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Joel Osteen - Stronger Than You Think

February 4, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Stronger Than You Think | February 4, 2026

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> (music playing) > joel: god bless you!
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> joel: god bless you! it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today.
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected
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Follow us on social media. i promise you we'll keep you
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I promise you we'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. thanks for tuning in.
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Thanks for tuning in. thanks again for coming out
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Thanks again for coming out today.
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Today. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this
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I heard about this kindergarten teacher.
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Kindergarten teacher. she was trying to explain to
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She was trying to explain to her students about
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Her students about self-esteem.
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Self-esteem. she said to her class,
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She said to her class, "anyone who feels like
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"anyone who feels like you're dumb, please stand
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You're dumb, please stand up."
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Up." she didn't think anyone
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She didn't think anyone would stand and she would
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Would stand and she would make the point how no one is
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Make the point how no one is dumb.
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Dumb. about that time, little
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About that time, little johnny stood up.
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Johnny stood up. she thought, "oh no, what am
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She thought, "oh no, what am i going to say?"
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I going to say?" she said, "now johnny, do
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She said, "now johnny, do you really feel like you're
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You really feel like you're dumb?"
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Dumb?" he said, "no ma'am, i just
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He said, "no ma'am, i just hate to see you standing
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Hate to see you standing there all by yourself."
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There all by yourself." (laughter) say it like you
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(laughter) say it like you mean it.
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Mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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Alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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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 stronger than you
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About stronger than you think.
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Think. we all face pressure in life
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We all face pressure in life and times where we could
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And times where we could feel overwhelmed.
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Feel overwhelmed. the obstacle looks too big,
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The obstacle looks too big, we never dreamed we'd be
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We never dreamed we'd be dealing with this sickness,
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Dealing with this sickness, we thought this trouble at
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We thought this trouble at work would be over by now.
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Work would be over by now. it's easy to feel like it's
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It's easy to feel like it's too much, we can't take it
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Too much, we can't take it anymore.
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Anymore. but the scripture says, "god
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But the scripture says, "god will never let us face more
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Will never let us face more than we can handle.
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Than we can handle. but he will make a way of
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But he will make a way of escape so that you will be
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Escape so that you will be able to bear it."
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Able to bear it." when god designed you, he
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When god designed you, he took into account everything
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Took into account everything you would face, every
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You would face, every struggle, every unfair
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Struggle, every unfair situation, every setback and
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Situation, every setback and he put in you the strength,
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He put in you the strength, the courage, the
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The courage, the determination, to withstand
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Determination, to withstand it.
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It. when you feel overwhelmed,
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When you feel overwhelmed, like the pressure is too
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Like the pressure is too much, it's because you're
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Much, it's because you're stronger than you think.
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Stronger than you think. you haven't discovered all
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You haven't discovered all that's in you.
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That's in you. you'll never know how strong
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You'll never know how strong you really are, until you
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You really are, until you face pressure that you've
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Face pressure that you've never faced.
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Never faced. it may seem unbearable but
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It may seem unbearable but the fact that god allowed it
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The fact that god allowed it means that you can handle
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Means that you can handle it.
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It. he didn't say he would make
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He didn't say he would make a way of escape so you can
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A way of escape so you can run from it, so you can
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Run from it, so you can avoid it, he said so you can
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Avoid it, he said so you can bear it.
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Bear it. you can look back at times
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You can look back at times where you didn't think you
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Where you didn't think you could go on, the pressure
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Could go on, the pressure seemed unbearable, but
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Seemed unbearable, but somehow it didn't defeat
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Somehow it didn't defeat you, you had the strength to
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You, you had the strength to get up another day, you kept
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Get up another day, you kept going when you didn't feel
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Going when you didn't feel like you had anything left.
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Like you had anything left. why didn't it break you?
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Why didn't it break you? because you were stronger
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Because you were stronger than you thought.
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Than you thought. god designed you to handle
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God designed you to handle that pressure.
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That pressure. he wouldn't have allowed you
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He wouldn't have allowed you to get in it, if he hadn't
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To get in it, if he hadn't already put in you what you
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Already put in you what you needed to handle it.
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Needed to handle it. you will always be able to
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You will always be able to bear whatever comes your
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Bear whatever comes your way.
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Way. i read about a little fish
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I read about a little fish called the mariana snail
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Called the mariana snail fish.
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Fish. it lives at the very bottom
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It lives at the very bottom of the ocean, almost five
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Of the ocean, almost five miles underwater.
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Miles underwater. no other fish can survive at
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No other fish can survive at that depth.
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That depth. the pressure is more than a
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The pressure is more than a thousand times than at the
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Thousand times than at the surface.
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Surface. it would crush any other
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It would crush any other fish.
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Fish. but when god designed this
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But when god designed this small fish, he made its
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Small fish, he made its bones flexible, so they
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Bones flexible, so they could withstand the
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Could withstand the pressure.
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Pressure. they have special cells and
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They have special cells and a unique digestive system.
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A unique digestive system. most fish have one gene to
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Most fish have one gene to stabilize proteins, but this
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Stabilize proteins, but this fish has five.
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Fish has five. because they're designed to
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Because they're designed to handle the pressure, they
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Handle the pressure, they don't live burdened,
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Don't live burdened, struggling, overwhelmed,
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Struggling, overwhelmed, they thrive.
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They thrive. in the same way, when god
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In the same way, when god designed you, he knew what
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Designed you, he knew what pressures you would face.
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Pressures you would face. financial pressure,
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Financial pressure, relationship pressure,
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Relationship pressure, pressure raising children,
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Pressure raising children, pressure dealing with an
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Pressure dealing with an illness.
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Illness. if that pressure was going
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If that pressure was going to crush you, if it was
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To crush you, if it was going to be unbearable, then
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Going to be unbearable, then god wouldn't have put you
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God wouldn't have put you there.
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There. he doesn't make mistakes.
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He doesn't make mistakes. anything you face, you have
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Anything you face, you have to remind yourself, you can
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To remind yourself, you can handle it.
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Handle it. you've been designed for it.
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You've been designed for it. the scripture talks about
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The scripture talks about how you are full of 'can do'
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How you are full of 'can do' power.
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Power. you are well able to
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You are well able to overcome opposition, to
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Overcome opposition, to outlast adversity.
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Outlast adversity. but i've learned, 'can do'
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But i've learned, 'can do' power doesn't do you any
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Power doesn't do you any good, if you have a 'can't
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Good, if you have a 'can't do' mentality.
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Do' mentality. quit looking at all the
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Quit looking at all the things you can't do.
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Things you can't do. have a new perspective.
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Have a new perspective. i can do all things through
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I can do all things through christ who strengthens me.
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Christ who strengthens me. this obstacle may be big,
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This obstacle may be big, but i can overcome it.
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But i can overcome it. this trouble is taking
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This trouble is taking longer than i thought, but i
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Longer than i thought, but i can outlast it.
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Can outlast it. this situation feels
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This situation feels overwhelming, but i can
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Overwhelming, but i can handle it.
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Handle it. i've been designed for it.
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I've been designed for it. i'm strong.
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I'm strong. i'm anointed, i'm equipped."
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I'm anointed, i'm equipped." don't have a weak mentality.
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Don't have a weak mentality. you weren't created to fall
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You weren't created to fall apart when pressure comes.
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Apart when pressure comes. you are stronger than you
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You are stronger than you think.
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Think. you are more favored than
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You are more favored than you think.
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You think. you are more anointed than
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You are more anointed than you think.
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You think. like god designed that small
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Like god designed that small fish with special cells and
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Fish with special cells and bones to withstand the
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Bones to withstand the pressure, how much more has
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Pressure, how much more has god designed you with
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God designed you with special strength, with
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Special strength, with courage, with fortitude,
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Courage, with fortitude, with stamina.
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With stamina. when you start seeing
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When you start seeing yourself as strong,
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Yourself as strong, empowered, well able, you
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Empowered, well able, you won't be overwhelmed but
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Won't be overwhelmed but you'll discover strength
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You'll discover strength that you didn't know you
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That you didn't know you had.
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Had. this is what happened to
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This is what happened to gideon.
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Gideon. he was hiding in the
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He was hiding in the winepress, afraid of the
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Winepress, afraid of the midianites.
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Midianites. they had surrounded his
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They had surrounded his city.
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City. you can imagine the pressure
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You can imagine the pressure he was under, how he felt
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He was under, how he felt overwhelmed, wondering what
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Overwhelmed, wondering what was going happen.
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Was going happen. just when it seemed like he
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Just when it seemed like he couldn't bear it anymore, an
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Couldn't bear it anymore, an angel showed up and said,
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Angel showed up and said, "mighty hero, the lord is
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"mighty hero, the lord is with you."
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With you." one translation says,
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One translation says, "valiant man of fearless
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"valiant man of fearless courage."
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Courage." gideon didn't feel like a
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Gideon didn't feel like a mighty hero.
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Mighty hero. he was hiding.
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He was hiding. he didn't feel courageous;
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He didn't feel courageous; he was weak, intimidated.
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He was weak, intimidated. the angel was saying in
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The angel was saying in effect, "gideon, you are
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Effect, "gideon, you are stronger than you think.
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Stronger than you think. you're letting the situation
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You're letting the situation overwhelm you.
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Overwhelm you. you think it's unbearable,
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You think it's unbearable, but i'm here to tell you,
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But i'm here to tell you, you've got what it takes.
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You've got what it takes. you're courageous, you're
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You're courageous, you're talented, you're favored,
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Talented, you're favored, you're well able."
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You're well able." gideon didn't know what was
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Gideon didn't know what was in him.
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In him. he saw what was around him;
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He saw what was around him; enemies that looked too big,
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Enemies that looked too big, opposition that seemed
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Opposition that seemed insurmountable.
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Insurmountable. the angel showed up to
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The angel showed up to remind him of what was in
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Remind him of what was in him.
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Him. the angel went on to say,
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The angel went on to say, "gideon, you are to lead the
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"gideon, you are to lead the people of israel against the
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People of israel against the midianites."
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Midianites." even though he saw an angel,
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Even though he saw an angel, he still wasn't convinced.
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He still wasn't convinced. he said, "are you kidding?
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He said, "are you kidding? i come from the poorest
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I come from the poorest family.
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Family. i'm the least one in my
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I'm the least one in my father's house."
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Father's house." he was saying, "you're
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He was saying, "you're calling me strong, you're
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Calling me strong, you're calling me a hero, do you
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Calling me a hero, do you know my background, do you
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Know my background, do you know where i come from, do
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Know where i come from, do you see what i'm up
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You see what i'm up against?"
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Against?" gideon didn't understand
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Gideon didn't understand that god won't let you get
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That god won't let you get in a situation if he hasn't
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In a situation if he hasn't already equipped you for it.
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Already equipped you for it. if it was going to be too
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If it was going to be too much to bear, too big to
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Much to bear, too big to defeat, god wouldn't have
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Defeat, god wouldn't have allowed it.
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Allowed it. the fact that you're in it
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The fact that you're in it means you can handle it.
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Means you can handle it. now, like gideon you may not
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Now, like gideon you may not think so, the odds are
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Think so, the odds are against you, it feels
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Against you, it feels overwhelming, you are
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Overwhelming, you are stronger than you think.
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Stronger than you think. you are more powerful than
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You are more powerful than you think.
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You think. the most high god is
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The most high god is breathing on your life.
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Breathing on your life. he's saying to you today,
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He's saying to you today, "mighty hero rise up, mighty
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"mighty hero rise up, mighty hero stand strong, mighty
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Hero stand strong, mighty hero you are well able."
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Hero you are well able." you would think after the
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You would think after the angel called him a hero,
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Angel called him a hero, gideon would be full of
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Gideon would be full of faith, ready to take new
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Faith, ready to take new ground but he still wasn't
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Ground but he still wasn't convinced.
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Convinced. god could have thought,
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God could have thought, "gideon, forget about it.
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"gideon, forget about it. if you don't know what you
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If you don't know what you have, if you see yourself as
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Have, if you see yourself as weak, i'll go find somebody
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Weak, i'll go find somebody else."
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Else." but god never gives up on
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But god never gives up on us.
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Us. you may think of all the
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You may think of all the reasons why you can't
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Reasons why you can't overcome, why that problem
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Overcome, why that problem is too big and how it's
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Is too big and how it's unbearable; but god is going
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Unbearable; but god is going to keep calling you a mighty
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To keep calling you a mighty hero.
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Hero. he's going to keep telling
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He's going to keep telling you that you're stronger
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You that you're stronger than you think.
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Than you think. he's going to keep pushing
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He's going to keep pushing your forward, showing you
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Your forward, showing you signs of his favor.
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Signs of his favor. gideon and one of his men
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Gideon and one of his men snuck down to the enemy's
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Snuck down to the enemy's camp to see what was going
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Camp to see what was going on.
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On. several armies had united to
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Several armies had united to fight the israelites.
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Fight the israelites. gideon only had three
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Gideon only had three hundred men.
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Hundred men. it seemed impossible.
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It seemed impossible. but just as they crept up,
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But just as they crept up, they overheard one of the
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They overheard one of the midianites telling about a
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Midianites telling about a dream that he had.
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Dream that he had. the other midianite said, "i
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The other midianite said, "i know exactly what that dream
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Know exactly what that dream means, god has given gideon
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Means, god has given gideon and the israelites victory
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And the israelites victory over all of us."
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Over all of us." when gideon heard that,
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When gideon heard that, something came alive on the
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Something came alive on the inside.
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Inside. he returned to camp, shouted
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He returned to camp, shouted to his men, "get up, god has
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To his men, "get up, god has given us the victory."
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Given us the victory." he no longer felt weak,
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He no longer felt weak, overwhelmed, intimidated.
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Overwhelmed, intimidated. he knew he was well able.
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He knew he was well able. at midnight, they attacked
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At midnight, they attacked the enemy's army, even
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The enemy's army, even though they were greatly
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Though they were greatly outnumbered, gideon and
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Outnumbered, gideon and israelites won the victory.
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Israelites won the victory. i don't think we would be
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I don't think we would be talking about gideon if the
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Talking about gideon if the angel had not told him that
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Angel had not told him that he was stronger than he
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He was stronger than he thought.
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Thought. if the angel had not called
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If the angel had not called him a mighty hero, if he had
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Him a mighty hero, if he had not challenged him to see
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Not challenged him to see himself differently, gideon
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Himself differently, gideon would have missed his
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Would have missed his destiny.
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Destiny. you're not hearing this by
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You're not hearing this by accident.
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Accident. god is saying to you, you're
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God is saying to you, you're stronger than you think.
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Stronger than you think. you're bigger than what
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You're bigger than what you're up against.
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You're up against. you were created to
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You were created to overcome, born with what you
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Overcome, born with what you need to defeat what's trying
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Need to defeat what's trying to stop you.
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To stop you. you may feel weak,
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You may feel weak, intimidated, overwhelmed,
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Intimidated, overwhelmed, that's okay.
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That's okay. god made us with feelings.
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God made us with feelings. i'm not saying don't feel
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I'm not saying don't feel things, i'm saying don't let
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Things, i'm saying don't let feelings have the final say.
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Feelings have the final say. don't let your feelings run
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Don't let your feelings run your life.
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Your life. you have to go by what you
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You have to go by what you know not by what you feel.
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Know not by what you feel. when you're weak, you need
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When you're weak, you need to say, "i am strong."
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To say, "i am strong." when you feel overwhelmed,
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When you feel overwhelmed, you need to say, "i can do
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You need to say, "i can do all things through christ."
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All things through christ." when you feel intimidated,
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When you feel intimidated, you need to say, "i am a
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You need to say, "i am a mighty hero."
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Mighty hero." when the pressure feels too
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When the pressure feels too much, you need to say, "i am
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Much, you need to say, "i am well able, i can handle it."
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Well able, i can handle it." it's significant that gideon
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It's significant that gideon heard what the enemy was
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Heard what the enemy was saying about him.
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Saying about him. that's what convinced him to
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That's what convinced him to see himself the right way.
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See himself the right way. if you could hear the enemy
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If you could hear the enemy talking about you, he'd be
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Talking about you, he'd be saying, "that's william,
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Saying, "that's william, don't mess with him, he
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Don't mess with him, he serves the most high god.
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Serves the most high god. that's maria, that's susie,
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That's maria, that's susie, you better be careful,
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You better be careful, they're powerful, they're
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They're powerful, they're favored, they're strong."
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Favored, they're strong." sometimes the enemy knows
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Sometimes the enemy knows who we are, more than we
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Who we are, more than we know who we are.
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Know who we are. god is not only saying, you
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God is not only saying, you are stronger than you think,
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Are stronger than you think, but even the enemy is
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But even the enemy is saying, "if they find out
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Saying, "if they find out who they are, surely they
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Who they are, surely they will defeat us.
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Will defeat us. if they realize they are a
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If they realize they are a mighty hero, then we are no
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Mighty hero, then we are no match for them."
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Match for them." are you seeing yourself the
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Are you seeing yourself the right way?
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Right way? have you discovered what's
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Have you discovered what's in you?
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In you? that situation that seems
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That situation that seems overwhelming, that pressure
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Overwhelming, that pressure that feels unbearable, it's
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That feels unbearable, it's not there to defeat you but
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Not there to defeat you but to help you discover
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To help you discover strength that you didn't
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Strength that you didn't know you had.
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Know you had. you're not weak, you're not
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You're not weak, you're not at a disadvantage, you're a
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At a disadvantage, you're a mighty hero.
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Mighty hero. you are a man, a woman, of
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You are a man, a woman, of fearless courage.
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Fearless courage. the pressure on the outside
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The pressure on the outside may be great, other people
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May be great, other people may not be able to take it,
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May not be able to take it, but god knew you would face
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But god knew you would face it.
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It. that's why like that little
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That's why like that little fish, he's already giving
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Fish, he's already giving you what you need not just
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You what you need not just to survive.
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To survive. that's one thing, we make it
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That's one thing, we make it through life, burdened down,
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Through life, burdened down, feeling unbearable.
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Feeling unbearable. you weren't created to
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You weren't created to survive but to thrive.
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Survive but to thrive. when things come that should
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When things come that should be unbearable, you've tapped
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Be unbearable, you've tapped into strength that you
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Into strength that you didn't know you had.
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Didn't know you had. you still give god praise,
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You still give god praise, you still shine at work, you
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You still shine at work, you still accomplish great
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Still accomplish great dreams.
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Dreams. don't go your whole life and
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Don't go your whole life and never discover what's in
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Never discover what's in you.
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You. you are stronger than you
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You are stronger than you think.
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Think. think about a little seed.
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Think about a little seed. just a quarter of an inch
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Just a quarter of an inch long, it doesn't look like
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Long, it doesn't look like much.
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Much. you put that seed in the
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You put that seed in the ground.
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Ground. the dirt that's on top of it
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The dirt that's on top of it is thousands of times
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Is thousands of times heavier and more powerful.
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Heavier and more powerful. the little seed could think.
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The little seed could think. "just my luck, i was doing
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"just my luck, i was doing fine, then someone put me in
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Fine, then someone put me in this dirt, someone buried
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This dirt, someone buried me."
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Me." but what that seed doesn't
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But what that seed doesn't know is god already took
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Know is god already took into account that one day it
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Into account that one day it would be buried, one day it
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Would be buried, one day it would feel overwhelmed, be
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Would feel overwhelmed, be surrounded by pressure and
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Surrounded by pressure and forces that were much
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Forces that were much greater.
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Greater. so, god put in that seed
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So, god put in that seed supernatural life,
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Supernatural life, supernatural strength,
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Supernatural strength, supernatural ability.
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Supernatural ability. after it's buried, been in
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After it's buried, been in the dark, looks like it's
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The dark, looks like it's over, the seed will
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Over, the seed will germinate.
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Germinate. it will open up and somehow
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It will open up and somehow begin to push the dirt out
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Begin to push the dirt out of the way.
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Of the way. that seed didn't realize, it
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That seed didn't realize, it was designed to buried, it
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Was designed to buried, it was designed to have dirt
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Was designed to have dirt put on it.
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Put on it. god knew it would face
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God knew it would face opposition that looked much
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Opposition that looked much bigger, that's why he put in
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Bigger, that's why he put in it strength to push up dirt,
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It strength to push up dirt, strength to move something
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Strength to move something many times stronger.
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Many times stronger. god was showing us, it's not
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God was showing us, it's not the size of what you're up
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The size of what you're up against.
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Against. what matters is what the
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What matters is what the creator put in you.
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Creator put in you. don't be intimidated by how
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Don't be intimidated by how big the opposition is, by
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Big the opposition is, by how bad the medical report
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How bad the medical report looks, by how powerful the
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Looks, by how powerful the people are against you.
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People are against you. like that seed, you have the
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Like that seed, you have the life of almighty god.
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Life of almighty god. you have the favor of god.
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You have the favor of god. you have 'can do' power, you
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You have 'can do' power, you are stronger than you think.
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Are stronger than you think. when that seed is buried, i
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When that seed is buried, i can hear the dirt laughing,
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Can hear the dirt laughing, saying, "you're done now,
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Saying, "you're done now, you don't have a chance, i'm
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You don't have a chance, i'm so much more powerful than
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So much more powerful than you."
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You." the seed could panic, live
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The seed could panic, live overwhelmed, "what am i
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Overwhelmed, "what am i going to do?"
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Going to do?" but this seed knows a
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But this seed knows a secret.
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Secret. it says, "hey mr. dirt, i
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It says, "hey mr. dirt, i may look small, i know i'm
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May look small, i know i'm at a disadvantage right now,
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At a disadvantage right now, i know you're much bigger,
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I know you're much bigger, but i'm not worried, i'm
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But i'm not worried, i'm stronger than i look, i'm
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Stronger than i look, i'm more powerful than i appear.
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More powerful than i appear. i have something in me
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I have something in me that's not ordinary, it's
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That's not ordinary, it's not common, i have the life
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Not common, i have the life of almighty god."
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Of almighty god." the dirt says, "big deal.
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The dirt says, "big deal. i'm still hundreds of times
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I'm still hundreds of times more powerful."
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More powerful." but in a few weeks, the
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But in a few weeks, the little seed opens up and it
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Little seed opens up and it begins to push the dirt
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Begins to push the dirt back, push it back, push it
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Back, push it back, push it back.
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Back. before long, the seed has
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Before long, the seed has come up out of the ground,
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Come up out of the ground, now it's a beautiful bush
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Now it's a beautiful bush with blooming flowers.
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With blooming flowers. in the same way, things that
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In the same way, things that look like they're going to
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Look like they're going to overwhelm you, looks like
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Overwhelm you, looks like it's too much to bear,
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It's too much to bear, remember this phrase, you
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Remember this phrase, you are stronger than you think.
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Are stronger than you think. god knew it was coming.
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God knew it was coming. he's already put things on
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He's already put things on the inside that you can't
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The inside that you can't see right now, but at the
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See right now, but at the appointed time, you're going
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Appointed time, you're going to push back the dirt.
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To push back the dirt. you're going to come out of
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You're going to come out of what's holding you back.
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What's holding you back. not like you were but you're
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Not like you were but you're going to bloom.
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Going to bloom. you're going to blossom, go
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You're going to blossom, go to new levels, accomplish
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To new levels, accomplish greater goals.
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Greater goals. don't be fooled by the dirt,
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Don't be fooled by the dirt, the dirt is getting you
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The dirt is getting you ready to flourish.
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Ready to flourish. there are things in your
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There are things in your destiny that can only happen
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Destiny that can only happen with the dirt.
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With the dirt. if you weren't buried so to
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If you weren't buried so to speak, you would never see
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Speak, you would never see what's in your seed.
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What's in your seed. you wouldn't reach your
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You wouldn't reach your potential.
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Potential. you can keep a seed on a
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You can keep a seed on a shelf for years, that's
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Shelf for years, that's nice.
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Nice. it doesn't have to get
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It doesn't have to get dirty, doesn't have to be
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Dirty, doesn't have to be uncomfortable, but that seed
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Uncomfortable, but that seed would never become what it
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Would never become what it was created to be.
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Was created to be. it may be an apple seed.
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It may be an apple seed. there are apple orchards in
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There are apple orchards in that one seed, but it will
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That one seed, but it will never produce a single apple
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Never produce a single apple without the dirt.
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Without the dirt. the challenge is when we get
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The challenge is when we get dirt on us, when we face
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Dirt on us, when we face things we don't understand,
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Things we don't understand, it feels overwhelming, it's
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It feels overwhelming, it's easy to get discouraged,
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Easy to get discouraged, give up on our dreams, "god
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Give up on our dreams, "god why is this happening?"
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Why is this happening?" that's going to keep our
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That's going to keep our seed from germinating.
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Seed from germinating. the right attitude is, "this
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The right attitude is, "this dirt is not stopping my
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Dirt is not stopping my destiny, it's taking me into
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Destiny, it's taking me into my destiny."
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My destiny." god wouldn't have allowed
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God wouldn't have allowed the dirt, if it was going to
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The dirt, if it was going to keep you from your purpose.
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Keep you from your purpose. the problem may look too
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The problem may look too big, the sickness looks too
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Big, the sickness looks too great, the trouble is not
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Great, the trouble is not turning around.
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Turning around. can i tell you, you are
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Can i tell you, you are stronger than you think.
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Stronger than you think. you can endure more than you
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You can endure more than you think.
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Think. that dirt is not going to
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That dirt is not going to defeat you, it's going to
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Defeat you, it's going to promote you.
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Promote you. we had a dog growing up by
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We had a dog growing up by the name of scooter.
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The name of scooter. my father used to ride his
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My father used to ride his bike through the
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Bike through the neighborhood and scooter
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Neighborhood and scooter would follow along side.
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Would follow along side. daddy was so proud of
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Daddy was so proud of scooter.
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Scooter. he was a big german
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He was a big german shepherd, strong, powerful.
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Shepherd, strong, powerful. he would take off ahead of
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He would take off ahead of my father and run through
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My father and run through the neighbor's yards, check
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The neighbor's yards, check everything out, like he was
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Everything out, like he was the king of the road.
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The king of the road. one day as they were riding,
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One day as they were riding, this little chihuahua, a
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This little chihuahua, a little bitty dog, saw
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Little bitty dog, saw scooter down the road and
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Scooter down the road and started barking and barking.
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Started barking and barking. scooter didn't think twice,
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Scooter didn't think twice, he took off toward that dog
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He took off toward that dog full speed, like he was
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Full speed, like he was saying, "how dare you bark
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Saying, "how dare you bark at me."
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At me." my father thought, "oh no,
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My father thought, "oh no, scooter is going to tear
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Scooter is going to tear into that dog.
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Into that dog. one paw on him and that
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One paw on him and that little dog will be done."
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Little dog will be done." he sped up to try to calm
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He sped up to try to calm scooter down.
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Scooter down. the closer scooter got the
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The closer scooter got the louder that dog barked.
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Louder that dog barked. finally, scooter got right
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Finally, scooter got right up to him, this big
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Up to him, this big showdown.
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Showdown. my father was waiting for
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My father was waiting for scooter to show him who was
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Scooter to show him who was boss, but scooter rolled
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Boss, but scooter rolled over on his back, put up all
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Over on his back, put up all four legs in the air, like
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Four legs in the air, like he was saying, "i give up,
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He was saying, "i give up, don't hurt me."
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Don't hurt me." my father said, "i wanted to
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My father said, "i wanted to kick scooter all the way
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Kick scooter all the way home."
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Home." scooter was a lot bigger on
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Scooter was a lot bigger on the outside than he was on
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The outside than he was on the inside.
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The inside. that little chihuahua, he
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That little chihuahua, he may have been small in size,
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May have been small in size, but he was stronger than he
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But he was stronger than he looked, he was more powerful
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Looked, he was more powerful than he looked.
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Than he looked. i've learned, it's not the
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I've learned, it's not the size of the problem, it's
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Size of the problem, it's the size of the person.
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The size of the person. my father was ashamed of
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My father was ashamed of scooter, but i wonder how
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Scooter, but i wonder how many times our heavenly
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Many times our heavenly father looks down at us and
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Father looks down at us and thinks, "why are you putting
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Thinks, "why are you putting up all fours, why are you
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Up all fours, why are you giving up, overwhelmed,
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Giving up, overwhelmed, thinking you can't handle
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Thinking you can't handle it, when i've called you a
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It, when i've called you a mighty hero, when i've given
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Mighty hero, when i've given you 'can do' power, when
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You 'can do' power, when i've surrounded you with
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I've surrounded you with favor, when i've armed you
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Favor, when i've armed you with strength for every
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With strength for every battle, when i'm going
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Battle, when i'm going before you making crooked
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Before you making crooked places straight, when i've
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Places straight, when i've designed you to withstand
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Designed you to withstand any pressure that comes
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Any pressure that comes against you."
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Against you." you want to make god proud,
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You want to make god proud, stand strong, be courageous,
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Stand strong, be courageous, think like a champion, talk
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Think like a champion, talk like an overcomer, praise
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Like an overcomer, praise when you could be
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When you could be complaining, declare victory
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Complaining, declare victory when all you see is defeat,
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When all you see is defeat, expect favor when it seems
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Expect favor when it seems impossible.
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Impossible. god has awesome things in
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God has awesome things in your future, but let me keep
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Your future, but let me keep it real, there will be
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It real, there will be awesome challenges in your
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Awesome challenges in your future.
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Future. to reach your destiny, you
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To reach your destiny, you have to discover what's in
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Have to discover what's in you.
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You. every time you realize,
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Every time you realize, you're stronger than you
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You're stronger than you think, you overcome, you
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Think, you overcome, you outlast, you endure, that
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Outlast, you endure, that strength is going to be
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Strength is going to be instrumental for the next
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Instrumental for the next challenge, for the next
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Challenge, for the next dream.
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Dream. that's preparing you for the
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That's preparing you for the amazing things god has in
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Amazing things god has in store.
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Store. david was a teenager, out
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David was a teenager, out working in the shepherd's
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Working in the shepherd's fields, taking care of his
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Fields, taking care of his father's sheep.
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Father's sheep. one day he took lunch to his
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One day he took lunch to his brothers who were in the
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Brothers who were in the army.
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Army. he heard goliath taunting
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He heard goliath taunting the israelites.
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The israelites. something rose up in him.
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Something rose up in him. he told king saul that he
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He told king saul that he wanted to fight goliath.
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Wanted to fight goliath. they all tried to talk him
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They all tried to talk him out of it, told him he was
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Out of it, told him he was too small, not qualified, no
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Too small, not qualified, no experience, but david was
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Experience, but david was determined.
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Determined. when goliath saw how small
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When goliath saw how small david was, he began to
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David was, he began to laugh.
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Laugh. he said, "am i a dog that
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He said, "am i a dog that you come at me with a
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You come at me with a stick?"
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Stick?" he was saying, "is this the
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He was saying, "is this the best you've got?"
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Best you've got?" david looked at goliath and
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David looked at goliath and said in effect, "i may be
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Said in effect, "i may be small but i'm stronger than
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Small but i'm stronger than i look.
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I look. i'm more powerful than i
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I'm more powerful than i look.
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Look. i'm more experienced than i
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I'm more experienced than i look" david took his sling
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Look" david took his sling shot and with that one stone
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Shot and with that one stone brought down goliath.
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Brought down goliath. you may have some goliaths
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You may have some goliaths telling you what you can't
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Telling you what you can't do.
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Do. "you're not strong enough,
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"you're not strong enough, you can't break that
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You can't break that addiction, you can't beat
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Addiction, you can't beat the sickness, you'll never
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The sickness, you'll never accomplish that dream,
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Accomplish that dream, you're not big enough."
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You're not big enough." you have to do like david
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You have to do like david and tell goliath, "i may
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And tell goliath, "i may look small but i'm stronger
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Look small but i'm stronger than you think.
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Than you think. you haven't seen the best of
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You haven't seen the best of me.
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Me. you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the courage, the fortitude, the
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Courage, the fortitude, the greatness.
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Greatness. you just see a gideon, what
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You just see a gideon, what you don't realize is you're
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You don't realize is you're looking at a mighty hero."
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Looking at a mighty hero." that problem is not going to
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That problem is not going to defeat you, that trouble is
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Defeat you, that trouble is not how your story ends,
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Not how your story ends, that loss is not going to
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That loss is not going to define you.
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Define you. you're going to discover
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You're going to discover things in you that you
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Things in you that you didn't know you had.
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Didn't know you had. i believe even now strength
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I believe even now strength is rising up, courage is
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Is rising up, courage is rising up, dreams are coming
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Rising up, dreams are coming back to life.
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Back to life. you're about to see god do
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You're about to see god do things you couldn't do, turn
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Things you couldn't do, turn situations around that look
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Situations around that look permanent, open doors that
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Permanent, open doors that no person can shut.
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No person can shut. when i was ten years old, i
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When i was ten years old, i was playing little league
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Was playing little league baseball.
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Baseball. i was very small growing up,
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I was very small growing up, always the shortest one on
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Always the shortest one on the team.
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The team. i got up to bat and the
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I got up to bat and the coach on the other team,
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Coach on the other team, came out of the dugout and
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Came out of the dugout and started waving his arms,
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Started waving his arms, shouting to the outfielders,
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Shouting to the outfielders, "come in closer, come in
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"come in closer, come in closer."
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Closer." it was like he was saying,
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It was like he was saying, "this guy up to bat is a
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"this guy up to bat is a loser, look how small he is,
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Loser, look how small he is, he can't hit."
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He can't hit." he was making this big
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He was making this big scene.
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Scene. everyone in the stands was
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Everyone in the stands was watching him.
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Watching him. something rose up in me.
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Something rose up in me. i thought, "you don't know
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I thought, "you don't know who you're talking about.
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Who you're talking about. you don't know what i'm
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You don't know what i'm capable of."
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Capable of." the pitcher threw the ball,
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The pitcher threw the ball, the first pitch, i swung as
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The first pitch, i swung as hard as i could.
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Hard as i could. the ball went over
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The ball went over everyone's head, one bounce,
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Everyone's head, one bounce, and hit the fence.
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And hit the fence. i felt like jose altuve.
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I felt like jose altuve. i was fast, i rounded the
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I was fast, i rounded the bases for an inside the park
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Bases for an inside the park home run.
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Home run. the next time i got up to
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The next time i got up to bat, the same coach came out
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Bat, the same coach came out but this time, he was waving
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But this time, he was waving his arms the other way,
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His arms the other way, shouting, "back up, back up,
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Shouting, "back up, back up, back up."
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Back up." what happened?
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What happened? i was stronger than he
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I was stronger than he thought.
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Thought. i believe the enemy has
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I believe the enemy has misjudged you.
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Misjudged you. he thinks you're a
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He thinks you're a lightweight, you're too
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Lightweight, you're too small, at a disadvantage,
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Small, at a disadvantage, overwhelmed, life's been
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Overwhelmed, life's been tough.
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Tough. why don't you step up and
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Why don't you step up and show what's in you?
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Show what's in you? why don't you shake off the
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Why don't you shake off the negative voices, quit
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Negative voices, quit listening to the goliath's
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Listening to the goliath's taunting you, quit believing
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Taunting you, quit believing the obstacle is too big and
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The obstacle is too big and show the world who you
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Show the world who you really are.
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Really are. there's a mighty hero
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There's a mighty hero waiting to come out.
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Waiting to come out. there's a giant killer.
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There's a giant killer. there's a history maker.
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There's a history maker. there's an overcomer.
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There's an overcomer. you may have some dirt on
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You may have some dirt on you, you're going through
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You, you're going through some challenges, that dirt
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Some challenges, that dirt can't hold you down.
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Can't hold you down. you have the life of
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You have the life of almighty god.
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Almighty god. you've been designed for
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You've been designed for this time, equipped for what
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This time, equipped for what you're facing, empowered to
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You're facing, empowered to fulfill your destiny.
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Fulfill your destiny. now don't live with a 'can't
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Now don't live with a 'can't do' mentality, when you have
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Do' mentality, when you have 'can do' power.
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'can do' power. get in agreement with god.
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Get in agreement with god. 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 discover strength, courage,
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Discover strength, courage, ability, favor like you've
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Ability, favor like you've never seen.
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Never seen. you're not just going to
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You're not just going to survive; you're going to
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Survive; you're going to thrive.
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Thrive. overcoming every obstacle,
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Overcoming every obstacle, defeating every enemy,
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Defeating every enemy, accomplishing every dream,
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Accomplishing every dream, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional
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Will guide younal devotional through a weekly rhythm
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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By life-changing insight that will strengthen
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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With this inspiring devotional resource,
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Inspiring devotional resource, you'll go on a healing journey.
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You'll go on a healing journey. you'll enter into god's rest
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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My mother was
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My mother was miraculously healed
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From terminal cancer.
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My sisterinal cancer.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family,
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You and your family, not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Around the world.
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And specialworld.
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And specialworld. thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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And you can fill your year
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And you can fill your year with strength, peace,
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And encouragement with the healing
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Plus, god still loves to heal, and the blessing
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Of taking communion. together,
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Together, they'll strengthen your faith,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Renew your hope, and remind you
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That jesus still heals
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And restores today.als
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Joel Osteen - Stronger Than You Think

February 4, 2026 | 27:29

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