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Joel Osteen - Thank God Before The Promise

November 30, 2025 | 29:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Thank God Before The Promise | November 30, 2025

> joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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I like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this group of school
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About this group of school children. they were in the
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Children. they were in the cafeteria line at their
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Cafeteria line at their catholic elementary school.
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Catholic elementary school. at the start of the line,
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At the start of the line, there was a big bowl of
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There was a big bowl of apples. a nun had written a
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Apples. a nun had written a note. it said, “take only
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Note. it said, “take only one, god is watching.” at the
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One, god is watching.” at the end of the line, there was a
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End of the line, there was a big bowl of chocolate chip
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Big bowl of chocolate chip cookies. one of the children
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Cookies. one of the children had written a note. it said,
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Had written a note. it said, “take all you want, god is
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“take all you want, god is watching the apples.”
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Say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about thanking god before you
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About thanking god before you see the promise. we all have
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See the promise. we all have things we're believing for,
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Things we're believing for, to accomplish a dream, to
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To accomplish a dream, to meet the right person, for
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Meet the right person, for our health to turn around.
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Our health to turn around. we've prayed, we've believed,
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We've prayed, we've believed, we've stood in faith, but it
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We've stood in faith, but it hasn't happened yet.
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Hasn't happened yet. sometimes we're so
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Sometimes we're so determined, we want it so
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Determined, we want it so badly, we keep asking and
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Badly, we keep asking and asking, “god, you've got to
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Asking, “god, you've got to turn this around. god, please
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Turn this around. god, please heal my child. god, i'm
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Heal my child. god, i'm begging you, give me this
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Begging you, give me this good break.” but here's the
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Good break.” but here's the key. once you pray, you don't
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Key. once you pray, you don't have to ask anymore. from
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Have to ask anymore. from then on, you need to thank
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Then on, you need to thank god that it's on the way.
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God that it's on the way. instead of, “god i'm dealing
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Instead of, “god i'm dealing with this sickness. please
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With this sickness. please heal me.” no, you've already
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Heal me.” no, you've already prayed. now it's, “lord, i
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Prayed. now it's, “lord, i want to thank you that i'm
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Want to thank you that i'm healed.” instead of begging,
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Healed.” instead of begging, “god please get my child back
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“god please get my child back on course. god please don't
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On course. god please don't let him get in trouble.” try
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Let him get in trouble.” try a different approach, “lord,
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A different approach, “lord, thank you that my children
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Thank you that my children will fulfill their destiny.
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Will fulfill their destiny. thank you that as for me and
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Thank you that as for me and my house, we will serve the
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My house, we will serve the lord.” it's a different
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Lord.” it's a different mindset. when we keep asking
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Mindset. when we keep asking again and again, pleading
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Again and again, pleading with god, it's like we're
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With god, it's like we're trying to talk him into it.
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Trying to talk him into it. maybe he doesn't want to do
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Maybe he doesn't want to do it, maybe we're not good
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It, maybe we're not good enough, maybe we don't
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Enough, maybe we don't deserve it. but when you
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Deserve it. but when you switch over into thanking
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Switch over into thanking him, you're saying, “god, i
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Him, you're saying, “god, i trust you. i know you're
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Trust you. i know you're faithful to your word, that
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Faithful to your word, that what you promised and
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What you promised and purposed for my life will
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Purposed for my life will come to pass.”
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Come to pass.” jesus said in mark 11, “when
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Jesus said in mark 11, “when you pray, believe that you
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You pray, believe that you receive when you pray.” not
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Receive when you pray.” not when it shows up, but when
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When it shows up, but when you pray, believe that it
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You pray, believe that it happened. believe that god is
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Happened. believe that god is so faithful that he set the
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So faithful that he set the miracle into motion. that in
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Miracle into motion. that in the unseen realm angels are
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The unseen realm angels are dispatched with your healing,
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Dispatched with your healing, your breakthrough, your
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Your breakthrough, your freedom. well, if you receive
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Freedom. well, if you receive when you believe, if you
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When you believe, if you already have it by faith,
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Already have it by faith, then you don't have to keep
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Then you don't have to keep asking for it. you have to
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Asking for it. you have to switch over from asking to
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Switch over from asking to thanking god.
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Thanking god. there was a lady in the
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There was a lady in the scripture that came up to
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Scripture that came up to jesus and she started begging
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Jesus and she started begging him to heal her daughter. she
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Him to heal her daughter. she said, “please jesus. she's so
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Said, “please jesus. she's so bad. you have to help me. i'm
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Bad. you have to help me. i'm begging you to come pray for
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Begging you to come pray for her.” but jesus ignored her.
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Her.” but jesus ignored her. he didn't give her the time
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He didn't give her the time of day. normally, jesus was
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Of day. normally, jesus was so compassionate. when blind
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So compassionate. when blind bartimaeus called out, “have
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Bartimaeus called out, “have mercy on me.” jesus went over
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Mercy on me.” jesus went over and healed him. when a
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And healed him. when a government official stopped
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Government official stopped jesus, and said, “my little
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Jesus, and said, “my little girl is so sick. will you
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Girl is so sick. will you come to my house and pray for
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Come to my house and pray for her?” jesus spoke the word
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Her?” jesus spoke the word and his daughter was healed.
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And his daughter was healed. what was different about this
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What was different about this woman. she kept begging and
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Woman. she kept begging and begging, trying to get jesus
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Begging, trying to get jesus to change his mind. when she
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To change his mind. when she realized that wasn't working,
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Realized that wasn't working, the scripture says, she fell
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The scripture says, she fell down at jesus' feet and began
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Down at jesus' feet and began worshipping him, thanking
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Worshipping him, thanking him, praising him. that's
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Him, praising him. that's when jesus changed his mind
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When jesus changed his mind and healed her daughter.
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And healed her daughter. what begging couldn't do,
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What begging couldn't do, thanking god will do. don't
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Thanking god will do. don't be a beggar, be a believer.
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Be a beggar, be a believer. when you pray, believe that
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When you pray, believe that it's done and start thanking
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It's done and start thanking god that it's on the way.
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God that it's on the way. believe that god heard you.
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Believe that god heard you. believe that he's faithful,
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Believe that he's faithful, that he set the miracle into
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That he set the miracle into motion. and believe that you
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Motion. and believe that you deserve it, that you're
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Deserve it, that you're worthy, that you're a child
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Worthy, that you're a child of the most high. no more
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Of the most high. no more begging god, year after year,
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Begging god, year after year, “god, please help me to make
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“god, please help me to make good decisions.” no, the
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Good decisions.” no, the right approach, “father,
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Right approach, “father, thank you that i have the
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Thank you that i have the mind of christ. thank you
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Mind of christ. thank you that i'm full of wisdom, that
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That i'm full of wisdom, that i have clear direction for my
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I have clear direction for my life.” that's praying in
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Life.” that's praying in faith. the scripture says,
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Faith. the scripture says, “come boldly to the throne of
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“come boldly to the throne of grace.” you won't go boldly
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Grace.” you won't go boldly if you're always begging. you
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If you're always begging. you won't pray with confidence if
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Won't pray with confidence if you're asking again and again
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You're asking again and again for the same thing. you need
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For the same thing. you need to switch out of the asking
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To switch out of the asking mode into the thanking mode.
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Mode into the thanking mode. paul said it this way in
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Paul said it this way in philippians, “bring your
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Philippians, “bring your requests to god with
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Requests to god with thanksgiving.” it's not
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Thanksgiving.” it's not enough to just ask, you have
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Enough to just ask, you have to add this second part,
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To add this second part, thanksgiving. that's your
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Thanksgiving. that's your faith being released. instead
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Faith being released. instead of, “god please help me. i
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Of, “god please help me. i don't see how i'm going to
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Don't see how i'm going to make it financially. god, i'm
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Make it financially. god, i'm begging you.” that's a
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Begging you.” that's a sincere prayer, but it's not
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Sincere prayer, but it's not an effective prayer. a better
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An effective prayer. a better approach is find what god
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Approach is find what god says about you in the
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Says about you in the scripture. find some promises
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Scripture. find some promises and then thank god for them.
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“father, i thank you that i.
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“father, i thank you that i. will lend and not borrow.
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Will lend and not borrow. lord, thank you that i live
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Lord, thank you that i live under the open windows of
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Under the open windows of heaven, that whatever i touch
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Heaven, that whatever i touch prospers and succeeds, that
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Prospers and succeeds, that no good thing will you
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No good thing will you withhold because i walk
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Withhold because i walk uprightly.”
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Uprightly.” i take time every morning to
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I take time every morning to start the day off in faith.
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Start the day off in faith. pray and read my bible. but
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Pray and read my bible. but ninety percent of my prayer
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Ninety percent of my prayer time is thanking god for what
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Time is thanking god for what he's done and thanking him
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He's done and thanking him for what he's promised. i
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For what he's promised. i don't get up every morning
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Don't get up every morning and say, “god, please bless
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Me, please anoint me. god,
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Me, please anoint me. god, please keep my children from
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Please keep my children from harm. god, please help us.
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Harm. god, please help us. god, let me to leave my mark,
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God, let me to leave my mark, give me your favor.” no, i've
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Give me your favor.” no, i've already asked god for those
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Already asked god for those things. when i prayed, i
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Things. when i prayed, i received it by faith. i
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Received it by faith. i believe that god heard me. i
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Believe that god heard me. i believe that he's
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Believe that he's trustworthy, that he's
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Trustworthy, that he's working behind the scenes.
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Working behind the scenes. so, i don't keep asking again
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So, i don't keep asking again and again, week after week,
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And again, week after week, year after year. i switched
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Year after year. i switched over into thanking god.
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Over into thanking god. “father, thank you that i'm
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“father, thank you that i'm blessed. thank you that
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Blessed. thank you that you've crowned me with favor.
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You've crowned me with favor. thank you that i'm anointed.
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Thank you that i'm anointed. thank you that my children
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Thank you that my children are mighty in the land. thank
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Are mighty in the land. thank you that your angels watch
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You that your angels watch after us. thank you that
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After us. thank you that lakewood is strong, that from
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Lakewood is strong, that from generation to generation we
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Generation to generation we will tell of your goodness.”
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Will tell of your goodness.” that kind of praying gets
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That kind of praying gets god's attention. thanking him
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God's attention. thanking him is your faith at work. when
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Is your faith at work. when he hears praises coming up,
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He hears praises coming up, blessings will come down,
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Blessings will come down, that's when he'll dispatch
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That's when he'll dispatch angels, set miracles into
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Angels, set miracles into motion.
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Motion. but begging god won't do
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But begging god won't do this, pleading again and
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This, pleading again and again for the same thing. no
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Again for the same thing. no turn it around. god heard you
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Turn it around. god heard you the first time you asked.
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The first time you asked. don't pray like he didn't. if
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Don't pray like he didn't. if you keep asking, you're
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You keep asking, you're saying, “god, i'm not sure.
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Saying, “god, i'm not sure. maybe nothing happened.” the
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Maybe nothing happened.” the right attitude is, “lord, i
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Right attitude is, “lord, i thank you that my healing is
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Thank you that my healing is on the way. thank you that
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On the way. thank you that the right person is in route.
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The right person is in route. thank you that it will be a
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Thank you that it will be a bountiful year.” when you're
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Bountiful year.” when you're tempted to worry, thoughts
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Tempted to worry, thoughts come saying, “it's never
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Come saying, “it's never going to work out.” you don't
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Going to work out.” you don't have to go back and pray
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Have to go back and pray again, “god, please let it
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Again, “god, please let it happen.” no, “father, thank
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Happen.” no, “father, thank you that it's on the way.”
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You that it's on the way.” that's what keeps you
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That's what keeps you encouraged. when you hear
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Encouraged. when you hear yourself thanking god for
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Yourself thanking god for what he promised, declaring
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What he promised, declaring his goodness, speaking
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His goodness, speaking victory into your future,
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Victory into your future, that's what builds your
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That's what builds your faith. that's how you're
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Faith. that's how you're going to stay strong and have
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Going to stay strong and have the endurance to see the
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The endurance to see the promise come to pass.
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Promise come to pass. god told abraham and sarah
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God told abraham and sarah that they were going to have
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That they were going to have a baby, but they were way too
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A baby, but they were way too old. sarah had already gone
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Old. sarah had already gone through the change of life.
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Through the change of life. she had been barren, never
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She had been barren, never able to conceive. now abraham
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Able to conceive. now abraham was eighty years old, she was
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Was eighty years old, she was seventy. it seemed
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Seventy. it seemed impossible. year after year
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Impossible. year after year went by, they didn't see any
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Went by, they didn't see any sign of a child. every day
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Sign of a child. every day that passed, it was less
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That passed, it was less likely that it would happen.
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Likely that it would happen. you can imagine the thoughts
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You can imagine the thoughts that came to abraham. “you're
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That came to abraham. “you're not going to have a baby.
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Not going to have a baby. that defies the laws of
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That defies the laws of nature. god didn't tell you
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Nature. god didn't tell you that. you had too much pizza
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That. you had too much pizza that night.” abraham could
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That night.” abraham could have gotten discouraged.
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Have gotten discouraged. “god, i'm asking you again,
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“god, i'm asking you again, please give us this child. we
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Please give us this child. we want this baby so badly,
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Want this baby so badly, please do what you said.” no,
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Please do what you said.” no, the scripture says, “abraham
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The scripture says, “abraham grew strong in faith, by
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Grew strong in faith, by giving praise to god.” i can
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Giving praise to god.” i can see him at night, looking up
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See him at night, looking up at the stars, “lord, i want
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At the stars, “lord, i want to thank you for what you
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To thank you for what you promised; that my descendants
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Promised; that my descendants will be like the number of
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Will be like the number of stars in the night sky. lord
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Stars in the night sky. lord thank you that our baby is on
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Thank you that our baby is on the way.” that's how he
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The way.” that's how he stayed strong and kept
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Stayed strong and kept believing, even when there
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Believing, even when there was no sign of it. he was
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Was no sign of it. he was constantly thanking god for
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Constantly thanking god for what he promised. you're not
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What he promised. you're not going to stay strong by
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Going to stay strong by begging, by asking again and
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Begging, by asking again and again, by worrying,
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Again, by worrying, complaining, “god where are
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Complaining, “god where are you? god, why isn't this
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You? god, why isn't this working out?” you going to
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Working out?” you going to grow strong by thanking god
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Grow strong by thanking god that it's on the way.
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That it's on the way. like abraham, you may not see
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Like abraham, you may not see any sign of what god promised
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Any sign of what god promised you. you could live worried,
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You. you could live worried, stressed, doubting. try a
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Stressed, doubting. try a different approach. every
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Different approach. every time those thoughts tell you,
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Time those thoughts tell you, “you'll never get well, never
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Break that addiction, neverer
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Break that addiction, neverer see your family restored.
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See your family restored. it's been too long; come on,
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It's been too long; come on, it would have happened by
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It would have happened by now.” turn that worry into
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Now.” turn that worry into worship. “father, thank you
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Worship. “father, thank you that what you started in my
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That what you started in my life you will finish. thank
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Life you will finish. thank you that your plans for me
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You that your plans for me are for good, that my latter
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Are for good, that my latter days will be better than my
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Days will be better than my former days. lord, thank you
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Former days. lord, thank you that you've already taken
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That you've already taken care of what i'm concerned
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Care of what i'm concerned about. that the moment i
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About. that the moment i prayed, things shifted in my
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Favor, that what you purposed
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Favor, that what you purposed for my life will come to
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For my life will come to pass.”
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Pass.” that's how abraham stayed
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That's how abraham stayed strong in faith. he thanked
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Strong in faith. he thanked god before he ever saw the
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God before he ever saw the promise. then, of course,
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Promise. then, of course, when sarah was ninety years
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When sarah was ninety years old, against all odds, she
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Old, against all odds, she gave birth to son that they
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Gave birth to son that they named isaac. i don't believe
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Named isaac. i don't believe this would have happened, if
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This would have happened, if abraham would have kept
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Abraham would have kept begging, asking, pleading,
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Begging, asking, pleading, not only would he have gotten
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Not only would he have gotten discouraged and given up, but
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Discouraged and given up, but god works where there's
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God works where there's faith. when he hears you
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Faith. when he hears you thanking him for something
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Thanking him for something you can't see, praising him
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You can't see, praising him for a promise when you could
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For a promise when you could be complaining, talking like
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Be complaining, talking like it's on the way when you
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It's on the way when you could be defeated, that gets
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Could be defeated, that gets god's attention. that's when
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God's attention. that's when he'll make things happen that
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He'll make things happen that you couldn't make happen.
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You couldn't make happen. when our son jonathan was
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When our son jonathan was sixteen years old, he got his
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Sixteen years old, he got his driver's license. we went
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Driver's license. we went down to the dealership and
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Down to the dealership and bought him a used car. he was
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Bought him a used car. he was so excited. our daughter
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So excited. our daughter alexandra is three years
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Alexandra is three years younger than him. she was
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Younger than him. she was thirteen. when we got home,
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Thirteen. when we got home, and she saw that car, she
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And she saw that car, she came straight over to me and
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Came straight over to me and said, “dad, when i turn
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Said, “dad, when i turn sixteen, are you going to get
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Sixteen, are you going to get me a car?” she wanted to get
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Me a car?” she wanted to get that on record right away.
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That on record right away. she didn't waste any time. i
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She didn't waste any time. i said, “yes alexandra, i'm
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Said, “yes alexandra, i'm going to get you a car.” she
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Going to get you a car.” she said, “you promise.” i said,
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Said, “you promise.” i said, “i promise.” do you know for
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“i promise.” do you know for the next three years, she
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The next three years, she never asked me for that car
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Never asked me for that car again. once i gave her my
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Again. once i gave her my word, she was fully
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Word, she was fully convinced, she knew beyond a
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Convinced, she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that i
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Shadow of a doubt that i wouldn't promise her
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Wouldn't promise her something and then not do it.
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Something and then not do it. all she did for those three
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All she did for those three years was thank me for the
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Years was thank me for the car that was on the way.
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Car that was on the way. “daddy, i can't wait, thank
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“daddy, i can't wait, thank you so much for getting me
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You so much for getting me that car. what kind are we
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That car. what kind are we gonna get, what color, what
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Gonna get, what color, what model, what size?” that made
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Model, what size?” that made me feel good as a father, to
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Me feel good as a father, to know that she trusted me,
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Know that she trusted me, that she believes me, so much
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That she believes me, so much that she'll thank me even
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That she'll thank me even though she doesn't have the
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Though she doesn't have the car yet. she's thanking me on
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Car yet. she's thanking me on credit.
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Credit. but how would i have felt as
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But how would i have felt as a father, if she came up the
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A father, if she came up the next morning, “daddy, will
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Next morning, “daddy, will you please get me a car.”
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You please get me a car.” “yes alexandra, i told you
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“yes alexandra, i told you yesterday. i didn't change my
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Yesterday. i didn't change my mind.” the next day, “daddy
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Mind.” the next day, “daddy please get me that car.”
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Please get me that car.” “alexandra what are you
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“alexandra what are you talking about?” the next
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Talking about?” the next week, “daddy i haven't seen
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Week, “daddy i haven't seen the car yet. i'm begging you
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The car yet. i'm begging you to get me a car.” the next
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To get me a car.” the next month, “daddy i'm pleading
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Month, “daddy i'm pleading with you, please do it.” i
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With you, please do it.” i would say, “alexandra, i gave
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Would say, “alexandra, i gave you my word. you don't have
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You my word. you don't have to beg me, keep asking again
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To beg me, keep asking again and again. i'm going to do
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And again. i'm going to do what i promised.” think about
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What i promised.” think about how god must feel when we
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How god must feel when we come back day after day,
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Come back day after day, “god, please heal me. god,
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“god, please heal me. god, please bring the right
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Please bring the right person. god, please turn this
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Person. god, please turn this problem around.” the first
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Problem around.” the first time you asked, god went to
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Time you asked, god went to work. the first time you
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Work. the first time you prayed in faith, according to
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Prayed in faith, according to god's word, he said yes. the
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God's word, he said yes. the scripture says, “all of his
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Scripture says, “all of his promises are yes and amen.”
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Promises are yes and amen.” now i'm human, i can break a
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Now i'm human, i can break a promise, i can disappoint
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Promise, i can disappoint you, but our heavenly father
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You, but our heavenly father will never let you down.
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Will never let you down. he'll never go back on his
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He'll never go back on his word.
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Word. after you prayed, most of the
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After you prayed, most of the time, there's going to be
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Time, there's going to be this waiting period, where
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This waiting period, where you don't see anything
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You don't see anything happening. there's no sign of
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Happening. there's no sign of a baby coming, sarah's still
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A baby coming, sarah's still barren. no sign of the
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Barren. no sign of the healing, the freedom, the
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Healing, the freedom, the abundance. all you have is a
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Abundance. all you have is a promise, from the god who
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Promise, from the god who created the universe. all you
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Created the universe. all you have is a word from the god
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Have is a word from the god who knew you before you were
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Who knew you before you were formed in your mother's womb,
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Formed in your mother's womb, the god who calls you a
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The god who calls you a masterpiece, the god who
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Masterpiece, the god who planned out your days for
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Planned out your days for good. your heavenly father
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Good. your heavenly father gave you his word. now it's
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Gave you his word. now it's up to us. “god, i trust you.
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Up to us. “god, i trust you. i don't have to see it to
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I don't have to see it to believe it. lord, i thank you
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Believe it. lord, i thank you that what you promised is on
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That what you promised is on the way.” when you thank god
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The way.” when you thank god in advance, before you see
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In advance, before you see any sign, that's your faith
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Any sign, that's your faith at work. no more begging him
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At work. no more begging him over and over. “god please
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Over and over. “god please give me a good year. please
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Give me a good year. please bless my business. please
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Bless my business. please show me your favor. god,
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Show me your favor. god, please bring the right
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Please bring the right people.” you've said that
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People.” you've said that every week for seventeen
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Every week for seventeen years. why don't you receive
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Years. why don't you receive it? “lord, i thank you that
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It? “lord, i thank you that it's going to be a bountiful
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It's going to be a bountiful year. thank you that your
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Year. thank you that your blessings are chasing me
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Blessings are chasing me down. thank you that i'm
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Down. thank you that i'm surrounded by your favor,
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Surrounded by your favor, that goodness and mercy are
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That goodness and mercy are following me, that divine
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Following me, that divine connections are headed my
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Connections are headed my way.”
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Way.” the scripture says, “it is
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The scripture says, “it is the father's good pleasure to
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The father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” you
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Give you the kingdom.” you don't have to beg god; he
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Don't have to beg god; he wants to give it to you.
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Wants to give it to you. those three years alexandra
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Those three years alexandra was waiting for a car, she
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Was waiting for a car, she would come up to me from time
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Would come up to me from time to time, put her arm around
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To time, put her arm around me, that long blonde hair,
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Me, that long blonde hair, beautiful blue eyes, kind as
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Beautiful blue eyes, kind as could be. she would thank me
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Could be. she would thank me for that car and tell me how
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For that car and tell me how much she loves me and how
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Much she loves me and how grateful she is to be my
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Grateful she is to be my daughter and on and on. i
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Daughter and on and on. i would think to myself, do you
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Would think to myself, do you want one car or two cars?
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Want one car or two cars? when you're always thanking
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When you're always thanking god, bragging on his
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God, bragging on his goodness, talking about how
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Goodness, talking about how great he is, that's when
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Great he is, that's when you're going to see his favor
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You're going to see his favor in amazing ways. you don't
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In amazing ways. you don't have to keep asking again and
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Have to keep asking again and again. make that switch and
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Again. make that switch and start thanking him for what
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Start thanking him for what he promised.
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He promised. for instance, if you get a
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For instance, if you get a bad medical report, you need
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Bad medical report, you need to pray. “god, i'm asking you
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To pray. “god, i'm asking you to heal my body. let your
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To heal my body. let your power flow into me and
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Power flow into me and correct anything that's
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Correct anything that's wrong. i know you're jehovah
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Wrong. i know you're jehovah rapha, the lord my healer. i
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Rapha, the lord my healer. i receive my healing right
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Receive my healing right now.” from that time forward,
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Now.” from that time forward, you don't have to pray for
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You don't have to pray for healing anymore. your report
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Healing anymore. your report should be, “lord, i want to
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Should be, “lord, i want to thank you that i am healed.
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Thank you that i am healed. thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're restoring health unto me.
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Restoring health unto me. thank you that i will live
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Thank you that i will live and not die.” don't go back
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And not die.” don't go back every day and ask for the
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Every day and ask for the same thing. you've already
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Same thing. you've already received it. just keep
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Received it. just keep thanking god that it's on the
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Thanking god that it's on the way. if you're believing to
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Way. if you're believing to overcome an addiction, “lord,
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Overcome an addiction, “lord, i'm asking today that this
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I'm asking today that this addiction would be broken off
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Addiction would be broken off of my life, that you are
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Of my life, that you are freeing me from every
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Freeing me from every stronghold, bondage,
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Stronghold, bondage, generational curse, that
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Generational curse, that every force that is hindering
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Every force that is hindering my destiny is broken in the
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My destiny is broken in the name of jesus.” you went to
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Name of jesus.” you went to god with your request. now
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God with your request. now add the thanksgiving. believe
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Add the thanksgiving. believe that it's already done. from
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That it's already done. from now on, no more begging god
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Now on, no more begging god for the same thing, “father,
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For the same thing, “father, thank you that i am free.
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Thank you that i am free. thank you that i'm whole.
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Thank you that i'm whole. thank you that the power you
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Thank you that the power you put in me is greater than
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Put in me is greater than what's trying to stop me.”
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What's trying to stop me.” this is what my mom did. when
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This is what my mom did. when she was diagnosed with
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She was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, no
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Terminal liver cancer, no treatment available, the
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Treatment available, the doctors sent her home to die.
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Doctors sent her home to die. on december 11th, 1981, she
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On december 11th, 1981, she and my father laid on the
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And my father laid on the bedroom floor. they prayed
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Bedroom floor. they prayed the prayer of faith, and
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The prayer of faith, and asked god to heal her. from
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Asked god to heal her. from that day forward, i never
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That day forward, i never heard my mother praying for
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Heard my mother praying for healing again. she was always
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Healing again. she was always thanking god for what he
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Promised. all through the
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Promised. all through the house, “father, thank you
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House, “father, thank you that on december eleventh, i
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That on december eleventh, i received my healing. i know i
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Received my healing. i know i am a temple of the most high
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Am a temple of the most high god. this sickness cannot
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God. this sickness cannot stay in my body. lord, thank
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Stay in my body. lord, thank you that i'm strong, healthy,
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You that i'm strong, healthy, full of vitality, that with
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Full of vitality, that with long life you will satisfy
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Long life you will satisfy me.” she didn't see any sign
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Me.” she didn't see any sign of it. she was still frail,
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Of it. she was still frail, skin yellow, weak, but she
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Skin yellow, weak, but she didn't go by what she saw.
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Didn't go by what she saw. you have to walk by faith and
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Not by sight. she kept
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Not by sight. she kept thanking god, kept declaring
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Thanking god, kept declaring she was well, talking like it
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She was well, talking like it had happened. and little by
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Had happened. and little by little, she got better and
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Little, she got better and better. today forty-two years
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Better. today forty-two years later, ninety years young;
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Later, ninety years young; she's still going strong.
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She's still going strong. none of this would have
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None of this would have happened if she would have
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Happened if she would have begged god, kept asking again
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Begged god, kept asking again and again. she understood
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And again. she understood this principle that once you
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This principle that once you pray, once you ask in faith,
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Pray, once you ask in faith, you have to start thanking
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You have to start thanking god in advance for what
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God in advance for what you're believing for.
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You're believing for. if you don't understand this
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If you don't understand this principle, prayer can turn
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Principle, prayer can turn into a complaining session,
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Into a complaining session, where you air out all your
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Where you air out all your worries, tell god everything
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Worries, tell god everything that's wrong and bad life is,
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That's wrong and bad life is, “god i can't take this
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“god i can't take this anymore. you've got to heal
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Anymore. you've got to heal me, and god, i'm begging you
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Me, and god, i'm begging you to change this child before i
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To change this child before i send them to heaven. god this
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Send them to heaven. god this traffic is about to drive me
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Traffic is about to drive me crazy. the dog's sick, the
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Crazy. the dog's sick, the goldfish is depressed, the
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Goldfish is depressed, the cat's not speaking. god do
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Cat's not speaking. god do something.” yes, i know god
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Something.” yes, i know god is concerned, but complaining
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Is concerned, but complaining doesn't get his attention.
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Doesn't get his attention. it's a whole different
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It's a whole different perspective to say, “god, i
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Perspective to say, “god, i have all these things coming
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Have all these things coming against me, but i want to
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Against me, but i want to thank you that you're
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Thank you that you're fighting my battles. thank
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Fighting my battles. thank you that you hold victory in
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You that you hold victory in store for the upright. thank
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Store for the upright. thank you that what's meant for my
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You that what's meant for my harm, you're turning to my
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Harm, you're turning to my advantage.” that's not only
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Advantage.” that's not only helping you stay stronger,
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Helping you stay stronger, building your faith, keeping
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Building your faith, keeping you encouraged, that's what
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You encouraged, that's what allows the most high god to
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Allows the most high god to go to work.
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Go to work. the scripture says in james,
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The scripture says in james, “when you pray, ask boldly,
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“when you pray, ask boldly, without a second thought. for
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Without a second thought. for people who worry their
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People who worry their prayers are like wind whipped
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Prayers are like wind whipped waves. they don't receive
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Waves. they don't receive anything from god.” if you're
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Anything from god.” if you're worrying your prayers, you're
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Worrying your prayers, you're not going to receive what
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Not going to receive what you're asking for. if you're
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You're asking for. if you're praying from a place of
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Praying from a place of defeat, “god why is this
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Defeat, “god why is this happening? when is it going
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Happening? when is it going to work out?” that's going to
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To work out?” that's going to limit you. pray from a place
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Limit you. pray from a place of victory. pray what god
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Of victory. pray what god promised. get in agreement
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Promised. get in agreement with what he's spoken over
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With what he's spoken over your life. when the obstacle
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Your life. when the obstacle seems too big, you're tempted
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Seems too big, you're tempted to doubt, complain, you can
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To doubt, complain, you can thank god for who he is. when
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Thank god for who he is. when david faced goliath, in the
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David faced goliath, in the natural, he didn't have a
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Natural, he didn't have a chance. he could have been
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Chance. he could have been negative, discouraged,
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Negative, discouraged, there's no way. instead, he
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There's no way. instead, he said, “goliath you come
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Said, “goliath you come against me with a sword and a
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Against me with a sword and a shield, but i come against
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Shield, but i come against you in the name of the lord
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You in the name of the lord god of israel.” he was
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God of israel.” he was magnifying his god.
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Magnifying his god. when you face a giant,
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When you face a giant, instead of talking about how
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Instead of talking about how big it is, how it looks
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Big it is, how it looks impossible, do like david.
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Impossible, do like david. “father, i thank you that
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“father, i thank you that you're the great i am, the
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You're the great i am, the creator of the universe,
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Creator of the universe, nothing can stand against
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Nothing can stand against you. you're jehovah jireh,
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You. you're jehovah jireh, the lord my provider. you're
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The lord my provider. you're el shaddai, the god of more
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El shaddai, the god of more than enough. you stopped the
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Than enough. you stopped the sun for joshua. you parted
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Sun for joshua. you parted the red sea for moses. you
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The red sea for moses. you healed my mother of terminal
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Healed my mother of terminal cancer. you gave us the
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Cancer. you gave us the compaq center. lord, i thank
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Compaq center. lord, i thank you that you're the way
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You that you're the way maker, the promise keeper,
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Maker, the promise keeper, the miracle worker. you're
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The miracle worker. you're the alpha and the omega, the
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The alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. you
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Beginning and the end. you have the final say. lord i
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Have the final say. lord i thank you that what you have
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Thank you that what you have purposed for my life will
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Purposed for my life will come to pass.” the bigger you
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Come to pass.” the bigger you make god the smaller your
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Make god the smaller your problems will become, and the
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Problems will become, and the more faith will rise in your
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More faith will rise in your heart. that's what makes you
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Heart. that's what makes you strong. are you worrying your
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Strong. are you worrying your prayers? or are you praying
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Prayers? or are you praying with boldness, with faith,
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With boldness, with faith, with thanksgiving?
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With thanksgiving? in the scripture, jonah ran
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In the scripture, jonah ran from god. he didn't go to the
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From god. he didn't go to the city of nineveh like he was
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City of nineveh like he was supposed to. instead, he got
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Supposed to. instead, he got on a boat going the other
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On a boat going the other direction. there was a big
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Direction. there was a big storm. the crew found out he
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Storm. the crew found out he was the one causing the
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Was the one causing the trouble. they didn't think
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Trouble. they didn't think twice. they threw him
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Twice. they threw him overboard. he thought he was
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Overboard. he thought he was done, out in the middle of
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Done, out in the middle of the sea, but this big fish
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The sea, but this big fish swallowed him. he was sitting
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Swallowed him. he was sitting in the belly of a whale,
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In the belly of a whale, seaweed wrapped around him,
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Seaweed wrapped around him, it smelled bad, dark,
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It smelled bad, dark, depressing, lonely, and it
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Depressing, lonely, and it was his own fault. he began
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To pray. for eight verses,n
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To pray. for eight verses,n all he talked about was how
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All he talked about was how bad his life was and how he
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Bad his life was and how he was in the depths of despair
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Was in the depths of despair and how he was surrounded by
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And how he was surrounded by vast waters, on and on,
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Vast waters, on and on, telling god all his problems
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Telling god all his problems and how discouraged he was.
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And how discouraged he was. the fact is, it was all true,
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The fact is, it was all true, but complaining doesn't get
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But complaining doesn't get god's attention. worrying
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God's attention. worrying your prayers doesn't activate
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Your prayers doesn't activate god's power. god works where
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God's power. god works where there's faith.
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There's faith. when jonah realized that
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When jonah realized that wasn't doing any good, he
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Made a switch. in verse nine
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Made a switch. in verse nine he said, “in spite of all
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He said, “in spite of all these difficulties, i will
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These difficulties, i will offer up the sacrifice of
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Offer up the sacrifice of praise with the voice of
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Praise with the voice of thanksgiving.” in the midst
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Thanksgiving.” in the midst of all these problems, it
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Of all these problems, it seemed hopeless, but instead
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Seemed hopeless, but instead of complaining, he switched
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Of complaining, he switched over into praise. “lord, i
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Over into praise. “lord, i thank you that you're still
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Thank you that you're still in control. i thank you that
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In control. i thank you that your mercy is bigger than my
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Your mercy is bigger than my mistakes, that you're the god
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Mistakes, that you're the god of another chance, that your
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Of another chance, that your purpose for my life can still
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Purpose for my life can still come to pass.” i can imagine
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Come to pass.” i can imagine god saying to the angels, “do
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God saying to the angels, “do i hear something coming from
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I hear something coming from inside that fish? is someone
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Inside that fish? is someone praising me from the belly of
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Praising me from the belly of a whale, thanking me for my
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A whale, thanking me for my promises in that impossible
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Promises in that impossible situation. i have to go to
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Situation. i have to go to work. they must know who i
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Work. they must know who i really am.” for three days in
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Really am.” for three days in the belly of the whale there
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The belly of the whale there was praise, thanksgiving,
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Was praise, thanksgiving, “lord, i thank you that you
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“lord, i thank you that you can turn this around.” that
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Can turn this around.” that whale started to get
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Whale started to get indigestion, didn't feel
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Indigestion, didn't feel good. he went over to the
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Good. he went over to the shore and spit jonah out on
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Shore and spit jonah out on dry ground. jonah went on to
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Dry ground. jonah went on to fulfill his purpose.
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Fulfill his purpose. you may have a situation
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You may have a situation where you could be
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Where you could be discouraged today, worry your
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Discouraged today, worry your prayers, complain, or you can
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Prayers, complain, or you can do like jonah. despite what's
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Do like jonah. despite what's come against you, “god, i
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Come against you, “god, i thank you that things are
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Thank you that things are changing in my favor. i'm not
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Changing in my favor. i'm not moved by what i see, i'm
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Moved by what i see, i'm moved by what you promised.
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Moved by what you promised. you promised beauty for
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You promised beauty for ashes. you promised mercy for
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Ashes. you promised mercy for mistakes. you promised
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Mistakes. you promised victory for the upright. you
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Victory for the upright. you promised my best days are
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Promised my best days are still ahead. so, lord i thank
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Still ahead. so, lord i thank you that you're making ways
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You that you're making ways where i don't see a way, that
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Where i don't see a way, that your plan for my life will
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Your plan for my life will come to pass.”
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Come to pass.” the whole key is you can't
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The whole key is you can't wait for it to change, then
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Wait for it to change, then you're going to thank him,
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You're going to thank him, you have to thank him in
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You have to thank him in advance. that's your faith
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Advance. that's your faith being released. if jonah
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Being released. if jonah would have continued
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Would have continued complaining, begging, we
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Complaining, begging, we wouldn't be talking about
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Wouldn't be talking about him. you could be at a
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Him. you could be at a destiny moment. if you keep
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Destiny moment. if you keep worrying your prayers,
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Worrying your prayers, begging god to change things,
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Begging god to change things, discouraged over what's not
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Discouraged over what's not happening, that can keep you
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Happening, that can keep you from your purpose. look back
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From your purpose. look back over your life. there's not a
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Over your life. there's not a time god has failed you. it
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Time god has failed you. it may not have been easy, but
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May not have been easy, but he made a way. he sustained
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He made a way. he sustained you through the loss. he had
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You through the loss. he had mercy on your mistakes. he
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Mercy on your mistakes. he opened doors you couldn't
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Opened doors you couldn't open. he brought awesome
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Open. he brought awesome people into your life. why
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People into your life. why are you doubting him now? why
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Are you doubting him now? why are you worrying your
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Are you worrying your prayers? start adding
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Prayers? start adding thanksgiving to your request.
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Thanksgiving to your request. be a jonah, thank god in the
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Be a jonah, thank god in the midst of the challenge for
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Midst of the challenge for what he's about to do. be an
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What he's about to do. be an abraham, give god praise when
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Abraham, give god praise when the promise looks impossible,
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The promise looks impossible, when you see no sign of it.
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When you see no sign of it. be like alexandra, believe
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Be like alexandra, believe what your heavenly father
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What your heavenly father promised you. don't keep
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Promised you. don't keep asking again and again. take
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Asking again and again. take him at his word. if you'll do
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Him at his word. if you'll do this, i believe and declare,
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This, i believe and declare, you're going to feel
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You're going to feel supernatural strength,
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Supernatural strength, empowering you to stand
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Empowering you to stand strong to receive the
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Strong to receive the promise. forces that have
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Promise. forces that have hindered you are being broken
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Hindered you are being broken right now, giants are coming
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Right now, giants are coming down, new doors are about to
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Down, new doors are about to open, the right people show
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Open, the right people show up, healing, favor,
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Up, healing, favor, breakthroughs, the fullness
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Breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus'
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Of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can
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Name. if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Your destiny is too great,
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Your destiny is too great, your calling too important,
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Your calling too important, and your future too bright
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And your future too bright to live in fear.
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To live in fear. fear may knock,
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Fear may knock, but you don't have
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But you don't have to let it in.
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To let it in. it's time to let faith answer.
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It's time to let faith answer. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. 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 book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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Whispers, "you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. fear doesn't have
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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The final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministry strong.
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To keep the ministry strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion 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
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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And keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com
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Joel Osteen - Thank God Before The Promise

November 30, 2025 | 29:0

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