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Joel Osteen - Surrender The Outcome

January 18, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Surrender The Outcome | January 18, 2026

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can
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Social media. and you can come visit us in person.
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Come visit us in person. we'd love to have you
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our
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Be a part of one of our services.
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I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this man, he was
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About this man, he was quietly reading the
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Quietly reading the newspaper, when his wife
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Newspaper, when his wife snuck up behind him and hit
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Snuck up behind him and hit him on the head with a frying
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Him on the head with a frying pan. he said, “what was that
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Pan. he said, “what was that for?” she said, “that was for
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For?” she said, “that was for the piece of paper i found in
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The piece of paper i found in your pocket with the name
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Your pocket with the name mary lou on it.” he said, “oh
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Mary lou on it.” he said, “oh honey, that's just one of the
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Honey, that's just one of the horses that i bet on at the
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Horses that i bet on at the racetrack last week.” she
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Racetrack last week.” she apologized and went about her
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Apologized and went about her business. two days later, she
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Business. two days later, she hit him on the head with a
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Hit him on the head with a bigger frying pan. after he
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Bigger frying pan. after he woke up, he said, “what in
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Woke up, he said, “what in the world was that for?” she
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The world was that for?” she said, “your horse just
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Said, “your horse just called.” (laughter)
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Called.” (laughter) that is not good at all. here
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That is not good at all. here we go y'all. say it like you
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We go y'all. say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i
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Mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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Am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today,
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What it says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of
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I will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my
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God. i boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus' name. god
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The same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about surrender the outcome.
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About surrender the outcome. we all have goals and dreams;
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We all have goals and dreams; promises we're standing on.
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Promises we're standing on. we have our idea of how it
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We have our idea of how it should work out and when it
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Should work out and when it should happen. this door will
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Should happen. this door will open. this person will show
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Open. this person will show up. this will start to
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Up. this will start to improve. but god's ways are
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Improve. but god's ways are not our ways. his plans are
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Not our ways. his plans are higher and better than our
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Higher and better than our plans. much of our
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Plans. much of our frustration comes from trying
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Frustration comes from trying to control the outcome. if
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To control the outcome. if you're only going to be happy
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You're only going to be happy if god does it your way,
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If god does it your way, you're setting yourself up
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You're setting yourself up for disappointment. god
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For disappointment. god doesn't always take you the
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Doesn't always take you the shortest route. he can see
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Shortest route. he can see dead ends that you can't see.
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Dead ends that you can't see. he knows the motives of
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He knows the motives of people, and what they're
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People, and what they're really up to. we think they
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Really up to. we think they would be good for us, we need
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Would be good for us, we need their favor, but god can see
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Their favor, but god can see how they would hinder our
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How they would hinder our destiny, so he's keeping them
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Destiny, so he's keeping them away. we can be frustrated,
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Away. we can be frustrated, thinking “god where are you?”
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Thinking “god where are you?” but god is not ignoring you,
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But god is not ignoring you, he's protecting you. he's
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He's protecting you. he's keeping you from heartache
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Keeping you from heartache and pain. if you're going to
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And pain. if you're going to stay in peace, you have to
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Stay in peace, you have to learn to surrender the
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Learn to surrender the outcome. you have to trust
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Outcome. you have to trust that god knows what's best.
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That god knows what's best. that his plans for you are
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That his plans for you are for good. if it's not
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For good. if it's not happening the way that you
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Happening the way that you thought, that means he has
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Thought, that means he has something better. there's
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Something better. there's nothing wrong with telling
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Nothing wrong with telling god what you want, what
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God what you want, what you're believing for, but the
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You're believing for, but the key is to leave the timing
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Key is to leave the timing and the way it happens in his
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And the way it happens in his hands. hold tightly to your
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Hands. hold tightly to your dreams but hold loosely to
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Dreams but hold loosely to how it's going to happen.
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How it's going to happen. i had someone tell me
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I had someone tell me recently, “joel, god let me
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Recently, “joel, god let me down. i prayed. i worked
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Down. i prayed. i worked hard, but he didn't come
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Hard, but he didn't come through for me.” they had
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Through for me.” they had their mind set on one way,
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Their mind set on one way, the way they wanted, but we
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The way they wanted, but we can't see all that god can
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Can't see all that god can see. sometimes it's a divine
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See. sometimes it's a divine delay. god's not doing it
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Delay. god's not doing it now, because everything is
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Now, because everything is not ready. or a divine
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Not ready. or a divine detour. he caused you to take
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Detour. he caused you to take that turn you weren't
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That turn you weren't expecting, because it's
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Expecting, because it's leading to something greater.
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Leading to something greater. just because it hasn't
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Just because it hasn't happened your way, doesn't
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Happened your way, doesn't mean god has forgotten about
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Mean god has forgotten about you; he let you down. “i
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You; he let you down. “i don't understand.” the
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Don't understand.” the problem is you're trying to
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Problem is you're trying to be god. you're trying to
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Be god. you're trying to control things you can't
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Control things you can't control. you have to turn the
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Control. you have to turn the outcome over to him. our part
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Outcome over to him. our part is to believe, to obey, to
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Is to believe, to obey, to trust. his part is to get us
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Trust. his part is to get us to our destinies.
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To our destinies. the scripture says, god
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The scripture says, god didn't lead the israelites
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Didn't lead the israelites the shortest route to the
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The shortest route to the promised land, because they
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Promised land, because they weren't prepared for war.
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Weren't prepared for war. they would have been defeated
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They would have been defeated by their enemies. what they
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By their enemies. what they thought was a delay, was
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Thought was a delay, was really god protecting them.
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Really god protecting them. they were frustrated, “moses,
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They were frustrated, “moses, why did you bring us out here
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Why did you bring us out here to die?” but the whole time
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To die?” but the whole time they were in the plan of god.
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They were in the plan of god. they couldn't see it because
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They couldn't see it because they had their idea of how it
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They had their idea of how it would work out. if you're
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Would work out. if you're going to stay in peace, you
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Going to stay in peace, you have to learn to surrender
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Have to learn to surrender the outcome. god is going to
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The outcome. god is going to do things in your life that
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Do things in your life that you don't have planned, that
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You don't have planned, that you didn't see coming. quit
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You didn't see coming. quit trying to control things you
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Trying to control things you were never meant to control.
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Were never meant to control. trying to force the door to
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Trying to force the door to open, manipulate that person
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Open, manipulate that person to like you. frustrated cause
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To like you. frustrated cause you're not seeing the
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You're not seeing the results. the right approach
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Results. the right approach is, “god, this is what i
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Is, “god, this is what i want. this is what i'm
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Want. this is what i'm believing for, but god my
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Believing for, but god my commitment to you is not
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Commitment to you is not dependent on the results.
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Dependent on the results. whether you answer this
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Whether you answer this prayer the way i want or not,
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Prayer the way i want or not, i'm still going to honor you.
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I'm still going to honor you. whether my business takes off
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Whether my business takes off or not, whether my health
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Or not, whether my health turns around, whether i get
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Turns around, whether i get that scholarship or not, god
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That scholarship or not, god i'm still going to praise
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I'm still going to praise you. i'm still going to have
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You. i'm still going to have a smile. i'm still going to
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A smile. i'm still going to be my best.” that's real
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Be my best.” that's real faith. that's showing god
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Faith. that's showing god that you trust him. not
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That you trust him. not conditional faith. “if god
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Conditional faith. “if god does everything i want, then
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Does everything i want, then i'll be happy. if he comes
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I'll be happy. if he comes through on my timetable, then
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Through on my timetable, then i'll serve him.” that's going
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I'll serve him.” that's going to keep you from your
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To keep you from your destiny. god is working in
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Destiny. god is working in ways that we don't understand.
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Ways that we don't understand. “well, joel, i was being my
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“well, joel, i was being my best at work, but the company
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Best at work, but the company didn't promote me. i was next
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Didn't promote me. i was next in line, but i got passed
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In line, but i got passed over.” that feels like
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Over.” that feels like rejection, but the truth is
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Rejection, but the truth is god is your door keeper.
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God is your door keeper. because you're honoring him,
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Because you're honoring him, he's controlling the doors in
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He's controlling the doors in your life. what opens and
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Your life. what opens and what closes. that's not
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What closes. that's not rejection, it's direction.
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Rejection, it's direction. god is keeping you in his
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God is keeping you in his plan. he opens doors that no
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Plan. he opens doors that no man can shut. what he has in
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Man can shut. what he has in store, when it's the right
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Store, when it's the right time, no person can stop, no
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Time, no person can stop, no bad break, no company, no
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Bad break, no company, no government. he has all power.
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Government. he has all power. if you want to save yourself
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If you want to save yourself a lot of frustration,
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A lot of frustration, surrender the outcome. quit
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Surrender the outcome. quit trying to control how it's
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Trying to control how it's going to work out, and when
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Going to work out, and when it's going to happen, who
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It's going to happen, who needs to show up. you're
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Needs to show up. you're putting god in a box. telling
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Putting god in a box. telling him what to do and how to do
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Him what to do and how to do it. no offense, he doesn't
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It. no offense, he doesn't need your help. he's god.
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Need your help. he's god. when you surrender the
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When you surrender the outcome, you're saying, “god,
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Outcome, you're saying, “god, i trust you. you know what's
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I trust you. you know what's best for my life. you'll get
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Best for my life. you'll get me to where i'm supposed to
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Me to where i'm supposed to be.” this takes the pressure
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Be.” this takes the pressure off.
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Off. too often we're trying to
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Too often we're trying to control the outcome, force
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Control the outcome, force the door to open,
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The door to open, manipulating, straining. but
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Manipulating, straining. but the scripture says god has
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The scripture says god has already written every day of
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Already written every day of your life. he has things
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Your life. he has things planned that you can't see.
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Planned that you can't see. but if your faith is based on
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But if your faith is based on what you thought would
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What you thought would happen, “god didn't answer my
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Happen, “god didn't answer my prayers. that situation
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Prayers. that situation didn't work out.” that's
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Didn't work out.” that's going to limit you. you're
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Going to limit you. you're disappointed, but god is
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Disappointed, but god is working, behind the scenes
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Working, behind the scenes keeping you in his best plan.
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Keeping you in his best plan. he may be leading you a
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He may be leading you a longer route on purpose.
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Longer route on purpose. you're concerned about the
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You're concerned about the opposition, but god is using
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Opposition, but god is using it to do a work in you.
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It to do a work in you. getting you prepared. or that
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Getting you prepared. or that problem, you hoped would be
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Problem, you hoped would be resolved by now. but god
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Resolved by now. but god hasn't delivered you from it,
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Hasn't delivered you from it, he's going to take you
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He's going to take you through it. it's going to be
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Through it. it's going to be a greater testimony. you
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A greater testimony. you don't understand it now, but
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Don't understand it now, but when it's all said and done,
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When it's all said and done, you're going to come out with
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You're going to come out with greater influence, greater
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Greater influence, greater honor, greater resources, as
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Honor, greater resources, as an example of god's goodness.
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An example of god's goodness. but that wouldn't have
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But that wouldn't have happened if god would have
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Happened if god would have done it your way. why don't
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Done it your way. why don't you surrender the outcome?
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You surrender the outcome? all those things you could be
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All those things you could be worried about, “why isn't
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Worried about, “why isn't this happening?” turn it over
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This happening?” turn it over to him. do your best and then
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To him. do your best and then rest. “god, i don't have to
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Rest. “god, i don't have to have my way to be happy. i
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Have my way to be happy. i trust you. i know your way is
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Trust you. i know your way is better.”
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This is what the three hebrew
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This is what the three hebrew teenagers did. they lived in
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Teenagers did. they lived in babylon. king nebuchadnezzar
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Babylon. king nebuchadnezzar had created this idol and
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Had created this idol and ordered them all to bow down
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Ordered them all to bow down and worship. these teenagers
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And worship. these teenagers only worshiped jehovah. they
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Only worshiped jehovah. they wouldn't bow. some of the
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Wouldn't bow. some of the people were upset. they ran
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People were upset. they ran and told the king. “we've got
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And told the king. “we've got these troublemakers, these
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These troublemakers, these teenagers, they won't bow.”
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Teenagers, they won't bow.” the king flew into a rage. he
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The king flew into a rage. he was so angry. he called them
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Was so angry. he called them together and said, “i'm going
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Together and said, “i'm going to give you one more chance.
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If you don't bow down, i'm
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If you don't bow down, i'm going to have you thrown into
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Going to have you thrown into a fiery furnace.” they said
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A fiery furnace.” they said in verse 17, “king, we're not
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In verse 17, “king, we're not going to bow. if you throw us
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Going to bow. if you throw us into the furnace, we know our
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Into the furnace, we know our god is able to deliver us. he
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God is able to deliver us. he will rescue us from your
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Will rescue us from your power.” i love their faith. i
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Power.” i love their faith. i love how they declared it:
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Love how they declared it: “we know god is able to
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“we know god is able to deliver us. we know he's all
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Deliver us. we know he's all powerful. we're not afraid of
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Powerful. we're not afraid of you.” they were bold and
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You.” they were bold and confident. but the next verse
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Confident. but the next verse is the key. “but even if he
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Is the key. “but even if he doesn't deliver us, we're
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Doesn't deliver us, we're still not going to bow down.”
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Still not going to bow down.” their commitment wasn't based
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Their commitment wasn't based on getting the results they
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On getting the results they were hoping for. they didn't
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Were hoping for. they didn't say, “god, we'll serve you as
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Say, “god, we'll serve you as long as we don't get thrown
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Long as we don't get thrown into that furnace. we won't
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Into that furnace. we won't bow, as long as you change
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Bow, as long as you change the king's mind.” that's
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The king's mind.” that's conditional faith. “as long
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As you answer my prayers,
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Change my spouse, open this
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Change my spouse, open this door, turn my health around.
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Door, turn my health around. then i'll give you praise.”
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Then i'll give you praise.” but true faith is when you
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But true faith is when you surrender the outcome.
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Surrender the outcome. “god, i know you can deliver
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“god, i know you can deliver me, but even if you don't,
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Me, but even if you don't, i'm still not going to bow. i
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I'm still not going to bow. i know you can heal me, that's
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Know you can heal me, that's what i'm believing for, but
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What i'm believing for, but even if you don't, i'm still
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Even if you don't, i'm still going to honor you. i know
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Going to honor you. i know you can bring my child back
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You can bring my child back home; you can increase my
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Home; you can increase my business, but even if it
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Business, but even if it doesn't happen, i'm not going
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Doesn't happen, i'm not going to live bitter. god, i trust
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To live bitter. god, i trust you. i know your plans for me
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You. i know your plans for me are for good. whether you
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Are for good. whether you take me through it or deliver
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Take me through it or deliver me from it, i'm going to stay
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Me from it, i'm going to stay in peace, with a good
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In peace, with a good attitude, knowing that it's
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Attitude, knowing that it's all working together for my
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All working together for my good.” don't be a fair
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Good.” don't be a fair weathered believer. if god
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Weathered believer. if god does what you want, you get
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Does what you want, you get the results you were counting
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The results you were counting on, then you'll be happy.
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On, then you'll be happy. then you'll pursue your
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Then you'll pursue your dreams. then you'll put god
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Dreams. then you'll put god first. god is looking for
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First. god is looking for people, like these teenagers,
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People, like these teenagers, that will surrender the
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That will surrender the outcome. that are committed
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Outcome. that are committed to him whether he delivers
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To him whether he delivers you from the fire or you get
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You from the fire or you get thrown into the fire. people
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Thrown into the fire. people that aren't swayed by what
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That aren't swayed by what they thought, what they had
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They thought, what they had planned, what they hoped for.
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Planned, what they hoped for. you don't get bitter; you
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You don't get bitter; you don't give up on your dreams.
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I think about job. in theams.
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I think about job. in theams. middle of all of his
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Middle of all of his troubles, his whole world
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Troubles, his whole world fell apart. yet he looked up
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Fell apart. yet he looked up to the heavens and said,
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To the heavens and said, “though he slay me, yet will
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“though he slay me, yet will i trust him.” i would rather
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I trust him.” i would rather die in faith, trusting,
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Die in faith, trusting, believing, thanking god for
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Believing, thanking god for his goodness, than to die
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His goodness, than to die bitter, complaining about the
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Bitter, complaining about the results. “god, why didn't you
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Results. “god, why didn't you keep me out of the fire, why
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Keep me out of the fire, why didn't my prayer get
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Didn't my prayer get answered, why is it taking so
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Long?” if you don't learn to
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Long?” if you don't learn to surrender the outcome, life
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Surrender the outcome, life is going to be frustrating.
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Is going to be frustrating. you'll end up discouraged.
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You'll end up discouraged. because god's ways are not
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Because god's ways are not our ways. there are doors you
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Our ways. there are doors you may want open, but god is
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May want open, but god is keeping them closed, because
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Keeping them closed, because what you want is too small.
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What you want is too small. it will limit your destiny.
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It will limit your destiny. there are situations you want
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There are situations you want changed right now. you're
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Changed right now. you're uncomfortable. you're having
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Uncomfortable. you're having to stretch and deal with
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To stretch and deal with difficult people. you can't
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Difficult people. you can't see it, but god is using that
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See it, but god is using that to do a work in you. he's
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To do a work in you. he's getting you stronger and more
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Getting you stronger and more confident, because he's about
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Confident, because he's about to do something you haven't
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To do something you haven't seen. now trust him with the
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Seen. now trust him with the outcome. quit being
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Outcome. quit being disappointed because things
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Disappointed because things haven't gone your way. the
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Haven't gone your way. the king didn't change his mind.
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King didn't change his mind. you didn't get delivered from
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You didn't get delivered from the difficulty. let's be like
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The difficulty. let's be like these teenagers. “this bad
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These teenagers. “this bad break, this delay, this
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Break, this delay, this sickness, didn't weaken my
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Sickness, didn't weaken my faith. i know god is still on
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Faith. i know god is still on the throne. i know my life is
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The throne. i know my life is still in his hands.” he
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Still in his hands.” he wouldn't have allowed it, if
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Wouldn't have allowed it, if it was going to stop your
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It was going to stop your purpose. leave the results in
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Purpose. leave the results in god's hands. leave the way
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God's hands. leave the way he's going to do it, and when
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He's going to do it, and when he's going to do it, up to
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He's going to do it, up to him.
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Him. i'm sure these teenagers
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I'm sure these teenagers prayed, “god please, keep us
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Prayed, “god please, keep us out of the fire. god, please
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Out of the fire. god, please change the king's mind.” they
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Change the king's mind.” they had feelings. they had
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Had feelings. they had emotions. they didn't want to
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Emotions. they didn't want to go into the fire. but they
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Go into the fire. but they understood this principle. we
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Understood this principle. we can't control the outcome. we
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Can't control the outcome. we can't make things go away.
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Can't make things go away. make this situation work out.
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Make this situation work out. one thing we can control is
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One thing we can control is our attitude. “i'm not going
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Our attitude. “i'm not going to live worried, upset,
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To live worried, upset, striving. god, you know
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Striving. god, you know what's best for me. i believe
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What's best for me. i believe you're working behind the
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You're working behind the scenes. what you have
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Scenes. what you have purposed for my life will
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Purposed for my life will come to pass.” that takes the
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Come to pass.” that takes the pressure off. that's how you
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Pressure off. that's how you stay in faith. not basing
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Stay in faith. not basing your commitment on whether
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Your commitment on whether god comes through for you on
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God comes through for you on your timetable, the way you
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Your timetable, the way you had planned. our plans are
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Had planned. our plans are limited, but god is
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Limited, but god is unlimited. our ways are
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Unlimited. our ways are natural. god is supernatural.
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Natural. god is supernatural. he has things planned for you
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He has things planned for you that you haven't seen, heard
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That you haven't seen, heard or imagined. so, that door
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Or imagined. so, that door closed that you wanted so
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Closed that you wanted so badly to open. what if you
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Badly to open. what if you knew god was about to open
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Knew god was about to open something better than you
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Something better than you ever dreamed. that's why it
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Ever dreamed. that's why it did not work out. or you got
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Did not work out. or you got thrown into the fire so to
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Thrown into the fire so to speak. god could have
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Speak. god could have delivered you. he's done it
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Delivered you. he's done it before, but this time it
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Before, but this time it didn't happen. you don't know
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Didn't happen. you don't know what god is up to. you may be
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What god is up to. you may be in the fire, the good news
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In the fire, the good news is, god controls the
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Is, god controls the thermostat. he won't let you
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Thermostat. he won't let you face too much heat. he knows
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Face too much heat. he knows what you can handle.
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This king was so upset. he
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This king was so upset. he had them heat the fire seven
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Had them heat the fire seven times hotter than normal.
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Times hotter than normal. they threw the teenagers in,
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They threw the teenagers in, their hands and feet were
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Their hands and feet were bound. in a few minutes, the
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Bound. in a few minutes, the king came over to check on
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King came over to check on them, looked through the
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Them, looked through the furnace door. he was puzzled.
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He said, “didn't we throw
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He said, “didn't we throw three men in bound? i see
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Three men in bound? i see four men loosed, and one
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Four men loosed, and one looks like the son of god.”
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Looks like the son of god.” those teenagers came out
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Those teenagers came out without the smell of smoke.
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Without the smell of smoke. the king said, “from now on,
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The king said, “from now on, we're all going to worship
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We're all going to worship the god of shadrach, meshach,
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The god of shadrach, meshach, and abednego.” sometimes god
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And abednego.” sometimes god will deliver you from the
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Will deliver you from the fire. other times, he will
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Fire. other times, he will make you fireproof and take
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Make you fireproof and take you through the fire. you
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You through the fire. you have to leave how he does it
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Have to leave how he does it in his hands. if god would
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In his hands. if god would have kept them from the fire,
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Have kept them from the fire, just changed the king's mind,
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Just changed the king's mind, they wouldn't have had the
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They wouldn't have had the influence, the favor. we
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Influence, the favor. we probably wouldn't be talking
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Probably wouldn't be talking about them. none of us like
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About them. none of us like to go through difficulties,
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To go through difficulties, things we don't understand,
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Things we don't understand, that are not fair. it's
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That are not fair. it's tempting to think, “god where
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Tempting to think, “god where are you? we know you can
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Are you? we know you can deliver us. we know you can
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Deliver us. we know you can heal, free, promote.” but
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Heal, free, promote.” but this is what separates the
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This is what separates the people that get stuck, and
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People that get stuck, and the people that see god show
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The people that see god show out in their lives. one group
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Out in their lives. one group is trying to control the
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Is trying to control the outcome. the other has
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Outcome. the other has learned to surrender the
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Learned to surrender the outcome. one is only going to
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Outcome. one is only going to be happy if god does it their
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Be happy if god does it their way. “god, if you keep me out
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Way. “god, if you keep me out of the fire. if you meet my
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Of the fire. if you meet my demands.” the other says,
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Demands.” the other says, “god, i trust you. you're my
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“god, i trust you. you're my doorkeeper. you're my
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Doorkeeper. you're my defender. you're my way
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Defender. you're my way maker. i'm not moved by the
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Maker. i'm not moved by the delays, the detours, the
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Delays, the detours, the disappointments. i know it's
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Disappointments. i know it's all serving your plan.”
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All serving your plan.” a few years after i began
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A few years after i began pastoring, the church was
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Pastoring, the church was growing and we needed a
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Growing and we needed a larger auditorium. we
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Larger auditorium. we couldn't build where we were,
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Couldn't build where we were, because the streets weren't
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Because the streets weren't big enough. they couldn't
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Big enough. they couldn't handle that many people. so,
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Handle that many people. so, we found this one hundred
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We found this one hundred acre tract of land, right off
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Acre tract of land, right off the freeway, just a few miles
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The freeway, just a few miles from the other location. i
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From the other location. i talked to the owner; he said
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Talked to the owner; he said the property had been on the
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The property had been on the market for over twenty years
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Market for over twenty years and he'd never had one offer.
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And he'd never had one offer. i knew god had saved that for
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I knew god had saved that for us. he told us we didn't need
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Us. he told us we didn't need to draw up the contract right
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To draw up the contract right then. we could do preliminary
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Then. we could do preliminary drawings and soil samples
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While we were waiting for the
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While we were waiting for the legal work to be done. i was
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Legal work to be done. i was so excited. we had this
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So excited. we had this perfect piece of property. a
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Perfect piece of property. a couple of months later, we
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Couple of months later, we went to close on it. his
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Went to close on it. his secretary walked out and
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Secretary walked out and said, “i'm sorry, the owner
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Said, “i'm sorry, the owner sold the property last
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Sold the property last night.” i couldn't believe
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It. the man gave us his word,
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It. the man gave us his word, changed his mind. i went home
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Changed his mind. i went home so discouraged and told
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So discouraged and told victoria how unfair that was
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Victoria how unfair that was and how there was no more
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And how there was no more property. we had looked
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Property. we had looked everywhere. now we were
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Everywhere. now we were stuck. she said, “joel,
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Stuck. she said, “joel, listen to me. god is still in
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Listen to me. god is still in control. the reason he closed
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Control. the reason he closed that door is because he has
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That door is because he has something better. we're not
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Something better. we're not going to complain, be sour,
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Going to complain, be sour, we're going to stay in faith
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We're going to stay in faith knowing that he's up to
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Knowing that he's up to something that we can't see
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Something that we can't see right now.” she started
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Right now.” she started preaching one of my sermons
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Preaching one of my sermons back to me. i didn't want to
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Back to me. i didn't want to hear that. i wanted to be
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Hear that. i wanted to be depressed.
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Depressed. when we try to control the
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When we try to control the outcome, we're going to be
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Outcome, we're going to be frustrated. because god's
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Frustrated. because god's ways are not our ways. my way
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Ways are not our ways. my way was to find property and
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Was to find property and build. that's what i'd seen
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Build. that's what i'd seen my father do time after time,
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My father do time after time, build sanctuary after
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Build sanctuary after sanctuary. but god is going
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Sanctuary. but god is going to do something new in your
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To do something new in your life. things your family has
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Life. things your family has never seen. now do your part
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Never seen. now do your part and stay open. don't put god
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And stay open. don't put god in a box. god closed that
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In a box. god closed that door because my thinking was
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Door because my thinking was too small. what god had
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Too small. what god had planned was much bigger,
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Planned was much bigger, something i couldn't fathom.
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I grew up watching theathom.
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I grew up watching theathom. rockets play basketball here.
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Rockets play basketball here. i had season tickets right
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I had season tickets right over there. this was the
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Over there. this was the premier facility in our city.
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Premier facility in our city. i had to let go of what i had
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I had to let go of what i had in mind and trust that god's
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In mind and trust that god's ways are better. a year
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Ways are better. a year later, the compaq center
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Later, the compaq center became available. by the
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Became available. by the grace of god, things fell
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Grace of god, things fell into place, here we are
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Into place, here we are today. something more than i
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Today. something more than i ever imagined. i've learned
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Ever imagined. i've learned now, to surrender the
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Now, to surrender the outcome. when the doors
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Closes, when there are
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Closes, when there are delays, detours, things i
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Delays, detours, things i don't understand, i know now
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Don't understand, i know now that god is up to something
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That god is up to something that i can't see.
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That i can't see. i was aggravated at that man.
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I was aggravated at that man. he sold that out from under
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He sold that out from under us. he didn't keep his word.
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Us. he didn't keep his word. he betrayed us. the fact is
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He betrayed us. the fact is it wasn't his fault. he was a
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It wasn't his fault. he was a pawn in the hands of god. god
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Pawn in the hands of god. god caused him to shut the door.
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Caused him to shut the door. if he'd sold us the property,
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If he'd sold us the property, we'd been too far down the
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We'd been too far down the road to get the compaq
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Road to get the compaq center. some of the things
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Center. some of the things you're disappointed over,
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You're disappointed over, wondering why they didn't
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Wondering why they didn't work out, why is there such a
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Work out, why is there such a delay, why won't my business
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Delay, why won't my business grow. if you'll stay in
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Grow. if you'll stay in faith, one day you will see
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Faith, one day you will see what god was up to. it will
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What god was up to. it will be better than what you had
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Be better than what you had in mind.
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In mind. there was a man in the
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There was a man in the scripture named saul. he was
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Scripture named saul. he was highly educated in the jewish
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Highly educated in the jewish law and greatly respected. he
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Law and greatly respected. he had a brilliant mind, fluent
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Had a brilliant mind, fluent in several languages. he was
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In several languages. he was passionate about keeping the
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Passionate about keeping the jewish tradition. so much so,
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Jewish tradition. so much so, that he led the charge to
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That he led the charge to persecute followers of
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Persecute followers of christ. he was the biggest
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Christ. he was the biggest enemy of the church. he was
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Enemy of the church. he was standing by, giving his
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Standing by, giving his approval when stephen was
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Approval when stephen was stoned to death for his
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Stoned to death for his faith. but on the road to
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Faith. but on the road to damascus, he had this
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Damascus, he had this dramatic conversion, the
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Dramatic conversion, the light shined down, a voice
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Light shined down, a voice spoke to him, he became a
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Spoke to him, he became a believer. his name was
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Believer. his name was changed to paul. he had this
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Changed to paul. he had this same passion, this same fire
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Same passion, this same fire to share the message of
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To share the message of jesus. the problem was the
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Jesus. the problem was the disciples wouldn't accept
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Disciples wouldn't accept him. they knew how he was so
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Him. they knew how he was so against the church. they
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Against the church. they weren't convinced that he had
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Weren't convinced that he had changed. they were still
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Changed. they were still skeptical. i'm sure paul
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Skeptical. i'm sure paul thought, “god, you know my
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Thought, “god, you know my heart. you're the one that
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Heart. you're the one that changed me. my intentions are
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Changed me. my intentions are to help believers, to be an
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To help believers, to be an asset, but they won't let me
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Asset, but they won't let me in.” it didn't seem fair. why
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In.” it didn't seem fair. why would god have him go through
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Would god have him go through this supernatural conversion
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This supernatural conversion and then be rejected by the
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And then be rejected by the people he's trying to help.
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People he's trying to help. since the jewish believers
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Since the jewish believers wouldn't accept him, paul
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Wouldn't accept him, paul started going to the gentiles
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Started going to the gentiles to spread the message of
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To spread the message of christ. without the disciples
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Christ. without the disciples rejecting paul, christianity
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Rejecting paul, christianity wouldn't have come to the
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Wouldn't have come to the gentiles. paul saw it as
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Gentiles. paul saw it as rejection, but really it was
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Rejection, but really it was direction. it was god closing
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Direction. it was god closing the door to push him into the
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The door to push him into the purpose that he had planned.
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Purpose that he had planned. jesus said in acts 9, “saul
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Jesus said in acts 9, “saul is a chosen vessel to bear my
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Is a chosen vessel to bear my name before the gentiles.”
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Name before the gentiles.” saul had all this jewish
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Saul had all this jewish education and influence, but
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Education and influence, but god's ways are not our ways.
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God's ways are not our ways. god said, i'm going to use
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God said, i'm going to use you to reach the gentiles. if
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You to reach the gentiles. if the jewish believers would
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The jewish believers would have accepted paul, that
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Have accepted paul, that would have been easier for
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Would have been easier for him, more comfortable, but
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Him, more comfortable, but paul wouldn't have had the
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Paul wouldn't have had the impact. we wouldn't have half
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Impact. we wouldn't have half the books in the new
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The books in the new testament, if paul would have
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Testament, if paul would have gotten discouraged. “god,
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Gotten discouraged. “god, these people won't accept me.
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These people won't accept me. i don't understand it.” no,
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I don't understand it.” no, paul knew how to surrender
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Paul knew how to surrender the outcome.
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The outcome. maybe like him, you could be
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Maybe like him, you could be upset because the door
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Upset because the door closed, the problem hasn't
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Closed, the problem hasn't turned around, people
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Turned around, people misunderstand you. no stay in
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Misunderstand you. no stay in peace. the outcome is not
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Peace. the outcome is not your job. that's god's job.
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Your job. that's god's job. our job is to trust him, to
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Our job is to trust him, to obey, to do the right thing
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Obey, to do the right thing when we're not seeing the
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When we're not seeing the results we want. god's ways
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Results we want. god's ways are not our ways. sometimes
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Are not our ways. sometimes he uses rejection, delays,
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He uses rejection, delays, storms to move us into our
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Storms to move us into our purpose. quit fighting
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Purpose. quit fighting everything that doesn't go
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Everything that doesn't go your way. when you surrender
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Your way. when you surrender the outcome, this takes the
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The outcome, this takes the pressure off. god has not
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Pressure off. god has not forgotten about you. he has
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Forgotten about you. he has seen everything you've been
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Seen everything you've been through, what's taking longer
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Through, what's taking longer than you thought, what didn't
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Than you thought, what didn't work out. like paul, you're
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Work out. like paul, you're going to come into
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Going to come into opportunity, favor, influence
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Opportunity, favor, influence that will only happen because
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That will only happen because god took you that way. it was
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God took you that way. it was all necessary. everything is
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All necessary. everything is serving his plan.
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Years later, paul was on a
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Years later, paul was on a boat headed toward rome. he
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Boat headed toward rome. he was a prisoner, on his way to
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Was a prisoner, on his way to see caesar. on this
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See caesar. on this three-month journey, they
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Three-month journey, they encountered a huge storm. for
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Encountered a huge storm. for fourteen days, they didn't
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Fourteen days, they didn't see the sun nor the stars. it
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See the sun nor the stars. it got so bad, waves so high,
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Got so bad, waves so high, they started throwing things
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They started throwing things overboard, trying to stay
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Overboard, trying to stay afloat. the scripture says,
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Afloat. the scripture says, “all hope was gone that they
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“all hope was gone that they would be saved.” they got to
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Would be saved.” they got to where they couldn't steer the
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Where they couldn't steer the ship anymore. the winds too
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Strong. verse 15 says, “they
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Strong. verse 15 says, “they took down the sails and let
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Took down the sails and let the wind blow the ship
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The wind blow the ship wherever the storm wanted it
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Wherever the storm wanted it to go.” instead of fighting
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To go.” instead of fighting it, trying to force it
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It, trying to force it somewhere, they surrendered
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The outcome. an angel haded
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The outcome. an angel haded told paul that he would stand
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Told paul that he would stand before caesar. paul could
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Before caesar. paul could have thought, “god, what's
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Have thought, “god, what's going on? i'm supposed to be
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Going on? i'm supposed to be going to rome, but i'm on
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Going to rome, but i'm on this boat, with no sails,
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This boat, with no sails, being blown by the wind.” it
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Seemed like he was out of
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Seemed like he was out of control, but god was ordering
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Control, but god was ordering his steps. he caused the
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His steps. he caused the winds to blow that boat to a
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Winds to blow that boat to a small island. it ran aground
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Small island. it ran aground and broke apart. they all
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And broke apart. they all jumped overboard and swam to
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Jumped overboard and swam to land. there was a small group
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Land. there was a small group of natives that lived there.
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Of natives that lived there. the main leader was very
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The main leader was very sick. paul prayed for him and
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Sick. paul prayed for him and he was healed. everyone
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He was healed. everyone gathered around. paul shared
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Gathered around. paul shared the message of christ. many
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The message of christ. many on the island became
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On the island became believers.
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Believers. the storm looked like a bad
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The storm looked like a bad break, but really, it was a
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Break, but really, it was a divine detour. it was god
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Divine detour. it was god taking paul to those people
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Taking paul to those people in need. paul wasn't bitter.
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In need. paul wasn't bitter. he wasn't complaining, “god
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He wasn't complaining, “god why am i in this storm? why
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Why am i in this storm? why am i shipwrecked?” it's not
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Am i shipwrecked?” it's not what he had planned. but he
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What he had planned. but he learned this principle, to
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Learned this principle, to surrender the outcome. his
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Surrender the outcome. his faith wasn't dependent on
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Faith wasn't dependent on getting the results he was
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Getting the results he was hoping for. he realized god's
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Hoping for. he realized god's ways are better.
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Ways are better. there are times in life, the
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There are times in life, the winds are blowing, the waves
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Winds are blowing, the waves are high, we're trying to
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Are high, we're trying to steer our ship, force this to
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Steer our ship, force this to happen, make this work out,
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Happen, make this work out, manipulate these people. but
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Manipulate these people. but at some point, you need to do
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At some point, you need to do like the captain, take down
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Like the captain, take down your sails. let that storm
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Your sails. let that storm take you wherever the winds
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Take you wherever the winds blow. god will never take you
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Blow. god will never take you somewhere and not sustain
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Somewhere and not sustain you. quit fighting
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You. quit fighting everything. upset over who
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Everything. upset over who left, discouraged over the
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Left, discouraged over the delay, frustrated because of
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Delay, frustrated because of the setback. come back to a
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The setback. come back to a place of peace. the outcome
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Place of peace. the outcome is not up to you. our job is
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Is not up to you. our job is to stay in faith, to believe,
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To stay in faith, to believe, to do the right thing. god is
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To do the right thing. god is the one who controls the
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The one who controls the winds. he wouldn't have
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Winds. he wouldn't have allowed that storm if it
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Allowed that storm if it wasn't going to move you into
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Wasn't going to move you into your purpose. let's have an
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Your purpose. let's have an attitude like these
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Attitude like these teenagers, “god, i know you
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Teenagers, “god, i know you can deliver me, but even if
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Can deliver me, but even if you don't, i'm still going to
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You don't, i'm still going to trust you. i'm still going to
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Trust you. i'm still going to be happy. i'm still going to
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Be happy. i'm still going to pursue my dreams.” this takes
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Pursue my dreams.” this takes the pressure off. this can
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The pressure off. this can save you a lot of
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Save you a lot of frustration. trying to
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Frustration. trying to control things you can't
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Control things you can't control will wear you out. do
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Control will wear you out. do yourself a favor and
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Yourself a favor and surrender the outcome. let go
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Surrender the outcome. let go and let god. if you'll do
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And let god. if you'll do this, i believe and declare,
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This, i believe and declare, like these teenagers, you're
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Like these teenagers, you're going to see the fourth man
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Going to see the fourth man in the fire. supernatural
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In the fire. supernatural breakthroughs, healing,
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Breakthroughs, healing, provision. like paul, the
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Provision. like paul, the rejection leading to
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Rejection leading to direction. the storms blowing
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Direction. the storms blowing you into purpose, promotion,
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You into purpose, promotion, favor, the fullness of your
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Favor, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if
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Destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say
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You receive it, can you say amen? (applause)
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. we want to thank you
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We want to thank you for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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Download our daily podcast. watch on youtube,
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - Surrender The Outcome

January 18, 2026 | 27:29

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