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Joel Osteen - Scared Into Greatness

June 10, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Scared Into Greatness | June 10, 2026

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>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Into your homes. if you're ever in our area,
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If you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i promise you, we'll make you
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I promise you, we'll make you feel right at home.
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I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about these two professional
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About these two professional baseball players.
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Baseball players. they were discussing whether
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They were discussing whether or not they thought there
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Or not they thought there would be baseball up
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Would be baseball up in heaven.
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In heaven. they made an agreement that
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They made an agreement that whoever died first would come
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Whoever died first would come back and tell the other if
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Back and tell the other if indeed there was baseball
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Indeed there was baseball in heaven.
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In heaven. few months later,
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Few months later, one of the players died,
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One of the players died, and just like promised,
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And just like promised, he came back and said
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He came back and said to the other player,
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To the other player, "i've got good news
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"i've got good news and i've got bad news.
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And i've got bad news. the good news is there
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The good news is there is baseball up in heaven.
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Is baseball up in heaven. the bad news is you're
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The bad news is you're scheduled to pitch
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Scheduled to pitch next thursday."
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Next thursday." 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 my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus's name."
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In jesus's name." god bless you.
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I want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "scared into
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About "scared into greatness."
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We all like when life
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We all like when life is going our way.
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Is going our way. our family is happy.
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Our family is happy. business is strong.
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Business is strong. everything is right
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Everything is right on schedule.
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On schedule. that's good for a season, but
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That's good for a season, but if we're comfortable all
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If we're comfortable all the time, we won't reach
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The time, we won't reach our destiny.
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Our destiny. we don't grow when
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We don't grow when everything's going our way,
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Everything's going our way, we grow when we have
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We grow when we have to stretch, when we're
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To stretch, when we're uncomfortable, when we're a
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Uncomfortable, when we're a little bit nervous, unsure of
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Little bit nervous, unsure of how it's going to work out,
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How it's going to work out, and sometimes god
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And sometimes god will shake things up.
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Will shake things up. he'll take you out
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He'll take you out of what's familiar.
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Of what's familiar. he'll remove a friend that
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He'll remove a friend that you counted on or put you
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You counted on or put you in a position where
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In a position where you're over your head.
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You're over your head. you lost a client.
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You lost a client. you don't have the funds.
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You don't have the funds. now it's uncertain.
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Now it's uncertain. you're a little bit scared.
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You're a little bit scared. you pray like you've
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You pray like you've never prayed.
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Never prayed. you get up early and do
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You get up early and do things you normally
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Things you normally wouldn't do.
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Wouldn't do. you don't like it, it's not
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You don't like it, it's not comfortable, but god uses the
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Comfortable, but god uses the scary places to move us
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Scary places to move us into our destiny.
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Into our destiny. don't think life is always
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Don't think life is always going to be smooth.
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Going to be smooth. what god has in your future
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What god has in your future will scare you: dreams bigger
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Will scare you: dreams bigger than you can accomplish on
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Than you can accomplish on your own, obstacles that you
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Your own, obstacles that you can't overcome by yourself.
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Can't overcome by yourself. when things happen
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When things happen that we don't like,
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That we don't like, we tend to blame the enemy,
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We tend to blame the enemy, but sometimes it's god.
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But sometimes it's god. we weren't made to stay where
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We weren't made to stay where we are at the same level.
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We are at the same level. we were made to take
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We were made to take new ground.
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New ground. to do that, you have to get
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To do that, you have to get out of your comfort zone.
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Out of your comfort zone. when you face something
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When you face something that's unfamiliar, it can be
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That's unfamiliar, it can be intimidating, even scary.
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Intimidating, even scary. you've defeated some
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You've defeated some opponents, but when you see
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Opponents, but when you see goliath, something much
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Goliath, something much bigger, you think, "god,
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Bigger, you think, "god, he's twice my size.
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He's twice my size. i don't have a chance.
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I don't have a chance. i'm scared.
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I'm scared. find somebody else."
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Find somebody else." god wouldn't have allowed it
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God wouldn't have allowed it if you didn't have
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If you didn't have what it takes.
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What it takes. he has already equipped you,
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He has already equipped you, empowered you,
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Empowered you, and anointed you.
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And anointed you. you have been armed with
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You have been armed with strength for every battle.
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Strength for every battle. you may feel fear.
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You may feel fear. that's okay.
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That's okay. fear comes to us all.
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Fear comes to us all. the key is, do it afraid.
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The key is, do it afraid. do it in spite
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Do it in spite of what you feel.
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Of what you feel. do it in spite of what
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Do it in spite of what thoughts are telling you.
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Thoughts are telling you. don't get talked out
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Don't get talked out of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. god is setting you up to go
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God is setting you up to go to a new level, but we all
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To a new level, but we all want to be comfortable.
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Want to be comfortable. we like to have everything
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We like to have everything figured out.
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Figured out. the truth is, we are at our
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The truth is, we are at our best when we're a little bit
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Best when we're a little bit nervous, a little unsure of
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Nervous, a little unsure of how it's going to work out
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How it's going to work out with a little healthy fear
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With a little healthy fear where we have to depend
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Where we have to depend on god.
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On god. if you can do everything
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If you can do everything in your own strength,
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In your own strength, you don't need faith.
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You don't need faith. if you know where all
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If you know where all the funds are coming from,
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The funds are coming from, all the people lined up,
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All the people lined up, everything in place, that's
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Everything in place, that's good, but at some point
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Good, but at some point you're going to have to put
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You're going to have to put a demand on your faith.
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A demand on your faith. you have to stretch and dream
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You have to stretch and dream a bigger dream.
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A bigger dream. "well, joel, i'm happy.
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"well, joel, i'm happy. god's blessed me."
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God's blessed me." why don't you dream bigger so
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Why don't you dream bigger so you can help somebody else,
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You can help somebody else, so you can build that
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So you can build that orphanage, so you can buy
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Orphanage, so you can buy a friend a car, so you can
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A friend a car, so you can set a new standard
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Set a new standard for your family?
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For your family? we were not put here
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We were not put here to coast through life.
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To coast through life. if you don't take some risk,
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If you don't take some risk, if you don't stretch--god
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If you don't stretch--god loves you so much he'll
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Loves you so much he'll help you get out of your
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Help you get out of your comfort zone.
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Comfort zone. sometimes we don't have
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Sometimes we don't have a choice.
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A choice. god pushes us into
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God pushes us into a scary place.
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A scary place. when a mother eagle has baby
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When a mother eagle has baby eaglets, she makes a nest
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Eaglets, she makes a nest for the eaglets that's
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For the eaglets that's very comfortable,
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Very comfortable, cushioned with grass, leaves,
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Cushioned with grass, leaves, and soft branches.
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And soft branches. for the first part of their
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For the first part of their lives, the eaglets are so
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Lives, the eaglets are so happy, so well taken care of.
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Happy, so well taken care of. when they're hungry,
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When they're hungry, all they have to do is open
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All they have to do is open their beaks.
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Their beaks. the mother drops food in.
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The mother drops food in. they don't have to worry
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They don't have to worry about protection and animals.
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About protection and animals. the mother has them high
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The mother has them high on the side of a cliff,
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On the side of a cliff, out of reach, constantly
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Out of reach, constantly watching over them.
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Watching over them. but a few months in, the
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But a few months in, the mother starts removing the
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Mother starts removing the soft cushion from the nest.
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Soft cushion from the nest. she takes out the leaves
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She takes out the leaves and things that make it
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And things that make it so comfortable.
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So comfortable. now when the eaglet sits,
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Now when the eaglet sits, they feel the branches and
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They feel the branches and the sticks poking them.
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The sticks poking them. they don't like it.
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They don't like it. they get out and spend
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They get out and spend a few hours on the rocks
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A few hours on the rocks hopping around.
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Hopping around. they think they're just
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They think they're just playing together, but they're
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Playing together, but they're developing their muscles.
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Developing their muscles. when the mother knows
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When the mother knows they're strong enough,
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They're strong enough, she'll push a baby eaglet out
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She'll push a baby eaglet out of the nest off the cliff.
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Of the nest off the cliff. the eaglet starts falling
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The eaglet starts falling to the ground.
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To the ground. don't you know if the eaglet
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Don't you know if the eaglet could talk it would say,
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Could talk it would say, "what has gotten into mama?
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"what has gotten into mama? this mother that has fed me,
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This mother that has fed me, loved me, protected me, made
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Loved me, protected me, made my life so comfortable
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My life so comfortable is now trying to kill me."
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Is now trying to kill me." just as the eaglet is about
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Just as the eaglet is about to hit the ground, the mother
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To hit the ground, the mother swoops down and grabs it.
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Swoops down and grabs it. the eaglet thinks, "thank god
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The eaglet thinks, "thank god she came back to her senses.
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She came back to her senses. now, mama, take me back to
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Now, mama, take me back to the nest and we'll forget
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The nest and we'll forget all about this.
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All about this. i won't tell anyone.
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I won't tell anyone. otherwise, eps will show up,"
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Otherwise, eps will show up," eaglet protective services.
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Eaglet protective services. the mother takes the baby
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The mother takes the baby back, puts it in the nest.
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Back, puts it in the nest. just when the eaglet thinks
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Just when the eaglet thinks it's safe, she pushes it
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It's safe, she pushes it out again.
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Out again. this time when the eaglet is
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This time when the eaglet is falling, it starts flapping
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Falling, it starts flapping its wings trying to gain
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Its wings trying to gain its balance.
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Its balance. it's not thinking about
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It's not thinking about flying, doesn't know what
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Flying, doesn't know what the wings are for.
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The wings are for. it's just trying to break
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It's just trying to break the fall when it naturally
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The fall when it naturally starts moving its wings.
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After doing this a few more
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After doing this a few more times, the little eaglet
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Times, the little eaglet finally discovers its wings
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Finally discovers its wings and starts flying behind
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And starts flying behind the mother.
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The mother. before long, it's soaring
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Before long, it's soaring all through the sky.
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All through the sky. but the nest the eaglet was
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But the nest the eaglet was in was a blessing for a time.
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In was a blessing for a time. it was necessary.
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It was necessary. but at a certain point,
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But at a certain point, the nest will no longer be
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The nest will no longer be a blessing.
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A blessing. it will become a hindrance.
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The eaglet can't develop
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The eaglet can't develop its wings in the nest.
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Its wings in the nest. if the mother didn't push it
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If the mother didn't push it out, wouldn't survive.
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Out, wouldn't survive. sometimes the nest we're
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Sometimes the nest we're in is too small.
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In is too small. as much as we like it,
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As much as we like it, it's limiting our growth.
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It's limiting our growth. we're comfortable.
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We're comfortable. we like the protection,
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We like the protection, the provision,
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The provision, being taken care of.
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Being taken care of. the problem is you'll
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The problem is you'll never develop your wings
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Never develop your wings in the nest.
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In the nest. you won't reach your
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You won't reach your potential without having
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Potential without having to stretch, try new things,
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To stretch, try new things, develop new muscles.
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Develop new muscles. maybe like that eaglet you
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Maybe like that eaglet you think, "what is going on
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Think, "what is going on in my life?
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In my life? it's gotten so much
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It's gotten so much more difficult.
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More difficult. a friend walked away.
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A friend walked away. my co-worker won't help me
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My co-worker won't help me anymore."
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Anymore." god is pushing you out
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Of the nest.
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Of the nest. the scripture says, "as the
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The scripture says, "as the eagles stirs the nest,
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Eagles stirs the nest, so god will stir us."
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So god will stir us." sometimes we don't like
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Sometimes we don't like the stirring, but that's god
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The stirring, but that's god working in our lives.
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Working in our lives. do you know when the eaglets
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Do you know when the eaglets discover their wings,
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Discover their wings, not when they're in the nest,
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Not when they're in the nest, not when they're hopping
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Not when they're hopping on the rocks?
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On the rocks? they discover they can fly
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When they're falling,
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When they're falling, when they're afraid.
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When they're afraid. in the scary places, you will
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In the scary places, you will discover things you never
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Discover things you never knew you had: talent,
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Knew you had: talent, strength, wisdom,
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Strength, wisdom, determination, that you would
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Determination, that you would have never known if you would
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Have never known if you would have stayed in the nest.
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Have stayed in the nest. yes, the scary places are not
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Yes, the scary places are not comfortable, but like
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Comfortable, but like the mother eagle, god
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The mother eagle, god is right there with you.
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Is right there with you. he is not going to let you
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He is not going to let you hit the ground.
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Hit the ground. you may have things coming
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You may have things coming against you now that you
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Against you now that you don't understand,
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Don't understand, feels like god is pushed you
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Feels like god is pushed you out of the nest.
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Out of the nest. it's uncomfortable,
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It's uncomfortable, but if you will stay
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But if you will stay in faith, you're about
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In faith, you're about to discover your wings.
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To discover your wings. you don't belong in the nest.
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You don't belong in the nest. you were created to soar,
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You were created to soar, to reach new heights,
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To reach new heights, to take new ground.
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The question is how we handle
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The question is how we handle the scary times.
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The scary times. it's easy to get discouraged.
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It's easy to get discouraged. "god, why did you let
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"god, why did you let this happen?
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This happen? why did i lose a loved one?
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Why did i lose a loved one? why did my business go down?
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Why did my business go down? why did this friend
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Why did this friend betray me?"
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Betray me?" sometimes when god stirs the
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Nest doesn't make sense.
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Nest doesn't make sense. the right attitude is, "god,
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The right attitude is, "god, i don't understand this,
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I don't understand this, but i trust you.
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But i trust you. i know you are still on the
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I know you are still on the throne and i'm not going
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Throne and i'm not going to live bitter, upset,
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To live bitter, upset, complaining because my plans
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Complaining because my plans didn't work out.
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Didn't work out. i know your plans for me
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I know your plans for me are for good."
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Are for good." when i look back over my
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When i look back over my life, the times i've grown,
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Life, the times i've grown, discovered new gifts,
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Discovered new gifts, become more confident,
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Become more confident, it was never
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It was never in the easy times.
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In the easy times. it was when i had to stretch,
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It was when i had to stretch, when i was uncomfortable,
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When i was uncomfortable, when i was over my head,
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When i was over my head, when i was scared.
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When i was scared. at the time i didn't like it,
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At the time i didn't like it, but i can tell you now it was
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But i can tell you now it was good that god pushed me out.
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Good that god pushed me out. it was good that i had
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It was good that i had to stretch.
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To stretch. you wouldn't be who you are
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Without the scary places.
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Without the scary places. that's where you developed
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That's where you developed your wings.
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Your wings. that's where you discovered
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That's where you discovered what's in you.
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The eaglet would say
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The eaglet would say to the mother now,
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To the mother now, "mother, thank you
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"mother, thank you for making the nest
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For making the nest uncomfortable.
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Uncomfortable. thank you for pushing me out.
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Thank you for pushing me out. i know at the time
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I know at the time i was cussing you out.
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I was cussing you out. i was upset, complaining,
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I was upset, complaining, never going to talk to you,
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Never going to talk to you, but now i can see what
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But now i can see what you were doing.
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You were doing. you were helping me
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You were helping me discover my wings."
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There are a lot of things
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There are a lot of things in life that we
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In life that we don't understand.
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Don't understand. sometimes it feels unfair
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Sometimes it feels unfair to get pushed out.
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To get pushed out. the company you were so loyal
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The company you were so loyal to says they're downsizing
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To says they're downsizing and don't need you.
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And don't need you. the diagnosis wasn't good.
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The diagnosis wasn't good. a friend walked away.
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A friend walked away. it's a scary place.
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It's a scary place. god doesn't send the trouble,
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God doesn't send the trouble, but he does allow things
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But he does allow things to happen.
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To happen. we may not understand it,
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We may not understand it, but i have never come
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But i have never come out of a scary place
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Out of a scary place where i wasn't better.
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Where i wasn't better. when it was all said and
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When it was all said and done, when i look back
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Done, when i look back i could see how it
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I could see how it made me stronger,
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Made me stronger, more confident, wiser.
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More confident, wiser. it gave me a greater trust
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It gave me a greater trust in god.
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In god. it put me closer toward
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It put me closer toward my destiny.
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As much as i miss my father
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As much as i miss my father and honor his legacy, what i
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And honor his legacy, what i thought would be my darkest
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Thought would be my darkest hour, the loss of my father,
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Hour, the loss of my father, actually launched me into
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Actually launched me into my brightest hour.
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My brightest hour. when you keep the right
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When you keep the right attitude, all things will
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Attitude, all things will work for your good.
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Work for your good. then when you face dreams
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Then when you face dreams that look too big, obstacles
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That seem insurmountable,
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That seem insurmountable, scary places, you can look
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Scary places, you can look back and see how god brought
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Back and see how god brought you through in the past, how
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You through in the past, how he made a way where you
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He made a way where you didn't see a way,
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Didn't see a way, how he gives you peace
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How he gives you peace that passed understanding,
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That passed understanding, gave you strength to do
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Gave you strength to do what you couldn't do
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What you couldn't do on your own.
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On your own. those victories become fuel
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Those victories become fuel for your faith.
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For your faith. you'll know god did it
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You'll know god did it for you back then,
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For you back then, he'll do it for you now.
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He'll do it for you now. every victory is not just
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Every victory is not just for the present.
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For the present. you're going to need it
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You're going to need it in the future.
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In the future. but if you shrink back, let
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But if you shrink back, let things intimidate you, play
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Things intimidate you, play it safe all the time, you're
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It safe all the time, you're not going to have what you
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Not going to have what you need for where god
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Need for where god is taking you.
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Is taking you. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god takes us from glory to glory,
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Takes us from glory to glory, from victory to victory."
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From victory to victory." that last victory,
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That last victory, you're going to need
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You're going to need for your next victory.
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For your next victory. that's why i'm constantly
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That's why i'm constantly talking about how god healed
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Talking about how god healed my mother from
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My mother from terminal cancer in 1981,
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Terminal cancer in 1981, how god gave us
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How god gave us the compaq center,
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The compaq center, how god helped me through
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How god helped me through the loss of my father.
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The loss of my father. those were some of my scary
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Those were some of my scary places where the odds
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Places where the odds were against me.
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Were against me. i was afraid, intimidated,
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I was afraid, intimidated, nervous, but i did it afraid.
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Nervous, but i did it afraid. god showed up, did something
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God showed up, did something more than i could imagine.
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Now, the reason i talk about
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Now, the reason i talk about it is because i need fuel
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It is because i need fuel for my faith.
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For my faith. i need to remember what god
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I need to remember what god has done so i won't shrink
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Has done so i won't shrink back when new opportunities
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Back when new opportunities come my way, but it's easy
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Come my way, but it's easy to play it safe all the time.
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To play it safe all the time. it's easy to stay
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It's easy to stay in the nest.
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In the nest. we think it's dangerous
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We think it's dangerous to get out.
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To get out. the truth is, it's more
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The truth is, it's more dangerous to stay
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Dangerous to stay in the nest.
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In the nest. the baby eaglet if it stayed
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In the nest never
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In the nest never discovered its wings.
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Discovered its wings. even though it was
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Even though it was comfortable, it would die
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Comfortable, it would die in the nest.
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In the nest. my challenge to you is
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My challenge to you is don't die in your nest.
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Don't die in your nest. don't become so comfortable
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Don't become so comfortable that you won't take a risk.
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That you won't take a risk. you have to go after what god
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You have to go after what god put in your heart.
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Put in your heart. "well, joel, i'm afraid."
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"well, joel, i'm afraid." you're supposed to be afraid.
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You're supposed to be afraid. if you weren't afraid, it
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If you weren't afraid, it wouldn't be your destiny.
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Wouldn't be your destiny. what god has for you
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What god has for you is too big to accomplish
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Is too big to accomplish on your own.
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There is potential in you
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There is potential in you waiting to be released.
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Waiting to be released. sometimes god pushes us out.
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Sometimes god pushes us out. like when my dad died
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Like when my dad died and i got pushed out,
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And i got pushed out, god closed that door.
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God closed that door. other times, we have
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Other times, we have to make the decision.
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God told the prophet elijah
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God told the prophet elijah to anoint a young man named
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To anoint a young man named elisha as his successor.
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Elisha as his successor. he saw in him plowing
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He saw in him plowing in the field.
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In the field. he went over and threw his
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He went over and threw his mantle on him and asked him
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Mantle on him and asked him to come with him.
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To come with him. well, elisha had a good job.
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Well, elisha had a good job. he was in the family
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He was in the family business, had a bright future
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Business, had a bright future there, no doubt one day his
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There, no doubt one day his parents would turn it
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Parents would turn it over to him.
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Over to him. but when he saw elijah, he
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But when he saw elijah, he took the mantle, something
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Took the mantle, something came alive in his spirit.
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Deep down he knew he was
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Deep down he knew he was supposed to walk away
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Supposed to walk away from the familiar into
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From the familiar into the unknown.
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The unknown. the problem was it was scary.
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The problem was it was scary. staying on the farm was safe.
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Staying on the farm was safe. everything was lined up.
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Everything was lined up. his income was set,
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His income was set, his retirement.
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His retirement. had a nice place to live.
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Had a nice place to live. thoughts told him, "stay
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Thoughts told him, "stay where you are.
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Where you are. you're comfortable."
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You're comfortable." family members tried
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Family members tried to reason with him.
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To reason with him. "you don't know this prophet
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"you don't know this prophet elijah.
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Elijah. he may not keep his word.
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He may not keep his word. you may get out there
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You may get out there and fail."
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And fail." deep down something said,
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"this is your moment.
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"this is your moment. this is your destiny.
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This is your destiny. step out in faith."
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Step out in faith." some opportunities don't
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Some opportunities don't come a second time.
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Come a second time. they are destiny moments.
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They are destiny moments. it's either now or never.
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It's either now or never. like when my dad died,
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Like when my dad died, i was afraid.
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I was afraid. i didn't know if i could step
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I didn't know if i could step up and pastor the church,
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Up and pastor the church, but i knew i didn't have
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But i knew i didn't have 2 years to think about it.
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2 years to think about it. that opportunity wouldn't
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That opportunity wouldn't pass by again.
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Pass by again. my attitude was
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My attitude was if i try and fail,
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If i try and fail, i can go back to doing
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I can go back to doing television production,
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Television production, but i am not going to go to
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But i am not going to go to my grave wondering what would
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My grave wondering what would have happened if i had not
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Have happened if i had not let fear hold me back, what
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Let fear hold me back, what i could have become if i
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I could have become if i was not intimidated
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Was not intimidated by the scary place.
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By the scary place. i was afraid, but on the
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I was afraid, but on the other side of the fear was
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Other side of the fear was a destiny bigger than
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A destiny bigger than i ever imagined.
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I ever imagined. what god has in your future
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What god has in your future will scare you, but if you'll
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Will scare you, but if you'll take a step of faith, you'll
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Take a step of faith, you'll see how god scared you
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See how god scared you into greatness.
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Into greatness. he scared you into levels
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He scared you into levels you've never dreamed.
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You've never dreamed. he scared you into taking
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He scared you into taking new ground.
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Elisha cut up the plow
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Elisha cut up the plow and burned it.
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And burned it. he killed the ox and boiled
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He killed the ox and boiled the meat.
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The meat. he was saying, "i'm done
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He was saying, "i'm done going around in circles.
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Going around in circles. i'm done settling
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I'm done settling for mediocrity.
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For mediocrity. i'm not going to plow this
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I'm not going to plow this field the rest of my life.
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Field the rest of my life. i have greatness in me."
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Life is too short to settle
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Life is too short to settle for things that are less than
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For things that are less than what you know is in you.
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What you know is in you. don't stay on a job when
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Don't stay on a job when you're not challenged
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You're not challenged the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. don't stay in a field that
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Don't stay in a field that you don't enjoy, you don't
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You don't enjoy, you don't have any passion.
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Have any passion. you weren't made to go around
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You weren't made to go around and around the next 40 years
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And around the next 40 years doing something unfulfilling.
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Doing something unfulfilling. look for new opportunities,
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Look for new opportunities, stretch, grow,
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Stretch, grow, take courses, learn.
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Take courses, learn. do your part and god
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Do your part and god will send elijah by.
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Will send elijah by. he'll bring you an
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He'll bring you an opportunity that not only
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Opportunity that not only scares you but excites you,
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Scares you but excites you, you know it's your purpose.
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Elisha was afraid, uncertain
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Elisha was afraid, uncertain of what the future held,
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Of what the future held, but he did it afraid.
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But he did it afraid. he dared to leave
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He dared to leave the familiar, believing god
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The familiar, believing god had something better.
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Had something better. if you're going to reach your
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If you're going to reach your destiny, there will be times
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You have to do like him: walk
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You have to do like him: walk away from what's comfortable
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Away from what's comfortable into the unknown,
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Into the unknown, and sometimes it's just
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And sometimes it's just in our mind.
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In our mind. quit telling yourself you
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Quit telling yourself you can't teach the class.
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Can't teach the class. "you're just an assistant.
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"you're just an assistant. you can't run the department.
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You can't run the department. you don't have those skills.
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You don't have those skills. you'll never start
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You'll never start your business.
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Your business. never write the book.
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Never write the book. never lead the company
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Never lead the company in sales.
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In sales. you don't have that kind
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You don't have that kind of talent."
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Of talent." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. you have greatness in you.
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You have greatness in you. you are destined to leave
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You are destined to leave your mark, but the enemy
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Your mark, but the enemy would love to convince you
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Would love to convince you to stay in the nest
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To stay in the nest intimidated, afraid
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Intimidated, afraid so your potential
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So your potential is never released.
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Is never released. you have to get out of
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You have to get out of the safe zone and come
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The safe zone and come into the faith zone.
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Into the faith zone. you cannot play it safe your
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You cannot play it safe your whole life and become all
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Whole life and become all you were created to be.
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You were created to be. when you know god has put
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When you know god has put something in your heart,
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Something in your heart, you're excited about it,
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You're excited about it, you can't get away from it,
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You can't get away from it, you wake up
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You wake up in the morning thinking
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In the morning thinking about it, then you have
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About it, then you have to take a risk.
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To take a risk. "well, joel, what if i try
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"well, joel, what if i try and it doesn't work out?"
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And it doesn't work out?" what if you try
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What if you try and it does work out?
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And it does work out? the better question is,
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The better question is, what if you don't try
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What if you don't try and miss your destiny?
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And miss your destiny? what if you get to heaven and
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What if you get to heaven and god says, "i created you to
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God says, "i created you to do amazing things.
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Do amazing things. why did you stay in the nest?
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Why did you stay in the nest? why did you let people
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Why did you let people talk you out of it?
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Talk you out of it? why did you let your thoughts
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Why did you let your thoughts convince you you can't do it?
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Convince you you can't do it? why did you let fear
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Why did you let fear hold you back?"
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Hold you back?" nothing will be sadder than
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Nothing will be sadder than to come to the end of the
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To come to the end of the life and wonder what we could
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Life and wonder what we could have become if we had
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Have become if we had just taken some risks.
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Just taken some risks. part of faith is stepping
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Part of faith is stepping into the unknown.
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Into the unknown. the good news is,
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The good news is, god is in the scary places.
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That's where he'll
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That's where he'll show out in your life.
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Show out in your life. that's where you'll discover
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That's where you'll discover your wings.
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Your wings. that's where he'll take you
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That's where he'll take you further than you've dreamed.
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Further than you've dreamed. the reason some people aren't
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The reason some people aren't happy today is they're bored.
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Happy today is they're bored. they have so much more in
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They have so much more in them, but they're stuck doing
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Them, but they're stuck doing something mediocre.
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Something mediocre. god is stirring you
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God is stirring you out of that nest.
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Out of that nest. stretch, grow,
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Stretch, grow, look for new opportunities.
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Look for new opportunities. "well, joel,
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"well, joel, i'm comfortable."
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I'm comfortable." god didn't call us
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God didn't call us to be comfortable.
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To be comfortable. he called us to take
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He called us to take new ground,
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New ground, to advance the kingdom.
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You need something in front
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You need something in front of you that challenges you,
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Of you that challenges you, that makes you get up early
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That makes you get up early and pray, makes you more
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And pray, makes you more disciplined, more focused.
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Disciplined, more focused. you don't have time to waste
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You don't have time to waste or it won't work out.
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Or it won't work out. we grow in the scary times.
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We grow in the scary times. elisha left the fields
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Elisha left the fields and followed elijah.
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And followed elijah. not long after that, elijah
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Not long after that, elijah was taken to heaven
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Was taken to heaven in a whirlwind.
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In a whirlwind. elisha received a double
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Elisha received a double portion of his spirit.
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Portion of his spirit. he did twice
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He did twice as many miracles.
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As many miracles. suppose he would have
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Suppose he would have played it safe, stayed
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Played it safe, stayed where it was familiar,
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Where it was familiar, we wouldn't be talking
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We wouldn't be talking about him.
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About him. he wouldn't have become
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He wouldn't have become one of the heroes of faith.
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One of the heroes of faith. he was afraid, but that scary
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He was afraid, but that scary place led him into greatness.
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Place led him into greatness. are you letting fear
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Are you letting fear hold you back?
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Hold you back? it's time to do it afraid.
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It's time to do it afraid. don't die in your nest.
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Don't die in your nest. maybe you passed up some
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Maybe you passed up some opportunities and you think
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Opportunities and you think you've missed your chance.
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You've missed your chance. no, get ready.
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No, get ready. god is about
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God is about to scare you again.
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He's about to bring something
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He's about to bring something across your path that looks
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Across your path that looks so big, so amazing.
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So big, so amazing. in your spirit,
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In your spirit, you're excited.
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You're excited. you know it's for you.
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You know it's for you. but your mind says,
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But your mind says, "there's no way.
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"there's no way. you don't have the talent,
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You don't have the talent, the resources.
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The resources. don't go after
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Don't go after the compaq center.
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Don't try to step up
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Don't try to step up and pastor that church.
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And pastor that church. stay in your nest."
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Stay in your nest." this is your time.
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This is your time. this is your moment.
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This is your moment. your destiny is calling.
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Your destiny is calling. come on over into
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Come on over into the scary places.
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The scary places. that's where god is.
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That's where god is. that's where you'll see
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That's where you'll see his favor.
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His favor. that's where doors will open
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That's where doors will open you couldn't open.
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You couldn't open. that's where gifts will come
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That's where gifts will come out you didn't know you had.
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Out you didn't know you had. greatness is waiting for you
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Greatness is waiting for you in the scary place.
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In the scary place. now come out of the nest,
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Now come out of the nest, start using your wings.
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Start using your wings. not chicken wings,
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Not chicken wings, eagles' wings.
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Eagles' wings. you were created to soar.
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Maybe you're where i was
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Maybe you're where i was 20 years ago this week
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20 years ago this week when my dad died.
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When my dad died. you've gone through a loss,
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You've gone through a loss, a disappointment, something
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A disappointment, something you don't understand.
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You don't understand. it's taken the wind out
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It's taken the wind out of your sails.
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Of your sails. you've lost your passion.
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You've lost your passion. you're breathing,
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You're breathing, but you're not really living.
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But you're not really living. there's nothing exciting
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There's nothing exciting to get up for in the morning.
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God is going to do for you
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God is going to do for you what he did for me.
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What he did for me. he's going to take that dark
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He's going to take that dark place and use it to launch
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Place and use it to launch you into a new level
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You into a new level of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. what you lost is not the end.
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What you lost is not the end. it is a new beginning.
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It is a new beginning. god doesn't waste anything.
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God doesn't waste anything. it's getting you prepared
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It's getting you prepared for where he's taking you.
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For where he's taking you. he has beauty
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He has beauty for those ashes.
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For those ashes. you haven't seen your
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You haven't seen your best days.
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Best days. god is about
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God is about to scare you again.
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To scare you again. he's going to bring
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He's going to bring new opportunities,
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New opportunities, new relationships,
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New relationships, things so amazing it seems
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Things so amazing it seems too good to be true.
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Too good to be true. don't shrink back,
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Don't shrink back, step into the new.
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Step into the new. god wants you to dream again,
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God wants you to dream again, to love again, to laugh
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To love again, to laugh again, to believe again.
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Again, to believe again. it's in the scary place.
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After what i've seen god do
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After what i've seen god do these last 20 years, take me
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These last 20 years, take me further than i've ever
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Further than i've ever dreamed, i've learned now
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Dreamed, i've learned now if it doesn't scare me,
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If it doesn't scare me, it's not big enough.
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If we can do it on our own,
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If we can do it on our own, we don't need faith.
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We don't need faith. you may feel fear, but don't
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You may feel fear, but don't let comfort keep you
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Let comfort keep you from your calling.
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From your calling. do it afraid.
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Do it afraid. if you will be willing to
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If you will be willing to leave the unfamiliar and step
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Leave the unfamiliar and step into the unknown,
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Into the unknown, i believe and declare
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God is about to bring
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God is about to bring greatness out of you.
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Greatness out of you. you're about to discover your
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You're about to discover your wings, soar to heights you've
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Wings, soar to heights you've never imagined,
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Never imagined, overcome obstacles that
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Overcome obstacles that looked insurmountable,
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Looked insurmountable, and reach the fullness
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And reach the fullness of your destiny
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Of your destiny in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. if you receive it,
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Can you say amen today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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A devotional called today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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For a better life. it's designed to help
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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And peace over frustration
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with scripture
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With scripture and practical encouragement
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And practical encouragement to help you live
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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You can't wait to see what kind of day
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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A more blessed, fulfilled life. i'd love to send you a copy.
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I'd love to send you a copy. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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Every day begins with a choice,
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Every day begins with a choice, and this inspiring book
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Is packed with powerful devotional truths
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That will help you in the specific challenges
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In the specific challenges you face in life,
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You face in life, including: today,
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Including: today, i choose to
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I choose to turn down the noise,
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To be happy, to trust god's timing.
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To trust god's timing. they will transform
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They will transform your attitude, your outlook,
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Your attitude, your outlook, your entire day.
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Your entire day. as you embrace
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As you embrace these biblical principles,
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These biblical principles, you'll see problems dissolve,
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You'll see problems dissolve, hope restored, mountains move.
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Choose the joy and happiness
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Choose the joy and happiness god has chosen for you.
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God has chosen for you. be sure to request
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When you make choices based on what
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Based on what god says about you,
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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You're going to live happier, have more peace,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. we sure appreciate your prayer
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We sure appreciate your prayer and support.
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And a special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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And until we meet again, may the lord bless
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Print created to encourage faith
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The powerful promise of psalm 118:24.
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Of psalm 118:24. this is the day
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This is the day the lord has made.
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The lord has made. we will rejoice
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We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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And be glad in it. choose every morning
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Choose every morning to begin
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To begin with a declaration of god's
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With a declaration of god's eternal promise.
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Joel Osteen - Scared Into Greatness

June 10, 2026 | 27:29

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