Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Stay Open For Change

September 27, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Stay Open For Change | September 27, 2025

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(applause) god bless you. it's always a
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(applause) god bless you. it's always a joy to come into your homes.
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God bless you. it's always a joy to come into your homes. we love you.
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Joy to come into your homes. we love you. if you're ever in our area
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We love you. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of
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If you're ever in our area please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right
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One of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for
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You we'll make you feel right at home. but thanks so much for tuning in today.
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At home. but thanks so much for tuning in today. thank you again for coming out.
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Tuning in today. thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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Thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about these three men
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Funny. i heard about these three men that were out in the wilderness.
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I heard about these three men that were out in the wilderness. they came upon this violent,
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That were out in the wilderness. they came upon this violent, raging river. they needed to
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They came upon this violent, raging river. they needed to get to the other side.
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Raging river. they needed to get to the other side. the first man prayed, "god,
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Get to the other side. the first man prayed, "god, please give me the strength to
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The first man prayed, "god, please give me the strength to make it across." and poof, god
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Please give me the strength to make it across." and poof, god gave him big arms and strong
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Make it across." and poof, god gave him big arms and strong legs. he was able to swim
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Gave him big arms and strong legs. he was able to swim across in two hours.
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Legs. he was able to swim across in two hours. seeing this the next man prayed,
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Across in two hours. seeing this the next man prayed, "god, please give me the
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Seeing this the next man prayed, "god, please give me the strength and the tools to make
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"god, please give me the strength and the tools to make it across." and poof, god gave
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Strength and the tools to make it across." and poof, god gave him a boat. he was able to row
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It across." and poof, god gave him a boat. he was able to row across in 30 minutes.
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Him a boat. he was able to row across in 30 minutes. the next man said, "god, please
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Across in 30 minutes. the next man said, "god, please give me the strength, the tools
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The next man said, "god, please give me the strength, the tools and the intelligence to make it
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Give me the strength, the tools and the intelligence to make it across." and poof, god turned
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And the intelligence to make it across." and poof, god turned him into a woman. (laughter)
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Across." and poof, god turned him into a woman. (laughter) she looked at the map, hiked
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Him into a woman. (laughter) she looked at the map, hiked five minutes upstream and
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She looked at the map, hiked five minutes upstream and walked across the bridge.
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Five minutes upstream and walked across the bridge. (laughter)
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Walked across the bridge. (laughter) hold up your bibles.
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(laughter) hold up your bibles. and yes, that was sent to me by
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Hold up your bibles. and yes, that was sent to me by a woman. (laughter)
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And yes, that was sent to me by a woman. (laughter) this is my bible.
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A woman. (laughter) this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today about staying open for change.
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I want to talk to you today about staying open for change. mark twain said, "the only
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About staying open for change. mark twain said, "the only person that likes change is a
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Mark twain said, "the only person that likes change is a wet baby." (laughter)
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Person that likes change is a wet baby." (laughter) change is one of the most
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Wet baby." (laughter) change is one of the most difficult things that we all
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Change is one of the most difficult things that we all face but change is inevitable.
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Difficult things that we all face but change is inevitable. one reason we don't like change
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Face but change is inevitable. one reason we don't like change is we get comfortable where we
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One reason we don't like change is we get comfortable where we are.
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Is we get comfortable where we are. we get used to our friends, our
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Are. we get used to our friends, our job; the place we live.
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We get used to our friends, our job; the place we live. and even if it's not perfect we
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Job; the place we live. and even if it's not perfect we accept it because it's familiar.
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And even if it's not perfect we accept it because it's familiar. what happens is because we're
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Accept it because it's familiar. what happens is because we're not willing to change we get
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What happens is because we're not willing to change we get stuck in what god used to do
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Not willing to change we get stuck in what god used to do instead of moving forward into
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Stuck in what god used to do instead of moving forward into what god is about to do.
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Instead of moving forward into what god is about to do. just because god has blessed you
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What god is about to do. just because god has blessed you where you are doesn't mean you
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Just because god has blessed you where you are doesn't mean you can just sit back and settle
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Where you are doesn't mean you can just sit back and settle there.
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Can just sit back and settle there. i read about these people that
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There. i read about these people that went to a leading company that
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I read about these people that went to a leading company that rents out movies and videos.
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Went to a leading company that rents out movies and videos. they said, "we've got an idea
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Rents out movies and videos. they said, "we've got an idea and we'd like to partner with
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They said, "we've got an idea and we'd like to partner with you on it. we've developed the
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And we'd like to partner with you on it. we've developed the technology to send movies
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You on it. we've developed the technology to send movies through the internet. that way
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Technology to send movies through the internet. that way people wouldn't have to come up
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Through the internet. that way people wouldn't have to come up to the store and rent the movie
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People wouldn't have to come up to the store and rent the movie and drive back and drop it off.
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To the store and rent the movie and drive back and drop it off. it would eliminate all the
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And drive back and drop it off. it would eliminate all the travel."
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It would eliminate all the travel." the company wasn't interested.
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Travel." the company wasn't interested. they said, "no, thanks. we're
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The company wasn't interested. they said, "no, thanks. we're the leaders in our field.
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They said, "no, thanks. we're the leaders in our field. we know what we're doing."
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The leaders in our field. we know what we're doing." the people said, "fine." went
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We know what we're doing." the people said, "fine." went out and started their own
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The people said, "fine." went out and started their own company. they called it
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Out and started their own company. they called it netflix.
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Company. they called it netflix. today it's taken off and
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Netflix. today it's taken off and practically put the other people
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Today it's taken off and practically put the other people out of business. my point is,
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Practically put the other people out of business. my point is, you have to stay open to what
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Out of business. my point is, you have to stay open to what god is doing now. what worked
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You have to stay open to what god is doing now. what worked five years ago may not work
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God is doing now. what worked five years ago may not work today.
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Five years ago may not work today. if you're going to be
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Today. if you're going to be successful you have to be
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If you're going to be successful you have to be willing to change.
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Successful you have to be willing to change. every blessing is not supposed
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Willing to change. every blessing is not supposed to be permanent.
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Every blessing is not supposed to be permanent. every provision is not supposed
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To be permanent. every provision is not supposed to last forever.
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Every provision is not supposed to last forever. when the people of israel were
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To last forever. when the people of israel were in the desert on the way to the
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When the people of israel were in the desert on the way to the promised land god gave them
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In the desert on the way to the promised land god gave them manna to eat. that was good.
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Promised land god gave them manna to eat. that was good. it sustained them for a while
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Manna to eat. that was good. it sustained them for a while but it wasn't permanent
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It sustained them for a while but it wasn't permanent provision. the manna stopped
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But it wasn't permanent provision. the manna stopped coming. they had to move
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Provision. the manna stopped coming. they had to move forward.
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Coming. they had to move forward. god gave them quail. they were
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Forward. god gave them quail. they were excited. that fed them for a
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God gave them quail. they were excited. that fed them for a while but it too was temporary.
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Excited. that fed them for a while but it too was temporary. god was taking them to the
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While but it too was temporary. god was taking them to the promised land where they would
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God was taking them to the promised land where they would have permanent provision,
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Promised land where they would have permanent provision, blessings and favor like they
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Have permanent provision, blessings and favor like they had never seen before.
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Blessings and favor like they had never seen before. when the manna stopped coming,
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Had never seen before. when the manna stopped coming, when the quail didn't show up,
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When the manna stopped coming, when the quail didn't show up, they were smart enough to
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When the quail didn't show up, they were smart enough to recognize that was only
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They were smart enough to recognize that was only temporary provision, that god
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Recognize that was only temporary provision, that god had something much greater in
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Temporary provision, that god had something much greater in their future so they kept moving
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Had something much greater in their future so they kept moving forward.
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Their future so they kept moving forward. the fact is god could have kept
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Forward. the fact is god could have kept the quail and the manna coming.
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The fact is god could have kept the quail and the manna coming. he is god.
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The quail and the manna coming. he is god. but god likes freshness.
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He is god. but god likes freshness. he works in seasons.
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But god likes freshness. he works in seasons. you can't get stuck in a rut and
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He works in seasons. you can't get stuck in a rut and think that one way is going to
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You can't get stuck in a rut and think that one way is going to last forever. if you will stay
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Think that one way is going to last forever. if you will stay open and be willing to change,
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Last forever. if you will stay open and be willing to change, make adjustments, make
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Open and be willing to change, make adjustments, make corrections, try something new,
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Make adjustments, make corrections, try something new, then your provision will lead
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Corrections, try something new, then your provision will lead you into your promised land.
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Then your provision will lead you into your promised land. if the manna stops coming like
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You into your promised land. if the manna stops coming like it used to don't get upset.
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If the manna stops coming like it used to don't get upset. don't get stuck there, try to
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It used to don't get upset. don't get stuck there, try to make something happen that god
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Don't get stuck there, try to make something happen that god is finished with.
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Make something happen that god is finished with. just keep moving forward and
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Is finished with. just keep moving forward and you'll come into your quail.
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Just keep moving forward and you'll come into your quail. if the quail stops showing up
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You'll come into your quail. if the quail stops showing up look for new opportunities.
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If the quail stops showing up look for new opportunities. tweak what you're doing.
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Look for new opportunities. tweak what you're doing. that's a temporary provision.
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Tweak what you're doing. that's a temporary provision. god wants to get you to your
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That's a temporary provision. god wants to get you to your next place of blessing, one step
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God wants to get you to your next place of blessing, one step closer to your promised land.
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Next place of blessing, one step closer to your promised land. but too often we get stuck in
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Closer to your promised land. but too often we get stuck in the old. it worked at one time
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But too often we get stuck in the old. it worked at one time so we think it's going to work
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The old. it worked at one time so we think it's going to work all the time.
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So we think it's going to work all the time. when they needed water back then
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All the time. when they needed water back then god told moses to strike the
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When they needed water back then god told moses to strike the rock. he struck the rock and
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God told moses to strike the rock. he struck the rock and water flowed out freely.
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Rock. he struck the rock and water flowed out freely. another time they needed water
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Water flowed out freely. another time they needed water god told moses, "speak to the
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Another time they needed water god told moses, "speak to the rock."
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God told moses, "speak to the rock." you know what moses did?
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Rock." you know what moses did? he went over and struck the
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You know what moses did? he went over and struck the rock.
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He went over and struck the rock. he thought, "hey, it worked last
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Rock. he thought, "hey, it worked last time. it'll work this time."
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He thought, "hey, it worked last time. it'll work this time." the same rock but god had a
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Time. it'll work this time." the same rock but god had a different plan. you have to
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The same rock but god had a different plan. you have to stay open for something new.
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Different plan. you have to stay open for something new. you can do the same thing the
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Stay open for something new. you can do the same thing the same way you did last time and
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You can do the same thing the same way you did last time and had great success but this time
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Same way you did last time and had great success but this time there is no success.
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Had great success but this time there is no success. it's because god is doing a new
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There is no success. it's because god is doing a new thing. it may not be something
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It's because god is doing a new thing. it may not be something major where you're missing it,
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Thing. it may not be something major where you're missing it, but like moses, just something
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Major where you're missing it, but like moses, just something small.
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But like moses, just something small. he was striking the rock when
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Small. he was striking the rock when god had moved forward and he
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He was striking the rock when god had moved forward and he should have been speaking to the
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God had moved forward and he should have been speaking to the rock.
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Should have been speaking to the rock. a small tweak, a small
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Rock. a small tweak, a small adjustment, to stay in sync with
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A small tweak, a small adjustment, to stay in sync with the plan of god.
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Adjustment, to stay in sync with the plan of god. i read about this restaurant in
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The plan of god. i read about this restaurant in washington, d.c.
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I read about this restaurant in washington, d.c. they had great success for a
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Washington, d.c. they had great success for a while but then business started
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They had great success for a while but then business started going down.
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While but then business started going down. they couldn't figure out why.
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Going down. they couldn't figure out why. they were serving the same food,
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They couldn't figure out why. they were serving the same food, same chef, same amount of
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They were serving the same food, same chef, same amount of advertisement, but business was
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Same chef, same amount of advertisement, but business was about half what it used to be.
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Advertisement, but business was about half what it used to be. one day a customer said to the
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About half what it used to be. one day a customer said to the owner, "a lot of people that
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One day a customer said to the owner, "a lot of people that come in here work for the cia
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Owner, "a lot of people that come in here work for the cia and your tables are too close
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Come in here work for the cia and your tables are too close together. there's no privacy."
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And your tables are too close together. there's no privacy." the owner made a small tweak,
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Together. there's no privacy." the owner made a small tweak, removed about a dozen tables on
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The owner made a small tweak, removed about a dozen tables on the floor, spread the others out
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Removed about a dozen tables on the floor, spread the others out and business went back to
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The floor, spread the others out and business went back to booming like it was before.
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And business went back to booming like it was before. sometimes a minor adjustment
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Booming like it was before. sometimes a minor adjustment can make a major improvement.
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Sometimes a minor adjustment can make a major improvement. let me make it more practical.
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Can make a major improvement. let me make it more practical. one friend you're hanging around
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Let me make it more practical. one friend you're hanging around that was good for a season but
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One friend you're hanging around that was good for a season but now it's a new day and they're
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That was good for a season but now it's a new day and they're holding you back.
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Now it's a new day and they're holding you back. if you would make a small tweak
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Holding you back. if you would make a small tweak it would make a major difference
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If you would make a small tweak it would make a major difference in your life. stay open for
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It would make a major difference in your life. stay open for change. be willing to make
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In your life. stay open for change. be willing to make adjustments in your attitude,
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Change. be willing to make adjustments in your attitude, in relationships, in your
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Adjustments in your attitude, in relationships, in your career.
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In relationships, in your career. don't be like the first company
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Career. don't be like the first company i talked about and be a
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Don't be like the first company i talked about and be a know-it-all and think that there
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I talked about and be a know-it-all and think that there is no room for improvement.
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Know-it-all and think that there is no room for improvement. we should always stay open to
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Is no room for improvement. we should always stay open to advice, open to suggestions from
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We should always stay open to advice, open to suggestions from friends, family members that
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Advice, open to suggestions from friends, family members that love us and believe in us.
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Friends, family members that love us and believe in us. sometimes we can get so close
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Love us and believe in us. sometimes we can get so close to a situation we can't see the
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Sometimes we can get so close to a situation we can't see the obvious.
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To a situation we can't see the obvious. that's why you need to pay
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Obvious. that's why you need to pay attention to who god has put in
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That's why you need to pay attention to who god has put in your life.
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Attention to who god has put in your life. you may not take every bit of
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Your life. you may not take every bit of advice but there will be certain
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You may not take every bit of advice but there will be certain things they say that bear
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Advice but there will be certain things they say that bear witness to your spirit.
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Things they say that bear witness to your spirit. you know it's right for you and
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Witness to your spirit. you know it's right for you and it will be instrumental in you
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You know it's right for you and it will be instrumental in you moving forward, just a small
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It will be instrumental in you moving forward, just a small word of advice.
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Moving forward, just a small word of advice. i talked to young man after the
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Word of advice. i talked to young man after the service a while back. he was
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I talked to young man after the service a while back. he was raised in a really rough
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Service a while back. he was raised in a really rough environment.
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Raised in a really rough environment. he said, "joel, the only thing i
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Environment. he said, "joel, the only thing i know how to do is sell drugs.
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He said, "joel, the only thing i know how to do is sell drugs. i've never been to college.
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Know how to do is sell drugs. i've never been to college. don't have any special skills.
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I've never been to college. don't have any special skills. that's the only way i know how
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Don't have any special skills. that's the only way i know how to make a living."
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That's the only way i know how to make a living." i told him what i'm telling you;
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To make a living." i told him what i'm telling you; a minor adjustment could make a
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I told him what i'm telling you; a minor adjustment could make a major improvement.
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A minor adjustment could make a major improvement. i said, "what do you mean?"
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Major improvement. i said, "what do you mean?" i said, "you're selling yourself
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I said, "what do you mean?" i said, "you're selling yourself short. if you can sell drugs
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I said, "you're selling yourself short. if you can sell drugs that means you have to know how
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Short. if you can sell drugs that means you have to know how to market a product. that's
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That means you have to know how to market a product. that's marketing.
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To market a product. that's marketing. you have to know how to get the
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Marketing. you have to know how to get the word out. that's advertisement.
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You have to know how to get the word out. that's advertisement. you have to know how to take
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Word out. that's advertisement. you have to know how to take care of your clients. that's
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You have to know how to take care of your clients. that's customer service."
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Care of your clients. that's customer service." (laughter/applause)
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Customer service." (laughter/applause) "you have to know when to sell
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(laughter/applause) "you have to know when to sell and when not to sell. that's a
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"you have to know when to sell and when not to sell. that's a management decision."
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And when not to sell. that's a management decision." "if you can sell drugs you can
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Management decision." "if you can sell drugs you can sell stocks and bonds. you can
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"if you can sell drugs you can sell stocks and bonds. you can sell insurance. you can sell
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Sell stocks and bonds. you can sell insurance. you can sell medical supplies. be willing to
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Sell insurance. you can sell medical supplies. be willing to change."
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Medical supplies. be willing to change." be willing to make adjustments.
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Change." be willing to make adjustments. (applause)
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Be willing to make adjustments. (applause) i know people that are trying to
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(applause) i know people that are trying to hold on to a relationship, a
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I know people that are trying to hold on to a relationship, a friendship-not a marriage-but a
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Hold on to a relationship, a friendship-not a marriage-but a friendship that's been done for
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Friendship-not a marriage-but a friendship that's been done for five years. it's dragging, not
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Friendship that's been done for five years. it's dragging, not bringing them any joy.
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Five years. it's dragging, not bringing them any joy. but they want it to be just like
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Bringing them any joy. but they want it to be just like it was ten years ago before they
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But they want it to be just like it was ten years ago before they had children, before they were
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It was ten years ago before they had children, before they were married, before they had
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Had children, before they were married, before they had responsibility. no, it's a new
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Married, before they had responsibility. no, it's a new day.
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Responsibility. no, it's a new day. that relationship was right for
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Day. that relationship was right for the time. god brought them into
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That relationship was right for the time. god brought them into your life but the season has
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The time. god brought them into your life but the season has changed. now it's not going to
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Your life but the season has changed. now it's not going to be like it used to be but
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Changed. now it's not going to be like it used to be but that's okay. god has something
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Be like it used to be but that's okay. god has something new in your future.
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That's okay. god has something new in your future. the key is to enjoy the season
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New in your future. the key is to enjoy the season you're in, enjoy the favor god
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The key is to enjoy the season you're in, enjoy the favor god has given you, but don't get
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You're in, enjoy the favor god has given you, but don't get stuck trying to make temporary
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Has given you, but don't get stuck trying to make temporary provision permanent.
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Stuck trying to make temporary provision permanent. in other words, don't try to
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Provision permanent. in other words, don't try to make something last forever that
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In other words, don't try to make something last forever that was never meant to last forever.
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Make something last forever that was never meant to last forever. just as god opens doors god will
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Was never meant to last forever. just as god opens doors god will supernaturally close doors to
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Just as god opens doors god will supernaturally close doors to push us into a new season.
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Supernaturally close doors to push us into a new season. the same god that brings people
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Push us into a new season. the same god that brings people into your life-divine
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The same god that brings people into your life-divine connections-he will
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Into your life-divine connections-he will supernaturally move people out
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Connections-he will supernaturally move people out of your life.
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Supernaturally move people out of your life. not because they're bad but
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Of your life. not because they're bad but because the season is over.
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Not because they're bad but because the season is over. they've served their purpose.
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Because the season is over. they've served their purpose. on the way to your promised land
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They've served their purpose. on the way to your promised land don't be surprised if god
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On the way to your promised land don't be surprised if god removes certain people that you
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Don't be surprised if god removes certain people that you were counting on, people that
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Removes certain people that you were counting on, people that you thought you couldn't live
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Were counting on, people that you thought you couldn't live without.
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You thought you couldn't live without. no, the truth is they were
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Without. no, the truth is they were holding you back. they were a
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No, the truth is they were holding you back. they were a crutch keeping you from
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Holding you back. they were a crutch keeping you from blossoming and if god didn't
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Crutch keeping you from blossoming and if god didn't remove them you would be
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Blossoming and if god didn't remove them you would be stuck living off a temporary
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Remove them you would be stuck living off a temporary provision. (applause)
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Stuck living off a temporary provision. (applause) and sometimes when people leave
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Provision. (applause) and sometimes when people leave our life we think, "how am i
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And sometimes when people leave our life we think, "how am i going to make it without them?
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Our life we think, "how am i going to make it without them? they trained me. she encouraged
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Going to make it without them? they trained me. she encouraged me when i was down. they ran
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They trained me. she encouraged me when i was down. they ran errands for me."
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Me when i was down. they ran errands for me." no, god wouldn't have removed
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Errands for me." no, god wouldn't have removed them if you weren't about to go
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No, god wouldn't have removed them if you weren't about to go to a new level. be grateful for
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Them if you weren't about to go to a new level. be grateful for what they did but recognize
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To a new level. be grateful for what they did but recognize this is your time to shine.
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What they did but recognize this is your time to shine. this is your time to step up.
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This is your time to shine. this is your time to step up. you don't need someone
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This is your time to step up. you don't need someone constantly encouraging you.
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You don't need someone constantly encouraging you. if god moved them away they were
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Constantly encouraging you. if god moved them away they were temporary provision.
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If god moved them away they were temporary provision. god is saying, "you can
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Temporary provision. god is saying, "you can encourage yourself. you can run
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God is saying, "you can encourage yourself. you can run that department yourself.
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Encourage yourself. you can run that department yourself. you can raise those children
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That department yourself. you can raise those children yourself."
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You can raise those children yourself." you are equipped and empowered
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Yourself." you are equipped and empowered by the most high god.
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You are equipped and empowered by the most high god. if they left you, accept it as a
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By the most high god. if they left you, accept it as a part of god's plan. it was not
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If they left you, accept it as a part of god's plan. it was not an accident. let it go and god
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Part of god's plan. it was not an accident. let it go and god will open up new doors.
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An accident. let it go and god will open up new doors. if it was their time to go
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Will open up new doors. if it was their time to go nothing you can do can stop it.
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If it was their time to go nothing you can do can stop it. don't beg them. don't play up
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Nothing you can do can stop it. don't beg them. don't play up to them. don't let them
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Don't beg them. don't play up to them. don't let them manipulate you. move forward
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To them. don't let them manipulate you. move forward and god will bring the right
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Manipulate you. move forward and god will bring the right people.
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And god will bring the right people. god will give you what you need
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People. god will give you what you need to make it into your promised
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God will give you what you need to make it into your promised land. (applause)
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To make it into your promised land. (applause) but i know people that are
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Land. (applause) but i know people that are holding on to someone that's
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But i know people that are holding on to someone that's holding them back. just because
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Holding on to someone that's holding them back. just because it was good five years ago
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Holding them back. just because it was good five years ago doesn't mean it's still good
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It was good five years ago doesn't mean it's still good today. we should constantly
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Doesn't mean it's still good today. we should constantly evaluate our friendships.
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Today. we should constantly evaluate our friendships. who is speaking into your life?
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Evaluate our friendships. who is speaking into your life? who are you depending on?
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Who is speaking into your life? who are you depending on? make sure they're not dragging
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Who are you depending on? make sure they're not dragging you down, limiting you from
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Make sure they're not dragging you down, limiting you from blossoming.
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You down, limiting you from blossoming. i've learned if you don't get
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Blossoming. i've learned if you don't get rid of the wrong friends you
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I've learned if you don't get rid of the wrong friends you will never meet the right
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Rid of the wrong friends you will never meet the right friends. if they're not adding
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Will never meet the right friends. if they're not adding to your life, if they're not
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Friends. if they're not adding to your life, if they're not making you better, inspiring
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To your life, if they're not making you better, inspiring you, it doesn't mean that
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Making you better, inspiring you, it doesn't mean that they're bad people.
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You, it doesn't mean that they're bad people. maybe they did at a time but
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They're bad people. maybe they did at a time but you've grown. you've come up
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Maybe they did at a time but you've grown. you've come up higher. now it's time to make
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You've grown. you've come up higher. now it's time to make a change.
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Higher. now it's time to make a change. see, one of the hardest things
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A change. see, one of the hardest things for us to accept is everybody is
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See, one of the hardest things for us to accept is everybody is not supposed to be in our life
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For us to accept is everybody is not supposed to be in our life forever. some people are,
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Not supposed to be in our life forever. some people are, obviously: our spouse, our
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Forever. some people are, obviously: our spouse, our children, our parents.
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Obviously: our spouse, our children, our parents. but there are people that come
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Children, our parents. but there are people that come into our life like scaffolding.
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But there are people that come into our life like scaffolding. god designed them to be there
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Into our life like scaffolding. god designed them to be there for a season to help us get to
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God designed them to be there for a season to help us get to the next level.
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For a season to help us get to the next level. when your children were young
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The next level. when your children were young they were there to assist you.
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When your children were young they were there to assist you. when you started at the office
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They were there to assist you. when you started at the office they were there to train you.
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When you started at the office they were there to train you. when your spouse was working
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They were there to train you. when your spouse was working long hours they were the friend
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When your spouse was working long hours they were the friend that kept you company.
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Long hours they were the friend that kept you company. but if they were to stay in that
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That kept you company. but if they were to stay in that same capacity instead of helping
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But if they were to stay in that same capacity instead of helping you they would hinder you.
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Same capacity instead of helping you they would hinder you. they would limit your growth.
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You they would hinder you. they would limit your growth. like scaffolding, it wasn't
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They would limit your growth. like scaffolding, it wasn't designed to be permanent.
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Like scaffolding, it wasn't designed to be permanent. once the building is built it's
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Designed to be permanent. once the building is built it's taken away.
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Once the building is built it's taken away. now don't try to keep the
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Taken away. now don't try to keep the scaffolding up in your life.
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Now don't try to keep the scaffolding up in your life. appreciate the people that have
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Scaffolding up in your life. appreciate the people that have helped you. always honor them
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Appreciate the people that have helped you. always honor them but recognize when their part
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Helped you. always honor them but recognize when their part in your story is over.
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But recognize when their part in your story is over. god didn't design it to be
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In your story is over. god didn't design it to be permanent. if you hold on to it
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God didn't design it to be permanent. if you hold on to it and try to keep it the way it
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Permanent. if you hold on to it and try to keep it the way it was you're going to miss out on
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And try to keep it the way it was you're going to miss out on the amazing things that god has
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Was you're going to miss out on the amazing things that god has in your future.
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The amazing things that god has in your future. in the scripture god told the
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In your future. in the scripture god told the prophet elijah to go to the
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In the scripture god told the prophet elijah to go to the brook cherith and the ravens
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Prophet elijah to go to the brook cherith and the ravens would feed him there.
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Brook cherith and the ravens would feed him there. he got there and he had
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Would feed him there. he got there and he had provision week after week.
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He got there and he had provision week after week. he didn't have to go get the
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Provision week after week. he didn't have to go get the food. the ravens came to him.
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He didn't have to go get the food. the ravens came to him. life was good.
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Food. the ravens came to him. life was good. i'm sure he thought, "it doesn't
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Life was good. i'm sure he thought, "it doesn't get any better than this."
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I'm sure he thought, "it doesn't get any better than this." just as he was about to get
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Get any better than this." just as he was about to get comfortable and settle in, god
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Just as he was about to get comfortable and settle in, god said, "alright, elijah.
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Comfortable and settle in, god said, "alright, elijah. now i want you to go to the city
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Said, "alright, elijah. now i want you to go to the city of zarephath. there is a widow
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Now i want you to go to the city of zarephath. there is a widow there that's going to take care
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Of zarephath. there is a widow there that's going to take care of you." in other words,
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There that's going to take care of you." in other words, "elijah, i know you like this
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Of you." in other words, "elijah, i know you like this job. i've blessed you here. but
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"elijah, i know you like this job. i've blessed you here. but i've got a new opportunity.
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Job. i've blessed you here. but i've got a new opportunity. i've got a promotion. i want
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I've got a new opportunity. i've got a promotion. i want you to take a step of faith."
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I've got a promotion. i want you to take a step of faith." or, "elijah, i know you like
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You to take a step of faith." or, "elijah, i know you like these friends. they're good
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Or, "elijah, i know you like these friends. they're good people but it's a new season.
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These friends. they're good people but it's a new season. i'm going to close that door and
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People but it's a new season. i'm going to close that door and bring some new friends into your
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I'm going to close that door and bring some new friends into your life."
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Bring some new friends into your life." elijah could have thought, "that
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Life." elijah could have thought, "that couldn't be god. he blessed me
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Elijah could have thought, "that couldn't be god. he blessed me here. i've seen his favor. i
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Couldn't be god. he blessed me here. i've seen his favor. i like this brook. i like these
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Here. i've seen his favor. i like this brook. i like these ravens. i'm going to stay where
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Like this brook. i like these ravens. i'm going to stay where i am. i'm going to hold on to
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Ravens. i'm going to stay where i am. i'm going to hold on to the old."
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I am. i'm going to hold on to the old." the problem is the ravens quit
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The old." the problem is the ravens quit coming. the brook dried up.
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The problem is the ravens quit coming. the brook dried up. why?
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Coming. the brook dried up. why? it was temporary provision.
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Why? it was temporary provision. that means god has something
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It was temporary provision. that means god has something better but you have to let go of
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That means god has something better but you have to let go of the old before you'll receive
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Better but you have to let go of the old before you'll receive the new. if you don't
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The old before you'll receive the new. if you don't understand that god has
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The new. if you don't understand that god has something greater in your
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Understand that god has something greater in your future, god has something
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Something greater in your future, god has something amazing in front of you, then
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Future, god has something amazing in front of you, then you'll try to hold on to the old
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Amazing in front of you, then you'll try to hold on to the old and keep it the way it used to
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You'll try to hold on to the old and keep it the way it used to be.
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And keep it the way it used to be. i know people, they're trying to
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Be. i know people, they're trying to live off of temporary provision,
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I know people, they're trying to live off of temporary provision, keeping the same friends they
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Live off of temporary provision, keeping the same friends they know god was finished with years
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Keeping the same friends they know god was finished with years ago.
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Know god was finished with years ago. stuck at the same job that was
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Ago. stuck at the same job that was supposed to be a stepping stone
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Stuck at the same job that was supposed to be a stepping stone but they were afraid to move
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Supposed to be a stepping stone but they were afraid to move forward.
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But they were afraid to move forward. now they're trying to get water
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Forward. now they're trying to get water from a brook that's all dried
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Now they're trying to get water from a brook that's all dried up. don't let that be you. be
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From a brook that's all dried up. don't let that be you. be willing to make changes. god
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Up. don't let that be you. be willing to make changes. god has new ways to bless you,
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Willing to make changes. god has new ways to bless you, new ideas, new opportunities,
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Has new ways to bless you, new ideas, new opportunities, new friendships.
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New ideas, new opportunities, new friendships. if you're going to be successful
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New friendships. if you're going to be successful we have to continually be
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If you're going to be successful we have to continually be willing to make adjustments.
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We have to continually be willing to make adjustments. study what's working and what's
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Willing to make adjustments. study what's working and what's not working. sometimes what
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Study what's working and what's not working. sometimes what once was flourishing, what once
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Not working. sometimes what once was flourishing, what once had god's favor, will start to
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Once was flourishing, what once had god's favor, will start to drag you down. you have to be
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Had god's favor, will start to drag you down. you have to be sensitive enough to realize
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Drag you down. you have to be sensitive enough to realize when a season is over.
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Sensitive enough to realize when a season is over. don't keep putting time and
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When a season is over. don't keep putting time and energy into something that's not
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Don't keep putting time and energy into something that's not going anywhere. this is what my
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Energy into something that's not going anywhere. this is what my father had to do.
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Going anywhere. this is what my father had to do. years ago daddy started a bible
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Father had to do. years ago daddy started a bible school here at lakewood.
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Years ago daddy started a bible school here at lakewood. it was very successful; a lot of
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School here at lakewood. it was very successful; a lot of students, many people were
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It was very successful; a lot of students, many people were trained and blessed and
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Students, many people were trained and blessed and inspired.
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Trained and blessed and inspired. but at one point it started
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Inspired. but at one point it started becoming more of a burden than a
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But at one point it started becoming more of a burden than a blessing. it was a drain on the
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Becoming more of a burden than a blessing. it was a drain on the finances, on the staff, on the
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Blessing. it was a drain on the finances, on the staff, on the volunteers.
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Finances, on the staff, on the volunteers. one sunday my father got up in
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Volunteers. one sunday my father got up in front of the congregation and
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One sunday my father got up in front of the congregation and announced that we were shutting
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Front of the congregation and announced that we were shutting down the bible school.
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Announced that we were shutting down the bible school. daddy had a saying, "nothing is
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Down the bible school. daddy had a saying, "nothing is forever."
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Daddy had a saying, "nothing is forever." he was smart enough to recognize
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Forever." he was smart enough to recognize when a season was over. he
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He was smart enough to recognize when a season was over. he swallowed his pride and he shut
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When a season was over. he swallowed his pride and he shut it down and moved on to the new
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Swallowed his pride and he shut it down and moved on to the new thing god wanted to do. just
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It down and moved on to the new thing god wanted to do. just because something doesn't
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Thing god wanted to do. just because something doesn't last doesn't mean you missed it.
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Because something doesn't last doesn't mean you missed it. it doesn't mean you're a
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Last doesn't mean you missed it. it doesn't mean you're a failure. accept it as a part of
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It doesn't mean you're a failure. accept it as a part of god's plan. god never said it
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Failure. accept it as a part of god's plan. god never said it was going to go on forever.
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God's plan. god never said it was going to go on forever. be determined but don't be too
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Was going to go on forever. be determined but don't be too proud to know when to say,
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Be determined but don't be too proud to know when to say, "god, i realize your favor has
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Proud to know when to say, "god, i realize your favor has lifted from this bible school,
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"god, i realize your favor has lifted from this bible school, this project, this business,
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Lifted from this bible school, this project, this business, this relationship. it was great
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This project, this business, this relationship. it was great at the time. i enjoyed it. i
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This relationship. it was great at the time. i enjoyed it. i gave it my best. but now i can
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At the time. i enjoyed it. i gave it my best. but now i can see you are doing a new thing
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Gave it my best. but now i can see you are doing a new thing and i'm not going to get stuck
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See you are doing a new thing and i'm not going to get stuck in the old and try to make
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And i'm not going to get stuck in the old and try to make temporary provision permanent."
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In the old and try to make temporary provision permanent." my father could have thought,
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Temporary provision permanent." my father could have thought, "if i shut this bible school
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My father could have thought, "if i shut this bible school down i may look bad. i may look
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"if i shut this bible school down i may look bad. i may look like a failure. people may get
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Down i may look bad. i may look like a failure. people may get upset and leave the church."
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Like a failure. people may get upset and leave the church." it was just the opposite.
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Upset and leave the church." it was just the opposite. people were as loyal as can be.
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It was just the opposite. people were as loyal as can be. if something is more of a burden
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People were as loyal as can be. if something is more of a burden than a blessing, you can sense
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If something is more of a burden than a blessing, you can sense that god's favor has lifted off
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Than a blessing, you can sense that god's favor has lifted off of that, the winds are shifting,
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That god's favor has lifted off of that, the winds are shifting, that simply means that god has
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Of that, the winds are shifting, that simply means that god has something greater in your
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That simply means that god has something greater in your future. i'm not saying to give
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Something greater in your future. i'm not saying to give up on your dreams. you stand
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Future. i'm not saying to give up on your dreams. you stand strong and follow your own
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Up on your dreams. you stand strong and follow your own heart.
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Strong and follow your own heart. all i'm saying is don't be too
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Heart. all i'm saying is don't be too proud or too stubborn to
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All i'm saying is don't be too proud or too stubborn to recognize when a season is over.
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Proud or too stubborn to recognize when a season is over. it doesn't mean it was a
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Recognize when a season is over. it doesn't mean it was a failure.
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It doesn't mean it was a failure. it means it was only temporary
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Failure. it means it was only temporary provision. like the manna that
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It means it was only temporary provision. like the manna that stopped coming it's just
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Provision. like the manna that stopped coming it's just another step on the way to your
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Stopped coming it's just another step on the way to your promised land.
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Another step on the way to your promised land. when a baby is born the mother
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Promised land. when a baby is born the mother nurses the baby for the first
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When a baby is born the mother nurses the baby for the first part of his life.
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Nurses the baby for the first part of his life. the baby gets used to it.
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Part of his life. the baby gets used to it. it's comfortable, makes him feel
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The baby gets used to it. it's comfortable, makes him feel secure, soothing. but at some
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It's comfortable, makes him feel secure, soothing. but at some point that temporary provision
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Secure, soothing. but at some point that temporary provision is taken away and the mother
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Point that temporary provision is taken away and the mother introduces a bottle. the baby
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Is taken away and the mother introduces a bottle. the baby doesn't like the bottle. he
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Introduces a bottle. the baby doesn't like the bottle. he pushes it away. he'll kick.
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Doesn't like the bottle. he pushes it away. he'll kick. he'll scream. it's not what
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Pushes it away. he'll kick. he'll scream. it's not what he's used to. but over time he
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He'll scream. it's not what he's used to. but over time he will accept the bottle and
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He's used to. but over time he will accept the bottle and discover that he likes it.
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Will accept the bottle and discover that he likes it. then one day the mother will
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Discover that he likes it. then one day the mother will take the bottle away. she will
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Then one day the mother will take the bottle away. she will take a spoon of baby food and
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Take the bottle away. she will take a spoon of baby food and put it in his mouth. most of
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Take a spoon of baby food and put it in his mouth. most of the time the baby will spit it
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Put it in his mouth. most of the time the baby will spit it out and cough and grimace.
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The time the baby will spit it out and cough and grimace. it wants its bottle back.
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Out and cough and grimace. it wants its bottle back. but again, at some point he
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It wants its bottle back. but again, at some point he realizes he likes the food,
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But again, at some point he realizes he likes the food, continues to grow and develop.
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Realizes he likes the food, continues to grow and develop. but had the mother not taken
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Continues to grow and develop. but had the mother not taken away the temporary provision at
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But had the mother not taken away the temporary provision at every stage, at just the right
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Away the temporary provision at every stage, at just the right time, the baby's growth would
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Every stage, at just the right time, the baby's growth would have been stunted.
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Time, the baby's growth would have been stunted. it never would have grown and
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Have been stunted. it never would have grown and fully developed.
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It never would have grown and fully developed. in the same way, there are times
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Fully developed. in the same way, there are times that god will take things away,
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In the same way, there are times that god will take things away, not to harm us but to get us in
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That god will take things away, not to harm us but to get us in position to receive all that he
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Not to harm us but to get us in position to receive all that he has in store.
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Position to receive all that he has in store. god knows we'll never fully
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Has in store. god knows we'll never fully develop if we're not having to
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God knows we'll never fully develop if we're not having to take steps of faith, not having
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Develop if we're not having to take steps of faith, not having to stretch, not being pruned.
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Take steps of faith, not having to stretch, not being pruned. don't fight change.
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To stretch, not being pruned. don't fight change. don't try to hold on to
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Don't fight change. don't try to hold on to something that you know god is
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Don't try to hold on to something that you know god is done with. if he is removing it
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Something that you know god is done with. if he is removing it let it go.
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Done with. if he is removing it let it go. like that baby, it's temporary
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Let it go. like that baby, it's temporary provision. it was there to get
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Like that baby, it's temporary provision. it was there to get you to a certain level but now
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Provision. it was there to get you to a certain level but now you've passed the test and
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You to a certain level but now you've passed the test and you're going to come up to a
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You've passed the test and you're going to come up to a higher level.
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You're going to come up to a higher level. you're going to see a new season
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Higher level. you're going to see a new season of growth and increase. stay
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You're going to see a new season of growth and increase. stay willing to change.
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Of growth and increase. stay willing to change. i was reading about steve jobs,
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Willing to change. i was reading about steve jobs, one of the most brilliant minds
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I was reading about steve jobs, one of the most brilliant minds of our day. he was fired from
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One of the most brilliant minds of our day. he was fired from apple, the very company that he
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Of our day. he was fired from apple, the very company that he founded and made so great.
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Apple, the very company that he founded and made so great. he gave it his heart, his time.
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Founded and made so great. he gave it his heart, his time. he worked so hard and yet he got
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He gave it his heart, his time. he worked so hard and yet he got fired from the very thing that
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He worked so hard and yet he got fired from the very thing that he loved the most. he didn't
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Fired from the very thing that he loved the most. he didn't get bitter. he didn't blame
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He loved the most. he didn't get bitter. he didn't blame other people. he went out and
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Get bitter. he didn't blame other people. he went out and started another company.
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Other people. he went out and started another company. he learned a new set of skills.
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Started another company. he learned a new set of skills. that company grew and became so
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He learned a new set of skills. that company grew and became so successful that apple bought his
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That company grew and became so successful that apple bought his company and put him back in
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Successful that apple bought his company and put him back in charge.
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Company and put him back in charge. steve jobs said, "if i had not
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Charge. steve jobs said, "if i had not been fired i would have never
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Steve jobs said, "if i had not been fired i would have never developed the skills that have
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Been fired i would have never developed the skills that have made me into who i am today."
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Developed the skills that have made me into who i am today." friends, god knows what he is
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Made me into who i am today." friends, god knows what he is doing. it may look like a
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Friends, god knows what he is doing. it may look like a setback but what was meant for
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Doing. it may look like a setback but what was meant for your harm god is going to use
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Setback but what was meant for your harm god is going to use to your advantage.
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Your harm god is going to use to your advantage. the steps of good people are
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To your advantage. the steps of good people are ordered by the lord.
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The steps of good people are ordered by the lord. (applause)
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Ordered by the lord. (applause) god knows exactly when to
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(applause) god knows exactly when to remove something. he knows
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God knows exactly when to remove something. he knows exactly when to prune something
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Remove something. he knows exactly when to prune something away. it's not to harm you.
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Exactly when to prune something away. it's not to harm you. it's to promote you. god
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Away. it's not to harm you. it's to promote you. god doesn't want you living off
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It's to promote you. god doesn't want you living off temporary provision.
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Doesn't want you living off temporary provision. he has an abundance in store.
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Temporary provision. he has an abundance in store. so yes, the manna will stop
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He has an abundance in store. so yes, the manna will stop coming. the quail will quit
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So yes, the manna will stop coming. the quail will quit showing up. the brook may dry
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Coming. the quail will quit showing up. the brook may dry up. not because god has
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Showing up. the brook may dry up. not because god has forgotten about you but because
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Up. not because god has forgotten about you but because god has something greater in
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Forgotten about you but because god has something greater in your future.
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God has something greater in your future. that's what happened with me.
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Your future. that's what happened with me. for seventeen years i worked
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That's what happened with me. for seventeen years i worked behind the scenes here at
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For seventeen years i worked behind the scenes here at lakewood doing the television
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Behind the scenes here at lakewood doing the television production.
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Lakewood doing the television production. when my father went to be with
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Production. when my father went to be with the lord i was pushed out of my
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When my father went to be with the lord i was pushed out of my comfort zone. i knew i was
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The lord i was pushed out of my comfort zone. i knew i was supposed to step up and pastor
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Comfort zone. i knew i was supposed to step up and pastor the church but i was afraid.
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Supposed to step up and pastor the church but i was afraid. i didn't know this was in me.
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The church but i was afraid. i didn't know this was in me. i finally took that step of
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I didn't know this was in me. i finally took that step of faith and god has taken me
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I finally took that step of faith and god has taken me places that i've never dreamed
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Faith and god has taken me places that i've never dreamed of. but those seventeen years
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Places that i've never dreamed of. but those seventeen years behind the scenes, that was
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Of. but those seventeen years behind the scenes, that was temporary provision. the brook
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Behind the scenes, that was temporary provision. the brook dried up.
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Temporary provision. the brook dried up. like elijah, when my dad died i
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Dried up. like elijah, when my dad died i had to decide, "am i going to
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Like elijah, when my dad died i had to decide, "am i going to move forward into the new thing
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Had to decide, "am i going to move forward into the new thing god wants to do or am i going to
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Move forward into the new thing god wants to do or am i going to hold onto the old and try to
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God wants to do or am i going to hold onto the old and try to keep it the way it used to be?"
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Hold onto the old and try to keep it the way it used to be?" it looked like a setback.
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Keep it the way it used to be?" it looked like a setback. in the natural i thought, "it's
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It looked like a setback. in the natural i thought, "it's never going to be as good as it
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In the natural i thought, "it's never going to be as good as it used to be."
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Never going to be as good as it used to be." but i realize now i was being
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Used to be." but i realize now i was being pruned so i could bear much
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But i realize now i was being pruned so i could bear much fruit. i love and honor my dad
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Pruned so i could bear much fruit. i love and honor my dad but when god took him away,
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Fruit. i love and honor my dad but when god took him away, when god removed him from my
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But when god took him away, when god removed him from my life that was never meant to
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When god removed him from my life that was never meant to take me backwards.
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Life that was never meant to take me backwards. it was meant to thrust me
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Take me backwards. it was meant to thrust me forward. but i had to do my
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It was meant to thrust me forward. but i had to do my part and be willing to change.
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Forward. but i had to do my part and be willing to change. (applause)
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Part and be willing to change. (applause) i had to let go of the old and
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(applause) i had to let go of the old and accept the new. i've learned
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I had to let go of the old and accept the new. i've learned change is going to happen
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Accept the new. i've learned change is going to happen whether we like it or not.
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Change is going to happen whether we like it or not. the real question is how are we
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Whether we like it or not. the real question is how are we going to deal with it?
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The real question is how are we going to deal with it? are we going to fall apart and
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Going to deal with it? are we going to fall apart and think that our world is ended
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Are we going to fall apart and think that our world is ended because a loved one died, a
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Think that our world is ended because a loved one died, a business didn't make it, a good
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Because a loved one died, a business didn't make it, a good friend moved to another city?
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Business didn't make it, a good friend moved to another city? are we going to get stuck in
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Friend moved to another city? are we going to get stuck in what god used to do and miss out
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Are we going to get stuck in what god used to do and miss out on what god is about to do?
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What god used to do and miss out on what god is about to do? or are we going to say, "god,
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On what god is about to do? or are we going to say, "god, i'm letting go of what you are
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Or are we going to say, "god, i'm letting go of what you are removing. i know it's only
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I'm letting go of what you are removing. i know it's only temporary provision. i'm not
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Removing. i know it's only temporary provision. i'm not going to fight the new thing
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Temporary provision. i'm not going to fight the new thing you want to do because god
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Going to fight the new thing you want to do because god i know what's in my future will
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You want to do because god i know what's in my future will be greater than what's in my
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I know what's in my future will be greater than what's in my past."
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Be greater than what's in my past." i'm asking us to stay open for
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Past." i'm asking us to stay open for change. just because it worked
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I'm asking us to stay open for change. just because it worked last year doesn't mean it's
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Change. just because it worked last year doesn't mean it's going to work this year.
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Last year doesn't mean it's going to work this year. evaluate your friendships.
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Going to work this year. evaluate your friendships. evaluate how you're spending
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Evaluate your friendships. evaluate how you're spending your time. don't keep putting
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Evaluate how you're spending your time. don't keep putting effort and energy into
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Your time. don't keep putting effort and energy into something that's not going
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Effort and energy into something that's not going anyplace.
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Something that's not going anyplace. recognize when a season is over.
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Anyplace. recognize when a season is over. remember a small adjustment can
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Recognize when a season is over. remember a small adjustment can make a major improvement.
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Remember a small adjustment can make a major improvement. if you will make this decision
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Make a major improvement. if you will make this decision with me that you're going to
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If you will make this decision with me that you're going to stay open for change and not get
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With me that you're going to stay open for change and not get bitter and discouraged but just
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Stay open for change and not get bitter and discouraged but just keep moving forward then just
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Bitter and discouraged but just keep moving forward then just like the people of israel, god
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Keep moving forward then just like the people of israel, god is going to take you into your
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Like the people of israel, god is going to take you into your promised land where you see
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Is going to take you into your promised land where you see permanent provision, abundance,
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Promised land where you see permanent provision, abundance, increase, blessings like you've
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Permanent provision, abundance, increase, blessings like you've never seen before.
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Increase, blessings like you've never seen before. i believe and declare you're
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Never seen before. i believe and declare you're going to become everything god
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I believe and declare you're going to become everything god has created you to be.
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Going to become everything god has created you to be. (applause)
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Has created you to be. (applause) you're going to have everything
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(applause) you're going to have everything he intended for you to have.
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You're going to have everything he intended for you to have. amen.
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He intended for you to have. amen. well, we never like to close
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Amen. well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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Come in to my heart. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places
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Church. keep god first place. he is going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Declarations, scriptures, encouragement.
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Healthy, and free. when you contact us today,
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When you contact us today, we'll send you
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We'll send you happy, healthy, and free:
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Happy, healthy, and free: a 31-day wellness journey
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A 31-day wellness journey 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. this devotional will help you
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This devotional will help you strengthen your faith,
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Declare god's
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Promises, and receive
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Promises, and receive the healing he's
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The healing he's already made available to you.
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Already made available to you. spirit, soul, and body.
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Spirit, soul, and body. god wants you whole
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God wants you whole and this resource will help you
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And this resource will help you experience his peace
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From the inside out.
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Please request your copy today.
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Please request your copy today. begin a life-receiving,
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Begin a life-receiving, life-giving journey
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That will transform
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Your spirit,ansform
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Your spirit,ansform mind, and body in just 31 days.
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Mind, and body in just 31 days. god is going to restore
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God is going to restore what the enemy tried to steal.
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What the enemy tried to steal. your joy,
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Your joy, your peace, your health.
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Your peace, your health. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is bringing hope to people
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Around the world.
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Special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Joel Osteen - Stay Open For Change

September 27, 2025 | 29:56

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