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Joel Osteen - Settled Accounts

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Settled Accounts | February 25, 2026

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[music] >joel: god bless you!
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>joel: god bless you! it's great to be with
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll
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You today. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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Stay connected with us throughout the week.
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Throughout the week. we have a daily podcast
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We have a daily podcast that you can download.
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That you can download. you can go to our youtube
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You can go to our youtube channel and watch the
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Channel and watch the messages anytime; or, of
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Messages anytime; or, of course, you can follow us
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Course, you can follow us on social media.
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On social media. i promise you this: we'll
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I promise you this: we'll keep you encouraged and
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Keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Inspired. thanks for tuning in.
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Thanks for tuning in. thanks again for coming
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Thanks again for coming out today.
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Out today. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. this is just a joke.
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This is just a joke. please don't be offended.
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Please don't be offended. i heard about this man.
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I heard about this man. he was sitting in a dark
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He was sitting in a dark restaurant. he said to
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Restaurant. he said to the lady next to him,
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The lady next to him, "would you like to hear
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"would you like to hear a blonde joke."
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A blonde joke." the lady said, "well before
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The lady said, "well before you tell me, you should know
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You tell me, you should know that i'm blonde, 6 foot tall
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That i'm blonde, 6 foot tall and a professional body
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And a professional body builder.
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Builder. the lady next to me is
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The lady next to me is blonde, 6 foot 2 and a
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Blonde, 6 foot 2 and a professional wrestler.
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Professional wrestler. and the lady next to her
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And the lady next to her is blonde, 6 foot 5 and
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Is blonde, 6 foot 5 and the kick boxing champion
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The kick boxing champion of the world. now do you
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Of the world. now do you still want to tell me?"
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Still want to tell me?" he thought about it a moment
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He thought about it a moment and said, "no, not if i'm
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And said, "no, not if i'm going to have to explain
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Going to have to explain it three times."
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It three times." (laughter) i may need
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(laughter) i may need a ride home today.
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A ride home today. but here we go.
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But here we go. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Do. today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about settled accounts.
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About settled accounts. we all have to deal with
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We all have to deal with unfair situations and
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Unfair situations and people that do us wrong.
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People that do us wrong. you can't live very long
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You can't live very long without someone being
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Without someone being jealous and talking badly
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Jealous and talking badly about you, being cheated in
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About you, being cheated in a business deal, a friend
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A business deal, a friend not keeping their word.
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Not keeping their word. a lady told me how a
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A lady told me how a coworker said things about
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Coworker said things about her that weren't true, she
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Her that weren't true, she went around spreading these
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Went around spreading these rumors, people believed it,
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Rumors, people believed it, and it kept this lady from
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And it kept this lady from a promotion.
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A promotion. it doesn't seem right when
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It doesn't seem right when you're being your best and
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You're being your best and someone else puts you at a
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Someone else puts you at a disadvantage.
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Disadvantage. their choices set you back.
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Their choices set you back. but god said in hebrews.
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But god said in hebrews. "i am a just god. i will
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"i am a just god. i will repay the exact
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Repay the exact compensation owed you.
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Compensation owed you. i will settle the accounts
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I will settle the accounts of my people."
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Of my people." god sees what you're going
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God sees what you're going through. he sees who did
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Through. he sees who did you wrong. how they walked
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You wrong. how they walked away and left you to raise
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Away and left you to raise the kids. how they
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The kids. how they manipulated things and
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Manipulated things and made you look bad. how they
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Made you look bad. how they were dishonest and took
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Were dishonest and took what should have been
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What should have been yours. god is saying,
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Yours. god is saying, "don't worry. i'm going
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"don't worry. i'm going to pay you back. i'm going
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To pay you back. i'm going to make it up to you."
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To make it up to you." you don't have to get even;
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You don't have to get even; you don't have to vindicate
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You don't have to vindicate yourself.
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Yourself. the most high god is going
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The most high god is going to settle your account.
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To settle your account. you are not at the mercy of
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You are not at the mercy of how other people have
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How other people have treated you.
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Treated you. they don't control your
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They don't control your destiny.
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Destiny. they may have walked away,
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They may have walked away, said things that damaged
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Said things that damaged your reputation, it seems
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Your reputation, it seems like they put you at a
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Like they put you at a disadvantage.
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Disadvantage. stay encouraged, your time
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Stay encouraged, your time is coming.
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Is coming. god is not going to leave
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God is not going to leave your account in a deficit.
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Your account in a deficit. he's not going to let you
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He's not going to let you stay down, mistreated,
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Stay down, mistreated, shortchanged.
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Shortchanged. no get ready, payback is
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No get ready, payback is coming.
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Coming. god is a just god.
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God is a just god. you don't have to settle
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You don't have to settle your account; he's going to
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Your account; he's going to do it for you.
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Do it for you. the good news is god never
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The good news is god never brings you out the same.
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Brings you out the same. he makes the enemy pay for
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He makes the enemy pay for bringing the trouble.
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Bringing the trouble. someone may have tried to
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Someone may have tried to push you down, said things
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Push you down, said things that were hurtful, you
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That were hurtful, you didn't have a good
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Didn't have a good childhood.
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Childhood. there's a lot of abuse,
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There's a lot of abuse, manipulation, jealousy, but
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Manipulation, jealousy, but when god settles your
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When god settles your account, you're not only
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Account, you're not only going to get what you were
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Going to get what you were owed, but you're going to
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Owed, but you're going to come out increased,
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Come out increased, promoted, honored, better
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Promoted, honored, better than if it would have never
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Than if it would have never happened.
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Happened. better relationships, better
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Better relationships, better position, better
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Position, better opportunities.
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Opportunities. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with jacob in the scripture.
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Jacob in the scripture. he fell in love with laban's
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He fell in love with laban's daughter, a young lady named
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Daughter, a young lady named rachel.
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Rachel. laban told him if he would
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Laban told him if he would work for him seven years, he
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Work for him seven years, he could have rachel as his
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Could have rachel as his wife.
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Wife. they had this agreement,
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They had this agreement, very clear.
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Very clear. "seven years and she's
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"seven years and she's mine."
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Mine." jacob worked those seven
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Jacob worked those seven years being his best.
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Years being his best. he didn't just pass the
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He didn't just pass the time, he excelled.
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Time, he excelled. because of jacob, laban
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Because of jacob, laban became very wealthy.
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Became very wealthy. his flocks multiplied many
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His flocks multiplied many times over.
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Times over. seven years finally came.
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Seven years finally came. jacob was so excited.
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Jacob was so excited. in those days, at the
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In those days, at the wedding, the bride wore a
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Wedding, the bride wore a very thick veil.
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Very thick veil. you couldn't see who was in
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You couldn't see who was in there.
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There. after the big celebration,
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After the big celebration, with partying and dancing, i
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With partying and dancing, i can imagine jacob went to
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Can imagine jacob went to bed that night with a little
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Bed that night with a little too much to drink.
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Too much to drink. the next morning when he
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The next morning when he woke up, he leaned over to
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Woke up, he leaned over to kiss his new bride, but it
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Kiss his new bride, but it wasn't rachel, it was her
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Wasn't rachel, it was her sister leah.
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Sister leah. jacob nearly passed out.
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Jacob nearly passed out. he ran to laban and said,
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He ran to laban and said, "what are you doing, trying
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"what are you doing, trying to trick me?
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To trick me? i didn't agree to marry
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I didn't agree to marry leah, i agreed to marry
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Leah, i agreed to marry rachel."
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Rachel." laban said, "i know jacob,
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Laban said, "i know jacob, but we have a tradition, we
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But we have a tradition, we have to marry the older
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Have to marry the older daughter off first.
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Daughter off first. work for me another seven
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Work for me another seven years, then you can have
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Years, then you can have rachel."
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Rachel." laban was dishonest,
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Laban was dishonest, manipulative, conniving all
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Manipulative, conniving all at jacob's expense.
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At jacob's expense. here jacob did the right
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Here jacob did the right thing, he went overboard to
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Thing, he went overboard to carry out his part of the
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Carry out his part of the agreement, but laban
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Agreement, but laban deceived him.
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Deceived him. jacob was either so in love
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Jacob was either so in love with rachel or so dumb; he
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With rachel or so dumb; he agreed to work another seven
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Agreed to work another seven years.
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Years. he eventually married
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He eventually married rachel.
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Rachel. he told laban that he wanted
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He told laban that he wanted to move back home.
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To move back home. laban didn't want him to go.
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Laban didn't want him to go. he said, "jacob, i know god
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He said, "jacob, i know god has blessed me because you
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Has blessed me because you are here.
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Are here. my flocks were very small
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My flocks were very small but now because of you i am
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But now because of you i am enormously wealthy."
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Enormously wealthy." he recognized it was the
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He recognized it was the favor on jacob that caused
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Favor on jacob that caused him to be so blessed.
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Him to be so blessed. he asked jacob what he
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He asked jacob what he wanted as a parting gift.
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Wanted as a parting gift. you would think he would
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You would think he would want to be good to jacob,
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Want to be good to jacob, send him off with a great
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Send him off with a great blessing but laban was so
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Blessing but laban was so manipulative, so dishonest,
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Manipulative, so dishonest, he tried to keep him from
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He tried to keep him from having anything significant.
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Having anything significant. jacob said, "i'll work for
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Jacob said, "i'll work for you a little longer, for my
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You a little longer, for my payment, let me have all the
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Payment, let me have all the new goats and sheep that are
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New goats and sheep that are born that are speckled and
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Born that are speckled and streaked.
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Streaked. you keep all the animals
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You keep all the animals that are solid, that way
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That are solid, that way when i leave nobody will
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When i leave nobody will have any doubt that what i
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Have any doubt that what i take belongs to me."
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Take belongs to me." laban agreed.
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Laban agreed. but he was so stingy, he had
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But he was so stingy, he had his workers sneak out in the
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His workers sneak out in the middle of the night and take
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Middle of the night and take all the male streaked and
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All the male streaked and spotted animals so when they
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Spotted animals so when they mated, jacob wouldn't get
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Mated, jacob wouldn't get any more flocks.
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Any more flocks. the funny thing is when the
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The funny thing is when the solid-colored animals mated,
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Solid-colored animals mated, they produced speckled and
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They produced speckled and spotted offspring.
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Spotted offspring. it didn't make sense.
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It didn't make sense. this went on and on to where
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This went on and on to where jacob's flocks were getting
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Jacob's flocks were getting bigger than laban's.
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Bigger than laban's. laban couldn't understand
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Laban couldn't understand it.
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It. he said, "jacob, i've
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He said, "jacob, i've changed my mind, from now
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Changed my mind, from now on, i get the speckled and
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On, i get the speckled and spotted animals and you get
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Spotted animals and you get the solid-colored ones."
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The solid-colored ones." you know what happened?
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You know what happened? all the animals that were
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All the animals that were born were now solid.
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Born were now solid. laban was scratching his
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Laban was scratching his head, thinking what in the
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Head, thinking what in the world was happening.
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World was happening. god knows how to settle your
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God knows how to settle your account.
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Account. he knows how to pay you back
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He knows how to pay you back for what should have been
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For what should have been yours.
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Yours. deceptive people can't stop
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Deceptive people can't stop our god; manipulators are
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Our god; manipulators are not going to get the best of
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Not going to get the best of you.
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You. people that leave you out,
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People that leave you out, push you down, don't keep
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Push you down, don't keep their word.
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Their word. don't get upset, you're not
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Don't get upset, you're not on their payroll, you're on
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On their payroll, you're on god's payroll.
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God's payroll. he controls the universe.
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He controls the universe. he knows what you're owed.
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He knows what you're owed. he knows how to make it up
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He knows how to make it up to you.
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To you. he will bless you despite
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He will bless you despite people trying to keep you
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People trying to keep you down.
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Down. they can't stand against our
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They can't stand against our god.
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God. quit worrying about people
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Quit worrying about people that have done you wrong,
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That have done you wrong, losing sleep over that
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Losing sleep over that person that left you out,
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Person that left you out, that contract that you were
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That contract that you were manipulated out of.
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Manipulated out of. they may have manipulated
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They may have manipulated you, but they can't
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You, but they can't manipulate our god.
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Manipulate our god. when he's ready to pay you
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When he's ready to pay you back, all the forces of
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Back, all the forces of darkness cannot stop him.
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Darkness cannot stop him. he'll make things happen
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He'll make things happen that don't make sense.
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That don't make sense. he'll cause people to be
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He'll cause people to be good to you that don't even
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Good to you that don't even like you, cause doors to
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Like you, cause doors to open that should be closed,
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Open that should be closed, cause promotion when you
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Cause promotion when you weren't next in line.
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Weren't next in line. god is a just god.
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God is a just god. he saw jacob's account was
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He saw jacob's account was in deficit.
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In deficit. he was doing the right thing
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He was doing the right thing and not being treated
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And not being treated fairly.
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Fairly. working hard but not getting
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Working hard but not getting rachel, what he was
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Rachel, what he was promised.
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Promised. that doesn't go unnoticed.
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That doesn't go unnoticed. god said in verse 12,
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God said in verse 12, "jacob, i have seen all that
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"jacob, i have seen all that laban has done to you."
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Laban has done to you." people may think they're
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People may think they're getting the best of you,
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Getting the best of you, they don't have any problem
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They don't have any problem putting you at a
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Putting you at a disadvantage.
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Disadvantage. do like jacob, stay on the
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Do like jacob, stay on the high road, keep being your
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High road, keep being your best.
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Best. you don't have to vindicate
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You don't have to vindicate yourself.
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Yourself. god will not only vindicate
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God will not only vindicate you, but he'll make it up to
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You, but he'll make it up to you.
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You. the time is coming where
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The time is coming where you're going to see
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You're going to see blessings that you can't
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Blessings that you can't explain, promotion that you
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Explain, promotion that you didn't deserve, great people
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Didn't deserve, great people come looking for you.
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Come looking for you. what is that?
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What is that? god paying you back for how
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God paying you back for how you were treated, paying you
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You were treated, paying you back for what should have
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Back for what should have been yours.
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Been yours. now here's a key.
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Now here's a key. don't look to people to make
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Don't look to people to make it up to you, look to god.
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It up to you, look to god. that person that hurt you,
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That person that hurt you, the friend that did you
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The friend that did you wrong, the company that let
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Wrong, the company that let you go, they can't pay you
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You go, they can't pay you back, the way god is going
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Back, the way god is going to pay you back.
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To pay you back. if you get it from people,
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If you get it from people, it's going to be less than
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It's going to be less than what it should have been.
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What it should have been. you have to pass the test of
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You have to pass the test of being vindictive, trying to
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Being vindictive, trying to get revenge, showing them
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Get revenge, showing them that you can play at that
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That you can play at that game.
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Game. that's a distraction.
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That's a distraction. that's not a battle that
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That's not a battle that you're supposed to fight.
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You're supposed to fight. let god take care of it.
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Let god take care of it. too often we're trying to
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Too often we're trying to get something from people
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Get something from people that they don't have to
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That they don't have to give.
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Give. that person that did you
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That person that did you wrong, the friend that
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Wrong, the friend that walked away, the boss that
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Walked away, the boss that let you go, their part in
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Let you go, their part in your story is over.
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Your story is over. don't give it any more time
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Don't give it any more time or attention.
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Or attention. they don't have anything
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They don't have anything that you need.
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That you need. you're not on their payroll.
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You're not on their payroll. god didn't promise that they
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God didn't promise that they would pay you back.
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Would pay you back. he promised that he would
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He promised that he would pay you back.
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Pay you back. get your eyes off of who
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Get your eyes off of who hurt you.
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Hurt you. quit losing sleep over what
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Quit losing sleep over what they did and start thanking
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They did and start thanking god that he will settle your
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God that he will settle your accounts.
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Accounts. that he will compensate you
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That he will compensate you exactly what you're owed.
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Exactly what you're owed. if you'll be a jacob, keep
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If you'll be a jacob, keep doing the right thing, keep
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Doing the right thing, keep a good attitude when it's
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A good attitude when it's unfair, be your best when
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Unfair, be your best when you're not being treated
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You're not being treated right, then when it's all
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Right, then when it's all said and done, you'll not
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Said and done, you'll not only be vindicated; you'll
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Only be vindicated; you'll be promoted, honored,
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Be promoted, honored, blessed, at a new level.
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Blessed, at a new level. years ago, victoria and i
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Years ago, victoria and i went into partnership with
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Went into partnership with this gentleman that came
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This gentleman that came across our path.
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Across our path. he had a project that we
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He had a project that we were interested in.
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Were interested in. we agreed to do it together.
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We agreed to do it together. he would be a silent partner
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He would be a silent partner and we would give the
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And we would give the leadership and direction.
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Leadership and direction. we worked out a very fair
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We worked out a very fair contract, everything we
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Contract, everything we earned would be split.
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Earned would be split. but when it came down to the
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But when it came down to the operations, he wanted
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Operations, he wanted himself and several of his
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Himself and several of his people to be on the payroll.
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People to be on the payroll. we didn't need any of them.
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We didn't need any of them. these weren't starting
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These weren't starting salaries; they were
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Salaries; they were executive salaries.
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Executive salaries. we were struggling to make
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We were struggling to make ends meet, trying to get it
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Ends meet, trying to get it off the ground.
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Off the ground. we talked to him a couple
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We talked to him a couple times about how that wasn't
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Times about how that wasn't what we agreed to.
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What we agreed to. it would be better once we
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It would be better once we built it up to then take on
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Built it up to then take on more staff; but he was set
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More staff; but he was set in his ways.
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In his ways. he wouldn't hear it.
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He wouldn't hear it. rather than fight about it
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Rather than fight about it and get into a big argument,
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And get into a big argument, we just kept being our best,
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We just kept being our best, doing what we could,
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Doing what we could, trusting god to do what we
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Trusting god to do what we couldn't.
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Couldn't. if you don't understand that
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If you don't understand that god will settle your
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God will settle your accounts, then you'll get
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Accounts, then you'll get frustrated, try to get
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Frustrated, try to get revenge, manipulate things.
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Revenge, manipulate things. let god pay you back.
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Let god pay you back. trust him when it's not
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Trust him when it's not fair.
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Fair. he sees exactly what's
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He sees exactly what's happening.
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Happening. that's why he told jacob, "i
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That's why he told jacob, "i have seen all that laban has
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Have seen all that laban has done to you."
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Done to you." that little detail could
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That little detail could have been left out of the
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Have been left out of the scripture.
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Scripture. no big deal.
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No big deal. but god had it recorded, so
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But god had it recorded, so we would know that he sees
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We would know that he sees when it's unfair, he sees
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When it's unfair, he sees when you're being wronged,
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When you're being wronged, he sees when people are
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He sees when people are taking advantage of you.
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Taking advantage of you. if you'll stay in faith, and
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If you'll stay in faith, and keep honoring him, the time
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Keep honoring him, the time will come where he will not
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Will come where he will not only vindicate you, but
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Only vindicate you, but he'll honor you in front of
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He'll honor you in front of those that tried to hold you
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Those that tried to hold you back.
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Back. he's preparing a table in
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He's preparing a table in the presence of your
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The presence of your enemies.
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Enemies. that means when you have
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That means when you have enemies, when it's unfair,
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Enemies, when it's unfair, you're not being treated
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You're not being treated right, there's a table
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Right, there's a table there.
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There. instead of living
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Instead of living frustrated, why don't you
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Frustrated, why don't you take a seat?
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Take a seat? why don't you stay in peace
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Why don't you stay in peace and let god make your wrongs
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And let god make your wrongs right?
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Right? our attitude should be,
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Our attitude should be, "father, thank you that you
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"father, thank you that you will settle my account.
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Will settle my account. i know you are a just god.
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I know you are a just god. you will pay me back all
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You will pay me back all that i'm owed."
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That i'm owed." several years went by and we
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Several years went by and we just kept doing the right
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Just kept doing the right thing.
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Thing. one day out of the blue this
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One day out of the blue this man called and asked if we
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Man called and asked if we would buy him out.
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Would buy him out. he'd never given any
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He'd never given any indication that he didn't
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Indication that he didn't want to be a long-term
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Want to be a long-term partner.
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Partner. but for some reason, he
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But for some reason, he suddenly changed his mind.
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Suddenly changed his mind. we bought him out at the
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We bought him out at the same value we purchased our
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Same value we purchased our part.
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Part. about a year later, a
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About a year later, a company contacted us about
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Company contacted us about buying the business.
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Buying the business. we ended up selling it for
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We ended up selling it for more than ten times what we
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More than ten times what we bought it for.
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Bought it for. those few salaries we paid
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Those few salaries we paid for several years that
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For several years that weren't fair, god
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Weren't fair, god compensated us many times
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Compensated us many times over.
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Over. if that man would have
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If that man would have waited a few more months, he
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Waited a few more months, he would have received a huge
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Would have received a huge return on his investment.
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Return on his investment. instead, it all came to us.
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Instead, it all came to us. when god pays you back, it
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When god pays you back, it won't be average, it won't
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Won't be average, it won't be ordinary, it will be more
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Be ordinary, it will be more than you can imagine.
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Than you can imagine. david said in psalm 18, "the
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David said in psalm 18, "the lord rewarded me for doing
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Lord rewarded me for doing right, then he compensated
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Right, then he compensated me for my innocence."
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Me for my innocence." when you keep doing the
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When you keep doing the right thing, god will
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Right thing, god will compensate you.
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Compensate you. i believe many of you have
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I believe many of you have been doing this.
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Been doing this. you've done the right thing
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You've done the right thing when it was hard, you've
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When it was hard, you've been good to people that
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Been good to people that weren't good to you, you've
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Weren't good to you, you've stayed on the high road
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Stayed on the high road instead of paying people
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Instead of paying people back.
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Back. god is saying, "i'm about to
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God is saying, "i'm about to settle your account.
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Settle your account. i'm about to vindicate you,
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I'm about to vindicate you, promote you, suddenly turn
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Promote you, suddenly turn things around."
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Things around." you didn't see it coming,
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You didn't see it coming, but suddenly he's going to
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But suddenly he's going to thrust you to a new level,
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Thrust you to a new level, thrust you to abundance,
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Thrust you to abundance, thrust you into greater
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Thrust you into greater influence, honor,
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Influence, honor, opportunity.
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Opportunity. like with us, you're going
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Like with us, you're going to come out with much more
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To come out with much more than those that tried to
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Than those that tried to stop you.
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Stop you. they tried to push you down
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They tried to push you down but when god settles your
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But when god settles your account, it's going to
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Account, it's going to catapult you ahead.
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Catapult you ahead. listen, you are closer to
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Listen, you are closer to your payback than you think.
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Your payback than you think. don't get tired of doing the
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Don't get tired of doing the right thing, your due season
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Right thing, your due season is coming.
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Is coming. the unfair situation, the
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The unfair situation, the bad break, the people that
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Bad break, the people that left you out, didn't go
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Left you out, didn't go unnoticed.
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Unnoticed. god saw your innocence.
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God saw your innocence. he saw your faithfulness and
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He saw your faithfulness and he's about to settle that
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He's about to settle that account.
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Account. the israelites had been in
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The israelites had been in slavery for 430 years.
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Slavery for 430 years. they were mistreated, forced
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They were mistreated, forced to work long hours with no
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To work long hours with no breaks, given quotas that
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Breaks, given quotas that were impossible to meet.
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Were impossible to meet. it looked like that was
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It looked like that was their destiny.
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Their destiny. but god is not going to let
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But god is not going to let people continually mistreat
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People continually mistreat you, continually take
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You, continually take advantage of you.
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Advantage of you. he said in exodus, "i have
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He said in exodus, "i have seen the affliction of my
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Seen the affliction of my people, i have heard their
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People, i have heard their cries, i am coming down to
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Cries, i am coming down to deliver them."
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Deliver them." god was saying, "enough is
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God was saying, "enough is enough.
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Enough. it's payback time.
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It's payback time. i'm ready to settle this
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I'm ready to settle this account."
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Account." god didn't just deliver
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God didn't just deliver them, he didn't just free
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Them, he didn't just free them from pharaoh.
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Them from pharaoh. that would have been a great
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That would have been a great miracle.
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Miracle. but when you're on god's
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But when you're on god's payroll, when you honor him
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Payroll, when you honor him with your life, he's keeping
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With your life, he's keeping a record of everything
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A record of everything that's owed you, everything
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That's owed you, everything that should have been yours.
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That should have been yours. they didn't leave egypt
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They didn't leave egypt empty handed.
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Empty handed. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god caused them to have favor
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Caused them to have favor with their oppressors, and
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With their oppressors, and they gave them their gold,
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They gave them their gold, their jewelry and their
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Their jewelry and their clothing."
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Clothing." think about how strange that
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Think about how strange that was.
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Was. the people that had held
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The people that had held them all those years, made
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Them all those years, made their lives miserable, now
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Their lives miserable, now they're giving them their
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They're giving them their valuables.
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Valuables. what was that?
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What was that? god paying them back for
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God paying them back for four hundred and thirty
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Four hundred and thirty years of working without
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Years of working without pay.
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Pay. it says in psalms, they left
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It says in psalms, they left loaded down with blessings.
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Loaded down with blessings. for years, they had been
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For years, they had been loaded down with burdens,
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Loaded down with burdens, loaded down with pressure,
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Loaded down with pressure, loaded down with
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Loaded down with discouragement.
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Discouragement. but when god settled their
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But when god settled their account, they were loaded
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Account, they were loaded down with gifts, loaded down
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Down with gifts, loaded down with joy, loaded down with
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With joy, loaded down with blessings.
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Blessings. you too may have been
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You too may have been through some unfair
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Through some unfair situations.
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Situations. it seems like the struggle,
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It seems like the struggle, the loneliness, the
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The loneliness, the depression is your destiny.
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Depression is your destiny. no, your time is coming.
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No, your time is coming. god is not going to leave
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God is not going to leave you at a deficit.
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You at a deficit. yes, there are seasons where
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Yes, there are seasons where we're tested and things
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We're tested and things happen that we don't
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Happen that we don't understand but that is not
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Understand but that is not how your story ends.
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How your story ends. payback is coming.
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Payback is coming. you're not going to be
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You're not going to be loaded down with burdens;
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Loaded down with burdens; but loaded with blessings.
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But loaded with blessings. not loaded with lack but
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Not loaded with lack but loaded with abundance.
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Loaded with abundance. not loaded with sickness;
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Not loaded with sickness; loaded with good health,
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Loaded with good health, with strength, with
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With strength, with vitality.
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Vitality. everything that was stolen,
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Everything that was stolen, god is going to restore, the
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God is going to restore, the joy, the peace, the health,
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Joy, the peace, the health, the finances, the
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The finances, the relationships, the dreams.
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Relationships, the dreams. he's going to pay you back
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He's going to pay you back for the childhood that you
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For the childhood that you never had.
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Never had. he's going to pay you back
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He's going to pay you back for the person that falsely
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For the person that falsely accused you, for those years
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Accused you, for those years you lost in an abusive
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You lost in an abusive relationship, for that
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Relationship, for that promotion that should have
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Promotion that should have been yours.
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Been yours. now, why don't you get in
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Now, why don't you get in agreement with god?
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Agreement with god? instead of focusing on who
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Instead of focusing on who did you wrong, what you
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Did you wrong, what you didn't get, how unfair it
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Didn't get, how unfair it was, "lord, thank you for
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Was, "lord, thank you for settling my account, thank
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Settling my account, thank you for paying me back for
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You for paying me back for the wrongs.
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The wrongs. lord i know you will
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Lord i know you will compensate me for my
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Compensate me for my innocence, that what was
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Innocence, that what was meant for harm, you are
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Meant for harm, you are turning to my advantage."
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Turning to my advantage." don't have a victim
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Don't have a victim mentality, have a
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Mentality, have a restoration mentality, a
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Restoration mentality, a payback mentality.
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Payback mentality. isaiah said, "god will give
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Isaiah said, "god will give you double for your former
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You double for your former shame."
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Shame." when unfair things happen,
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When unfair things happen, someone does you wrong, in
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Someone does you wrong, in one sense, they did you a
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One sense, they did you a favor.
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Favor. they just qualified you for
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They just qualified you for double.
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Double. instead of being
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Instead of being discouraged, "father, thank
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Discouraged, "father, thank you that double is coming.
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You that double is coming. thank you that you will show
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Thank you that you will show out in my life."
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Out in my life." i saw a story about a young
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I saw a story about a young lady named dawn.
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Lady named dawn. she grew up in a very
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She grew up in a very dysfunctional home.
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Dysfunctional home. her mother struggled with
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Her mother struggled with addictions.
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Addictions. the mother's boyfriend was a
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The mother's boyfriend was a drifter.
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Drifter. they'd live under a bridge
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They'd live under a bridge or in a shelter.
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Or in a shelter. dawn would attend elementary
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Dawn would attend elementary school for several months
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School for several months and then when the boyfriend
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And then when the boyfriend would get arrested, they'd
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Would get arrested, they'd move to another city.
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Move to another city. she grew up with no
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She grew up with no stability, in and out of
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Stability, in and out of school.
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School. much of the time she didn't
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Much of the time she didn't have running water or
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Have running water or electricity.
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Electricity. despite all this, dawn was
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Despite all this, dawn was an amazing student.
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An amazing student. she wasn't bitter, she
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She wasn't bitter, she didn't have a chip on her
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Didn't have a chip on her shoulder, she just kept
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Shoulder, she just kept being her best.
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Being her best. in high school, she worked
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In high school, she worked as a janitor.
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As a janitor. she would get to the school
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She would get to the school two hours before it started,
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Two hours before it started, five in the morning and
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Five in the morning and clean the halls and
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Clean the halls and classrooms.
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Classrooms. after school she would stay
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After school she would stay and work till eight at
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And work till eight at night.
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Night. that's how she made money to
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That's how she made money to survive.
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Survive. one summer she went to a
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One summer she went to a camp with the money she had
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Camp with the money she had earned.
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Earned. when she came back, her
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When she came back, her mother was nowhere to be
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Mother was nowhere to be found.
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Found. she called the number where
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She called the number where they were temporarily
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They were temporarily staying, it was
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Staying, it was disconnected.
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Disconnected. her mother and new boyfriend
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Her mother and new boyfriend had abandoned her; moved to
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Had abandoned her; moved to another city.
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Another city. the head janitor heard what
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The head janitor heard what happened and took dawn into
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Happened and took dawn into her home.
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Her home. for the first time she felt
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For the first time she felt loved, secure, like she was
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Loved, secure, like she was valuable.
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Valuable. she began to excel in
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She began to excel in school.
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School. she made the honor roll,
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She made the honor roll, straight a's.
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Straight a's. she was elected vice
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She was elected vice president of her class.
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President of her class. when it came time to apply
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When it came time to apply for college, her friends
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For college, her friends encouraged her to aim high.
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Encouraged her to aim high. a few months later, she
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A few months later, she received a letter in the
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Received a letter in the mail.
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Mail. it said, "congratulations,
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It said, "congratulations, you have been accepted into
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You have been accepted into harvard university."
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Harvard university." think about all the people
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Think about all the people that came against joseph in
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That came against joseph in the scripture.
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The scripture. he was betrayed by his
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He was betrayed by his brothers.
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Brothers. they were jealous and threw
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They were jealous and threw him into a pit.
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Him into a pit. he could have thought, "god,
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He could have thought, "god, my own family has turned on
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My own family has turned on me.
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Me. the people that should love
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The people that should love me and be for me are now
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Me and be for me are now against me?"
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Against me?" in egypt, the man he worked
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In egypt, the man he worked for was a high-ranking
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For was a high-ranking military officer.
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Military officer. his wife falsely accused
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His wife falsely accused joseph, she lied and said he
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Joseph, she lied and said he was trying to harm her.
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Was trying to harm her. joseph was put in prison.
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Joseph was put in prison. while there, he interpreted
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While there, he interpreted a dream for a fellow
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A dream for a fellow prisoner, pharaoh's former
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Prisoner, pharaoh's former butler.
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Butler. all joseph asked in return
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All joseph asked in return was for him to remember
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Was for him to remember joseph when he got out.
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Joseph when he got out. the butler said that he
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The butler said that he would, but when he was
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Would, but when he was released, he forgot all
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Released, he forgot all about joseph.
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About joseph. two years went by and
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Two years went by and nothing.
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Nothing. the butler wasn't a bad
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The butler wasn't a bad person, he just got busy
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Person, he just got busy doing his own thing.
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Doing his own thing. we all have to deal with
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We all have to deal with broken promises, people that
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Broken promises, people that mean well, but they don't
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Mean well, but they don't keep their word.
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Keep their word. something we were counting
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Something we were counting on, we needed it to happen,
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On, we needed it to happen, but they forgot about it.
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But they forgot about it. it seemed like joseph would
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It seemed like joseph would end in a deficit.
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End in a deficit. all these unfair things,
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All these unfair things, betrayal, rejection, being
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Betrayal, rejection, being lied about, broken promises.
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Lied about, broken promises. surely his story was over.
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Surely his story was over. no, people can't stop your
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No, people can't stop your destiny.
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Destiny. if that betrayal was going
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If that betrayal was going to keep you from your
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To keep you from your purpose, god wouldn't have
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Purpose, god wouldn't have allowed it.
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Allowed it. if the injustice, the person
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If the injustice, the person that walked away, the boss
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That walked away, the boss that did you wrong was going
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That did you wrong was going to stop god's plan, they
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To stop god's plan, they would be more powerful than
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Would be more powerful than god.
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God. no, nothing anyone has done
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No, nothing anyone has done to you, no bad break, no
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To you, no bad break, no disappointment, no betrayal
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Disappointment, no betrayal has stopped what god has in
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Has stopped what god has in store for you.
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Store for you. it wasn't fair, it was
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It wasn't fair, it was painful, it shouldn't have
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Painful, it shouldn't have happened, yes but god saw it
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Happened, yes but god saw it and payback is coming.
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And payback is coming. he's going to settle your
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He's going to settle your account.
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Account. you may have been in an
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You may have been in an unfair situation a long
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Unfair situation a long time; you feel like it's
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Time; you feel like it's never going to change.
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Never going to change. you're tempted to lose your
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You're tempted to lose your passion, give up on your
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Passion, give up on your dreams.
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Dreams. god has not forgotten about
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God has not forgotten about you.
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You. he sees your faithfulness.
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He sees your faithfulness. he sees you pressing
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He sees you pressing forward, being your best
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Forward, being your best despite what they said,
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Despite what they said, despite how they treated
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Despite how they treated you, despite how they made
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You, despite how they made fun.
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Fun. like with joseph, he's about
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Like with joseph, he's about to do something unusual,
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To do something unusual, uncommon, out of the
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Uncommon, out of the ordinary.
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Ordinary. suddenly you're vindicated,
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Suddenly you're vindicated, suddenly you're promoted,
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Suddenly you're promoted, suddenly you meet the right
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Suddenly you meet the right person, or suddenly people
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Person, or suddenly people that are trying to stop you
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That are trying to stop you are moved out of the way,
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Are moved out of the way, your crooked places made
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Your crooked places made straight, you're thrust
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Straight, you're thrust where you can't go on your
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Where you can't go on your own.
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Own. what is that?
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What is that? the power of the most high
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The power of the most high settling your account.
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Settling your account. you may be in a deficit now.
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You may be in a deficit now. life hasn't been fair,
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Life hasn't been fair, people left you out, a
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People left you out, a family member turned on you,
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Family member turned on you, the storm set you back.
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The storm set you back. stay in peace, your time is
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Stay in peace, your time is coming.
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Coming. god is going to make it up
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God is going to make it up to you.
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To you. like with jacob when laban
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Like with jacob when laban was unfair, god knows how to
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Was unfair, god knows how to make the streaked and
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Make the streaked and spotted animals.
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Spotted animals. what belongs to you is on
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What belongs to you is on the way.
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The way. you don't have to go after
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You don't have to go after it, it's going to come to
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It, it's going to come to you.
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You. i believe and declare,
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I believe and declare, payback is coming.
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Payback is coming. vindication is coming,
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Vindication is coming, restoration, healing, the
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Restoration, healing, the right people, breakthroughs.
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Right people, breakthroughs. god is about to settle your
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God is about to settle your account, in jesus' name.
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Account, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today? (amen)
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional through a weekly rhythm
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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By life-changing insight that will strengthen
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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With this inspiring devotional resource,
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Inspiring devotional resource, you'll go on a healing journey.
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You'll go on a healing journey. you'll enter into god's rest
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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Yesterday, today, and forever. receive your copy
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And experience god's goodness
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God's goodness and healing power.
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And healing power. my mother was
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My mother was miraculously healed
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From terminal cancer.
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My sisterinal cancer.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family,
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You and your family, not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Around the world.
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And specialworld.
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And specialworld. thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of godst
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By simply visiting us
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At joelosteen.com
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At joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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And you can fill your year
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And you can fill your year with strength, peace,
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With strength, peace, and encouragement
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And encouragement with the healing
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And wholeness collection.
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And wholeness collection. it features god's
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Word for every season,
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Word for every season, a guided four-part
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A guided four-part journal series to help anchor
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Journal series to help anchor your heart to his promises.
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Your heart to his promises. plus, god still loves to heal,
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Plus, god still loves to heal, and the blessing
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Of taking communion. together,
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Together, they'll strengthen your faith,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Renew your hope, and remind you
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That jesus still heals
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And restores today.als
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And restores today.als you can request these
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You can request these inspiring resources
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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If you've never
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If you've never been to lakewood,
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Been to lakewood, we have a great opportunity
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We have a great opportunity for you.
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For you. we call it homecoming weekend.
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We call it homecoming weekend. we'd love to meet
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We'd love to meet you and your family,
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You and your family, and you can see the building
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And you can see the building and attend one of the services.
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And attend one of the services. it's a great time
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It's a great time to be a part
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To be a part of the lakewood family.
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Looking forward to seeing
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Looking forward to seeing you at homecoming weekend.
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Joel Osteen - Settled Accounts

February 25, 2026 | 27:29

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