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Joel Osteen - Something New Is Coming

April 22, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Something New Is Coming | April 22, 2026

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(music intro) joel: god bless you!
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Joel: god bless you! it's great to be with
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It's great to be with you today.
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You today. if you're ever in our area,
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If you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. we'll make you feel right
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We'll make you feel right at home. i hope you'll
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At home. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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Stay connected with us throughout the week.
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Throughout the week. we have a daily podcast,
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We have a daily podcast, a youtube channel, follow
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A youtube channel, follow us on social media.
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Us on social media. we'll keep you encouraged
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. thanks for again tuning in.
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Thanks for again tuning in. thank you for coming out today.
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Thank you for coming out today. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this airplane
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I heard about this airplane that was about to crash.
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That was about to crash. there were four passengers
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There were four passengers but only three parachutes.
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But only three parachutes. the first passenger said,
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The first passenger said, "i'm a leading heart
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"i'm a leading heart surgeon, my patients need
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Surgeon, my patients need me." he took the first
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Me." he took the first parachute and jumped.
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Parachute and jumped. the second passenger said,
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The second passenger said, "i'm a rocket scientist, one
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"i'm a rocket scientist, one of the smartest men alive.
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Of the smartest men alive. my country needs me."
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My country needs me." he took the second
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He took the second parachute and jumped.
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Parachute and jumped. the third passenger,
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The third passenger, pope john paul, said to
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Pope john paul, said to the fourth passenger,
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The fourth passenger, a ten-year-old boy scout.
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A ten-year-old boy scout. "son, i'm old and frail.
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"son, i'm old and frail. i don't have much time left.
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I don't have much time left. you can have the last
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You can have the last parachute."
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Parachute." the boy scout said, "sir,
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The boy scout said, "sir, don't worry. there are
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Don't worry. there are still two parachutes left.
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Still two parachutes left. you see, the smartest man
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You see, the smartest man alive, he just jumped out
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Alive, he just jumped out with my backpack."
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With my backpack." (laughter)
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(laughter) say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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I can do. today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you
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I want to talk to you today about something
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Today about something new is coming.
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New is coming. it's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life. when we've gone
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In life. when we've gone through disappointments,
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Through disappointments, had a setback, tried and
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Had a setback, tried and our dream didn't work out,
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Our dream didn't work out, we can settle where we are
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We can settle where we are and think this is as good
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And think this is as good as it gets.
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As it gets. but god said in isaiah,
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But god said in isaiah, "i am doing a new thing,
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"i am doing a new thing, even now it springs forth,
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Even now it springs forth, can you not perceive it?"
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Can you not perceive it?" god is about to do something
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God is about to do something new in your life.
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New in your life. he didn't create you to get
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He didn't create you to get stuck at one level and stay
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Stuck at one level and stay there.
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There. he has new opportunities,
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He has new opportunities, new relationships, new
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New relationships, new favor.
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Favor. it may look like you'll
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It may look like you'll always struggle in your
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Always struggle in your finances.
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Finances. no, get ready, something
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No, get ready, something new is coming.
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New is coming. promotion, opportunity,
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Promotion, opportunity, doors opening that you
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Doors opening that you never dreamed would open.
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Never dreamed would open. the medical report says
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The medical report says you have to live with that
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You have to live with that sickness, it's been a long
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Sickness, it's been a long time. god is saying,
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Time. god is saying, "i'm doing a new thing.
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"i'm doing a new thing. i'm restoring health.
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I'm restoring health. i'm breathing energy,
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I'm breathing energy, vitality, freshness into
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Vitality, freshness into your body.
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Your body. that child has been off
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That child has been off course for years. you've
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Course for years. you've accepted that he'll never
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Accepted that he'll never change. that would be true,
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Change. that would be true, but god is doing a new
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But god is doing a new thing. forces of darkness
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Thing. forces of darkness are being broken.
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Are being broken. purpose and destiny are
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Purpose and destiny are rising up. you're about
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Rising up. you're about to see a turn around.
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To see a turn around. maybe that addiction has
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Maybe that addiction has hindered you your whole
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Hindered you your whole life. you've tried to
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Life. you've tried to stop, gone to counseling,
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Stop, gone to counseling, nothing helped. this is
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Nothing helped. this is a new day. chains that
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A new day. chains that have held you back are
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Have held you back are being loosed. what's kept
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Being loosed. what's kept you in captivity is
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You in captivity is coming to an end.
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Coming to an end. now you have to do your part
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Now you have to do your part and receive the prophecy.
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And receive the prophecy. you can't go around thinking
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You can't go around thinking you're stuck, the problem is
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You're stuck, the problem is too big, it's been this way
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Too big, it's been this way too long.
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Too long. turn it around.
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Turn it around. "lord, i believe what you
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"lord, i believe what you promised, thank you that
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Promised, thank you that you're doing something new
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You're doing something new in my life."
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In my life." when isaiah prophesied this
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When isaiah prophesied this the israelites were in
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The israelites were in captivity in babylon.
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Captivity in babylon. they had been there a long
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They had been there a long time, year after year,
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Time, year after year, nothing changing.
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Nothing changing. i'm sure they thought,
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I'm sure they thought, "we'll always struggle,
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"we'll always struggle, we'll always be oppressed."
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We'll always be oppressed." then isaiah showed up and
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Then isaiah showed up and said, "get ready, god is
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Said, "get ready, god is doing a new thing."
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Doing a new thing." they could have thought,
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They could have thought, "yeah right, have you seen
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"yeah right, have you seen these enemies, look how
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These enemies, look how powerful they are?
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Powerful they are? all the circumstances say
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All the circumstances say we're stuck, we'll never
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We're stuck, we'll never live an abundant life, we'll
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Live an abundant life, we'll never own our own homes, our
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Never own our own homes, our children will never be
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Children will never be free."
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Free." don't talk yourself out of
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Don't talk yourself out of the new thing god wants to
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The new thing god wants to do.
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Do. the odds may be against you
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The odds may be against you but the most high god is for
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But the most high god is for you.
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You. the israelites had been
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The israelites had been through many struggles, had
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Through many struggles, had unfair things happen.
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Unfair things happen. they made mistakes, brought
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They made mistakes, brought the trouble on themselves.
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The trouble on themselves. they could have been sitting
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They could have been sitting in self-pity, discouraged.
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In self-pity, discouraged. but isaiah said, "forget the
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But isaiah said, "forget the former things, do not dwell
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Former things, do not dwell on the past.
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On the past. behold god is doing a new
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Behold god is doing a new thing."
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Thing." the principle is, if you're
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The principle is, if you're dwelling on the past, you
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Dwelling on the past, you won't see the new thing.
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Won't see the new thing. if you're focused on who
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If you're focused on who hurt you and what wasn't
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Hurt you and what wasn't fair, why did this friend
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Fair, why did this friend walk away, then you'll miss
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Walk away, then you'll miss your destiny.
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Your destiny. god is saying, forget the
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God is saying, forget the former things, quit dwelling
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Former things, quit dwelling on your mistakes.
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On your mistakes. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. living in regrets will keep
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Living in regrets will keep you from new opportunities,
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You from new opportunities, reliving your mistakes will
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Reliving your mistakes will stop the new favor.
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Stop the new favor. as long as you're looking
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As long as you're looking back at the old, you won't
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Back at the old, you won't see the new.
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See the new. when you drive home today,
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When you drive home today, there's a big windshield in
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There's a big windshield in front of you and a very
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Front of you and a very small rearview mirror.
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Small rearview mirror. the reason it's so small is
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The reason it's so small is because what's behind you is
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Because what's behind you is not nearly as important as
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Not nearly as important as what's in front of you.
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What's in front of you. where you're going is what
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Where you're going is what matters, not where you've
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Matters, not where you've been.
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Been. is there something you need
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Is there something you need to forget, so you can see
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To forget, so you can see the new thing, something you
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The new thing, something you need to quit dwelling on, so
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Need to quit dwelling on, so you can step into the favor
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You can step into the favor and abundance that god has
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And abundance that god has for you?
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For you? when someone hurts you, they
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When someone hurts you, they do you wrong, if you keep
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Do you wrong, if you keep thinking about it then
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Thinking about it then you're letting them continue
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You're letting them continue to hurt you.
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To hurt you. don't give them your power.
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Don't give them your power. you have to let it go.
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You have to let it go. give it to god.
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Give it to god. he saw what they did.
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He saw what they did. he saw your tears, your
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He saw your tears, your heartache.
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Heartache. he has beauty for those
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He has beauty for those ashes.
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Ashes. but here's the key you have
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But here's the key you have to let go of the ashes,
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To let go of the ashes, before you can see the
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Before you can see the beauty.
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Beauty. it's an exchange.
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It's an exchange. god says, "you give me the
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God says, "you give me the ashes, you quit dwelling on
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Ashes, you quit dwelling on the hurts, it, you forgive
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The hurts, it, you forgive them, you move forward with
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Them, you move forward with your life and i'll give you
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Your life and i'll give you the beauty.
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The beauty. i'll do something so great,
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I'll do something so great, so rewarding that you don't
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So rewarding that you don't even think about what you
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Even think about what you lost."
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Lost." the new thing god has for
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The new thing god has for you, the new people, the new
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You, the new people, the new opportunities, the
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Opportunities, the promotion, healing,
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Promotion, healing, influence, will be better
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Influence, will be better than you ever dreamed.
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Than you ever dreamed. the israelites were in
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The israelites were in captivity.
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Captivity. not only were the
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Not only were the babylonians holding them,
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Babylonians holding them, but all around them was the
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But all around them was the desert.
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Desert. even if they escaped, they
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Even if they escaped, they couldn't survive.
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Couldn't survive. but isaiah explained what
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But isaiah explained what the new thing was.
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The new thing was. he said, "god will make
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He said, "god will make rivers in the desert.
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Rivers in the desert. what looks like barren
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What looks like barren ground will be turned into
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Ground will be turned into fertile land."
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Fertile land." god was saying, "this new
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God was saying, "this new thing i'm about to do, it's
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Thing i'm about to do, it's not going to be natural,
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Not going to be natural, it's going to be
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It's going to be supernatural."
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Supernatural." that's why you can't figure
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That's why you can't figure it out.
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It out. it's not going to be
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It's not going to be logical.
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Logical. what god is about to do is
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What god is about to do is going to be unusual,
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Going to be unusual, uncommon, out of the
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Uncommon, out of the ordinary.
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Ordinary. you're going to see rivers
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You're going to see rivers where there should be dry
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Where there should be dry places.
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Places. the scripture says, "even in
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The scripture says, "even in famine the righteous will
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Famine the righteous will have more than enough."
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Have more than enough." it seems like in famine you
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It seems like in famine you would barely get by.
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Would barely get by. but god does things that
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But god does things that defies the odds.
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Defies the odds. don't limit this new thing
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Don't limit this new thing to what you think can
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To what you think can happen.
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Happen. "if i can just learn to live
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"if i can just learn to live with this sickness."
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With this sickness." no, god is going to free you
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No, god is going to free you from the sickness.
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From the sickness. "if i can just pay my bills,
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"if i can just pay my bills, joel, i'll be happy."
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Joel, i'll be happy." god's going to bring you
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God's going to bring you into overflow.
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Into overflow. "if my child will just stay
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"if my child will just stay out of trouble."
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Out of trouble." that child is doing to do
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That child is doing to do great things.
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Great things. you may not see how.
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You may not see how. that's okay.
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That's okay. it's not up to you.
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It's not up to you. it's up to god.
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It's up to god. he's the one that makes
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He's the one that makes rivers in the desert.
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Rivers in the desert. he's the one that parts red
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He's the one that parts red seas, cures the lepers,
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Seas, cures the lepers, multiplies the food to feed
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Multiplies the food to feed thousands.
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Thousands. a lady told me how her
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A lady told me how her relative had passed away and
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Relative had passed away and left her a small
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Left her a small inheritance.
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Inheritance. she decided to invest it in
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She decided to invest it in real estate.
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Real estate. she bought another house and
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She bought another house and was going to rent it out.
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Was going to rent it out. the first people that came
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The first people that came along seemed like fine
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Along seemed like fine people.
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People. they worked for a non-profit
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They worked for a non-profit that helped children.
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That helped children. she thought this couple
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She thought this couple would be perfect.
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Would be perfect. she didn't do all the
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She didn't do all the background checks that she
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Background checks that she should have.
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Should have. it turned out they were
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It turned out they were dishonest.
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Dishonest. three months into the lease
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Three months into the lease they stopped paying rent and
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They stopped paying rent and didn't tell her.
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Didn't tell her. she had it set up to go to
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She had it set up to go to the bank, she thought
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The bank, she thought everything was fine.
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Everything was fine. they kept her from getting
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They kept her from getting the notices.
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The notices. several years went by and
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Several years went by and eventually the house was
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Eventually the house was foreclosed on, she lost all
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Foreclosed on, she lost all of her money.
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Of her money. she could have been bitter,
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She could have been bitter, upset, tried to get revenge.
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Upset, tried to get revenge. but she said, "i didn't make
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But she said, "i didn't make a big deal about it."
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A big deal about it." that takes maturity.
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That takes maturity. it's easy to make a big deal
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It's easy to make a big deal when we're hurt, betrayed.
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When we're hurt, betrayed. "why did this happen?
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"why did this happen? i'm going to get even."
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I'm going to get even." you have to forget the
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You have to forget the former things, do not dwell
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Former things, do not dwell on the past.
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On the past. that means don't let the
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That means don't let the hurts, the bad breaks, the
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Hurts, the bad breaks, the times you were taken
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Times you were taken advantage of sour the rest
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Advantage of sour the rest of your life, cause you to
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Of your life, cause you to live with a chip on your
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Live with a chip on your shoulder.
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Shoulder. god knows how to vindicate
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God knows how to vindicate you.
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You. he knows how to pay you
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He knows how to pay you back.
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Back. year after year she kept
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Year after year she kept being her best.
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Being her best. nobody even knew she went
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Nobody even knew she went through the bad break.
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Through the bad break. she didn't go around
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She didn't go around complaining, discouraged.
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Complaining, discouraged. she had a song of praise.
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She had a song of praise. god sees when you're in the
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God sees when you're in the desert.
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Desert. he's watching you in the
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He's watching you in the lonely nights, the times you
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Lonely nights, the times you were betrayed, you felt like
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Were betrayed, you felt like giving up but you kept
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Giving up but you kept going.
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Going. you could have held a
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You could have held a grudge, but you forgave; you
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Grudge, but you forgave; you kept moving forward.
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Kept moving forward. it wasn't easy, you were
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It wasn't easy, you were hurting, the pain was real,
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Hurting, the pain was real, but you didn't let it stop
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But you didn't let it stop you.
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You. six years later, this lady
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Six years later, this lady got a check in the mail
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Got a check in the mail unexpectedly from the bank,
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Unexpectedly from the bank, for a hundred and
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For a hundred and twenty-five thousand
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Twenty-five thousand dollars.
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Dollars. they said, "we sold the
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They said, "we sold the property, and this money
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Property, and this money belongs to you."
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Belongs to you." she didn't even pay that
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She didn't even pay that much for it.
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Much for it. she made a profit.
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She made a profit. god knows how to make rivers
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God knows how to make rivers in the desert.
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In the desert. he knows how to pay you back
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He knows how to pay you back for the wrongs.
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For the wrongs. this new thing he's going to
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This new thing he's going to do is going to be
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Do is going to be supernatural.
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Supernatural. he's going to turn barren
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He's going to turn barren ground, into fertile ground.
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Ground, into fertile ground. what looks like a loss is
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What looks like a loss is going to turn in to a gain.
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Going to turn in to a gain. it seems like a setback, but
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It seems like a setback, but really, it's a setup for god
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Really, it's a setup for god to show out in your life.
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To show out in your life. the desert represents
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The desert represents barrenness, no growth.
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Barrenness, no growth. you're doing the right
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You're doing the right thing, but your business is
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Thing, but your business is not increasing, your
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Not increasing, your marriage not getting better,
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Marriage not getting better, your health not improving,
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Your health not improving, you were passed over for
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You were passed over for another promotion.
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Another promotion. you're in the desert.
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You're in the desert. in those dry places, you
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In those dry places, you could be discouraged, think
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Could be discouraged, think it will never change.
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It will never change. no, get ready.
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No, get ready. god is about to make rivers
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God is about to make rivers in that desert.
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In that desert. he's about to turn that
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He's about to turn that barren land into fertile
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Barren land into fertile ground.
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Ground. like this lady, you're going
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Like this lady, you're going to see increase that you
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To see increase that you can't explain, favor that
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Can't explain, favor that you didn't deserve, healing
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You didn't deserve, healing that doesn't make sense,
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That doesn't make sense, freedom from things that
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Freedom from things that have held you back.
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Have held you back. when isaiah prophesied this,
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When isaiah prophesied this, the people could have said,
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The people could have said, "thanks isaiah, but we've
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"thanks isaiah, but we've had too many bad breaks,
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Had too many bad breaks, this opposition is too big,
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This opposition is too big, we'll never get out."
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We'll never get out." you can stop the prophecy
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You can stop the prophecy from coming to pass.
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From coming to pass. the psalmist said, "they
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The psalmist said, "they limited the holy one of
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Limited the holy one of israel."
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Israel." you can limit what god wants
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You can limit what god wants to do in your life by doubt,
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To do in your life by doubt, negativity, speaking defeat.
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Negativity, speaking defeat. "my business is never going
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"my business is never going to grow.
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To grow. i'll never meet the right
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I'll never meet the right person.
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Person. i haven't had a date in
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I haven't had a date in years.
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Years. have you seen all that i've
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Have you seen all that i've been through?"
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Been through?" you are canceling out the
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You are canceling out the prophecy.
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Prophecy. you may have obstacles that
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You may have obstacles that look too big, you don't see
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Look too big, you don't see how you can accomplish that
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How you can accomplish that dream.
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Dream. it feels like you're stuck,
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It feels like you're stuck, you're in captivity,
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You're in captivity, restricted by your
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Restricted by your environment.
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Environment. god is saying to you what he
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God is saying to you what he said to them.
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Said to them. "i am doing a new thing.
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"i am doing a new thing. i'm making rivers in those
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I'm making rivers in those deserts.
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Deserts. i'm turning the barren
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I'm turning the barren places into fertile ground."
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Places into fertile ground." now get in agreement with
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Now get in agreement with god.
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God. "yes, lord this is for me
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"yes, lord this is for me today.
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Today. i receive it into my spirit.
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I receive it into my spirit. i'm getting ready for
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I'm getting ready for something new.
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Something new. lord, amaze me with your
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Lord, amaze me with your goodness.
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Goodness. turn this problem around.
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Turn this problem around. god show out in my life."
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God show out in my life." it's significant that this
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It's significant that this promise is in the present
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Promise is in the present tense.
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Tense. god didn't say, "i'm about
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God didn't say, "i'm about to do a new thing.
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To do a new thing. one day i'm going to work in
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One day i'm going to work in your life.
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Your life. sometime in the future i'm
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Sometime in the future i'm going to show you my
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Going to show you my goodness."
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Goodness." god said, i am doing a new
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God said, i am doing a new thing.
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Thing. it's already started.
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It's already started. what god has for you is
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What god has for you is already set in motion.
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Already set in motion. this new thing is already in
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This new thing is already in process.
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Process. the scripture says, "now it
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The scripture says, "now it springs forth."
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Springs forth." spring forth is used when a
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Spring forth is used when a seed is planted in the
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Seed is planted in the ground.
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Ground. you can't see anything
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You can't see anything happening, but the seed has
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Happening, but the seed has opened up, it's springing
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Opened up, it's springing forth even though it may not
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Forth even though it may not become visible for some
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Become visible for some time.
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Time. there are promotions,
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There are promotions, healings, breakthroughs,
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Healings, breakthroughs, divine connections that have
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Divine connections that have already sprung forth.
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Already sprung forth. they're already in route.
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They're already in route. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it's not
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It, doesn't mean it's not coming.
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Coming. this is where your faith has
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This is where your faith has to kick in.
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To kick in. there should be an
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There should be an expectancy.
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Expectancy. not looking back, "this
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Not looking back, "this pandemic is so hard, my
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Pandemic is so hard, my back's been hurting, this
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Back's been hurting, this company did me wrong.
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Company did me wrong. i'm in the desert joel,
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I'm in the desert joel, that's why i'm discouraged."
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That's why i'm discouraged." as long as you're looking
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As long as you're looking back, you're going to miss
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Back, you're going to miss the new thing.
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The new thing. you have to get prepared in
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You have to get prepared in your thinking.
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Your thinking. "by faith, i can see the
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"by faith, i can see the healing that's coming.
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Healing that's coming. i can see promotion on its
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I can see promotion on its way.
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Way. i can see my child turning
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I can see my child turning around.
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Around. i can see myself free from
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I can see myself free from this addiction."
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This addiction." now it springs forth, not
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Now it springs forth, not one day, not in the sweet by
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One day, not in the sweet by and by; today, god is doing
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And by; today, god is doing a new thing.
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A new thing. today, god is making rivers
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Today, god is making rivers in your desert.
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In your desert. today, god is turning your
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Today, god is turning your dry places into abundant
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Dry places into abundant places.
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Places. if you'll stay in faith,
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If you'll stay in faith, you're going to see the new
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You're going to see the new thing.
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Thing. like god did for the
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Like god did for the israelites, he's going to
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Israelites, he's going to bring you out of captivity.
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Bring you out of captivity. he's going to free you from
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He's going to free you from limitations and negative
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Limitations and negative things that have been passed
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Things that have been passed down in your family line.
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Down in your family line. in this new thing, god is
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In this new thing, god is going to break generational
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Going to break generational curses, addictions, poverty,
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Curses, addictions, poverty, depression, will no longer
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Depression, will no longer hold you back.
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Hold you back. there's about to be streams
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There's about to be streams in that desert.
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In that desert. that barren land is about to
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That barren land is about to be turned into fertile land,
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Be turned into fertile land, an abundant land, dreams
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An abundant land, dreams coming to pass.
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Coming to pass. he's going to catapult you
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He's going to catapult you to where no one in your
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To where no one in your family has gone.
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Family has gone. i talked to a lady, she's a
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I talked to a lady, she's a single parent living in
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Single parent living in compton, california.
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Compton, california. there's a lot of great
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There's a lot of great people in compton but, of
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People in compton but, of course, it's known for being
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Course, it's known for being a rough environment, gangs
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A rough environment, gangs and drugs.
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And drugs. her husband was in the
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Her husband was in the federal penitentiary.
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Federal penitentiary. she's a schoolteacher; for
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She's a schoolteacher; for thirteen years she raised
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Thirteen years she raised her son by herself.
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Her son by herself. there were a lot of negative
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There were a lot of negative influences, opportunities
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Influences, opportunities for him to get off course
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For him to get off course but she's a praying mother.
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But she's a praying mother. even though she was in a dry
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Even though she was in a dry place, she knew god could
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Place, she knew god could make streams in the desert.
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Make streams in the desert. it seemed like they were
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It seemed like they were held captive by their
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Held captive by their environment, a victim of
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Environment, a victim of their circumstances.
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Their circumstances. her son could have become a
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Her son could have become a statistic, another child
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Statistic, another child struggling, off course, on
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Struggling, off course, on drugs, but she believed god
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Drugs, but she believed god was doing a new thing, that
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Was doing a new thing, that he was working behind the
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He was working behind the scenes.
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Scenes. every morning before they
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Every morning before they went to school, they would
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Went to school, they would listen to our messages, get
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Listen to our messages, get the day started off in faith
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The day started off in faith and hope and victory.
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And hope and victory. her dream was for her son to
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Her dream was for her son to go to college.
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Go to college. all the odds were against
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All the odds were against him.
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Him. she didn't have the funds.
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She didn't have the funds. his father in prison.
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His father in prison. his senior year, they
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His senior year, they applied to several different
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Applied to several different colleges and were waiting to
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Colleges and were waiting to hear back.
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Hear back. one morning on their way to
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One morning on their way to school, they heard me
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School, they heard me talking about how god has
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Talking about how god has unprecedented favor, how he
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Unprecedented favor, how he can make things happen that
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Can make things happen that we can't make happen, how he
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We can't make happen, how he wants to do a new thing.
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Wants to do a new thing. she heard that promise, and
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She heard that promise, and something came alive on the
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Something came alive on the inside.
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Inside. she knew that was for them.
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She knew that was for them. later that day, he received
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Later that day, he received a handwritten letter in the
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A handwritten letter in the mail, it said,
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Mail, it said, "congratulations you've been
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"congratulations you've been accepted into harvard
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Accepted into harvard university."
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University." he was the first african
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He was the first african american student ever
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American student ever accepted from compton.
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Accepted from compton. god knows how to make rivers
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God knows how to make rivers in the desert.
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In the desert. he knows how to bring you
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He knows how to bring you out of captivity.
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Out of captivity. out of struggle, lack,
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Out of struggle, lack, addictions, depression,
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Addictions, depression, can't get a good break.
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Can't get a good break. get ready, your time is
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Get ready, your time is coming.
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Coming. god is doing a new thing.
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God is doing a new thing. you may be in a dry place,
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You may be in a dry place, but you're not going to stay
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But you're not going to stay there.
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There. water is coming, favor is
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Water is coming, favor is coming, promotion, healing,
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Coming, promotion, healing, freedom is coming.
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Freedom is coming. get your hopes up.
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Get your hopes up. start expecting god's favor,
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Start expecting god's favor, start believing for the
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Start believing for the unusual.
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Unusual. god wants to make you an
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God wants to make you an example of his goodness.
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Example of his goodness. he's already set in motion
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He's already set in motion something better than you
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Something better than you can imagine.
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Can imagine. you can't see it yet but
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You can't see it yet but that doesn't mean it's not
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That doesn't mean it's not in route.
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In route. keep believing, keep talking
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Keep believing, keep talking like it's on the way, keep
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Like it's on the way, keep doing the right thing.
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Doing the right thing. like with them, you're going
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Like with them, you're going to see god exceed your
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To see god exceed your expectations.
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Expectations. today, this young man is a
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Today, this young man is a senior at harvard.
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Senior at harvard. recently, he was chosen as a
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Recently, he was chosen as a rhodes scholar, one of only
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Rhodes scholar, one of only thirty-two from america.
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Thirty-two from america. not long ago, he was
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Not long ago, he was accepted into yale law
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Accepted into yale law school.
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School. if you could see what god is
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If you could see what god is doing behind the scenes in
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Doing behind the scenes in your life, you would be
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Your life, you would be amazed.
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Amazed. he's already lined up the
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He's already lined up the good breaks, the right
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Good breaks, the right people, solutions to
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People, solutions to problems.
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Problems. the new thing is not going
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The new thing is not going to be ordinary.
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To be ordinary. it's going to catapult you
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It's going to catapult you ahead.
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Ahead. you're not going to stay in
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You're not going to stay in any kind of captivity.
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Any kind of captivity. don't believe those lies
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Don't believe those lies that you're stuck.
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That you're stuck. "look at my environment,
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"look at my environment, look at how i was raised, i
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Look at how i was raised, i don't have the funds for my
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Don't have the funds for my dreams.
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Dreams. i'll always be restricted by
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I'll always be restricted by these limitations."
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These limitations." that's what it looked like
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That's what it looked like for this young man, that's
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For this young man, that's how it looked for the
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How it looked for the israelites.
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Israelites. but god showed up and said,
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But god showed up and said, "i'm doing a new thing.
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"i'm doing a new thing. i'm going to make rivers in
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I'm going to make rivers in those deserts."
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Those deserts." god is saying that to you.
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God is saying that to you. where you are is not your
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Where you are is not your destiny.
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Destiny. you haven't reached your
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You haven't reached your limits.
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Limits. you haven't seen your best
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You haven't seen your best days.
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Days. this new thing is going to
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This new thing is going to be something that you've
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Be something that you've never seen.
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Never seen. the scripture says, "can you
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The scripture says, "can you not perceive it?"
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Not perceive it?" it implies that god can be
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It implies that god can be doing it but there's no sign
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Doing it but there's no sign of it.
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Of it. "joel, i don't see anything
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"joel, i don't see anything new happening in my life.
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New happening in my life. i'm still struggling, still
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I'm still struggling, still lonely, still sick; i still
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Lonely, still sick; i still have this problem at work."
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Have this problem at work." yes, but what you can't see
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Yes, but what you can't see is the new thing has already
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Is the new thing has already sprung forth.
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Sprung forth. it's already in motion.
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It's already in motion. this mother could have
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This mother could have thought nothing was
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Thought nothing was happening for many years.
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Happening for many years. when her son was thirteen,
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When her son was thirteen, she didn't have the funds
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She didn't have the funds for college; fourteen, no
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For college; fourteen, no funds; fifteen, nothing
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Funds; fifteen, nothing better.
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Better. she was in the desert,
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She was in the desert, didn't see any sign of
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Didn't see any sign of rivers.
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Rivers. no sign that things were
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No sign that things were going to change.
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Going to change. but just because you don't
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But just because you don't see anything doesn't mean
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See anything doesn't mean it's not on the way.
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It's not on the way. at the right time, it's
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At the right time, it's going to show up.
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Going to show up. you could see your new thing
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You could see your new thing tomorrow, you could see your
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Tomorrow, you could see your breakthrough this week, you
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Breakthrough this week, you could get that scholarship
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Could get that scholarship this month, you could see
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This month, you could see your healing, your
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Your healing, your promotion, your abundance
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Promotion, your abundance this year.
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This year. when god says he's going to
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When god says he's going to do a new thing, that means
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Do a new thing, that means it's not going to be like
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It's not going to be like the old thing.
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The old thing. it's going to be different.
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It's going to be different. the new thing may not be
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The new thing may not be what you were expecting.
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What you were expecting. it may not happen the way
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It may not happen the way you thought it would.
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You thought it would. the israelites could have
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The israelites could have thought, "god, just defeat
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Thought, "god, just defeat these babylonians and we'll
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These babylonians and we'll live here."
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Live here." they didn't think god would
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They didn't think god would take them into the desert,
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Take them into the desert, how could they survive out
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How could they survive out there.
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There. god was going to do it a
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God was going to do it a different way.
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Different way. he was going to make streams
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He was going to make streams in the desert.
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In the desert. stay open for how god is
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Stay open for how god is going to do it.
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Going to do it. don't put him in a box and
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Don't put him in a box and limit him to one way.
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Limit him to one way. most of the time, the way we
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Most of the time, the way we want it done is less than
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Want it done is less than what god has in mind.
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What god has in mind. what he has planned will be
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What he has planned will be much bigger, much better.
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Much bigger, much better. trust him to do it his way.
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Trust him to do it his way. if we're set in how we want
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If we're set in how we want it to happen, we can miss
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It to happen, we can miss the new thing.
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The new thing. i was in another city
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I was in another city driving a rental car
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Driving a rental car recently.
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Recently. victoria ran into the store
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Victoria ran into the store to shop for a minute.
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To shop for a minute. i waited in the car and was
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I waited in the car and was going to make some calls.
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Going to make some calls. she said it would be about
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She said it would be about fifteen minutes.
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Fifteen minutes. after an hour my phone
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After an hour my phone battery died.
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Battery died. i usually bring my phone
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I usually bring my phone charger to plug in to the
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Charger to plug in to the car, but i forgot it.
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Car, but i forgot it. i looked in the glove
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I looked in the glove compartment for one, looked
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Compartment for one, looked in victoria's bag, maybe she
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In victoria's bag, maybe she had one, but nothing.
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Had one, but nothing. i sat there and waited and
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I sat there and waited and waited, thinking about all
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Waited, thinking about all the work i could be doing.
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The work i could be doing. at one point, i looked down
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At one point, i looked down by the gear shift and i saw
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By the gear shift and i saw this rubber pad, about the
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This rubber pad, about the size of a phone.
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Size of a phone. i thought that's
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I thought that's interesting, and i sat my
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Interesting, and i sat my phone there.
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Phone there. i heard my phone buzz, it
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I heard my phone buzz, it started charging.
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Started charging. i had a charger the whole
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I had a charger the whole time, but it wasn't what i
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Time, but it wasn't what i was used to.
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Was used to. i thought there would be a
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I thought there would be a cord and i would have to
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Cord and i would have to plug it in.
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Plug it in. can i tell you?
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Can i tell you? some of the new things god
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Some of the new things god is going to do in your life
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Is going to do in your life is not going to be what
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Is not going to be what you're expecting.
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You're expecting. he's going to do it a
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He's going to do it a different way, with
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Different way, with different people, in
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Different people, in different circumstances.
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Different circumstances. could it be that god is
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Could it be that god is doing a new thing now and
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Doing a new thing now and you don't perceive it?
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You don't perceive it? he's opening a door, but you
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He's opening a door, but you don't want to go through it,
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Don't want to go through it, it's not what you thought it
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It's not what you thought it would look like.
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Would look like. he's bringing people across
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He's bringing people across your path that are divine
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Your path that are divine connections but they're not
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Connections but they're not what you were expecting.
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What you were expecting. don't get set in your way.
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Don't get set in your way. the new thing may not look
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The new thing may not look like what you had in mind.
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Like what you had in mind. the new thing god has for
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The new thing god has for you is going to supersede
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You is going to supersede what you've seen in the
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What you've seen in the past.
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Past. the good news is it's
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The good news is it's already in motion, the
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Already in motion, the process has already begun.
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Process has already begun. even now it's springing
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Even now it's springing forth.
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Forth. underground, behind the
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Underground, behind the scenes, you can't see it,
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Scenes, you can't see it, but the river is forming,
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But the river is forming, the water is coming, the
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The water is coming, the barren land is being
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Barren land is being fertilized.
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Fertilized. yes, the doors may have
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Yes, the doors may have closed, don't worry, your
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Closed, don't worry, your compaq center is already
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Compaq center is already built, the right people are
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Built, the right people are already in route.
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Already in route. the red seas partings were
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The red seas partings were great but it's nothing
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Great but it's nothing compared to what's coming.
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Compared to what's coming. here's the question, can you
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Here's the question, can you perceive it?
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Perceive it? do you believe that god's up
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Do you believe that god's up to somethiing new? something
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To somethiing new? something amazing, or are you looking
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Amazing, or are you looking back at what used to be,
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Back at what used to be, what didn't work out?
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What didn't work out? change your focus.
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Change your focus. no more looking in the
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No more looking in the rearview mirror, start
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Rearview mirror, start looking forward, start
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Looking forward, start expecting his goodness.
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Expecting his goodness. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. god is doing a new thing in
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God is doing a new thing in your life.
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Your life. if you'll receive isaiah's
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If you'll receive isaiah's prophecy, i believe and
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Prophecy, i believe and declare you're about to see
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Declare you're about to see unusual favor, uncommon
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Unusual favor, uncommon increase.
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Increase. rivers in your desert, water
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Rivers in your desert, water in the dry places.
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In the dry places. like the israelites, freedom
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Like the israelites, freedom from captivity, from lack,
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From captivity, from lack, addictions, sicknesses.
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Addictions, sicknesses. you're going to rise higher,
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You're going to rise higher, overcome obstacles and
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Overcome obstacles and become all you were created
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Become all you were created to be. in jesus' name.
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To be. 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 an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." 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. we'd love to send you some
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We'd love to send you some free information on your new
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Free information on your new walk with the lord.
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Walk with the lord. just text the number on the
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Just text the number on the screen.
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Screen. i hope you'll get into a
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I hope you'll get into a good bible-based church and
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Good bible-based church and keep god first place.
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Keep god first 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 over you.
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Life throws so much at us.
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Life throws so much at us. disappointments,
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Disappointments, failures, challenges.
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Failures, challenges. we can feel so out of touch
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We can feel so out of touch that we no longer
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That we no longer recognize ourselves.
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Recognize ourselves. life has a way of changing us.
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Life has a way of changing us. at one time
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At one time we were outgoing
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We were outgoing and excited about our dreams.
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And excited about our dreams. but when we go
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But when we go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and people do us
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And people do us wrong, it's easy
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Wrong, it's easy to lose that positive,
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To lose that positive, passionate person
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Passionate person that we used to be.
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In my new book,
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In my new book, rediscovering the forgotten
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Rediscovering the forgotten you, i'll help you
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You, i'll help you get back to who you really are.
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Get back to who you really are. the joyful you,
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The joyful you, the confident you,
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The confident you, the talented you.
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The talented you. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. you haven't been
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You haven't been through too much.
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Through too much. you may have lost
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You may have lost part of yourself,
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Part of yourself, but you can find yourself.
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But you can find yourself. god is in the business
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God is in the business of restoring what was lost.
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Of restoring what was lost. healing what was broken.
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Healing what was broken. you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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Best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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It's still in front of you. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount,
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For your gift of any amount, we would like to send you
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Rediscovering the forgotten you.
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Thoughts, and embrace by faith
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By faith the vision of the life
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The vision of the life god designed for you.
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God designed for you. life's challenges
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Life's challenges might have distorted
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Might have distorted the true you,
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The true you, but now you can reclaim,
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But now you can reclaim, revitalize and restore
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Revitalize and restore the version of yourself
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The version of yourself that you once knew,
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That you once knew, or the version that you know
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Or the version that you know god has made you to be:
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God has made you to be: filled with hopes and dreams,
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Filled with hopes and dreams, optimism and confidence.
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God is about to breathe new life, new passion,
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New life, new passion, new dreams into your heart.
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New dreams into your heart. what he started,
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What he started, he's going to finish.
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He's going to finish. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i are praying
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Victoria and i are praying for you and your family,
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For you and your family, for god's very best.
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For god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps people
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Helps people all over the world.
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All over the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - Something New Is Coming

April 22, 2026 | 27:29

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