Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Take Care Of Yourself

October 20, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Take Care Of Yourself | October 20, 2025

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit
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And you can come visit us in person. we'd love
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part
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To have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. somebody sent me this
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Somebody sent me this prayer about food.
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Prayer about food. it goes like this.
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It goes like this. "lord, grant me the
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"lord, grant me the strength that i may not
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Strength that i may not fall into the clutches
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Fall into the clutches of cholesterol.
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Of cholesterol. at polyunsaturates i'll
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At polyunsaturates i'll never mutter, for the
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Never mutter, for the road to hell is paved
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Road to hell is paved with butter. cake is
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With butter. cake is cursed, cream is awful,
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Cursed, cream is awful, and satan is hiding in
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And satan is hiding in every waffle. beelzebub
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Every waffle. beelzebub is a chocolate drop,
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Is a chocolate drop, lucifer is a lollypop.
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Lucifer is a lollypop. teach me the evils of fried
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Teach me the evils of fried chicken from the south.
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Chicken from the south. lord, if you love me,
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Lord, if you love me, shut my mouth."
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Shut my mouth." 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
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I have what it says i have. i can do what
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I have. i can do what it says i can do.
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It says 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 take care of yourself.
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About take care of yourself. it's easy to get so caught
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It's easy to get so caught up meeting other people's
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Up meeting other people's needs, measuring up to
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Needs, measuring up to their expectations, that we
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Their expectations, that we put ourselves on the back
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Put ourselves on the back burner.
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Burner. the demands of work, we
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The demands of work, we have a boss to please, a
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Have a boss to please, a spouse to keep happy, the
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Spouse to keep happy, the pressures of raising
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Pressures of raising children.
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Children. got to get them to
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Got to get them to football, the other one to
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Football, the other one to dance, need to run to the
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Dance, need to run to the grocery store, dinner has
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Grocery store, dinner has to be perfect.
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To be perfect. then off to the neighbor's
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Then off to the neighbor's birthday party.
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Birthday party. we can't let anyone down.
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We can't let anyone down. they're counting on us.
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They're counting on us. we have this hero mentality.
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We have this hero mentality. we're always strong.
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We're always strong. we're always the one that
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We're always the one that comes through, that cheers
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Comes through, that cheers them up, fixes the problem,
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Them up, fixes the problem, that stays late.
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That stays late. we're doing all these good
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We're doing all these good things keeping everyone
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Things keeping everyone around us happy.
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Around us happy. the problem is we can
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The problem is we can become depleted, drained,
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Become depleted, drained, worn out.
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Worn out. we're making sure everyone
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We're making sure everyone else is a priority, you
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Else is a priority, you need to make yourself a
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Need to make yourself a priority.
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Priority. your first mission is to
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Your first mission is to keep yourself healthy.
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Keep yourself healthy. it's not selfish to take
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It's not selfish to take time for you.
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Time for you. you need time to get
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You need time to get refreshed, to be
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Refreshed, to be reenergized.
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Reenergized. you shouldn't be so busy,
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You shouldn't be so busy, you don't have time to be
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You don't have time to be alone, time to laugh, time
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Alone, time to laugh, time to exercise.
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To exercise. you need recreation.
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You need recreation. you need these things that
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You need these things that help you stay in balance.
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Help you stay in balance. when people are making a
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When people are making a lot of withdrawals, you
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Lot of withdrawals, you have to make sure you're
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Have to make sure you're putting in a lot of
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Putting in a lot of deposits.
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Deposits. if you're giving all the
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If you're giving all the time and never filling back
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Time and never filling back up, you're going to be
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Up, you're going to be depleted.
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Depleted. you're good to others, why
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You're good to others, why don't you be good to you?
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Don't you be good to you? you're kind to others, be
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You're kind to others, be kind to you.
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Kind to you. be generous to you, be
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Be generous to you, be loving to you.
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Loving to you. don't live with that hero
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Don't live with that hero mentality.
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Mentality. "i've got to be strong.
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"i've got to be strong. i've got to be at every
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I've got to be at every event, i've got to be
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Event, i've got to be supermom, outperform,
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Supermom, outperform, overachieve.
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Overachieve. i can't say no.
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I can't say no. what will they say?"
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What will they say?" people will take as much as
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People will take as much as you give them. they'll let
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You give them. they'll let you work twenty-four hours
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You work twenty-four hours a day if you will.
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A day if you will. when you're run down,
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When you're run down, emotionally drained,
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Emotionally drained, physically worn out, that's
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Physically worn out, that's not just doing you a
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Not just doing you a disservice, it's doing your
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Disservice, it's doing your family and those around you
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Family and those around you a disservice.
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A disservice. not only that, it's not
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Not only that, it's not healthy.
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Healthy. it's raising your blood
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It's raising your blood pressure, causing you to
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Pressure, causing you to live stressed, overwhelmed.
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Live stressed, overwhelmed. nobody can make this change
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Nobody can make this change except you.
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Except you. you have to be the one to
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You have to be the one to say, "i'm going to make
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Say, "i'm going to make some adjustments to my
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Some adjustments to my schedule.
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Schedule. i'm not going to go running
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I'm not going to go running every time this friend
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Every time this friend calls, not going to live up
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Calls, not going to live up to the pressures and
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To the pressures and demands that are not
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Demands that are not reasonable.
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Reasonable. i'm going to keep myself
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I'm going to keep myself healthy.
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Healthy. if you don't learn to say
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If you don't learn to say no to some things, then
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No to some things, then nothing will change.
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Nothing will change. because the people that are
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Because the people that are counting on you to perform,
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Counting on you to perform, to always be there, they're
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To always be there, they're not going to say, "why
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Not going to say, "why don't you take a break?
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Don't you take a break? why don't you go spend the
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Why don't you go spend the evening doing what you
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Evening doing what you want, i'll cover for you."
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Want, i'll cover for you." no, you have them trained.
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No, you have them trained. they're expecting you to be
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They're expecting you to be there for them. the moment
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There for them. the moment you aren't, they'll say,
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You aren't, they'll say, "what's going on?
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"what's going on? where are you superman?"
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Where are you superman?" tell them superman went to
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Tell them superman went to the phone booth and turned
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The phone booth and turned back into clark kent."
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Back into clark kent." superman was tired.
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Superman was tired. superman needed rest.
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Superman needed rest. superman had to get back in
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Superman had to get back in balance.
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Balance. they may not like it but
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They may not like it but your health, your emotional
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Your health, your emotional well-being is more
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Well-being is more important than keeping
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Important than keeping everyone happy.
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Everyone happy. when you make these
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When you make these adjustments, don't be
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Adjustments, don't be surprised if you feel
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Surprised if you feel guilty.
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Guilty. "i should be helping.
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"i should be helping. i should be at my neighbors.
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I should be at my neighbors. i should be working late."
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I should be working late." don't be guilted in to
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Don't be guilted in to doing things that are
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Doing things that are keeping you out of balance.
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Keeping you out of balance. there's nothing wrong with
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There's nothing wrong with taking time for you.
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Taking time for you. when you're tired, you need
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When you're tired, you need rest. when you're drained,
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Rest. when you're drained, you need to be replenished.
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You need to be replenished. i'm not saying don't work
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I'm not saying don't work hard. i'm all for working,
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Hard. i'm all for working, achieving, being
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Achieving, being responsible.
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Responsible. what i'm saying is stay in
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What i'm saying is stay in balance.
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Balance. you can't work all the
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You can't work all the time, serve your family all
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Time, serve your family all the time, be strong for
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The time, be strong for others all the time.
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Others all the time. sometimes you have to say,
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Sometimes you have to say, "sorry, i need a break.
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"sorry, i need a break. i need a moment to recharge.
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I need a moment to recharge. there's been a lot of
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There's been a lot of withdrawals, i need to make
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Withdrawals, i need to make some deposits."
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Some deposits." for me, it's easy to work
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For me, it's easy to work all the time, it's easy to
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All the time, it's easy to go ninety to nothing.
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Go ninety to nothing. i like to be productive,
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I like to be productive, achieving, but i've learned
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Achieving, but i've learned i'm not as creative if i
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I'm not as creative if i don't have time for
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Don't have time for recreation, i'm not as
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Recreation, i'm not as productive, if i haven't
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Productive, if i haven't taken time to laugh with my
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Taken time to laugh with my family, have fun together,
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Family, have fun together, exercise.
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Exercise. that's how i get refreshed.
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That's how i get refreshed. work out, play basketball.
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Work out, play basketball. when victoria needs to be
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When victoria needs to be refreshed, she goes
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Refreshed, she goes shopping.
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Shopping. she'll spend three hours at
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She'll spend three hours at the mall, never buy a thing.
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The mall, never buy a thing. me going shopping, i'm
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Me going shopping, i'm drained in five minutes.
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Drained in five minutes. everyone is different.
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Everyone is different. do what replenishes you,
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Do what replenishes you, what brings you back in
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What brings you back in balance.
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Balance. i know my brother paul gets
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I know my brother paul gets refreshed by crocheting.
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Refreshed by crocheting. when jesus was on the
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When jesus was on the earth, he went around
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Earth, he went around healing people, teaching in
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Healing people, teaching in the synagogues, lifting
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The synagogues, lifting people up.
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People up. everywhere he went there
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Everywhere he went there was a need.
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Was a need. people would come up, "will
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People would come up, "will you heal my child, will you
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You heal my child, will you come to our city, can i
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Come to our city, can i touch the edge of your
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Touch the edge of your robe."
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Robe." he had all these demands.
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He had all these demands. imagine how he felt. as the
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Imagine how he felt. as the son of god, he had this
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Son of god, he had this incredible power,
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Incredible power, anointing, wisdom, so much
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Anointing, wisdom, so much to offer.
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To offer. yet at times, when he was
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Yet at times, when he was tired, the scripture says,
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He would go away from the
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He would go away from the crowds up into the
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Crowds up into the mountains and get alone so
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Mountains and get alone so he could be refreshed.
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He could be refreshed. he could have felt guilty.
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He could have felt guilty. "there are so many needs.
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"there are so many needs. people to heal, lepers to
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People to heal, lepers to cleanse, i can't take a
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Cleanse, i can't take a break."
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Break." but jesus knew he had to
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But jesus knew he had to take care of his temple.
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Take care of his temple. no matter how anointed you
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No matter how anointed you are, you get tired.
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Are, you get tired. no matter how strong,
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No matter how strong, smart, gifted, you get
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Smart, gifted, you get depleted.
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Depleted. you have to have these
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You have to have these times, despite all the
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Times, despite all the needs around you, despite
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Needs around you, despite what your children, spouse,
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What your children, spouse, boss, friends are counting
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Boss, friends are counting on, you have to get alone,
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On, you have to get alone, and recharge your batteries.
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And recharge your batteries. if jesus had to do it, if
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If jesus had to do it, if he couldn't meet all the
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He couldn't meet all the demands of people around
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Demands of people around him, and he's the son of
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Him, and he's the son of god, why do we think we can
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God, why do we think we can go all the time and be
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Go all the time and be everything for everyone.
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Everything for everyone. sometimes it's not other
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Sometimes it's not other people's expectations, it's
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People's expectations, it's our own expectations.
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Our own expectations. we feel guilty if we're not
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We feel guilty if we're not doing everything we think
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Doing everything we think needs to be done, if we're
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Needs to be done, if we're not meeting all the needs.
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Not meeting all the needs. after all, we have the
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After all, we have the ability, the talent, the
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Ability, the talent, the anointing, but you also
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Anointing, but you also have a physical body.
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Have a physical body. like with jesus, there are
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Like with jesus, there are limits.
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Limits. he had to get away to keep
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He had to get away to keep being his best. if he would
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Being his best. if he would have lived depleted, he
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Have lived depleted, he would have shortchanged
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Would have shortchanged himself.
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Himself. the best thing he could do
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The best thing he could do was to get recharged.
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Was to get recharged. on a regular basis, you
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On a regular basis, you need to have these times
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Need to have these times where you get replenished.
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Where you get replenished. life makes a lot of
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Life makes a lot of withdrawals.
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Withdrawals. things we're not even aware
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Things we're not even aware of, traffic, work,
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Of, traffic, work, deadlines, delays,
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Deadlines, delays, difficult people, negative
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Difficult people, negative news, that's all draining,
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News, that's all draining, that's all taking from your
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That's all taking from your account.
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Account. now don't make the mistake
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Now don't make the mistake of living overdrawn.
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Of living overdrawn. if you go into a new week
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If you go into a new week at a deficit, those same
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At a deficit, those same things come to take from
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Things come to take from you but there's nothing
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You but there's nothing there.
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There. that's when you get
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That's when you get overwhelmed, frustrated.
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Overwhelmed, frustrated. you're not as productive,
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You're not as productive, your gifts don't coming out
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Your gifts don't coming out like they should.
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Like they should. it's not difficult, just
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It's not difficult, just get back in balance.
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Get back in balance. on a regular basis, start
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On a regular basis, start taking time for you, for
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Taking time for you, for what replenishes you, for
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What replenishes you, for what fills you back up.
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What fills you back up. since 2004, we have done
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Since 2004, we have done over two hundred nights of
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Over two hundred nights of hope in cities across
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Hope in cities across america.
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America. every month we'd go to the
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Every month we'd go to the stadiums and basketball
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Stadiums and basketball arenas.
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Arenas. the event was normally on a
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The event was normally on a friday night, we'd come
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Friday night, we'd come home saturday afternoon, do
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Home saturday afternoon, do church saturday night, two
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Church saturday night, two services on sunday.
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Services on sunday. i write two books a year,
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I write two books a year, do my siriusxm radio
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Do my siriusxm radio program each week.
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Program each week. i love doing, but i didn't
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I love doing, but i didn't realize how much that was
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Realize how much that was taking out of me.
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Taking out of me. when the pandemic hit, it
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When the pandemic hit, it changed everything.
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Changed everything. no more events on the road.
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No more events on the road. instead of three services,
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Instead of three services, we recorded one service on
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We recorded one service on friday afternoon, with no
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Friday afternoon, with no people in the auditorium. i
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People in the auditorium. i would come in and do my
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Would come in and do my message, half hour later i
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Message, half hour later i was done.
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Was done. in twenty-three years since
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In twenty-three years since my father passed, i had
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My father passed, i had never been so rested, never
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Never been so rested, never had so much energy.
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Had so much energy. i noticed that my contacts
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I noticed that my contacts started to get blurry.
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Started to get blurry. i couldn't read as well.
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I couldn't read as well. i went to the eye doctor;
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I went to the eye doctor; he ran the test. he said,
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He ran the test. he said, "joel, this is very
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"joel, this is very strange, but the reason
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Strange, but the reason your contacts are blurry is
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Your contacts are blurry is because your vision has
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Because your vision has improved.
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Improved. it hasn't gotten worse,
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It hasn't gotten worse, it's gotten better.
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It's gotten better. you need less correction."
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You need less correction." who knows what will happen
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Who knows what will happen if you'll get back in
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If you'll get back in balance.
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Balance. i didn't realize it, but
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I didn't realize it, but when you have a lot of
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When you have a lot of withdrawals taking place,
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Withdrawals taking place, you're spending a lot of
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You're spending a lot of emotional energy, being
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Emotional energy, being productive, seeing your
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Productive, seeing your gifts come out, helping
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Gifts come out, helping others, you have to make
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Others, you have to make sure you're putting in a
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Sure you're putting in a lot of deposits, you're
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Lot of deposits, you're taking time to get filled
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Taking time to get filled back up emotionally,
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Back up emotionally, spiritually and physically.
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Spiritually and physically. working all the time is not
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Working all the time is not hard. you have the drive,
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Hard. you have the drive, the passion, but when you
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The passion, but when you do, you're running at a
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Do, you're running at a deficit.
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Deficit. your account is low.
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Your account is low. it starts affecting other
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It starts affecting other things, your health, your
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Things, your health, your creativity, your attitude,
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Creativity, your attitude, your relationships.
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Your relationships. stay in balance.
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Stay in balance. take time to get away.
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Take time to get away. every day you need to have
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Every day you need to have some time to yourself.
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Some time to yourself. some time to get refreshed.
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Some time to get refreshed. then on a regular basis put
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Then on a regular basis put on the schedule what fills
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On the schedule what fills you back up.
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You back up. make it a priority to take
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Make it a priority to take care of you.
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Care of you. the apostle paul was
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The apostle paul was supposed to travel to the
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Supposed to travel to the city of corinth and visit
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City of corinth and visit with the people.
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With the people. he had told them earlier
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He had told them earlier that in a while he would be
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That in a while he would be coming.
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Coming. they were planning for his
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They were planning for his visit, eagerly awaiting for
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Visit, eagerly awaiting for him to show up.
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Him to show up. but paul encountered great
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But paul encountered great difficulties in asia.
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Difficulties in asia. he was dealing with
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He was dealing with problems and people coming
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Problems and people coming against him. he wrote in 2
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Against him. he wrote in 2 corinthians 1, "we were
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Corinthians 1, "we were pressed beyond measure.
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Pressed beyond measure. we were so overwhelmed, we
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We were so overwhelmed, we despaired of life itself."
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Despaired of life itself." this was the apostle paul,
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This was the apostle paul, who wrote nearly half of
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Who wrote nearly half of the new testament, saying
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The new testament, saying he felt so overwhelmed he
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He felt so overwhelmed he didn't think he could go on.
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Didn't think he could go on. here he had already told
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Here he had already told these people he would come.
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These people he would come. he had already made this
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He had already made this commitment and these
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Commitment and these unexpected challenges came
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Unexpected challenges came up.
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Up. he could have thought, "i
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He could have thought, "i can't disappoint them.
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Can't disappoint them. they're expecting me.
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They're expecting me. what if they get upset,
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What if they get upset, what if they don't
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What if they don't understand."
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Understand." but paul knew his limits.
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But paul knew his limits. yes, he was powerful, yes,
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Yes, he was powerful, yes, he wrote i can do all
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He wrote i can do all things through christ, yes,
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Things through christ, yes, he prayed and prison doors
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He prayed and prison doors flung open, but he
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Flung open, but he understood this principle.
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Understood this principle. that it was up to him to
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That it was up to him to take care of his physical
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Take care of his physical and emotional well-being.
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And emotional well-being. that he can't operate at
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That he can't operate at his best if he's depleted,
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His best if he's depleted, drained, worn out.
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Drained, worn out. so, he sent a letter
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So, he sent a letter telling them in effect,
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Telling them in effect, "i'm sorry i can't come."
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"i'm sorry i can't come." he could have had a hero
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He could have had a hero mentality, "they're
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Mentality, "they're counting on me, i'm the one
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Counting on me, i'm the one they look up to.
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They look up to. i can't let them down."
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I can't let them down." but he took his cape off
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But he took his cape off and said, "i can't do it."
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And said, "i can't do it." he was saying, "you've seen
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He was saying, "you've seen the superman paul, now
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The superman paul, now you're seeing the human
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You're seeing the human paul.
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Paul. i'm overwhelmed.
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I'm overwhelmed. i've got to get
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I've got to get replenished, once i get
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Replenished, once i get filled back up, healthy,
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Filled back up, healthy, whole, restored, then i'll
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Whole, restored, then i'll come visit with you."
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Come visit with you." there are times you have to
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There are times you have to be bold like paul and say,
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Be bold like paul and say, "no, i can't do it.
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"no, i can't do it. i know it may hurt
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I know it may hurt feelings, i know i've been
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Feelings, i know i've been there in the past, i know i
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There in the past, i know i told you i would, but i
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Told you i would, but i need a break, i have to get
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Need a break, i have to get refreshed."
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Refreshed." jesus did it, paul did it.
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Jesus did it, paul did it. it's okay if you do it.
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It's okay if you do it. don't try to be superman.
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Don't try to be superman. superman is a fictional
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Superman is a fictional character.
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Character. superman in real life would
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Superman in real life would have had a nervous
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Have had a nervous breakdown.
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Breakdown. it's okay to say no.
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It's okay to say no. that's one of the most
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That's one of the most powerful words you can
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Powerful words you can learn.
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Learn. i know yes is exciting.
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I know yes is exciting. we want to do it all.
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We want to do it all. "yes, i'll work late, yes
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"yes, i'll work late, yes i'll be there for you, yes
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I'll be there for you, yes i'll make sacrifices so you
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I'll make sacrifices so you can go further."
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Can go further." but there will be times you
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But there will be times you have to say, "sorry, i have
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Have to say, "sorry, i have to take care of me.
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To take care of me. i have to protect my health.
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I have to protect my health. i have to let my mind rest.
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I have to let my mind rest. i have to release this
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I have to release this stress."
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Stress." sometimes, we're holding on
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Sometimes, we're holding on to things that are
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To things that are overwhelming us.
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Overwhelming us. what you won't say no to
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What you won't say no to can end up killing you.
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Can end up killing you. you've been there for
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You've been there for everyone else, why don't
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Everyone else, why don't you be there for you.
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You be there for you. why don't you make yourself
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Why don't you make yourself a priority?
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A priority? i'm not talking about
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I'm not talking about living selfishly, i'm
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Living selfishly, i'm talking about living
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Talking about living balanced, recognizing that
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Balanced, recognizing that your physical and emotional
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Your physical and emotional well-being is up to you.
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Well-being is up to you. some of the people you bend
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Some of the people you bend over backwards for, you
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Over backwards for, you make great sacrifices to
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Make great sacrifices to help them, when you need
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Help them, when you need help, they're never around.
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Help, they're never around. they're busy, they have
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They're busy, they have other opportunities.
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Other opportunities. yes, be good to others, be
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Yes, be good to others, be a blessing whenever you
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A blessing whenever you can, but also know your
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Can, but also know your limits.
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Limits. if you can't be a blessing
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If you can't be a blessing every time, that's okay.
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Every time, that's okay. if you can't come to
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If you can't come to corinth, like paul, people
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Corinth, like paul, people may get upset.
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May get upset. they may try to make you
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They may try to make you feel bad, but they're not
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Feel bad, but they're not responsible for your health.
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Responsible for your health. they're not going to give
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They're not going to give an account for your
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An account for your assignment.
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Assignment. it's not heroic to try to
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It's not heroic to try to meet everyone else's
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Meet everyone else's expectations and miss your
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Expectations and miss your own destiny.
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Own destiny. a friend of mine was a very
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A friend of mine was a very successful pastor.
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Successful pastor. we knew him growing up.
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We knew him growing up. he travelled the world
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He travelled the world helping people, speaking at
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Helping people, speaking at these large events.
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These large events. but he was so caught up in
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But he was so caught up in his calling and the doors
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His calling and the doors that were opening that he
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That were opening that he didn't pay attention to his
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Didn't pay attention to his health.
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Health. he knew he was doing too
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He knew he was doing too much, running depleted,
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Much, running depleted, mentally drained, physical
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Mentally drained, physical run down but he never took
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Run down but he never took time to get replenished.
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Time to get replenished. he didn't have any kind of
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He didn't have any kind of system where he would get
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System where he would get filled back up.
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Filled back up. you can't keep giving out,
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You can't keep giving out, making withdrawals, and
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Making withdrawals, and never making deposits,
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Never making deposits, never putting anything in.
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Never putting anything in. he flew home from overseas,
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He flew home from overseas, it was an eighteen-hour
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It was an eighteen-hour flight, he was so tired, so
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Flight, he was so tired, so exhausted.
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Exhausted. the problem is he had
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The problem is he had another trip to take the
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Another trip to take the next afternoon.
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Next afternoon. he told me, "i knew there
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He told me, "i knew there was no way i could
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Was no way i could physically do it, but i had
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Physically do it, but i had this commitment, i wanted
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This commitment, i wanted to keep my word."
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To keep my word." he got on that flight and
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He got on that flight and never ministered again. he
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Never ministered again. he had a stroke, lost his
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Had a stroke, lost his speech, lost his motor
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Speech, lost his motor skills.
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Skills. you're not doing yourself
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You're not doing yourself any favors not taking care
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Any favors not taking care of yourself.
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Of yourself. if the apostle paul can say
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If the apostle paul can say no, then we can say no.
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No, then we can say no. here's a key, you make your
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Here's a key, you make your own schedule.
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Own schedule. you decide what you're
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You decide what you're going to do.
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Going to do. don't make commitments that
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Don't make commitments that you know are not wise for
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You know are not wise for your health.
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When i get up to speak each
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When i get up to speak each weekend, it takes a lot of
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Weekend, it takes a lot of emotional energy.
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Emotional energy. physically i can run all
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Physically i can run all day.
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Day. but emotionally, there's a
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But emotionally, there's a limited supply.
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Limited supply. so, thursdays and fridays,
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So, thursdays and fridays, i schedule no meetings, no
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I schedule no meetings, no calls.
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Calls. i know it's going to be a
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I know it's going to be a big withdrawal on sunday,
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Big withdrawal on sunday, so i have to get filled
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So i have to get filled back up.
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Back up. if i'm dealing with
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If i'm dealing with problems, trying to fix
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Problems, trying to fix this situation, plan this
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This situation, plan this event, need to visit with
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Event, need to visit with this person, i'm not going
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This person, i'm not going to be my best up here.
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To be my best up here. i have to take time to get
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I have to take time to get quiet so i can stay in
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Quiet so i can stay in balance.
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Balance. that's when you're the most
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That's when you're the most creative, the most
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Creative, the most effective.
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Effective. these days there are more
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These days there are more demands for your time and
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Demands for your time and attention than ever.
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Attention than ever. everyone wants a piece of
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Everyone wants a piece of you, advertisers, tv,
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You, advertisers, tv, internet, social media,
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Internet, social media, school, work, friends.
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School, work, friends. people are vying for your
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People are vying for your attention.
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Attention. you have to be selective
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You have to be selective about what you commit to.
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About what you commit to. when you're at your limit,
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When you're at your limit, you can't keep adding to
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You can't keep adding to your schedule without
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Your schedule without taking something else away.
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Taking something else away. we think, "i can go do this
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We think, "i can go do this too; my friend wants me to
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Too; my friend wants me to come here, i can write tis
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Come here, i can write tis extra proposal, i can make
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Extra proposal, i can make my child's tournament."
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My child's tournament." we have good intentions but
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We have good intentions but it's too much.
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It's too much. if you don't know how to
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If you don't know how to say no, you're going to get
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Say no, you're going to get overcommitted.
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Overcommitted. it may be a good thing, but
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It may be a good thing, but good things can wear you
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Good things can wear you out.
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Out. good people can deplete you.
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Good people can deplete you. it's all about balance.
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It's all about balance. does it work with the
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Does it work with the season you're in right now?
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Season you're in right now? does it fit with what you
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Does it fit with what you already have to do?
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Already have to do? victoria and i have always
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Victoria and i have always loved real estate.
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Loved real estate. whenever we see an open
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Whenever we see an open house sign, where a house
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House sign, where a house is for sale, if we have
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Is for sale, if we have time, we go in to look
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Time, we go in to look around.
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Around. it's just a hobby.
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It's just a hobby. we were in another state,
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We were in another state, we saw this open house.
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We saw this open house. we went all through it.
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We went all through it. as i was leaving the real
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As i was leaving the real estate agent, this young
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Estate agent, this young man, thanked us for coming
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Man, thanked us for coming and asked for me for my
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And asked for me for my number so he could send me
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Number so he could send me information on other houses.
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Information on other houses. i said, "we're not
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I said, "we're not interested, we're not
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Interested, we're not serious buyers, we're just
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Serious buyers, we're just looking around."
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Looking around." he said, "okay, but can i
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He said, "okay, but can i get your email.
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Get your email. i'd like to put you on our
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I'd like to put you on our mailing address."
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Mailing address." i don't know about you, but
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I don't know about you, but i don't need another email,
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I don't need another email, another text, another phone
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Another text, another phone call.
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I have enough things to
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I have enough things to give my attention to.
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Give my attention to. i said very politely, "no
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I said very politely, "no thanks."
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Thanks." he said, "okay but at least
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He said, "okay but at least give me your home address
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Give me your home address so i can stay in touch."
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So i can stay in touch." he was very persistent.
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He was very persistent. i understand, he wants to
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I understand, he wants to sell.
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Sell. i'm very nice, i don't want
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I'm very nice, i don't want to hurt people's feelings.
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To hurt people's feelings. normally, i would have just
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Normally, i would have just given in, and given him my
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Given in, and given him my brother paul's email.
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Brother paul's email. but this time i looked at
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But this time i looked at him with a big smile and
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Him with a big smile and said, "i'm sorry, but i
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Said, "i'm sorry, but i don't want anyone to
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Don't want anyone to contact me."
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Contact me." i walked out of there so
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I walked out of there so proud of myself.
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Proud of myself. i have never done that in
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I have never done that in my life before.
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My life before. i love to say yes, but
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I love to say yes, but sometimes to fulfill your
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Sometimes to fulfill your destiny, you have to say no.
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Destiny, you have to say no. paul said, "no, i can't
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Paul said, "no, i can't come to corinth right now.
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Come to corinth right now. i'm too tired."
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I'm too tired." jesus said, "no, i can't
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Jesus said, "no, i can't heal people right now.
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Heal people right now. i have to rest."
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I have to rest." are there some things you
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Are there some things you need to say no to?
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Need to say no to? maybe they're good things
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Maybe they're good things but it's not the right
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But it's not the right season.
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Season. it's wearing you down,
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It's wearing you down, taking time and energy from
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Taking time and energy from the main things you need to
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The main things you need to do.
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Do. solomon said in the
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Solomon said in the scripture, "they made me a
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Scripture, "they made me a keeper of vineyards but my
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Keeper of vineyards but my own vineyard i have not
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Own vineyard i have not kept."
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Kept." he was saying, "i've kept
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He was saying, "i've kept everyone else happy.
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Everyone else happy. i've met all their demands,
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I've met all their demands, worked overtime, built the
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Worked overtime, built the business, sacrificed for my
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Business, sacrificed for my children, but i didn't take
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Children, but i didn't take time for me.
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Time for me. i didn't keep myself
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I didn't keep myself healthy."
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Healthy." you've made others a
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You've made others a priority, it's okay to make
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Priority, it's okay to make yourself a priority.
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Yourself a priority. years ago, there was a
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Years ago, there was a lighthouse on a rocky
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Lighthouse on a rocky stretch of coastline.
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Stretch of coastline. the keeper, who was in
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The keeper, who was in charge of keeping the flame
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Charge of keeping the flame burning, was given a new
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Burning, was given a new supply of oil once a month.
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Supply of oil once a month. his main focus was to make
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His main focus was to make sure the lighthouse shined
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Sure the lighthouse shined brightly.
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Brightly. it was close to a
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It was close to a neighborhood.
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Neighborhood. one cold night, an elderly
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One cold night, an elderly woman came and said she
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Woman came and said she needed oil for her heater.
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Needed oil for her heater. the keeper felt badly for
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The keeper felt badly for her and gave her some oil.
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Her and gave her some oil. another father came and
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Another father came and said it was an emergency.
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Said it was an emergency. he needed oil for his lamp
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He needed oil for his lamp so he could travel through
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So he could travel through the night to get medicine
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The night to get medicine for his child.
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For his child. the keeper didn't think
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The keeper didn't think twice, that's a good cause,
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Twice, that's a good cause, gave him the oil.
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Gave him the oil. another man came passing
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Another man came passing through that was stranded
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Through that was stranded and needed oil to lubricate
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And needed oil to lubricate his wheel.
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His wheel. the keeper felt sorry for
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The keeper felt sorry for him and gave him the oil.
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Him and gave him the oil. toward the end of the
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Toward the end of the month, the oil for the
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Month, the oil for the lighthouse was running low.
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Lighthouse was running low. he sent word to town to let
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He sent word to town to let them know he had to have
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Them know he had to have more oil.
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More oil. but before the new oil
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But before the new oil arrived, the lighthouse
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Arrived, the lighthouse went out.
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Went out. that night a huge ship was
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That night a huge ship was disoriented and crashed
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Disoriented and crashed into the rocks.
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Into the rocks. the authorities came, the
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The authorities came, the keeper was so apologetic.
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Keeper was so apologetic. he told how he'd used the
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He told how he'd used the oil for all these people
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Oil for all these people that needed it so badly.
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That needed it so badly. they said to him very
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They said to him very sternly, "you were given
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Sternly, "you were given oil for one purpose, to
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Oil for one purpose, to keep that lighthouse
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Keep that lighthouse burning."
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Burning." sometimes like this keeper,
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Sometimes like this keeper, we're so good hearted.
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We're so good hearted. we want to help this
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We want to help this person, measure up to their
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Person, measure up to their expectation, run here and
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Expectation, run here and keep them happy.
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Keep them happy. all the while, we're
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All the while, we're depleted.
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Depleted. our light's going out.
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Our light's going out. you've been given oil for
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You've been given oil for one purpose, to keep your
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One purpose, to keep your light burning, to keep
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Light burning, to keep yourself healthy, whole,
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Yourself healthy, whole, and strong.
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And strong. if your fire goes out, you
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If your fire goes out, you can't help all those others.
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Can't help all those others. if you're living depleted,
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If you're living depleted, drained, running on empty,
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Drained, running on empty, you're not shining like you
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You're not shining like you could.
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Could. you're making it, but what
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You're making it, but what could you be if you got
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Could you be if you got back in balance.
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Back in balance. how much brighter, further,
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How much brighter, further, longer, happier could you
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Longer, happier could you be if you did like jesus
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Be if you did like jesus and on a regular basis took
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And on a regular basis took time to get refreshed, to
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Time to get refreshed, to be replenished.
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Be replenished. i'm not saying to live
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I'm not saying to live selfishly.
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Selfishly. i'm not saying to not work
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I'm not saying to not work hard. i'm saying take care
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Hard. i'm saying take care of your temple, physically,
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Of your temple, physically, spiritually and emotionally.
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Spiritually and emotionally. you're not invincible.
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You're not invincible. people may think you're
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People may think you're superman.
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Superman. you're so strong, so gifted.
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You're so strong, so gifted. you're always up, but like
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You're always up, but like all of us, you're human.
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All of us, you're human. you need to be refreshed.
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You need to be refreshed. too many people are burning
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Too many people are burning out.
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Out. you can go for a while out
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You can go for a while out of balance, but eventually,
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Of balance, but eventually, it will catch up to you.
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It will catch up to you. i heard this saying, it's
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I heard this saying, it's easier to maintain good
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Easier to maintain good health than it is to try to
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Health than it is to try to regain lost health.
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Regain lost health. when you live depleted,
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When you live depleted, it's wearing you down.
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It's wearing you down. it's affecting your immune
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It's affecting your immune system. you need to get out
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System. you need to get out from under that pressure.
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From under that pressure. learn to say no.
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Learn to say no. you may have to eliminate
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You may have to eliminate some good things in order
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Some good things in order to stay healthy.
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To stay healthy. we need you here for a long
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We need you here for a long time.
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Time. what you have to offer is
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What you have to offer is amazing, your gifts, your
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Amazing, your gifts, your talents, your love.
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Talents, your love. keep your light burning.
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Keep your light burning. yes, be good to others, but
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Yes, be good to others, but don't forget to be good to
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Don't forget to be good to you.
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You. if you'll do this i believe
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If you'll do this i believe and declare, you're going
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And declare, you're going to feel weights lift off of
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To feel weights lift off of you.
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You. you're going to live
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You're going to live longer, freer, healthier,
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Longer, freer, healthier, have better relationships,
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Have better relationships, more energy and become all
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More energy and become all you were created to be, in
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You were created to be, in jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it can you
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If you receive it can you say amen?
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Say amen? amen.
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Amen. i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart. i make
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and savior."
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You my lord and savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again. i want to
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Born again. i want to encourage you to get into a
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Encourage you to get into a good bible-based church and
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Good bible-based church and keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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These power-packed, life-transforming stories
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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Request your copy today and see the turnaround
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of turnaround:
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Joel Osteen - Take Care Of Yourself

October 20, 2025 | 29:56

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