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Joel Osteen - Set Your Mind

April 19, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Set Your Mind | April 19, 2026

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this pastor. he had
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About this pastor. he had been out in the woods bear
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Been out in the woods bear hunting all day long,
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Hunting all day long, searched and searched but no
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Searched and searched but no sign of a bear. finally, in
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Sign of a bear. finally, in frustration, he threw his gun
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Frustration, he threw his gun down and he went to the
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Down and he went to the stream to cool off. about
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Stream to cool off. about that time, he saw this huge
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That time, he saw this huge grizzly bear, about a hundred
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Grizzly bear, about a hundred yards away, coming toward
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Yards away, coming toward him, full speed ahead. he
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Him, full speed ahead. he fell down on his knees and
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Fell down on his knees and said, “god, please, convert
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Said, “god, please, convert this bear into a christian.”
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This bear into a christian.” miraculously, the bear froze
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Miraculously, the bear froze in his tracks, put both paws
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In his tracks, put both paws up in the air and said,
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Up in the air and said, “lord, thank you, for this
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“lord, thank you, for this food i'm about to eat.”
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Food i'm about to eat.” (laughter)
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(laughter) say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about set your mind. when you
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About set your mind. when you wake up in the morning, all
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Wake up in the morning, all kinds of thoughts can come
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Kinds of thoughts can come to your mind. depending on
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To your mind. depending on what's happening in your
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What's happening in your life, what day of the week
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Life, what day of the week it is, what's going right,
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It is, what's going right, what's going wrong. the mind
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What's going wrong. the mind will naturally gravitate
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Will naturally gravitate toward the negative. tell
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Toward the negative. tell you, here's something to
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You, here's something to worry about. here's something
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Worry about. here's something to be frustrated over. here's
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To be frustrated over. here's a reason to be sad, a reason
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A reason to be sad, a reason to be offended. we can't stop
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To be offended. we can't stop these thoughts from coming,
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These thoughts from coming, but here's the key, nobody
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But here's the key, nobody can force you to think them.
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Can force you to think them. you don't have to dwell on
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You don't have to dwell on those thoughts. you can
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Those thoughts. you can choose to dismiss them, and
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Choose to dismiss them, and not pay any attention. you
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Not pay any attention. you have complete control over
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Have complete control over your thought life. it's so
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Your thought life. it's so important that you be
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Important that you be selective, because your life
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Selective, because your life is going to follow your
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Is going to follow your thoughts. what you think
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Thoughts. what you think about is setting your
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About is setting your direction, impacting your
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Direction, impacting your mood, determining your
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Mood, determining your attitude. thoughts create
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Attitude. thoughts create feelings. you think sad
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Feelings. you think sad thoughts; you're going to
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Thoughts; you're going to feel sad. you think can't do
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Feel sad. you think can't do it, “i'm not talented. i'm at
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It, “i'm not talented. i'm at a disadvantage.” you're going
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A disadvantage.” you're going to feel inferior, not good
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To feel inferior, not good enough. but if you think
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Enough. but if you think positive, faith-filled
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Positive, faith-filled thoughts, you're going to
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Thoughts, you're going to feel positive and hopeful.
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Feel positive and hopeful. if you're grateful. you think,
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If you're grateful. you think, “this is going to be a good
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“this is going to be a good day. lord thank you that i'm
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Day. lord thank you that i'm alive, that i have a family
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Alive, that i have a family to love, a job to go to, that
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To love, a job to go to, that i'm healthy and strong.” then
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I'm healthy and strong.” then you're going to have energy,
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You're going to have energy, a good attitude and you're
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A good attitude and you're going to attract good breaks.
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Going to attract good breaks. your mind is like a magnet.
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Your mind is like a magnet. it draws in what you're
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It draws in what you're thinking about. when you wake
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Thinking about. when you wake up in the morning, if you
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Up in the morning, if you start thinking, “i don't want
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Start thinking, “i don't want to go to work today. i don't
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To go to work today. i don't feel like dealing with these
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Feel like dealing with these kids. i'm never going to get
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Kids. i'm never going to get past this sickness. it's
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Past this sickness. it's going to be a lousy day.”
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Going to be a lousy day.” just imagine, you're sending
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Just imagine, you're sending an invitation to everything
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An invitation to everything you're dwelling on. “lousy
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You're dwelling on. “lousy day, i'd like to personally
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Day, i'd like to personally invite you. discouragement,
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Invite you. discouragement, sickness, hard times. please
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Sickness, hard times. please come see me today.” no quit
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Come see me today.” no quit inviting the wrong things.
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Inviting the wrong things. when those thoughts come, do
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When those thoughts come, do yourself a favor, dismiss
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Yourself a favor, dismiss them. don't give them the
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Them. don't give them the time of day. you get to
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Time of day. you get to choose what takes up space in
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Choose what takes up space in your mind. instead of
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Your mind. instead of inviting negative,
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Inviting negative, discouraging, can't do it
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Discouraging, can't do it thoughts. how about inviting
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Thoughts. how about inviting faith, inviting hope,
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Faith, inviting hope, inviting the goodness of god.
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Inviting the goodness of god. this is what david did. he
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This is what david did. he woke up in the morning and
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Woke up in the morning and said, “this is the day the
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Said, “this is the day the lord has made, i'm going to
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Lord has made, i'm going to rejoice and be glad in it.”
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Rejoice and be glad in it.” in another place he said,
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In another place he said, “surely goodness and mercy
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“surely goodness and mercy will follow me.” when he
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Will follow me.” when he faced goliath, a giant twice
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Faced goliath, a giant twice his size. he said, “i will
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His size. he said, “i will defeat you and feed your head
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Defeat you and feed your head to the birds of the air.” no
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To the birds of the air.” no wonder he had faith and
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Wonder he had faith and confidence and god's favor,
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Confidence and god's favor, his mind was going in the
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His mind was going in the right direction. he was
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Right direction. he was careful about what he
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Careful about what he invited. sure, he had
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Invited. sure, he had thoughts of doubt, worry,
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Thoughts of doubt, worry, “david, that giant is too
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“david, that giant is too big. you've got too many
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Big. you've got too many problems.” he had to do what
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Problems.” he had to do what we all have to do. he
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We all have to do. he dismissed it. “i'm not
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Dismissed it. “i'm not dwelling on that. i know my
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Dwelling on that. i know my god is bigger. i know i am
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God is bigger. i know i am well able.” pay attention to
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Well able.” pay attention to what you're inviting. you
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What you're inviting. you can't think defeat and have
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Can't think defeat and have victory. you can't go through
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Victory. you can't go through the day worried and stay in
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The day worried and stay in peace. you can't dwell on who
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Peace. you can't dwell on who hurt you, who did you wrong,
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Hurt you, who did you wrong, and see the beauty for ashes
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And see the beauty for ashes and god pay you back for what
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And god pay you back for what was unfair. are you inviting
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Was unfair. are you inviting the right things? is your
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The right things? is your mind going in the right
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Mind going in the right direction?
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Direction? paul said in colossians 3,
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Paul said in colossians 3, “set your mind on higher
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“set your mind on higher things and keep it set.”
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Things and keep it set.” every morning, you have to
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Every morning, you have to set your mind. it's a choice
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Set your mind. it's a choice we have to make. positive,
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We have to make. positive, “this is going to be a great
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“this is going to be a great day.” hopeful, “god, i know
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Day.” hopeful, “god, i know you have good things in
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You have good things in store.” grateful, “i'm
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Store.” grateful, “i'm blessed to be alive. i'm
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Blessed to be alive. i'm going to enjoy this day.”
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Going to enjoy this day.” this doesn't happen
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This doesn't happen automatically. if you don't
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Automatically. if you don't set your mind, other things
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Set your mind, other things will set it for you. your
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Will set it for you. your feelings will set it.
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Feelings will set it. circumstances will set it.
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Circumstances will set it. other people will set it. or
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Other people will set it. or the enemy will set it. an
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The enemy will set it. an unset mind is like an
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Unset mind is like an unlocked house. anyone can
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Unlocked house. anyone can come in. imagine waking up in
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Come in. imagine waking up in the morning and you see a
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The morning and you see a stranger in your kitchen,
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Stranger in your kitchen, pouring a cup of coffee. you
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Pouring a cup of coffee. you look over and somebody's
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Look over and somebody's sitting on your couch,
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Sitting on your couch, watching your television.
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Watching your television. then someone walks by wearing
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Then someone walks by wearing your clothes. carrying your
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Your clothes. carrying your purse. you wouldn't think,
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Purse. you wouldn't think, “oh that's too bad. they're
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“oh that's too bad. they're taking my stuff, invading my
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Taking my stuff, invading my privacy.” no number one, you
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Privacy.” no number one, you would throw them out. and
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Would throw them out. and number two, you would start
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Number two, you would start locking your door. you would
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Locking your door. you would make sure that it was
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Make sure that it was deadbolted, so no strangers
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Deadbolted, so no strangers could get in.
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Could get in. the mind is the same way. if
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The mind is the same way. if you're not setting your mind,
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You're not setting your mind, you're leaving the door
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You're leaving the door unlocked. you're saying by
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Unlocked. you're saying by inaction, “fear you're
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Inaction, “fear you're welcome here. doubt, come on
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Welcome here. doubt, come on in, worry, insecurity, make
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In, worry, insecurity, make yourself at home.” no start
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Yourself at home.” no start locking your door. start
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Locking your door. start setting your mind. this is
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Setting your mind. this is not an option, it's a
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Not an option, it's a necessity. your mind is your
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Necessity. your mind is your control center. your thinking
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Control center. your thinking runs your life, your
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Runs your life, your attitude, your mood, your
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Attitude, your mood, your vision. if the enemy can
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Vision. if the enemy can control your thoughts, he can
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Control your thoughts, he can control your life. if you let
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Control your life. if you let circumstances set your mind,
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Circumstances set your mind, other people, how you feel,
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Other people, how you feel, it's going to limit your
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It's going to limit your destiny.
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Destiny. when david said this is the
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When david said this is the day the lord has made, he was
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Day the lord has made, he was in a difficult place. he had
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In a difficult place. he had enemies chasing him, people
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Enemies chasing him, people were slandering his name,
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Were slandering his name, family had turned on him. his
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Family had turned on him. his mood would have been sour,
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Mood would have been sour, discouraged, “why is this
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Discouraged, “why is this happening?” he didn't let
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Happening?” he didn't let that determine his thinking.
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That determine his thinking. he overrode all the lower
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He overrode all the lower things, fear, discouragement,
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Things, fear, discouragement, offense, and he set his mind
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Offense, and he set his mind on higher things. faith, his
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On higher things. faith, his purpose, and the promises of
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Purpose, and the promises of god.
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God. this is something we need to
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This is something we need to do on a daily basis. just
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Do on a daily basis. just like we brush our teeth. we
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Like we brush our teeth. we comb our hair. we also set
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Comb our hair. we also set our mind. we get in agreement
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Our mind. we get in agreement with who god says we are.
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With who god says we are. that's the higher things.
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That's the higher things. that's why every service we
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That's why every service we make that declaration. i am
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Make that declaration. i am blessed. i am strong,
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Blessed. i am strong, healthy, talented,
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Healthy, talented, victorious, a masterpiece.”
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Victorious, a masterpiece.” that's not just being
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That's not just being positive, that's setting your
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Positive, that's setting your mind. that's locking out the
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Mind. that's locking out the fear, the worry, the doubt,
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Fear, the worry, the doubt, “nothing good is in my
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“nothing good is in my future.” sorry, you're too
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Future.” sorry, you're too late. my mind is already set.
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Late. my mind is already set. my path is getting brighter
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My path is getting brighter and brighter. i haven't seen,
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And brighter. i haven't seen, heard or imagined what god
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Heard or imagined what god has in store.” if you're
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Has in store.” if you're dealing with an illness,
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Dealing with an illness, those thoughts will come,
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Those thoughts will come, “what if you don't get well?
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“what if you don't get well? what if you can't go to work,
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What if you can't go to work, how are you going to pay your
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How are you going to pay your bills?” those thoughts will
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Bills?” those thoughts will come to see if your door is
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Come to see if your door is unlocked. “did they set it?
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Unlocked. “did they set it? did they put that deadbolt
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Did they put that deadbolt in, or is it unset?” you
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In, or is it unset?” you could be worried, go through
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Could be worried, go through the day discouraged, no your
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The day discouraged, no your attitude is, “lord, i thank
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Attitude is, “lord, i thank you that you're restoring
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You that you're restoring health back unto me. that
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Health back unto me. that healing, wholeness, vitality
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Healing, wholeness, vitality is on the way.” that's how
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Is on the way.” that's how you keep your mind set.
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You keep your mind set. you're dwelling on the higher
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You're dwelling on the higher things, what god promised
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Things, what god promised you. maybe you have a child
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You. maybe you have a child that's off course, you went
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That's off course, you went through a breakup, a business
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Through a breakup, a business that's struggling. thoughts
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That's struggling. thoughts will tell you all the
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Will tell you all the worst-case scenarios, “you'll
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Worst-case scenarios, “you'll always be lonely. that child
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Always be lonely. that child will never do what's right.
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Will never do what's right. there are no good options for
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There are no good options for you.” there's a battle taking
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You.” there's a battle taking place in our thinking.
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Place in our thinking. 1 peter says, to “gird up the
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1 peter says, to “gird up the loins of your mind.” it's
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Loins of your mind.” it's interesting that it uses
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Interesting that it uses loins concerning guarding
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Loins concerning guarding your mind. loins have to do
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Your mind. loins have to do with reproduction, with what
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With reproduction, with what you give birth to. your mind
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You give birth to. your mind is like a womb. it will
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Is like a womb. it will produce what you're thinking
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Produce what you're thinking about. that's why you have to
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About. that's why you have to gird up the loins of your
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Gird up the loins of your mind. the scripture says that
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Mind. the scripture says that “satan is a liar and the
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“satan is a liar and the father of all lies.” if he's
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Father of all lies.” if he's the father, he has no power
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The father, he has no power unless he can find a womb. he
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Unless he can find a womb. he needs somewhere to plant his
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Needs somewhere to plant his lies so they will grow and
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Lies so they will grow and eventually be given birth to.
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Eventually be given birth to. but your mind, your womb, is
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But your mind, your womb, is no place for the enemy's
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No place for the enemy's lies. to think that we would
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Lies. to think that we would give our most valuable space
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Give our most valuable space to become a breeding ground
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To become a breeding ground for doubt, fear, worry, to
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For doubt, fear, worry, to incubate, to grow, to give
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Incubate, to grow, to give birth. no thanks. your womb
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Birth. no thanks. your womb was created for the promises
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Was created for the promises of god. your mind is a
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Of god. your mind is a breeding ground for faith,
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Breeding ground for faith, for victory, for abundance.
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For victory, for abundance. you need to keep this
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You need to keep this perspective. when the
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Perspective. when the negative thoughts come, the
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Negative thoughts come, the worry, the what if's, the
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Worry, the what if's, the ‘you've seen your best days'.
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‘you've seen your best days'. those are not just harmless
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Those are not just harmless thoughts, those are seeds,
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Thoughts, those are seeds, looking for a womb that's
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Looking for a womb that's open and ready so it can
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Open and ready so it can reproduce. we all have
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Reproduce. we all have something in our womb,
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Something in our womb, something we're dwelling on.
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Something we're dwelling on. is what you're incubating,
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Is what you're incubating, what you want to give birth
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What you want to give birth to? if you gave birth to what
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To? if you gave birth to what you're thinking about, is it
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You're thinking about, is it something you're going to be
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Something you're going to be happy with. if not, you need
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Happy with. if not, you need to reset your mind. you need
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To reset your mind. you need to uproot all those negative
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To uproot all those negative seeds. your womb was never
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Seeds. your womb was never meant to incubate the enemy's
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Meant to incubate the enemy's lies. “you're too old. you've
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Lies. “you're too old. you've made too many mistakes. you
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Made too many mistakes. you can't break the addiction.
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Can't break the addiction. you'll never meet the right
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You'll never meet the right person.” recognize what's
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Person.” recognize what's happening. that's the enemy's
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Happening. that's the enemy's trying to plant his seeds in
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Trying to plant his seeds in your womb. you need to tell
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Your womb. you need to tell him, “you have the wrong
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Him, “you have the wrong person. i am god's property.
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Person. i am god's property. i belong to the most high. my
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I belong to the most high. my womb only accepts the higher
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Womb only accepts the higher things. the promises of god,
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Things. the promises of god, what he has declared over my
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What he has declared over my life.”
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Life.” if you have a bad break, a
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If you have a bad break, a door closes, those thoughts
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Door closes, those thoughts will come, “it's all downhill
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Will come, “it's all downhill from here. get discouraged.
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From here. get discouraged. be bitter. give up on those
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Be bitter. give up on those dreams.” that's the lower
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Dreams.” that's the lower things. that's the enemy
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Things. that's the enemy trying to use your womb to
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Trying to use your womb to bring about his lies. try a
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Bring about his lies. try a different approach, the
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Different approach, the higher things. “father, you
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Higher things. “father, you said all things are working
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Said all things are working together for my good. i may
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Together for my good. i may not understand this, but god
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Not understand this, but god i trust you. i know something
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I trust you. i know something better is coming.” perhaps
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Better is coming.” perhaps you had a setback in your
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You had a setback in your finances, you lost a client.
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Finances, you lost a client. it's easy to worry and let
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It's easy to worry and let all the negative thoughts
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All the negative thoughts play. no, don't leave your
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Play. no, don't leave your mind unset. don't leave the
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Mind unset. don't leave the door unlocked. when worry
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Door unlocked. when worry knocks, “no thanks. you're
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Knocks, “no thanks. you're not welcome here. father you
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Not welcome here. father you said that i will lend and not
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Said that i will lend and not borrow. father, i thank you
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Borrow. father, i thank you that you're supplying all of
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That you're supplying all of my needs. that i live under
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My needs. that i live under the open windows of heaven.”
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The open windows of heaven.” this is what i had to do when
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This is what i had to do when my dad went to be with the
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My dad went to be with the lord back in 1999. i knew i
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Lord back in 1999. i knew i was supposed to step up and
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Was supposed to step up and pastor the church, but all
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Pastor the church, but all these negative thoughts
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These negative thoughts filled my mind. “joel, you're
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Filled my mind. “joel, you're not a minister. you don't
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Not a minister. you don't have the training. you don't
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Have the training. you don't have a big personality like
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Have a big personality like your father. nobody's going
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Your father. nobody's going to listen to you.” those were
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To listen to you.” those were seeds, trying to incubate in
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Seeds, trying to incubate in my womb. it was the father of
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My womb. it was the father of lies, trying to deceive me
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Lies, trying to deceive me into giving birth to what
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Into giving birth to what would stop my purpose. i felt
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Would stop my purpose. i felt fear. i felt insecure. i felt
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Fear. i felt insecure. i felt unqualified, but by the grace
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Unqualified, but by the grace of god, i didn't let my
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Of god, i didn't let my feelings set my mind. other
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Feelings set my mind. other people said that i couldn't
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People said that i couldn't do it, that i wasn't good
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Do it, that i wasn't good enough. i didn't let them set
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Enough. i didn't let them set my mind. the enemy kept
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My mind. the enemy kept whispering can't do it
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Whispering can't do it thoughts. i didn't let him
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Thoughts. i didn't let him set my mind. i went back to
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Set my mind. i went back to what god says about me, who
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What god says about me, who he says i am. i set my mind
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He says i am. i set my mind on the higher things. “i can
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On the higher things. “i can do all things through christ.
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Do all things through christ. father, thank you that i am
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Father, thank you that i am strong in the lord, equipped,
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Strong in the lord, equipped, empowered, anointed.” those
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Empowered, anointed.” those are the seeds i let incubate
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Are the seeds i let incubate in my womb. had i let the
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In my womb. had i let the enemy's lies grow and get
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Enemy's lies grow and get stronger, i wouldn't be up
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Stronger, i wouldn't be up here today. you're going to
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Here today. you're going to give birth to what you're
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Give birth to what you're dwelling on. is it what you
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Dwelling on. is it what you want? are you setting your
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Want? are you setting your mind each day, girding up the
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Mind each day, girding up the loins of your mind. that
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Loins of your mind. that means being selective what
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Means being selective what you're dwelling on. or have
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You're dwelling on. or have you left your door unlocked.
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You left your door unlocked. worry, doubt and can't do it
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Worry, doubt and can't do it is now breeding in your womb.
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Is now breeding in your womb. the good news is, it's not
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The good news is, it's not too late. you can reset your
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Too late. you can reset your mind today. you can empty out
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Mind today. you can empty out all the negative and start
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All the negative and start dwelling on the higher
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Dwelling on the higher things. why don't you let
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Things. why don't you let some new seeds get planted in
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Some new seeds get planted in your womb? god is your
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Your womb? god is your heavenly father. his plans
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Heavenly father. his plans for you are for good, to
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For you are for good, to prosper you, to heal you, to
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Prosper you, to heal you, to fill you with joy, bring
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Fill you with joy, bring great relationships. then
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Great relationships. then there's the father of lies.
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There's the father of lies. the scripture says, he's here
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The scripture says, he's here to steal, kill and destroy.
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To steal, kill and destroy. you get to choose which
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You get to choose which father you listen to.
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Father you listen to. in mark 5, there was a woman
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In mark 5, there was a woman that had a bleeding disorder.
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That had a bleeding disorder. she had been sick for 12
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She had been sick for 12 years. she had gone to the
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Years. she had gone to the best doctors, spent all of
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Best doctors, spent all of her funds, but continued to
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Her funds, but continued to get worse. when we've been
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Get worse. when we've been doing the right thing a long
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Doing the right thing a long time and not seeing
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Time and not seeing improvement, it's easy to get
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Improvement, it's easy to get discouraged. the never lies
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Discouraged. the never lies come. “you're never going to
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Come. “you're never going to get well, never see your
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Get well, never see your business take off, never be
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Business take off, never be free from that addiction.”
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Free from that addiction.” this lady was physically weak
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This lady was physically weak from all the bleeding.
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From all the bleeding. emotionally she was drained.
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Emotionally she was drained. she was considered unclean,
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She was considered unclean, she was not supposed to be
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She was not supposed to be around people. one day she
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Around people. one day she heard that jesus was passing
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Heard that jesus was passing through her city. she'd heard
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Through her city. she'd heard about the miracles he had
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About the miracles he had performed. how he had healed
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Performed. how he had healed a crippled man, cleansed the
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A crippled man, cleansed the leper and calmed the storm.
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Leper and calmed the storm. something said to her, “you
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Something said to her, “you can be healed too. this is
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Can be healed too. this is your moment.” faith began to
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Your moment.” faith began to rise in her heart. she felt
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Rise in her heart. she felt this hope, this expectancy
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This hope, this expectancy that said, “if you can get to
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That said, “if you can get to jesus, you will be made
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Jesus, you will be made whole.” there was a shift
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Whole.” there was a shift that day. something happened
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That day. something happened in her mind.
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In her mind. for years she had been
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For years she had been discouraged, worried.
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Discouraged, worried. thoughts told her, “it will
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Thoughts told her, “it will never change.” all her
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Never change.” all her circumstances said, “it's too
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Circumstances said, “it's too late. you've run out of
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Late. you've run out of options.” her feelings told
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Options.” her feelings told her, “you're too tired, just
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Her, “you're too tired, just stay home.” but this day, a
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Stay home.” but this day, a new fire was lit on the
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New fire was lit on the inside. she didn't let her
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Inside. she didn't let her history set her mind. she
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History set her mind. she didn't let her feelings set
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Didn't let her feelings set her mind, other people's
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Her mind, other people's opinions. she made the
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Opinions. she made the decision, “i'm going to set
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Decision, “i'm going to set my mind on higher things. if
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My mind on higher things. if i can touch the edge of his
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I can touch the edge of his robe, i know i will be
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Robe, i know i will be healed.” there were so many
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Healed.” there were so many people trying to see jesus,
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People trying to see jesus, she had to push her way
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She had to push her way through the crowd. “excuse
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Through the crowd. “excuse me, i need to get through.
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Me, i need to get through. pardon me, scoot over a
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Pardon me, scoot over a little, i've got to see him.”
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Little, i've got to see him.” the scripture says, “she kept
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The scripture says, “she kept saying to herself, when i
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Saying to herself, when i touch him, i will be healed.”
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Touch him, i will be healed.” look at her new mindset.
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Look at her new mindset. after years of believing,
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After years of believing, “it's not going to happen.
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“it's not going to happen. i've run out of options. now
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I've run out of options. now her mindset is “i will be
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Her mindset is “i will be healed.” not “i hope so.
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Healed.” not “i hope so. maybe something good will
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Maybe something good will happen. what's it going to
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Happen. what's it going to hurt for trying?” no, she had
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Hurt for trying?” no, she had her mind set. “healing is
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Her mind set. “healing is coming. breakthrough is
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Coming. breakthrough is coming. victory is coming.”
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Coming. victory is coming.” something new was incubating
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Something new was incubating in her womb. what god had
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In her womb. what god had promised her, that seed was
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Promised her, that seed was growing. as jesus passed by,
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Growing. as jesus passed by, at the last moment, she
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At the last moment, she reached out and touched the
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Reached out and touched the edge of his robe. instantly
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Edge of his robe. instantly she was healed. jesus said to
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She was healed. jesus said to her, “daughter, your faith
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Her, “daughter, your faith has made you whole.”
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Has made you whole.” maybe like her, you've had
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Maybe like her, you've had delays and disappointments.
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Delays and disappointments. now you've let doubt convince
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Now you've let doubt convince you that you can't accomplish
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You that you can't accomplish your dream. you can't
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Your dream. you can't overcome this problem. god
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Overcome this problem. god has you hearing this so you
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Has you hearing this so you can reset your mind. that's
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Can reset your mind. that's where the battle is taking
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Where the battle is taking place. this lady's
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Place. this lady's circumstances didn't change,
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Circumstances didn't change, until she changed her mind.
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Until she changed her mind. if you will set your mind on
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If you will set your mind on the higher things, then god
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The higher things, then god will do what you can't do.
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Will do what you can't do. he'll open doors, he'll bring
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He'll open doors, he'll bring the healing, he'll turn
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The healing, he'll turn situations around. but here's
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Situations around. but here's the whole key, he needs a
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The whole key, he needs a womb to work through. he
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Womb to work through. he needs a mind that will
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Needs a mind that will receive the seed, that will
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Receive the seed, that will believe the promises. when
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Believe the promises. when nothing is improving, you
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Nothing is improving, you don't see how it can work
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Don't see how it can work out, do like she did. “lord,
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Out, do like she did. “lord, i want to thank you that
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I want to thank you that healing is coming. thank you
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Healing is coming. thank you that my business will
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That my business will flourish, my children will
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Flourish, my children will excel. i may not see a way,
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Excel. i may not see a way, but i walk by faith and not
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But i walk by faith and not by sight. i know that you
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By sight. i know that you have a way.”
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Have a way.” your mind is like a
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Your mind is like a thermostat. you have to set
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Thermostat. you have to set it. what temperature do you
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It. what temperature do you want it to be. sometimes we
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Want it to be. sometimes we operate more like a
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Operate more like a thermometer. a thermometer
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Thermometer. a thermometer measures the temperature,
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Measures the temperature, adapts to the environment. a
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Adapts to the environment. a thermostat sets the
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Thermostat sets the temperature and changes the
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Temperature and changes the environment. when we wake up
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Environment. when we wake up in the morning feeling sour,
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In the morning feeling sour, if we have a thermometer
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If we have a thermometer mentality, we accept the
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Mentality, we accept the conditions. we're in a bad
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Conditions. we're in a bad mood, go around discouraged.
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Mood, go around discouraged. if someone is rude at the
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If someone is rude at the office, we're rude back to
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Office, we're rude back to them. if we get caught in
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Them. if we get caught in traffic, we're stressed. a
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Traffic, we're stressed. a child doesn't do what's
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Child doesn't do what's right, we're upset. living as
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Right, we're upset. living as a thermometer, letting
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A thermometer, letting conditions set your mind is
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Conditions set your mind is going to make life a
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Going to make life a roller coaster. you can't
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Roller coaster. you can't control all those things. why
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Control all those things. why don't you start setting your
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Don't you start setting your mind. make that decision
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Mind. make that decision every morning that you're
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Every morning that you're going to be positive,
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Going to be positive, hopeful, grateful. when you
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Hopeful, grateful. when you decide ahead of time, you can
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Decide ahead of time, you can enjoy the day despite what
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Enjoy the day despite what doesn't work out. when your
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Doesn't work out. when your mind is set, you don't let
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Mind is set, you don't let people steal your joy, delays
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People steal your joy, delays cause you to be sour. you
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Cause you to be sour. you know god is on the throne.
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Know god is on the throne. this day is a gift. you've
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This day is a gift. you've made up your mind to enjoy it.
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Made up your mind to enjoy it. a few weeks ago, victoria
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A few weeks ago, victoria asked me to run her up to the
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Asked me to run her up to the grocery store. she just had
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Grocery store. she just had to get one thing. it was just
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To get one thing. it was just going to take a second. i
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Going to take a second. i drove into the parking lot
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Drove into the parking lot over here. it was packed,
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Over here. it was packed, cars everywhere. so crowded.
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Cars everywhere. so crowded. i finally made it up to the
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I finally made it up to the front. i was going to drop
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Front. i was going to drop her off at the main door and
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Her off at the main door and go park. she jumped out of
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Go park. she jumped out of the car real fast, so i
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The car real fast, so i wouldn't block everyone. she
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Wouldn't block everyone. she needed something from the
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Needed something from the back seat. so i put the car
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Back seat. so i put the car in park because i had to
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In park because i had to reach way back and take my
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Reach way back and take my foot of the brake. i handed
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Foot of the brake. i handed it to her and she ran in. i
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It to her and she ran in. i went to put the car in drive,
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Went to put the car in drive, but it wouldn't engage
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But it wouldn't engage because she had the car keys
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Because she had the car keys in her purse. now she was in
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In her purse. now she was in the store, her phone is right
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The store, her phone is right next to me. i'm out in front
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Next to me. i'm out in front blocking everybody. people
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Blocking everybody. people start honking, hollering,
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Start honking, hollering, driving by, waving with one
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Driving by, waving with one finger. the security guard
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Finger. the security guard came over. i told him what
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Came over. i told him what happened. “she's just going
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Happened. “she's just going to be one minute.” ten
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To be one minute.” ten minutes later, here comes
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Minutes later, here comes victoria with three bags.
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Victoria with three bags. somehow god always multiplies
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Somehow god always multiplies that one thing.
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That one thing. i was sorry i blocked the
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I was sorry i blocked the traffic, but the fact is life
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Traffic, but the fact is life is too short to let these
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Is too short to let these things steal our joy. i
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Things steal our joy. i thought i'm not going to let
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Thought i'm not going to let that ruin the rest of my
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That ruin the rest of my night. i already ruined
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Night. i already ruined everybody else's. i set my
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Everybody else's. i set my mind on the higher things. to
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Mind on the higher things. to enjoy this day, to love my
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Enjoy this day, to love my family, to honor god. the
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Family, to honor god. the scripture says, to set your
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Scripture says, to set your mind and keep it set. god
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Mind and keep it set. god knew during the day, we'd
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Knew during the day, we'd have opportunities to unset
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Have opportunities to unset it. to be frustrated, to get
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It. to be frustrated, to get offended, to give in to
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Offended, to give in to doubt. “joel, i didn't get
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Doubt. “joel, i didn't get the contract. things didn't
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The contract. things didn't work out.” no keep it set.
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Work out.” no keep it set. god is still in control. he's
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God is still in control. he's still ordering your steps.
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Still ordering your steps. this day is a gift from god.
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This day is a gift from god. don't miss the opportunity to
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Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy it.
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Enjoy it. i read about something called
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I read about something called neural clustering. when you
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Neural clustering. when you dwell on a thought long
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Dwell on a thought long enough, ten or fifteen
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Enough, ten or fifteen seconds, the way the brain
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Seconds, the way the brain works, is it starts finding
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Works, is it starts finding other similar thoughts. your
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Other similar thoughts. your thoughts begin to grow. it
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Thoughts begin to grow. it creates momentum. if you're
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Creates momentum. if you're thinking a fearful thought,
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Thinking a fearful thought, the mind says, “okay, we're
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The mind says, “okay, we're thinking about fear. here are
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Thinking about fear. here are five more things to be
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Five more things to be fearful about.” when we're
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Fearful about.” when we're worried, thinking, “what if
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Worried, thinking, “what if this doesn't work out.” the
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This doesn't work out.” the mind will give you more
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Mind will give you more reasons to be worried. the
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Reasons to be worried. the more you think about it, the
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More you think about it, the bigger that cluster gets. the
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Bigger that cluster gets. the good news is, this doesn't
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Good news is, this doesn't just work in the negative, it
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Just work in the negative, it works in the positive. when
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Works in the positive. when you think grateful thoughts.
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You think grateful thoughts. you get up in the morning,
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You get up in the morning, “lord, thank you that i'm
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“lord, thank you that i'm alive.” as you dwell on that,
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Alive.” as you dwell on that, the mind goes to work and
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The mind goes to work and finds other things to be
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Finds other things to be grateful for. that thought
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Grateful for. that thought comes, “lord, thank you for
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Comes, “lord, thank you for my children. thank you for
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My children. thank you for turning that problem around.
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Turning that problem around. thank you for that door that
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Thank you for that door that you opened.” you just thought
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You opened.” you just thought the first thought, but then
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The first thought, but then the mind starts recruiting
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The mind starts recruiting these other thoughts just
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These other thoughts just like it. your thoughts are
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Like it. your thoughts are not stagnate. they're
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Not stagnate. they're creating momentum. my
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Creating momentum. my question is, is it the
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Question is, is it the momentum that you want? “i'm
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Momentum that you want? “i'm healthy, strong, favored.”
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Healthy, strong, favored.” you dwell on that, and more
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You dwell on that, and more good thoughts are going to
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Good thoughts are going to come. “god is fighting my
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Come. “god is fighting my battles. it's going to be a
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Battles. it's going to be a blessed year. i'm excited
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Blessed year. i'm excited about my future.” that neural
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About my future.” that neural cluster is getting bigger,
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Cluster is getting bigger, stronger, finding more of the
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Stronger, finding more of the same type thoughts.
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Same type thoughts. but sometimes we're letting
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But sometimes we're letting our mind work against us. we
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Our mind work against us. we wake up in the morning
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Wake up in the morning dwelling on the negative,
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Dwelling on the negative, what's not going to work out.
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What's not going to work out. before long, here's another
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Before long, here's another thing to be depressed about.
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Thing to be depressed about. another bad break you went
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Another bad break you went through. another person that
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Through. another person that hurt you. that's not the
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Hurt you. that's not the enemy; that's your mind doing
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Enemy; that's your mind doing what it was designed to do.
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What it was designed to do. if you think, “nothing good
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If you think, “nothing good ever happens to me.” your
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Ever happens to me.” your brain fires off that circuit.
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Brain fires off that circuit. start looking for evidence.
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Start looking for evidence. let's give him some examples.
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Let's give him some examples. here comes bad memory number
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Here comes bad memory number one. number two, here's that
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One. number two, here's that time you failed. number
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Time you failed. number three, remember those people
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Three, remember those people that left you out. that
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That left you out. that negative will continue until
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Negative will continue until you put a stop to it. you can
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You put a stop to it. you can spiral into doubt, or you can
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Spiral into doubt, or you can spiral into faith. you can
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Spiral into faith. you can spiral into worry, or you can
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Spiral into worry, or you can spiral into peace. your
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Spiral into peace. your thoughts are growing. they're
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Thoughts are growing. they're multiplying, producing more
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Multiplying, producing more of the same. this is why paul
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Of the same. this is why paul said, set your mind on higher
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Said, set your mind on higher things. he was saying, don't
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Things. he was saying, don't let the momentum work against
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Let the momentum work against you. don't let the negative
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You. don't let the negative spiral. switch over to faith,
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Spiral. switch over to faith, to hope, to gratitude. get
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To hope, to gratitude. get your mind to work for you.
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Your mind to work for you. it's attracting more of what
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It's attracting more of what you're thinking about.
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You're thinking about. a friend of mine was on a
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A friend of mine was on a train years ago. he met this
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Train years ago. he met this couple that was very
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Couple that was very successful. the lady was
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Successful. the lady was wearing expensive clothing,
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Wearing expensive clothing, nice jewelry. they were in
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Nice jewelry. they were in the first-class cabin
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The first-class cabin together. everything was
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Together. everything was great. but from the start,
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Great. but from the start, this woman did nothing but
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This woman did nothing but complain. she complained the
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Complain. she complained the temperature was too cold, the
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Temperature was too cold, the food was not good, the
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Food was not good, the service too slow, the cabin
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Service too slow, the cabin wasn't clean, the train was
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Wasn't clean, the train was too noisy. she was miserable.
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Too noisy. she was miserable. nothing was right. later, my
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Nothing was right. later, my friend struck up a
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Friend struck up a conversation with her
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Conversation with her husband. he was just the
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Husband. he was just the opposite, friendly,
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Opposite, friendly, easy-going, enjoying his
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Easy-going, enjoying his life. he told how he was in
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Life. he told how he was in the car business, and how god
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The car business, and how god had blessed them so greatly
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Had blessed them so greatly and he was just so thankful.
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And he was just so thankful. my friend asked about his
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My friend asked about his wife. he said, “she's in the
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Wife. he said, “she's in the manufacturing business.” he
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Manufacturing business.” he was kind of surprised. that
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Was kind of surprised. that didn't seem to fit her. he
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Didn't seem to fit her. he asked, “what does she
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Asked, “what does she manufacture?” the husband
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Manufacture?” the husband said, “she manufactures
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Said, “she manufactures unhappiness. she's unhappy
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Unhappiness. she's unhappy everywhere she goes.”
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Everywhere she goes.” whether you realize it or
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Whether you realize it or not, you're manufacturing
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Not, you're manufacturing something. your thoughts are
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Something. your thoughts are producing more like-minded
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Producing more like-minded thoughts. if you dwell on a
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Thoughts. if you dwell on a positive thought, your mind
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Positive thought, your mind will bring you ten more. if
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Will bring you ten more. if you find a reason to
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You find a reason to complain, your mind will give
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Complain, your mind will give you a dozen more things to
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You a dozen more things to complain about. you're
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Complain about. you're creating mental momentum.
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Creating mental momentum. make sure yours is going in
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Make sure yours is going in the right direction. let's
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The right direction. let's manufacture faith. let's
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Manufacture faith. let's manufacture hope, joy,
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Manufacture hope, joy, generosity. set your mind on
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Generosity. set your mind on the higher things. friends,
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The higher things. friends, life is short. we don't have
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Life is short. we don't have time to live negative,
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Time to live negative, bitter, worried. today can be
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Bitter, worried. today can be a turning point. you can
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A turning point. you can reset your mind. like the
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Reset your mind. like the lady with the issue of blood,
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Lady with the issue of blood, you can choose to think some
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You can choose to think some new thoughts. don't let the
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New thoughts. don't let the enemy use your womb to
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Enemy use your womb to incubate his lies. your womb
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Incubate his lies. your womb is designed to give birth to
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Is designed to give birth to what god promised you. when
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What god promised you. when you wake up in the morning,
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You wake up in the morning, don't start the day in
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Don't start the day in neutral. set your mind on
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Neutral. set your mind on faith, on hope, and on
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Faith, on hope, and on victory. if you'll do this, i
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Victory. if you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're
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Believe and declare, you're going to have more joy, more
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Going to have more joy, more peace. you will overcome
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Peace. you will overcome obstacles, accomplish your
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Obstacles, accomplish your dreams and live the life of
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Dreams and live the life of victory god has in store for
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Victory god has in store for you, in jesus' name. if you
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You, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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Receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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(applause) i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, “lord
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Pray with me? just say, “lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Jesus, i repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior.” if
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You my lord and savior.” if you prayed that simple
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You prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again. we'd love to send
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Born again. we'd love to send you some free information on
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You some free information on your new walk with the lord.
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Your new walk with the lord. you can text the number on
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You can text the number on the screen or go to the
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The screen or go to the website. but i hope you'll
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Website. but i hope you'll get into a good bible-based
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Get into a good bible-based church and keep god first
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Church and keep god first place.
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Life throws so much at us.
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Life throws so much at us. disappointments,
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Disappointments, failures, challenges.
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Failures, challenges. we can feel so out of touch
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We can feel so out of touch that we no longer
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That we no longer recognize ourselves.
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Recognize ourselves. life has a way of changing us.
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Life has a way of changing us. at one time
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At one time we were outgoing
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We were outgoing and excited about our dreams.
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And excited about our dreams. but when we go
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But when we go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and people do us
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And people do us wrong, it's easy
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Wrong, it's easy to lose that positive,
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To lose that positive, passionate person
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That we used to be.
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That we used to be. in my new book,
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In my new book, rediscovering the forgotten
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Rediscovering the forgotten you, i'll help you
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You, i'll help you get back to who you really are.
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Get back to who you really are. the joyful you,
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The joyful you, the confident you,
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The confident you, the talented you.
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The talented you. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. you haven't been
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You haven't been through too much.
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Through too much. you may have lost
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You may have lost part of yourself,
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Part of yourself, but you can find yourself.
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But you can find yourself. god is in the business
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God is in the business of restoring what was lost.
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Of restoring what was lost. healing what was broken.
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Healing what was broken. you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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Best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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It's still in front of you. as our way of saying thank you
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Life's challenges might have distorted
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Might have distorted the true you.
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The true you. but now you can
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For being with us today. victoria and i are praying
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Victoria and i are praying for you and your family,
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For you and your family, for god's very best.
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For god's very best. thank you so much
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Your generosity helps people all over the world.
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. if you're not a partner,
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - Set Your Mind

April 19, 2026 | 27:29

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