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Joel Osteen - The Right Mirror

May 19, 2025 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - The Right Mirror | May 19, 2025

God bless you. it's great
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God bless you. it's great to be with you today. i
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To be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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Hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. we'll keep you
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Media. we'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about these three men that
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About these three men that were out in the wilderness.
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Were out in the wilderness. they came upon this
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They came upon this violent, raging river, and
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Violent, raging river, and needed to get to the other
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Needed to get to the other side. the first man prayed,
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Side. the first man prayed, “god, please give me the
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“god, please give me the strength to make it
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Strength to make it across.” and poof, god gave
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Across.” and poof, god gave him big arms and strong
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Him big arms and strong legs. he was able to swim
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Legs. he was able to swim across in two hours. the
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Across in two hours. the next man prayed, “god
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Next man prayed, “god please give me the strength
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Please give me the strength and the tools to make it
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And the tools to make it across.” and poof, god gave
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Across.” and poof, god gave him a boat. he was able to
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Him a boat. he was able to row across in 30 minutes.
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Row across in 30 minutes. the next man prayed, “god
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The next man prayed, “god please give me the
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Please give me the strength, the tools and the
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Strength, the tools and the intelligence to make it
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Intelligence to make it across.” and poof, god
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Across.” and poof, god turned him into a woman.
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Turned him into a woman. she looked at the map,
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She looked at the map, hiked five minutes upstream
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Hiked five minutes upstream and walked across the
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And walked across the bridge.
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Bridge. all right, i feel like the
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All right, i feel like the women are cheering there.
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Women are cheering there. here we go, men. this is my
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Here we go, men. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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I can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus' name.
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The same in jesus' 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 right mirror.
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About the right mirror. it's so important how we
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It's so important how we see ourselves. your
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See ourselves. your self-image will determine
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Self-image will determine whether you reach your full
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Whether you reach your full potential. if you see
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Potential. if you see yourself lacking, at a
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Yourself lacking, at a disadvantage, not
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Disadvantage, not attractive, it will limit
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Attractive, it will limit your life. it's not that
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Your life. it's not that you don't have great
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You don't have great potential, it's your
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Potential, it's your self-image is distorted. we
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Self-image is distorted. we have the big rodeo here in
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Have the big rodeo here in town once a year, we always
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Town once a year, we always go early to the carnival.
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Go early to the carnival. one of the attractions is
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One of the attractions is this room filled with
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This room filled with mirrors. you walk in front
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Mirrors. you walk in front of one mirror, and it makes
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Of one mirror, and it makes you a couple feet taller.
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You a couple feet taller. another one makes your
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Another one makes your chest real big, your arms
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Chest real big, your arms exaggerated. there are
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Exaggerated. there are mirrors that leave your
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Mirrors that leave your body normal, but your head
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Body normal, but your head is shrunk, your mouth,
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Is shrunk, your mouth, nose, features are all out
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Nose, features are all out of whack. certain mirrors
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Of whack. certain mirrors make you look a hundred
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Make you look a hundred pounds heavier, body all
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Pounds heavier, body all out of proportion. none of
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Out of proportion. none of these images are true
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These images are true images. it's not who you
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Images. it's not who you really are. they're all
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Really are. they're all distorted. we're smart
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Distorted. we're smart enough to know it's just
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Enough to know it's just for fun. we get a good
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For fun. we get a good laugh and move on. but how
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Laugh and move on. but how many of us in real life
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Many of us in real life don't recognize when we're
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Don't recognize when we're looking at a distorted
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Looking at a distorted mirror? we see ourselves as
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Mirror? we see ourselves as not talented, not
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Not talented, not attractive, unqualified.
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Attractive, unqualified. now that distorted image is
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Now that distorted image is holding us back. what would
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Holding us back. what would happen if we got rid of the
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Happen if we got rid of the wrong mirror?
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Wrong mirror? the scripture says, “you've
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The scripture says, “you've been made in the image of
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Been made in the image of god.” he made you talented,
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God.” he made you talented, beautiful, smart,
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Beautiful, smart, confident. you are fully
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Confident. you are fully equipped for the purpose
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Equipped for the purpose he's laid out for you. but
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He's laid out for you. but the trick of the enemy is
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The trick of the enemy is to distort your self-image.
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To distort your self-image. he doesn't want you to see
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He doesn't want you to see yourself the way you really
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Yourself the way you really are. like that carnival,
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Are. like that carnival, he'll put up these
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He'll put up these distorted mirrors. the
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Distorted mirrors. the psalmist said, you've been
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Psalmist said, you've been fearfully and wonderfully
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Fearfully and wonderfully made. but when you look in
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Made. but when you look in his mirror, you'll see all
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His mirror, you'll see all your flaws, everything you
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Your flaws, everything you don't like will be
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Don't like will be exaggerated. you've been
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Exaggerated. you've been forgiven, redeemed, but
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Forgiven, redeemed, but when you look in that
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When you look in that mirror, you'll see all your
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Mirror, you'll see all your mistakes, failures, times
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Mistakes, failures, times you don't measure up.
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You don't measure up. looking back at you is a
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Looking back at you is a guilty, unworthy,
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Guilty, unworthy, undeserving person. it's a
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Undeserving person. it's a distorted mirror. maybe
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Distorted mirror. maybe you've been through
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You've been through disappointments, life
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Disappointments, life hasn't treated you fair.
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Hasn't treated you fair. that distorted mirror will
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That distorted mirror will come up. you'll see
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Come up. you'll see yourself defeated, at a
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Yourself defeated, at a disadvantage, nothing good
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Disadvantage, nothing good in your future. when the
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In your future. when the truth is god has beauty for
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Truth is god has beauty for those ashes. what was meant
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Those ashes. what was meant for harm, he's turning to
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For harm, he's turning to your advantage.
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Your advantage. what's the problem? you're
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What's the problem? you're looking in the wrong
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Looking in the wrong mirror. as long as you're
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Mirror. as long as you're letting that define who you
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Letting that define who you are, as long as you're
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Are, as long as you're believing those distorted
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Believing those distorted images, it will keep you
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Images, it will keep you from rising higher. you
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From rising higher. you have to get rid of that
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Have to get rid of that mirror and go get the right
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Mirror and go get the right mirror. james 1 says that
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Mirror. james 1 says that god's word is like a
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God's word is like a mirror. it reflects who you
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Mirror. it reflects who you really are. what god says
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Really are. what god says about you is the true image
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About you is the true image you need to keep in front
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You need to keep in front of you. you are not defined
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Of you. you are not defined by people, by your past, by
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By people, by your past, by how you were raised, by
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How you were raised, by what didn't work out,
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What didn't work out, you're defined by your
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You're defined by your creator. when you look in
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Creator. when you look in the mirror of god's word,
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The mirror of god's word, you'll find that you are
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You'll find that you are valuable, you are talented,
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Valuable, you are talented, you are confident, favored,
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You are confident, favored, blessed, worthy. as you see
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Blessed, worthy. as you see yourself the way god sees
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Yourself the way god sees you, it begins to heal
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You, it begins to heal damaged self-images. his
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Damaged self-images. his word will repair the hurts,
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Word will repair the hurts, the scars, the unfair
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The scars, the unfair things that have caused you
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Things that have caused you to see yourself as lacking,
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To see yourself as lacking, inferior, unqualified. keep
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Inferior, unqualified. keep this right mirror in front
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This right mirror in front of you. it may not happen
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Of you. it may not happen overnight, but if you will
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Overnight, but if you will keep seeing yourself the
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Keep seeing yourself the right way, little by little
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Right way, little by little you're changing.
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You're changing. maybe you're struggling
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Maybe you're struggling with an addiction. as long
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With an addiction. as long as you see yourself
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As you see yourself addicted, you're going to
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Addicted, you're going to stay that way. you need to
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Stay that way. you need to change mirrors. start
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Change mirrors. start seeing yourself whole,
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Seeing yourself whole, free, clean, restored. you
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Free, clean, restored. you have to see it on the
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Have to see it on the inside before it will
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Inside before it will happen on the outside. you
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Happen on the outside. you won't be successful with a
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Won't be successful with a negative image of yourself.
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Negative image of yourself. like a magnet, how you see
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Like a magnet, how you see yourself will keep pulling
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Yourself will keep pulling you toward it. if you see
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You toward it. if you see yourself struggling, barely
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Yourself struggling, barely getting by, scarcity
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Getting by, scarcity mentality, you're moving
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Mentality, you're moving toward it. what would
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Toward it. what would happen if you would change
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Happen if you would change mirrors? start seeing
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Mirrors? start seeing yourself as blessed,
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Yourself as blessed, prosperous, talented,
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Prosperous, talented, having a bountiful year.
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Having a bountiful year. then because you have the
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Then because you have the right image, because you're
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Right image, because you're in agreement with god,
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In agreement with god, you're moving toward
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You're moving toward abundance, overflow, good
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Abundance, overflow, good breaks, a bountiful life.
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Breaks, a bountiful life. if you see yourself as
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If you see yourself as lonely, not a good
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Lonely, not a good personality, inferior,
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Personality, inferior, you're moving toward
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You're moving toward loneliness, not having
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Loneliness, not having friends, not meeting
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Friends, not meeting anyone. do yourself a
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Anyone. do yourself a favor, change mirrors.
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Favor, change mirrors. you're beautiful, you're
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You're beautiful, you're attractive, you're one of a
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Attractive, you're one of a kind, you've been crowned
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Kind, you've been crowned with favor, you're a prize,
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With favor, you're a prize, whoever gets you, it's like
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Whoever gets you, it's like they won the lottery. when
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They won the lottery. when you have the right mirror,
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You have the right mirror, you'll put your shoulders
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You'll put your shoulders back, you'll carry yourself
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Back, you'll carry yourself like the royalty god
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Like the royalty god created you to be.
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Created you to be. this is what the israelites
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This is what the israelites had to do. they had been in
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Had to do. they had been in slavery many years. god
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Slavery many years. god brought them out, parted
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Brought them out, parted the red sea and they were
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The red sea and they were headed toward the promised
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Headed toward the promised land. in the desert, they
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Land. in the desert, they didn't have a temple where
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Didn't have a temple where they could worship, a big
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They could worship, a big building, they had a tent,
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Building, they had a tent, or what they called the
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Or what they called the tabernacle where they would
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Tabernacle where they would meet. before the priests
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Meet. before the priests could go into the altar
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Could go into the altar area, they had to wash
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Area, they had to wash their hands and feet in
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Their hands and feet in this large bowl of water at
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This large bowl of water at the entry of the tent.
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The entry of the tent. what's significant is how
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What's significant is how this bowl was made. exodus
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This bowl was made. exodus 38 says, “moses made the
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38 says, “moses made the large washbasin from the
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Large washbasin from the bronze mirrors he melted
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Bronze mirrors he melted down from the israeli
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Down from the israeli women.” mirrors in that day
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Women.” mirrors in that day weren't made out of glass,
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Weren't made out of glass, they were made out of
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They were made out of polished bronze. they would
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Polished bronze. they would be so shiny, that you could
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Be so shiny, that you could see your reflection. the
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See your reflection. the israelite women got these
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Israelite women got these mirrors from the egyptians
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Mirrors from the egyptians as they were on their way
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As they were on their way out of slavery. god caused
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Out of slavery. god caused them to have favor with
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Them to have favor with their captors and they gave
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Their captors and they gave them their gold, silver and
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Them their gold, silver and fine clothing. these
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Fine clothing. these mirrors were valuable to
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Mirrors were valuable to the women. they had nothing
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The women. they had nothing special for all these
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Special for all these years, now they have these
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Years, now they have these nice bronze mirrors. then
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Nice bronze mirrors. then moses comes along and says,
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Moses comes along and says, “give me your mirrors, i
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“give me your mirrors, i want to melt them down and
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Want to melt them down and make a bowl where the
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Make a bowl where the priests will cleanse
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Priests will cleanse themselves.” he could have
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Themselves.” he could have said, “give me your pots
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Said, “give me your pots and pans. give me your
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And pans. give me your hammers and chisels, i'll
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Hammers and chisels, i'll make the washbasin out of
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Make the washbasin out of that.” but god said to the
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That.” but god said to the women, “give me your
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Women, “give me your mirrors.”
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Mirrors.” when these women looked in
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When these women looked in the mirror, they saw former
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The mirror, they saw former slaves. they saw tired,
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Slaves. they saw tired, defeated, unqualified
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Defeated, unqualified people staring back. you
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People staring back. you can imagine being in
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Can imagine being in bondage for years, working
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Bondage for years, working night and day, mistreated.
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Night and day, mistreated. those mirrors only reminded
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Those mirrors only reminded them of all they'd been
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Them of all they'd been through, how unfair it was,
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Through, how unfair it was, how unattractive, inferior
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How unattractive, inferior they were. god showed up
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They were. god showed up and said, “give me those
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And said, “give me those mirrors.” he was saying,
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Mirrors.” he was saying, “give me your image. you
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“give me your image. you can't become who i created
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Can't become who i created you to be looking in those
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You to be looking in those mirrors. let me have them.”
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Mirrors. let me have them.” notice what god did. he
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Notice what god did. he melted down the bronze
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Melted down the bronze mirrors, signifying, “i'm
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Mirrors, signifying, “i'm melting down anything that
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Melting down anything that does not reflect who i made
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Does not reflect who i made you to be. i'm melting down
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You to be. i'm melting down the shame, the heartache,
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The shame, the heartache, the guilt, the
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The guilt, the unworthiness. the next time
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Unworthiness. the next time you see this mirror, it's
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You see this mirror, it's going to be in a bowl for
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Going to be in a bowl for cleansing.” meaning, “i'm
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Cleansing.” meaning, “i'm washing away the negative
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Washing away the negative things of the past, i'm
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Things of the past, i'm washing away what the enemy
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Washing away what the enemy tried to do, i'm washing
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Tried to do, i'm washing away mistakes you've made,
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Away mistakes you've made, the bad breaks, what wasn't
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The bad breaks, what wasn't fair and i'm going to give
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Fair and i'm going to give you a new way of seeing
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You a new way of seeing yourself.”
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Yourself.” god was saying, “you can't
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God was saying, “you can't reach your destiny, unless
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Reach your destiny, unless you give me your image.”
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You give me your image.” you have to give god your
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You have to give god your mirror. don't let how you
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Mirror. don't let how you were raised, what wasn't
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Were raised, what wasn't fair, create your image,
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Fair, create your image, give it to god. he'll melt
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Give it to god. he'll melt down the wrong ways you see
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Down the wrong ways you see yourself. don't let other
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Yourself. don't let other people determine your
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People determine your image. what someone said, a
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Image. what someone said, a parent, a coach, an
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Parent, a coach, an ex-spouse, hurtful words,
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Ex-spouse, hurtful words, “you're not good enough,
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“you're not good enough, you're not talented, you're
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You're not talented, you're not attractive, you'll
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Not attractive, you'll never amount to much.” that
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Never amount to much.” that wrong mirror will keep you
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Wrong mirror will keep you in bondage. god knew if
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In bondage. god knew if these women kept seeing
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These women kept seeing themselves the way they
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Themselves the way they were, they would have lived
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Were, they would have lived defeated, insecure, feeling
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Defeated, insecure, feeling less than. he had to get
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Less than. he had to get their mirror before they
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Their mirror before they could step into the
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Could step into the fullness of what he had in
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Fullness of what he had in store. you have to give him
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Store. you have to give him your mirror first. let him
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Your mirror first. let him have your image. see
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Have your image. see yourself the way he sees
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Yourself the way he sees you, then you can go into
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You, then you can go into your promised land.
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Your promised land. in the scripture, jacob was
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In the scripture, jacob was known for being dishonest,
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Known for being dishonest, cheating people. he tricked
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Cheating people. he tricked his brother out of his
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His brother out of his birthright, went around
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Birthright, went around manipulating, conniving.
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Manipulating, conniving. his name even means
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His name even means swindler, supplanter,
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Swindler, supplanter, deceiver. he lived up to
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Deceiver. he lived up to it. you can imagine how he
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It. you can imagine how he saw himself. that still
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Saw himself. that still small voice whispered,
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Small voice whispered, “you're better than this
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“you're better than this jacob. i have a destiny for
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Jacob. i have a destiny for you to fulfill. i've put
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You to fulfill. i've put greatness in you.” god was
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Greatness in you.” god was saying, “jacob, give me
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Saying, “jacob, give me your image, get rid of that
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Your image, get rid of that distorted mirror.” i'm sure
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Distorted mirror.” i'm sure thoughts told him, “no
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Thoughts told him, “no jacob, this is just who you
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Jacob, this is just who you are, you're a fraud, you're
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Are, you're a fraud, you're a con man, just accept it.”
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A con man, just accept it.” years went by and nothing
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Years went by and nothing changed. but one day, jacob
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Changed. but one day, jacob did what i'm asking us to
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Did what i'm asking us to do. despite his flaws,
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Do. despite his flaws, despite his mistakes, he
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Despite his mistakes, he went down to the brook
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Went down to the brook alone one night to be with
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Alone one night to be with god. he thought, “i'm tired
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God. he thought, “i'm tired of living this way. i want
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Of living this way. i want to make a change.” he was
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To make a change.” he was saying in effect, “i've
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Saying in effect, “i've seen myself as a failure,
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Seen myself as a failure, i've lived condemned, i
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I've lived condemned, i don't like who i am. god,
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Don't like who i am. god, i'm going to give you my
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I'm going to give you my mirror. i'm going to see
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Mirror. i'm going to see myself the way you see me.”
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Myself the way you see me.” that night, he wrestled
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That night, he wrestled with an angel. he wouldn't
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With an angel. he wouldn't let the angel go. at
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Let the angel go. at daybreak, the angel said to
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Daybreak, the angel said to him, “you will no longer be
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Him, “you will no longer be called jacob, god is giving
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Called jacob, god is giving you a new name. you will be
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You a new name. you will be called israel.” israel
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Called israel.” israel means prince with god. god
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Means prince with god. god was saying, “i'm taking
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Was saying, “i'm taking that mirror that shows you
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That mirror that shows you as a deceiver, trickster,
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As a deceiver, trickster, con man, i'm melting that
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Con man, i'm melting that all down, i'm getting rid
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All down, i'm getting rid of all those impurities.
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Of all those impurities. now your new image will be
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Now your new image will be a prince with god.” when he
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A prince with god.” when he saw himself as a prince, he
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Saw himself as a prince, he started making choices that
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Started making choices that honored god. out of jacob,
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Honored god. out of jacob, came the twelve tribes of
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Came the twelve tribes of israel. that would have
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Israel. that would have never happened if he had
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Never happened if he had kept looking in the wrong
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Kept looking in the wrong mirror.
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Mirror. why don't you give god your
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Why don't you give god your image? he sees you
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Image? he sees you restored; you're redeemed.
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Restored; you're redeemed. he calls you a prince with
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He calls you a prince with god. but the enemy would
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God. but the enemy would love for you to go through
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Love for you to go through life with the wrong mirror.
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Life with the wrong mirror. seeing yourself as a
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Seeing yourself as a failure, focused on your
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Failure, focused on your mistakes, feeling unworthy.
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Mistakes, feeling unworthy. you don't do better when
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You don't do better when you have a negative image
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You have a negative image of yourself. that cycle
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Of yourself. that cycle keeps repeating. when you
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Keeps repeating. when you give god your mirror,
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Give god your mirror, despite what you've done
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Despite what you've done wrong, despite how you
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Wrong, despite how you feel, you start believing
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Feel, you start believing that you're forgiven, that
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That you're forgiven, that you're valuable, that
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You're valuable, that you're worthy, that you
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You're worthy, that you deserve to be blessed, not
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Deserve to be blessed, not because of who you are but
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Because of who you are but because of whose you are,
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Because of whose you are, then you will step into
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Then you will step into your greatness. you may
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Your greatness. you may have failed in the past,
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Have failed in the past, but that's what you did,
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But that's what you did, that's not who you are.
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That's not who you are. failure is an event, not a
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Failure is an event, not a person. you may struggle
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Person. you may struggle with an addiction, but you
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With an addiction, but you are not an addict. that's
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Are not an addict. that's what you do, that's not who
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What you do, that's not who you are. don't let that
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You are. don't let that image take root. you are a
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Image take root. you are a child of the most high god.
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Child of the most high god. you're not jacob, you're
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You're not jacob, you're israel, you're a prince
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Israel, you're a prince with god. that's how he
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With god. that's how he sees you.
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Sees you. too often, we don't realize
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Too often, we don't realize that our self-image has
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That our self-image has been damaged. we've been
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Been damaged. we've been through hurts,
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Through hurts, disappointments, we've made
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Disappointments, we've made mistakes, we wonder why we
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Mistakes, we wonder why we can't rise higher. we're
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Can't rise higher. we're looking in the wrong
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Looking in the wrong mirror. that's what
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Mirror. that's what happened with gideon. he
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Happened with gideon. he was hiding in the
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Was hiding in the winepress, afraid,
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Winepress, afraid, intimidated. an angel
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Intimidated. an angel showed up and said, “mighty
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Showed up and said, “mighty hero, the lord is with you.
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Hero, the lord is with you. you are to lead the
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You are to lead the israelites against the
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Israelites against the midianites.” gideon looked
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Midianites.” gideon looked around, thought, “who's he
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Around, thought, “who's he talking about? there's no
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Talking about? there's no mighty hero here. you must
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Mighty hero here. you must have missed your
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Have missed your assignment, because i'm
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Assignment, because i'm afraid.” gideon said to the
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Afraid.” gideon said to the angel, “i come from the
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Angel, “i come from the poorest family. i am the
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Poorest family. i am the least one in my father's
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Least one in my father's house.” notice the two
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House.” notice the two mirrors. least one,
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Mirrors. least one, poorest, defeated, can't do
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Poorest, defeated, can't do anything great. then god's
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Anything great. then god's mirror, mighty hero,
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Mirror, mighty hero, fearless courage, history
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Fearless courage, history maker. here's the key, you
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Maker. here's the key, you can't keep your mirror and
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Can't keep your mirror and have god's too. you have to
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Have god's too. you have to give god your image. let
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Give god your image. let him control how you see
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Him control how you see yourself. not the media,
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Yourself. not the media, not your family, not your
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Not your family, not your job, not your critics.
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Job, not your critics. don't give other people
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Don't give other people your mirror. if you do,
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Your mirror. if you do, you'll become what they
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You'll become what they want you to be. they don't
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Want you to be. they don't always have your best
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Always have your best interest at heart. give god
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Interest at heart. give god your mirror. he knows
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Your mirror. he knows what's in you. he can see
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What's in you. he can see things that you can't see.
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Things that you can't see. the reason we act like
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The reason we act like gideon sometimes, we don't
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Gideon sometimes, we don't see ourselves as mighty,
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See ourselves as mighty, favored, influential, is we
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Favored, influential, is we don't realize what's in us.
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Don't realize what's in us. it takes faith to say,
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It takes faith to say, “god, i feel afraid, i'm
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“god, i feel afraid, i'm intimidated, i don't see
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Intimidated, i don't see how i can do this, but if
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How i can do this, but if you say i can, then i'm
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You say i can, then i'm going to get in agreement
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Going to get in agreement with you and believe that i
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With you and believe that i can.” that's when you'll
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Can.” that's when you'll discover talent, ability,
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Discover talent, ability, courage, that you've never
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Courage, that you've never seen. yes, it's normal at
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Seen. yes, it's normal at times to feel intimidated,
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Times to feel intimidated, to not think you can step
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To not think you can step up to a new level, this is
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Up to a new level, this is where your faith has to
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Where your faith has to kick in. “god, i'm giving
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Kick in. “god, i'm giving you this weak, limited,
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You this weak, limited, can't do it image, and i'm
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Can't do it image, and i'm going to look in your
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Going to look in your mirror. i feel weak but you
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Mirror. i feel weak but you see me as strong. i feel
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See me as strong. i feel intimidated but you see me
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Intimidated but you see me bold and courageous. i feel
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Bold and courageous. i feel outnumbered but you see me
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Outnumbered but you see me more than enough. i'm
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More than enough. i'm fighting this illness, but
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Fighting this illness, but you see me healthy and
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You see me healthy and whole.” gideon got rid of
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Whole.” gideon got rid of that old mirror and started
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That old mirror and started looking in the right
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Looking in the right mirror. he saw himself as a
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Mirror. he saw himself as a mighty hero. he went out
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Mighty hero. he went out and defeated the
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And defeated the midianites. today, he's
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Midianites. today, he's listed as one of the heroes
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Listed as one of the heroes of faith. is a wrong mirror
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Of faith. is a wrong mirror keeping you from your
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Keeping you from your greatness? have you
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Greatness? have you believed the lies that,
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Believed the lies that, “you're too old, too young,
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“you're too old, too young, not smart enough, wrong
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Not smart enough, wrong nationality.” that's okay.
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Nationality.” that's okay. you're right where gideon
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You're right where gideon was. you can still become a
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Was. you can still become a mighty hero. give god your
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Mighty hero. give god your image? see yourself the way
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Image? see yourself the way he sees you.
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He sees you. from the time he was a five
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From the time he was a five year old little boy, jim
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Year old little boy, jim had a terrible problem with
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Had a terrible problem with stuttering. other kids at
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Stuttering. other kids at school laughed and made fun
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School laughed and made fun of him. he became very
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Of him. he became very insecure, isolated himself,
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Insecure, isolated himself, wouldn't talk with others,
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Wouldn't talk with others, wouldn't go play with
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Wouldn't go play with friends. he didn't want to
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Friends. he didn't want to be ridiculed. he loved to
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Be ridiculed. he loved to write poetry. when other
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Write poetry. when other kids were out playing
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Kids were out playing sports, he stayed inside
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Sports, he stayed inside and focused on his poems.
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And focused on his poems. as a teenager, one of his
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As a teenager, one of his teachers loved poetry too.
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Teachers loved poetry too. when she found out that jim
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When she found out that jim was a gifted writer, she
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Was a gifted writer, she tried to get him to read
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Tried to get him to read his poems in the class. jim
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His poems in the class. jim wasn't about to. he
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Wasn't about to. he couldn't do that, he
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Couldn't do that, he stuttered too badly. when
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Stuttered too badly. when he was nervous, he could
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He was nervous, he could hardly get one word out.
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Hardly get one word out. one day this teacher came
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One day this teacher came up with a plan. jim turned
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Up with a plan. jim turned his writing assignment in,
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His writing assignment in, it was so brilliant. she
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It was so brilliant. she said in front of the whole
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Said in front of the whole class, “jim, i don't think
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Class, “jim, i don't think you wrote this. there's no
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You wrote this. there's no way. this is so good.” he
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Way. this is so good.” he stuttered and said, “no
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Stuttered and said, “no ma'am, i did write it.” she
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Ma'am, i did write it.” she said, “i don't believe you.
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Said, “i don't believe you. i've been teaching for
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I've been teaching for years; i've never seen
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Years; i've never seen anything close to being
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Anything close to being this good.” he said it
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This good.” he said it again, more stuttering,
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Again, more stuttering, more emphatically, “yes i
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More emphatically, “yes i promise you i wrote this.”
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Promise you i wrote this.” she said, “then you're
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She said, “then you're going to have to prove it
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Going to have to prove it to me. you have to read it
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To me. you have to read it in front of the class, so i
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In front of the class, so i can see that you know it.”
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Can see that you know it.” jim reluctantly walked up
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Jim reluctantly walked up to the front. as he held
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To the front. as he held the paper, his hands were
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The paper, his hands were shaking, so nervous. other
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Shaking, so nervous. other kids were snickering,
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Kids were snickering, whispering to each other,
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Whispering to each other, “here comes the
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“here comes the stuttering.” but when he
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Stuttering.” but when he began to read the poem, the
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Began to read the poem, the rhythm of what he wrote,
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Rhythm of what he wrote, flowed out so naturally
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Flowed out so naturally that he never stuttered a
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That he never stuttered a word. he couldn't believe
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Word. he couldn't believe it, the kids couldn't
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It, the kids couldn't believe it, the teacher was
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Believe it, the teacher was in awe. as he continued
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In awe. as he continued reading, they discovered
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Reading, they discovered that he had an amazing
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That he had an amazing voice, deep, resonant,
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Voice, deep, resonant, compelling. he read with
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Compelling. he read with incredible passion and
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Incredible passion and skill. from that time on,
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Skill. from that time on, jim never stuttered again.
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Jim never stuttered again. today we know jim as james
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Today we know jim as james earl jones. not only a
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Earl jones. not only a great actor, but one of the
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Great actor, but one of the great voices of our day.
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Great voices of our day. i believe down deep, you
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I believe down deep, you know god has put great
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Know god has put great things in you. you know you
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Things in you. you know you can rise higher, you can
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Can rise higher, you can set a new standard for your
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Set a new standard for your family, you can beat the
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Family, you can beat the sickness, you can break the
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Sickness, you can break the addiction. but maybe like
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Addiction. but maybe like jim, you're stuck, letting
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Jim, you're stuck, letting fear, intimidation, your
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Fear, intimidation, your weaknesses, convince you to
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Weaknesses, convince you to live hiding your gifts,
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Live hiding your gifts, hiding what god put in you.
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Hiding what god put in you. like that teacher, god has
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Like that teacher, god has sent me to help you get rid
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Sent me to help you get rid of the wrong mirror. if
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Of the wrong mirror. if you'll take this step of
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You'll take this step of faith, you'll discover
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Faith, you'll discover there's a new mirror. like
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There's a new mirror. like gideon, you're a mighty
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Gideon, you're a mighty hero. like james, you can
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Hero. like james, you can leave your mark. what's
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Leave your mark. what's held you back in the past
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Held you back in the past is not who you are. there
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Is not who you are. there is greatness in you. now do
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Is greatness in you. now do your part, give god your
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Your part, give god your mirror. when you let his
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Mirror. when you let his word define who you are, it
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Word define who you are, it breaks limitations, frees
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Breaks limitations, frees you from fears,
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You from fears, insecurities, what didn't
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Insecurities, what didn't work out, and you'll step
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Work out, and you'll step into who you were created
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Into who you were created to be.
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To be. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord in 1999, i
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With the lord in 1999, i had never ministered
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Had never ministered before. i had spent
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Before. i had spent seventeen years behind the
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Seventeen years behind the scenes doing the television
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Scenes doing the television production. i thought
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Production. i thought that's what i'd do the rest
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That's what i'd do the rest of my life. my father tried
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Of my life. my father tried to get me up many times to
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To get me up many times to speak, but i always told
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Speak, but i always told him no. i was more quiet,
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Him no. i was more quiet, reserved. i didn't want to
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Reserved. i didn't want to get up in front of people.
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Get up in front of people. but when he passed, i knew
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But when he passed, i knew i was supposed to step up.
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I was supposed to step up. i felt it so strongly, but
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I felt it so strongly, but all these thoughts told me,
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All these thoughts told me, “you're too quiet, you
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“you're too quiet, you don't have the right
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Don't have the right personality, the training,
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Personality, the training, the experience, nobody is
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The experience, nobody is going to listen to you.”
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Going to listen to you.” like gideon, i could hear
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Like gideon, i could hear god telling me to lead the
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God telling me to lead the people, to step into new
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People, to step into new levels, but i was afraid,
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Levels, but i was afraid, intimidated. thinking of
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Intimidated. thinking of all the what ifs. “what if
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All the what ifs. “what if i do it and fail? what if i
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I do it and fail? what if i get up and i don't know
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Get up and i don't know what to say? what if nobody
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What to say? what if nobody likes me? what if the
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Likes me? what if the church goes down?” i've
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Church goes down?” i've learned you can talk
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Learned you can talk yourself out of your dreams
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Yourself out of your dreams or you can talk yourself
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Or you can talk yourself into your dreams.
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Into your dreams. i had to do what i'm asking
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I had to do what i'm asking us to do. i gave god my
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Us to do. i gave god my image. i said, “god, i see
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Image. i said, “god, i see myself as unqualified, i
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Myself as unqualified, i feel insecure, this doesn't
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Feel insecure, this doesn't make sense to me, but i'm
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Make sense to me, but i'm going to take your mirror
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Going to take your mirror and let what you say about
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And let what you say about me create my image.” all
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Me create my image.” all through the day, “i am
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Through the day, “i am strong in the lord, i can
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Strong in the lord, i can do all things through
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Do all things through christ, i'm surrounded by
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Christ, i'm surrounded by favor, goodness and mercy
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Favor, goodness and mercy are following me, i am
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Are following me, i am equipped, empowered, and
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Equipped, empowered, and anointed.” that played so
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Anointed.” that played so long that i started
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Long that i started believing what i was
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Believing what i was saying. those words created
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Saying. those words created a new image on the inside.
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A new image on the inside. god didn't just help me do
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God didn't just help me do it, but he exceeded my
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It, but he exceeded my expectations. he's taking
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Expectations. he's taking me where i've never
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Me where i've never dreamed. who knows where
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Dreamed. who knows where you'll go if you'll get the
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You'll go if you'll get the right mirror, not see
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Right mirror, not see yourself how you feel, how
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Yourself how you feel, how you were raised, what other
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You were raised, what other people say, but how god
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People say, but how god sees you. give him your
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Sees you. give him your image.
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Image. this is what david did. his
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This is what david did. his father overlooked him, left
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Father overlooked him, left him out in the shepherd's
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Him out in the shepherd's fields when samuel came to
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Fields when samuel came to anoint one of jesse's sons
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Anoint one of jesse's sons as the next king. david
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As the next king. david could have been insecure,
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Could have been insecure, had low self-esteem. “my
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Had low self-esteem. “my own father doesn't even
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Own father doesn't even believe in me.” but david's
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Believe in me.” but david's attitude was, “i've already
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Attitude was, “i've already looked in the right mirror.
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Looked in the right mirror. i know who i am. i'm a
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I know who i am. i'm a giant killer. he may not
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Giant killer. he may not see it but that doesn't
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See it but that doesn't change it.” when he took
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Change it.” when he took lunch to his brothers on
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Lunch to his brothers on the battlefield, one
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The battlefield, one brother made fun of him,
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Brother made fun of him, tried to make him feel
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Tried to make him feel small. david could have
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Small. david could have been offended, upset, but
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Been offended, upset, but he said, “no thanks, you
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He said, “no thanks, you don't determine my image.
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Don't determine my image. i'm not getting my value
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I'm not getting my value from you; my value comes
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From you; my value comes from my creator. i'm
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From my creator. i'm looking in his mirror.”
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Looking in his mirror.” when he told king saul that
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When he told king saul that he wanted to face goliath,
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He wanted to face goliath, saul said, “david, don't be
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Saul said, “david, don't be ridiculous, you're just a
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Ridiculous, you're just a boy.” most people would
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Boy.” most people would have been discouraged,
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Have been discouraged, talked out of it, not
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Talked out of it, not david. he didn't let other
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David. he didn't let other people control his image.
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People control his image. when goliath saw how small
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When goliath saw how small david was, goliath started
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David was, goliath started laughing, making fun. david
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Laughing, making fun. david said, “goliath, what you
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Said, “goliath, what you say doesn't bother me, i've
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Say doesn't bother me, i've already looked in the right
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Already looked in the right mirror. your threats, your
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Mirror. your threats, your insults have come too late.
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Insults have come too late. i know who i am.
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I know who i am. what mirror are you looking
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What mirror are you looking at today? are you letting
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At today? are you letting people, your past, what
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People, your past, what you're up against,
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You're up against, determine your image? “joel
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Determine your image? “joel this giant is big. i'm
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This giant is big. i'm afraid, i've had
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Afraid, i've had disappointments, i can't
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Disappointments, i can't ever accomplish my dreams.”
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Ever accomplish my dreams.” that's a distorted mirror.
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That's a distorted mirror. that's not who you really
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That's not who you really are. get rid of that mirror
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Are. get rid of that mirror and go to god's word. let
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And go to god's word. let him define your image. if
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Him define your image. if you will see yourself the
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You will see yourself the way god sees you it will
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Way god sees you it will begin to heal damaged
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Begin to heal damaged self-images. that's the
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Self-images. that's the only thing that's holding
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Only thing that's holding some people back, the way
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Some people back, the way they see themselves. but i
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They see themselves. but i believe and declare, today
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Believe and declare, today is a new day. because you
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Is a new day. because you have the right mirror, like
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Have the right mirror, like gideon, you're about to see
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Gideon, you're about to see greatness come out of you.
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Greatness come out of you. like david, you're about to
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Like david, you're about to defeat giants. like jacob,
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Defeat giants. like jacob, you're going to become
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You're going to become israel. not defined by your
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Israel. not defined by your mistakes, but a prince with
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Mistakes, but a prince with god, in jesus' name. if you
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God, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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Receive it, can you say amen?
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Each week, i stand on
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Each week, i stand on this stage
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This stage and remind you
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And remind you of what god says about you.
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Of what god says about you. because it's easy
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Because it's easy to be defined by
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To be defined by who people say we are,
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Who people say we are, or by our own
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Or by our own negative thoughts;
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Negative thoughts; that we're not talented,
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That we're not talented, our problems too big.
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Our problems too big. the key is to go back to
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The key is to go back to who god says you are.
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I'd love to send you
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Your true identity. god says you're blessed.
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God says you're blessed. you're chosen. you're forgiven.
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You're chosen. you're forgiven. you have seeds of greatness.
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You have seeds of greatness. your future is bright.
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Your future is bright. when you get in agreement
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When you get in agreement with god and declare
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With god and declare his promises,
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His promises, you'll rise higher
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You'll rise higher and become
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And become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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Faith reminders when you need them most.
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When you need them most. as you read and reflect,
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As you read and reflect, the story of your life, the way
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The story of your life, the way you see yourself,
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You see yourself, will radically change.
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You are everything god says about you
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God says about you within these pages,
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Valuable, a victor, never a victim.
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Joel Osteen - The Right Mirror

May 19, 2025 | 27:29

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