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Joel Osteen - Sing To The Promise

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Sing To The Promise | February 24, 2026

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[music] >> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy come into your
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It's a joy come into your homes and if you're ever in
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Homes and if you're ever in our area, please stop by.
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Our area, please stop by. be a part of one
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. these are the finest people
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These are the finest people in all of houston, texas,
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In all of houston, texas, right here at lakewood, and
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Right here at lakewood, and we'd love to
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We'd love to have you come out.
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I'd like to start with
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I'd like to start with something funny and i heard
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Something funny and i heard about this positive farmer
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About this positive farmer and negative farmer.
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And negative farmer. when it would rain,
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When it would rain, the positive farmer would say,
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The positive farmer would say, "lord, thank you for watering
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"lord, thank you for watering our crops."
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Our crops." the negative farmer would
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The negative farmer would say, "yeah, but if it keeps
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Say, "yeah, but if it keeps this up, it's going to rot
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This up, it's going to rot the roots."
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The roots." when the sun would come out,
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When the sun would come out, positive farmer, "lord, thank
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Positive farmer, "lord, thank you for giving our plants
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You for giving our plants valuable nutrients."
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Valuable nutrients." negative farmer, "yeah, but
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Negative farmer, "yeah, but if it keeps this up, it's
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If it keeps this up, it's going to scorch the crops."
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Going to scorch the crops." one day, they were bird
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One day, they were bird hunting together in a boat.
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Hunting together in a boat. the positive farmer just got
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The positive farmer just got a brand-new bird dog.
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A brand-new bird dog. he is so proud of him.
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He is so proud of him. he shot a bird, fell in the
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He shot a bird, fell in the water, and said to his
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Water, and said to his negative farmer, "watch
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Negative farmer, "watch this."
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This." the dog jumped out of the
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The dog jumped out of the boat, ran on top of the
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Boat, ran on top of the water, picked the bird up,
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Water, picked the bird up, ran back on top of the water,
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Ran back on top of the water, put it in the boat.
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Put it in the boat. said, "what do you think
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Said, "what do you think about that?"
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About that?" negative farmer said, "should
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Negative farmer said, "should have known it.
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Have known it. that dog can't even swim."
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That dog can't even swim." say it like you mean it,
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Say it like you mean it, "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name."
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In jesus' name." god bless you.
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I want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about sing to the promise.
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About sing to the promise. all of us have things we're
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All of us have things we're believing for, dreams we want
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Believing for, dreams we want to accomplish, problems we're
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To accomplish, problems we're hoping we'll turn around.
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We know god put the promise
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We know god put the promise in our heart, but we don't
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In our heart, but we don't see how it can happen.
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See how it can happen. maybe the medical report is
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Maybe the medical report is not good, child is off
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Not good, child is off course, we don't have the
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Course, we don't have the funds we need.
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Funds we need. it doesn't seem possible.
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It doesn't seem possible. this is the way the
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This is the way the israelites felt in numbers
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Israelites felt in numbers 21.
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21. they were in the desert.
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They were in the desert. it was hot.
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It was hot. they were tired and thirsty,
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They were tired and thirsty, but all they could see was
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But all they could see was more sand, more rocks, more
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More sand, more rocks, more barrenness, and just when
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Barrenness, and just when they thought they were done,
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They thought they were done, they came to this place where
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They came to this place where there was an old well, and i
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There was an old well, and i can imagine they were excited
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Can imagine they were excited thinking, "finally.
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Thinking, "finally. we're going to get some
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We're going to get some water."
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Water." and they rushed over to it,
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And they rushed over to it, but the well was dry.
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But the well was dry. they looked down it and could
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They looked down it and could see it hadn't been used in
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See it hadn't been used in years, filled with dirt,
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Years, filled with dirt, rocks, all kinds of debris.
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Rocks, all kinds of debris. it was another disappointment.
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But god told moses to gather
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But god told moses to gather the people around and he was
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The people around and he was going to give them water.
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Going to give them water. god gave them the promise,
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God gave them the promise, "water is coming in the
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"water is coming in the desert.
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Desert. things are about to turn
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Things are about to turn around.
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Around. i'm going to do something
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I'm going to do something out of the ordinary."
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Out of the ordinary." but the promise didn't
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But the promise didn't automatically come to pass.
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Automatically come to pass. it didn't happen
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It didn't happen just because god said it.
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Just because god said it. there was something the
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There was something the israelites had to do, and the
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Israelites had to do, and the scripture says they began to
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Scripture says they began to sing this song "spring up, o'
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Sing this song "spring up, o' well."
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Well." right in the middle
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Right in the middle of the desert,
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Of the desert, when they were discouraged,
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When they were discouraged, when it looked impossible,
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Instead of complaining,
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Instead of complaining, they started singing,
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They started singing, "spring up, o' well."
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"spring up, o' well." they were making a
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They were making a declaration of faith.
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Declaration of faith. they were saying, "lord,
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They were saying, "lord, thank you that the water is
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Thank you that the water is coming.
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Coming. thank you that you're making
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Thank you that you're making streams in the desert.
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Streams in the desert. thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're supplying all of our needs."
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Supplying all of our needs." the verse goes on to say they
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The verse goes on to say they sang to the well.
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Sang to the well. that's the key.
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That's the key. you have to sing to the
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You have to sing to the promise.
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Promise. it didn't look practical in
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It didn't look practical in the natural.
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The natural. the well was dried up.
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The well was dried up. every circumstance said,
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Every circumstance said, "water is not going to come
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"water is not going to come out of this empty well."
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Out of this empty well." thoughts told them, "you look
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Thoughts told them, "you look foolish.
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Foolish. you're wasting your time
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You're wasting your time singing to a well."
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They could have talked
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They could have talked themselves out of it, said,
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Themselves out of it, said, "moses, we're not going to
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"moses, we're not going to sing.
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Sing. we're hot.
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We're hot. we're thirsty.
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We're thirsty. we'll sing after we get some
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We'll sing after we get some water."
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Water." instead, they kept singing
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Instead, they kept singing this phrase over and over,
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This phrase over and over, "spring up, o' well,"
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"spring up, o' well," thanking for god for the
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Thanking for god for the promise, and all of the
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Promise, and all of the sudden, in the middle of the
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Sudden, in the middle of the desert, water began to shoot
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Desert, water began to shoot up out of that
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Up out of that dried up, empty well.
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They saw the promise
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They saw the promise fulfilled.
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Fulfilled. and there are promises god
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And there are promises god has put in you.
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Has put in you. every circumstance may say,
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Every circumstance may say, "it's not going to happen.
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"it's not going to happen. you'll never get well.
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You'll never get well. you'll never meet the right
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You'll never meet the right person.
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Person. you'll never accomplish that
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You'll never accomplish that dream."
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Dream." it's been a long time.
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It's been a long time. you feel like you're in a
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You feel like you're in a drought.
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Drought. you have to do like them and
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You have to do like them and sing to the promise.
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Sing to the promise. your praise, your
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Your praise, your thanks-giving, those
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Thanks-giving, those declarations of faith is what
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Declarations of faith is what causes water to flow in the
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Causes water to flow in the desert.
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Desert. it doesn't take any faith to
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It doesn't take any faith to sing after the water shows
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Sing after the water shows up.
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Up. it's easy to sing once the
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It's easy to sing once the promise is fulfilled.
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Promise is fulfilled. but the singing, the praise
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But the singing, the praise is what causes healing to
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Is what causes healing to spring up, abundance to
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Spring up, abundance to spring up, breakthroughs to
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Spring up, breakthroughs to spring up, and, sometimes,
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Spring up, and, sometimes, we're waiting on god, but god
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We're waiting on god, but god is waiting on us.
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Is waiting on us. why don't you start calling
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Why don't you start calling out those promises he's put
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Out those promises he's put in you?
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In you? if you're dealing with an
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If you're dealing with an illness, instead of
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Illness, instead of complaining,
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Complaining, "spring up, o' healing.
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Lord, thank you that you're
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Lord, thank you that you're restoring health back unto
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Restoring health back unto me.
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Me. thank you that the number of
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Thank you that the number of my days, you will fulfill."
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My days, you will fulfill." you don't have the funds you
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You don't have the funds you need?
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Need? "spring up, abundance.
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"spring up, abundance. spring up, promotion.
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Spring up, promotion. spring up, opportunity.
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Spring up, opportunity. father, thank you that i will
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Father, thank you that i will lend and not borrow.
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Lend and not borrow. thank you that whatever i
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Thank you that whatever i touch prospers and succeeds."
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Touch prospers and succeeds." you've been single a long
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You've been single a long time and believing for a
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Time and believing for a spouse, "spring up, o'
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Spouse, "spring up, o' good-looking husband."
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Good-looking husband." throw a couple
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Throw a couple adjectives in there.
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You're believing for
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You're believing for children?
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Children? "spring up, o' baby.
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"spring up, o' baby. spring up, offspring.
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Spring up, offspring. father, you said my seed
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Father, you said my seed would be mighty in the land.
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Would be mighty in the land. you said children are a gift
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You said children are a gift from the lord, so, father,
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From the lord, so, father, thank you that my baby is on
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Thank you that my baby is on the way."
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The way." "well, joel, this sounds
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"well, joel, this sounds good, but you don't know my
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Good, but you don't know my situation.
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Situation. i got passed over for the big
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I got passed over for the big promotion.
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Promotion. the medical report says i'm
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The medical report says i'm not going to make it.
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Not going to make it. i've had this addiction so
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I've had this addiction so long, i don't think i'll ever
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Long, i don't think i'll ever break it."
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Break it." that's exactly where the
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That's exactly where the israelites were.
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Israelites were. in the desert, they were
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In the desert, they were tired, discouraged, but they
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Tired, discouraged, but they dared to sing to an empty,
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Dared to sing to an empty, dried up well.
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Dried up well. they dared to thank god for
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They dared to thank god for provision when it looked
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Provision when it looked foolish.
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Foolish. and every voice may tell you
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And every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but
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It's not going to happen, but you have to dig your heels in
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You have to dig your heels in and say, "spring up, healing.
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And say, "spring up, healing. spring up, new levels.
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Spring up, new levels. spring up promotion."
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Spring up promotion." don't complain about the
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Don't complain about the problem.
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Problem. sing to the promise.
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Sing to the promise. thank god that things are
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Thank god that things are changing in your favor.
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Changing in your favor. thank him that
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Thank him that blessings are chasing you down.
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Blessings are chasing you down. thank him that your children
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Thank him that your children will fulfill their destinies,
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Will fulfill their destinies, that as for you
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That as for you and your house,
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And your house, you will serve the lord.
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I talked to a young man.
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I talked to a young man. he came from a small town in
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He came from a small town in mississippi and he got a
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Mississippi and he got a scholarship to play soccer at
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Scholarship to play soccer at a major university.
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A major university. he's very talented, a very
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He's very talented, a very good athlete.
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Good athlete. but his dream was to play
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But his dream was to play football.
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Football. his junior year in college,
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His junior year in college, he talked to the coaches, and
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He talked to the coaches, and they let him switch from
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They let him switch from soccer to football.
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Soccer to football. he was the kicker.
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He was the kicker. he was thrilled to be on the
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He was thrilled to be on the football team,
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Football team, but the coaches
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But the coaches didn't give him a chance.
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Because he didn't come from a
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Because he didn't come from a football background, they
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Football background, they never put him in the game.
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Never put him in the game. for two years, he sat the
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For two years, he sat the bench, never kicked one field
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Bench, never kicked one field goal.
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Goal. at the end of his last
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At the end of his last college season, there was a
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College season, there was a scout day when coaches from
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Scout day when coaches from professional teams would come
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Professional teams would come and look at the players and
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And look at the players and evaluate them.
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Evaluate them. he was hoping somebody would
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He was hoping somebody would be interested in him.
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Be interested in him. he was a very skilled kicker,
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He was a very skilled kicker, but since he had never played
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But since he had never played a game, nobody knew who he
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A game, nobody knew who he was.
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Was. he waited and waited for a
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He waited and waited for a phone call, but it never
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Phone call, but it never came.
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Came. it looked like his football
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It looked like his football days were over.
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Days were over. driving home from college,
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Driving home from college, flipped on the radio, and
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Flipped on the radio, and came across our sirius xm
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Came across our sirius xm station.
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Station. he heard me talking about how
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He heard me talking about how a shift is coming, how you're
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A shift is coming, how you're just one phone call away from
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Just one phone call away from your destiny, how one touch
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Your destiny, how one touch of god's favor can catapult
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Of god's favor can catapult you to the next level, and i
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You to the next level, and i talked about how it's going
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Talked about how it's going to happen faster than you
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To happen faster than you think.
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Think. when he heard that, something
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When he heard that, something came alive on the inside.
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Came alive on the inside. he knew that was for him.
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He knew that was for him. he got his cell phone out and
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He got his cell phone out and made a three-minute video
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Made a three-minute video telling everyone that he was
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Telling everyone that he was going to be in the nfl that
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Going to be in the nfl that year.
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Year. most of his friends thought
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Most of his friends thought he had lost his mind.
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He had lost his mind. he had never kicked a field
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He had never kicked a field goal in college, had no track
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Goal in college, had no track record.
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Record. now, you're going to play
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Now, you're going to play professional football?
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Professional football? that doesn't make sense.
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That doesn't make sense. now, instead of being
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Now, instead of being discouraged, instead of
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Discouraged, instead of complaining, he had this
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Complaining, he had this expectancy.
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Expectancy. he went around saying, "lord,
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He went around saying, "lord, thank you for opening up new
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Thank you for opening up new doors.
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Doors. thank you that your favor
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Thank you that your favor causes me to stand out.
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Causes me to stand out. thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're bringing opportunity
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Bringing opportunity across my path."
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He was singing to the
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He was singing to the promise, saying, in effect,
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Promise, saying, in effect, "spring up, o' well," looking
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"spring up, o' well," looking for god's goodness.
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For god's goodness. four hours after he made the
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Four hours after he made the video, he received a phone
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Video, he received a phone call from cincinnati, ohio.
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Call from cincinnati, ohio. he doesn't know anyone in
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He doesn't know anyone in cincinnati, so he didn't
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Cincinnati, so he didn't answer it.
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Answer it. they left a voice message.
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They left a voice message. it said, "this is the kicking
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It said, "this is the kicking coach for the cincinnati
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Coach for the cincinnati bengals football team.
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We'd like you to come to our
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We'd like you to come to our rookie camp and try out for
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Rookie camp and try out for the team."
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The team." he thought it was a prank
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He thought it was a prank call, some friends playing a
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Call, some friends playing a joke on him.
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Joke on him. he called the number back,
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He called the number back, found out it was the real
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Found out it was the real thing.
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Thing. he tried out for the team and
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He tried out for the team and he made the team.
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He made the team. today, he's one of a few
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Today, he's one of a few african-american kickers in
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African-american kickers in the nfl.
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The nfl. how could someone that's
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How could someone that's never kicked a field goal in
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Never kicked a field goal in college, doesn't have the
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College, doesn't have the qualifications, the
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Qualifications, the experience, the resume, make
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Experience, the resume, make it to the highest level, the
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It to the highest level, the nfl?
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Nfl? that's god bringing water out
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That's god bringing water out of an empty well.
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Of an empty well. that's god making streams in
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That's god making streams in the desert.
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The desert. that's what happens when you
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That's what happens when you sing to the promise, not
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Sing to the promise, not complain about the drought,
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Complain about the drought, complain about who treated
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Complain about who treated you wrong, live discouraged
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You wrong, live discouraged because the well was dried up
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Because the well was dried up and empty.
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And empty. that doesn't do anything
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That doesn't do anything productive.
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Productive. you have to do like him.
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You have to do like him. when the odds are against
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When the odds are against you, when it looks
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You, when it looks impossible, when you've had
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Impossible, when you've had bebreaks, dare to say,
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Bebreaks, dare to say, "spring up, o' well.
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"spring up, o' well. lord, thank you that you're
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Lord, thank you that you're opening up new doors.
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Thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're freeing me from this addiction.
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Freeing me from this addiction. thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're bringing divine connections
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Bringing divine connections across my path."
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Across my path." you have to do this by faith.
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You have to do this by faith. see, when the israelites
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See, when the israelites sang, "spring up, o' well,"
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Sang, "spring up, o' well," they couldn't see water.
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They couldn't see water. they couldn't taste water.
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They couldn't taste water. they couldn't feel water.
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They couldn't feel water. they couldn't smell water.
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They couldn't smell water. there was no reason,
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There was no reason, logically speaking, for them
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Logically speaking, for them to believe that water was
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To believe that water was around, and if you just go by
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Around, and if you just go by what you see and feel and
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What you see and feel and think, you'll talk yourself
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Think, you'll talk yourself out of it.
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Out of it. that's why the scripture
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That's why the scripture says, "walk by faith
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Says, "walk by faith and not by sight."
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If the israelites would have
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If the israelites would have looked at it in the natural,
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Looked at it in the natural, instead of singing, "spring
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Instead of singing, "spring up, o' well," they would have
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Up, o' well," they would have sang, "this old well is
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Sang, "this old well is empty.
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Empty. this old well is dried up."
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This old well is dried up." it would have been a
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It would have been a country-western song.
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Country-western song. but in difficult times,
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But in difficult times, you're going to be saying
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You're going to be saying something.
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Something. you're either going to be
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You're either going to be singing about the problem or
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Singing about the problem or singing to the promise,
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Singing to the promise, either talking about how big
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Either talking about how big your challenge is or talking
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Your challenge is or talking about how big your god is,
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About how big your god is, either saying, "i'll never
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Either saying, "i'll never get out of this drought," or,
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Get out of this drought," or, "this drought is only
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"this drought is only temporary.
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Temporary. i know water is on the way.
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I know water is on the way. spring up, o' well.
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Spring up, o' well. spring up, victory.
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Spring up, victory. spring up, abundance.
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Spring up, abundance. spring up, healing.
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Spring up, healing. spring up, favor."
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Spring up, favor." the scripture says it's not
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The scripture says it's not going to happen by our might,
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Going to happen by our might, by our power, but by the
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By our power, but by the spirit of the most high god.
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Spirit of the most high god. god is not limited by the
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God is not limited by the natural.
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Natural. he's limited by what we
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He's limited by what we believe.
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Believe. when you start singing to the
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When you start singing to the promise, believing that he
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Promise, believing that he can make streams in the
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Can make streams in the desert, thanking him for what
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Desert, thanking him for what he's put in your heart, god
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He's put in your heart, god will show out in your life in
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Will show out in your life in ways greater
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Ways greater than you've ever imagined.
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But too often, we think,
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But too often, we think, "i'll wait until i see the
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"i'll wait until i see the water, until i see the
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Water, until i see the promise.
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Promise. then i'll sing, then i'll
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Then i'll sing, then i'll have a good attitude, joel."
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Have a good attitude, joel." that's backwards.
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That's backwards. you have to sing first.
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You have to sing first. isaiah put it this way,
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Isaiah put it this way, "sing, o' barren woman, you,
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"sing, o' barren woman, you, who never bore a child, break
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Who never bore a child, break forth into song."
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Forth into song." he didn't say, "sing because
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He didn't say, "sing because god gave you the baby.
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God gave you the baby. sing because you saw the
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Sing because you saw the promise turned around."
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This text was written to
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This text was written to women who were barren.
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Women who were barren. back in the bible days, if a
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Back in the bible days, if a lady didn't give her husband
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Lady didn't give her husband a child, she was looked down
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A child, she was looked down on.
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On. they lived with a sense of
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They lived with a sense of shame.
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Shame. that's why you read about
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That's why you read about people like hannah.
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People like hannah. she was so distressed that
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She was so distressed that she couldn't have a baby.
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She couldn't have a baby. she went to the altar again
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She went to the altar again and again, wept and wept, so
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And again, wept and wept, so much so that eli the prophet
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Much so that eli the prophet thought she was drunk.
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Thought she was drunk. but isaiah wasn't writing to
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But isaiah wasn't writing to people that had their
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People that had their children.
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Children. he was writing to people who
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He was writing to people who were barren, people who were
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Were barren, people who were waiting for the promise,
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Waiting for the promise, believing for their healing,
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Believing for their healing, hoping to meet the right
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Hoping to meet the right person, praying that the
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Person, praying that the business would turn around.
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Business would turn around. what are you supposed to do
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What are you supposed to do when you're barren, beg god
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When you're barren, beg god to help you?
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To help you? complain about how long it's
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Complain about how long it's taking?
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Taking? live discouraged because life
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Live discouraged because life hasn't dealt you a fair hand?
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Hasn't dealt you a fair hand? no.
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No. isaiah said, "sing when
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Isaiah said, "sing when you're barren.
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You're barren. break forth into song."
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Break forth into song." here is the principle.
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Here is the principle. praise is the birth position.
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Praise is the birth position. thanking god is what causes
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Thanking god is what causes promises to come to pass.
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Promises to come to pass. complaining will keep your
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Complaining will keep your baby in the womb.
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Baby in the womb. focusing on negative
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Focusing on negative circumstances will
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Circumstances will keep you barren.
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But when you switch over into
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But when you switch over into praise and you say, "lord,
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Praise and you say, "lord, thank you for your goodness
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Thank you for your goodness and favor in my life.
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And favor in my life. well, lord, i know you
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Well, lord, i know you haven't brought me this far
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Haven't brought me this far to leave me, so thank you for
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To leave me, so thank you for new levels, thank you for you
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New levels, thank you for you breakthroughs, thank you that
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Breakthroughs, thank you that i will become everything
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I will become everything you've created me to be."
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That's not just being
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That's not just being grateful.
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Grateful. that's getting in to the
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That's getting in to the birth position.
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Birth position. and you continue to do that,
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And you continue to do that, living a life of praise, then
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Living a life of praise, then you will give birth to
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You will give birth to everything god has
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Everything god has placed in your heart.
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But when we're barren, it's
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But when we're barren, it's easy to live discouraged.
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Easy to live discouraged. it's easy to go around
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It's easy to go around feeling sorry for ourselves.
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Feeling sorry for ourselves. but when you start thanking
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But when you start thanking god that things are changing
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God that things are changing in your favor, i can imagine
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In your favor, i can imagine god saying to the angels,
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"what's that sound i'm
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"what's that sound i'm hearing?
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Hearing? most people would be
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Most people would be negative, worried,
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Negative, worried, complaining.
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Complaining. but listen to what they're
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But listen to what they're saying.
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Saying. they're thanking me that the
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They're thanking me that the answer is on the way.
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Answer is on the way. they're singing about the
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They're singing about the victory before they see the
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Victory before they see the victory.
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Victory. angels, go to work.
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Angels, go to work. restore their health.
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Restore their health. open up new doors.
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Open up new doors. bring that dream to pass."
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Bring that dream to pass." the psalmist said, "god
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The psalmist said, "god inhabits the praises of his
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Inhabits the praises of his people."
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People." if you want god to show up,
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If you want god to show up, don't complain.
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Don't complain. don't talk about the problem.
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Don't talk about the problem. sing to the promise.
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Sing to the promise. thank him that
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Thank him that it's on the way.
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That's what a young lady i
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That's what a young lady i know did.
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Know did. for years, she and her
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For years, she and her husband had been trying to
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Husband had been trying to have a baby.
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Have a baby. she went through all the
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She went through all the fertility treatments.
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Fertility treatments. they spent a lot of money
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They spent a lot of money with no success.
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With no success. they were finally told that
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They were finally told that they weren't able to have
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They weren't able to have children, but she didn't get
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Children, but she didn't get discouraged.
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Discouraged. she didn't start complaining.
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She didn't start complaining. every day, she would say,
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Every day, she would say, "lord, thank you that my baby
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"lord, thank you that my baby is on the way."
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Is on the way." she did this year after year.
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The promise god put in you is
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The promise god put in you is like a seed.
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Like a seed. it has to be watered and the
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It has to be watered and the way you water that seed is
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Way you water that seed is through your praise, by
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Through your praise, by thanking god that it's
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Thanking god that it's coming, by living with
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Coming, by living with expectancy.
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Expectancy. and the reason some people
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And the reason some people stay barren, they don't see
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Stay barren, they don't see the promise fulfilled, is
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The promise fulfilled, is they've stopped watering
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They've stopped watering their seed.
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Their seed. they were excited at first.
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They were excited at first. they believed they were going
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They believed they were going to reach their dreams, break
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To reach their dreams, break the addiction, meet the right
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The addiction, meet the right person, but over time, when
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Person, but over time, when they didn't see it happening,
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They didn't see it happening, they got discouraged.
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They got discouraged. but if you plant an apple
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But if you plant an apple seed and don't water it, it's
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Seed and don't water it, it's not going to grow.
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Not going to grow. there's nothing wrong with
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There's nothing wrong with the seed.
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The seed. the seed is still full of
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The seed is still full of life, full of potential.
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Life, full of potential. it just needs to be watered.
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It just needs to be watered. in the same way, the seed god
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In the same way, the seed god put in you may not have come
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Put in you may not have come to pass yet, but the good
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To pass yet, but the good news is it's still alive.
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News is it's still alive. and you may have to water it
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And you may have to water it for another month, a year, or
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For another month, a year, or 20 years, but if you'll keep
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20 years, but if you'll keep watering that seed, thanking
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Watering that seed, thanking god for the promise,
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God for the promise, at the appointed time,
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It will come to pass.
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It will come to pass. and that's what this couple
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And that's what this couple did for many years, and,
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Did for many years, and, recently, they stopped me in
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Recently, they stopped me in the lobby and told how after
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The lobby and told how after nine years, they were able to
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Nine years, they were able to get pregnant.
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Get pregnant. they have a 2-year-old son,
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They have a 2-year-old son, and, now, their second child
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And, now, their second child is on the way.
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Is on the way. this is after all the medical
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This is after all the medical reports said they couldn't
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Reports said they couldn't have any children.
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Their doctor was puzzled.
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Their doctor was puzzled. he said, "i've never seen
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He said, "i've never seen anything like this.
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Anything like this. something happened and your
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Something happened and your womb just opened up.
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Womb just opened up. everything started working."
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Everything started working." she's in her 40s.
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She's in her 40s. he said, "you're like a
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He said, "you're like a 20-year-old.
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20-year-old. you can probably have five
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You can probably have five more children."
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More children." she said, "no, thanks.
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She said, "no, thanks. i don't want to be that
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I don't want to be that blessed."
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Blessed." no more singing to that
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No more singing to that promise.
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Promise. but what am i saying?
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But what am i saying? god can bring water out of an
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God can bring water out of an empty well.
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Empty well. he can make streams in the
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He can make streams in the desert.
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Desert. learn to sing to the promise.
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Learn to sing to the promise. thank him that it's on the
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Thank him that it's on the way.
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Way. under your breath, make
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Under your breath, make declarations of faith,
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Declarations of faith, "healing, spring up.
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"healing, spring up. baby, spring up.
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Baby, spring up. promotion, spring up."
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Promotion, spring up." if you'll live with this
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If you'll live with this expectancy, always watering
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Expectancy, always watering your praise, god will make
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Your praise, god will make things happen that looked
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Things happen that looked impossible.
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Impossible. 2nd kings chapter 3, the
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2nd kings chapter 3, the people of judah had been
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People of judah had been traveling through the desert
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Traveling through the desert for seven days on their way
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For seven days on their way to battle an enemy army when
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To battle an enemy army when they too ran out of water.
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They too ran out of water. the didn't realize the
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The didn't realize the streams along the way were
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Streams along the way were dried up.
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Dried up. now, they didn't have water
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Now, they didn't have water for themselves or their
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For themselves or their animals.
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Animals. and they camped in a valley
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And they camped in a valley where it never rains.
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Where it never rains. it was hot.
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It was hot. they were thirsty.
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They were thirsty. the worst place to run out of
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The worst place to run out of water.
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Water. it looked like they would be
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It looked like they would be an easy target for the enemy
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An easy target for the enemy that was approaching.
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They sent word to the prophet
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They sent word to the prophet elisha asking them what they
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Elisha asking them what they should do.
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Should do. he told them to dig ditches
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He told them to dig ditches in the valley to prepare for
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In the valley to prepare for the water that was coming.
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The water that was coming. i'm sure they said, "elisha,
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I'm sure they said, "elisha, you must not realize we're in
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You must not realize we're in a valley where it never
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A valley where it never rains.
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Rains. they haven't had water here
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They haven't had water here for years.
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For years. we're not going to waste our
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We're not going to waste our time digging ditches.
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Time digging ditches. if we see some clouds
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If we see some clouds starting to form, if we hear
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Starting to form, if we hear a little thunder, maybe then
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A little thunder, maybe then we'll dig a few ditches."
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He said, "no.
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He said, "no. it doesn't work that way.
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It doesn't work that way. if you want water, you have
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If you want water, you have to dig the ditches first."
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To dig the ditches first." he went on to say, "you will
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He went on to say, "you will see neither wind nor rain,
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See neither wind nor rain, but this valley will be
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But this valley will be filled with water."
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Filled with water." he was saying, "it's not
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He was saying, "it's not going to happen a natural,
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Going to happen a natural, ordinary way.
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Ordinary way. it's going to happen
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It's going to happen supernaturally."
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Supernaturally." they dug the ditches.
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They dug the ditches. the next morning, it didn't
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The next morning, it didn't rain.
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Rain. there wasn't a storm.
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There wasn't a storm. but out of nowhere, water
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But out of nowhere, water began flooding into that
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Began flooding into that valley and they went on to
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Valley and they went on to defeat the enemy army.
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Defeat the enemy army. every time you thank god that
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Every time you thank god that the promise is coming, you're
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The promise is coming, you're digging a ditch.
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Digging a ditch. the medical report may say
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The medical report may say you'll never get well, but
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You'll never get well, but you go around saying,
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You go around saying, "father, thank you.
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"father, thank you. with long life, you satisfy
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With long life, you satisfy me.
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Me. thank you that i will live
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Thank you that i will live and not die."
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And not die." thoughts will tell you, "why
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Thoughts will tell you, "why are you digging that ditch?
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Are you digging that ditch? don't you know there are no
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Don't you know there are no clouds in the sky?
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Clouds in the sky? it doesn't rain in this
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It doesn't rain in this valley."
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Valley." don't worry.
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Don't worry. it's not going to happen a
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It's not going to happen a natural way.
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Natural way. it's going to be
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It's going to be supernatural.
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Supernatural. out of nowhere, your health
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Out of nowhere, your health shows up, you meet the right
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Shows up, you meet the right person, your business takes
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Person, your business takes off.
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Off. suddenly, you're out of debt.
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Suddenly, you're out of debt. when you sing to the promise,
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When you sing to the promise, you're digging ditches.
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You're digging ditches. you're making preparations
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You're making preparations for god to do what you
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For god to do what you cannot do.
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Cannot do. he said he would give you
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He said he would give you water without rain.
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Water without rain. that means god can promote
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That means god can promote you like that football kicker
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You like that football kicker even though you don't have
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Even though you don't have the qualifications, you don't
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The qualifications, you don't have the experience.
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Have the experience. god can heal you, like my
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God can heal you, like my mother, without the
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Mother, without the treatment, even though,
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Treatment, even though, medically speaking, it said
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Medically speaking, it said it was over.
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It was over. god can promote you beyond
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God can promote you beyond your salary, beyond your
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Your salary, beyond your education.
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Education. he's not limited to your job,
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He's not limited to your job, to your income.
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To your income. he owns it all.
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He owns it all. and when you say say,
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"father, thank you that my
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"father, thank you that my children make good decisions.
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Children make good decisions. thank you that they will
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Thank you that they will fulfill their destinies,"
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Fulfill their destinies," there may be no sign
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There may be no sign of it at the time.
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If somebody heard you, they
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If somebody heard you, they could say, "what are you
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Could say, "what are you talking about?
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Talking about? your children don't make good
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Your children don't make good decisions.
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Decisions. they're off-course.
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They're off-course. they're always in trouble."
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They're always in trouble." that's what they said to the
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That's what they said to the people back then.
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People back then. "why are you digging a ditch
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"why are you digging a ditch here?
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Here? it never rains in this
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It never rains in this valley."
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Valley." don't be moved by what you
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Don't be moved by what you see.
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See. be moved by what you know,
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Be moved by what you know, and we know because we're
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And we know because we're praisers, because we sing to
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Praisers, because we sing to the promise, because our
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The promise, because our declaration is, "spring up,
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Declaration is, "spring up, salvation, in our children,"
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Salvation, in our children," it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before the water shows up.
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Before the water shows up. we know the breakthrough is
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We know the breakthrough is on the way.
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On the way. god is saying, "if you'll do
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God is saying, "if you'll do your part and dig the
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Your part and dig the ditches, i'll do my part and
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Ditches, i'll do my part and bring the water.
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Bring the water. i'll show you favor.
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I'll show you favor. i'll open new doors.
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I'll open new doors. i'll help you break that
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I'll help you break that addiction."
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Addiction." and you may feel like you're
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And you may feel like you're in one of those valleys where
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In one of those valleys where it never gets water.
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It never gets water. you've been in a drought.
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You've been in a drought. you haven't had good breaks.
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You haven't had good breaks. you could easily settle
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You could easily settle there.
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There. this is not the time to get
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This is not the time to get discouraged.
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Discouraged. this is the time to start
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This is the time to start declaring, "spring up, o'
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Declaring, "spring up, o' well.
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Well. spring up, promotion.
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Spring up, promotion. spring up, healing.
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Spring up, healing. spring up, favor."
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Spring up, favor." don't complain about the
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Don't complain about the problem.
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Problem. sing to the promise.
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Sing to the promise. thank god that things are
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Thank god that things are changing in your favor.
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Changing in your favor. thank him that the your best
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Thank him that the your best days are still out in front
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Days are still out in front of you.
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Of you. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare the drought is
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And declare the drought is coming to an end.
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Coming to an end. dreams are about to spring
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Dreams are about to spring up.
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Up. healing is about to spring
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Healing is about to spring up.
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Up. new opportunities, new
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New opportunities, new relationships.
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Relationships. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say "amen" today?
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Say "amen" today? i█d like to give you
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I█d like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my
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I make you my lord and savior."
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If you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church and keep god first
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Church and keep god first place.
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Place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing
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Back to speak a blessing blessing over you.
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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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Receive your copy of this powerful
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Of this powerful new book
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New book and experience
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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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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. available this month
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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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Inspiring resources by calling 888-567-joel
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to
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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 - Sing To The Promise

February 24, 2026 | 27:29

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