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Joel Osteen - Trust God To Do It His Way

June 19, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Trust God To Do It His Way | June 19, 2026

(applause)
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(applause) well, god bless you.
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Well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes. if you're ever in our
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Homes. if you're ever in our area please stop by and be
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Area please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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A part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. thanks so much for tuning in
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Thanks so much for tuning in today.
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Today. thank you again for coming out.
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Thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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I like to start with something funny.
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Funny. i heard about this pastor.
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I heard about this pastor. he was in the lobby after
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He was in the lobby after service greeting people.
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Service greeting people. he saw a man that he hadn't
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He saw a man that he hadn't seen in a long, long time.
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Seen in a long, long time. he pulled him to the side and
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He pulled him to the side and said, "brother, you need to join
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Said, "brother, you need to join the army of the lord."
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The army of the lord." the man said, "what are you
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The man said, "what are you talking about? i'm in the army
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Talking about? i'm in the army of the lord."
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Of the lord." the pastor said, "well how come
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The pastor said, "well how come i only see you at christmas and
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I only see you at christmas and on easter?"
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On easter?" he whispered back, "because i'm
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He whispered back, "because i'm in the secret service."
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In the secret service." (laughter/applause)
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(laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it like
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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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 i can do.
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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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 trusting god to do it his
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About trusting god to do it his way.
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Way. we all have dreams that we're
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We all have dreams that we're believing for and situations we
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Believing for and situations we want to see turn around but too
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Want to see turn around but too often we put god in a box and
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Often we put god in a box and tell him how to do it, when to
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Tell him how to do it, when to do it and who to use to do it.
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Do it and who to use to do it. the only problem is god's ways
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The only problem is god's ways are not our ways.
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Are not our ways. god doesn't always do things the
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God doesn't always do things the logical way. god uses
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Logical way. god uses unorthodox methods.
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Unorthodox methods. he is unconventional.
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He is unconventional. you have to stay open.
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You have to stay open. let god out of your box.
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Let god out of your box. you may only see one way that it
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You may only see one way that it could happen.
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Could happen. it's obvious.
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It's obvious. you need to get that promotion
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You need to get that promotion so you'll have the funds to
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So you'll have the funds to accomplish your dreams.
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Accomplish your dreams. you've worked at the company 20
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You've worked at the company 20 years.
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Years. you deserve it but for no reason
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You deserve it but for no reason you get passed over.
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You get passed over. if you're not careful you'll get
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If you're not careful you'll get discouraged and start thinking,
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Discouraged and start thinking, "it's never going to happen.
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"it's never going to happen. i missed my opportunity. god,
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I missed my opportunity. god, it's not fair."
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It's not fair." no, what you don't realize is
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No, what you don't realize is god closed that door on purpose
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God closed that door on purpose because he has something much
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Because he has something much better in front of you.
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Better in front of you. just because it's the logical
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Just because it's the logical way doesn't mean that it's god's
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Way doesn't mean that it's god's way.
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Way. just because it happened that
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Just because it happened that way before doesn't mean it's
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Way before doesn't mean it's going to happen that way next
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Going to happen that way next time.
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Time. stay open.
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Stay open. if you're narrow-minded you can
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If you're narrow-minded you can miss god's best.
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Miss god's best. our attitude should be, "god,
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Our attitude should be, "god, i'm letting you out of my box.
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I'm letting you out of my box. you can do anything in my life.
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You can do anything in my life. you can do it any time.
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You can do it any time. you can use any person that you
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You can use any person that you want. god, i trust you to do it
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Want. god, i trust you to do it your way."
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Your way." i've found a lot of times god is
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I've found a lot of times god is answering our prayer, it's just
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Answering our prayer, it's just not the way that we expected.
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Not the way that we expected. when our son jonathan was about
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When our son jonathan was about four years old victoria started
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Four years old victoria started praying that god would bring a
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Praying that god would bring a young boy into his life so that
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Young boy into his life so that they could be good friends.
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They could be good friends. his cousin used to live down the
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His cousin used to live down the street from us. they played
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Street from us. they played practically every day together.
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Practically every day together. when my dad went to be with the
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When my dad went to be with the lord they moved to another city
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Lord they moved to another city and now jonathan didn't have
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And now jonathan didn't have anybody close in the
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Anybody close in the neighborhood to play with.
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Neighborhood to play with. victoria prayed month after
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Victoria prayed month after month, even year after year,
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Month, even year after year, that god would send the right
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That god would send the right person.
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Person. when jonathan was about twelve
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When jonathan was about twelve years old one of our main guitar
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Years old one of our main guitar players, a young man named
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Players, a young man named michael, took a great interest
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Michael, took a great interest in jonathan and started teaching
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In jonathan and started teaching him how to play the guitar.
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Him how to play the guitar. they became good friends.
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They became good friends. michael was always mentoring
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Michael was always mentoring jonathan and pouring into him.
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Jonathan and pouring into him. jonathan is seventeen now.
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Jonathan is seventeen now. a couple of years ago victoria
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A couple of years ago victoria said, "joel, i realize now god
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Said, "joel, i realize now god did answer my prayer. he just
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Did answer my prayer. he just didn't answer it in the way
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Didn't answer it in the way i expected. i prayed for god to
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I expected. i prayed for god to send somebody into jonathan's
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Send somebody into jonathan's life.
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Life. i thought it would be a little
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I thought it would be a little boy but instead god sent a grown
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Boy but instead god sent a grown man."
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Man." my point is, you have to stay
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My point is, you have to stay open as to how god answers your
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Open as to how god answers your prayer.
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Prayer. it may not be the way you had
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It may not be the way you had planned.
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Planned. god may not use the people you
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God may not use the people you were expecting.
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Were expecting. it may not happen on your
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It may not happen on your timetable but this is what faith
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Timetable but this is what faith is all about.
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Is all about. "god, i trust you.
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"god, i trust you. you know what's best for me.
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You know what's best for me. you know what i need.
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You know what i need. you know when i need it and you
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You know when i need it and you know who i need."
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Know who i need." and some of you today are a
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And some of you today are a little discouraged because
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Little discouraged because things haven't worked out the
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Things haven't worked out the way you had planned but you need
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Way you had planned but you need to take another look.
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To take another look. maybe god has answered your
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Maybe god has answered your prayers, just not the way you
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Prayers, just not the way you thought.
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Thought. or maybe what you were asking
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Or maybe what you were asking for wasn't god's best and god
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For wasn't god's best and god loves you too much to answer
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Loves you too much to answer that prayer.
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That prayer. or like in our case, maybe god
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Or like in our case, maybe god has given you something better
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Has given you something better but because you're so set in
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But because you're so set in seeing it happen your way you
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Seeing it happen your way you don't recognize it right now.
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Don't recognize it right now. what if god knew that if he
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What if god knew that if he answered victoria's prayer and
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Answered victoria's prayer and brought a little boy that
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Brought a little boy that jonathan would have been so
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Jonathan would have been so busy, so preoccupied, he would
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Busy, so preoccupied, he would never develop that skill of
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Never develop that skill of playing the guitar?
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Playing the guitar? god knows what he is doing.
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God knows what he is doing. he can see the big picture for
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He can see the big picture for your life.
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Your life. if you're only going to be happy
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If you're only going to be happy if god does it your way you're
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If god does it your way you're not really trusting.
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Not really trusting. you've got to come to the place
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You've got to come to the place where if it doesn't work out the
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Where if it doesn't work out the way you had it planned you're
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Way you had it planned you're still in peace.
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Still in peace. you know god is still on the
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You know god is still on the throne and he will still get you
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Throne and he will still get you to where you're supposed to be.
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To where you're supposed to be. john 9, jesus was traveling
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John 9, jesus was traveling through a town.
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Through a town. he noticed a man that had been
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He noticed a man that had been blind since his birth; never
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Blind since his birth; never been able to see.
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Been able to see. jesus went over to the man.
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Jesus went over to the man. he was so excited.
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He was so excited. the blind man had heard that
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The blind man had heard that this healer was in town, this
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This healer was in town, this man who could perform miracles.
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Man who could perform miracles. out of all the people in the
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Out of all the people in the city now jesus is standing
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City now jesus is standing before him.
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Before him. no doubt someone has told him
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No doubt someone has told him how jesus touched a blind man's
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How jesus touched a blind man's eyes and he could see, or how
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Eyes and he could see, or how jesus has spoken the word and a
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Jesus has spoken the word and a little girl was healed, or even
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Little girl was healed, or even how he commanded a dead man to
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How he commanded a dead man to come back to life.
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Come back to life. there were many different
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There were many different methods jesus used to heal
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Methods jesus used to heal people.
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People. i'm sure this blind man was
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I'm sure this blind man was expecting jesus to do something
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Expecting jesus to do something like he had done before.
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Like he had done before. it was perfectly quiet.
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It was perfectly quiet. you could hear a pin drop; great
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You could hear a pin drop; great anticipation.
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Anticipation. the blind man is waiting to hear
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The blind man is waiting to hear jesus speak a word of healing;
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Jesus speak a word of healing; but instead, all he hears is
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But instead, all he hears is jesus spitting on the ground.
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Jesus spitting on the ground. imagine what was going on in his
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Imagine what was going on in his mind.
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Mind. "i thought he was going to pray
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"i thought he was going to pray for me. i thought he was going
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For me. i thought he was going to touch my eyes. why is he
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To touch my eyes. why is he spitting?"
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Spitting?" jesus made mud out of the dirt
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Jesus made mud out of the dirt and the spittle and he placed it
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And the spittle and he placed it on the man's eyes.
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On the man's eyes. he's already blind.
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He's already blind. now he's really not going to be
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Now he's really not going to be able to see.
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Able to see. he's got mud in his eyes.
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He's got mud in his eyes. (laughter)
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(laughter) jesus was unconventional.
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Jesus was unconventional. there was no precedent for this
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There was no precedent for this ever happening before in the
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Ever happening before in the scripture. elijah never did it,
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Scripture. elijah never did it, elisha, moses.
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Elisha, moses. this was the first instance this
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This was the first instance this method had ever been used.
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Method had ever been used. the blind man could have said,
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The blind man could have said, "get this off of my eyes.
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"get this off of my eyes. this doesn't make sense.
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This doesn't make sense. this isn't going to do any
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This isn't going to do any good."
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Good." no, he didn't have god in a box.
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No, he didn't have god in a box. he stayed open.
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He stayed open. jesus instructed him to wash it
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Jesus instructed him to wash it off.
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Off. when he did, he could see
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When he did, he could see perfectly clear for the first
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Perfectly clear for the first time. my question today-
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Time. my question today- (applause) -are you open for
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(applause) -are you open for god to use a new method to
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God to use a new method to bring your dreams to pass?
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Bring your dreams to pass? what if god answers your prayers
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What if god answers your prayers differently than you were
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Differently than you were expecting?
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Expecting? what if he doesn't use the
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What if he doesn't use the people that you thought he would
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People that you thought he would use?
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Use? are you going to do like this
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Are you going to do like this blind man and stay open and say,
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Blind man and stay open and say, "god, i trust you. do it your
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"god, i trust you. do it your way, "
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Way, " or are you going to have god in
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Or are you going to have god in a box and miss your miracle?
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A box and miss your miracle? what's interesting is jesus did
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What's interesting is jesus did all this on the sabbath. he not
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All this on the sabbath. he not only used an unconventional
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Only used an unconventional method but he broke one of
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Method but he broke one of their religious rules.
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Their religious rules. the pharisees, the religious
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The pharisees, the religious leaders, they were very upset.
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Leaders, they were very upset. when they heard what had
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When they heard what had happened they had the blind man
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Happened they had the blind man brought before them and they
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Brought before them and they questioned him again and again.
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Questioned him again and again. then they got his parents and
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Then they got his parents and brought them in and said, "hey,
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Brought them in and said, "hey, we want you to tell us how can
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We want you to tell us how can your son see.
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Your son see. we know he's been blind. we've
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We know he's been blind. we've seen him begging on the street
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Seen him begging on the street corners. are you telling us
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Corners. are you telling us this man, jesus, healed your
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This man, jesus, healed your son?"
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Son?" they were afraid. they didn't
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They were afraid. they didn't want to get in trouble.
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Want to get in trouble. they said, "we don't know how he
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They said, "we don't know how he can see. he's a grown man.
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Can see. he's a grown man. he's old enough. don't ask us.
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He's old enough. don't ask us. ask him."
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Ask him." they called the blind man back
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They called the blind man back in a second time and said, "tell
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In a second time and said, "tell us what happened. don't you
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Us what happened. don't you know this man, jesus, is a
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Know this man, jesus, is a sinner?"
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Sinner?" he said, "i don't understand all
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He said, "i don't understand all the doctrine, all your religious
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The doctrine, all your religious laws. i don't even know much
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Laws. i don't even know much about jesus. all i can tell you
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About jesus. all i can tell you is i was blind but now i can
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Is i was blind but now i can see." (applause)
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See." (applause) it's hard to argue with a
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It's hard to argue with a changed life.
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Changed life. one reason god does it his way
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One reason god does it his way and not our way is so that he
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And not our way is so that he will get all the credit.
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Will get all the credit. the blind man was saying in
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The blind man was saying in effect, "you can argue doctrine.
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Effect, "you can argue doctrine. you can debate whether or not
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You can debate whether or not he is a sinner. you can try to
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He is a sinner. you can try to deny it, dismiss it, discredit
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Deny it, dismiss it, discredit it, but i am living proof of a
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It, but i am living proof of a good god, a god of mercy, a god
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Good god, a god of mercy, a god who can do the impossible."
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Who can do the impossible." (applause)
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(applause) but it all started when he was
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But it all started when he was willing to let god do it his
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Willing to let god do it his way. he didn't have god in a
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Way. he didn't have god in a box.
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Box. when my father went to be with
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When my father went to be with the lord back in 1999, after
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The lord back in 1999, after pastoring lakewood for 40 years,
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Pastoring lakewood for 40 years, we didn't know what was going to
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We didn't know what was going to happen to the church.
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Happen to the church. we had of course prayed that god
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We had of course prayed that god would send the right person.
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Would send the right person. in the natural that would be
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In the natural that would be somebody that had experience
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Somebody that had experience pastoring a large church,
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Pastoring a large church, somebody that had gone to
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Somebody that had gone to seminary and had a proven track
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Seminary and had a proven track record but god doesn't always
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Record but god doesn't always choose the way we choose.
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Choose the way we choose. man looks on the outside.
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Man looks on the outside. god looks on the heart.
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God looks on the heart. and i knew down deep i was
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And i knew down deep i was supposed to step up and pastor
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Supposed to step up and pastor the church but i thought, "i've
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The church but i thought, "i've never ministered before.
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Never ministered before. i've never been to seminary.
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I've never been to seminary. i don't have the training, the
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I don't have the training, the qualifications. i'm too young,
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Qualifications. i'm too young, too quiet, too shy."
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Too quiet, too shy." i thought of all these reasons
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I thought of all these reasons as to why i must have heard god
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As to why i must have heard god wrong.
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Wrong. i had to do what i'm asking you
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I had to do what i'm asking you to do.
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To do. i said, "god, this doesn't make
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I said, "god, this doesn't make sense to my mind. this seems
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Sense to my mind. this seems way far out. but god, i'm not
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Way far out. but god, i'm not going to put you in a box.
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Going to put you in a box. i know your ways are better than
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I know your ways are better than my ways. you know what i can do
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My ways. you know what i can do and what i can't do. i may not
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And what i can't do. i may not feel qualified but when you
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Feel qualified but when you breathed your life into me
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Breathed your life into me i know you equipped me,
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I know you equipped me, empowered me, anointed me.
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Empowered me, anointed me. i may feel weak but with you, i
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I may feel weak but with you, i know i am strong."
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Know i am strong." (applause)
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(applause) i took that step of faith.
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I took that step of faith. i never planned on being a
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I never planned on being a minister. i never knew that
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Minister. i never knew that this was even in me.
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This was even in me. this happened thirteen years ago
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This happened thirteen years ago and the ministry has grown in
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And the ministry has grown in ways that we never dreamed of.
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Ways that we never dreamed of. in fact, some people are still
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In fact, some people are still scratching their heads.
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Scratching their heads. (laughter)
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(laughter) thinking, "how in the world did
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Thinking, "how in the world did that happen? he doesn't have
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That happen? he doesn't have the training, the qualifi-
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The training, the qualifi- cations, the experience."
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Cations, the experience." i can say like the blind man,
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I can say like the blind man, "i don't understand it all.
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"i don't understand it all. i can't explain it. i can only
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I can't explain it. i can only tell you i spent seventeen
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Tell you i spent seventeen years behind the scenes running
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Years behind the scenes running the cameras. now, i'm in front
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The cameras. now, i'm in front of the camera speaking to the
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Of the camera speaking to the world. it's the goodness of
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World. it's the goodness of god." (applause)
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God." (applause) and it's easy for me to give
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And it's easy for me to give god credit.
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God credit. i remember where i came from.
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I remember where i came from. every time i stand up to
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Every time i stand up to minister i'm still amazed at
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Minister i'm still amazed at god's goodness.
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God's goodness. if you're going to reach your
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If you're going to reach your highest potential you have to
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Highest potential you have to stay open. don't get stuck in a
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Stay open. don't get stuck in a rut.
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Rut. god is an out of the box god.
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God is an out of the box god. his plan for your life will not
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His plan for your life will not always be logical, or
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Always be logical, or reasonable, or what you had
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Reasonable, or what you had planned, but if you will stay
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Planned, but if you will stay open, it will be much bigger,
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Open, it will be much bigger, much better, much more rewarding
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Much better, much more rewarding than you ever even imagined.
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Than you ever even imagined. god wants to thrust you to new
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God wants to thrust you to new levels.
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Levels. he wants to not only bring you
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He wants to not only bring you out of that difficulty, he wants
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Out of that difficulty, he wants to catapult you out.
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To catapult you out. god is going to open doors for
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God is going to open doors for you that no man can shut.
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You that no man can shut. you have not touched the surface
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You have not touched the surface of what god has in store.
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Of what god has in store. but here's the key; it's not
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But here's the key; it's not going to happen by traditional
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Going to happen by traditional means.
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Means. it's not going to happen by
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It's not going to happen by logical ways.
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Logical ways. it's going to be supernatural.
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It's going to be supernatural. that way, god will get all the
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That way, god will get all the credit.
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Credit. nobody will be able to doubt
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Nobody will be able to doubt god's hand of favor and blessing
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God's hand of favor and blessing on your life. (applause)
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On your life. (applause) now again, don't limit god by
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Now again, don't limit god by thinking it can only happen this
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Thinking it can only happen this way or that way.
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Way or that way. god has a thousand ways to do
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God has a thousand ways to do it.
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It. the question is when they show
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The question is when they show up are you going to be open and
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Up are you going to be open and say, "god, this is not what i
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Say, "god, this is not what i had planned. this is not what i
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Had planned. this is not what i was expecting. this is not who
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Was expecting. this is not who i thought you would use.
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I thought you would use. but god, you know what's best
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But god, you know what's best for me. you've opened this
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For me. you've opened this door. i'm going to do my part
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Door. i'm going to do my part and walk through it."
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And walk through it." now, like the blind man, you may
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Now, like the blind man, you may be criticized.
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Be criticized. people may find fault.
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People may find fault. they may not understand you.
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They may not understand you. you may even break one of their
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You may even break one of their religious rules.
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Religious rules. but you've got to be more
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But you've got to be more interested in pleasing god than
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Interested in pleasing god than you are in pleasing people.
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You are in pleasing people. (applause)
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(applause) there will always be people-
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There will always be people- (applause) -that try to squeeze
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(applause) -that try to squeeze you into their mold and tell
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You into their mold and tell you you're not enough of this,
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You you're not enough of this, or not enough of that, or too
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Or not enough of that, or too much of this, not talented, not
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Much of this, not talented, not qualified.
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Qualified. let it go in one ear and out the
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Let it go in one ear and out the other. you are not who people
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Other. you are not who people say you are. you are who god
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Say you are. you are who god says you are. (applause)
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Says you are. (applause) but some of you today, you have
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But some of you today, you have god in a little bitty box.
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God in a little bitty box. you don't see how you could ever
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You don't see how you could ever send your children to college,
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Send your children to college, or how you could get out of
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Or how you could get out of debt, how you could accomplish
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Debt, how you could accomplish your dreams.
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Your dreams. listen, our god is an
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Listen, our god is an all-powerful god.
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All-powerful god. your job is not your source.
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Your job is not your source. god is your source.
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God is your source. as long as you stay connected to
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As long as you stay connected to him, the supply line, everything
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Him, the supply line, everything is going to be alright. he is
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Is going to be alright. he is jehovah jireh; the lord your
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Jehovah jireh; the lord your provider. now don't get stuck
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Provider. now don't get stuck in a rut. don't be narrow-
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In a rut. don't be narrow- minded and miss what god wants
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Minded and miss what god wants to do.
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To do. my sister lisa and her husband
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My sister lisa and her husband kevin tried for several years to
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Kevin tried for several years to have a baby with no success.
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Have a baby with no success. lisa went through all the
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Lisa went through all the fertility treatments and
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Fertility treatments and different surgeries.
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Different surgeries. still, nothing worked out.
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Still, nothing worked out. finally, the doctor told her
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Finally, the doctor told her there was nothing more that he
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There was nothing more that he could do and she wasn't going to
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Could do and she wasn't going to be able to have a baby.
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Be able to have a baby. lisa was very discouraged, very
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Lisa was very discouraged, very heartbroken.
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Heartbroken. she had prayed and believed but
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She had prayed and believed but still it didn't work out.
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Still it didn't work out. the truth is, god is a sovereign
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The truth is, god is a sovereign god.
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God. his plan for us is always good
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His plan for us is always good but his plan may be different
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But his plan may be different than our own plan.
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Than our own plan. he is the potter. we are the
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He is the potter. we are the clay.
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Clay. you should pray, believe, stand
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You should pray, believe, stand in faith, but in the end you
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In faith, but in the end you have to be mature enough to
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Have to be mature enough to accept what god has destined for
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Accept what god has destined for your life.
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Your life. not defeat. not mediocrity.
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Not defeat. not mediocrity. i'm talking about staying open.
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I'm talking about staying open. lisa told how she was consumed
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Lisa told how she was consumed with having this baby.
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With having this baby. that's all she thought about,
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That's all she thought about, all she prayed about.
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All she prayed about. she wasn't going to be happy
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She wasn't going to be happy unless god did it her way.
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Unless god did it her way. when you do that you're setting
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When you do that you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
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Yourself up for disappointment. a much better approach is to
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A much better approach is to just be honest and say, ?god,
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Just be honest and say, ?god, this is what i want.
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This is what i want. this is what i'm believing for.
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This is what i'm believing for. but god, you know what's best
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But god, you know what's best for me. however it works out,
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For me. however it works out, god, i trust you. i'm still
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God, i trust you. i'm still going to be happy."
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Going to be happy." you have to put having to have
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You have to put having to have it your way on the altar.
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It your way on the altar. that's what lisa did.
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That's what lisa did. she said, "god, i'm not going to
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She said, "god, i'm not going to ask you for this baby ever
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Ask you for this baby ever again. you already know what
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Again. you already know what i want. instead of begging you,
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I want. instead of begging you, telling you how to do it and
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Telling you how to do it and when to do it, god, i just want
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When to do it, god, i just want to thank you that your perfect
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To thank you that your perfect plan for my life will come
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Plan for my life will come to pass."
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To pass." what did she do? she let god
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What did she do? she let god out of her box. she got rid of
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Out of her box. she got rid of her pre-conceived ideas.
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Her pre-conceived ideas. about three months later, she
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About three months later, she received a phone call from a
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Received a phone call from a friend of ours that runs a home
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Friend of ours that runs a home for teenaged girls that are in
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For teenaged girls that are in need, nancy alcorn from mercy
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Need, nancy alcorn from mercy ministries.
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Ministries. nancy told how there was a
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Nancy told how there was a teenager about to give birth to
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Teenager about to give birth to twins and wanted to know if lisa
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Twins and wanted to know if lisa and kevin would be interested in
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And kevin would be interested in adopting those babies.
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Adopting those babies. when they heard that something
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When they heard that something came alive on the inside.
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Came alive on the inside. they said, "absolutely yes."
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They said, "absolutely yes." today, lisa and kevin have three
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Today, lisa and kevin have three beautiful children, as happy as
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Beautiful children, as happy as can be. (applause)
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Can be. (applause) but here's the point; god did
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But here's the point; god did what he promised but he did it
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What he promised but he did it in an unconventional way, not
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In an unconventional way, not the way lisa had planned.
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The way lisa had planned. i'd love to tell you god will
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I'd love to tell you god will always do it your way but that's
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Always do it your way but that's not reality.
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Not reality. but i can promise you god's way
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But i can promise you god's way will always be the best way.
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Will always be the best way. you may not understand it.
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You may not understand it. it may not seem fair but god
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It may not seem fair but god knows what he is doing.
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Knows what he is doing. i'm asking you to trust him.
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I'm asking you to trust him. quit being frustrated because
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Quit being frustrated because it didn't work out your way.
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It didn't work out your way. what if you knew if god answered
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What if you knew if god answered your prayer the way you wanted
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Your prayer the way you wanted that it wouldn't be his best, or
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That it wouldn't be his best, or that it wouldn't last, or that
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That it wouldn't last, or that it wouldn't be healthy?
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It wouldn't be healthy? you would gladly let god do it
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You would gladly let god do it his way.
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His way. 2 kings 5, there's the story of
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2 kings 5, there's the story of a man named naaman. he was a
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A man named naaman. he was a captain in the syrian army,
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Captain in the syrian army, a very influential man, but he
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A very influential man, but he had leprosy. one day a young
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Had leprosy. one day a young lady that worked for him,
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Lady that worked for him, a maid at his house said,
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A maid at his house said, "naaman, if you'll travel to
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"naaman, if you'll travel to israel and see the prophet
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Israel and see the prophet elisha, he will pray for you and
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Elisha, he will pray for you and i know you will be healed."
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I know you will be healed." he took her advice and went a
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He took her advice and went a great distance, all the way to
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Great distance, all the way to israel, showed up at elisha's
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Israel, showed up at elisha's house. but when he got there
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House. but when he got there elisha didn' t even get up and
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Elisha didn' t even get up and go to the door to meet him.
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Go to the door to meet him. elisha sent his assistant and
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Elisha sent his assistant and said, "go tell naaman if he'll
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Said, "go tell naaman if he'll go wash in the jordan river
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Go wash in the jordan river seven times he'll be healed of
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Seven times he'll be healed of that leprosy."
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That leprosy." well, naaman was offended.
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Well, naaman was offended. he had traveled all this way.
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He had traveled all this way. he's an important military man
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He's an important military man and elisha didn't even have the
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And elisha didn't even have the courtesy to come to the door to
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Courtesy to come to the door to speak with him. plus, he didn't
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Speak with him. plus, he didn't want to go wash in the jordan
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Want to go wash in the jordan river. that was a dirty river.
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River. that was a dirty river. naaman had his own plan.
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Naaman had his own plan. he said in verse 11, "i thought
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He said in verse 11, "i thought elisha would come out and wave
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Elisha would come out and wave his hand over me and cure me of
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His hand over me and cure me of my leprosy."
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My leprosy." two words that almost kept him
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Two words that almost kept him from his miracle, "i thought."
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From his miracle, "i thought." he had a preconceived idea of
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He had a preconceived idea of how it was going to happen.
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How it was going to happen. the young girl said, "naaman, if
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The young girl said, "naaman, if he had asked you to do something
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He had asked you to do something difficult you would do it.
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Difficult you would do it. why don't you do this simple
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Why don't you do this simple thing?"
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Thing?" she talked him into it. he went
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She talked him into it. he went and washed in the jordan river.
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And washed in the jordan river. when he came up the seventh time
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When he came up the seventh time his skin was perfectly clean.
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His skin was perfectly clean. but i was wondering, how many of
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But i was wondering, how many of us miss god's best because we
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Us miss god's best because we thought it would happen another
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Thought it would happen another way?
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Way? "i thought i would give birth to
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"i thought i would give birth to my children, not adopt them."
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My children, not adopt them." "i thought i would get well
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"i thought i would get well without the treatment."
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Without the treatment." "i thought i'd get that
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"i thought i'd get that promotion. that's how i'd be
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Promotion. that's how i'd be blessed."
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Blessed." no, stay open and let god do it
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No, stay open and let god do it his way. when victoria and i
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His way. when victoria and i were first married we lived in
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Were first married we lived in this townhome.
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This townhome. it's a very beautiful place.
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It's a very beautiful place. we bought it for a great price
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We bought it for a great price and felt very blessed.
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And felt very blessed. a couple of years later we had a
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A couple of years later we had a desire to buy a house.
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Desire to buy a house. we put the townhome on the
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We put the townhome on the market. it sold very quickly.
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Market. it sold very quickly. we found this nice house that we
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We found this nice house that we really wanted.
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Really wanted. it was in our price range.
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It was in our price range. we thought, "this is the perfect
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We thought, "this is the perfect house for us."
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House for us." we made an offer on it and
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We made an offer on it and didn't hear anything back.
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Didn't hear anything back. a couple of weeks later they
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A couple of weeks later they responded and didn't accept it.
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Responded and didn't accept it. so we made a better offer, very
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So we made a better offer, very close, just a few thousand
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Close, just a few thousand dollars off.
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Dollars off. victoria and i were praying and
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Victoria and i were praying and believing. our heart was set.
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Believing. our heart was set. we knew this was the right house
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We knew this was the right house for us.
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For us. a month later our realtor called
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A month later our realtor called back and said they had sold the
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Back and said they had sold the property to somebody else.
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Property to somebody else. we were so discouraged.
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We were so discouraged. we thought, "god, how could
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We thought, "god, how could that happen? we prayed.
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That happen? we prayed. we believed."
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We believed." a few months later we were out
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A few months later we were out looking around.
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Looking around. we found this old, rundown,
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We found this old, rundown, beat-up house but it was in a
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Beat-up house but it was in a nice neighborhood close into the
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Nice neighborhood close into the city. it was on a beautiful lot
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City. it was on a beautiful lot with big trees.
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With big trees. but the house had been abandoned
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But the house had been abandoned for a couple of years.
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For a couple of years. windows were broken out.
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Windows were broken out. no doors on it.
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No doors on it. it had a leak in the kitchen,
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It had a leak in the kitchen, foundation problems, floors as
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Foundation problems, floors as crooked as can be.
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Crooked as can be. it didn't make sense to our mind
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It didn't make sense to our mind but in our spirit we felt an
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But in our spirit we felt an incredible peace.
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Incredible peace. victoria looked at me and said,
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Victoria looked at me and said, "joel, this is the house for us.
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"joel, this is the house for us. let's buy it, fix it up and live
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Let's buy it, fix it up and live in it."
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In it." it didn't seem logical.
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It didn't seem logical. here we had just come out of a
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Here we had just come out of a beautiful townhouse.
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Beautiful townhouse. this was just the opposite; not
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This was just the opposite; not a step up.
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A step up. it looked like a step down.
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It looked like a step down. but god's ways are not our ways.
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But god's ways are not our ways. we could have been narrow-minded
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We could have been narrow-minded and thought, "we are not even
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And thought, "we are not even going to entertain this old
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Going to entertain this old piece of junk.
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Piece of junk. after all, victoria comes from a
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After all, victoria comes from a well-to-do family.
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Well-to-do family. they have a high-end jewelry
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They have a high-end jewelry store."
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Store." when victoria was for it i knew
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When victoria was for it i knew that was a sign from almighty
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That was a sign from almighty god. (laughter/applause)
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God. (laughter/applause) plus, it saved me a lot of
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Plus, it saved me a lot of money. (laughter)
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Money. (laughter) we bought the house, fixed it
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We bought the house, fixed it up, living in it.
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Up, living in it. six months later a man knocked
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Six months later a man knocked on our door, unannounced; a
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On our door, unannounced; a builder.
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Builder. he said, "i'd like to buy this
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He said, "i'd like to buy this property and build two houses on
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Property and build two houses on it."
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It." i said, "i'm sorry. property is
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I said, "i'm sorry. property is not for sale."
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Not for sale." he said, "let me ask you how
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He said, "let me ask you how much did you pay for it?"
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Much did you pay for it?" i told him what we paid.
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I told him what we paid. he said, "how about i pay you
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He said, "how about i pay you double?"
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Double?" i said, "like i said, we'd love
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I said, "like i said, we'd love to sell it." (laughter)
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To sell it." (laughter) we sold that old rundown
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We sold that old rundown beat-up house and got a brand
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Beat-up house and got a brand new house on the same piece of
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New house on the same piece of property.
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Property. friends, god knows what he is
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Friends, god knows what he is doing. trust him. let him do it
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Doing. trust him. let him do it his way. you may not understand
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His way. you may not understand it at the time.
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It at the time. it may not make sense but one
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It may not make sense but one day you will see what god was
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Day you will see what god was doing.
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Doing. his plan will be better than
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His plan will be better than your plan.
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Your plan. when i look back over my life,
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When i look back over my life, like naaman, i have a lot of
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Like naaman, i have a lot of "i thoughts."
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"i thoughts." i thought we would buy a new
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I thought we would buy a new house, not an old rundown
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House, not an old rundown beat-up one.
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Beat-up one. i thought i would be behind the
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I thought i would be behind the scenes my whole life, not out
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Scenes my whole life, not out here in front of people.
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Here in front of people. i thought we would build a new
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I thought we would build a new sanctuary when lakewood needed
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Sanctuary when lakewood needed more room, not move into the
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More room, not move into the former compaq center where the
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Former compaq center where the rockets used to play.
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Rockets used to play. the common denominator in all
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The common denominator in all of my "i thoughts" is that
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Of my "i thoughts" is that god's plan was much better
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God's plan was much better than my plan.
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Than my plan. what god had in mind was much
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What god had in mind was much bigger, much more rewarding,
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Bigger, much more rewarding, than anything i dreamed of.
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Than anything i dreamed of. (applause)
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(applause) i'm asking you to trust him.
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I'm asking you to trust him. our attitude should be, "god,
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Our attitude should be, "god, i'm wide open. do anything you
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I'm wide open. do anything you want, anytime you want, use
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Want, anytime you want, use anyone you want. i'm not set on
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Anyone you want. i'm not set on having it my way. god, i know
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Having it my way. god, i know your plan is the best plan."
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Your plan is the best plan." if you will stay open and let
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If you will stay open and let god do it his way god will open
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God do it his way god will open doors for you that no man can
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Doors for you that no man can shut.
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Shut. his favor is going to thrust you
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His favor is going to thrust you years ahead.
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Years ahead. you will see promises fulfilled,
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You will see promises fulfilled, dreams come to pass and i
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Dreams come to pass and i believe and declare you will
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Believe and declare you will overcome every obstacle,
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Overcome every obstacle, defeat every enemy and become
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Defeat every enemy and become everything god's created
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Everything god's created you to be.
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You to be. if you receive it can you say,
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If you receive it can you say, "amen" today
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Every day we can live:
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Every day we can live: discouraged, angry,
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Discouraged, angry, depressed, defeated.
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Depressed, defeated. is it possible
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Is it possible to turn these negatives
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To turn these negatives into an outlook
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Into an outlook filled with purpose,
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Filled with purpose, happiness and joy?
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Happiness and joy? every day we make choices.
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Every day we make choices. how we see ourselves,
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How we see ourselves, how we respond to challenges,
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How we respond to challenges, how we approach
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How we approach what's in front of us.
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What's in front of us. i've written
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A devotional called today
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A devotional called today i choose: devotions
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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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For a better life. it's designed to help
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It's designed to help you make those choices
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You make those choices on purpose, to choose
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On purpose, to choose faith over fear
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Faith over fear and peace
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And peace over frustration
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Over frustration and kindness over offense.
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And kindness over offense. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with scripture
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With scripture and practical encouragement
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And practical encouragement to help you live
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To help you live with confidence and victory.
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With confidence and victory. you can't wait to see
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You can't wait to see what kind of day
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What kind of day it's going to be.
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It's going to be. you have to decide
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You have to decide ahead of time.
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Ahead of time. when you do,
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When you do, you can step into
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You can step into a more blessed, fulfilled life.
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A more blessed, fulfilled life. i'd love to send you a copy.
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I'd love to send you a copy. 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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I choose: devotions for a better life.
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Every day begins with a choice,
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Every day begins with a choice, and this inspiring book
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And this inspiring book is packed
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Is packed with powerful devotional truths
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With powerful devotional truths that will help you
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That will help you in the specific challenges
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In the specific challenges you face in life,
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You face in life, including: today,
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Including: today, i choose to
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I choose to turn down the noise,
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Turn down the noise, to believe
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To believe what i cannot see,
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What i cannot see, to be happy,
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To be happy, to trust god's timing.
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To trust god's timing. they will transform
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They will transform your attitude, your outlook,
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Your attitude, your outlook, your entire day.
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Your entire day. as you embrace
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As you embrace these biblical principles,
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These biblical principles, you'll see problems dissolve,
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You'll see problems dissolve, hope restored, mountains move.
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Choose the joy and happiness
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Choose the joy and happiness god has chosen for you.
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God has chosen for you. be sure to request
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For a better life, available this month
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When you make choices based on what
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Based on what god says about you,
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God says about you, you're going to live happier,
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You're going to live happier, have more peace,
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Have more peace, and you'll be a bigger blessing
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And you'll be a bigger blessing to others.
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To others. thanks so much
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Print created to encourage faith
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The powerful promise of psalm 118:24.
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Of psalm 118:24. this is the day
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This is the day the lord has made.
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The lord has made. we will rejoice
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We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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And be glad in it. choose every morning
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Choose every morning to begin
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To begin with a declaration of god's
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With a declaration of god's eternal promise.
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Joel Osteen - Trust God To Do It His Way

June 19, 2026 | 27:29

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