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Joel Osteen - Swing Your Sword

April 1, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Swing Your Sword | April 1, 2026

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> (music playing) > joel: god bless you!
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> joel: god bless you! it's great to have you with
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It's great to have you with us today. i hope you'll
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Us today. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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Stay connected with us throughout the week. we
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Throughout the week. we have a daily podcast that
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Have a daily podcast that you can download.
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Us on social media. i promise you this we'll
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I promise you this we'll keep you encouraged and
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Keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Inspired. thanks for tuning in.
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Thanks for tuning in. thanks again for coming
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Thanks again for coming out in person.
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Out in person. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this couple;
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I heard about this couple; they were driving down the
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They were driving down the road when they came across a
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Road when they came across a sign that said, "nacogdoches
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Sign that said, "nacogdoches 40 miles ahead."
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40 miles ahead." they began to argue over how
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They began to argue over how to correctly pronounce the
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To correctly pronounce the name nacogdoches.
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Name nacogdoches. the husband got so upset, he
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The husband got so upset, he told his wife when they got
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Told his wife when they got to town he was going stop
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To town he was going stop and prove to her that she
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And prove to her that she was wrong.
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Was wrong. they drove silently the next
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They drove silently the next thirty minutes.
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Thirty minutes. when he arrived in town, he
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When he arrived in town, he pulled into the first fast
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Pulled into the first fast food restaurant; they both
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Food restaurant; they both marched up to the counter.
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Marched up to the counter. he said to the young lady
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He said to the young lady working behind it, "my wife
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Working behind it, "my wife and i have been arguing the
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And i have been arguing the last thirty minutes.
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Last thirty minutes. would you please tell us
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Would you please tell us very slowly and very clearly
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Very slowly and very clearly how to pronounce the name of
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How to pronounce the name of this place?"
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This place?" the young girl's eyes got
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The young girl's eyes got real big, she leaned over
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Real big, she leaned over the counter and said,
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The counter and said, "bur-ger king." (laughter)
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"bur-ger king." (laughter) say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about swing your sword.
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About swing your sword. it's easy to let life just
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It's easy to let life just happen to us.
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Happen to us. when we've been through
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When we've been through enough disappointments,
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Enough disappointments, people against us, we tried
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People against us, we tried but couldn't break the
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But couldn't break the addiction, over time that
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Addiction, over time that can wear us down to where
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Can wear us down to where we lose our fight, we lose
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We lose our fight, we lose our passion.
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Our passion. but you can't be passive
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But you can't be passive and just take whatever
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And just take whatever comes your way.
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Comes your way. we're in a fight.
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We're in a fight. there are forces that are
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There are forces that are trying to keep you from
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Trying to keep you from your destiny.
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Your destiny. the scripture says, "god's
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The scripture says, "god's word is the sword of the
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Word is the sword of the spirit." when you have
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Spirit." when you have his promises coming out
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His promises coming out of your mouth, you are
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Of your mouth, you are swinging your sword.
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Swinging your sword. when you swing, god will
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When you swing, god will fight for you. but as long
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Fight for you. but as long as you're passive, "i can't
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As you're passive, "i can't believe this happened,
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Believe this happened, i never get any good
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I never get any good breaks, i'll probably
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Breaks, i'll probably never get well."
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Never get well." the problem is your sword
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The problem is your sword is in its sheath. it's
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Is in its sheath. it's not doing you any good.
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Not doing you any good. you have to get your
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You have to get your sword out.
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Sword out. "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that no weapon formed against
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No weapon formed against me will prosper.
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Me will prosper. thank you that you being
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Thank you that you being for me is more than the
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For me is more than the world being against me."
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World being against me." you know what you just did?
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You know what you just did? you swung your sword.
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You swung your sword. when you swing, when you
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When you swing, when you declare his promises,
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Declare his promises, angels go to work, forces
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Angels go to work, forces of darkness are pushed
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Of darkness are pushed back, negative situations
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Back, negative situations will turn around.
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Will turn around. are you swinging your sword?
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Are you swinging your sword? you have to initiate god's
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You have to initiate god's power. you can't sit
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Power. you can't sit back, "i hope i'll get
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Back, "i hope i'll get well. i hope my child
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Well. i hope my child gets back on course.
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Gets back on course. i hope this dream comes
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I hope this dream comes to pass." hoping is good
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To pass." hoping is good but that's not enough.
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But that's not enough. you're in a battle.
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You're in a battle. not with people.
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Not with people. the scripture says, "we're
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The scripture says, "we're fighting spirits without
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Fighting spirits without bodies."
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Bodies." there's an unseen realm
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There's an unseen realm where forces are trying
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Where forces are trying to keep you from your
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To keep you from your purpose. you can't fight
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Purpose. you can't fight an unseen enemy with
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An unseen enemy with physical weapons. you have
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Physical weapons. you have to use the sword of the
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To use the sword of the spirit.
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Spirit. god's word coming out of
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God's word coming out of your mouth is one of your
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Your mouth is one of your most powerful weapons.
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Most powerful weapons. "joel, i'm waiting on god
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"joel, i'm waiting on god to help me."
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To help me." maybe god's waiting on you
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Maybe god's waiting on you to get your sword out.
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To get your sword out. to accomplish your dreams,
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To accomplish your dreams, you have to swing your
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You have to swing your sword.
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Sword. "father, you said, because
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"father, you said, because i keep you first place, you
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I keep you first place, you will crown my efforts with
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Will crown my efforts with success. thank you that
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Success. thank you that my business is taking off,
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My business is taking off, that my gifts are coming
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That my gifts are coming out to the full, that you
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Out to the full, that you are opening doors that
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Are opening doors that no person can shut."
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No person can shut." that's not just being
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That's not just being positive, that's swinging
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Positive, that's swinging your sword.
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Your sword. if you're single, believing
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If you're single, believing to meet the right person,
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To meet the right person, instead of being negative,
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Instead of being negative, "it's been so long, i don't
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"it's been so long, i don't think it's ever going to
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Think it's ever going to happen."
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Happen." "father, you said no good
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"father, you said no good thing will you withhold
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Thing will you withhold because i walk uprightly.
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Because i walk uprightly. you said you would give me
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You said you would give me the desires of my heart.
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The desires of my heart. so, father, thank you that
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So, father, thank you that someone awesome is coming
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Someone awesome is coming my way."
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My way." i talked to a young couple.
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I talked to a young couple. they'd been trying to
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They'd been trying to have a baby for many
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Have a baby for many years with no success.
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Years with no success. they were very disappointed.
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They were very disappointed. they said, "i guess it just
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They said, "i guess it just wasn't meant to be."
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Wasn't meant to be." sometimes we get worn down,
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Sometimes we get worn down, we're tired of believing.
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We're tired of believing. we tried and it didn't work
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We tried and it didn't work out. the next time we
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Out. the next time we have a challenge, we don't
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Have a challenge, we don't even get our sword out.
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Even get our sword out. we get conditioned to it.
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We get conditioned to it. don't accept defeat, don't
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Don't accept defeat, don't let mediocrity, addictions,
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Let mediocrity, addictions, dysfunction become normal,
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Dysfunction become normal, to where you think, "it's
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To where you think, "it's just my lot in life. all
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Just my lot in life. all my family is depressed."
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My family is depressed." get your sword out.
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Get your sword out. start declaring what god
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Start declaring what god says about you, start
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Says about you, start expecting his favor, start
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Expecting his favor, start thanking him when there's no
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Thanking him when there's no sign of it, praising when
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Sign of it, praising when nothing is turning around,
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Nothing is turning around, that's what faith is all
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That's what faith is all about.
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About. i told that couple, all
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I told that couple, all through the day, you need
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Through the day, you need to start declaring,
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To start declaring, "father, you said the fruit
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"father, you said the fruit of my womb is blessed.
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Of my womb is blessed. you said you would make the
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You said you would make the barren woman a happy mother
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Barren woman a happy mother of children. you said
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Of children. you said children are a gift from
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Children are a gift from god. that my children
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God. that my children will rise up and call me
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Will rise up and call me blessed. so, lord, thank
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Blessed. so, lord, thank you that my baby is
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You that my baby is on the way."
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On the way." when you start swinging your
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When you start swinging your sword, god will make things
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Sword, god will make things happen that you couldn't
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Happen that you couldn't make happen.
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Make happen. he'll fight for you but you
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He'll fight for you but you have to activate his power.
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Have to activate his power. you have to activate the
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You have to activate the miracle, activate the
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Miracle, activate the breakthrough.
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Breakthrough. "joel, i did this but
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"joel, i did this but nothing happened."
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Nothing happened." keep doing it. things are
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Keep doing it. things are happening in the unseen
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Happening in the unseen realm. god is working.
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Realm. god is working. you may not see it, but
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You may not see it, but things are changing in
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Things are changing in your favor.
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Your favor. consistency is the key.
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Consistency is the key. keep swinging that sword,
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Keep swinging that sword, keep declaring the victory.
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Keep declaring the victory. a year and a half later,
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A year and a half later, that young couple came down
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That young couple came down to the front to dedicate
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To the front to dedicate their beautiful baby girl.
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Their beautiful baby girl. they both had tears running
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They both had tears running down their faces, so
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Down their faces, so grateful to god.
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Grateful to god. i wonder if there are babies
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I wonder if there are babies we're missing out on,
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We're missing out on, healing, freedom, abundance,
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Healing, freedom, abundance, simply because we're not
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Simply because we're not swinging our sword.
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Swinging our sword. what's holding you back?
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What's holding you back? are there areas you've
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Are there areas you've become complacent,
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Become complacent, you're just accepting it,
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You're just accepting it, waiting on god to do
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Waiting on god to do something, when in fact,
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Something, when in fact, god is waiting on you.
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God is waiting on you. get your sword out,
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Get your sword out, start believing again,
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Start believing again, start expecting his favor,
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Start expecting his favor, start declaring what he
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Start declaring what he says about you.
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Says about you. the scripture says, "let
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The scripture says, "let the weak say i am strong.
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The weak say i am strong. let the poor say i am
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Let the poor say i am well off."
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Well off." don't sit around in
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Don't sit around in weakness, don't just talk
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Weakness, don't just talk about how bad life is,
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About how bad life is, "i'll probably always
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"i'll probably always struggle." talking defeat,
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Struggle." talking defeat, brings more defeat.
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Brings more defeat. talking about the weakness
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Talking about the weakness will keep you weak.
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Will keep you weak. god has given you a sword
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God has given you a sword that can break powers that
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That can break powers that are holding you back.
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Are holding you back. you have a sword that can
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You have a sword that can unleash your dreams, unlock
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Unleash your dreams, unlock your potential and thrust
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Your potential and thrust you to a new level.
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You to a new level. take it out of its sheath
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Take it out of its sheath and start swinging it.
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And start swinging it. "i am blessed, i am
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"i am blessed, i am prosperous, i am healthy,
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Prosperous, i am healthy, strong, forgiven, favored, i
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Strong, forgiven, favored, i am more than a conqueror.
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Am more than a conqueror. you keep swinging your
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You keep swinging your sword like that and you'll
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Sword like that and you'll see god do things you
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See god do things you couldn't do, favor,
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Couldn't do, favor, breakthroughs, new levels
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Breakthroughs, new levels of your destiny.
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Of your destiny. "joel, i'm kind of
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"joel, i'm kind of discouraged because i'm
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Discouraged because i'm under attack, these people
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Under attack, these people have come against me, my
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Have come against me, my health is not good,
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Health is not good, my child got off course."
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My child got off course." under attack is the wrong
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Under attack is the wrong perspective. you're not
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Perspective. you're not under attack, you're in
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Under attack, you're in a battle. under attack
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A battle. under attack implies, "i'm being
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Implies, "i'm being bombarded, it's not fair,
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Bombarded, it's not fair, i'm outnumbered."
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I'm outnumbered." you're not outnumbered.
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You're not outnumbered. you and god are a majority.
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You and god are a majority. you have the most powerful
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You have the most powerful force in the universe on
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Force in the universe on your side. but a defeated
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Your side. but a defeated mindset is not going to
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Mindset is not going to move you forward.
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Move you forward. thinking that you were
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Thinking that you were shortchanged, you're at a
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Shortchanged, you're at a disadvantage, will keep
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Disadvantage, will keep you from your destiny.
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You from your destiny. the reason you have these
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The reason you have these challenges is because
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Challenges is because there's something amazing
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There's something amazing in front of you.
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In front of you. the enemy wouldn't be
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The enemy wouldn't be fighting you, if you didn't
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Fighting you, if you didn't have greatness in you.
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Have greatness in you. he wouldn't waste his time,
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He wouldn't waste his time, if he didn't know you were
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If he didn't know you were going to take new ground
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Going to take new ground for the kingdom.
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For the kingdom. he can sense you're a
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He can sense you're a threat, that's why he's
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Threat, that's why he's coming against you.
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Coming against you. don't fall apart,
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Don't fall apart, get your sword out.
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Get your sword out. start swinging, start
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Start swinging, start praising, start declaring,
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Praising, start declaring, start speaking his promises.
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Start speaking his promises. "this too shall pass.
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"this too shall pass. what was meant for my harm,
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What was meant for my harm, i know this, god is turning
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I know this, god is turning to my advantage. what he
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To my advantage. what he started in my life he's
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Started in my life he's going to finish."
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Going to finish." god promised the israelites,
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God promised the israelites, he would give them the land
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He would give them the land of canaan, that was the
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Of canaan, that was the promised land, but he said,
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Promised land, but he said, you have to go in and
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You have to go in and possess the land.
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Possess the land. the problem was there were
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The problem was there were giants living there.
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Giants living there. the people were huge.
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The people were huge. instead of taking their
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Instead of taking their swords out and going in
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Swords out and going in knowing that god would give
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Knowing that god would give them the victory, they were
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Them the victory, they were intimidated by the
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Intimidated by the opposition.
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Opposition. they looked at how big and
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They looked at how big and how strong, and how they
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How strong, and how they didn't have a chance.
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Didn't have a chance. they turned around and went
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They turned around and went back into the desert, and
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Back into the desert, and never did make it in.
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Never did make it in. god could have given them
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God could have given them the land without a fight.
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The land without a fight. he could have cleared out
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He could have cleared out the enemy and handed it to
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The enemy and handed it to them without opposition.
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Them without opposition. but most of the time, god
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But most of the time, god will say, "i'll give you the
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Will say, "i'll give you the healing, but you have to
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Healing, but you have to fight for it.
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Fight for it. i'll restore your marriage,
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I'll restore your marriage, i'll break the addiction,
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I'll break the addiction, i'll turn your child around,
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I'll turn your child around, if you'll get your sword
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If you'll get your sword out, if you'll not be
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Out, if you'll not be passive, if you'll start
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Passive, if you'll start swinging."
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Swinging." god asked the israelites,
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God asked the israelites, "how long will you wait till
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"how long will you wait till you possess the land that
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You possess the land that i've given you?"
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I've given you?" it wasn't necessarily
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It wasn't necessarily up to god. he said in
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Up to god. he said in effect, you initiate the
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Effect, you initiate the blessing, the favor,
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Blessing, the favor, the healing.
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The healing. how long are you going to
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How long are you going to wait to go after what god
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Wait to go after what god has put in your heart?
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Has put in your heart? "joel, there are giants in
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"joel, there are giants in front of me, this medical
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Front of me, this medical report, this addiction,
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Report, this addiction, i don't have the funds for
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I don't have the funds for my dream, the connections."
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My dream, the connections." those giants may look big
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Those giants may look big but they're no match for
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But they're no match for our god.
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Our god. you'll be amazed at what
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You'll be amazed at what will happen when you start
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Will happen when you start swinging your sword.
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Swinging your sword. hebrews says, "god's word
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Hebrews says, "god's word is alive and full of power,
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Is alive and full of power, sharper than any two-edged
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Sharper than any two-edged sword."
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Sword." his promises coming out of
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His promises coming out of your mouth will part red
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Your mouth will part red seas, will break addictions,
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Seas, will break addictions, will defeat the sickness,
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Will defeat the sickness, will open doors you never
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Will open doors you never dreamed would open.
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Dreamed would open. are you swinging your sword?
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Are you swinging your sword? are you declaring what god
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Are you declaring what god says about you?
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Says about you? are you possessing your
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Are you possessing your land, going after what he
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Land, going after what he put in your heart, dreaming
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Put in your heart, dreaming big, praying bold prayers,
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Big, praying bold prayers, expecting his favor?
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Expecting his favor? god wants to take you where
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God wants to take you where no one in your family has
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No one in your family has gone. he has influence,
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Gone. he has influence, opportunity, favor like
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Opportunity, favor like you've never seen. you
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You've never seen. you wouldn't be hearing this
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Wouldn't be hearing this if there wasn't something
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If there wasn't something bigger, something better
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Bigger, something better coming your way.
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Coming your way. but with those new levels,
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But with those new levels, there will be new devils.
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There will be new devils. there will be giants on
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There will be giants on your land. opposition,
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Your land. opposition, things you don't
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Things you don't understand, things that
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Understand, things that are not fair, people that
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Are not fair, people that should be for you that
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Should be for you that are against you.
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Are against you. you don't win these battles
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You don't win these battles with just skill, strength,
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With just skill, strength, outmaneuvering.
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Outmaneuvering. it's a spiritual battle.
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It's a spiritual battle. they are won with the sword
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They are won with the sword of the spirit, with
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Of the spirit, with declaring god's promises,
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Declaring god's promises, with standing in faith,
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With standing in faith, unwavered, unmoved.
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Unwavered, unmoved. i was in college in 1981,
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I was in college in 1981, when my brother paul called
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When my brother paul called and said, "mother is very
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And said, "mother is very sick."
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Sick." i had never seen my mother
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I had never seen my mother sick a day of her life.
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Sick a day of her life. that caught me off guard.
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That caught me off guard. i said, "paul, what do you
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I said, "paul, what do you mean she's sick, she has the
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Mean she's sick, she has the flu, she has a bad cold?"
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Flu, she has a bad cold?" he said, "no, she's really
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He said, "no, she's really sick."
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Sick." what they weren't telling
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What they weren't telling me is she had been in the
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Me is she had been in the hospital for twenty-one
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Hospital for twenty-one days. the doctors couldn't
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Days. the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong
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Figure out what was wrong with her. they finally
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With her. they finally told my father that she
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Told my father that she had metastatic cancer of
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Had metastatic cancer of the liver and only had a
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The liver and only had a few weeks to live.
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Few weeks to live. there was no treatment they
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There was no treatment they could give her.
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Could give her. they had come to the end of
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They had come to the end of what they could do medically
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What they could do medically speaking. they sent her
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Speaking. they sent her home. the good news is
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Home. the good news is people don't have the
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People don't have the final say. god can do
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Final say. god can do what medicine cannot do.
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What medicine cannot do. i flew home from college;
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I flew home from college; and when i saw my mother,
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And when i saw my mother, i was so shocked.
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I was so shocked. she looked like a picture
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She looked like a picture of death. she was very
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Of death. she was very frail, weighed only
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Frail, weighed only eighty-nine pounds, her
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Eighty-nine pounds, her skin was as yellow as can
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Skin was as yellow as can be, her voice so shaky.
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Be, her voice so shaky. she could have gone to bed,
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She could have gone to bed, depressed, given up on life,
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Depressed, given up on life, "i guess my time is up.
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"i guess my time is up. this giant is too big."
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This giant is too big." but mother understood this
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But mother understood this principle. she didn't see
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Principle. she didn't see herself as under attack,
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Herself as under attack, as this one-sided
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As this one-sided opposition, where she was
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Opposition, where she was at the mercy of the
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At the mercy of the sickness, she saw herself
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Sickness, she saw herself as in a battle.
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As in a battle. she got her sword out.
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She got her sword out. all through the day i would
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All through the day i would hear her quoting scripture.
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Hear her quoting scripture. "i will live and not die,
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"i will live and not die, god is restoring health back
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God is restoring health back unto me, i am strong in the
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Unto me, i am strong in the lord, the number of my days
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Lord, the number of my days he will fulfill."
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He will fulfill." she felt weak but she kept
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She felt weak but she kept declaring she was strong.
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Declaring she was strong. she looked sick but she kept
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She looked sick but she kept declaring she was well.
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Declaring she was well. the cancer looked like it
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The cancer looked like it was winning but she kept
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Was winning but she kept declaring, "god always
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Declaring, "god always causes me to triumph."
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Causes me to triumph." she kept swinging her sword,
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She kept swinging her sword, believing god was working
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Believing god was working when she didn't see anything
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When she didn't see anything changing, expecting his
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Changing, expecting his favor, talking like healing
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Favor, talking like healing was on the way.
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Was on the way. when you swing your sword,
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When you swing your sword, god goes to work.
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God goes to work. i can imagine every time she
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I can imagine every time she said, "i am healed," that
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Said, "i am healed," that cancer got a little weaker.
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Cancer got a little weaker. every time she said, "i will
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Every time she said, "i will live and not die," it got a
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Live and not die," it got a little bit weaker.
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Little bit weaker. every time she declared what
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Every time she declared what the psalmist said, "the
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The psalmist said, "the strength of the enemy is
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Strength of the enemy is being cut off but the power
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Being cut off but the power of the godly is being
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Of the godly is being increased."
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Increased." the cancer got weaker,
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The cancer got weaker, weaker and weaker.
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Weaker and weaker. how long will you wait to
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How long will you wait to possess your healing, your
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Possess your healing, your freedom, your peace, your
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Freedom, your peace, your abundance?
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Abundance? start swinging your sword.
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Start swinging your sword. it's very powerful when you
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It's very powerful when you have god's promises coming
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Have god's promises coming out of your mouth.
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Out of your mouth. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god watches over his word to
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Watches over his word to perform it."
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Perform it." he's not obligated to bring
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He's not obligated to bring to pass what we say, but he
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To pass what we say, but he is obligated to bring to
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Is obligated to bring to pass what he says.
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Pass what he says. that's why it's so important
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That's why it's so important to get in agreement with
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To get in agreement with god. speak what he says
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God. speak what he says about you. not how you
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About you. not how you feel, not how big the
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Feel, not how big the problem is, not how it's
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Problem is, not how it's never going to work out.
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Never going to work out. speak victory, speak
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Speak victory, speak abundance, speak healing.
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Abundance, speak healing. like my mother, you may be
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Like my mother, you may be fighting a battle in your
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Fighting a battle in your health, your finances,
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Health, your finances, a relationship.
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A relationship. the good news is you have
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The good news is you have a weapon.
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A weapon. get your sword out.
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Get your sword out. "i am healthy, i am whole,
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"i am healthy, i am whole, i am strong. i will run
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I am strong. i will run and not be weary, i will
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And not be weary, i will walk and not faint."
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Walk and not faint." if you're struggling in
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If you're struggling in your finances, instead of
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Your finances, instead of complaining, "i never get
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Complaining, "i never get any good breaks, i'll always
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Any good breaks, i'll always be in need, everyone in my
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Be in need, everyone in my family has struggled,
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Family has struggled, that's just who we are."
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That's just who we are." get your sword out.
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Get your sword out. "lord, you promised
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"lord, you promised whatever i touch will
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Whatever i touch will prosper and succeed.
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Prosper and succeed. thank you that my cup will
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Thank you that my cup will run over, that i will have
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Run over, that i will have a bountiful year.
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A bountiful year. that because i fully obey,
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That because i fully obey, i walk under the commanded
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I walk under the commanded blessing, good breaks,
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Blessing, good breaks, opportunities, resources,
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Opportunities, resources, the right people are
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The right people are chasing me down."
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Chasing me down." you may not see anything
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You may not see anything happening, but as you keep
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Happening, but as you keep swinging that sword, behind
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Swinging that sword, behind the scenes things are
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The scenes things are changing. god is lining
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Changing. god is lining up the right people,
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Up the right people, moving out the wrong
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Moving out the wrong people, opportunities are
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People, opportunities are coming, healing,
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Coming, healing, breakthroughs.
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Breakthroughs. he watches over his word
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He watches over his word to perform it.
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To perform it. pay attention to what's
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Pay attention to what's coming out of your mouth.
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Coming out of your mouth. are you speaking the
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Are you speaking the problem or are you
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Problem or are you speaking the promises?
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Speaking the promises? are you talking to god
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Are you talking to god about how big your
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About how big your problems are, or are you
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Problems are, or are you talking to your problems
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Talking to your problems about how big your god is?
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About how big your god is? how many battles are we not
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How many battles are we not winning because our sword
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Winning because our sword is in the sheath?
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Is in the sheath? we have it, but we're not
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We have it, but we're not swinging it, we're not
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Swinging it, we're not activating god's power,
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Activating god's power, his favor, his healing.
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His favor, his healing. get that sword out.
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Get that sword out. we're in a battle.
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We're in a battle. there are giants on your
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There are giants on your land.
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Land. god promised you the
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God promised you the victory, but you can't be
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Victory, but you can't be passive.
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Passive. "i hope it happens. joel,
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"i hope it happens. joel, if god wants me to have
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If god wants me to have it, he'll give it to me."
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It, he'll give it to me." no, he's waiting on you
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No, he's waiting on you to possess it. if you'll
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To possess it. if you'll start swinging your sword,
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Start swinging your sword, then he'll step in and help
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Then he'll step in and help you accomplish what you
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You accomplish what you can't accomplish on
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Can't accomplish on your own.
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Your own. when david went out to face
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When david went out to face goliath, before he ever
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Goliath, before he ever slung a rock, he got his
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Slung a rock, he got his sword out. he looked at
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Sword out. he looked at goliath and said, "this
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Goliath and said, "this day i will defeat you
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Day i will defeat you and feed your head to
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And feed your head to the birds of the air."
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The birds of the air." he declared victory,
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He declared victory, he declared god's favor.
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He declared god's favor. he could have said,
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He could have said, "god why is this giant
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"god why is this giant in my path? he's twice
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In my path? he's twice my size, i don't have
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My size, i don't have the training, this is
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The training, this is not fair."
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Not fair." if david would have talked
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If david would have talked like that, we wouldn't be
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Like that, we wouldn't be talking about him.
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Talking about him. david knew how to swing
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David knew how to swing his sword. he went out
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His sword. he went out and slung that rock,
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And slung that rock, it hit goliath in the
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It hit goliath in the forehead and knocked him
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Forehead and knocked him out.
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Out. here's the point:
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Here's the point: if you'll swing your sword,
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If you'll swing your sword, god will direct the rock.
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God will direct the rock. if you'll declare victory,
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If you'll declare victory, he'll bring down the giants.
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He'll bring down the giants. years ago, i was watching
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Years ago, i was watching this boxing match, it was
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This boxing match, it was the two best boxers in the
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The two best boxers in the world, heavyweight boxers.
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World, heavyweight boxers. they were scheduled for a
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They were scheduled for a twelve-round fight.
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Twelve-round fight. there had been all this
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There had been all this hype leading up to it.
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Hype leading up to it. the opening bell finally
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The opening bell finally rang.
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Rang. we expected this exciting,
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We expected this exciting, high energy match, but the
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High energy match, but the boxer that was the favorite
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Boxer that was the favorite hardly threw any punches.
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Hardly threw any punches. the first round he was
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The first round he was very passive, just playing
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Very passive, just playing defense, trying to stay
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Defense, trying to stay away from his opponent,
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Away from his opponent, almost like he was scared.
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Almost like he was scared. the second round it was the
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The second round it was the same way, the third round,
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Same way, the third round, and the fourth round.
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And the fourth round. in the fifth round,
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In the fifth round, he got knocked out.
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He got knocked out. it was a huge upset.
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It was a huge upset. he told afterwards, his
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He told afterwards, his strategy was to be defensive
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Strategy was to be defensive for the first five rounds,
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For the first five rounds, save all his energy, not
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Save all his energy, not throw many punches, so in
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Throw many punches, so in the later rounds when the
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The later rounds when the other boxer was tired, he
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Other boxer was tired, he would have the advantage.
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Would have the advantage. the problem is he never made
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The problem is he never made it to the later rounds.
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It to the later rounds. are you being passive, just
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Are you being passive, just taking what comes your way?
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Taking what comes your way? you're in a fight.
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You're in a fight. there are forces that don't
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There are forces that don't want you to succeed,
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Want you to succeed, they're after your health,
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They're after your health, your finances, your
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Your finances, your children. you can't stay
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Children. you can't stay on the defensive and
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On the defensive and live in victory.
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Live in victory. you have to start throwing
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You have to start throwing some punches.
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Some punches. "well, joel, my children
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"well, joel, my children are running with the wrong
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Are running with the wrong crowd. i've been praying.
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Crowd. i've been praying. i don't think they'll ever
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I don't think they'll ever get back on course."
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Get back on course." praying is important, but
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Praying is important, but you need to do more than
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You need to do more than pray, you need to get your
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Pray, you need to get your sword out. start declaring
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Sword out. start declaring what god said.
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What god said. "father, you said, as for
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"father, you said, as for me and my house we will
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Me and my house we will serve the lord.
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Serve the lord. you said my children will
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You said my children will be mighty in the land.
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Be mighty in the land. you said the seed of the
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You said the seed of the righteous is blessed.
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Righteous is blessed. lord, thank you that my
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Lord, thank you that my children will become all
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Children will become all you've created them to be."
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You've created them to be." keep swinging that sword.
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Keep swinging that sword. every time you do, it's
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Every time you do, it's pushing back forces of
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Pushing back forces of darkness.
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Darkness. for your own life, every day
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For your own life, every day you need to declare victory,
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You need to declare victory, purpose, destiny.
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Purpose, destiny. "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that you've raised me up for
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You've raised me up for such a time as this.
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Such a time as this. you've crowned me with your
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You've crowned me with your favor, i will defeat every
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Favor, i will defeat every giant, overcome every
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Giant, overcome every obstacle, accomplish every
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Obstacle, accomplish every dream. that the greatness
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Dream. that the greatness you put in me will
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You put in me will come out."
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Come out." i wonder where you would
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I wonder where you would be at this time next year
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Be at this time next year if you'd start swinging
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If you'd start swinging your sword. not talking
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Your sword. not talking about the problem but
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About the problem but talking about the promise.
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Talking about the promise. not wishing things would
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Not wishing things would change, but declaring god's
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Change, but declaring god's favor, speaking strength
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Favor, speaking strength when you feel weak, speaking
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When you feel weak, speaking abundance when you're seeing
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Abundance when you're seeing lack, speaking new levels
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Lack, speaking new levels when you feel stuck.
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When you feel stuck. you may have big obstacles
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You may have big obstacles coming against you today,
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Coming against you today, let me remind you we serve
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Let me remind you we serve a big god.
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A big god. the sword he's given you is
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The sword he's given you is sharper and more powerful
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Sharper and more powerful than any force that's
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Than any force that's trying to stop you.
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Trying to stop you. many of you have been
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Many of you have been using your sword.
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Using your sword. you've been faithful,
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You've been faithful, swinging when the depression
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Swinging when the depression comes.
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Comes. "the joy of the lord is my
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"the joy of the lord is my strength."
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Strength." swinging in the face
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Swinging in the face of the illness, "by his
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Of the illness, "by his stripes i am healed."
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Stripes i am healed." swinging in the middle
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Swinging in the middle of a pandemic.
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Of a pandemic. "father, you said, even in
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"father, you said, even in famine, the righteous will
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Famine, the righteous will have more than enough."
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Have more than enough." get ready, giants are about
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Get ready, giants are about come down.
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Come down. your health is about to turn
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Your health is about to turn around, that child is about
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Around, that child is about to get back on course, new
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To get back on course, new doors are about to open,
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Doors are about to open, that family issue is about
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That family issue is about to resolve.
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To resolve. it's going to be unusual,
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It's going to be unusual, uncommon, something better
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Uncommon, something better than you were expecting.
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Than you were expecting. god sees your faithfulness.
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God sees your faithfulness. he hears you bringing his
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He hears you bringing his word back to him.
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Word back to him. not complaining but speaking
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Not complaining but speaking the promises.
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The promises. he's about to watch over
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He's about to watch over his word to perform it.
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His word to perform it. in joshua 10, five kings
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In joshua 10, five kings had joined together to
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Had joined together to come against joshua and
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Come against joshua and the israelites.
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The israelites. they were about to attack
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They were about to attack the city of gibeon; these
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The city of gibeon; these were joshua's friends.
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Were joshua's friends. the gibeon king sent
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The gibeon king sent messengers to joshua saying
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Messengers to joshua saying please come and rescue us.
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Please come and rescue us. what's interesting is these
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What's interesting is these five kings didn't even like
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Five kings didn't even like each other before.
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Each other before. they were all enemies, but
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They were all enemies, but when they saw how powerful
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When they saw how powerful and favored joshua was, they
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And favored joshua was, they put down their dislikes for
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Put down their dislikes for one another, and they formed
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One another, and they formed this huge army.
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This huge army. some people will be so
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Some people will be so against you, that they'll
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Against you, that they'll join forces with their
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Join forces with their enemies to try to make you
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Enemies to try to make you look bad.
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Look bad. don't worry, they can't
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Don't worry, they can't stand against our god.
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Stand against our god. they came against joshua,
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They came against joshua, thinking they had so many
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Thinking they had so many people; surely, he would
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People; surely, he would back down.
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Back down. they didn't know joshua.
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They didn't know joshua. joshua was a warrior.
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Joshua was a warrior. he got his men together,
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He got his men together, they hurried down to gibeon,
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They hurried down to gibeon, with their swords drawn.
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With their swords drawn. when the armies saw them
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When the armies saw them coming, they panicked and
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Coming, they panicked and got confused.
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Got confused. joshua and his men started
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Joshua and his men started defeating them left and
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Defeating them left and right.
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Right. some of them ran into the
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Some of them ran into the hills trying to escape.
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Hills trying to escape. they would have gotten away
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They would have gotten away but god sent a huge
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But god sent a huge hailstorm, hail i can
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Hailstorm, hail i can imagine the size of
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Imagine the size of baseballs, raining down
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Baseballs, raining down from the heavens.
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From the heavens. the scripture says, "the
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The scripture says, "the hail destroyed more of the
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Hail destroyed more of the enemy's troops than joshua
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Enemy's troops than joshua and his men did with the
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And his men did with the sword."
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Sword." god was showing us, if
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God was showing us, if you'll swing your sword,
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You'll swing your sword, then god will throw his
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Then god will throw his hail.
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Hail. if you'll speak his
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If you'll speak his promises, god will make
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Promises, god will make things happen you couldn't
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Things happen you couldn't make happen.
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Make happen. "i'm waiting on the
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"i'm waiting on the hailstorm joel.
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Hailstorm joel. i'm waiting on god to
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I'm waiting on god to deliver me, promote me,
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Deliver me, promote me, restore me."
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Restore me." god is waiting on you to
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God is waiting on you to swing the sword. when you
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Swing the sword. when you have his word coming out
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Have his word coming out of your mouth, when you're
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Of your mouth, when you're declaring his promises,
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Declaring his promises, then he'll step in and
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Then he'll step in and do what you can't do.
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Do what you can't do. swing your sword and you
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Swing your sword and you will defeat giants much
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Will defeat giants much bigger, swing your sword
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Bigger, swing your sword and doors will open you
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And doors will open you could never open, swing
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Could never open, swing your sword and you'll break
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Your sword and you'll break the addiction, you'll beat
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The addiction, you'll beat the depression, you'll see
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The depression, you'll see those dreams come to pass.
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Those dreams come to pass. god has the hailstorm, he
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God has the hailstorm, he has the favor, the healing,
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Has the favor, the healing, the abundance.
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The abundance. he's just waiting on you
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He's just waiting on you to get your sword out.
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To get your sword out. don't be passive.
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Don't be passive. you're in a battle.
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You're in a battle. get your fight back,
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Get your fight back, get your passion back.
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Get your passion back. you have to initiate the
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You have to initiate the blessing, initiate the
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Blessing, initiate the healing, initiate the favor.
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Healing, initiate the favor. if you'll start swinging
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If you'll start swinging your sword, i believe and
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Your sword, i believe and declare, like with joshua,
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Declare, like with joshua, god is going to show out
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God is going to show out in your life.
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In your life. negative situations are
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Negative situations are about turn around,
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About turn around, breakthroughs are coming,
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Breakthroughs are coming, healing, promotion, the
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Healing, promotion, the right people, new levels
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Right people, new levels of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Life throws so much at us.
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Life throws so much at us. disappointments,
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Disappointments, failures, challenges.
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Failures, challenges. we can feel so out of touch
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We can feel so out of touch that we no longer
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That we no longer recognize ourselves.
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Recognize ourselves. life has a way of changing us.
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Life has a way of changing us. at one time
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At one time we were outgoing
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We were outgoing and excited about our dreams.
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And excited about our dreams. but when we go
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But when we go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and people do us
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And people do us wrong, it's easy
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Wrong, it's easy to lose that positive,
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To lose that positive, passionate person
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Passionate person that we used to be.
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Get back to who you really are. the joyful you,
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The joyful you, the confident you,
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The confident you, the talented you.
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The talented you. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. you haven't been
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You haven't been through too much.
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Through too much. you may have lost
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You may have lost part of yourself,
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Part of yourself, but you can find yourself.
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But you can find yourself. god is in the business
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God is in the business of restoring what was lost.
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Of restoring what was lost. healing what was broken.
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Healing what was broken. you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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Best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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Consider becoming one. until we meet again,
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Joel Osteen - Swing Your Sword

April 1, 2026 | 27:29

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