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Joel Osteen - Rule The Atmosphere

February 11, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Rule The Atmosphere | February 11, 2026

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> (music playing) > joel: god bless you!
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> joel: god bless you! it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today.
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us throughout the week.
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With us throughout the week. we have a daily podcast that
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We have a daily podcast that you can download.
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You can download. or you can go to our youtube
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Or you can go to our youtube channel and watch the
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Channel and watch the messages anytime; or you can
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Messages anytime; or you can follow us on social media.
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Follow us on social media. i promise you we'll keep
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I promise you we'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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You encouraged and inspired. thanks for tuning in.
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Thanks for tuning in. thanks again for coming
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Thanks again for coming out today.
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Out today. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. one sunday morning in
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One sunday morning in church, everything was going
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Church, everything was going fine until a bolt of
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Fine until a bolt of lightning hit the sanctuary.
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Lightning hit the sanctuary. when the smoke cleared,
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When the smoke cleared, satan himself was standing
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Satan himself was standing behind the podium.
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Behind the podium. people panicked and took off
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People panicked and took off running as fast as they
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Running as fast as they could.
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Could. everyone that is, except one
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Everyone that is, except one lady.
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Lady. she sat on the front row as
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She sat on the front row as calmly as can be.
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Calmly as can be. satan was appalled.
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Satan was appalled. he said, "lady, do you know
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He said, "lady, do you know who i am?"
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Who i am?" she said, "i sure do."
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She said, "i sure do." he said, "well aren't you
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He said, "well aren't you afraid of me?"
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Afraid of me?" she said, "not in the least
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She said, "not in the least bit."
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Bit." he said, "why not?"
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He said, "why not?" she said, "why should i be.
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She said, "why should i be. i've been married to your
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I've been married to your brother for thirty years."
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Brother for thirty years." (laughter)
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(laughter) 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
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about rule your atmosphere.
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About rule your atmosphere. you have a space that
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You have a space that belongs only to you.
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Belongs only to you. it's your thoughts, your
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It's your thoughts, your attitude, your emotions.
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Attitude, your emotions. it's who you spend time
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It's who you spend time with, what you watch and
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With, what you watch and listen to.
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Listen to. that's your atmosphere.
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That's your atmosphere. that's what you have control
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That's what you have control over.
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Over. the reason some people live
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The reason some people live worried, offended, negative
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Worried, offended, negative is because they let
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Is because they let everything in.
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Everything in. they listen to the news all
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They listen to the news all day, they dwell on the
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Day, they dwell on the medical report, they go to
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Medical report, they go to lunch with people that are
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Lunch with people that are critical.
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Critical. somebody cuts them off in
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Somebody cuts them off in traffic, that sours the rest
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Traffic, that sours the rest of the morning.
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Of the morning. the problem is they're not
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The problem is they're not ruling their atmosphere.
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Ruling their atmosphere. you have to be careful what
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You have to be careful what you allow in.
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You allow in. you can't stop everything
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You can't stop everything from coming but you can stop
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From coming but you can stop it from getting down in your
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It from getting down in your spirit.
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Spirit. you need to keep your
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You need to keep your atmosphere full of faith,
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Atmosphere full of faith, full of praise, full of
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Full of praise, full of hope, full of victory.
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Hope, full of victory. anything that tries to
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Anything that tries to poison that atmosphere, it's
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Poison that atmosphere, it's up to you to say, "no
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Up to you to say, "no thanks, you're not welcome
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Thanks, you're not welcome here."
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Here." somebody leaves you out at
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Somebody leaves you out at work, they don't invite you
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Work, they don't invite you to the meeting, the offense
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To the meeting, the offense will come, saying, "be
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Will come, saying, "be angry, be bitter, that's not
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Angry, be bitter, that's not right."
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Right." you can you let that offense
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You can you let that offense in and live upset, or you
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In and live upset, or you can say, "sorry offense,
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Can say, "sorry offense, you're not welcome here.
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You're not welcome here. sorry bitterness, there's no
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Sorry bitterness, there's no place for you.
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Place for you. i'm going to stay in peace.
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I'm going to stay in peace. i'm going to enjoy this
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I'm going to enjoy this day."
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Day." you don't have control over
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You don't have control over what people do, but you do
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What people do, but you do have control over your
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Have control over your thoughts, your attitude, how
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Thoughts, your attitude, how you respond.
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You respond. the scripture says that god
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The scripture says that god has made you to be a king,
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Has made you to be a king, that you are to reign in
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That you are to reign in life.
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Life. negative things will come
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Negative things will come but you have to remember,
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But you have to remember, you're the ruler.
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You're the ruler. you have the authority to
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You have the authority to decide what you allow in.
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Decide what you allow in. am i going to dwell on this
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Am i going to dwell on this offense?
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Offense? am i going to hang around
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Am i going to hang around this person that's pulling
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This person that's pulling me down?
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Me down? am i going to stay focused
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Am i going to stay focused on this bad break, live in
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On this bad break, live in self-pity?
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Self-pity? it's up to you.
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It's up to you. you rule over your kingdom.
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You rule over your kingdom. we turn on the news these
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We turn on the news these days and there's so much
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Days and there's so much negative.
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Negative. we hear about how bad the
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We hear about how bad the pandemic is, the
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Pandemic is, the divisiveness in politics,
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Divisiveness in politics, the unrest in our society.
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The unrest in our society. if you allow that division
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If you allow that division to get in you, the
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To get in you, the disrespect, the anger, it's
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Disrespect, the anger, it's going to pollute your
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Going to pollute your thoughts, steal your joy,
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Thoughts, steal your joy, make you sour.
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Make you sour. you have to be proactive.
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You have to be proactive. what are you watching, what
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What are you watching, what are you listening to?
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Are you listening to? is it building you up,
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Is it building you up, making you more positive,
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Making you more positive, more hopeful, or is it
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More hopeful, or is it tearing you down, stressing
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Tearing you down, stressing you out, making you angry,
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You out, making you angry, upset?
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Upset? you don't need that in your
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You don't need that in your atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. life is hard enough without
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Life is hard enough without adding all these negative
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Adding all these negative things that make it more
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Things that make it more difficult.
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Difficult. a man told me how he drove
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A man told me how he drove to work every day for an
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To work every day for an hour listening to talk
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Hour listening to talk radio.
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Radio. it was about news, politics,
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It was about news, politics, people would get on and
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People would get on and argue and debate.
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Argue and debate. he would get so riled up, so
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He would get so riled up, so upset, by the time he got to
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Upset, by the time he got to work he was angry, on edge.
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Work he was angry, on edge. he said, "joel, i didn't
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He said, "joel, i didn't like who i had become.
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Like who i had become. nobody wanted to be around
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Nobody wanted to be around me.
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Me. i was so hard to get along
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I was so hard to get along with."
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With." one day he accidentally came
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One day he accidentally came across our sirius xm
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Across our sirius xm station.
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Station. he started listening.
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He started listening. instead of putting all the
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Instead of putting all the negative in, hours a day,
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Negative in, hours a day, that was contaminating him,
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That was contaminating him, he started putting in
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He started putting in something uplifting, words
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Something uplifting, words of faith, hope, victory.
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Of faith, hope, victory. he said, "i'm a different
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He said, "i'm a different person now.
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Person now. i'm positive, i'm grateful,
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I'm positive, i'm grateful, i look forward to work, i
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I look forward to work, i enjoy the people."
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Enjoy the people." his coworker even asked him
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His coworker even asked him what happened to him, why he
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What happened to him, why he was so much happy, so much
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Was so much happy, so much more friendly?
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More friendly? it was because he got rid of
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It was because he got rid of the poison in his
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The poison in his atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. i like to watch the news,
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I like to watch the news, it's good to stay informed,
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It's good to stay informed, but you can't listen to the
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But you can't listen to the news for hours a day and
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News for hours a day and stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. you can't take that into
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You can't take that into your spirit and have the
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Your spirit and have the energy, the focus, the
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Energy, the focus, the creativity to be your best.
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Creativity to be your best. "well, joel, i wish god
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"well, joel, i wish god would help me do better."
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Would help me do better." god has done his part.
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God has done his part. he made you a king.
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He made you a king. he's given you the
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He's given you the authority, you have the
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Authority, you have the power to rule your
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Power to rule your atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. you can't control all that's
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You can't control all that's around you, but you can
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Around you, but you can control what gets in you.
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Control what gets in you. are your walls up, are you
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Are your walls up, are you ruling your spirit?
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Ruling your spirit? it's important who you're
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It's important who you're spending time with.
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Spending time with. evaluate your friendships.
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Evaluate your friendships. are they making you better,
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Are they making you better, inspiring you, challenging
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Inspiring you, challenging you to go further, or are
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You to go further, or are they pulling you down,
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They pulling you down, causing you to compromise,
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Causing you to compromise, bringing out the worst in
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Bringing out the worst in you?
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You? that's contaminating your
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That's contaminating your atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. you're going to become like
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You're going to become like the people you hang around.
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The people you hang around. if your friends don't have
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If your friends don't have what you want, if they're
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What you want, if they're not going places, if they
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Not going places, if they don't have a good attitude,
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Don't have a good attitude, if they're not faithful,
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If they're not faithful, trustworthy, then you need
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Trustworthy, then you need to make a change.
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To make a change. life is short, you don't
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Life is short, you don't have time to waste with
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Have time to waste with people that are not adding
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People that are not adding to your life.
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To your life. yes, we need to help others
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Yes, we need to help others come up higher, but you need
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Come up higher, but you need a few friends that help you
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A few friends that help you come up higher.
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Come up higher. this is one of the main
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This is one of the main things that holds people
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Things that holds people back.
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Back. if you will change who
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If you will change who you're spending time with,
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You're spending time with, your life will go to a new
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Your life will go to a new level.
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Level. when we were trying to
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When we were trying to acquire the compaq center,
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Acquire the compaq center, we met with a group of
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We met with a group of attorneys at the very first.
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Attorneys at the very first. one of those attorney's
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One of those attorney's said, "joel, i'll help you,
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Said, "joel, i'll help you, but i don't think you'll get
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But i don't think you'll get it.
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It. it's too big a battle.
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It's too big a battle. the city is not going to
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The city is not going to sell it to a church."
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Sell it to a church." that went in one ear and out
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That went in one ear and out the other.
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The other. he might as well have been
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He might as well have been talking to the wall.
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Talking to the wall. i thought, "sorry doubt,
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I thought, "sorry doubt, you're not welcome here.
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You're not welcome here. sorry limited thinking, you
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Sorry limited thinking, you don't belong in this
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Don't belong in this atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. you don't know who my god
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You don't know who my god is.
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Is. i'm staying full of faith,
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I'm staying full of faith, full of hope, full of
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Full of hope, full of expectancy."
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Expectancy." we left that meeting, i told
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We left that meeting, i told our staff that i didn't want
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Our staff that i didn't want that man on our team."
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That man on our team." he was experienced,
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He was experienced, respected, knowledgeable,
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Respected, knowledgeable, but if someone is not for
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But if someone is not for you, if you have to talk
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You, if you have to talk them in to what god put in
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Them in to what god put in your heart, you don't need
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Your heart, you don't need them.
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Them. don't let them poison your
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Don't let them poison your spirit, convince you that
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Spirit, convince you that you can't accomplish your
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You can't accomplish your dream.
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Dream. rule your atmosphere.
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Rule your atmosphere. get rid of the naysayers,
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Get rid of the naysayers, quit spending time with
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Quit spending time with people that don't see your
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People that don't see your greatness and don't value
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Greatness and don't value what you have to offer and
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What you have to offer and don't recognize the calling
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Don't recognize the calling on your life.
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On your life. i've learned, if you'll get
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I've learned, if you'll get rid of the wrong people, god
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Rid of the wrong people, god will bring you the right
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Will bring you the right people.
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People. he'll bring divine
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He'll bring divine connections, people that
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Connections, people that will come into agreement
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Will come into agreement with you, people that will
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With you, people that will thrust you forward and help
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Thrust you forward and help you reach your destiny.
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You reach your destiny. the only thing that's
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The only thing that's holding some people back is
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Holding some people back is who they're spending time
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Who they're spending time with.
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With. life is too short to spend
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Life is too short to spend with negative, can't do it,
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With negative, can't do it, jealous, critical,
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Jealous, critical, small-minded people.
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Small-minded people. you need some eagles in your
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You need some eagles in your life.
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Life. people that soar, people
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People that soar, people that are doing great things,
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That are doing great things, people that have a great
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People that have a great attitude.
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Attitude. but here's the key, you
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But here's the key, you can't soar with the eagles
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Can't soar with the eagles if you're hanging around
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If you're hanging around chickens.
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Chickens. chickens are people that
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Chickens are people that have their head down,
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Have their head down, focused on the ground, what
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Focused on the ground, what they can't do.
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They can't do. "this problem is too big."
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"this problem is too big." you can't reach new levels
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You can't reach new levels hanging out with turkeys,
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Hanging out with turkeys, people that compromise, take
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People that compromise, take the easy way out, mediocre.
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The easy way out, mediocre. you won't see your greatness
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You won't see your greatness hanging around crows.
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Hanging around crows. people that complain, find
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People that complain, find fault, see the worst.
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Fault, see the worst. you're an eagle.
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You're an eagle. god created you to soar.
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God created you to soar. now you need to associate
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Now you need to associate with other eagles, with
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With other eagles, with people that inspire you to
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People that inspire you to rise higher, not people that
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Rise higher, not people that drag you down.
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Drag you down. there are certain people,
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There are certain people, when you're around them,
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When you're around them, they drain all your energy.
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They drain all your energy. they're always having a
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They're always having a problem, telling you what's
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Problem, telling you what's wrong, how bad life is.
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Wrong, how bad life is. they're energy suckers.
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They're energy suckers. when you leave, you feel
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When you leave, you feel like you just ran a
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Like you just ran a marathon.
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Marathon. you can't take that on a
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You can't take that on a regular basis and reach your
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Regular basis and reach your potential.
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Potential. yes, it's fine to help them,
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Yes, it's fine to help them, to encourage them, but if
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To encourage them, but if you're doing all the giving
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You're doing all the giving and never receiving that's
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And never receiving that's out of balance.
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Out of balance. you need someone that
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You need someone that encourages you, someone that
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Encourages you, someone that speaks life into you.
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Speaks life into you. don't sit inactive around
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Don't sit inactive around people that you know are
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People that you know are limiting you, not bringing
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Limiting you, not bringing out the best out of you.
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Out the best out of you. "joel, if i don't hang
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"joel, if i don't hang around them, i won't have
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Around them, i won't have any friends.
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Any friends. i'll be lonely."
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I'll be lonely." you may be lonely for a
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You may be lonely for a season, but what will happen
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Season, but what will happen is god will bring you new
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Is god will bring you new friends, better friends,
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Friends, better friends, friends that push you up,
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Friends that push you up, and not tear you down.
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And not tear you down. in psalm 59, david was on
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In psalm 59, david was on the run from king saul.
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The run from king saul. he was hiding in the desert.
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He was hiding in the desert. he had been good to saul,
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He had been good to saul, but saul was jealous.
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But saul was jealous. he couldn't stand people
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He couldn't stand people celebrating david more than
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Celebrating david more than him.
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Him. saul and his army were
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Saul and his army were tracking david down, making
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Tracking david down, making his life miserable.
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His life miserable. david said in verse 3,
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David said in verse 3, i have done them no wrong,
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I have done them no wrong, but they have set an ambush
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But they have set an ambush for me.
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For me. they come at me at night,
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They come at me at night, snarling like vicious dogs.
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Snarling like vicious dogs. david went on and on telling
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David went on and on telling about how bad it was.
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About how bad it was. he could have been panicked,
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He could have been panicked, upset.
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Upset. but in the middle of all
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But in the middle of all this turmoil, david went on
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This turmoil, david went on to say, "but as for me, i
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To say, "but as for me, i will sing about your power.
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Will sing about your power. i will shout for joy each
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I will shout for joy each morning.
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Morning. for you are my refuge, a
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For you are my refuge, a place of safety in my time
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Place of safety in my time of distress."
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Of distress." david understood this
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David understood this principle.
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Principle. he couldn't control saul.
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He couldn't control saul. he couldn't make him not be
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He couldn't make him not be jealous.
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Jealous. he couldn't change the mind
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He couldn't change the mind of his enemies, but he could
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Of his enemies, but he could rule his atmosphere.
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Rule his atmosphere. he didn't let the worry in,
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He didn't let the worry in, the fear, the bitterness,
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The fear, the bitterness, the panic.
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The panic. his attitude was, "i'm going
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His attitude was, "i'm going to stay in peace.
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To stay in peace. i'm not going to think about
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I'm not going to think about how unfair it is, i'm not
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How unfair it is, i'm not going to dwell on what
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Going to dwell on what didn't work out.
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Didn't work out. god, i'm going to praise you
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God, i'm going to praise you in the middle of this storm.
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In the middle of this storm. i'm going shout for joy
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I'm going shout for joy despite what's coming
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Despite what's coming against me."
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Against me." you can't rule other
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You can't rule other people's atmosphere, you
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People's atmosphere, you can't make them do what's
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Can't make them do what's right, but you can rule your
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Right, but you can rule your atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. the scripture says, "hold
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The scripture says, "hold your peace, remain at rest
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Your peace, remain at rest and god will fight your
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And god will fight your battles."
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Battles." you may be in a situation
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You may be in a situation that's unfair, somebody did
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That's unfair, somebody did you wrong, you're dealing
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You wrong, you're dealing with an illness, you went
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With an illness, you went through a loss.
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Through a loss. you could be worried,
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You could be worried, bitter, upset.
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Bitter, upset. you can't control what
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You can't control what happened, you can't make
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Happened, you can't make that go away.
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That go away. this is where you have to do
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This is where you have to do like david, dig down deep
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Like david, dig down deep and say, "i'm keeping my
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And say, "i'm keeping my walls up.
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Walls up. i'm not letting that
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I'm not letting that negative into my spirit.
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Negative into my spirit. i'm going to keep singing
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I'm going to keep singing praises, i'm going to keep
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Praises, i'm going to keep thanking god.
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Thanking god. i'm going to keep speaking
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I'm going to keep speaking the victory."
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The victory." when you remain at rest, god
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When you remain at rest, god will fight your battles.
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Will fight your battles. he'll take care of your
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He'll take care of your enemies.
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Enemies. he'll pay you back for the
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He'll pay you back for the unfair things.
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Unfair things. he'll bring beauty out of
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He'll bring beauty out of those ashes.
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Those ashes. don't be controlled by what
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Don't be controlled by what you don't have control over.
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You don't have control over. you can't stop the saul's
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You can't stop the saul's from coming.
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From coming. you can't stop people from
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You can't stop people from being jealous, you can't
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Being jealous, you can't stop the bad breaks.
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Stop the bad breaks. what you can control, is
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What you can control, is what you allow in.
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What you allow in. a lady told how one of her
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A lady told how one of her husband's relatives was very
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Husband's relatives was very opinionated.
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Opinionated. he was constantly making
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He was constantly making these cutting, demeaning
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These cutting, demeaning remarks toward her.
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Remarks toward her. this couple hadn't been
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This couple hadn't been married that long.
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Married that long. every time they were at a
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Every time they were at a family get-together, this
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Family get-together, this man would invariably say
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Man would invariably say something that offended her.
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Something that offended her. she would get upset and it
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She would get upset and it would ruin the whole trip.
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Would ruin the whole trip. just like clockwork it
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Just like clockwork it happened time and time
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Happened time and time again.
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Again. she got to the place where
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She got to the place where she dreaded going to these
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She dreaded going to these family events.
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Family events. finally, she told her
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Finally, she told her husband, "you have to do
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Husband, "you have to do something about that man.
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Something about that man. he's your relative."
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He's your relative." she expected him to say,
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She expected him to say, "you're right.
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"you're right. nobody should talk to you
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Nobody should talk to you like that.
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Like that. i'm going to go set him
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I'm going to go set him straight."
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Straight." but the husband said, "i
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But the husband said, "i love you, but i can't
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Love you, but i can't control him.
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Control him. he has every right to have
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He has every right to have his opinion.
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His opinion. he can say what he wants to
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He can say what he wants to say but you have every right
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Say but you have every right to not let it offend you."
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To not let it offend you." he was saying, "you have to
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He was saying, "you have to rule your atmosphere, you
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Rule your atmosphere, you have to put your walls up."
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Have to put your walls up." you can't keep the offenses
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You can't keep the offenses from coming, but you can
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From coming, but you can keep them from getting in.
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Keep them from getting in. that day was a turning point
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That day was a turning point for that lady.
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For that lady. the man didn't change but
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The man didn't change but she changed.
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She changed. she quit letting that upset
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She quit letting that upset her.
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Her. when you allow other people
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When you allow other people to contaminate your
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To contaminate your atmosphere, you're giving
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Atmosphere, you're giving away your power.
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Away your power. you're letting them control
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You're letting them control you.
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You. sometimes we're waiting for
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Sometimes we're waiting for the circumstances to change,
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The circumstances to change, "when the pandemic is over,
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"when the pandemic is over, joel, then i'll quit being
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Joel, then i'll quit being so stressed.
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So stressed. when my boss treats me
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When my boss treats me better, then i'll quit
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Better, then i'll quit dreading going to work.
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Dreading going to work. when i get through this
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When i get through this illness, then i'll quit
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Illness, then i'll quit being so worried."
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Being so worried." no, start ruling your
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No, start ruling your atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. you have the authority to
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You have the authority to allow in only what you want
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Allow in only what you want in.
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In. you don't have to let the
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You don't have to let the offense in, the worry, the
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Offense in, the worry, the self-pity.
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Self-pity. quit dwelling on it.
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Quit dwelling on it. when it comes up in your
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When it comes up in your mind, turn it around.
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Mind, turn it around. "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that you're fighting my battles.
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You're fighting my battles. thank you that you being for
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Thank you that you being for me is more than the world
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Me is more than the world being against me."
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Being against me." the scripture says, "god has
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The scripture says, "god has given you the power to
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Given you the power to remain calm in times of
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Remain calm in times of adversity."
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Adversity." when trouble comes you don't
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When trouble comes you don't have to get upset, when you
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Have to get upset, when you plans don't work out, you
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Plans don't work out, you don't have to fall apart,
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Don't have to fall apart, when someone is rude, you
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When someone is rude, you don't have to get offended.
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Don't have to get offended. you have the power to remain
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You have the power to remain calm.
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Calm. it's because you're a king.
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It's because you're a king. god has given you the
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God has given you the authority to rule over your
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Authority to rule over your kingdom.
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Kingdom. your mind, your attitude,
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Your mind, your attitude, your response.
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Your response. you can't rule over someone
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You can't rule over someone else.
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Else. you can't rule over all your
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You can't rule over all your circumstances.
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Circumstances. that's not up to you.
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That's not up to you. that's in god's hands.
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That's in god's hands. you control what you can
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You control what you can control and trust god to
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Control and trust god to take care of what you can't
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Take care of what you can't control.
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Control. in 2003, the city council
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In 2003, the city council voted for us to have this
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Voted for us to have this facility.
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Facility. it had been a two-year
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It had been a two-year battle.
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Battle. we had worked hard,
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We had worked hard, convinced different council
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Convinced different council members and god caused it to
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Members and god caused it to all fall into place.
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All fall into place. it was a great victory.
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It was a great victory. the vote was on a wednesday,
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The vote was on a wednesday, that night we had a big
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That night we had a big celebration at the church.
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Celebration at the church. the next day, victoria and i
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The next day, victoria and i and our children went out of
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And our children went out of town to take a few days off.
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Town to take a few days off. we were on cloud nine, so
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We were on cloud nine, so excited.
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Excited. we arrived at the hotel,
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We arrived at the hotel, started unpacking, and my
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Started unpacking, and my brother-in-law kevin called.
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Brother-in-law kevin called. he's our administrator.
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He's our administrator. he said, "joel, a large
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He said, "joel, a large company just filed a federal
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Company just filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep us
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Lawsuit to try to keep us from moving in to the compaq
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From moving in to the compaq center.
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Center. they said we violate the
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They said we violate the deed restrictions."
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Deed restrictions." i asked him what that meant.
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I asked him what that meant. he said, "it means we can't
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He said, "it means we can't move in because it's in the
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Move in because it's in the legal system and it could
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Legal system and it could take years to work out."
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Take years to work out." the attorneys said there was
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The attorneys said there was no guarantee that we would
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No guarantee that we would win.
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Win. this was less than
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This was less than twenty-four hours after one
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Twenty-four hours after one of the greatest victories of
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Of the greatest victories of our lives.
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Our lives. we hung up the phone.
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We hung up the phone. victoria overheard
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Victoria overheard everything.
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Everything. she stopped unpacking and
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She stopped unpacking and said, "joel, what are you
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Said, "joel, what are you going to do?"
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Going to do?" i said, "i'm going to go
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I said, "i'm going to go down to the beach."
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Down to the beach." she said, "what are you
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She said, "what are you going to do there?"
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Going to do there?" i said, "i'm going to swim."
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I said, "i'm going to swim." she looked at me and said,
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She looked at me and said, "aren't you worried?"
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"aren't you worried?" i said, "no, we did our
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I said, "no, we did our part, now it's in god's
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Part, now it's in god's hands.
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Hands. i'm not going to worry about
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I'm not going to worry about something that i can't
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Something that i can't change.
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Change. i'm going to stay at rest
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I'm going to stay at rest and i'm going to trust god
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And i'm going to trust god to fight my battles."
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To fight my battles." yes, worry came,
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Yes, worry came, disappointment came,
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Disappointment came, frustration came, but i kept
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Frustration came, but i kept my walls up.
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My walls up. i didn't allow that in my
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Atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. when you've had a setback,
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When you've had a setback, when you're facing
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When you're facing difficulties, that's a very
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Difficulties, that's a very important time.
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Important time. the enemy is going to
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The enemy is going to bombard your space, your
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Bombard your space, your mind, your emotions, and
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Mind, your emotions, and even use other people to try
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Even use other people to try to discourage you and get
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To discourage you and get you worried, full of doubt,
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You worried, full of doubt, "why did this happen?"
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"why did this happen?" that's when you have to take
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That's when you have to take your authority and say, "no,
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Your authority and say, "no, i am not allowing that in my
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I am not allowing that in my atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. i'm not dwelling on it, i'm
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I'm not dwelling on it, i'm not reliving my hurts, i'm
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Not reliving my hurts, i'm not thinking about what
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Not thinking about what didn't work out.
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Didn't work out. i'm staying in faith.
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I'm staying in faith. i know god is still on the
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I know god is still on the throne.
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Throne. i know he didn't bring me
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I know he didn't bring me this far to leave me.
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This far to leave me. i know the enemy wouldn't be
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I know the enemy wouldn't be trying to stop me, if there
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Trying to stop me, if there wasn't something awesome in
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Wasn't something awesome in my future."
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My future." if you'll do your part,
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If you'll do your part, control what you can
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Control what you can control, rule your
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Control, rule your atmosphere, your thoughts,
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Atmosphere, your thoughts, your attitudes, then god
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Your attitudes, then god will do his part.
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Will do his part. he'll make things happen
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He'll make things happen that you couldn't make
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That you couldn't make happen.
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Happen. there's a restaurant chain
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There's a restaurant chain that has a motto that says,
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That has a motto that says, "rule the day."
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"rule the day." they encourage you to eat
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They encourage you to eat the right foods and take the
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The right foods and take the right vitamins so you can
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Right vitamins so you can have a healthy day.
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Have a healthy day. i like that phrase, "rule
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I like that phrase, "rule the day."
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The day." when you get up in the
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When you get up in the morning, make the decision:
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Morning, make the decision: "i'm going to rule my
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"i'm going to rule my thoughts today.
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Thoughts today. i'm not just going to think
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I'm not just going to think whatever comes to mind.
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Whatever comes to mind. i'm going to think on
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I'm going to think on purpose, thoughts that are
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Purpose, thoughts that are positive, hopeful,
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Positive, hopeful, encouraging.
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Encouraging. i'm going to rule who i
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I'm going to rule who i spend time with today.
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Spend time with today. not just anyone, i'm going
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Not just anyone, i'm going to be selective, i'm going
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To be selective, i'm going to associate with eagles.
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To associate with eagles. i'm going to rule my
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I'm going to rule my attitude today.
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Attitude today. i'm going to see the best,
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I'm going to see the best, i'm going to be grateful,
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I'm going to be grateful, i'm going to stay in peace.
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I'm going to stay in peace. i'm going to rule my
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I'm going to rule my emotions today, i'm going to
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Emotions today, i'm going to forgive the wrongs, i'm
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Forgive the wrongs, i'm going to overlook insults,
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Going to overlook insults, i'm going to give people the
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I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt."
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Benefit of the doubt." it's important to make this
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It's important to make this decision ahead of time,
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Decision ahead of time, before you leave the house,
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Before you leave the house, that nothing that happens is
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That nothing that happens is going to upset you.
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Going to upset you. you're going to stay in
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You're going to stay in peace.
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Peace. then when difficulties come,
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Then when difficulties come, traffic is bad, your boss is
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Traffic is bad, your boss is rude, your child has a
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Rude, your child has a problem.
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Problem. you've already decided
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You've already decided you're going to rule the
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You're going to rule the day.
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Day. you have your walls up.
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You have your walls up. you're not going to live
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You're not going to live upset.
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Upset. we should go out each day
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We should go out each day expecting the best but
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Expecting the best but knowing that everything may
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Knowing that everything may not be perfect.
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Not be perfect. there may be delays,
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There may be delays, interruptions, people that
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Interruptions, people that are hard to deal with.
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Are hard to deal with. don't let that ruin the day,
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Don't let that ruin the day, rule the day.
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Rule the day. keep the negative out of
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Keep the negative out of your atmosphere.
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Your atmosphere. god is directing your steps.
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God is directing your steps. whatever happens is not a
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Whatever happens is not a surprise to him.
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Surprise to him. he's given you the power to
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He's given you the power to remain calm in times of
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Remain calm in times of adversity.
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Adversity. it doesn't say the power to
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It doesn't say the power to avoid adversity, to not have
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Avoid adversity, to not have challenges, to have a
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Challenges, to have a perfect day.
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Perfect day. the fact is every day can be
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The fact is every day can be a good day if you rule your
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A good day if you rule your atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. david had a good day, while
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David had a good day, while saul was chasing him.
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Saul was chasing him. i had a good day at the
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I had a good day at the beach when that company
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Beach when that company filed a lawsuit.
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Filed a lawsuit. quit waiting for all the
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Quit waiting for all the circumstances to be perfect.
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Circumstances to be perfect. you can have a good day in
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You can have a good day in the middle of a pandemic.
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The middle of a pandemic. you can have a good day even
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You can have a good day even though you have challenges
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Though you have challenges at work, even though you're
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At work, even though you're dealing with an illness,
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Dealing with an illness, even though some people
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Even though some people don't like you.
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Don't like you. stay calm, stay in faith and
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Stay calm, stay in faith and rule the day.
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Rule the day. make the decision like
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Make the decision like david, "this is the day the
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David, "this is the day the lord has made, i'm going to
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Lord has made, i'm going to live it in faith, i'm going
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Live it in faith, i'm going to be happy today, i'm going
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To be happy today, i'm going to be good to others.
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To be good to others. i'm going to make the most
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I'm going to make the most of this day."
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Of this day." i called to order a pizza
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I called to order a pizza one night.
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One night. i had done this for many
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I had done this for many years.
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Years. the first thing they always
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The first thing they always ask for is your phone
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Ask for is your phone number.
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Number. a young lady answered the
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A young lady answered the phone and i said very
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Phone and i said very politely hello and i started
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Politely hello and i started to give her my number.
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To give her my number. you would have thought i had
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You would have thought i had just committed a major
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Just committed a major crime.
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Crime. she practically screamed in
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She practically screamed in my ear, "sir, i am not ready
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My ear, "sir, i am not ready for your phone number.
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For your phone number. when i want your phone
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When i want your phone number, i will ask you for
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Number, i will ask you for your phone number."
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Your phone number." somehow at that point, i
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Somehow at that point, i didn't feel like a pastor.
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Didn't feel like a pastor. i felt some other things
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I felt some other things rising up.
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Rising up. i had to make a decision,
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I had to make a decision, "am i going to rule my
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"am i going to rule my atmosphere, or am i going to
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Atmosphere, or am i going to let her poison my
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Let her poison my atmosphere?
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Atmosphere? am i going to keep my walls
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Am i going to keep my walls up or am i going to be
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Up or am i going to be offended?"
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Offended?" people are always trying to
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People are always trying to bring their atmosphere into
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Bring their atmosphere into your atmosphere.
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Your atmosphere. people that are hurting,
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People that are hurting, that have issues, dealing
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That have issues, dealing with things, they will try
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With things, they will try to put their poison on you.
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To put their poison on you. they're not bad people,
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They're not bad people, they're just hurting.
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They're just hurting. the mistake we make too
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The mistake we make too often is we take the bait.
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Often is we take the bait. we let the offense in, we
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We let the offense in, we get upset, do to them what
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Get upset, do to them what they did to us.
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They did to us. but you don't overcome evil
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But you don't overcome evil with more evil, you overcome
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With more evil, you overcome evil with good.
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Evil with good. i thought to myself, "i've
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I thought to myself, "i've already made the decision
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Already made the decision that i'm going to stay in
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That i'm going to stay in peace today.
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Peace today. i'm not going to get upset,
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I'm not going to get upset, i'm going to rule this day."
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I'm going to rule this day." you've heard the phrase,
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You've heard the phrase, kill them with kindness.
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Kill them with kindness. that's what i decided to do.
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That's what i decided to do. i thought of anything i
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I thought of anything i could possibly compliment
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Could possibly compliment her on.
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Her on. god knows i had to use my
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God knows i had to use my imagination.
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Imagination. i said, "i sure appreciate
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I said, "i sure appreciate you answering the phone so
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You answering the phone so quickly and taking my order,
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Quickly and taking my order, being so efficient.
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Being so efficient. you guys always make the
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You guys always make the best pizzas and you're
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Best pizzas and you're always on time."
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Always on time." went on and on, lying, i
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Went on and on, lying, i mean encouraging.
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Mean encouraging. but by the time i got
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But by the time i got finished, she was throwing
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Finished, she was throwing in hot wings, dr. peppers,
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In hot wings, dr. peppers, coupons.
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Coupons. she was my best friend.
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She was my best friend. the apostle paul told
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The apostle paul told timothy, "as for you be
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Timothy, "as for you be calm, cool and steady."
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Calm, cool and steady." some people let things upset
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Some people let things upset them way too easily.
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Them way too easily. the traffic, the weather,
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The traffic, the weather, the grumpy clerk.
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The grumpy clerk. i wonder how much more you
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I wonder how much more you would enjoy life and how
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Would enjoy life and how much higher you would go if
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Much higher you would go if you would start ruling the
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You would start ruling the day.
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Day. keeping your walls up, not
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Keeping your walls up, not letting everything get in
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Letting everything get in your spirit.
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Your spirit. you can't stop it from
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You can't stop it from coming, but you can keep it
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Coming, but you can keep it from getting down in you.
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From getting down in you. you're a king.
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You're a king. you have a kingdom.
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You have a kingdom. you're in charge of your
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You're in charge of your thoughts, your attitude,
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Thoughts, your attitude, start ruling your
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Start ruling your atmosphere.
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Atmosphere. make the decision at the
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Make the decision at the first of the day that you're
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First of the day that you're going to stay in peace.
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Going to stay in peace. you're not going to let
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You're not going to let things upset you, you're
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Things upset you, you're going to be calm, cool and
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Going to be calm, cool and steady.
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Steady. if you'll do this i believe
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If you'll do this i believe and declare, you're not only
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And declare, you're not only going to enjoy your life
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Going to enjoy your life more, but you're going to
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More, but you're going to see more of god's favor.
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See more of god's favor. he's going to fight your
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He's going to fight your battles, take care of what's
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Battles, take care of what's trying to stop you.
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Trying to stop you. you're going to rise higher,
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You're going to rise higher, overcome obstacles and see
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Overcome obstacles and see new levels of your destiny,
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New levels of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today? (amen)
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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By life-changing insight that will strengthen
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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You'll go on a healing journey. you'll enter into god's rest
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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At joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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My mother was
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My mother was miraculously healed
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From terminal cancer.
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My sisterinal cancer.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family,
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You and your family, not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Around the world.
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And specialworld.
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And specialworld. thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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And you can fill your year
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With strength, peace, and encouragement
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A guided four-part journal series to help anchor
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Plus, god still loves to heal, and the blessing
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Together, they'll strengthen your faith,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Renew your hope, and remind you
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That jesus still heals
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Joel Osteen - Rule The Atmosphere

February 11, 2026 | 27:29

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