Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Step Into The Unknown

April 14, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Step Into The Unknown | April 14, 2026

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[congregation applauding] >> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. and if you're ever in our
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by.
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Area, please stop by. be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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Services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i'd like to start with
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I'd like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this pastor,
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I heard about this pastor, he'd been out bear hunting
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He'd been out bear hunting all day long and searched and
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All day long and searched and searched through the woods
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Searched through the woods with no sign of a bear.
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With no sign of a bear. finally, in frustration, he
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Finally, in frustration, he threw his gun on the ground
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Threw his gun on the ground and he went down to the
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And he went down to the stream to cool off.
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Stream to cool off. about that time, he sees this
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About that time, he sees this huge grizzly bear running
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Huge grizzly bear running toward him full speed about a
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Toward him full speed about a hundred yards away.
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Hundred yards away. he falls on his knees and
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He falls on his knees and said, "god, i need
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Said, "god, i need protection.
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Protection. please convert this bear into
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Please convert this bear into a christian."
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A christian." miraculously, the bear froze
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Miraculously, the bear froze in his tracks, put both paws
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In his tracks, put both paws up toward the heavens and
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Up toward the heavens and said, "thank ya, lord, for
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Said, "thank ya, lord, for this food i'm about to eat."
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This food i'm about to eat." say it like you mean it,
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Say it like you mean it, "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess.
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I boldly confess. my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name."
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In jesus' name." god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about stepping into the
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About stepping into the unknown.
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Unknown. when i type an address in my
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When i type an address in my navigation system, there's an
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Navigation system, there's an option that comes up that
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Option that comes up that says, "route overview."
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Says, "route overview." if you click that, it will
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If you click that, it will give y'all the details of
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Give y'all the details of your trip.
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Your trip. there may be 15 different
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There may be 15 different instructions.
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Instructions. "travel 6 miles on this
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"travel 6 miles on this freeway.
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Freeway. get off at exit 43.
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Get off at exit 43. go 400 feet.
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Go 400 feet. turn left on the
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Turn left on the intersection."
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Intersection." your whole route is clearly
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Your whole route is clearly laid out.
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Laid out. you know where you're going,
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You know where you're going, how long it's going to take,
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How long it's going to take, what to expect.
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What to expect. knowing these details makes
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Knowing these details makes us comfortable where we can
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Us comfortable where we can relax.
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Relax. and in the same way, god has
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And in the same way, god has a route overview for your
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A route overview for your life.
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Life. before you were formed in
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Before you were formed in your mother's womb, he laid
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Your mother's womb, he laid out your plan.
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Out your plan. he not only knows your final
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He not only knows your final destination, but he knows the
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Destination, but he knows the best way to get you there.
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Best way to get you there. but one difference between
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But one difference between god and a navigation system
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God and a navigation system is god doesn't show you the
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Is god doesn't show you the route overview.
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Route overview. he doesn't tell ya how it's
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He doesn't tell ya how it's going to happen, how long
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Going to happen, how long it's going to take, where the
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It's going to take, where the funds are gonna come from,
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Funds are gonna come from, who you're going to meet.
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Who you're going to meet. he leads you one step at a
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He leads you one step at a time.
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Time. if you'll trust him and take
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If you'll trust him and take that step into the unknown
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That step into the unknown not knowing how it's going to
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Not knowing how it's going to work out, then he'll show you
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Work out, then he'll show you the next step.
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The next step. and step by step, he'll lead
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And step by step, he'll lead you into your destiny.
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You into your destiny. the challenge is we like
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The challenge is we like details.
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Details. we wouldn't have any problem
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We wouldn't have any problem taking that step of faith,
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Taking that step of faith, starting that new business,
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Starting that new business, going back to school, moving
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Going back to school, moving to that new location if we
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To that new location if we knew where the money was
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Knew where the money was coming from, how long it was
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Coming from, how long it was going to take, that the right
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Going to take, that the right people would be there.
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People would be there. if we had all the details,
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If we had all the details, it'd be easy to step out.
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It'd be easy to step out. but here's the key, god
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But here's the key, god doesn't give us details.
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Doesn't give us details. he's not going to show you a
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He's not going to show you a blueprint for your whole
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Blueprint for your whole life.
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Life. if you had all the facts, you
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If you had all the facts, you wouldn't need any faith.
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Wouldn't need any faith. he's going to send you out
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He's going to send you out not knowing everything.
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Not knowing everything. if you'll have the boldness
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If you'll have the boldness to step into the unknown, do
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To step into the unknown, do what he's asking you to do,
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What he's asking you to do, doors will open that you
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Doors will open that you could have never opened.
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Could have never opened. the right people will show
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The right people will show up.
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Up. you'll have the funds, the
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You'll have the funds, the resources that you need.
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Resources that you need. this scripture puts it this
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This scripture puts it this way, god's word is a lamp
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Way, god's word is a lamp unto our feet and a light
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Unto our feet and a light unto our path.
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Unto our path. a lamp implies you have just
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A lamp implies you have just enough to see in front of
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Enough to see in front of you.
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You. god is not giving you the
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God is not giving you the light for the next 50 years.
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Light for the next 50 years. it's like the headlights on
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It's like the headlights on your car.
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Your car. when you're driving at night,
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When you're driving at night, you can only see a hundred
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You can only see a hundred feet in front of you.
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Feet in front of you. you don't pull over because
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You don't pull over because you can't see your
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You can't see your destination 50 miles away.
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Destination 50 miles away. you keep driving.
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You keep driving. as you go further, then you
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As you go further, then you will see more.
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Will see more. will you take that step with
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Will you take that step with the life that you have?
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The life that you have? if you're waiting for all the
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If you're waiting for all the details, you're going to be
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Details, you're going to be waiting your whole life.
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Waiting your whole life. we all want to be comfortable
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We all want to be comfortable but being in god's perfect
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But being in god's perfect will will make you a little
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Will will make you a little uncomfortable.
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Uncomfortable. there's a healthy tension to
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There's a healthy tension to where you have to stretch,
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Where you have to stretch, you have to pray, you have to
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You have to pray, you have to believe.
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Believe. you're not sure how it's
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You're not sure how it's going to work out.
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Going to work out. that's when you're growing,
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That's when you're growing, that's when you're learning
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That's when you're learning to trust god in a greater
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To trust god in a greater way.
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Way. and god is not just
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And god is not just interested in the
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Interested in the destination, he's teaching
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Destination, he's teaching you along the way.
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You along the way. he's getting you prepared,
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He's getting you prepared, growing you up.
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Growing you up. on purpose, god will put us
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On purpose, god will put us in situations where we're
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In situations where we're over our head, where our
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Over our head, where our friends can't help us, where
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Friends can't help us, where we don't have the experience.
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We don't have the experience. and too often, we shrink back
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And too often, we shrink back and think, "i'm not going
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And think, "i'm not going there.
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There. i'm not qualified.
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I'm not qualified. i'm too nervous.
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I'm too nervous. what if it doesn't work out?"
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What if it doesn't work out?" god knew you would be
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God knew you would be nervous.
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Nervous. he knew you wouldn't feel
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He knew you wouldn't feel qualified.
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Qualified. that's a test.
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That's a test. are you doing to talk
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Are you doing to talk yourself out of it?
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Yourself out of it? are you going to let the fear
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Are you going to let the fear of what you can't see hold
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Of what you can't see hold you back?
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You back? or are you going to be bold
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Or are you going to be bold and step into the unknown?
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And step into the unknown? in the unknown is where
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In the unknown is where miracles happen.
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Miracles happen. in the unknown is where you
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In the unknown is where you discover ability that you
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Discover ability that you didn't know you had.
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Didn't know you had. in the unknown is where
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In the unknown is where you'll accomplish more than
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You'll accomplish more than you ever dreamed.
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You ever dreamed. just because you don't have
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Just because you don't have the details doesn't mean god
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The details doesn't mean god doesn't have the details.
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Doesn't have the details. he has the route overview for
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He has the route overview for your life.
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Your life. he wouldn't be leading you
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He wouldn't be leading you there if he didn't have the
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There if he didn't have the favor, the provision,
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Favor, the provision, everything you need to go to
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Everything you need to go to the next level.
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The next level. one thing i like about my
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One thing i like about my navigation system is it gives
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Navigation system is it gives me exact details.
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Me exact details. go 9.3 miles down this
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Go 9.3 miles down this freeway.
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Freeway. then it counts down the whole
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Then it counts down the whole way, 8 miles left, 7 miles, 6
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Way, 8 miles left, 7 miles, 6 miles.
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Miles. it's all right in front of
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It's all right in front of me.
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Me. god is just the opposite.
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God is just the opposite. he'll tell ya go down this
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He'll tell ya go down this road.
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Road. the first thing we do is ask
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The first thing we do is ask for details.
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For details. how far do you want me to go?
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How far do you want me to go? no answer.
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No answer. what do you want me to take?
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What do you want me to take? no answer.
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No answer. who's gonna be there to meet
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Who's gonna be there to meet me?
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Me? no answer.
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No answer. can you endure the silence of
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Can you endure the silence of not knowing everything?
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Not knowing everything? will ya trust god even though
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Will ya trust god even though you don't have all the
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You don't have all the details?
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Details? will ya take that step of
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Will ya take that step of faith even when you're
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Faith even when you're uncomfortable, you're
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Uncomfortable, you're nervous, not sure how it's
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Nervous, not sure how it's going to work out?
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Going to work out? this is what abraham did.
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This is what abraham did. god told him to leave the
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God told him to leave the place he was living, pack up
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Place he was living, pack up his family, his belongings
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His family, his belongings and head out to the land that
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And head out to the land that god was going to give him his
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God was going to give him his inheritance.
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Inheritance. the only problem was god
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The only problem was god didn't give him any details.
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Didn't give him any details. this scripture says abraham
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This scripture says abraham went out not knowing where he
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Went out not knowing where he was going.
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Was going. i can imagine abraham telling
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I can imagine abraham telling his wife sarah, "honey, i've
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His wife sarah, "honey, i've got great news.
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Got great news. we're going to move.
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We're going to move. god promised me he's taking
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God promised me he's taking us to a better land where
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Us to a better land where we're gonna be blessed in a
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We're gonna be blessed in a new way."
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New way." i can hear sarah saying,
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I can hear sarah saying, "that's so exciting.
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"that's so exciting. i can't wait.
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I can't wait. where we going?"
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Where we going?" abraham says, "i don't know.
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Abraham says, "i don't know. he didn't tell me."
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He didn't tell me." she asked, "well, what should
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She asked, "well, what should i wear?
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I wear? will it be cold or hot?"
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Will it be cold or hot?" he says, "i'm not sure."
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He says, "i'm not sure." "well, abraham, are you sure
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"well, abraham, are you sure god told you this?
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God told you this? how are we gonna provide for
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How are we gonna provide for our family?
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Our family? where we gonna get food for
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Where we gonna get food for our staff and animals?
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Our staff and animals? this seems like a mistake."
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This seems like a mistake." if you're going to step into
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If you're going to step into this unknown, it's going to
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This unknown, it's going to take boldness.
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Take boldness. it's not always going to make
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It's not always going to make sense.
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Sense. people may not understand it.
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People may not understand it. you're own thoughts will tell
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You're own thoughts will tell ya, "you better play it safe.
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Ya, "you better play it safe. this is too big a risk.
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This is too big a risk. what if it doesn't work out?"
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What if it doesn't work out?" abraham understood this
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Abraham understood this principle that just because
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Principle that just because he didn't have all the
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He didn't have all the answers, just because he was
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Answers, just because he was nervous, didn't mean he
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Nervous, didn't mean he wasn't supposed to do it.
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Wasn't supposed to do it. the scripture says the steps
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The scripture says the steps of a good person are ordered
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Of a good person are ordered by the lord.
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By the lord. if you'll take the first
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If you'll take the first step, not knowing all the
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Step, not knowing all the details, trusting that god
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Details, trusting that god knows what he's doing, then
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Knows what he's doing, then every step of the way, there
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Every step of the way, there will be provision, there will
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Will be provision, there will be favor, there will be
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Be favor, there will be wisdom.
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Wisdom. and yes, it's uncomfortable
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And yes, it's uncomfortable not knowing.
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Not knowing. you have to stretch, pray,
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You have to stretch, pray, believe.
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Believe. but each step you not only
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But each step you not only have god's blessing, but
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Have god's blessing, but you're growing.
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You're growing. you're getting stronger.
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You're getting stronger. in the scripture, peter was
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In the scripture, peter was the only one that walked on
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The only one that walked on the water and he was the only
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The water and he was the only one willing to get out of the
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One willing to get out of the boat.
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Boat. i'm sure the other disciples
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I'm sure the other disciples said, "peter, you better stay
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Said, "peter, you better stay in here with us.
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In here with us. look at those waves.
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Look at those waves. it's dangerous.
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It's dangerous. you could drown."
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You could drown." but when jesus asked him to
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But when jesus asked him to come, he had the courage to
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Come, he had the courage to step into the unknown and he
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Step into the unknown and he walked on the water.
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Walked on the water. "well, joel, but he sank."
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"well, joel, but he sank." yeah, but he walked more than
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Yeah, but he walked more than you.
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You. he walked more than me.
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He walked more than me. what's familiar, staying in
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What's familiar, staying in the boat, although that's
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The boat, although that's comfortable instead of being
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Comfortable instead of being a blessing, it can become a
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A blessing, it can become a curse.
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Curse. familiarity can keep you from
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Familiarity can keep you from your destiny, what you're
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Your destiny, what you're used to, how you were raised,
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Used to, how you were raised, the job you've been at for
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The job you've been at for years.
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Years. don't let your comfort keep
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Don't let your comfort keep you from becoming all god
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You from becoming all god created you to be.
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Created you to be. if abraham would have put his
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If abraham would have put his comfort above fulfilling his
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Comfort above fulfilling his purpose, we wouldn't be
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Purpose, we wouldn't be talking about it.
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Talking about it. you cannot play it safe your
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You cannot play it safe your whole life and reach the
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Whole life and reach the fullness of your destiny.
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Fullness of your destiny. when my dad went to be with
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When my dad went to be with the lord, i had never
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The lord, i had never ministered before.
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Ministered before. i stepped up to pastor the
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I stepped up to pastor the church.
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Church. i didn't know how it was
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I didn't know how it was going to work out.
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Going to work out. i didn't know if i could
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I didn't know if i could minister.
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Minister. i didn't know if anybody's
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I didn't know if anybody's listen to me.
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Listen to me. every thought told me, joel,
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Every thought told me, joel, don't do it.
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Don't do it. it's a big mistake.
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It's a big mistake. you're gonna get up there and
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You're gonna get up there and not know what to say.
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Not know what to say. i knew i was over my head.
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I knew i was over my head. i knew i didn't have the
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I knew i didn't have the experience but i also knew
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Experience but i also knew when we are weak, god's power
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When we are weak, god's power shows up the greatest.
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Shows up the greatest. i couldn't see way down the
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I couldn't see way down the road.
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Road. i couldn't see any of this
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I couldn't see any of this that we're doing today.
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That we're doing today. all i could see was right
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All i could see was right then step up and pastor the
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Then step up and pastor the church.
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Church. if god would have shown me
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If god would have shown me all of this, i would have
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All of this, i would have said, no way, i can't do
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Said, no way, i can't do that.
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That. and sometimes the reason god
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And sometimes the reason god doesn't tell us what's in our
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Doesn't tell us what's in our future is because he knows we
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Future is because he knows we would talk ourselves out of
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Would talk ourselves out of it.
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It. what god has in store for you
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What god has in store for you is going to boggle your mind.
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Is going to boggle your mind. the places he's going to take
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The places he's going to take you, the people you're going
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You, the people you're going to influence, the dreams
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To influence, the dreams you're gonna accomplish, it's
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You're gonna accomplish, it's going to be bigger than
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Going to be bigger than you've imagined.
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You've imagined. you know where it is?
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You know where it is? it's in the unknown.
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It's in the unknown. it's in what you can't see
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It's in what you can't see right now.
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Right now. it's in what you don't feel
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It's in what you don't feel qualified for.
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Qualified for. when you find yourself in a
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When you find yourself in a situation where you're over
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Situation where you're over your head, you don't think
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Your head, you don't think you have what it takes,
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You have what it takes, that's god stretching you.
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That's god stretching you. he can see things in you that
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He can see things in you that you can't see in yourself.
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You can't see in yourself. it may be uncomfortable, but
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It may be uncomfortable, but don't shrink back.
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Don't shrink back. keep stretching, keep
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Keep stretching, keep believing, keep dreaming.
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Believing, keep dreaming. step by step, god is leading
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Step by step, god is leading you.
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You. some of you are about to step
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Some of you are about to step into the next level.
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Into the next level. you've been on that step long
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You've been on that step long enough.
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Enough. you passed the test.
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You passed the test. now the next step is coming.
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Now the next step is coming. it's gonna be a new level of
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It's gonna be a new level of influence, a new level of
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Influence, a new level of talent, a new level of
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Talent, a new level of creativity, a new level of
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Creativity, a new level of your destiny.
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Your destiny. victoria and i were driving
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Victoria and i were driving to another city the other day
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To another city the other day and i had my navigation
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And i had my navigation system on.
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System on. and at one point, we were on
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And at one point, we were on this country road for about a
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This country road for about a hundred-mile stretch, and
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Hundred-mile stretch, and there were all these
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There were all these intersections and different
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Intersections and different roads that veered off.
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Roads that veered off. and i kept thinking that i
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And i kept thinking that i had missed my turn and i had
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Had missed my turn and i had to keep looking at the
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To keep looking at the navigation system.
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Navigation system. i noticed that as long as i
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I noticed that as long as i was on the right path, the
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Was on the right path, the lady on the gps system didn't
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Lady on the gps system didn't say anything.
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Say anything. i wish she'd have come on and
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I wish she'd have come on and said, "you're doing good,
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Said, "you're doing good, joel.
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Joel. keep going forward."
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Keep going forward." but she never said a thing
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But she never said a thing until it was time to do
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Until it was time to do something different.
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Something different. and sometimes god is silent.
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And sometimes god is silent. you don't hear him saying
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You don't hear him saying anything.
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Anything. it's easy to think, "i must
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It's easy to think, "i must be off course.
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Be off course. something must be wrong.
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Something must be wrong. he's not talking."
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He's not talking." but like the lady on the gps
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But like the lady on the gps system, that means you're on
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System, that means you're on the right course.
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The right course. keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. keep praying, believing,
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Keep praying, believing, stretching.
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Stretching. the next step is coming but
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The next step is coming but you have to pass the test of
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You have to pass the test of being faithful where you are,
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Being faithful where you are, being your best with what you
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Being your best with what you have.
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Have. then the next step will be a
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Then the next step will be a favor step, a promotion step,
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Favor step, a promotion step, a healing step, a
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A healing step, a breakthrough step.
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Breakthrough step. when joshua and the
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When joshua and the israelites came to the jordan
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Israelites came to the jordan river, there was no way to
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River, there was no way to get across.
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Get across. they had heard how moses held
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They had heard how moses held up his rod and the red sea
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Up his rod and the red sea parted.
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Parted. i'm sure joshua thought the
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I'm sure joshua thought the same thing would happen for
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Same thing would happen for him but god had a different
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Him but god had a different plan.
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Plan. he told joshua to go tell the
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He told joshua to go tell the priest to walk into the river
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Priest to walk into the river and then the waters would
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And then the waters would part.
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Part. i'm sure the priest thought,
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I'm sure the priest thought, "joshua, that doesn't make
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"joshua, that doesn't make sense.
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Sense. you want us to walk into the
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You want us to walk into the water?
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Water? we could drown."
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We could drown." the priest got up to the
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The priest got up to the shore and nothing happened to
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Shore and nothing happened to the water.
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The water. they got a couple feet from
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They got a couple feet from the bank, still nothing.
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The bank, still nothing. thoughts started telling
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Thoughts started telling them, "what if it doesn't
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Them, "what if it doesn't part?
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Part? what if joshua made a
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What if joshua made a mistake?
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Mistake? what if you get out there and
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What if you get out there and you can't come back?"
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You can't come back?" they could have talked
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They could have talked themselves out of it, instead
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Themselves out of it, instead they dared to step into the
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They dared to step into the unknown.
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Unknown. the scripture says the moment
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The scripture says the moment their feet touched the water,
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Their feet touched the water, the waters upstream begin to
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The waters upstream begin to pile up.
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Pile up. on the other side, it flowed
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On the other side, it flowed downstream.
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Downstream. before long, the whole
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Before long, the whole riverbed was empty.
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Riverbed was empty. they were able to walk across
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They were able to walk across on dry ground.
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On dry ground. notice, the miracle happened
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Notice, the miracle happened along the way.
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Along the way. we think, "god, part the
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We think, "god, part the river and then i'll go."
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River and then i'll go." god says, "go, then i'll part
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God says, "go, then i'll part the river."
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The river." if you will step into the
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If you will step into the unknown along the way, you'll
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Unknown along the way, you'll see miracles.
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See miracles. along the way, the right
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Along the way, the right people will show up.
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People will show up. along the way, doors will
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Along the way, doors will open that you could have
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Open that you could have never opened.
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Never opened. god could have just as easily
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God could have just as easily parted the waters before they
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Parted the waters before they stepped in.
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Stepped in. he was showing us this
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He was showing us this principle.
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Principle. when you don't see how it can
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When you don't see how it can work out, every voice says
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Work out, every voice says you better play it safe, but
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You better play it safe, but you take that step of faith
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You take that step of faith and do what god's asking you
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And do what god's asking you do, you too will see jordan
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Do, you too will see jordan rivers part.
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Rivers part. and god on purpose puts us in
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And god on purpose puts us in situations where we can't do
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Situations where we can't do it on our own.
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It on our own. it looks impossible.
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It looks impossible. that's a test of our faith.
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That's a test of our faith. if we stay in the boat, we'll
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If we stay in the boat, we'll never walk on water.
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Never walk on water. we'll never see the fullness
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We'll never see the fullness of our destiny.
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Of our destiny. and if god would have parted
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And if god would have parted the water first, that would
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The water first, that would have been a lot less
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Have been a lot less stressful for them.
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Stressful for them. they wouldn't have had to
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They wouldn't have had to stretch, and pray, and
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Stretch, and pray, and believe.
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Believe. but here's the key, god uses
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But here's the key, god uses the journey to get us
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The journey to get us prepared for where we're
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Prepared for where we're going.
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Going. when you have to stretch your
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When you have to stretch your faith, believe that he's
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Faith, believe that he's making a way, thank him that
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Making a way, thank him that things are changing in your
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Things are changing in your favor, you're spiritual
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Favor, you're spiritual muscles are getting stronger.
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Muscles are getting stronger. you're developing a greater
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You're developing a greater trust, a greater confidence
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Trust, a greater confidence in god.
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In god. when we received word that
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When we received word that this place, the former compaq
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This place, the former compaq center where the rockets used
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Center where the rockets used to play basketball, was
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To play basketball, was coming available, something
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Coming available, something came alive on the inside of
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Came alive on the inside of me.
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Me. i knew this was supposed to
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I knew this was supposed to be ours.
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Be ours. what i didn't know was how
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What i didn't know was how complicated it would be
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Complicated it would be trying to acquire it.
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Trying to acquire it. god will give you the first
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God will give you the first step, but he won't tell ya
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Step, but he won't tell ya everything.
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Everything. i was excited about the
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I was excited about the possibility of moving
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Possibility of moving lakewood here.
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Lakewood here. this was more than i could
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This was more than i could ask or think but what i
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Ask or think but what i didn't know was it was gonna
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Didn't know was it was gonna cost a hundred million
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Cost a hundred million dollars to renovate.
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Dollars to renovate. i didn't know a company would
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I didn't know a company would file a lawsuit to try to stop
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File a lawsuit to try to stop us.
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Us. sometimes it's good to be
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Sometimes it's good to be naive, that's called having
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Naive, that's called having child-like faith.
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Child-like faith. all i knew was that dream was
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All i knew was that dream was alive in my spirit and i did
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Alive in my spirit and i did what i'm asking you to do.
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What i'm asking you to do. i stepped into the unknown.
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I stepped into the unknown. this facility was owned by
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This facility was owned by the city of houston.
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The city of houston. my parents and our family, we
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My parents and our family, we knew the mayor.
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Knew the mayor. i called him and the mayor
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I called him and the mayor was in favor of lakewood
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Was in favor of lakewood having it.
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Having it. the first miracle.
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The first miracle. we needed ten votes from city
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We needed ten votes from city council members.
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Council members. we only had nine.
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We only had nine. but the night before the main
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But the night before the main vote, a council member, after
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Vote, a council member, after being against us for 2 years,
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Being against us for 2 years, suddenly changed his mind and
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Suddenly changed his mind and voted for us and we got the
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Voted for us and we got the building.
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Building. another miracle.
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Another miracle. a week later, a large company
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A week later, a large company filed a lawsuit to try to
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Filed a lawsuit to try to keep us from moving in.
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Keep us from moving in. we were told it could be tied
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We were told it could be tied up in the court system for up
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Up in the court system for up to 10 years.
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To 10 years. here i'd already announced it
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Here i'd already announced it to the church.
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To the church. people had given funds.
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People had given funds. i would wake up in the middle
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I would wake up in the middle of the night sweating,
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Of the night sweating, thoughts telling me, "joel,
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Thoughts telling me, "joel, you're going to look like a
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You're going to look like a fool.
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Fool. this is gonna be a big mess
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This is gonna be a big mess when you have to give it all
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When you have to give it all back."
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Back." but like joshua, a long the
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But like joshua, a long the way, miracles kept happening.
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Way, miracles kept happening. the ceo of this large company
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The ceo of this large company flew in from out of town to
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Flew in from out of town to meet with us.
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Meet with us. we were told by our attorneys
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We were told by our attorneys that it was a ploy just to
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That it was a ploy just to confuse things.
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Confuse things. but he said, "joel, i watch
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But he said, "joel, i watch ya on television.
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Ya on television. my son-in-law is a youth
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My son-in-law is a youth pastor.
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Pastor. let's work something out."
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Let's work something out." two days later, we had an
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Two days later, we had an agreement.
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Agreement. the lawsuit was dropped.
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The lawsuit was dropped. we were on our way.
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We were on our way. when you go out not knowing,
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When you go out not knowing, you'll see jordan rivers
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You'll see jordan rivers part.
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Part. you'll see compaq centers
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You'll see compaq centers fall into place.
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Fall into place. god will make things happen
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God will make things happen that you could never make
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That you could never make happen.
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Happen. don't get stuck in the boat.
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Don't get stuck in the boat. don't let the fear that you
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Don't let the fear that you can be the see all the
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Can be the see all the details hold you back.
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Details hold you back. you're not supposed to see
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You're not supposed to see everything.
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Everything. god's leading you step by
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God's leading you step by step.
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Step. when you're in the unknown,
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When you're in the unknown, you're having to stretch,
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You're having to stretch, pray, and believe, that's
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Pray, and believe, that's when you're really growing.
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When you're really growing. those 3 years we were in the
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Those 3 years we were in the battle over this place,
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Battle over this place, that's when i learned to pray
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That's when i learned to pray like i had never prayed.
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Like i had never prayed. if i'd known how long it was
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If i'd known how long it was going to take, how much it
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Going to take, how much it was going to cost, i'd have
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Was going to cost, i'd have said, "no thanks, god.
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Said, "no thanks, god. i don't want that
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I don't want that responsibility.
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Responsibility. i'm too young.
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I'm too young. i don't have the experience."
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I don't have the experience." god knows what's in you.
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God knows what's in you. he uses these steps to
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He uses these steps to stretch you, to develop you,
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Stretch you, to develop you, to get you prepared for the
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To get you prepared for the next level.
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Next level. the journey is more important
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The journey is more important than the destination because
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Than the destination because if you don't get prepared on
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If you don't get prepared on the journey, if you don't
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The journey, if you don't learn what you're supposed to
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Learn what you're supposed to learn along the way, you
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Learn along the way, you won't be able to handle where
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Won't be able to handle where god is taking you.
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God is taking you. see, god could have given us
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See, god could have given us the compaq center the first
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The compaq center the first week we prayed or at least
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Week we prayed or at least the first month we prayed.
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The first month we prayed. that would have saved me a
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That would have saved me a lot of stress.
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Lot of stress. i wouldn't have had to
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I wouldn't have had to stretch, pray, believe.
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Stretch, pray, believe. why'd he wait 3 years?
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Why'd he wait 3 years? he was getting me prepared.
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He was getting me prepared. i was learning to trust him.
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I was learning to trust him. my faith was being increased.
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My faith was being increased. my character was being
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My character was being developed.
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Developed. what's interesting, in those
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What's interesting, in those 3 years, like the lady on the
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3 years, like the lady on the gps, i never heard anything
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Gps, i never heard anything new.
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New. i never heard god say, "don't
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I never heard god say, "don't worry, joel.
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Worry, joel. i got you covered.
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I got you covered. it's all gonna work out."
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It's all gonna work out." i had to trust him when he
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I had to trust him when he was silent.
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Was silent. i had to believe he was in
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I had to believe he was in control when i didn't see any
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Control when i didn't see any sign of it.
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Sign of it. i had to keep reminding
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I had to keep reminding myself the steps of a good
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Myself the steps of a good person are ordered by the
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Person are ordered by the lord.
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Lord. i took that step knowing that
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I took that step knowing that god put the dream in my
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God put the dream in my heart.
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Heart. i didn't know how it would
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I didn't know how it would turn out.
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Turn out. i didn't know if we'd be
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I didn't know if we'd be successful but i believed i
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Successful but i believed i was doing what i god asked me
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Was doing what i god asked me to do.
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To do. here's the key, even if you
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Here's the key, even if you miss it, even if it doesn't
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Miss it, even if it doesn't turn out the way you thought,
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Turn out the way you thought, god knows how to use it for
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God knows how to use it for your good.
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Your good. and god would rather you take
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And god would rather you take a step of faith and miss it
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A step of faith and miss it every once in a while than to
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Every once in a while than to play it safe your whole life
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Play it safe your whole life and never make a mistake.
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And never make a mistake. and the times we make
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And the times we make mistakes, we miss it, we get
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Mistakes, we miss it, we get off course, the closed doors,
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Off course, the closed doors, that's all a part of god's
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That's all a part of god's plan.
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Plan. that's getting us prepared
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That's getting us prepared for the open doors.
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For the open doors. but if you're so concerned
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But if you're so concerned you're going to miss it,
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You're going to miss it, you'll never get off of dead
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You'll never get off of dead center.
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Center. i like what my friend joyce
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I like what my friend joyce meyer says.
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Meyer says. she was praying.
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She was praying. she said, "god, what if i
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She said, "god, what if i miss you?"
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Miss you?" god said, "joyce, don't
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God said, "joyce, don't worry, if you miss me, i'll
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Worry, if you miss me, i'll find you."
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Find you." but sometimes we let the fear
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But sometimes we let the fear of the unknown hold us back.
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Of the unknown hold us back. being in god's will, there
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Being in god's will, there will be a not knowing factor.
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Will be a not knowing factor. you're not going to know all
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You're not going to know all the details, how it's going
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The details, how it's going to work out.
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To work out. you have to have this
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You have to have this boldness to step into the
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Boldness to step into the unknown.
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Unknown. there was a young jewish girl
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There was a young jewish girl in the scripture named
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In the scripture named esther.
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Esther. he was an orphan, didn't come
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He was an orphan, didn't come from an influential family.
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From an influential family. god raised her up.
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God raised her up. now she was the queen living
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Now she was the queen living in the palace.
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In the palace. a man named haman tried to
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A man named haman tried to secretly pass a law to get
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Secretly pass a law to get rid of all the jewish people.
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Rid of all the jewish people. esther's uncle came to the
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Esther's uncle came to the palace and told her of the
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Palace and told her of the ploy.
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Ploy. said, "you've gotta go in and
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Said, "you've gotta go in and tell the king what's going
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Tell the king what's going on."
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On." the problem was in those
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The problem was in those days, if you approached the
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Days, if you approached the king without him holding up
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King without him holding up his golden rod, then you
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His golden rod, then you could be killed.
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Could be killed. esther said, "i can't do
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Esther said, "i can't do that.
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That. what if he doesn't hold it
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What if he doesn't hold it up?
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Up? that would be the end of me."
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That would be the end of me." god was asking her to step
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God was asking her to step into the unknown but the
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Into the unknown but the "what ifs" started coming.
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"what ifs" started coming. "what if he doesn't hold it
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"what if he doesn't hold it up?
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Up? what if he's in a bad mood?
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What if he's in a bad mood? what if he gets upset?"
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What if he gets upset?" just when she was about to
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Just when she was about to talk herself out of it, her
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Talk herself out of it, her uncle said, "esther, if you
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Uncle said, "esther, if you remain silent, deliverance
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Remain silent, deliverance for the jews will come from
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For the jews will come from someone else but you and your
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Someone else but you and your family will perish.
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Family will perish. and who knows but that you've
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And who knows but that you've come to the kingdom for such
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Come to the kingdom for such a time as this."
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A time as this." god was saying, "esther, if
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God was saying, "esther, if you don't want to do it,
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You don't want to do it, that's fine.
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That's fine. i'll get somebody else, but
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I'll get somebody else, but the problem is, esther, you
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The problem is, esther, you will miss your destiny.
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Will miss your destiny. this opportunity will not
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This opportunity will not come your way again.
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Come your way again. this was her chance to leave
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This was her chance to leave her mark."
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Her mark." it was a now or never moment.
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It was a now or never moment. i love what esther did.
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I love what esther did. she said, "i will go before
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She said, "i will go before the king.
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The king. if i perish, i perish, but i
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If i perish, i perish, but i will not let this moment
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Will not let this moment pass."
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Pass." esther stepped into the
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Esther stepped into the unknown.
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Unknown. she not only had favor with
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She not only had favor with the king, but she was able to
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The king, but she was able to deliver her people.
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Deliver her people. she became one of the heroes
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She became one of the heroes of faith.
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Of faith. like esther, we all have
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Like esther, we all have opportunities that won't pass
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Opportunities that won't pass our way again.
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Our way again. when my dad went to be with
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When my dad went to be with the lord, i had to make the
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The lord, i had to make the choice to step up or play it
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Choice to step up or play it safe.
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Safe. that was one of those now or
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That was one of those now or never moments.
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Never moments. when they come your way,
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When they come your way, don't shrink back.
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Don't shrink back. don't let fear talk ya out of
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Don't let fear talk ya out of it.
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It. don't let the "what ifs" keep
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Don't let the "what ifs" keep ya in the boat.
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Ya in the boat. be bold.
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Be bold. be courageous.
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Be courageous. step into the unknown.
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Step into the unknown. you may not have all the
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You may not have all the details.
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Details. you're not sure how it's
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You're not sure how it's gonna work out but like with
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Gonna work out but like with joshua, along the way
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Joshua, along the way miracles will happen.
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Miracles will happen. god will open doors that no
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God will open doors that no man can shut.
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Man can shut. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare you're about to
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And declare you're about to step into a new level of
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Step into a new level of favor, a new level of
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Favor, a new level of influence.
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Influence. like esther, you're gonna
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Like esther, you're gonna leave your mark, accomplish
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Leave your mark, accomplish your dreams, and reach the
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Your dreams, and reach the fullness of your destiny.
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Fullness of your destiny. in jesus' name if you receive
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In jesus' name if you receive it today, can you say,
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It today, can you say, "amen"?
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"amen"? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make ya my lord and
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I make ya my lord and savior."
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Savior." friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe ya
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Simple prayer, we believe ya got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing over
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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Life throws so much at us.
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Life throws so much at us. disappointments,
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Disappointments, failures, challenges.
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Failures, challenges. we can feel so out of touch
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We can feel so out of touch that we no longer
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That we no longer recognize ourselves.
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Recognize ourselves. life has a way of changing us.
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Life has a way of changing us. at one time
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At one time we were outgoing
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We were outgoing and excited about our dreams.
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And excited about our dreams. but when we go
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But when we go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and people do us
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And people do us wrong, it's easy
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Wrong, it's easy to lose that positive,
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To lose that positive, passionate person
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Passionate person that we used to be.
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Get back to who you really are. the joyful you,
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The joyful you, the confident you,
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The confident you, the talented you.
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The talented you. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. you haven't been
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You haven't been through too much.
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Through too much. you may have lost
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You may have lost part of yourself,
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Part of yourself, but you can find yourself.
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But you can find yourself. god is in the business
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Of restoring what was lost. healing what was broken.
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You haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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Best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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Joel Osteen - Step Into The Unknown

April 14, 2026 | 27:29

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