Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Travel Steadily

October 29, 2025 | 29:56

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Travel Steadily | October 29, 2025

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. > joel: god bless you,
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> joel: god bless you, it's great to have you with
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It's great to have you with us today. i hope you'll stay
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Us today. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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Connected with us throughout the week.
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Throughout the week. we have a new daily podcast.
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We have a new daily podcast. you can listen to the
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You can listen to the messages any time.
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Messages any time. or you can go to our you
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Instagram, facebook; but thanks again for tuning in.
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Thanks again for tuning in. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this mother.
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I heard about this mother. one sunday morning she went
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One sunday morning she went to her son's bedroom and
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To her son's bedroom and said, "son, wake up, it's
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Said, "son, wake up, it's time to go to church."
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Time to go to church." he said, "no, mom i'm not
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He said, "no, mom i'm not going to church today."
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Going to church today." she said, "why not?"
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She said, "why not?" he said, "i'll give you
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He said, "i'll give you two good reasons.
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Two good reasons. number one, i don't like
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Number one, i don't like the people and number two,
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The people and number two, they don't like me."
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They don't like me." she said, "alright, i'll
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She said, "alright, i'll give you two better reasons
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Give you two better reasons why you should go.
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Why you should go. number one, you're 49 years
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Number one, you're 49 years old and number two, you're
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Old and number two, you're the pastor."
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The pastor." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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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 travel steadily.
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About travel steadily. we all have things we're
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We all have things we're waiting on.
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Waiting on. waiting for a dream to come
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Waiting for a dream to come to pass, waiting for our
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To pass, waiting for our health to improve, waiting
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Health to improve, waiting to meet the right person.
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To meet the right person. when it's taking longer than
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When it's taking longer than we thought, we don't see
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We thought, we don't see anything changing it's easy
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Anything changing it's easy to get discouraged and think
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To get discouraged and think that it's not meant to be.
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That it's not meant to be. but david said in psalm 37,
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But david said in psalm 37, "don't be impatient for the
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"don't be impatient for the lord to act.
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Lord to act. travel steadily along his
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Travel steadily along his path.
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Path. he will honor you and give
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He will honor you and give you the land."
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You the land." just because it hasn't
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Just because it hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean
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Happened yet, doesn't mean it's not going to happen.
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It's not going to happen. what god promised you is
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What god promised you is still in route.
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Still in route. the waiting period is simply
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The waiting period is simply a test.
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A test. are you going to get
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Are you going to get discouraged and quit
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Discouraged and quit believing?
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Believing? or are you going to keep
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Or are you going to keep traveling steadily?
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Traveling steadily? keep praying, keep thanking
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Keep praying, keep thanking god, keep being your best at
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God, keep being your best at work, keep being good to
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Work, keep being good to other people.
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Other people. there's power in doing the
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There's power in doing the right thing consistently.
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Right thing consistently. you're not moved by what's
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You're not moved by what's not changing, you
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Not changing, you consistently have a good
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Consistently have a good attitude.
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Attitude. you're not up one day and
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You're not up one day and down two days, you're
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Down two days, you're consistently in a good mood.
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Consistently in a good mood. you don't work hard for a
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You don't work hard for a month then slack off the
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Month then slack off the next month, you're
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Next month, you're consistently excellent.
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Consistently excellent. everything may not be
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Everything may not be perfect, you're dealing with
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Perfect, you're dealing with challenges, but you're not
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Challenges, but you're not complaining, you're
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Complaining, you're consistently thanking god,
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Consistently thanking god, consistently declaring his
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Consistently declaring his promises, consistently
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Promises, consistently expecting his favor.
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Expecting his favor. that's what it means to
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That's what it means to travel steadily.
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Travel steadily. god never promised things
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God never promised things would turn around instantly
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Would turn around instantly and promise it will come to
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And promise it will come to pass in two weeks.
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Pass in two weeks. there will be a waiting
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There will be a waiting period.
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Period. don't be impatient, god
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Don't be impatient, god rewards faithful people,
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Rewards faithful people, people that keep doing the
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People that keep doing the right thing.
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Right thing. the only thing that's
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The only thing that's holding some people back is
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Holding some people back is the consistency.
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The consistency. what would happen if you
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What would happen if you would consistently get to
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Would consistently get to work on time?
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Work on time? consistently treat your
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Consistently treat your spouse with respect?
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Spouse with respect? consistently exercise?
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Consistently exercise? or consistently put god
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Or consistently put god first place?
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First place? when you're consistent
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When you're consistent you're not ruled by your
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You're not ruled by your feelings.
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Feelings. feelings will be up one day
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Feelings will be up one day and down the next.
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And down the next. feelings want to tell people
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Feelings want to tell people off, feelings want to eat
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Off, feelings want to eat the whole gallon of ice
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The whole gallon of ice cream, feelings want to sit
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Cream, feelings want to sit around in self-pity.
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Around in self-pity. don't let those feelings run
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Don't let those feelings run your life.
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Your life. you have a destiny to
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You have a destiny to fulfill.
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Fulfill. an assignment for you to
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An assignment for you to accomplish.
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Accomplish. you have to put your foot
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You have to put your foot down and say, "feelings, you
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Down and say, "feelings, you are not going to control me,
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Are not going to control me, i'm in control.
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I'm in control. i'm going to make decisions
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I'm going to make decisions that honor god.
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That honor god. i'm going to do the right
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I'm going to do the right thing when it's hard.
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Thing when it's hard. i'm going to go to work when
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I'm going to go to work when i don't feel like it.
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I don't feel like it. i'm going to treat these
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I'm going to treat these people with respect even
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People with respect even though they don't deserve
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Though they don't deserve it."
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It." paul said in first
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Paul said in first corinthians, "we should
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Corinthians, "we should always be abounding in the
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Always be abounding in the work of the lord."
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Work of the lord." what can you say about
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What can you say about yourself that's always?
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Yourself that's always? are you always worried,
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Are you always worried, always late, always hot
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Always late, always hot tempered?
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Tempered? why don't you change those
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Why don't you change those always?
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Always? if you're consistent in the
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If you're consistent in the wrong area it will keep you
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Wrong area it will keep you from your destiny.
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From your destiny. i know people, their
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I know people, their circumstances aren't
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Circumstances aren't perfect, they have
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Perfect, they have challenges, but they're
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Challenges, but they're always joyful, always
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Always joyful, always encouraging, always in
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Encouraging, always in church, always helping
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Church, always helping others.
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Others. they've made this choice
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They've made this choice that they're going to travel
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That they're going to travel steadily.
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Steadily. god has awesome things in
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God has awesome things in your future, but the only
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Your future, but the only way you'll see them is if
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Way you'll see them is if you keep being consistent.
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You keep being consistent. not moved by what's not
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Not moved by what's not happening, not discouraged
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Happening, not discouraged because it's taking longer,
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Because it's taking longer, not slacking off because you
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Not slacking off because you don't see any sign of it.
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Don't see any sign of it. when you travel steadily,
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When you travel steadily, you're going to come into
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You're going to come into blessings and favor because
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Blessings and favor because of your faithfulness.
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Of your faithfulness. not because you have great
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Not because you have great talent, great courage, great
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Talent, great courage, great faith but because you keep
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Faith but because you keep doing the right thing.
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Doing the right thing. many of you have been doing
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Many of you have been doing this.
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This. you've consistently made
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You've consistently made decisions that honored god.
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Decisions that honored god. sacrificing to raise those
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Sacrificing to raise those children, putting your own
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Children, putting your own dream on hold.
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Dream on hold. you've stayed faithful in
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You've stayed faithful in that marriage that's
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That marriage that's difficult; you've been your
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Difficult; you've been your best at that job, going the
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Best at that job, going the extra mile.
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Extra mile. you've done the right thing,
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You've done the right thing, but you haven't seen what's
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But you haven't seen what's in your heart.
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In your heart. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. god is about to do something
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God is about to do something unusual.
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Unusual. promotion that thrusts you
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Promotion that thrusts you to a new level.
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To a new level. that problem you've
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That problem you've struggled with for years is
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Struggled with for years is about to suddenly turn
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About to suddenly turn around, it's going to happen
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Around, it's going to happen sooner than you think.
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Sooner than you think. because you stayed faithful,
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Because you stayed faithful, consistent, the scripture
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Consistent, the scripture says, god is going to give
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Says, god is going to give you the land.
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You the land. you're not going to have to
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You're not going to have to make it happen.
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Make it happen. blessings are going to find
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Blessings are going to find you, the right people are
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You, the right people are going to track you down,
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Going to track you down, healing is going to come
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Healing is going to come knocking at your door.
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Knocking at your door. don't be impatient for god
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Don't be impatient for god to act.
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To act. those dreams he's placed in
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Those dreams he's placed in your heart are still on the
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Your heart are still on the schedule.
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Schedule. those promises he's
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Those promises he's whispered to you in the
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Whispered to you in the night, they're still in your
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Night, they're still in your future.
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Future. sometimes the reason it's
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Sometimes the reason it's taking so long is what god
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Taking so long is what god has for you is bigger than
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Has for you is bigger than you've imagined.
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You've imagined. he's getting you prepared to
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He's getting you prepared to carry the weight of the
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Carry the weight of the blessing, the weight of the
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Blessing, the weight of the influence.
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Influence. as you keep traveling
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As you keep traveling steadily, you're getting
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Steadily, you're getting stronger, your faith is
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Stronger, your faith is growing, your character is
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Growing, your character is being developed.
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Being developed. this is what david did.
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This is what david did. at seventeen years old, he
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At seventeen years old, he was out in the shepherd's
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Was out in the shepherd's fields, taking care of his
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Fields, taking care of his father's sheep, just minding
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Father's sheep, just minding his own business when he was
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His own business when he was called in to his father's
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Called in to his father's house.
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House. the prophet samuel chose him
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The prophet samuel chose him out of his seven other
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Out of his seven other brothers to become the next
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Brothers to become the next king of israel.
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King of israel. what's interesting is david
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What's interesting is david didn't go to the palace that
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Didn't go to the palace that day.
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Day. he didn't step into
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He didn't step into leadership.
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Leadership. they didn't put a royal robe
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They didn't put a royal robe on him, he went back to the
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On him, he went back to the shepherd's fields.
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Shepherd's fields. when god gives you a promise
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When god gives you a promise there will always be a
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There will always be a waiting period.
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Waiting period. what we do while we're
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What we do while we're waiting will determine
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Waiting will determine whether the promise will
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Whether the promise will come to pass.
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Come to pass. if we wait discouraged,
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If we wait discouraged, upset, why is this taking so
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Upset, why is this taking so long, we're going to get
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Long, we're going to get stuck where we are.
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Stuck where we are. david was anointed, but he
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David was anointed, but he wasn't appointed.
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Wasn't appointed. he had to go through this
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He had to go through this season of proving, a season
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Season of proving, a season of testing.
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Of testing. will you do the right thing
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Will you do the right thing when you're not getting your
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When you're not getting your way?
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Way? will you keep serving others
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Will you keep serving others when you know you have more
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When you know you have more in you?
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In you? david could have slacked
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David could have slacked off, taking the easy way
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Off, taking the easy way out.
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Out. nobody was watching him in
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Nobody was watching him in the shepherd's fields, but
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The shepherd's fields, but david understood this
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David understood this principle.
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Principle. to see promises come to pass
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To see promises come to pass you have to keep traveling
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You have to keep traveling steadily.
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Steadily. you have to do the right
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You have to do the right thing when nobody is
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Thing when nobody is watching, you have to be
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Watching, you have to be your best when you're not
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Your best when you're not getting the credit, you have
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Getting the credit, you have to thank god even though
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To thank god even though doors are not opening.
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Doors are not opening. month after month david kept
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Month after month david kept taking care of those sheep,
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Taking care of those sheep, fighting off wild animals.
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Fighting off wild animals. making sure they were fed,
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Making sure they were fed, protected.
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Protected. his father didn't invite him
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His father didn't invite him into the house when samuel
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Into the house when samuel first came.
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First came. david didn't get bitter; he
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David didn't get bitter; he didn't have a chip on his
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Didn't have a chip on his shoulder.
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Shoulder. he shook it off and kept
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He shook it off and kept traveling forward.
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Traveling forward. his brothers made fun of him
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His brothers made fun of him when he took them lunch.
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When he took them lunch. they tried to make him feel
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They tried to make him feel small, but david didn't take
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Small, but david didn't take the bait, he walked away.
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The bait, he walked away. after he defeated goliath,
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After he defeated goliath, king saul was jealous and
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King saul was jealous and tried to kill david, chased
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Tried to kill david, chased him through the desert.
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Him through the desert. it was unfair, but david
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It was unfair, but david didn't try to get revenge.
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Didn't try to get revenge. he could have killed saul,
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He could have killed saul, but he wouldn't do it.
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But he wouldn't do it. he wasn't impatient for god
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He wasn't impatient for god to act.
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To act. he knew if he would keep
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He knew if he would keep traveling steadily, doing
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Traveling steadily, doing the right thing, god would
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The right thing, god would give him the throne.
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Give him the throne. thirteen years after david
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Thirteen years after david was anointed, king saul was
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Was anointed, king saul was killed in a battle and david
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Killed in a battle and david became king.
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Became king. when god puts a promise in
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When god puts a promise in your heart, no matter who
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Your heart, no matter who tries to stop you, no matter
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Tries to stop you, no matter how big the giants are, no
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How big the giants are, no matter how unfair it is or
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Matter how unfair it is or how long it's been, if
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How long it's been, if you'll just keep traveling
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You'll just keep traveling steadily, passing the test,
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Steadily, passing the test, not bitter because people
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Not bitter because people did you wrong, not giving up
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Did you wrong, not giving up because it's taking a long
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Because it's taking a long time, not slacking off
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Time, not slacking off because things are not
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Because things are not improving, then like david
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Improving, then like david god is going to give you the
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God is going to give you the land.
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Land. he's going to move the wrong
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He's going to move the wrong people out of the way, he'll
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People out of the way, he'll give you favor to defeat
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Give you favor to defeat giants, he'll make ways
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Giants, he'll make ways where you don't see a way.
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Where you don't see a way. the key is don't be
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The key is don't be impatient.
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Impatient. it may not happen as fast as
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It may not happen as fast as you would like.
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You would like. while you're waiting that's
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While you're waiting that's a test.
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A test. david had to prove to god
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David had to prove to god the he would be faithful
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The he would be faithful taking care of sheep before
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Taking care of sheep before god would trust him to take
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God would trust him to take care of his people.
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Care of his people. those times where you're
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Those times where you're doing the right thing, but
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Doing the right thing, but nothing is improving that's
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Nothing is improving that's a proving season.
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A proving season. you have to show god that
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You have to show god that you're not going to get
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You're not going to get discouraged, you're not
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Discouraged, you're not going to give up on your
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Going to give up on your dream, you're not going to
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Dream, you're not going to let what didn't work out
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Let what didn't work out cause you to lose your
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Cause you to lose your passion.
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Passion. like david you may know
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Like david you may know you're anointed, god has put
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You're anointed, god has put promises in your heart, he's
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Promises in your heart, he's spoken things to you, but
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Spoken things to you, but you're not appointed yet.
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You're not appointed yet. you're in that season where
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You're in that season where you're in the shepherd's
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You're in the shepherd's fields.
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Fields. nothing is happening.
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Nothing is happening. "god, you said you would
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"god, you said you would restore health unto me but
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Restore health unto me but i'm still struggling with
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I'm still struggling with this sickness.
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This sickness. you said i would lend and
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You said i would lend and not borrow but i can't
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Not borrow but i can't barely get ahead.
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Barely get ahead. you said you would give
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You said you would give beauty for these ashes, but
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Beauty for these ashes, but no new doors are opening."
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No new doors are opening." it's easy to get
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It's easy to get discouraged.
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Discouraged. but if you're going to go
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But if you're going to go from anointed to appointed,
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From anointed to appointed, you have to keep thanking
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You have to keep thanking god when you don't see
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God when you don't see anything happening, praising
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Anything happening, praising when you could be
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When you could be complaining, coming to
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Complaining, coming to church when you feel like
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Church when you feel like staying home, being good to
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Staying home, being good to people that are not being
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People that are not being good to you.
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Good to you. if you'll not be moved by
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If you'll not be moved by what's not working out, but
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What's not working out, but you keep doing the right
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You keep doing the right thing then you're going to
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Thing then you're going to go from anointed to
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Go from anointed to appointed.
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Appointed. you're going to come out of
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You're going to come out of the shepherd's fields into
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The shepherd's fields into the fullness of what god has
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The fullness of what god has in store.
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In store. a while back, there was this
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A while back, there was this challenge i was dealing
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Challenge i was dealing with, it had to do with our
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With, it had to do with our ministry and what we were
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Ministry and what we were going to do in the future.
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Going to do in the future. i couldn't figure out how it
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I couldn't figure out how it was going to work out.
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Was going to work out. i studied it and made phone
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I studied it and made phone calls, got other people's
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Calls, got other people's advice but there was still
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Advice but there was still no solution.
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No solution. every time it came to my
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Every time it came to my mind it kind of bothered me.
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Mind it kind of bothered me. i thought, "what are we
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I thought, "what are we going to do?"
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Going to do?" i was tempted to live
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I was tempted to live stressed and worried.
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Stressed and worried. finally, i said, "god i'm
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Finally, i said, "god i'm turning this over to you.
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Turning this over to you. i can't make this work out
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I can't make this work out my way, but i know you
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My way, but i know you already have a solution.
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Already have a solution. so, i'm not going to live
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So, i'm not going to live uptight, i'm just going to
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Uptight, i'm just going to keep being my best, honoring
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Keep being my best, honoring you."
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You." every time i was tempted to
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Every time i was tempted to worry, "father, thank you
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Worry, "father, thank you that my life is in your
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That my life is in your hands.
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Hands. thank you that you're making
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Thank you that you're making my crooked places straight."
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My crooked places straight." sometimes we're frustrated
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Sometimes we're frustrated because we're trying to
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Because we're trying to control things that only god
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Control things that only god can control.
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Can control. we're trying to figure
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We're trying to figure something out that there is
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Something out that there is no answer to right now.
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No answer to right now. that's when we get
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That's when we get frustrated, can't sleep at
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Frustrated, can't sleep at night.
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Night. the good news is god doesn't
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The good news is god doesn't ask us to figure everything
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Ask us to figure everything out.
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Out. you have to know what's your
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You have to know what's your job and what's god's job.
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Job and what's god's job. our job is to believe, our
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Our job is to believe, our job is to thank god, our job
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Job is to thank god, our job is to walk in obedience.
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Is to walk in obedience. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god will work out his plan for
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Will work out his plan for our lives."
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Our lives." god's job is to work things
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God's job is to work things out that we can't work out.
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Out that we can't work out. you're not on your own.
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You're not on your own. the creator of the universe
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The creator of the universe is working out his plan for
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Is working out his plan for your life.
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Your life. his job is to open doors we
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His job is to open doors we can't open, his job is to
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Can't open, his job is to part red seas, his job is to
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Part red seas, his job is to heal sick bodies, his job is
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Heal sick bodies, his job is to make things happen that
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To make things happen that we can't make happen.
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We can't make happen. are you frustrated because
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Are you frustrated because you're trying to do god's
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You're trying to do god's job?
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Job? take the pressure off.
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Take the pressure off. you don't have to make
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You don't have to make everything happen, you just
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Everything happen, you just have to keep traveling
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Have to keep traveling steadily, staying faithful,
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Steadily, staying faithful, being good to people,
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Being good to people, keeping god first place.
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Keeping god first place. about two months ago i was
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About two months ago i was at the church, a staff
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At the church, a staff member was passing by.
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Member was passing by. he said, "i meant to tell
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He said, "i meant to tell you, that thing that we were
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You, that thing that we were working on, we figured it
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Working on, we figured it out."
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Out." i said, "what do you mean?"
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I said, "what do you mean?" he said, "i'll show you."
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He said, "i'll show you." i went in and looked at it,
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I went in and looked at it, it was perfect, it couldn't
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It was perfect, it couldn't have been any better.
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Have been any better. i thought this was going to
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I thought this was going to be an ongoing challenge,
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Be an ongoing challenge, where it would take all this
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Where it would take all this extra effort and energy on
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Extra effort and energy on my part.
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My part. but then without me even
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But then without me even working on it, things fell
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Working on it, things fell into place.
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Into place. i never dreamed it would be
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I never dreamed it would be that easy.
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That easy. that's what the scripture
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That's what the scripture says, if you'll keep
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Says, if you'll keep traveling steadily, god will
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Traveling steadily, god will give you the land.
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Give you the land. that means you don't have to
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That means you don't have to struggle, strive, manipulate
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Struggle, strive, manipulate things, try to force it to
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Things, try to force it to work out.
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Work out. it's going to be easier than
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It's going to be easier than you think.
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You think. things are going to fall
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Things are going to fall into place, the right doors
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Into place, the right doors open, the right people show
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Open, the right people show up, the school calls you
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Up, the school calls you with the scholarship, the
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With the scholarship, the medical report suddenly
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Medical report suddenly turns around.
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Turns around. in the scripture, joseph was
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In the scripture, joseph was engaged to a young lady
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Engaged to a young lady named mary.
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Named mary. an angel appeared to her and
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An angel appeared to her and said she was going to have a
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Said she was going to have a baby without knowing a man
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Baby without knowing a man and they were to name him
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And they were to name him jesus.
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Jesus. you can imagine how joseph
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You can imagine how joseph must have felt when mary
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Must have felt when mary told him she was pregnant,
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Told him she was pregnant, not with his baby but with
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Not with his baby but with the messiah.
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The messiah. i'm sure he thought, "yeah,
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I'm sure he thought, "yeah, right."
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Right." he was going to quietly call
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He was going to quietly call off the engagement, but that
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Off the engagement, but that night an angel appeared to
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Night an angel appeared to him in a dream.
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Him in a dream. he told joseph that what
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He told joseph that what mary said was true and he
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Mary said was true and he was to go ahead with the
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Was to go ahead with the marriage.
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Marriage. joseph could have backed out
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Joseph could have backed out and thought, "god i didn't
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And thought, "god i didn't sign up for this.
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Sign up for this. i don't want my reputation
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I don't want my reputation ruined, find someone else."
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Ruined, find someone else." but joseph did what the
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But joseph did what the angel said.
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Angel said. it was prophesied that jesus
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It was prophesied that jesus would be born in bethlehem.
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Would be born in bethlehem. the roman emperor decided to
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The roman emperor decided to take a census, everyone had
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Take a census, everyone had to go to their hometown.
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To go to their hometown. joseph was from bethlehem.
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Joseph was from bethlehem. he loaded up mary on a
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He loaded up mary on a donkey, she was nine months
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Donkey, she was nine months pregnant, they traveled from
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Pregnant, they traveled from nazareth to bethlehem.
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Nazareth to bethlehem. it would be one thing if
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It would be one thing if this was across town, but
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This was across town, but this was a ninety-mile
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This was a ninety-mile journey.
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Journey. it would take about ten
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It would take about ten days.
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Days. i've seen what it's like for
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I've seen what it's like for victoria to be pregnant, how
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Victoria to be pregnant, how uncomfortable it can be,
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Uncomfortable it can be, especially toward the end.
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Especially toward the end. her back was hurting, feet
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Her back was hurting, feet swelling.
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Swelling. i can't imagine telling her
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I can't imagine telling her at nine months pregnant,
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At nine months pregnant, "honey, to fulfill prophesy
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"honey, to fulfill prophesy we have to get on a donkey
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We have to get on a donkey and go ninety miles."
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And go ninety miles." i think i would be hearing,
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I think i would be hearing, "welcome to heaven."
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"welcome to heaven." sometimes god asks us to do
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Sometimes god asks us to do things that are difficult.
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Things that are difficult. mary could have said, "i'm
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Mary could have said, "i'm not getting on that donkey.
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Not getting on that donkey. it's too bumpy, my feet
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It's too bumpy, my feet hurt.
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Hurt. you can go by yourself."
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You can go by yourself." but you never read where
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But you never read where mary complained.
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Mary complained. you never read where joseph
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You never read where joseph was sour.
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Was sour. they just kept traveling
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They just kept traveling steadily, doing what god
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Steadily, doing what god asked them to do.
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Asked them to do. day after day, getting on
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Day after day, getting on the donkey, dealing with the
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The donkey, dealing with the heat, finding a place to
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Heat, finding a place to sleep at night.
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Sleep at night. god only spoke to them that
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God only spoke to them that one time.
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One time. this whole trip, ninety
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This whole trip, ninety miles, god never said
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Miles, god never said anything.
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Anything. it would have been much
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It would have been much easier if the angel would
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Easier if the angel would have come back and said,
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Have come back and said, "you're doing great.
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"you're doing great. keep going to bethlehem.
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Keep going to bethlehem. you're right on track."
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You're right on track." it's easy to follow god when
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It's easy to follow god when you hear him speaking, you
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You hear him speaking, you have clear direction, things
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Have clear direction, things are going your way.
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Are going your way. but the real test is how do
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But the real test is how do you respond when god is
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You respond when god is silent?
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Silent? you don't hear anything.
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You don't hear anything. you're doing the right thing
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You're doing the right thing but it's not improving.
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But it's not improving. you're being your best, but
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You're being your best, but doors aren't opening.
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Doors aren't opening. months have gone by, maybe
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Months have gone by, maybe years, and you don't hear
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Years, and you don't hear anything, here's the key:
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Anything, here's the key: keep doing the last thing
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Keep doing the last thing god told you to do.
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God told you to do. keep being consistent, keep
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Keep being consistent, keep being faithful.
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Being faithful. joseph and mary finally
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Joseph and mary finally arrived at bethlehem.
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Arrived at bethlehem. i can imagine it was late at
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I can imagine it was late at night.
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Night. mary was getting close to
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Mary was getting close to having the baby.
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Having the baby. joseph walked up to the inn,
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Joseph walked up to the inn, the hotel.
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The hotel. he said, "mary wait here,
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He said, "mary wait here, i'll go arrange a room."
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I'll go arrange a room." the inn keeper said, "i'm
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The inn keeper said, "i'm sorry sir, we're full.
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Sorry sir, we're full. we have no more room."
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We have no more room." joseph could have thought,
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Joseph could have thought, "god, you said come to
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"god, you said come to bethlehem, you said this was
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Bethlehem, you said this was your baby.
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Your baby. why is nothing working out?"
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Why is nothing working out?" instead joseph went back out
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Instead joseph went back out and told mary to get back on
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And told mary to get back on the donkey.
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The donkey. they were tired,
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They were tired, disappointed, uncomfortable
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Disappointed, uncomfortable but they just kept traveling
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But they just kept traveling steadily.
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Steadily. god rewards faithful people,
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God rewards faithful people, people that don't give up,
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People that don't give up, people that don't let a
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People that don't let a disappointment cause them to
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Disappointment cause them to be sour, people that don't
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Be sour, people that don't let a setback, a loss, a
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Let a setback, a loss, a delay to stop their destiny.
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Delay to stop their destiny. when things happen that we
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When things happen that we don't understand, our
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Don't understand, our attitude should be, "father
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Attitude should be, "father thank you that you are
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Thank you that you are working out your plan for my
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Working out your plan for my life.
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Life. you are ordering my steps,
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You are ordering my steps, you're opening doors that no
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You're opening doors that no person can shut, thank you
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Person can shut, thank you that you will get me to
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That you will get me to where i'm supposed to be."
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Where i'm supposed to be." don't let a bad break, a
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Don't let a bad break, a delay, a pandemic, a person
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Delay, a pandemic, a person that did you wrong cause you
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That did you wrong cause you to quit believing for your
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To quit believing for your dreams and quit pursuing
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Dreams and quit pursuing what god put in your heart.
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What god put in your heart. you are full of can-do
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You are full of can-do power.
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Power. the same spirit that raised
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The same spirit that raised christ from the dead lives
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Christ from the dead lives in you.
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In you. you are not weak; you are a
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You are not weak; you are a warrior.
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Warrior. now dig your heels in and be
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Now dig your heels in and be consistent.
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Consistent. not just when everything is
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Not just when everything is going your way.
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Going your way. not just when there's room
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Not just when there's room at the inn, business is
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At the inn, business is flourishing but when the
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Flourishing but when the door closes, when the
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Door closes, when the contract doesn't go through,
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Contract doesn't go through, when the journey is longer
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When the journey is longer than you thought.
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Than you thought. god is looking for people
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God is looking for people that are determined, people
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That are determined, people that have stamina.
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That have stamina. you can't be weak and reach
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You can't be weak and reach your destiny.
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Your destiny. you can't be half-hearted
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You can't be half-hearted and become who you were
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And become who you were created to be.
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Created to be. god will be silent at times,
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God will be silent at times, you don't hear anything,
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You don't hear anything, things are not improving.
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Things are not improving. you're on that donkey so to
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You're on that donkey so to speak.
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Speak. doors aren't opening.
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Doors aren't opening. what do you do?
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What do you do? keep being faithful, keep
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Keep being faithful, keep getting to work on time,
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Getting to work on time, keep singing in the choir,
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Keep singing in the choir, keep being good to those
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Keep being good to those neighbors, keep thanking god
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Neighbors, keep thanking god when you feel like
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When you feel like complaining.
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Complaining. if it was going to happen
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If it was going to happen instantly you wouldn't need
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Instantly you wouldn't need any faith.
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Any faith. don't be impatient for god
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Don't be impatient for god to act.
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To act. just because the inn is full
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Just because the inn is full doesn't mean there's not a
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Doesn't mean there's not a place for your baby to be
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Place for your baby to be born.
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Born. just because you've had a
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Just because you've had a setback, somebody walked
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Setback, somebody walked away, the medical report
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Away, the medical report isn't good, doesn't mean
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Isn't good, doesn't mean that your dream is not going
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That your dream is not going to come to pass.
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To come to pass. what god promised you cannot
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What god promised you cannot be stopped by people, by
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Be stopped by people, by circumstances, by bad
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Circumstances, by bad breaks.
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Breaks. god wouldn't have allowed
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God wouldn't have allowed the inn to be full if he
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The inn to be full if he didn't have something
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Didn't have something better.
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Better. my question is are you going
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My question is are you going to keep traveling steadily?
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To keep traveling steadily? are you going to keep
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Are you going to keep believing, keep praying,
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Believing, keep praying, keep doing the right thing?
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Keep doing the right thing? joseph and mary packed up,
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Joseph and mary packed up, got back on the donkeys.
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Got back on the donkeys. disappointed but still
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Disappointed but still moving forward.
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Moving forward. tired, hungry, back hurting,
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Tired, hungry, back hurting, but still traveling
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But still traveling steadily.
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Steadily. joseph looked up and saw
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Joseph looked up and saw this old barn, where they
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This old barn, where they kept animals.
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Kept animals. it wasn't a nice hotel, it
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It wasn't a nice hotel, it didn't have a bellman out
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Didn't have a bellman out front, no room service, just
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Front, no room service, just a manger, where the sheep
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A manger, where the sheep rest.
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Rest. it wasn't what they had in
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It wasn't what they had in mind.
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Mind. but god doesn't always do
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But god doesn't always do things the way we have
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Things the way we have planned.
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Planned. his ways are not our ways.
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His ways are not our ways. if you don't stay open,
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If you don't stay open, you'll be frustrated because
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You'll be frustrated because they wouldn't let you in,
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They wouldn't let you in, upset because the door
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Upset because the door didn't open.
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Didn't open. can i tell you?
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Can i tell you? god knows what he's doing.
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God knows what he's doing. when it's time to birth your
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When it's time to birth your baby, all the forces of
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Baby, all the forces of darkness cannot keep you
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Darkness cannot keep you out.
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Out. there will be a place for
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There will be a place for you to shine, for you to
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You to shine, for you to flourish, for you to show
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Flourish, for you to show this world what god put in
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This world what god put in you.
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You. quit worrying about who
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Quit worrying about who wouldn't let you in, why
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Wouldn't let you in, why didn't this work out, it
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Didn't this work out, it wasn't unfair.
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Wasn't unfair. you weren't supposed to be
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You weren't supposed to be in the inn.
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In the inn. they weren't supposed to
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They weren't supposed to have room for you.
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Have room for you. your blessing is not in the
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Your blessing is not in the inn it's in the manger.
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Inn it's in the manger. your increase, your favor,
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Your increase, your favor, your abundance is not in
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Your abundance is not in where you've been it's in
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Where you've been it's in where god is taking you.
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Where god is taking you. it's not in where you were
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It's not in where you were left out, it's in where
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Left out, it's in where you're going.
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You're going. now do your part and start
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Now do your part and start moving forward in faith.
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Moving forward in faith. not bitter over
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Not bitter over disappointments, not
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Disappointments, not discouraged over what didn't
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Discouraged over what didn't work out, not upset because
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Work out, not upset because it's taking longer and there
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It's taking longer and there were delays and detours.
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Were delays and detours. god is saying, "if you'll
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God is saying, "if you'll keep traveling steadily,
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Keep traveling steadily, being faithful when nobody
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Being faithful when nobody is noticing, doing the right
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Is noticing, doing the right thing when it's
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Thing when it's uncomfortable, not
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Uncomfortable, not complaining because you
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Complaining because you don't see things changing,
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Don't see things changing, then you're going to give
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Then you're going to give birth to dreams bigger than
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Birth to dreams bigger than you've imagined."
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You've imagined." god's going to do uncommon,
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God's going to do uncommon, unusual, extraordinary
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Unusual, extraordinary things.
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Things. the night mary gave birth,
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The night mary gave birth, there were shepherds out in
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There were shepherds out in a field.
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A field. an angel appeared to them
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An angel appeared to them and said, "i have good news,
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And said, "i have good news, the messiah has been born in
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The messiah has been born in bethlehem.
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Bethlehem. this is how you will
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This is how you will recognize him; you will find
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Recognize him; you will find him lying in a manger."
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Him lying in a manger." if the inn keeper had not
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If the inn keeper had not turned jesus away, he
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Turned jesus away, he wouldn't have been in the
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Wouldn't have been in the manger.
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Manger. the shepherds wouldn't have
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The shepherds wouldn't have found him.
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Found him. the inn was supposed to be
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The inn was supposed to be full.
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Full. the inn keeper was supposed
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The inn keeper was supposed to not let them in.
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To not let them in. nothing that's happens to
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Nothing that's happens to you is a surprise to god.
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You is a surprise to god. he's ordering your steps.
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He's ordering your steps. if the door closed, it was
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If the door closed, it was supposed to close.
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Supposed to close. if the person walked away,
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If the person walked away, they were supposed to walk
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They were supposed to walk away.
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Away. don't get bitter, keep
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Don't get bitter, keep traveling steadily.
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Traveling steadily. keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. keep being good to people,
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Keep being good to people, keep expecting, keep
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Keep expecting, keep believing.
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Believing. when you get to your manger
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When you get to your manger so to speak, the shepherds
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So to speak, the shepherds are going to find you, the
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Are going to find you, the blessings, the healing, the
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Blessings, the healing, the promotion will come to you.
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Promotion will come to you. now my challenge is stay
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Now my challenge is stay consistent.
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Consistent. don't be ruled by your
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Don't be ruled by your feelings.
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Feelings. make up your mind, you're
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Make up your mind, you're not going be moved by what's
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Not going be moved by what's not changing, not
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Not changing, not discouraged over how long
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Discouraged over how long it's taking.
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It's taking. you're going to keep doing
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You're going to keep doing the right thing.
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The right thing. prove to god that you're
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Prove to god that you're going to be faithful.
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Going to be faithful. if you'll keep traveling
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If you'll keep traveling steadily, honoring god,
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Steadily, honoring god, making good decisions, i
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Making good decisions, i believe and declare, god is
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Believe and declare, god is about to give you the land.
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About to give you the land. he's about to open new
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He's about to open new doors, bring new
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Doors, bring new opportunities, problems are
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Opportunities, problems are about to turn around,
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About to turn around, healing, freedom, favor, the
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Healing, freedom, favor, the fullness of your destiny, in
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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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Strengthen your faith, and turn your trials
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And turn your trials into triumphs.
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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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You can watch the services online every sunday morning,
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Until we see you next time,
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You next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Joel Osteen - Travel Steadily

October 29, 2025 | 29:56

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