow down before your wife, take her breakfast in bed,
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Take her breakfast in bed, fulfill her every desire?"
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Fulfill her every desire?" he gulped in astonishment,
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He gulped in astonishment, said in a weak voice, "i do."
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Said in a weak voice, "i do." he then whispered in the
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He then whispered in the minister's ear, "hey, i
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Minister's ear, "hey, i thought we had a deal."
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Thought we had a deal." the minister handed him his
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The minister handed him his money back and said, "your
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Money back and said, "your wife made me a much better
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Wife made me a much better offer."
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Offer." say it like you mean it,
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Say it like you mean it, "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess, my mind is
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I boldly confess, my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus's name."
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In jesus's name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about the rewards of
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About the rewards of integrity.
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Integrity. there's a lot of compromise
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There's a lot of compromise in our society, people that
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In our society, people that think nothing about being
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Think nothing about being dishonest, make underhanded
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Dishonest, make underhanded deals, not keeping their
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Deals, not keeping their word.
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Word. they wonder why they can't
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They wonder why they can't get ahead.
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Get ahead. it's because they don't have
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It's because they don't have integrity.
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Integrity. integrity is the foundation
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Integrity is the foundation that a successful life is
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That a successful life is built on.
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Built on. you can have talent, vision,
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You can have talent, vision, determination, but without
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Determination, but without integrity, you won't reach
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Integrity, you won't reach your highest potential.
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Your highest potential. now, a person of integrity
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Now, a person of integrity does the right thing when no
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Does the right thing when no one is watching.
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One is watching. they don't play on the
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They don't play on the computer because the boss
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Computer because the boss stepped away.
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Stepped away. they don't leave someone out
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They don't leave someone out of a commission because they
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Of a commission because they didn't know about the sale.
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Didn't know about the sale. they don't cut corners at the
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They don't cut corners at the job site because nobody will
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Job site because nobody will find out about it.
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Find out about it. they give it their best
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They give it their best whether anyone is there or
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Whether anyone is there or not.
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Not. when you have integrity, you
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When you have integrity, you don't take supplies from the
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Don't take supplies from the office to bring home to use.
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Office to bring home to use. you don't show up late to
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You don't show up late to work and have somebody clock
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Work and have somebody clock in earlier for you.
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In earlier for you. you don't spend half the day
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You don't spend half the day making personal phone calls
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Making personal phone calls at the office.
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At the office. "well, they don't pay me
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"well, they don't pay me enough anyway."
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Enough anyway." maybe not, but that's not
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Maybe not, but that's not integrity.
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Integrity. if you'll do the right thing,
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If you'll do the right thing, god will make it up to you.
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God will make it up to you. he's keeping the records.
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He's keeping the records. many things we face are
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Many things we face are simply tests.
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Simply tests. god is seeing, are we ready
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God is seeing, are we ready to go higher?
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To go higher? maybe the bank teller gives
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Maybe the bank teller gives you too much money in return,
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You too much money in return, are you going to have
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Are you going to have integrity, go back and make
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Integrity, go back and make things right, or are you
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Things right, or are you gonna say, "thank you jesus,
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Gonna say, "thank you jesus, you did it again"?
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You did it again"? that is not the answer to
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That is not the answer to your prayer.
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Your prayer. do you call in sick to work,
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Do you call in sick to work, coughing, sniffling so you
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Coughing, sniffling so you can take the day off and go
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Can take the day off and go shopping?
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Shopping? you could win an academy
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You could win an academy award with that performance,
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Award with that performance, but that's not integrity.
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But that's not integrity. don't be surprised if you
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Don't be surprised if you can't find anything at the
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Can't find anything at the store.
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Store. they don't have your size,
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They don't have your size, nobody will wait on you,
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Nobody will wait on you, traffic's backed up.
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Traffic's backed up. maybe it's because there's no
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Maybe it's because there's no blessing on it.
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Blessing on it. we can't deceive people and
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We can't deceive people and expect to have his favor.
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Expect to have his favor. when somebody knocks on your
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When somebody knocks on your door at home and you don't
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Door at home and you don't feel like visiting, do you
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Feel like visiting, do you tell your child, "go answer,
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Tell your child, "go answer, tell them i'm not here."
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Tell them i'm not here." that works, but it's not
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That works, but it's not integrity.
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Integrity. don't complain when your
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Don't complain when your child doesn't tell the truth.
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Child doesn't tell the truth. we're leading by example.
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We're leading by example. we can tell our children, "do
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We can tell our children, "do the right thing.
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The right thing. stay on the high road," but
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Stay on the high road," but if they see us compromising,
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If they see us compromising, they're going to do the same
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They're going to do the same thing.
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Thing. when you integrity, you pay
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When you integrity, you pay your bills, you don't sweep
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Your bills, you don't sweep things under the rug.
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Things under the rug. you keep your commitments.
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You keep your commitments. don't buy things that you
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Don't buy things that you know you can't pay for.
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Know you can't pay for. "well, joel, i'm stretching
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"well, joel, i'm stretching my faith.
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My faith. i'm believing for increase."
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I'm believing for increase." stretch your faith before you
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Stretch your faith before you sign on the dotted line.
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Sign on the dotted line. let god bless you first.
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Let god bless you first. once you have the funds, then
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Once you have the funds, then you can purchase it but it's
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You can purchase it but it's not integrity to make
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Not integrity to make commitments that you know
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Commitments that you know you're not going to be able
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You're not going to be able to keep.
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To keep. don't promise people the moon
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Don't promise people the moon when you know you can't get
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When you know you can't get to the clouds.
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To the clouds. don't write a check and then
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Don't write a check and then pray for three days hoping
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Pray for three days hoping it'll clear.
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It'll clear. check your balance first.
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Check your balance first. be honest, be trustworthy, be
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Be honest, be trustworthy, be a person of your word.
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A person of your word. your reputation is one of the
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Your reputation is one of the most valuable things you
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Most valuable things you have.
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Have. proverbs says, "a good name
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Proverbs says, "a good name is worth more than great
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Is worth more than great riches."
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Riches." you can have great wealth and
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You can have great wealth and be looked down on, seen as
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Be looked down on, seen as shady but when you're a
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Shady but when you're a person of integrity, when
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Person of integrity, when people look at you and think,
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People look at you and think, "i can trust them.
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"i can trust them. they always do the right
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They always do the right thing.
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Thing. they're honest, they're fair.
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They're honest, they're fair. they don't talk to me one way
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They don't talk to me one way and then talk to my friends
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And then talk to my friends behind my back another way.
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Behind my back another way. they're consistent."
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They're consistent." your reputation is too
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Your reputation is too important to let it become
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Important to let it become tarnished by not having
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Tarnished by not having integrity.
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Integrity. when you do the right thing,
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When you do the right thing, when you stay on the high
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When you stay on the high road, that will take you much
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Road, that will take you much further than being dishonest,
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Further than being dishonest, manipulating, trying to gain
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Manipulating, trying to gain an unfair advantage.
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An unfair advantage. we can't turn in an
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We can't turn in an exaggerated expense account
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Exaggerated expense account and expect to be blessed.
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And expect to be blessed. we can't be deceitful on
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We can't be deceitful on taxes and expect to have
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Taxes and expect to have god's favor.
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God's favor. i knew a man, he tapped into
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I knew a man, he tapped into the cable line behind his
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The cable line behind his house and brought cable into
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House and brought cable into his home without paying for
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His home without paying for it.
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It. he was so proud of it, he
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He was so proud of it, he bragged to us for years how
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Bragged to us for years how he was saving $40 a month.
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He was saving $40 a month. that man never did rise out
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That man never did rise out of mediocrity, constantly
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Of mediocrity, constantly struggled, barely got by.
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Struggled, barely got by. he thought he was gaining an
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He thought he was gaining an advantage.
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Advantage. the truth is, he was putting
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The truth is, he was putting himself at a disadvantage.
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Himself at a disadvantage. you may gain with people,
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You may gain with people, gain some material things,
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Gain some material things, but what if you lose with
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But what if you lose with god?
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God? he controls the universe.
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He controls the universe. he's the one that can open
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He's the one that can open the windows of help and pour
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The windows of help and pour out blessings that you can't
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Out blessings that you can't contain.
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Contain. i would rather have favor
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I would rather have favor with god than favor with
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With god than favor with people.
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People. that man would have been
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That man would have been better off to pay the $40 so
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Better off to pay the $40 so he could have god's blessing.
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He could have god's blessing. there's a lot we can get by
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There's a lot we can get by with, hide, exaggerate, but
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With, hide, exaggerate, but anything we gain without
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Anything we gain without integrity won't be as good as
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Integrity won't be as good as it could have been.
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It could have been. it's better to be truthful
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It's better to be truthful and have less, then god's
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And have less, then god's favor will take you further.
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Favor will take you further. john chapter 1, jesus saw a
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John chapter 1, jesus saw a man named nathanael coming
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Man named nathanael coming toward him.
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Toward him. verse 47 says, "jesus knew
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Verse 47 says, "jesus knew nathanael's thoughts.
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Nathanael's thoughts. he honored him saying, 'here
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He honored him saying, 'here comes a man in whom there is
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Comes a man in whom there is no deceit, an upright, honest
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No deceit, an upright, honest man that is free from
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Man that is free from hypocrisy and double
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Hypocrisy and double standards.'"
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Standards.'" that should be our goal.
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That should be our goal. "god, i want to be so above
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"god, i want to be so above board, so full of integrity,
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Board, so full of integrity, that you'll describe me like
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That you'll describe me like you describe nathaniel, that
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You describe nathaniel, that there is no deceit in me."
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There is no deceit in me." "well, joel, that's not me."
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"well, joel, that's not me." maybe not yet, but it can be.
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Maybe not yet, but it can be. you can become a nathaniel.
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You can become a nathaniel. you can make decisions that
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You can make decisions that honor god.
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Honor god. when you have integrity,
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When you have integrity, you're the same in private as
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You're the same in private as you are in public.
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You are in public. we don't treat people at work
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We don't treat people at work nice and kind and then come
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Nice and kind and then come home and be rude and harsh to
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Home and be rude and harsh to your family.
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Your family. that's not integrity, that's
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That's not integrity, that's hypocrisy.
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Hypocrisy. you should treat your family
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You should treat your family better than you treat anyone
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Better than you treat anyone else.
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Else. don't be kinder to strangers
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Don't be kinder to strangers than you are to your own
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Than you are to your own spouse.
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Spouse. don't be more considerate to
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Don't be more considerate to coworkers than you are to the
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Coworkers than you are to the people that live in your own
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People that live in your own house.
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House. be consistent.
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Be consistent. some people on sundays is,
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Some people on sundays is, "god bless you, great to see
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"god bless you, great to see you."
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You." they'll wave real big, real
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They'll wave real big, real friendly but on mondays, if
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Friendly but on mondays, if you cut them off in traffic,
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You cut them off in traffic, they'll wave with one finger
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They'll wave with one finger in the air.
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In the air. that's being two faced.
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That's being two faced. that's a pretender.
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That's a pretender. you have to get honest with
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You have to get honest with yourself.
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Yourself. i'm not asking you to be
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I'm not asking you to be perfect, i'm asking you to be
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Perfect, i'm asking you to be real.
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Real. you'll never change if you
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You'll never change if you don't first acknowledge that
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Don't first acknowledge that there's some pretending going
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There's some pretending going on.
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On. the next time you're tempted
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The next time you're tempted to switch over to the pretend
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To switch over to the pretend you, the compromising you,
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You, the compromising you, the dishonest you, put your
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The dishonest you, put your foot down.
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Foot down. say, "no, i'm not going
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Say, "no, i'm not going there.
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There. that is not who i am.
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That is not who i am. that's an imitation.
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That's an imitation. i am kind, loving, honest,
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I am kind, loving, honest, trustworthy, calm,
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Trustworthy, calm, consistent."
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Consistent." you talk to your ourself that
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You talk to your ourself that way long enough and you'll
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Way long enough and you'll have integrity with yourself.
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Have integrity with yourself. you'll become consistent the
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You'll become consistent the same on monday as you are on
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Same on monday as you are on sunday, the same at work as
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Sunday, the same at work as you are at home.
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You are at home. this is what i saw growing up
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This is what i saw growing up with my parents.
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With my parents. they were the same in the
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They were the same in the pulpit as they were at home.
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Pulpit as they were at home. they weren't loving in public
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They weren't loving in public and then hateful in private.
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And then hateful in private. i believe this is one reason
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I believe this is one reason that all of us kids, with the
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That all of us kids, with the exception of my brother paul,
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Exception of my brother paul, turned out okay.
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Turned out okay. you can fool a lot of people,
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You can fool a lot of people, but you can't fool your
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But you can't fool your children.
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Children. they know when there's a
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They know when there's a double standard, they know
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Double standard, they know when there's not integrity.
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When there's not integrity. our son jonathan gave me a
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Our son jonathan gave me a compliment a while back on my
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Compliment a while back on my birthday.
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Birthday. he wrote, "my dad is one of
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He wrote, "my dad is one of the kindness people i know.
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The kindness people i know. he treats everyone he meets
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He treats everyone he meets with respect."
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With respect." i didn't know that he really
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I didn't know that he really noticed, but people are
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Noticed, but people are watching.
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Watching. parents, we are leading by
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Parents, we are leading by example.
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Example. this is not to make us feel
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This is not to make us feel pressured, but to make us
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Pressured, but to make us strive to excel, to be
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Strive to excel, to be honorable, trustworthy, kind,
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Honorable, trustworthy, kind, people that stay on the high
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People that stay on the high road.
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Road. when you have integrity,
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When you have integrity, you're not making underhanded
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You're not making underhanded deals, hoping that nobody
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Deals, hoping that nobody sees you.
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Sees you. if you have to hide what
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If you have to hide what you're doing, it's probably
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You're doing, it's probably not integrity.
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Not integrity. i've heard it said, don't do
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I've heard it said, don't do anything you wouldn't want to
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Anything you wouldn't want to read about the next day in
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Read about the next day in the newspaper.
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The newspaper. i was at a restaurant years
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I was at a restaurant years ago in another city.
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Ago in another city. we were traveling to an
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We were traveling to an event.
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Event. i had brought some lemons in
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I had brought some lemons in the car that i wanted to cut
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The car that i wanted to cut and squeeze into an energy
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And squeeze into an energy drink before i spoke, but i
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Drink before i spoke, but i forgot the knife.
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Forgot the knife. we were going straight to the
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We were going straight to the meeting, didn't have much
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Meeting, didn't have much time, so i thought, maybe at
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Time, so i thought, maybe at this restaurant, i can take
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This restaurant, i can take one of their knives.
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One of their knives. after all, i'm paying a lot
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After all, i'm paying a lot for this meal.
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For this meal. just a 3 dollar knife,
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Just a 3 dollar knife, they're not gonna miss it.
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They're not gonna miss it. they're not gonna care.
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They're not gonna care. started reasoning it out,
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Started reasoning it out, trying to justify taking a
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Trying to justify taking a knife.
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Knife. i thought, how am i gonna get
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I thought, how am i gonna get it out of here?
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It out of here? the only way is to hide it.
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The only way is to hide it. i thought, i can't do that.
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I thought, i can't do that. i'll get victoria to do it
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I'll get victoria to do it for me, my parter in crime.
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For me, my parter in crime. i finally came to my senses.
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I finally came to my senses. joel, you're a pastor, you
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Joel, you're a pastor, you are not gonna go out of here
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Are not gonna go out of here hiding a piece of silverware.
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Hiding a piece of silverware. i called the waiter over said
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I called the waiter over said sir, i need a favor.
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Sir, i need a favor. can i buy this knife?
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Can i buy this knife? he went and talked to the
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He went and talked to the manager, came back, brought
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Manager, came back, brought me a set of silverware in a
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Me a set of silverware in a bag said, "the manager said
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Bag said, "the manager said you can have it."
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You can have it." i thought, "lord, thank you,
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I thought, "lord, thank you, kept me out of prison."
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Kept me out of prison." but here's my point, it's
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But here's my point, it's much better to be open and
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Much better to be open and honest.
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Honest. i probably could have walked
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I probably could have walked out of there with some
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Out of there with some silverware hidden.
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Silverware hidden. they may not have seen it but
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They may not have seen it but here's the problem, god could
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Here's the problem, god could have seen it.
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Have seen it. the scripture says, "it's the
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The scripture says, "it's the little foxes that spoil the
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Little foxes that spoil the vines."
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Vines." i doubt many of you have big
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I doubt many of you have big areas where you're lacking
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Areas where you're lacking integrity, but maybe there's
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Integrity, but maybe there's some small things.
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Some small things. the good news is it's not
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The good news is it's not hard to correct, just takes a
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Hard to correct, just takes a little effort, digging down
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Little effort, digging down deeper to do the right thing.
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Deeper to do the right thing. it means getting out of ruts
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It means getting out of ruts where we've gotten
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Where we've gotten comfortable compromising,
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Comfortable compromising, doing things that are less
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Doing things that are less than our best.
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Than our best. david said in psalm 101, "i
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David said in psalm 101, "i will lead a life of integrity
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Will lead a life of integrity in my own home."
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In my own home." he was saying, "when nobody
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He was saying, "when nobody can see me, i'm going to do
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Can see me, i'm going to do the right thing.
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The right thing. when i could slack off,
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When i could slack off, compromise, give into
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Compromise, give into temptation, be dishonest,
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Temptation, be dishonest, instead i'm going to take the
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Instead i'm going to take the right road.
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Right road. i'm going to be a person of
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I'm going to be a person of excellence.
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Excellence. i'm going to show god he can
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I'm going to show god he can trust me."
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Trust me." he went on to say, "i will
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He went on to say, "i will not look at anything impure,
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Not look at anything impure, not gonna watch things that
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Not gonna watch things that poison me."
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Poison me." verse 3 says, "i will not
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Verse 3 says, "i will not have crooked dealings, not
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Have crooked dealings, not gonna get involved in things
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Gonna get involved in things that are shady and
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That are shady and underhanded, unethical.
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Underhanded, unethical. david wasn't perfect, but he
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David wasn't perfect, but he made up his mind he was going
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Made up his mind he was going to walk in integrity starting
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To walk in integrity starting in his own home, starting in
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In his own home, starting in his private life.
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His private life. we can fool a lot of people
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We can fool a lot of people in public, but what god is
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In public, but what god is concerned with is what goes
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Concerned with is what goes on behind closed doors.
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On behind closed doors. the scripture talks about the
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The scripture talks about the hidden man of our heart,
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Hidden man of our heart, that's our motives, what we
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That's our motives, what we do in secret.
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Do in secret. how you live in private will
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How you live in private will determine how high you go in
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Determine how high you go in public.
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Public. and people may not be
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And people may not be watching, but god is
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Watching, but god is watching.
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Watching. don't take that as something
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Don't take that as something negative like, "oh man, i'm
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Negative like, "oh man, i'm gonna get caught.
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Gonna get caught. i'm in trouble."
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I'm in trouble." take it as a challenge.
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Take it as a challenge. god is watching to see when
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God is watching to see when he can promote you.
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He can promote you. he's waiting to see when you
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He's waiting to see when you pass these tests so he can
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Pass these tests so he can take you to new levels.
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Take you to new levels. i wonder how much higher we
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I wonder how much higher we would go, how much more favor
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Would go, how much more favor and promotion we'd see if we
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And promotion we'd see if we would deal with the areas
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Would deal with the areas that we know are holding us
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That we know are holding us back.
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Back. start make things right,
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Start make things right, having integrity in your
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Having integrity in your finances, in your
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Finances, in your relationships, in how you
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Relationships, in how you treat people.
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Treat people. "well joel, i didn't want to
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"well joel, i didn't want to hear about integrity today.
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Hear about integrity today. i wanted to hear about
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I wanted to hear about prosperity."
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Prosperity." you will never have
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You will never have prosperity if you don't first
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Prosperity if you don't first have integrity.
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Have integrity. the two go hand in hand.
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The two go hand in hand. i was at a music store with
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I was at a music store with jonathan when he was ten
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Jonathan when he was ten years old and buying some
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Years old and buying some equipment for his guitar.
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Equipment for his guitar. when i went to pay, the man
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When i went to pay, the man told me that lakewood had an
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Told me that lakewood had an account there and we could
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Account there and we could put it on that account.
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Put it on that account. and i told him that this was
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And i told him that this was personal and i didn't want to
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Personal and i didn't want to do that.
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Do that. he gave me the bill and the
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He gave me the bill and the tax on it was $20.
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Tax on it was $20. he said, "at least let me put
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He said, "at least let me put this under lakewood's name,
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This under lakewood's name, that way you won't have to
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That way you won't have to pay the tax."
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Pay the tax." lakewood is a church and
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Lakewood is a church and churches are tax exempt.
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Churches are tax exempt. i said, "thanks so much but
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I said, "thanks so much but no, i want to pay the tax
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No, i want to pay the tax too.
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Too. this is totally personal."
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This is totally personal." he looked at me so strange,
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He looked at me so strange, kind of shook his head like,
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Kind of shook his head like, "man, you are way over board.
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"man, you are way over board. nobody would know you didn't
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Nobody would know you didn't pay the tax.
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Pay the tax. my company wouldn't know, the
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My company wouldn't know, the church wouldn't know, the irs
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Church wouldn't know, the irs wouldn't know."
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Wouldn't know." what he didn't realize is
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What he didn't realize is someone was watching more
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Someone was watching more important than all those that
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Important than all those that he mentioned, the most high
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He mentioned, the most high god sees everything we do.
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God sees everything we do. these are opportunities for
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These are opportunities for us to pass the test.
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Us to pass the test. if god can trust me to be
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If god can trust me to be honest with $20, maybe he can
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Honest with $20, maybe he can trust me to handle
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Trust me to handle 20,000, or 20 million, or 200
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20,000, or 20 million, or 200 million.
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Million. i would hate to think i
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I would hate to think i didn't reach my destiny
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Didn't reach my destiny because of small things i
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Because of small things i wasn't honest in, small areas
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Wasn't honest in, small areas that i didn't pass the test.
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That i didn't pass the test. sure, i could have saved $20,
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Sure, i could have saved $20, but what is that in
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But what is that in comparison to having the
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Comparison to having the blessing and favor of the
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Blessing and favor of the creator of the universe?
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Creator of the universe? when god can trust you, when
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When god can trust you, when you prove to him that you're
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You prove to him that you're a person of integrity, there
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A person of integrity, there is no limit to how high he
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Is no limit to how high he will take you.
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Will take you. i saw this with my father, he
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I saw this with my father, he was a man of great integrity.
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Was a man of great integrity. if there was the smallest
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If there was the smallest question of something not
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Question of something not being above board, perfectly
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Being above board, perfectly ethical, we wouldn't have
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Ethical, we wouldn't have anything to do with it.
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Anything to do with it. through the years, people
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Through the years, people would bring deals by.
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Would bring deals by. "hey, you got that big
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"hey, you got that big church, all those people.
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Church, all those people. you can take advantage of it,
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You can take advantage of it, make some extra funds."
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Make some extra funds." my father valued god's
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My father valued god's blessing on his life more
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Blessing on his life more than what any person could
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Than what any person could come up with.
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Come up with. he taught me to have a high
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He taught me to have a high standard and if you don't
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Standard and if you don't feel good about something,
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Feel good about something, you have to talk yourself
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You have to talk yourself into it, make excuses as to
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Into it, make excuses as to why it's okay.
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Why it's okay. it's not worth it.
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It's not worth it. you will never go wrong by
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You will never go wrong by taking the high road.
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Taking the high road. short term, i could have
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Short term, i could have saved 20 bucks, longterm i
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Saved 20 bucks, longterm i may not be where i am.
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May not be where i am. prove to god that he can
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Prove to god that he can trust you, that you'll go the
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Trust you, that you'll go the extra mile to do what's
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Extra mile to do what's right.
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Right. you may have to say no to
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You may have to say no to some things that people don't
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Some things that people don't understand, not do what all
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Understand, not do what all your coworkers do.
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Your coworkers do. maybe they're fine with
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Maybe they're fine with slacking up.
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Slacking up. they're okay with spending
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They're okay with spending company money on personal
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Company money on personal things.
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Things. don't judge them.
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Don't judge them. that's not our business, but
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That's not our business, but don't become like them.
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Don't become like them. don't lower your standards.
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Don't lower your standards. they're not going where
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They're not going where you're going.
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You're going. you may not be able to do
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You may not be able to do everything your family
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Everything your family members do, watch what they
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Members do, watch what they watch, do business like do
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Watch, do business like do business.
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Business. there's a price to pay to
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There's a price to pay to become all you were created
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Become all you were created to be.
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To be. if it was easy, anybody would
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If it was easy, anybody would do it.
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Do it. this takes people that have a
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This takes people that have a made up mind, "i'm going to
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Made up mind, "i'm going to honor god, not gonna
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Honor god, not gonna compromise, take shortcuts,
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Compromise, take shortcuts, do things that are not
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Do things that are not ethical.
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Ethical. not gonna push people down to
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Not gonna push people down to get an advantage, not gonna
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Get an advantage, not gonna be sloppy in my business
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Be sloppy in my business dealings.
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Dealings. i'm going to be a person of
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I'm going to be a person of integrity, trustworthy,
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Integrity, trustworthy, honorable," that's the kind
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Honorable," that's the kind of people that god rewards.
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Of people that god rewards. sometimes when we compromise
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Sometimes when we compromise and do things that are
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And do things that are questionable, we think we're
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Questionable, we think we're gaining an advantage with
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Gaining an advantage with people.
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People. we're getting the upper hand
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We're getting the upper hand but when you walk in
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But when you walk in integrity, you're gaining an
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Integrity, you're gaining an advantage with god.
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Advantage with god. his favor on your life will
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His favor on your life will take you further than any
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Take you further than any advantage with people.
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Advantage with people. you may have made mistakes in
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You may have made mistakes in the past, not had integrity
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The past, not had integrity in certain areas, that's
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In certain areas, that's okay, we all have.
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Okay, we all have. my challenge is start make
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My challenge is start make things right.
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Things right. let today be a new day.
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Let today be a new day. don't go the next 30 years
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Don't go the next 30 years letting the same things hold
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Letting the same things hold you back.
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You back. when my father was in his 20s
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When my father was in his 20s back in the 1940s, he bought
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Back in the 1940s, he bought two suits on credit from a
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Two suits on credit from a store in fort worth.
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Store in fort worth. he had good intentions.
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He had good intentions. he was planning on paying
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He was planning on paying them back, but he got busy
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Them back, but he got busy and things came up.
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And things came up. he never did.
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He never did. years went by and he'd
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Years went by and he'd forgotten about it.
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Forgotten about it. one day he was driving
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One day he was driving through fort worth and
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Through fort worth and suddenly he remembered.
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Suddenly he remembered. it bothered him that he had
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It bothered him that he had never paid that debt.
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Never paid that debt. he got in the phone book but
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He got in the phone book but couldn't find the name of the
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Couldn't find the name of the company, so he drove to the
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Company, so he drove to the location but they were closed
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Location but they were closed down.
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Down. the people next door said
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The people next door said they had been out of business
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They had been out of business for many years.
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For many years. he would have thought, "i did
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He would have thought, "i did my best, i tried."
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My best, i tried." he didn't stop there.
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He didn't stop there. he found out who the owners
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He found out who the owners were.
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Were. they had passed away, but he
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They had passed away, but he was able to track down one of
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Was able to track down one of their children.
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Their children. he called this man, he was my
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He called this man, he was my father's age, and explained
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Father's age, and explained that he owed them for two
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That he owed them for two suits he didn't pay for back
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Suits he didn't pay for back in the 1940s.
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In the 1940s. the man says, "sir, don't
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The man says, "sir, don't worry about it.
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Worry about it. we've been out of business.
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We've been out of business. we're all doing fine."
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We're all doing fine." my dad thanked him for being
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My dad thanked him for being so gracious but said, "no, i
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So gracious but said, "no, i still want to pay you."
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Still want to pay you." he drove to his house, gave
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He drove to his house, gave him a check with interest 40
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Him a check with interest 40 years later.
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Years later. no wonder god blessed my
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No wonder god blessed my father.
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Father. no wonder he took him higher
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No wonder he took him higher and higher.
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And higher. it wasn't that he just had
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It wasn't that he just had great talent, he had great
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Great talent, he had great integrity.
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Integrity. he was determined to make
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He was determined to make things right.
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Things right. there was a very wealthy man
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There was a very wealthy man that had a friend that was a
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That had a friend that was a builder.
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Builder. this builder had been down on
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This builder had been down on his luck and not had much
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His luck and not had much business.
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Business. the man felt sorry for him,
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The man felt sorry for him, decided to help him out.
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Decided to help him out. he gave him a set of plans
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He gave him a set of plans with a check for $200,000.
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With a check for $200,000. he said, "i want you to use
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He said, "i want you to use these funds to build me a new
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These funds to build me a new house.
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House. you handle all the details,
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You handle all the details, just call me when you're
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Just call me when you're done."
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Done." he assured him he would pay
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He assured him he would pay him very well if he'd do a
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Him very well if he'd do a good job.
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Good job. this builder was so excited
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This builder was so excited that he finally had some
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That he finally had some work, but he got to thinking
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Work, but he got to thinking if would cut a few corners,
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If would cut a few corners, save a little here, save a
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Save a little here, save a little there, he could pocket
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Little there, he could pocket some of that money without
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Some of that money without anybody knowing about it.
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Anybody knowing about it. so, he went out and found the
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So, he went out and found the cheapest concrete he could
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Cheapest concrete he could find, had the workers water
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Find, had the workers water it down so it could go
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It down so it could go further.
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Further. he saved several thousand
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He saved several thousand dollars on the foundation.
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Dollars on the foundation. he bought the cheapest
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He bought the cheapest lumber, some of it was old,
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Lumber, some of it was old, crooked, warped, he didn't
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Crooked, warped, he didn't care.
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Care. it was gonna be behind the
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It was gonna be behind the walls, nobody would see it.
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Walls, nobody would see it. he got the cheapest plumber,
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He got the cheapest plumber, cheapest electricity, on and
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Cheapest electricity, on and on right and left cutting
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On right and left cutting corners, pocketing the money.
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Corners, pocketing the money. when he finished, he had
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When he finished, he had saved nearly $40,000.
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Saved nearly $40,000. he was so happy.
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He was so happy. he called the owner over to
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He called the owner over to look at the new house.
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Look at the new house. the owner was very impressed,
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The owner was very impressed, looked beautiful on the
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Looked beautiful on the outside.
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Outside. you couldn't tell he had cut
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You couldn't tell he had cut corners.
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Corners. this builder couldn't wait to
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This builder couldn't wait to see how much he was going to
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See how much he was going to get paid.
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Get paid. he knew the owner was a very
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He knew the owner was a very generous man.
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Generous man. the owner said, "you know, i
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The owner said, "you know, i don't really need a new
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Don't really need a new house.
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House. i have a beautiful one.
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I have a beautiful one. i just wanted to help you
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I just wanted to help you out."
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Out." he handed him the keys and
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He handed him the keys and said, "here, you just built
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Said, "here, you just built your own house."
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Your own house." the builder nearly passed
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The builder nearly passed out.
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Out. he thought, "if i'd known it
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He thought, "if i'd known it was gonna be mine, i'd built
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Was gonna be mine, i'd built it a whole lot better."
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It a whole lot better." we may not realize it, but we
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We may not realize it, but we are building our own house.
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Are building our own house. we can cut corners here,
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We can cut corners here, compromise there.
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Compromise there. it's not hurting anyone
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It's not hurting anyone except ourselves.
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Except ourselves. everything may look fine on
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Everything may look fine on the outside, what matters is
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The outside, what matters is what's happening on the
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What's happening on the inside.
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Inside. are we watering down our
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Are we watering down our foundation, not being
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Foundation, not being trustworthy in commitments,
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Trustworthy in commitments, slacking off at the office?
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Slacking off at the office? what kind of materials are
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What kind of materials are you putting into your house?
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You putting into your house? i'm asking you to be a person
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I'm asking you to be a person of integrity, do the right
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Of integrity, do the right thing when nobody is
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Thing when nobody is watching.
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Watching. don't let small things keep
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Don't let small things keep you from the big destiny god
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You from the big destiny god has in store.
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Has in store. start passing these tests, be
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Start passing these tests, be honorable, trustworthy, a
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Honorable, trustworthy, a person of your word.
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Person of your word. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare because you walk
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And declare because you walk in integrity, god is going to
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In integrity, god is going to have a shield around you.
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Have a shield around you. he's going to keep you from
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He's going to keep you from making major mistakes.
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Making major mistakes. you're not only going to be
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You're not only going to be protected, but you're going
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Protected, but you're going to see promotion, good
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To see promotion, good breaks, new levels, the
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Breaks, new levels, the fullness of your destiny in
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Fullness of your destiny in jesus's name.
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Jesus's name. and if you receive it, can
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And if you receive it, can you say, "amen" today?
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I'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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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. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing over
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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Your destiny is too great,
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Your destiny is too great, your calling too important,
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Your calling too important, and your future too bright
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And your future too bright to live in fear.
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To live in fear. fear may knock,
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Fear may knock, but you don't have
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But you don't have to let it in.
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To let it in. it's time to let faith answer.
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It's time to let faith answer. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above fear
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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And walk in victory. fear doesn't have
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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The final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministries strong.
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To keep the ministries strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com or
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Call 888-567-joel. and for a special year-end gift
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And for a special year-end gift this month,
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This month, we're also offering the
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We're also offering the god's word work study collection
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God's word work study collection this empowering set includes
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This empowering set includes the niv,
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The niv, the message
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The message parallel bible, joel's
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Parallel bible, joel's no more fear
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No more fear devotional, the classic
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Devotional, the classic how to read your bible
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How to read your bible and enjoy it,
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And enjoy it, plus a beautifully
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Plus a beautifully crafted leather
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Crafted leather bookmark with pen.
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Bookmark with pen. you can request these inspiring
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Today. call or click anytime,
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Strengthen your spirit. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Fear and walk in victory. request these resources today.
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Joel Osteen - The Rewards of Integrity

November 25, 2025 | 29:55

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