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Joel Osteen - Time Is On Your Side

October 8, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Time Is On Your Side | October 8, 2025

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. > joel: god bless you, it's
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> joel: god bless you, it's great to have you with us today.
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Great to have you with us today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us through the week.
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With us through the week. you can download our
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You can download our podcast, listen to the
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Podcast, listen to the messages any time.
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Messages any time. or you can go to our youtube
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Or you can go to our youtube channel. but thanks again for
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Channel. but thanks again for tuning in.
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Tuning in. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. one day jesus and satan were
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One day jesus and satan were having a contest to see who
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Having a contest to see who was better with computers.
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Was better with computers. after six hours of making
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After six hours of making spreadsheets and designing
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Spreadsheets and designing web pages, a thunderstorm
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Web pages, a thunderstorm knocked the power out.
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Knocked the power out. when they rebooted their
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When they rebooted their computers, satan started
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Computers, satan started screaming, "it's all lost.
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Screaming, "it's all lost. all my material is gone."
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All my material is gone." while jesus quietly walked
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While jesus quietly walked over and printed out his and
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Over and printed out his and turned it in.
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Turned it in. satan complained, "this
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Satan complained, "this isn't fair. he must have
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Isn't fair. he must have cheated. how come he didn't
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Cheated. how come he didn't lose his material?"
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Lose his material?" god smiled and said,
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God smiled and said, "jesus saves."
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"jesus saves." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about time is on your side.
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About time is on your side. we've all been through
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We've all been through seasons in life where it
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Seasons in life where it feels like we've lost time.
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Feels like we've lost time. we were in a relationship
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We were in a relationship that didn't work out, we've
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That didn't work out, we've lost those years.
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Lost those years. we weren't raised in a
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We weren't raised in a healthy environment; it
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Healthy environment; it feels like we've lost our
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Feels like we've lost our childhood.
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Childhood. we came down with an illness
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We came down with an illness or struggled with an
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Or struggled with an addiction.
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Addiction. months passed, maybe years,
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Months passed, maybe years, it's time that we can't get
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It's time that we can't get back.
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Back. it's easy to think, "that
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It's easy to think, "that was just a rough season,
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Was just a rough season, there's nothing that i can
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There's nothing that i can do about it."
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Do about it." but god said in the book of
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But god said in the book of joel, "i will restore the
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Joel, "i will restore the years that the locusts have
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Years that the locusts have eaten, the years that the
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Eaten, the years that the cankerworm and palmerworm
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Cankerworm and palmerworm have destroyed."
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Have destroyed." it's said that time is the
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It's said that time is the one thing that we can't get
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One thing that we can't get back.
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Back. that's true in the natural
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That's true in the natural but we have a supernatural
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But we have a supernatural god.
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God. he knows how to make up for
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He knows how to make up for lost time.
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Lost time. he's not going to just
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He's not going to just restore you, he's going to
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Restore you, he's going to restore the years that you
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Restore the years that you spent in that relationship
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Spent in that relationship that didn't make it.
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That didn't make it. it feels like it was a waste
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It feels like it was a waste of time, but god is going to
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Of time, but god is going to make the rest of your life
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Make the rest of your life so fulfilling that you don't
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So fulfilling that you don't think about what you've been
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Think about what you've been through.
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Through. he's not going to just bring
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He's not going to just bring you out of that illness,
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You out of that illness, he's going to restore the
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He's going to restore the years that you spent taking
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Years that you spent taking the treatment.
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The treatment. your latter days will be
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Your latter days will be better than your former
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Better than your former days.
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Days. here's how good god is,
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Here's how good god is, he's even going to restore
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He's even going to restore the years that we've wasted,
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The years that we've wasted, making poor choices, running
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Making poor choices, running with the wrong crowd.
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With the wrong crowd. years you should have been
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Years you should have been studying but you spent them
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Studying but you spent them partying.
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Partying. years that you should have
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Years that you should have been raising children,
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Been raising children, but you were distracted
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But you were distracted doing other things.
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Doing other things. years you should have been
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Years you should have been pursuing your dreams, but
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Pursuing your dreams, but you let fear and opposition
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You let fear and opposition hold you back.
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Hold you back. it should be too late, you
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It should be too late, you missed your chance, god is
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Missed your chance, god is saying, "get ready, i'm
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Saying, "get ready, i'm about to restore the years.
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About to restore the years. i'm about to make up for the
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I'm about to make up for the time you missed with your
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Time you missed with your children."
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Children." he's not going to just
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He's not going to just restore the relationship;
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Restore the relationship; he's going to restore the
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He's going to restore the years.
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Years. he's going to make it as if
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He's going to make it as if you never lost that time.
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You never lost that time. that company you've spent
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That company you've spent years at; they didn't
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Years at; they didn't treat you fairly, god is
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Treat you fairly, god is not going to just turn it
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Not going to just turn it around but he's going to pay
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Around but he's going to pay you back for what should
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You back for what should have been yours.
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Have been yours. in this passage from the
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In this passage from the book of joel, the israelites
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Book of joel, the israelites planted their crops, watered
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Planted their crops, watered them, did their best to keep
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Them, did their best to keep the weeds out.
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The weeds out. everything was going great,
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Everything was going great, the crops took off but when
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The crops took off but when they were about to harvest
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They were about to harvest them, swarms of locusts came
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Them, swarms of locusts came in, like a mighty army and
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In, like a mighty army and ate up all the crops.
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Ate up all the crops. i'm sure the israelites
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I'm sure the israelites were discouraged.
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Were discouraged. it wasn't fair.
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It wasn't fair. they had worked hard but
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They had worked hard but had nothing to show for it.
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Had nothing to show for it. they made it through that
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They made it through that winter, believed that god
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Winter, believed that god was still in control.
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Was still in control. the next year they went out
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The next year they went out and planted their crops.
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And planted their crops. they thought, "that setback
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They thought, "that setback can't stop us. we didn't have
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Can't stop us. we didn't have a harvest last year, but god
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A harvest last year, but god sustained us. we'll have
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Sustained us. we'll have one this year."
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One this year." but when the crops were
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But when the crops were ready to harvest here came
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Ready to harvest here came the locusts, just like the
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The locusts, just like the year before.
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Year before. when they saw them over the
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When they saw them over the horizon, i can imagine how
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Horizon, i can imagine how their hearts sunk.
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Their hearts sunk. as they sat there and
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As they sat there and watched millions of locusts,
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Watched millions of locusts, slowly eat up their crops,
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Slowly eat up their crops, it was like pouring salt on
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It was like pouring salt on the wound.
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The wound. this didn't happen just one
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This didn't happen just one year, or just two years, but
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Year, or just two years, but four consecutive years their
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Four consecutive years their harvest was completely wiped
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Harvest was completely wiped out.
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Out. they were tempted to think,
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They were tempted to think, "there's no use even
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"there's no use even planting. it's not worth
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Planting. it's not worth the effort. we know what's
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The effort. we know what's going to happen. these
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Going to happen. these locusts are going to come
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Locusts are going to come right back."
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Right back." "joel, i'm believing for
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"joel, i'm believing for my health to improve,
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My health to improve, but every time i go for
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But every time i go for a checkup it's the same
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A checkup it's the same negative report."
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Negative report." "i'm being my best at work,
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"i'm being my best at work, but i'm not being promoted."
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But i'm not being promoted." like them, it feels like
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Like them, it feels like your harvest is being eaten.
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Your harvest is being eaten. you're doing the right thing
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You're doing the right thing but the locusts keep showing
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But the locusts keep showing up.
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Up. while the israelites were
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While the israelites were discouraged, thinking they
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Discouraged, thinking they would never see a harvest,
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Would never see a harvest, god spoke to them through
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God spoke to them through the prophet joel.
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The prophet joel. he said in effect, "i know
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He said in effect, "i know it hasn't been fair, i've
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It hasn't been fair, i've seen what didn't work out,
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Seen what didn't work out, i've seen what's been
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I've seen what's been stolen, i'm not going to
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Stolen, i'm not going to just stop the locusts, i'm
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Just stop the locusts, i'm not going to just give you
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Not going to just give you a harvest this season.
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A harvest this season. i'm going to restore the
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I'm going to restore the years that were stolen.
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Years that were stolen. i'm going to give you this
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I'm going to give you this season's harvest, plus four
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Season's harvest, plus four more harvest seasons."
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More harvest seasons." that's how amazing god is.
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That's how amazing god is. he's going to make up for
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He's going to make up for the years that you've lost.
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The years that you've lost. the scripture went on to
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The scripture went on to say, "your threshing floor
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Say, "your threshing floor will be full of grain.
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Will be full of grain. notice what happens when god
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Notice what happens when god restores: abundance,
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Restores: abundance, overflow, more than enough.
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Overflow, more than enough. they had been in famine, not
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They had been in famine, not seeing any increase and
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Seeing any increase and suddenly god not only turned
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Suddenly god not only turned it around but he paid them
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It around but he paid them back for the lost years.
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Back for the lost years. he made up for what should
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He made up for what should have been theirs.
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Have been theirs. god is keeping a record of
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God is keeping a record of everything that should have
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Everything that should have been yours.
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Been yours. he knows what you didn't
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He knows what you didn't get.
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Get. he saw you working hard,
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He saw you working hard, raising those children,
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Raising those children, making sacrifices, but they
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Making sacrifices, but they haven't turned out like they
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Haven't turned out like they should.
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Should. he saw you taking the
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He saw you taking the treatment, keeping a good
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Treatment, keeping a good attitude, praising him when
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Attitude, praising him when it wasn't improving,
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It wasn't improving, thanking him when you didn't
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Thanking him when you didn't feel well.
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Feel well. he saw you struggling with
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He saw you struggling with the addiction, trying to
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The addiction, trying to beat it, going to
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Beat it, going to counseling, quoting the
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Counseling, quoting the promises but it hasn't
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Promises but it hasn't changed.
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Changed. your harvest hasn't come.
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Your harvest hasn't come. don't worry, it's on the
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Don't worry, it's on the way.
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Way. god is not going to just
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God is not going to just free you, just heal you,
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Free you, just heal you, just turn your children
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Just turn your children around, he's going to
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Around, he's going to restore the years that
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Restore the years that you've lost.
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You've lost. you're going to still get a
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You're going to still get a harvest from all those years
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Harvest from all those years you prayed, those years you
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You prayed, those years you believed, those years you
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Believed, those years you did the right thing, you
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Did the right thing, you worked hard, you helped
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Worked hard, you helped others.
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Others. that harvest has been stored
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That harvest has been stored up.
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Up. the enemy may think he took
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The enemy may think he took it, but god has the final
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It, but god has the final say.
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Say. he has blessings stored up
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He has blessings stored up for you.
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For you. when he restores the years,
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When he restores the years, you're going to be more
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You're going to be more fulfilled than you've ever
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Fulfilled than you've ever been.
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Been. you're going to be
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You're going to be healthier, stronger,
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Healthier, stronger, more energy.
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More energy. you're going to have
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You're going to have better relationships than
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Better relationships than you've ever dreamed.
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You've ever dreamed. you're going to overflow
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You're going to overflow with blessings,
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With blessings, overflow with joy,
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Overflow with joy, overflow with favor.
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Overflow with favor. a man i know was married
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A man i know was married at a young age.
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At a young age. they struggled as a young
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They struggled as a young couple and had some rough
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Couple and had some rough years, but he was determined
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Years, but he was determined to make it work.
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To make it work. he went overboard to love,
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He went overboard to love, to forgive; to go the extra
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To forgive; to go the extra mile.
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Mile. they had two children, but
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They had two children, but at one point the wife
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At one point the wife checked out. she was done.
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Checked out. she was done. this man kept being his
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This man kept being his best, raising the children
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Best, raising the children basically by himself.
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Basically by himself. the wife was still there but
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The wife was still there but she wouldn't have anything
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She wouldn't have anything to do with him.
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To do with him. he kept praying, believing,
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He kept praying, believing, asking god to turn it
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Asking god to turn it around, but on his
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Around, but on his twenty-fifth wedding
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Twenty-fifth wedding anniversary she left a note
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Anniversary she left a note saying she was leaving.
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Saying she was leaving. this man was so heartbroken.
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This man was so heartbroken. when i saw him, it looked
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When i saw him, it looked like he had aged twenty
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Like he had aged twenty years.
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Years. he was normally so upbeat,
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He was normally so upbeat, fun, positive but it was
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Fun, positive but it was like all the life had been
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Like all the life had been drained out of him.
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Drained out of him. i tried to encourage him and
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I tried to encourage him and let him know that there were
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Let him know that there were good days up ahead but he
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Good days up ahead but he was so down.
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Was so down. he said, "i've invested all
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He said, "i've invested all this time, i've poured my
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This time, i've poured my heart and soul, trying to
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Heart and soul, trying to make my marriage work and
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Make my marriage work and it was all for nothing."
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It was all for nothing." god sees the years you've
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God sees the years you've lost.
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Lost. he knows the pain, the hurt,
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He knows the pain, the hurt, what wasn't fair.
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What wasn't fair. the beauty of our god is
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The beauty of our god is he doesn't just heal the
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He doesn't just heal the wounds, he restores the
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Wounds, he restores the years.
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Years. he makes up for what wasn't
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He makes up for what wasn't fair.
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Fair. you may feel like you're in
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You may feel like you're in one of those lost years.
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One of those lost years. the pandemic has slowed your
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The pandemic has slowed your business, put your dreams on
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Business, put your dreams on hold, you're dealing with an
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Hold, you're dealing with an illness, a child is off
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Illness, a child is off course.
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Course. you've invested so much but
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You've invested so much but it looks like it was wasted.
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It looks like it was wasted. the locusts came in and ate
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The locusts came in and ate up your harvest.
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Up your harvest. stay encouraged, payback is
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Stay encouraged, payback is coming.
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Coming. god is keeping the records.
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God is keeping the records. he knows how to not just
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He knows how to not just restore you but restore the
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Restore you but restore the years that were stolen.
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Years that were stolen. the years that were unfair,
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The years that were unfair, the years that were lonely,
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The years that were lonely, the years you struggled with
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The years you struggled with that depression.
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That depression. when god restores the years,
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When god restores the years, you're not going to look
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You're not going to look like what you've been
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Like what you've been through.
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Through. when he makes up for what
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When he makes up for what should have been yours
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Should have been yours nobody is going to know that
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Nobody is going to know that you had the illness, nobody
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You had the illness, nobody will know that you went
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Will know that you went through the breakup.
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Through the breakup. you'll be so blessed, so
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You'll be so blessed, so happy, so healthy, nobody
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Happy, so healthy, nobody will be able to tell.
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Will be able to tell. over time, my friend began
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Over time, my friend began to get his joy back, his
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To get his joy back, his passion back, his vision
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Passion back, his vision back.
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Back. instead of living defeated,
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Instead of living defeated, he started thanking god that
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He started thanking god that there were beauty for those
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There were beauty for those ashes, that what was meant
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Ashes, that what was meant for harm god was turning to
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For harm god was turning to his advantage.
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His advantage. three years later he met a
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Three years later he met a beautiful young lady, they
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Beautiful young lady, they fell in love and ended up
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Fell in love and ended up getting married.
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Getting married. i'll never forget what he
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I'll never forget what he told me.
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Told me. he said, "joel, i have never
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He said, "joel, i have never been this happy in all my
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Been this happy in all my life.
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Life. i never dreamed i could be
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I never dreamed i could be this fulfilled, i didn't
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This fulfilled, i didn't know what a healthy
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Know what a healthy relationship was."
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Relationship was." what was that?
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What was that? god restoring the years that
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God restoring the years that were lost.
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Were lost. god knows how to make up for
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God knows how to make up for what should have been yours.
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What should have been yours. just because it hasn't
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Just because it hasn't happened, doesn't mean that
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Happened, doesn't mean that it's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen. god is storing up what
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God is storing up what belongs to you.
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Belongs to you. i believe he's about to
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I believe he's about to release some of those stored
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Release some of those stored up blessings.
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Up blessings. when he restores the years,
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When he restores the years, you'll see increase that
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You'll see increase that you've never seen, blessings
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You've never seen, blessings that will catapult you
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That will catapult you ahead, divine connections,
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Ahead, divine connections, people better than you've
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People better than you've ever imagined.
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Ever imagined. those locusts may have eaten
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Those locusts may have eaten up your crops so to speak,
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Up your crops so to speak, they may have taken your
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They may have taken your harvest, the good news is
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Harvest, the good news is it's only temporary.
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It's only temporary. everything that belongs to
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Everything that belongs to you is coming back.
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You is coming back. the health, the freedom, the
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The health, the freedom, the promotion, the joy, the
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Promotion, the joy, the victory.
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Victory. it's not coming back like it
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It's not coming back like it was, it's going to come back
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Was, it's going to come back pressed down, shaken
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Pressed down, shaken together, running over.
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Together, running over. when god restores the years,
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When god restores the years, like with my friend, your
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Like with my friend, your joy will overflow, you'll
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Joy will overflow, you'll have an abundance of
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Have an abundance of opportunity, an abundance of
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Opportunity, an abundance of resources, an abundance of
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Resources, an abundance of good health.
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Good health. the israelites had been in
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The israelites had been in slavery many years.
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Slavery many years. they were mistreated, forced
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They were mistreated, forced to work long hours, given
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To work long hours, given quotas that were impossible
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Quotas that were impossible to meet.
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To meet. despite how unfair it was
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Despite how unfair it was they kept working hard,
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They kept working hard, being their best, but not
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Being their best, but not seeing any increase, no
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Seeing any increase, no harvest.
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Harvest. they thought it was
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They thought it was permanent, they had already
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Permanent, they had already accepted that they would
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Accepted that they would never be free, but god sees
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Never be free, but god sees when you're being
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When you're being mistreated.
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Mistreated. he sees when you're doing
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He sees when you're doing the right thing, but the
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The right thing, but the locusts are eating your
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Locusts are eating your harvest.
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Harvest. it may feel like god has
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It may feel like god has forgotten about you, you've
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Forgotten about you, you've accepted that you'll always
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Accepted that you'll always struggle, always be at a
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Struggle, always be at a disadvantage, always have
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Disadvantage, always have that trouble at work, no
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That trouble at work, no your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. god said in exodus, "i have
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God said in exodus, "i have seen the affliction of my
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Seen the affliction of my people, i have heard their
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People, i have heard their cries and i am coming down
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Cries and i am coming down to deliver them."
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To deliver them." god was saying in effect,
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God was saying in effect, "enough is enough."
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"enough is enough." there will be a time where
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There will be a time where god says, "that's it.
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God says, "that's it. i'm coming down to vindicate
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I'm coming down to vindicate you, to heal you, to promote
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You, to heal you, to promote you, to pay you back for
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You, to pay you back for what you're owed."
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What you're owed." the pharaoh that was holding
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The pharaoh that was holding them captive was very
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Them captive was very powerful.
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Powerful. he had a huge army, the
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He had a huge army, the latest equipment, chariots,
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Latest equipment, chariots, skilled warriors.
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Skilled warriors. the israelites had none of
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The israelites had none of that.
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That. no chance in the natural,
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No chance in the natural, they were slaves.
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They were slaves. but god is not limited by
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But god is not limited by what you don't have, by
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What you don't have, by who's against you, by how
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Who's against you, by how powerful the sickness looks,
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Powerful the sickness looks, by how long you've
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By how long you've struggled, by how far that
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Struggled, by how far that child is off course.
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Child is off course. nothing can stand against
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Nothing can stand against our god.
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Our god. when he comes down to
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When he comes down to deliver you all the forces
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Deliver you all the forces of darkness cannot stop him.
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Of darkness cannot stop him. don't focus on how big your
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Don't focus on how big your obstacles are, focus on how
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Obstacles are, focus on how big your god is.
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Big your god is. he flung stars into space,
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He flung stars into space, he spoke worlds into
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He spoke worlds into existence.
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Existence. he's saying to you what he
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He's saying to you what he said to them, "i'm coming
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Said to them, "i'm coming down to deliver you.
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Down to deliver you. i'm coming down to make
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I'm coming down to make things happen that you
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Things happen that you couldn't make happen.
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Couldn't make happen. i'm coming down to restore
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I'm coming down to restore the years that you've lost."
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The years that you've lost." god sent plague after plague
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God sent plague after plague on pharaoh and his people.
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On pharaoh and his people. he was stubborn but he
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He was stubborn but he finally agreed to let them
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Finally agreed to let them go.
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Go. i'm sure the israelites were
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I'm sure the israelites were thrilled to be free.
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Thrilled to be free. it was a day they never
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It was a day they never dreamed would happen.
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Dreamed would happen. they were satisfied to just
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They were satisfied to just be leaving but god wasn't
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Be leaving but god wasn't satisfied.
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Satisfied. he doesn't just bring you
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He doesn't just bring you out, he restores the years
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Out, he restores the years that were stolen.
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That were stolen. he pays you back for what
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He pays you back for what should have been yours.
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Should have been yours. on their way out, the
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On their way out, the scripture says, "god caused
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Scripture says, "god caused the israelites to have favor
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The israelites to have favor with their oppressors and
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With their oppressors and they gave them their gold,
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They gave them their gold, their silver and their
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Their silver and their clothing.
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Clothing. one version says they left
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One version says they left loaded down with blessings.
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Loaded down with blessings. what was that?
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What was that? god paying them back for
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God paying them back for four hundred and thirty
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Four hundred and thirty years of working as a slave.
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Years of working as a slave. god is keeping the records
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God is keeping the records of what you are owed.
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Of what you are owed. those times you've done the
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Those times you've done the right thing, but the locusts
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Right thing, but the locusts ate up your harvest.
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Ate up your harvest. you did your best, but you
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You did your best, but you didn't get promoted, the
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Didn't get promoted, the loan didn't go through, the
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Loan didn't go through, the anxiety didn't go away.
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Anxiety didn't go away. despite it all, you kept
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Despite it all, you kept believing, praising, being
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Believing, praising, being good to others, like these
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Good to others, like these people, your time is coming.
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People, your time is coming. god is storing up the
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God is storing up the harvest that should have
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Harvest that should have been yours.
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Been yours. it seems like the locusts
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It seems like the locusts are eating it, the truth is
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Are eating it, the truth is what god has for you is
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What god has for you is still on the way.
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Still on the way. the joy that should have
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The joy that should have been yours, those years you
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Been yours, those years you were dealing with
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Were dealing with depression, it's still
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Depression, it's still coming.
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Coming. the resources that should
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The resources that should have been yours, those years
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Have been yours, those years you were overlooked,
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You were overlooked, they're still on the way.
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They're still on the way. the healing, the good
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The healing, the good relationships, the victory
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Relationships, the victory you missed out on is still
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You missed out on is still in your future.
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In your future. our daughter alexandra was
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Our daughter alexandra was born a month and a half
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Born a month and a half before my father went to be
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Before my father went to be with the lord.
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With the lord. during that time, he was on
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During that time, he was on dialysis and many times i
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Dialysis and many times i would take him to the
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Would take him to the clinic.
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Clinic. it was a very busy season.
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It was a very busy season. then when he went to be with
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Then when he went to be with the lord our whole life
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The lord our whole life changed.
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Changed. i was thrust into this
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I was thrust into this position.
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Position. i was doing my best to just
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I was doing my best to just stay afloat.
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Stay afloat. i don't remember very well
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I don't remember very well the first couple of years of
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The first couple of years of alexandra's life.
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Alexandra's life. we were in such transition
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We were in such transition and i was learning how to
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And i was learning how to minister and trying to
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Minister and trying to figure everything out.
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Figure everything out. it consumed me.
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It consumed me. several years later i
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Several years later i realized i didn't have the
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Realized i didn't have the same memories of alexandra's
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Same memories of alexandra's first few years like i did
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First few years like i did our son jonathan's.
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Our son jonathan's. i said almost in passing.
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I said almost in passing. "god i'm asking you to
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"god i'm asking you to restore those years that i
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Restore those years that i lost by being so busy and so
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Lost by being so busy and so preoccupied with other
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Preoccupied with other things."
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Things." alexandra was eight years
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Alexandra was eight years old when i prayed that.
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Old when i prayed that. all she wanted to do was to
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All she wanted to do was to be with me.
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Be with me. she would rather go out in
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She would rather go out in the back yard and let me
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The back yard and let me watch her do cartwheels than
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Watch her do cartwheels than go over to her friends.
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Go over to her friends. sometimes i needed a break,
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Sometimes i needed a break, i'd say, "why don't you go
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I'd say, "why don't you go swimming with your cousins?
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Swimming with your cousins? why don't you have your
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Why don't you have your friends over?"
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Friends over?" she'd say, "no, dad, i want
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She'd say, "no, dad, i want to stay here with you."
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To stay here with you." she'd come up to me all
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She'd come up to me all through the day, put her arm
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Through the day, put her arm around me, walk around the
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Around me, walk around the house.
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House. we were the best of friends.
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We were the best of friends. she's twenty-one years old
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She's twenty-one years old now and doesn't know who i
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Now and doesn't know who i am.
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Am. i'm just kidding, we're
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I'm just kidding, we're still the best of friends.
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Still the best of friends. you know what that is, god
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You know what that is, god restoring the years, making
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Restoring the years, making up for lost time.
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Up for lost time. god is going to do that for
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God is going to do that for you.
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You. he's going to restore
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He's going to restore opportunities that you
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Opportunities that you missed, he's going to
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Missed, he's going to restore relationships that
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Restore relationships that are not what they should be,
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Are not what they should be, he's going to restore the
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He's going to restore the years you lost not making
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Years you lost not making good decisions, giving in to
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Good decisions, giving in to compromise.
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Compromise. you don't have to live in
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You don't have to live in regrets, thinking you missed
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Regrets, thinking you missed your season.
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Your season. it's too late to accomplish
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It's too late to accomplish your dreams, too late to
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Your dreams, too late to have good relationships with
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Have good relationships with your family, there's too
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Your family, there's too much water under the bridge.
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Much water under the bridge. god knew we would make
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God knew we would make mistakes.
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Mistakes. he's not going to just
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He's not going to just redeem you; he's going to
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Redeem you; he's going to redeem the time.
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Redeem the time. he's going to give you
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He's going to give you another chance.
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Another chance. don't believe those lies
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Don't believe those lies that you're too old, you've
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That you're too old, you've made too many mistakes.
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Made too many mistakes. you wouldn't be hearing this
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You wouldn't be hearing this if god wasn't about to
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If god wasn't about to restore the years.
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Restore the years. he's about to make up for
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He's about to make up for that harvest that you
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That harvest that you missed.
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Missed. i have a digital clock on my
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I have a digital clock on my bathroom counter at home.
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Bathroom counter at home. it gets its information from
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It gets its information from the satellite.
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The satellite. unlike older clocks that
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Unlike older clocks that rely on their own software
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Rely on their own software to keep time, these digital
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To keep time, these digital clocks come from a master
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Clocks come from a master clock that's transmitted
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Clock that's transmitted from a satellite.
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From a satellite. a while back i was about to
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A while back i was about to get in the shower one
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Get in the shower one evening and i noticed that
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Evening and i noticed that it was 9:30.
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It was 9:30. a few minutes later, when i
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A few minutes later, when i got out of the shower, i
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Got out of the shower, i looked at the clock and it
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Looked at the clock and it read 9:22.
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Read 9:22. i thought that's strange, i
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I thought that's strange, i know it was just 9:30.
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Know it was just 9:30. i thought i must be seeing
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I thought i must be seeing things.
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Things. while i was watching it, the
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While i was watching it, the clock went back to 9:18.
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Clock went back to 9:18. in a few seconds it went to
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In a few seconds it went to 9:07.
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9:07. it kept backing up.
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It kept backing up. i realized it was getting
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I realized it was getting bad reception, but i had
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Bad reception, but i had never seen that happen
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Never seen that happen before.
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Before. what's interesting is that
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What's interesting is that day i had a very busy
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Day i had a very busy schedule, i had a lot to do
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Schedule, i had a lot to do but i hardly got anything
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But i hardly got anything done.
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Done. i had interruptions, delays,
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I had interruptions, delays, things that didn't work out.
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Things that didn't work out. i was kind of frustrated,
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I was kind of frustrated, thinking what an
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Thinking what an unproductive day.
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Unproductive day. when i saw the clock go
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When i saw the clock go backwards it's as if god was
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Backwards it's as if god was saying to me, "joel, quit
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Saying to me, "joel, quit worrying about what you
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Worrying about what you didn't get done, i control
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Didn't get done, i control time.
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Time. i can back things up, i can
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I can back things up, i can make up for lost time."
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Make up for lost time." you may have missed
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You may have missed opportunities, missed
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Opportunities, missed relationships.
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Relationships. they were there but you were
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They were there but you were distracted, you weren't
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Distracted, you weren't focused, and they passed you
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Focused, and they passed you by.
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By. don't worry, god can turn
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Don't worry, god can turn back time.
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Back time. he's about to bring things
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He's about to bring things across your path that should
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Across your path that should have been yours years ago.
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Have been yours years ago. you missed it the first
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You missed it the first time, like i did with
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Time, like i did with alexandra, but god's about
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Alexandra, but god's about to give you another chance.
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To give you another chance. he's about to turn back
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He's about to turn back time.
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Time. i was at a book signing
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I was at a book signing years ago.
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Years ago. i met this lady; she and her
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I met this lady; she and her daughter were estranged.
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Daughter were estranged. they hadn't spoken to each
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They hadn't spoken to each other in years.
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Other in years. she had reached out to her
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She had reached out to her daughter many times with no
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Daughter many times with no success.
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Success. now she was discouraged,
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Now she was discouraged, feeling guilty.
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Feeling guilty. she heard me talking about
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She heard me talking about how god can restore the
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How god can restore the years that were lost, even
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Years that were lost, even when it was our fault,
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When it was our fault, how he can turn back time
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How he can turn back time and give us another chance.
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And give us another chance. faith rose in her heart.
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Faith rose in her heart. she said, "god, do that for
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She said, "god, do that for me."
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Me." she kept trying but the
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She kept trying but the daughter wouldn't have
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Daughter wouldn't have anything to do with her.
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Anything to do with her. months later she came to the
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Months later she came to the book signing.
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Book signing. out of the hundreds of
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Out of the hundreds of people there, she noticed
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People there, she noticed that her daughter was in
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That her daughter was in line.
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Line. she hadn't seen her in
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She hadn't seen her in person in years.
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Person in years. she went over to her, it was
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She went over to her, it was a divine appointment.
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A divine appointment. they embraced, held on to
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They embraced, held on to each other, while they wept,
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Each other, while they wept, healing was taking place.
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Healing was taking place. when they came up to the
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When they came up to the table, they were both still
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Table, they were both still weeping.
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Weeping. the mother told how she
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The mother told how she didn't know her daughter
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Didn't know her daughter watched us on television.
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Watched us on television. she had no idea she'd be at
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She had no idea she'd be at that book signing, but that
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That book signing, but that was a turning point.
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Was a turning point. today they're the best of
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Today they're the best of friends.
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Friends. they do everything together.
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They do everything together. god knows how to turn back
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God knows how to turn back time.
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Time. it's not too late for you to
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It's not too late for you to have good relationships,
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Have good relationships, it's not too late for you to
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It's not too late for you to accomplish your dreams.
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Accomplish your dreams. god is about to put you at
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God is about to put you at the right place at the right
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The right place at the right time.
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Time. he's going to make things
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He's going to make things happen that you couldn't
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Happen that you couldn't make happen.
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Make happen. that time you've lost being
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That time you've lost being at odds with people you
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At odds with people you love, god's about to restore
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Love, god's about to restore those years.
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Those years. that time you've spent
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That time you've spent fighting the illness,
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Fighting the illness, not able to go to work,
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Not able to go to work, not pursuing your dreams,
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Not pursuing your dreams, god is going to turn back
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God is going to turn back time, he's going to make up
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Time, he's going to make up for what should have been
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For what should have been yours.
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Yours. the locusts may have eaten
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The locusts may have eaten your harvest, they may have
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Your harvest, they may have delayed some things, the
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Delayed some things, the good news is god is going
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Good news is god is going to pay you back.
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To pay you back. he's going to restore those
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He's going to restore those years of harvest that you
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Years of harvest that you missed out on.
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Missed out on. i met a lady after service,
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I met a lady after service, she was a hundred and three
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She was a hundred and three years old.
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Years old. her mind was as sharp as can
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Her mind was as sharp as can be.
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Be. she had a great sense of
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She had a great sense of humor.
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Humor. she told how she'd promised
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She told how she'd promised her mother that she would
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Her mother that she would get her college degree.
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Get her college degree. but she got married and
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But she got married and spent years raising her
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Spent years raising her children.
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Children. then she worked in an office
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Then she worked in an office at this large company.
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At this large company. after she retired, she was
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After she retired, she was busy with her grandchildren.
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Busy with her grandchildren. but in the back of her mind
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But in the back of her mind it always bothered her that
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It always bothered her that she didn't keep her promise.
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She didn't keep her promise. she kept putting it off.
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She kept putting it off. in her nineties, she started
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In her nineties, she started having some health issues.
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Having some health issues. after spending a couple
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After spending a couple months in the hospital, it
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Months in the hospital, it didn't look like she was
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Didn't look like she was going to make it but
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Going to make it but somehow, she recovered.
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Somehow, she recovered. when she was released, she
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When she was released, she told the doctor that she was
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Told the doctor that she was going back to college to get
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Going back to college to get her college degree.
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Her college degree. she spent three years
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She spent three years finishing up her degree and
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Finishing up her degree and at 103 was the oldest person
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At 103 was the oldest person to ever graduate from that
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To ever graduate from that university.
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University. god knows how to freeze
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God knows how to freeze things until you accomplish
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Things until you accomplish what he put in your heart.
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What he put in your heart. it may feel like you're
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It may feel like you're running out of time, but god
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Running out of time, but god wouldn't have planned out
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Wouldn't have planned out your days, he wouldn't have
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Your days, he wouldn't have given you a destiny and then
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Given you a destiny and then not given you the time to
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Not given you the time to fulfill it.
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Fulfill it. it may seem like it's too
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It may seem like it's too late, you've missed your
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Late, you've missed your season, if you would have
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Season, if you would have pursued that dream twenty
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Pursued that dream twenty years ago it would have
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Years ago it would have worked, if you would have
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Worked, if you would have invested in your marriage,
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Invested in your marriage, your business, your children
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Your business, your children back then, you could have
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Back then, you could have accomplished it.
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Accomplished it. no, there's still time.
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No, there's still time. i wonder what would happen
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I wonder what would happen if you would do like joshua
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If you would do like joshua and say, "sun stand still.
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And say, "sun stand still. god, i need more time to
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God, i need more time to spend with my children, i
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Spend with my children, i didn't know back then what i
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Didn't know back then what i know now.
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Know now. i need more time to finish
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I need more time to finish my education, more time to
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My education, more time to accomplish my dream."
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Accomplish my dream." god gave joshua an extra day
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God gave joshua an extra day to finish his assignment.
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To finish his assignment. god said he would restore
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God said he would restore years that you've lost.
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Years that you've lost. you're not running out of
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You're not running out of time.
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Time. time is on your side.
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Time is on your side. i believe and declare,
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I believe and declare, everything god put in your
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Everything god put in your heart will come to pass.
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Heart will come to pass. what the locust have eaten,
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What the locust have eaten, all those harvests that
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All those harvests that belong to you are about to
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Belong to you are about to show up.
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Show up. god is about to restore the
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God is about to restore the years that were stolen.
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Years that were stolen. you're going to see favor
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You're going to see favor like you've never seen,
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Like you've never seen, healing, freedom,
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Healing, freedom, breakthroughs, promotion,
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Breakthroughs, promotion, the fullness of your
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The fullness of your destiny, in jesus name.
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Are you in
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Are you in a situation where
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A situation where you feel lost?
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You feel lost? afraid? hopeless?
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Afraid? hopeless? where there seems to be
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Where there seems to be no solutions?
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No solutions? no answers?
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No answers? no way out?
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No way out? it's time for your turnaround.
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It's time for your turnaround. we all face situations
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We all face situations that look like
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That look like they'll never change.
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They'll never change. it's easy to get discouraged.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you my book, turnaround:
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My book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from a setback to a comeback,
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From a setback to a comeback, where you'll discover
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Where you'll discover how god can turn sickness
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How god can turn sickness into health, lack
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Into health, lack into abundance, addictions
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Into abundance, addictions into freedom.
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Into freedom. it'll inspire you
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It'll inspire you to keep believing
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To keep believing and having expectancy
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And having expectancy for things
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For things to turn in your favor.
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To turn in your favor. recent weeks,
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Recent weeks, we've been celebrating
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We've been celebrating the incredible
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The incredible life of my mother.
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Life of my mother. her miraculous turnaround
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Her miraculous turnaround story of overcoming
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Story of overcoming terminal cancer
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Terminal cancer over 40 years ago.
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Over 40 years ago. it's a testimony of the power
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It's a testimony of the power of god's promises.
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Of god's promises. just because you don't see
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Just because you don't see a way, doesn't mean
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A way, doesn't mean god doesn't have a way.
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God doesn't have a way. stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. your turnaround is on the way.
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Your turnaround is on the way. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book, turnaround:
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Brand new book, turnaround: how god can take you
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How god can take you from setback to comeback.
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From setback to comeback. through biblical examples,
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Through biblical examples, real-life applications,
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Real-life applications, and practical encouragement,
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And practical encouragement, you'll learn to see challenges
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You'll learn to see challenges through a faith-filled
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Through a faith-filled perspective.
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Perspective. each section highlights
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Each section highlights a faith turnaround
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A faith turnaround point to help
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Point to help you see a positive change
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You see a positive change in your life.
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In your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on his promises,
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On his promises, you'll begin
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You'll begin to see your greatest challenges
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To see your greatest challenges turn around.
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Turn around. these power-packed,
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Life-transforming stories will shift your mindset,
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Will shift your mindset, strengthen your faith,
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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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Into triumphs. request your copy today
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And see the turnaround and breakthrough
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And breakthrough you've been waiting for.
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You've been waiting for. god won't let you
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God won't let you get in a problem
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Get in a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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That he can't bring you out of. there are turnarounds
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There are turnarounds in your future.
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In your future. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us today.
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For being with us today. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family
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You and your family and we sure
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And we sure appreciate your prayer
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Appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is helping
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Your generosity is helping bring hope to people
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Bring hope to people around the world.
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Around the world. special thank you
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Special thank you to our champion
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To our champion of hope partners
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Joel Osteen - Time Is On Your Side

October 8, 2025 | 29:56

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