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Joel Osteen - See Yourself As A Masterpiece

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - See Yourself As A Masterpiece | May 23, 2026

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you.
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(applause) well, god bless you. welcome. thanks so much for
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Well, god bless you. welcome. thanks so much for letting us come into your
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Welcome. thanks so much for letting us come into your homes. we love you.
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Letting us come into your homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area
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Homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. these are the finest people in
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One of our services. these are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here
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These are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood.
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All of houston, texas right here at lakewood. love to have you come out
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At lakewood. love to have you come out whenever you can.
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Love to have you come out whenever you can. but thanks for tuning in.
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Whenever you can. but thanks for tuning in. thank you again for coming out
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But thanks for tuning in. thank you again for coming out today.
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Thank you again for coming out today. i like to get started with
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Today. i like to get started with something funny.
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I like to get started with something funny. i heard about this five-year-old
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Something funny. i heard about this five-year-old boy named tommy.
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I heard about this five-year-old boy named tommy. it was his grandmother's
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Boy named tommy. it was his grandmother's birthday. after wishing her a
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It was his grandmother's birthday. after wishing her a happy birthday he said,
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Birthday. after wishing her a happy birthday he said, "grandmother, how old are you?"
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Happy birthday he said, "grandmother, how old are you?" she said, "tommy, i'm 39 and
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"grandmother, how old are you?" she said, "tommy, i'm 39 and holding."
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She said, "tommy, i'm 39 and holding." he thought about it a moment and
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Holding." he thought about it a moment and said, "grandmother, how old
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He thought about it a moment and said, "grandmother, how old would you be if you let go?"
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Said, "grandmother, how old would you be if you let go?" (laughter)
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Would you be if you let go?" (laughter) hold up your bible.
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(laughter) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today about seeing yourself as a
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I want to talk to you today about seeing yourself as a masterpiece.
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About seeing yourself as a masterpiece. too many people go around
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Masterpiece. too many people go around feeling wrong on the inside.
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Too many people go around feeling wrong on the inside. they don't really like who they
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Feeling wrong on the inside. they don't really like who they are.
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They don't really like who they are. they think, "if i was just a
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Are. they think, "if i was just a little taller, if i had a better
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They think, "if i was just a little taller, if i had a better personality, if my metabolism
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Little taller, if i had a better personality, if my metabolism was a little faster."
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Personality, if my metabolism was a little faster." or, "if i just looked like her
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Was a little faster." or, "if i just looked like her then i would feel good about
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Or, "if i just looked like her then i would feel good about myself."
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Then i would feel good about myself." no, when god created you he went
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Myself." no, when god created you he went to great lengths to make you
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No, when god created you he went to great lengths to make you exactly like he wanted.
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To great lengths to make you exactly like he wanted. you didn't accidentally get
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Exactly like he wanted. you didn't accidentally get your personality.
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You didn't accidentally get your personality. you didn't just happen to get
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Your personality. you didn't just happen to get your height, your looks,
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You didn't just happen to get your height, your looks, your skin color, your gifts.
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Your height, your looks, your skin color, your gifts. god designed you on purpose
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Your skin color, your gifts. god designed you on purpose to be the way you are.
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God designed you on purpose to be the way you are. you have what you need to
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To be the way you are. you have what you need to fulfill your destiny.
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You have what you need to fulfill your destiny. if you needed to be taller god
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Fulfill your destiny. if you needed to be taller god would have made you taller.
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If you needed to be taller god would have made you taller. if you needed to be a different
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Would have made you taller. if you needed to be a different nationality god would have made
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If you needed to be a different nationality god would have made you that way.
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Nationality god would have made you that way. if you needed to look like her
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You that way. if you needed to look like her instead of you, you would have
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If you needed to look like her instead of you, you would have looked like her.
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Instead of you, you would have looked like her. you've got to be confident in
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Looked like her. you've got to be confident in who god made you to be.
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You've got to be confident in who god made you to be. ephesians 2:10 says, "we are
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Who god made you to be. ephesians 2:10 says, "we are god's masterpiece."
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Ephesians 2:10 says, "we are god's masterpiece." that means you are not ordinary.
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God's masterpiece." that means you are not ordinary. you didn't come off an assembly
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That means you are not ordinary. you didn't come off an assembly line.
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You didn't come off an assembly line. you weren't mass-produced.
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Line. you weren't mass-produced. you are one of a kind.
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You weren't mass-produced. you are one of a kind. nobody in this world has your
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You are one of a kind. nobody in this world has your fingerprints.
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Nobody in this world has your fingerprints. there will never be another you.
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Fingerprints. there will never be another you. if you're going to reach your
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There will never be another you. if you're going to reach your highest potential you have to
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If you're going to reach your highest potential you have to see yourself as unique, as an
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Highest potential you have to see yourself as unique, as an original, as god's very own
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See yourself as unique, as an original, as god's very own masterpiece.
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Original, as god's very own masterpiece. when i was in my early 20's,
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Masterpiece. when i was in my early 20's, i was sitting on the beach in
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When i was in my early 20's, i was sitting on the beach in india all alone watching the
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I was sitting on the beach in india all alone watching the sunset. it was a magnificent
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India all alone watching the sunset. it was a magnificent scene. the water was so blue.
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Sunset. it was a magnificent scene. the water was so blue. as far as i could see from the
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Scene. the water was so blue. as far as i could see from the right to the left, miles and
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As far as i could see from the right to the left, miles and miles of beach and palm trees.
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Right to the left, miles and miles of beach and palm trees. the sun was huge on the horizon,
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Miles of beach and palm trees. the sun was huge on the horizon, just about to set.
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The sun was huge on the horizon, just about to set. as i sat there reflecting,
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Just about to set. as i sat there reflecting, thinking about my life, i heard
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As i sat there reflecting, thinking about my life, i heard god ask me something-not out
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Thinking about my life, i heard god ask me something-not out loud but just an impression down
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God ask me something-not out loud but just an impression down in here.
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Loud but just an impression down in here. he said, "joel, you think this
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In here. he said, "joel, you think this is a beautiful picture do you?"
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He said, "joel, you think this is a beautiful picture do you?" i said, "yes, god. i think this
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Is a beautiful picture do you?" i said, "yes, god. i think this is a magnificent picture."
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I said, "yes, god. i think this is a magnificent picture." he said, "well, what do you
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Is a magnificent picture." he said, "well, what do you think would be my most prized
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He said, "well, what do you think would be my most prized painting, my most incredible
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Think would be my most prized painting, my most incredible creation?"
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Painting, my most incredible creation?" i thought about it a moment.
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Creation?" i thought about it a moment. i said, "god, it must be this
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I thought about it a moment. i said, "god, it must be this sunset. this is magnificent."
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I said, "god, it must be this sunset. this is magnificent." he said, "no, it's not this."
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Sunset. this is magnificent." he said, "no, it's not this." earlier that year i had been in
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He said, "no, it's not this." earlier that year i had been in the rocky mountains.
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Earlier that year i had been in the rocky mountains. they were spectacular.
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The rocky mountains. they were spectacular. i said, "god, i bet it's the
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They were spectacular. i said, "god, i bet it's the rocky mountains."
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I said, "god, i bet it's the rocky mountains." he said, "no, not that."
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Rocky mountains." he said, "no, not that." i thought, "what could it be?
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He said, "no, not that." i thought, "what could it be? the solar system? the milky
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I thought, "what could it be? the solar system? the milky way?"
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The solar system? the milky way?" he said, "no, joel. my most
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Way?" he said, "no, joel. my most prized possession, the painting
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He said, "no, joel. my most prized possession, the painting that i'm the most proud of is
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Prized possession, the painting that i'm the most proud of is you."
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That i'm the most proud of is you." i thought, "me? it couldn't be
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You." i thought, "me? it couldn't be me. i'm ordinary. i'm just like
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I thought, "me? it couldn't be me. i'm ordinary. i'm just like everybody else."
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Me. i'm ordinary. i'm just like everybody else." he said, "no. you don't
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Everybody else." he said, "no. you don't understand. when i made the
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He said, "no. you don't understand. when i made the solar system, the waters, the
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Understand. when i made the solar system, the waters, the mountains, i was proud of that.
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Solar system, the waters, the mountains, i was proud of that. that was great. but joel, when
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Mountains, i was proud of that. that was great. but joel, when i made you i breathed my very
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That was great. but joel, when i made you i breathed my very life into you. i created you in
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I made you i breathed my very life into you. i created you in my own image." (applause)
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Life into you. i created you in my own image." (applause) friends, you are god's most
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My own image." (applause) friends, you are god's most prized possession.
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Friends, you are god's most prized possession. don't go around feeling wrong
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Prized possession. don't go around feeling wrong about yourself.
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Don't go around feeling wrong about yourself. quit wishing you were taller, or
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About yourself. quit wishing you were taller, or had a better personality, or
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Quit wishing you were taller, or had a better personality, or looked like somebody else.
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Had a better personality, or looked like somebody else. you've been painted by the most
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Looked like somebody else. you've been painted by the most incredible painter there could
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You've been painted by the most incredible painter there could ever be.
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Incredible painter there could ever be. you know how on the back of our
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Ever be. you know how on the back of our shirts most of the time there's
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You know how on the back of our shirts most of the time there's a tag. it says, "made in
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Shirts most of the time there's a tag. it says, "made in america. made in china. made in
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A tag. it says, "made in america. made in china. made in mexico."
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America. made in china. made in mexico." well, somewhere on you
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Mexico." well, somewhere on you there's a tag that says,
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Well, somewhere on you there's a tag that says, "made by almighty god."
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There's a tag that says, "made by almighty god." (applause)
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"made by almighty god." (applause) now put your shoulders back.
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(applause) now put your shoulders back. hold your head up high.
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Now put your shoulders back. hold your head up high. you are extremely valuable.
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Hold your head up high. you are extremely valuable. you have royal blood flowing
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You are extremely valuable. you have royal blood flowing through your veins.
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You have royal blood flowing through your veins. you are wearing a crown of
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Through your veins. you are wearing a crown of favor.
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You are wearing a crown of favor. when those thoughts come in the
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Favor. when those thoughts come in the morning telling you everything
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When those thoughts come in the morning telling you everything that you're not, you need to
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Morning telling you everything that you're not, you need to remind yourself, "i've got the
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That you're not, you need to remind yourself, "i've got the fingerprints of god all over me:
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Remind yourself, "i've got the fingerprints of god all over me: the way i look, the way i smile,
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Fingerprints of god all over me: the way i look, the way i smile, my gifts, my personality.
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The way i look, the way i smile, my gifts, my personality. i know i am not average.
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My gifts, my personality. i know i am not average. i am a masterpiece."
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I know i am not average. i am a masterpiece." that's the thoughts that should
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I am a masterpiece." that's the thoughts that should be playing in our mind all day
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That's the thoughts that should be playing in our mind all day long. not, "i'm slow. i'm
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Be playing in our mind all day long. not, "i'm slow. i'm unattractive. i'm just one of
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Long. not, "i'm slow. i'm unattractive. i'm just one of the 7 billion people on earth."
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Unattractive. i'm just one of the 7 billion people on earth." no, god did not make anything
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The 7 billion people on earth." no, god did not make anything average.
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No, god did not make anything average. if you have breath to breathe
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Average. if you have breath to breathe you are a masterpiece.
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If you have breath to breathe you are a masterpiece. now people may try to make you
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You are a masterpiece. now people may try to make you feel average.
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Now people may try to make you feel average. your own thoughts may try to
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Feel average. your own thoughts may try to convince you that you are
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Your own thoughts may try to convince you that you are ordinary.
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Convince you that you are ordinary. life will try to push you down
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Ordinary. life will try to push you down and steal your sense of value.
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Life will try to push you down and steal your sense of value. that's why all through the day
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And steal your sense of value. that's why all through the day you have to remind yourself who
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That's why all through the day you have to remind yourself who your painter is.
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You have to remind yourself who your painter is. when you dwell on the fact that
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Your painter is. when you dwell on the fact that almighty god breathed his life
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When you dwell on the fact that almighty god breathed his life into you, he approved you,
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Almighty god breathed his life into you, he approved you, equipped you, empowered you,
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Into you, he approved you, equipped you, empowered you, then any thoughts of low
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Equipped you, empowered you, then any thoughts of low self-esteem, inferiority, they
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Then any thoughts of low self-esteem, inferiority, they won't have a chance.
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Self-esteem, inferiority, they won't have a chance. years ago i was in somebody's
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Won't have a chance. years ago i was in somebody's home. they have all these
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Years ago i was in somebody's home. they have all these paintings on the wall.
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Home. they have all these paintings on the wall. and to me they weren't very
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Paintings on the wall. and to me they weren't very impressive.
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And to me they weren't very impressive. in fact, some of them looked
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Impressive. in fact, some of them looked like they had been painted by a
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In fact, some of them looked like they had been painted by a child, very abstract, modern,
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Like they had been painted by a child, very abstract, modern, paint thrown here and there.
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Child, very abstract, modern, paint thrown here and there. but later that evening they
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Paint thrown here and there. but later that evening they mentioned how they had paid over
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But later that evening they mentioned how they had paid over a million dollars for just one
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Mentioned how they had paid over a million dollars for just one of those paintings.
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A million dollars for just one of those paintings. i looked at it again and
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Of those paintings. i looked at it again and thought, "wow! that is
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I looked at it again and thought, "wow! that is beautiful, isn't it?"
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Thought, "wow! that is beautiful, isn't it?" (laughter)
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Beautiful, isn't it?" (laughter) come to find out, it was an
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(laughter) come to find out, it was an original picasso, painted by the
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Come to find out, it was an original picasso, painted by the famous artist, pablo picasso.
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Original picasso, painted by the famous artist, pablo picasso. what dawned on me that night is
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Famous artist, pablo picasso. what dawned on me that night is it's not so much what the
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What dawned on me that night is it's not so much what the painting looks like.
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It's not so much what the painting looks like. it's who the painter is.
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Painting looks like. it's who the painter is. the painting gets its value from
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It's who the painter is. the painting gets its value from its creator.
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The painting gets its value from its creator. in the same way, our value
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Its creator. in the same way, our value doesn't come because of what we
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In the same way, our value doesn't come because of what we look like, or what we do, or who
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Doesn't come because of what we look like, or what we do, or who we know.
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Look like, or what we do, or who we know. our value comes from the fact
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We know. our value comes from the fact that almighty god is our
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Our value comes from the fact that almighty god is our painter. now don't criticize
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That almighty god is our painter. now don't criticize what god has painted.
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Painter. now don't criticize what god has painted. accept yourself.
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What god has painted. accept yourself. approve yourself.
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Accept yourself. approve yourself. you are not an accident.
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Approve yourself. you are not an accident. you have been fearfully and
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You are not an accident. you have been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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You have been fearfully and wonderfully made. i wonder what would happen if
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Wonderfully made. i wonder what would happen if all through the day, instead of
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I wonder what would happen if all through the day, instead of putting ourselves down, instead
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All through the day, instead of putting ourselves down, instead of dwelling on the negative, we
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Putting ourselves down, instead of dwelling on the negative, we would go around thinking,
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Of dwelling on the negative, we would go around thinking, "i'm a masterpiece. i'm
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Would go around thinking, "i'm a masterpiece. i'm wonderfully made. i'm talented.
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"i'm a masterpiece. i'm wonderfully made. i'm talented. i'm original. i have everything
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Wonderfully made. i'm talented. i'm original. i have everything that i need."
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I'm original. i have everything that i need." see, the enemy doesn't want you
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That i need." see, the enemy doesn't want you to feel good about yourself.
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See, the enemy doesn't want you to feel good about yourself. he would love for you to go
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To feel good about yourself. he would love for you to go through life listening to the
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He would love for you to go through life listening to the nagging voices reminding you
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Through life listening to the nagging voices reminding you of everything that you are not.
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Nagging voices reminding you of everything that you are not. i dare you to get up each day
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Of everything that you are not. i dare you to get up each day and say, "good morning you
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I dare you to get up each day and say, "good morning you wonderful thing. you are
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And say, "good morning you wonderful thing. you are fearfully and wonderfully
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Wonderful thing. you are fearfully and wonderfully made."
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Fearfully and wonderfully made." that's what david said.
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Made." that's what david said. psalm 139, "god, i praise you
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That's what david said. psalm 139, "god, i praise you because you have made me in an
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Psalm 139, "god, i praise you because you have made me in an amazing way. what you have done
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Because you have made me in an amazing way. what you have done is wonderful."
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Amazing way. what you have done is wonderful." how many of us will be bold
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Is wonderful." how many of us will be bold enough to say like david,
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How many of us will be bold enough to say like david, "i'm amazing. i'm a master-
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Enough to say like david, "i'm amazing. i'm a master- piece."
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"i'm amazing. i'm a master- piece." most people, those thoughts
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Piece." most people, those thoughts never enter into their mind.
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Most people, those thoughts never enter into their mind. they're too busy putting
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Never enter into their mind. they're too busy putting themselves down, focusing
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They're too busy putting themselves down, focusing on their flaws, comparing
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Themselves down, focusing on their flaws, comparing themselves to others that
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On their flaws, comparing themselves to others that they think are better.
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Themselves to others that they think are better. no, your painter, you creator
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They think are better. no, your painter, you creator says, "you're amazing. you're
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No, your painter, you creator says, "you're amazing. you're wonderful. you're a master-
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Says, "you're amazing. you're wonderful. you're a master- piece."
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Wonderful. you're a master- piece." now it's up to you to get in
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Piece." now it's up to you to get in agreement with god.
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Now it's up to you to get in agreement with god. if you go around focused on your
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Agreement with god. if you go around focused on your flaws, listening to what other
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If you go around focused on your flaws, listening to what other people are saying, you can miss
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Flaws, listening to what other people are saying, you can miss your destiny.
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People are saying, you can miss your destiny. the recording that should be
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Your destiny. the recording that should be playing in our mind all day long
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The recording that should be playing in our mind all day long is, "i'm valuable. i'm a
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Playing in our mind all day long is, "i'm valuable. i'm a masterpiece. i'm a child of the
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Is, "i'm valuable. i'm a masterpiece. i'm a child of the most high god."
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Masterpiece. i'm a child of the most high god." some of you, this is what's
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Most high god." some of you, this is what's holding you back.
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Some of you, this is what's holding you back. your recording is negative.
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Holding you back. your recording is negative. there are enough people in life
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Your recording is negative. there are enough people in life already against you.
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There are enough people in life already against you. don't be against yourself.
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Already against you. don't be against yourself. change your recording.
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Don't be against yourself. change your recording. start seeing yourself as the
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Change your recording. start seeing yourself as the masterpiece god created you
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Start seeing yourself as the masterpiece god created you to be.
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Masterpiece god created you to be. i read a story about this man
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To be. i read a story about this man that died in extreme poverty.
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I read a story about this man that died in extreme poverty. at one point he was homeless,
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That died in extreme poverty. at one point he was homeless, living on the streets, barely
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At one point he was homeless, living on the streets, barely got by in life.
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Living on the streets, barely got by in life. after the funeral, some of his
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Got by in life. after the funeral, some of his relatives went to the rundown
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After the funeral, some of his relatives went to the rundown apartment and gathered up his
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Relatives went to the rundown apartment and gathered up his belongings.
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Apartment and gathered up his belongings. he had a painting on the wall.
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Belongings. he had a painting on the wall. they took it down and sold it at
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He had a painting on the wall. they took it down and sold it at a garage sale.
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They took it down and sold it at a garage sale. the person that bought it took
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A garage sale. the person that bought it took the painting to the local art
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The person that bought it took the painting to the local art gallery to learn more about it.
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The painting to the local art gallery to learn more about it. come to find out, it was
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Gallery to learn more about it. come to find out, it was extremely valuable.
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Come to find out, it was extremely valuable. it had been painted back in the
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Extremely valuable. it had been painted back in the 1800's by a famous artist.
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It had been painted back in the 1800's by a famous artist. it ended up selling at an
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1800's by a famous artist. it ended up selling at an auction for over $3 million
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It ended up selling at an auction for over $3 million dollars.
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Auction for over $3 million dollars. that man lived his whole life in
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Dollars. that man lived his whole life in poverty because he didn't
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That man lived his whole life in poverty because he didn't realize what he had.
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Poverty because he didn't realize what he had. in the same way, every one of
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Realize what he had. in the same way, every one of you has been painted by the most
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In the same way, every one of you has been painted by the most famous artist there could ever
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You has been painted by the most famous artist there could ever be.
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Famous artist there could ever be. but if you don't understand your
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Be. but if you don't understand your value, you go around thinking,
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But if you don't understand your value, you go around thinking, "well, i'm just kinda average.
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Value, you go around thinking, "well, i'm just kinda average. i'm not that talented.
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"well, i'm just kinda average. i'm not that talented. i've made a lot of mistakes in
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I'm not that talented. i've made a lot of mistakes in life."
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I've made a lot of mistakes in life." if you let that negative
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Life." if you let that negative recording play, just like this
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If you let that negative recording play, just like this man, even though you have
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Recording play, just like this man, even though you have everything you need, even though
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Man, even though you have everything you need, even though you're full of potential, you'll
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Everything you need, even though you're full of potential, you'll never tap into it.
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You're full of potential, you'll never tap into it. that's why every morning you
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Never tap into it. that's why every morning you need to remind yourself, "i am
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That's why every morning you need to remind yourself, "i am not average. i am not ordinary.
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Need to remind yourself, "i am not average. i am not ordinary. i have the fingerprints of god
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Not average. i am not ordinary. i have the fingerprints of god all over me. i am a master-
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I have the fingerprints of god all over me. i am a master- piece."
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All over me. i am a master- piece." there was an article in a
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Piece." there was an article in a medical magazine. it talked
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There was an article in a medical magazine. it talked about how these researchers
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Medical magazine. it talked about how these researchers scientifically calculated how
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About how these researchers scientifically calculated how much money the human body is
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Scientifically calculated how much money the human body is worth.
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Much money the human body is worth. they added up the cost of all
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Worth. they added up the cost of all the enzymes, cells, tissue,
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They added up the cost of all the enzymes, cells, tissue, organs, hormones; everything
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The enzymes, cells, tissue, organs, hormones; everything contained in the body.
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Organs, hormones; everything contained in the body. they concluded that an average
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Contained in the body. they concluded that an average sized person is worth $6 million
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They concluded that an average sized person is worth $6 million dollars.
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Sized person is worth $6 million dollars. you've heard of "the six million
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Dollars. you've heard of "the six million dollar man."
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You've heard of "the six million dollar man." today, i am looking at six
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Dollar man." today, i am looking at six million dollar people.
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Today, i am looking at six million dollar people. you can put your shoulders back.
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Million dollar people. you can put your shoulders back. you can have a spring in your
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You can put your shoulders back. you can have a spring in your step.
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You can have a spring in your step. your heavenly father has
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Step. your heavenly father has invested $6 million dollars into
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Your heavenly father has invested $6 million dollars into you. the good news is you
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Invested $6 million dollars into you. the good news is you didn't even have to pay taxes
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You. the good news is you didn't even have to pay taxes on it. (laughter)
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Didn't even have to pay taxes on it. (laughter) think of this, 6 million
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On it. (laughter) think of this, 6 million dollars is an average sized
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Think of this, 6 million dollars is an average sized person. some of you are worth
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Dollars is an average sized person. some of you are worth 9 million dollars.
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Person. some of you are worth 9 million dollars. (laughter)
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9 million dollars. (laughter) that's the way to look at it.
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(laughter) that's the way to look at it. you're not overweight.
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That's the way to look at it. you're not overweight. you're just more valuable.
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You're not overweight. you're just more valuable. (laughter)
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You're just more valuable. (laughter) jesus said to love your
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(laughter) jesus said to love your neighbor as you love yourself.
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Jesus said to love your neighbor as you love yourself. if you don't love yourself in a
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Neighbor as you love yourself. if you don't love yourself in a healthy way you will never be
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If you don't love yourself in a healthy way you will never be able to love others in the way
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Healthy way you will never be able to love others in the way that you should.
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Able to love others in the way that you should. this is why some people don't
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That you should. this is why some people don't have good relationships.
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This is why some people don't have good relationships. if you don't get along with
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Have good relationships. if you don't get along with yourself you'll never get along
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If you don't get along with yourself you'll never get along with others.
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Yourself you'll never get along with others. we all have weaknesses,
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With others. we all have weaknesses, shortcomings, things that we
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We all have weaknesses, shortcomings, things that we wish were different.
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Shortcomings, things that we wish were different. but god never designed us to go
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Wish were different. but god never designed us to go through life being against our
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But god never designed us to go through life being against our self.
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Through life being against our self. the opinion you have of yourself
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Self. the opinion you have of yourself is the most important opinion
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The opinion you have of yourself is the most important opinion that you have.
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Is the most important opinion that you have. if you see yourself as less
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That you have. if you see yourself as less than, not talented, not
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If you see yourself as less than, not talented, not valuable, then you will become
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Than, not talented, not valuable, then you will become exactly that.
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Valuable, then you will become exactly that. you are constantly conveying
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Exactly that. you are constantly conveying what you feel on the inside.
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You are constantly conveying what you feel on the inside. even subconsciously, you're
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What you feel on the inside. even subconsciously, you're sending messages out.
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Even subconsciously, you're sending messages out. if you feel unattractive on the
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Sending messages out. if you feel unattractive on the inside, you can be the most
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If you feel unattractive on the inside, you can be the most beautiful person in the world
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Inside, you can be the most beautiful person in the world but you will convey feelings of
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Beautiful person in the world but you will convey feelings of unattractiveness.
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But you will convey feelings of unattractiveness. that's going to push people
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Unattractiveness. that's going to push people away.
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That's going to push people away. the problem is on the inside.
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Away. the problem is on the inside. you carry yourself the way you
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The problem is on the inside. you carry yourself the way you see yourself.
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You carry yourself the way you see yourself. i've seen just the opposite
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See yourself. i've seen just the opposite happen.
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I've seen just the opposite happen. a few years ago i met a young
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Happen. a few years ago i met a young lady and on the surface, in the
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A few years ago i met a young lady and on the surface, in the natural and i say this very
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Lady and on the surface, in the natural and i say this very respectfully, she wasn't
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Natural and i say this very respectfully, she wasn't necessarily attractive.
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Respectfully, she wasn't necessarily attractive. she didn't have a lot of natural
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Necessarily attractive. she didn't have a lot of natural beauty but can i tell you on the
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She didn't have a lot of natural beauty but can i tell you on the inside she had it going on?
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Beauty but can i tell you on the inside she had it going on? she knew she was made in the
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Inside she had it going on? she knew she was made in the image of almighty god.
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She knew she was made in the image of almighty god. she knew she was crowned with
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Image of almighty god. she knew she was crowned with favor.
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She knew she was crowned with favor. she may have looked ordinary
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Favor. she may have looked ordinary but she thought extraordinary.
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She may have looked ordinary but she thought extraordinary. she carried herself like a
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But she thought extraordinary. she carried herself like a queen. she walked like she was
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She carried herself like a queen. she walked like she was royalty. she smiled like she
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Queen. she walked like she was royalty. she smiled like she was miss america. she dressed
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Royalty. she smiled like she was miss america. she dressed like she was headed for the
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Was miss america. she dressed like she was headed for the runway.
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Like she was headed for the runway. she may have bought it at a
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Runway. she may have bought it at a secondhand store but she wore it
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She may have bought it at a secondhand store but she wore it like it was brand new from saks
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Secondhand store but she wore it like it was brand new from saks fifth.
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Like it was brand new from saks fifth. all i could say was, "you go,
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Fifth. all i could say was, "you go, girl!" (applause)
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All i could say was, "you go, girl!" (applause) what was the difference?
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Girl!" (applause) what was the difference? on the inside she sees herself
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What was the difference? on the inside she sees herself beautiful, strong, talented,
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On the inside she sees herself beautiful, strong, talented, valuable. what's on the inside
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Beautiful, strong, talented, valuable. what's on the inside will eventually show up on the
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Valuable. what's on the inside will eventually show up on the outside.
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Will eventually show up on the outside. because she sees herself as a
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Outside. because she sees herself as a masterpiece, she exudes
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Because she sees herself as a masterpiece, she exudes strength, beauty; confidence.
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Masterpiece, she exudes strength, beauty; confidence. here's a key: people see you the
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Strength, beauty; confidence. here's a key: people see you the way you see yourself.
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Here's a key: people see you the way you see yourself. if you see yourself strong,
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Way you see yourself. if you see yourself strong, talented, valuable, with it,
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If you see yourself strong, talented, valuable, with it, that's the way other people will
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Talented, valuable, with it, that's the way other people will see you.
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That's the way other people will see you. that's the messages you're
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See you. that's the messages you're sending out.
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That's the messages you're sending out. but if you see yourself as less
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Sending out. but if you see yourself as less than, not talented, not
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But if you see yourself as less than, not talented, not valuable, that's the way others
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Than, not talented, not valuable, that's the way others will see you.
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Valuable, that's the way others will see you. some of you, if you would change
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Will see you. some of you, if you would change the opinion you have of
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Some of you, if you would change the opinion you have of yourself, if you would quit
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The opinion you have of yourself, if you would quit focusing on your flaws and
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Yourself, if you would quit focusing on your flaws and everything you wish was
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Focusing on your flaws and everything you wish was different, if you would quit
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Everything you wish was different, if you would quit comparing yourself to somebody
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Different, if you would quit comparing yourself to somebody else that you think is better
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Comparing yourself to somebody else that you think is better and start loving yourself in a
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Else that you think is better and start loving yourself in a healthy way, being proud of who
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And start loving yourself in a healthy way, being proud of who god made you to be, then as you
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Healthy way, being proud of who god made you to be, then as you send out these different
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God made you to be, then as you send out these different messages it's going to bring new
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Send out these different messages it's going to bring new opportunities, new
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Messages it's going to bring new opportunities, new relationships, new levels of
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Opportunities, new relationships, new levels of god's favor.
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Relationships, new levels of god's favor. this is what the israelites did.
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God's favor. this is what the israelites did. when ten of the spies came back
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This is what the israelites did. when ten of the spies came back from the promised land they saw
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When ten of the spies came back from the promised land they saw how huge their opponents were.
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From the promised land they saw how huge their opponents were. they said to moses, "we were in
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How huge their opponents were. they said to moses, "we were in our own sights as grasshoppers
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They said to moses, "we were in our own sights as grasshoppers and so we were in their sights."
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Our own sights as grasshoppers and so we were in their sights." notice they didn't say, "moses,
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And so we were in their sights." notice they didn't say, "moses, those people insulted us.
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Notice they didn't say, "moses, those people insulted us. they called us grasshoppers."
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Those people insulted us. they called us grasshoppers." no, they went in with a
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They called us grasshoppers." no, they went in with a grasshopper mentality.
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No, they went in with a grasshopper mentality. they said, "we were in our own
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Grasshopper mentality. they said, "we were in our own sights as grasshoppers."
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They said, "we were in our own sights as grasshoppers." that's what they conveyed.
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Sights as grasshoppers." that's what they conveyed. here's the principle at work,
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That's what they conveyed. here's the principle at work, "and so we were in their
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Here's the principle at work, "and so we were in their sights."
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"and so we were in their sights." in other words, "they saw us the
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Sights." in other words, "they saw us the way we saw ourselves."
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In other words, "they saw us the way we saw ourselves." if you put off feelings of
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Way we saw ourselves." if you put off feelings of inferiority people will treat
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If you put off feelings of inferiority people will treat you inferior.
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Inferiority people will treat you inferior. you may feel like you have a
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You inferior. you may feel like you have a disadvantage like the
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You may feel like you have a disadvantage like the israelites.
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Disadvantage like the israelites. you don't have the size, the
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Israelites. you don't have the size, the talent, the education.
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You don't have the size, the talent, the education. that's all right.
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Talent, the education. that's all right. all that matters is almighty god
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That's all right. all that matters is almighty god breathed his life into you.
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All that matters is almighty god breathed his life into you. he created you as a person of
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Breathed his life into you. he created you as a person of destiny. (applause)
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He created you as a person of destiny. (applause) he put seeds of greatness on
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Destiny. (applause) he put seeds of greatness on the inside. now do your part.
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He put seeds of greatness on the inside. now do your part. start seeing yourself as the
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The inside. now do your part. start seeing yourself as the masterpiece god created you to
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Start seeing yourself as the masterpiece god created you to be.
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Masterpiece god created you to be. the scripture talks about how
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Be. the scripture talks about how god has made us to be kings and
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The scripture talks about how god has made us to be kings and priests unto him.
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God has made us to be kings and priests unto him. men, you need to start seeing
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Priests unto him. men, you need to start seeing yourself as a king.
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Men, you need to start seeing yourself as a king. women, start seeing yourself as
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Yourself as a king. women, start seeing yourself as a queen. start carrying
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Women, start seeing yourself as a queen. start carrying yourself like royalty.
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A queen. start carrying yourself like royalty. not in arrogance, thinking that
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Yourself like royalty. not in arrogance, thinking that you're better than others.
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Not in arrogance, thinking that you're better than others. i'm talking about in humility be
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You're better than others. i'm talking about in humility be proud of who god made you to be.
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I'm talking about in humility be proud of who god made you to be. you are not better than anyone
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Proud of who god made you to be. you are not better than anyone else, but can i tell you, you
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You are not better than anyone else, but can i tell you, you are not less than anyone else.
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Else, but can i tell you, you are not less than anyone else. it doesn't matter how many
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Are not less than anyone else. it doesn't matter how many degrees they have.
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It doesn't matter how many degrees they have. it doesn't matter how important
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Degrees they have. it doesn't matter how important of a family they come from.
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It doesn't matter how important of a family they come from. no, understand, your father
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Of a family they come from. no, understand, your father created the whole universe.
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No, understand, your father created the whole universe. when he breathed his life into
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Created the whole universe. when he breathed his life into you and sent you to planet earth
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When he breathed his life into you and sent you to planet earth you didn't come as ordinary.
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You and sent you to planet earth you didn't come as ordinary. you didn't come as average.
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You didn't come as ordinary. you didn't come as average. he put a crown of honor on your
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You didn't come as average. he put a crown of honor on your head.
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He put a crown of honor on your head. now start thinking like royalty,
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Head. now start thinking like royalty, talking like royalty, dressing
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Now start thinking like royalty, talking like royalty, dressing like royalty, walking like
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Talking like royalty, dressing like royalty, walking like royalty, acting like royalty.
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Like royalty, walking like royalty, acting like royalty. i was in england a few years
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Royalty, acting like royalty. i was in england a few years ago. they were having a
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I was in england a few years ago. they were having a ceremony to honor the queen.
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Ago. they were having a ceremony to honor the queen. when the queen walked in the
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Ceremony to honor the queen. when the queen walked in the room you could feel the
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When the queen walked in the room you could feel the strength, the confidence,
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Room you could feel the strength, the confidence, the dignity.
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Strength, the confidence, the dignity. she had her head held high,
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The dignity. she had her head held high, pleasant smile on her face.
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She had her head held high, pleasant smile on her face. she waved at everyone like they
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Pleasant smile on her face. she waved at everyone like they were her best friend.
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She waved at everyone like they were her best friend. what's interesting is there were
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Were her best friend. what's interesting is there were all kinds of important people in
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What's interesting is there were all kinds of important people in that room.
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All kinds of important people in that room. there were presidents of other
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That room. there were presidents of other nations, world-renowned
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There were presidents of other nations, world-renowned entertainers, famous athletes,
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Nations, world-renowned entertainers, famous athletes, scientists, some of the
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Entertainers, famous athletes, scientists, some of the brightest, most talented people
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Scientists, some of the brightest, most talented people in the world.
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Brightest, most talented people in the world. and i say this respectfully, but
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In the world. and i say this respectfully, but the queen was not the most
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And i say this respectfully, but the queen was not the most beautiful person in the room.
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The queen was not the most beautiful person in the room. there were other ladies that
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Beautiful person in the room. there were other ladies that were younger, much more
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There were other ladies that were younger, much more beautiful, but by the way the
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Were younger, much more beautiful, but by the way the queen carried herself you would
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Beautiful, but by the way the queen carried herself you would have thought she was the cat's
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Queen carried herself you would have thought she was the cat's meow. she had it going on:
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Have thought she was the cat's meow. she had it going on: strong, confident, secure.
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Meow. she had it going on: strong, confident, secure. the queen wasn't the wealthiest
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Strong, confident, secure. the queen wasn't the wealthiest woman in the room.
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The queen wasn't the wealthiest woman in the room. she wasn't the fittest nor the
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Woman in the room. she wasn't the fittest nor the most educated.
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She wasn't the fittest nor the most educated. a lot of people would have been
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Most educated. a lot of people would have been intimidated walking into that
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A lot of people would have been intimidated walking into that room but not her.
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Intimidated walking into that room but not her. she walked in like she owned the
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Room but not her. she walked in like she owned the place.
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She walked in like she owned the place. why? she knows who she is.
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Place. why? she knows who she is. she's the queen. she comes from
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Why? she knows who she is. she's the queen. she comes from a long line of royalty.
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She's the queen. she comes from a long line of royalty. it's been engrained in her
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A long line of royalty. it's been engrained in her thinking, "i'm not average.
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It's been engrained in her thinking, "i'm not average. i'm not ordinary. i am one of a
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Thinking, "i'm not average. i'm not ordinary. i am one of a kind."
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I'm not ordinary. i am one of a kind." ladies, you may not be the most
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Kind." ladies, you may not be the most beautiful person but be
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Ladies, you may not be the most beautiful person but be confident you're the queen.
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Beautiful person but be confident you're the queen. men, you may not be the most
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Confident you're the queen. men, you may not be the most successful but stand up tall.
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Men, you may not be the most successful but stand up tall. you're the king. not crowned by
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Successful but stand up tall. you're the king. not crowned by people but crowned by
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You're the king. not crowned by people but crowned by almighty god.
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People but crowned by almighty god. but a lot of times we think,
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Almighty god. but a lot of times we think, "well, joel. i can't feel good
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But a lot of times we think, "well, joel. i can't feel good about myself. i've got this
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"well, joel. i can't feel good about myself. i've got this addiction. i struggle with a
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About myself. i've got this addiction. i struggle with a bad temper. i've made a lot of
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Addiction. i struggle with a bad temper. i've made a lot of mistakes in life. i sure don't
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Bad temper. i've made a lot of mistakes in life. i sure don't feel like a masterpiece."
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Mistakes in life. i sure don't feel like a masterpiece." well, here's the key.
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Feel like a masterpiece." well, here's the key. your value is not based on your
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Well, here's the key. your value is not based on your performance. you don't have to
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Your value is not based on your performance. you don't have to do enough good and then maybe
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Performance. you don't have to do enough good and then maybe god will approve you.
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Do enough good and then maybe god will approve you. god has already approved you.
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God will approve you. god has already approved you. genesis chapter one.
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God has already approved you. genesis chapter one. god had just created the
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Genesis chapter one. god had just created the heavens, the earth, the sea, the
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God had just created the heavens, the earth, the sea, the animals and adam and eve.
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Heavens, the earth, the sea, the animals and adam and eve. verse 31 says, "god looked over
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Animals and adam and eve. verse 31 says, "god looked over all that he had made and saw how
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Verse 31 says, "god looked over all that he had made and saw how it was excellent in every way."
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All that he had made and saw how it was excellent in every way." when god looks at you he says,
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It was excellent in every way." when god looks at you he says, "you are excellent in every
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When god looks at you he says, "you are excellent in every way."
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"you are excellent in every way." "well, not me, joel. i've got
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Way." "well, not me, joel. i've got these bad habits. i've got some
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"well, not me, joel. i've got these bad habits. i've got some shortcomings. i've made some
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These bad habits. i've got some shortcomings. i've made some mistakes in the past."
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Shortcomings. i've made some mistakes in the past." no, get out of that defeated
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Mistakes in the past." no, get out of that defeated mentality.
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No, get out of that defeated mentality. you may not be perfect but god
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Mentality. you may not be perfect but god is not basing your value on your
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You may not be perfect but god is not basing your value on your performance.
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Is not basing your value on your performance. he's looking at your heart.
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Performance. he's looking at your heart. he is looking at the fact that
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He's looking at your heart. he is looking at the fact that you're trying.
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He is looking at the fact that you're trying. you wouldn't be here if you
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You're trying. you wouldn't be here if you didn't have a heart to please
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You wouldn't be here if you didn't have a heart to please god. now quit being down on
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Didn't have a heart to please god. now quit being down on yourself. quit living condemned
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God. now quit being down on yourself. quit living condemned and dare to believe you are
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Yourself. quit living condemned and dare to believe you are excellent in every way.
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And dare to believe you are excellent in every way. our attitude should be, "yes,
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Excellent in every way. our attitude should be, "yes, i may make some mistakes.
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Our attitude should be, "yes, i may make some mistakes. i may have some flaws and
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I may make some mistakes. i may have some flaws and weaknesses but i am not going to
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I may have some flaws and weaknesses but i am not going to live my life guilty, condemned.
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Weaknesses but i am not going to live my life guilty, condemned. i know god has already approved
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Live my life guilty, condemned. i know god has already approved me. i am excellent in every
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I know god has already approved me. i am excellent in every way. i am his masterpiece."
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Me. i am excellent in every way. i am his masterpiece." (applause)
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Way. i am his masterpiece." (applause) if you're going to overcome in
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(applause) if you're going to overcome in those areas, you have to not
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If you're going to overcome in those areas, you have to not only stay positive toward
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Those areas, you have to not only stay positive toward yourself.
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Only stay positive toward yourself. but be bold enough to celebrate
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Yourself. but be bold enough to celebrate who god made you to be.
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But be bold enough to celebrate who god made you to be. be proud of who you are.
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Who god made you to be. be proud of who you are. i know people, they're good at
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Be proud of who you are. i know people, they're good at celebrating others.
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I know people, they're good at celebrating others. they'll compliment their
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Celebrating others. they'll compliment their friends.
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They'll compliment their friends. they'll brag on a cousin.
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Friends. they'll brag on a cousin. "you've got to see my neighbor.
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They'll brag on a cousin. "you've got to see my neighbor. he's an awesome football player.
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"you've got to see my neighbor. he's an awesome football player. you've got to meet my sister.
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He's an awesome football player. you've got to meet my sister. she is so beautiful."
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You've got to meet my sister. she is so beautiful." and that's good. we should
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She is so beautiful." and that's good. we should celebrate others but make sure
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And that's good. we should celebrate others but make sure you celebrate yourself.
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Celebrate others but make sure you celebrate yourself. you are smart. you are
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You celebrate yourself. you are smart. you are talented. you are beautiful.
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You are smart. you are talented. you are beautiful. there is something special about
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Talented. you are beautiful. there is something special about you.
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There is something special about you. you can't get so caught up in
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You. you can't get so caught up in celebrating others, putting them
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You can't get so caught up in celebrating others, putting them on this high pedestal, to where
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Celebrating others, putting them on this high pedestal, to where you think, "they are so great
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On this high pedestal, to where you think, "they are so great and i am so average. she is so
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You think, "they are so great and i am so average. she is so beautiful and i am so plain."
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And i am so average. she is so beautiful and i am so plain." no, they may have more natural
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Beautiful and i am so plain." no, they may have more natural beauty, more talent in some area
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No, they may have more natural beauty, more talent in some area but let me tell you, god didn't
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Beauty, more talent in some area but let me tell you, god didn't leave anybody out.
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But let me tell you, god didn't leave anybody out. you have something that they
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Leave anybody out. you have something that they don't have.
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You have something that they don't have. you're good at something that
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Don't have. you're good at something that they're not good at.
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You're good at something that they're not good at. and it's fine to celebrate them
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They're not good at. and it's fine to celebrate them and say, "wow! look how great
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And it's fine to celebrate them and say, "wow! look how great they are" as long as you follow
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And say, "wow! look how great they are" as long as you follow it up by saying internally,
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They are" as long as you follow it up by saying internally, "and you know what? i'm great
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It up by saying internally, "and you know what? i'm great too. i'm smart too. i'm
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"and you know what? i'm great too. i'm smart too. i'm talented too." (applause)
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Too. i'm smart too. i'm talented too." (applause) it's like this man i heard
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Talented too." (applause) it's like this man i heard about. he was the mayor of a
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It's like this man i heard about. he was the mayor of a small town.
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About. he was the mayor of a small town. he was in a parade riding in a
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Small town. he was in a parade riding in a float down main street with his
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He was in a parade riding in a float down main street with his wife next to him.
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Float down main street with his wife next to him. while he was waving at all the
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Wife next to him. while he was waving at all the different people he spotted his
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While he was waving at all the different people he spotted his wife's former boyfriend in the
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Different people he spotted his wife's former boyfriend in the crowd. he owned and ran the
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Wife's former boyfriend in the crowd. he owned and ran the local gas station.
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Crowd. he owned and ran the local gas station. he whispered to his wife,
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Local gas station. he whispered to his wife, "aren't you glad you didn't
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He whispered to his wife, "aren't you glad you didn't marry him? you'd be working at
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"aren't you glad you didn't marry him? you'd be working at a gas station."
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Marry him? you'd be working at a gas station." she whispered back, "no. if i
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A gas station." she whispered back, "no. if i would've married him, he'd be
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She whispered back, "no. if i would've married him, he'd be the mayor."
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Would've married him, he'd be the mayor." (laughter/applause)
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The mayor." (laughter/applause) see, you've got to know who you
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(laughter/applause) see, you've got to know who you are. god breathed his life into
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See, you've got to know who you are. god breathed his life into you. you have royalty in your
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Are. god breathed his life into you. you have royalty in your blood. you are excellent in
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You. you have royalty in your blood. you are excellent in every way.
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Blood. you are excellent in every way. now put your shoulders back.
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Every way. now put your shoulders back. hold your head up high.
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Now put your shoulders back. hold your head up high. start carrying yourself like
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Hold your head up high. start carrying yourself like royalty. you are not average.
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Start carrying yourself like royalty. you are not average. you are not ordinary.
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Royalty. you are not average. you are not ordinary. you are a masterpiece.
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You are not ordinary. you are a masterpiece. get up every morning and remind
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You are a masterpiece. get up every morning and remind yourself who your painter is.
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Get up every morning and remind yourself who your painter is. your value doesn't come because
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Yourself who your painter is. your value doesn't come because of who you are. it comes
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Your value doesn't come because of who you are. it comes because of whose you are.
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Of who you are. it comes because of whose you are. remember, the most important
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Because of whose you are. remember, the most important opinion you have is the opinion
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Remember, the most important opinion you have is the opinion of yourself.
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Opinion you have is the opinion of yourself. how you see yourself is how
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Of yourself. how you see yourself is how other people are going to see
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How you see yourself is how other people are going to see you.
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Other people are going to see you. i'm asking you today to see
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You. i'm asking you today to see yourself as a king.
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I'm asking you today to see yourself as a king. see yourself as a queen.
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Yourself as a king. see yourself as a queen. not arrogantly but in humility.
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See yourself as a queen. not arrogantly but in humility. now some of you need to change
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Not arrogantly but in humility. now some of you need to change the recording that's playing in
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Now some of you need to change the recording that's playing in your mind from, "i'm slow.
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The recording that's playing in your mind from, "i'm slow. i'm unattractive. i'm nothing
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Your mind from, "i'm slow. i'm unattractive. i'm nothing special about me."
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I'm unattractive. i'm nothing special about me." no, dare to say like david,
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Special about me." no, dare to say like david, "i'm amazing. i'm a master-
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No, dare to say like david, "i'm amazing. i'm a master- piece. i'm talented. i am one
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"i'm amazing. i'm a master- piece. i'm talented. i am one of a kind."
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Piece. i'm talented. i am one of a kind." if you will see yourself as the
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Of a kind." if you will see yourself as the masterpiece god created you to
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If you will see yourself as the masterpiece god created you to be, then you will go through
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Masterpiece god created you to be, then you will go through life confident, secure.
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Be, then you will go through life confident, secure. your gifts and talents will come
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Life confident, secure. your gifts and talents will come out to the full. the right
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Your gifts and talents will come out to the full. the right people will be drawn to you.
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Out to the full. the right people will be drawn to you. and i believe and declare you
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People will be drawn to you. and i believe and declare you will overcome every obstacle,
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And i believe and declare you will overcome every obstacle, defeat every enemy.
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Will overcome every obstacle, defeat every enemy. you will become everything god
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Defeat every enemy. you will become everything god has created you to be.
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You will become everything god has created you to be. in jesus' name.
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Has created you to be. in jesus' name. if you receive it can you say,
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In jesus' name. if you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (amen.)
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If you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (amen.) (applause)
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"amen" today? (amen.) (applause) well, we never like to close
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(applause) well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, come in
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, come in to my heart. make me clean.
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Just say, "lord jesus, come in to my heart. make me clean. i make you my lord and savior."
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To my heart. make me clean. i make you my lord and savior." amen.
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I make you my lord and savior." amen. well, we believe you got born
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Amen. well, we believe you got born again. get in a good
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Well, we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based church.
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Again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Bible-based church. keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you places that you've never even dreamed
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He's going to take you places that you've never even dreamed of.
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It's easy to feel stuck in life
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It's easy to feel stuck in life wondering why
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Wondering why things aren't
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Things aren't changing and worrying
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Changing and worrying if it will ever happen,
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If it will ever happen, but there's
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But there's a better way to wait.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my new resource called
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My new resource called pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. this book is a collection
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This book is a collection of prayers and promises
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Of prayers and promises from the scripture
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From the scripture to help you pray boldly
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To help you pray boldly to strengthen your faith.
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To strengthen your faith. while you're waiting,
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While you're waiting, it's important
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It's important to keep your mind
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To keep your mind filled with hope
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Filled with hope and expectancy.
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And expectancy. when you pray in faith,
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When you pray in faith, believe in what god promised,
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Believe in what god promised, that's what moves
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That's what moves the hands of god.
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The hands of god. and that's when you'll see
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And that's when you'll see doors open and healing
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Doors open and healing begins to come.
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Begins to come. breakthroughs in your family.
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Breakthroughs in your family. don't let doubt hold you back.
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Don't let doubt hold you back. pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we'd love to
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We'd love to send you a copy of pray
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Send you a copy of pray it forward: guided prayers
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It forward: guided prayers for faith and breakthrough.
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Inspired by real liferough.
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Inspired by real liferough. answered prayers,
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Answered prayers, pray it forward will help you
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Pray it forward will help you speak god's promises
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Speak god's promises over your life
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Over your life and over the people you love.
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And over the people you love. trusting that when you ask
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Trusting that when you ask in faith,
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In faith, god is already at work
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God is already at work preparing victory ahead of you.
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Preparing victory ahead of you. you can take these prayers
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You can take these prayers and scriptures
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And scriptures and pray them forward.
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And pray them forward. they'll build
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They'll build a momentum of faith
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A momentum of faith that carries you past obstacles
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That carries you past obstacles and into the promises
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And into the promises god has spoken over your life.
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God has spoken over your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on these truths,
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On these truths, you won't be tossed
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You won't be tossed back and forth
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Back and forth by finances, health challenges,
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By finances, health challenges, or relationship struggles.
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Or relationship struggles. instead,
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Instead, you'll be able to
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You'll be able to boldly pray with faith
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Boldly pray with faith that is immovable and strong,
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That is immovable and strong, and you'll
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And you'll be filled with peace,
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Be filled with peace, assurance, and joy.
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Assurance, and joy. don't let circumstances
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Don't let circumstances control your future.
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Control your future. pray the truth of god's
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Pray the truth of god's word forward in faith
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Word forward in faith and watch the mountains
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And watch the mountains in your life begin to move.
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When you pray the promises,
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When you pray the promises, what god has spoken over
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What god has spoken over your life,
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Your life, those are powerful prayers.
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Those are powerful prayers. and that's when
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And that's when god shows up and does
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God shows up and does what only he can do.
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What only he can do. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us.
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For being with us. 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 and we appreciate your prayer
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And we appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. special
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Special thank you to our champion
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Joel Osteen - See Yourself As A Masterpiece

May 23, 2026 | 27:29

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