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Joel Osteen - Trust God's Timing

April 18, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Trust God's Timing | April 18, 2026

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(applause) well, god bless you.
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(applause) well, god bless you. thanks so much for letting us
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Well, god bless you. thanks so much for letting us come into your homes.
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Thanks so much for letting us come into your homes. and if you're ever in our area,
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Come into your homes. and if you're ever in our area, stop by and be a part of one of
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And if you're ever in our area, stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Stop by and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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Our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. thanks so much for tuning in.
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Feel right at home. thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out.
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Thanks so much for tuning in. thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something
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Thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something funny.
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I like to start with something funny. i heard about this elderly
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Funny. i heard about this elderly woman.
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I heard about this elderly woman. she came to church one sunday
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Woman. she came to church one sunday morning.
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She came to church one sunday morning. a friendly usher met her at the
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Morning. a friendly usher met her at the back and said, "ma'am, where
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A friendly usher met her at the back and said, "ma'am, where would you like to sit?"
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Back and said, "ma'am, where would you like to sit?" she said, "i'd like sit on the
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Would you like to sit?" she said, "i'd like sit on the very front row."
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She said, "i'd like sit on the very front row." he said, "oh no, ma'am.
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Very front row." he said, "oh no, ma'am. you don't want to do that.
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He said, "oh no, ma'am. you don't want to do that. our pastor is very boring.
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You don't want to do that. our pastor is very boring. he'll put you to sleep.
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Our pastor is very boring. he'll put you to sleep. let me seat you somewhere else."
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He'll put you to sleep. let me seat you somewhere else." she looked appalled.
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Let me seat you somewhere else." she looked appalled. she said, "sir, do you know who
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She looked appalled. she said, "sir, do you know who i am?"
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She said, "sir, do you know who i am?" he said, "no, ma'am."
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I am?" he said, "no, ma'am." she said, "i am the pastor's
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He said, "no, ma'am." she said, "i am the pastor's mother."
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She said, "i am the pastor's mother." (laughter)
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Mother." (laughter) he hung his head in
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(laughter) he hung his head in embarrassment and finally
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He hung his head in embarrassment and finally looked up and said, "ma"am,
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Embarrassment and finally looked up and said, "ma"am, do you know who i am?"
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Looked up and said, "ma"am, do you know who i am?" she said, "no."
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Do you know who i am?" she said, "no." he said, "thank god."
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She said, "no." he said, "thank god." (laughter/applause)
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He said, "thank god." (laughter/applause) hold up your bible.
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(laughter/applause) hold up your bible. say it like you mean it.
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Hold up your bible. say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught the word of god.
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Today i will be taught the word of god. i boldly confess:
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Of god. i boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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In jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today about trusting god's timing.
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I want to talk to you today about trusting god's timing. in life we're always waiting for
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About trusting god's timing. in life we're always waiting for something: waiting for a dream
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In life we're always waiting for something: waiting for a dream to come to pass, waiting to meet
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Something: waiting for a dream to come to pass, waiting to meet the right person, waiting for a
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To come to pass, waiting to meet the right person, waiting for a problem to turn around.
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The right person, waiting for a problem to turn around. when it's not happening as fast
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Problem to turn around. when it's not happening as fast as we would like it's easy to
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When it's not happening as fast as we would like it's easy to get frustrated.
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As we would like it's easy to get frustrated. but you have to realize the
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Get frustrated. but you have to realize the moment you prayed god
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But you have to realize the moment you prayed god established a set time to bring
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Moment you prayed god established a set time to bring the promise to pass.
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Established a set time to bring the promise to pass. god has a set time for you to
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The promise to pass. god has a set time for you to meet the right person.
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God has a set time for you to meet the right person. there is a set time for the
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Meet the right person. there is a set time for the problem to turn around, a set
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There is a set time for the problem to turn around, a set time for your healing, your
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Problem to turn around, a set time for your healing, your promotion, your breakthrough.
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Time for your healing, your promotion, your breakthrough. it may be tomorrow, or next
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Promotion, your breakthrough. it may be tomorrow, or next week, or five years from now.
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It may be tomorrow, or next week, or five years from now. but when you understand the time
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Week, or five years from now. but when you understand the time has already been set, it takes
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But when you understand the time has already been set, it takes all the pressure off.
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Has already been set, it takes all the pressure off. you won't live worried,
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All the pressure off. you won't live worried, wondering when this is ever
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You won't live worried, wondering when this is ever going to happen.
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Wondering when this is ever going to happen. you'll relax and enjoy your life
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Going to happen. you'll relax and enjoy your life knowing that the promise has
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You'll relax and enjoy your life knowing that the promise has already been scheduled by the
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Knowing that the promise has already been scheduled by the creator of the universe.
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Already been scheduled by the creator of the universe. some of you have been praying
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Creator of the universe. some of you have been praying about a situation for a long
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Some of you have been praying about a situation for a long time.
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About a situation for a long time. you don't see anything
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Time. you don't see anything happening.
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You don't see anything happening. you could easily be discouraged.
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Happening. you could easily be discouraged. but what if god were to pull
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You could easily be discouraged. but what if god were to pull back the curtain and allow you
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But what if god were to pull back the curtain and allow you to see into the future and you
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Back the curtain and allow you to see into the future and you knew that on february 12, at
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To see into the future and you knew that on february 12, at 2:33 in the afternoon, you were
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Knew that on february 12, at 2:33 in the afternoon, you were going to meet the person of your
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2:33 in the afternoon, you were going to meet the person of your dreams?
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Going to meet the person of your dreams? you wouldn't be discouraged.
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Dreams? you wouldn't be discouraged. you would be excited.
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You wouldn't be discouraged. you would be excited. you would start working out.
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You would be excited. you would start working out. you would go buy some new
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You would start working out. you would go buy some new clothes.
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You would go buy some new clothes. (laughter)
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Clothes. (laughter) why?
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(laughter) why? you know the big day is coming.
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Why? you know the big day is coming. here's where it takes faith.
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You know the big day is coming. here's where it takes faith. god promises that there are set
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Here's where it takes faith. god promises that there are set times in our future but he
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God promises that there are set times in our future but he doesn't tell us when they will
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Times in our future but he doesn't tell us when they will be.
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Doesn't tell us when they will be. your set time may be tomorrow
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Be. your set time may be tomorrow morning at 9:47.
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Your set time may be tomorrow morning at 9:47. you'll get the phone call you've
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Morning at 9:47. you'll get the phone call you've been waiting for.
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You'll get the phone call you've been waiting for. your set time may be october 25,
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Been waiting for. your set time may be october 25, two years from now.
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Your set time may be october 25, two years from now. you'll get a good break and that
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Two years from now. you'll get a good break and that will thrust you to a new level.
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You'll get a good break and that will thrust you to a new level. my question is, "do you trust
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Will thrust you to a new level. my question is, "do you trust god enough to believe that your
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My question is, "do you trust god enough to believe that your set times are coming?"
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God enough to believe that your set times are coming?" are you willing to wait with a
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Set times are coming?" are you willing to wait with a good attitude knowing that
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Are you willing to wait with a good attitude knowing that they're on their way?
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Good attitude knowing that they're on their way? or will you get discouraged and
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They're on their way? or will you get discouraged and think, "i don't know, joel.
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Or will you get discouraged and think, "i don't know, joel. i've been trying to break this
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Think, "i don't know, joel. i've been trying to break this addiction since high school."
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I've been trying to break this addiction since high school." no, you've got to get a new
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Addiction since high school." no, you've got to get a new perspective.
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No, you've got to get a new perspective. god has a set time for you to
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Perspective. god has a set time for you to break that addiction.
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God has a set time for you to break that addiction. it's already in your future.
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Break that addiction. it's already in your future. don't let the negative thoughts
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It's already in your future. don't let the negative thoughts talk you out of it.
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Don't let the negative thoughts talk you out of it. there is a set time for you to
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Talk you out of it. there is a set time for you to be completely well, a set time
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There is a set time for you to be completely well, a set time for god to turn the legal
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Be completely well, a set time for god to turn the legal situation around.
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For god to turn the legal situation around. now quit worrying about it.
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Situation around. now quit worrying about it. quit living stressed out,
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Now quit worrying about it. quit living stressed out, thinking, "what if i don't meet
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Quit living stressed out, thinking, "what if i don't meet the right person? what if
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Thinking, "what if i don't meet the right person? what if i don't ever get well?"
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The right person? what if i don't ever get well?" no, it says in hebrews, "those
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I don't ever get well?" no, it says in hebrews, "those who have believed enter into the
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No, it says in hebrews, "those who have believed enter into the rest of god."
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Who have believed enter into the rest of god." the way you know you're really
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Rest of god." the way you know you're really believing is you have a rest.
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The way you know you're really believing is you have a rest. you're at peace.
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Believing is you have a rest. you're at peace. you know the answer is on the
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You're at peace. you know the answer is on the way.
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You know the answer is on the way. you know the right people, the
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Way. you know the right people, the right opportunities, have
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You know the right people, the right opportunities, have already been set in your future.
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Right opportunities, have already been set in your future. on january 8th, 1986 at 4:00 in
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Already been set in your future. on january 8th, 1986 at 4:00 in the afternoon, i walked into a
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On january 8th, 1986 at 4:00 in the afternoon, i walked into a jewelry store to buy a battery
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The afternoon, i walked into a jewelry store to buy a battery for my watch.
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Jewelry store to buy a battery for my watch. out walked the most beautiful
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For my watch. out walked the most beautiful girl i had ever seen.
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Out walked the most beautiful girl i had ever seen. it was victoria.
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Girl i had ever seen. it was victoria. i didn't tell her but i thought,
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It was victoria. i didn't tell her but i thought, "this is my set time."
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I didn't tell her but i thought, "this is my set time." (laughter)
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"this is my set time." (laughter) it took me a year to convince
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(laughter) it took me a year to convince her that it was her set time
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It took me a year to convince her that it was her set time too.
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Her that it was her set time too. (laughter)
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Too. (laughter) on december 3, 2003 at 1:30
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(laughter) on december 3, 2003 at 1:30 in the afternoon, when mayor
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On december 3, 2003 at 1:30 in the afternoon, when mayor brown handed us the keys to the
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In the afternoon, when mayor brown handed us the keys to the compaq center, that was not
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Brown handed us the keys to the compaq center, that was not an ordinary time.
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Compaq center, that was not an ordinary time. that was a set time ordained by
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An ordinary time. that was a set time ordained by the most high god.
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That was a set time ordained by the most high god. (applause)
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The most high god. (applause) friends, there are set times
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(applause) friends, there are set times in your future.
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Friends, there are set times in your future. you've prayed, believed, stood
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In your future. you've prayed, believed, stood in faith.
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You've prayed, believed, stood in faith. let me assure you, you're going
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In faith. let me assure you, you're going to come in to set times of
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Let me assure you, you're going to come in to set times of favor, a set time where a
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To come in to set times of favor, a set time where a problem suddenly turns around,
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Favor, a set time where a problem suddenly turns around, a set time where you meet the
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Problem suddenly turns around, a set time where you meet the right person, a set time where a
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A set time where you meet the right person, a set time where a good break thrusts you years
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Right person, a set time where a good break thrusts you years ahead.
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Good break thrusts you years ahead. that's what habakkuk said.
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Ahead. that's what habakkuk said. "the vision is for an appointed
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That's what habakkuk said. "the vision is for an appointed time. it may seem slow in
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"the vision is for an appointed time. it may seem slow in coming but wait patiently, for
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Time. it may seem slow in coming but wait patiently, for it will surely come."
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Coming but wait patiently, for it will surely come." notice not, "maybe come."
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It will surely come." notice not, "maybe come." not, "i hope so."
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Notice not, "maybe come." not, "i hope so." no, god has already set the
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Not, "i hope so." no, god has already set the date. the appointed time has
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No, god has already set the date. the appointed time has already been put on your
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Date. the appointed time has already been put on your calendar.
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Already been put on your calendar. sometimes we think, "well,
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Calendar. sometimes we think, "well, everybody is getting ahead of
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Sometimes we think, "well, everybody is getting ahead of me. my friends are all married
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Everybody is getting ahead of me. my friends are all married and i'm still single.
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Me. my friends are all married and i'm still single. my co-workers are being promoted
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And i'm still single. my co-workers are being promoted but i'm still stuck here."
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My co-workers are being promoted but i'm still stuck here." no, don't get discouraged.
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But i'm still stuck here." no, don't get discouraged. your set time is coming.
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No, don't get discouraged. your set time is coming. it is not going to be one second
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Your set time is coming. it is not going to be one second late.
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It is not going to be one second late. the good news is god knows how
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Late. the good news is god knows how to make up for what seems like
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The good news is god knows how to make up for what seems like lost time.
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To make up for what seems like lost time. god doesn't always take us
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Lost time. god doesn't always take us logically from a to b to c.
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God doesn't always take us logically from a to b to c. sometimes god will take you from
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Logically from a to b to c. sometimes god will take you from a to b to c and then thrust you
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Sometimes god will take you from a to b to c and then thrust you all the way down to s, t, u, v.
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A to b to c and then thrust you all the way down to s, t, u, v. what happened?
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All the way down to s, t, u, v. what happened? you hit a set time that pushed
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What happened? you hit a set time that pushed you 50 years ahead.
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You hit a set time that pushed you 50 years ahead. now quit worrying about who's
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You 50 years ahead. now quit worrying about who's getting ahead of you and just
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Now quit worrying about who's getting ahead of you and just run your race.
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Getting ahead of you and just run your race. be the best that you can be.
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Run your race. be the best that you can be. keep honoring god with your
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Be the best that you can be. keep honoring god with your life.
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Keep honoring god with your life. keep treating people right and
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Life. keep treating people right and god will get you to where you're
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Keep treating people right and god will get you to where you're supposed to be.
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God will get you to where you're supposed to be. that promotion, that healing,
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Supposed to be. that promotion, that healing, that breakthrough, that right
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That promotion, that healing, that breakthrough, that right person, they won't be one second
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That breakthrough, that right person, they won't be one second late.
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Person, they won't be one second late. our god is not a random god.
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Late. our god is not a random god. he is a precise god.
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Our god is not a random god. he is a precise god. he has lined up solutions for
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He is a precise god. he has lined up solutions for you down to the very second.
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He has lined up solutions for you down to the very second. i know a young lady that was
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You down to the very second. i know a young lady that was believing to meet the right man.
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I know a young lady that was believing to meet the right man. she was in her early 30's and
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Believing to meet the right man. she was in her early 30's and never really had a serious
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She was in her early 30's and never really had a serious relationship with anyone.
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Never really had a serious relationship with anyone. she was starting to wonder if it
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Relationship with anyone. she was starting to wonder if it was going to happen.
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She was starting to wonder if it was going to happen. one day she was driving home
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Was going to happen. one day she was driving home from work.
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One day she was driving home from work. she had a flat tire and pulled
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From work. she had a flat tire and pulled over on the side of the freeway.
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She had a flat tire and pulled over on the side of the freeway. in a few seconds, another car
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Over on the side of the freeway. in a few seconds, another car pulled over.
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In a few seconds, another car pulled over. out stepped this young man as
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Pulled over. out stepped this young man as handsome as can be, went up to
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Out stepped this young man as handsome as can be, went up to her window and said, "can i help
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Handsome as can be, went up to her window and said, "can i help you?"
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Her window and said, "can i help you?" she took one look at him and
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You?" she took one look at him and said, "i think you can."
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She took one look at him and said, "i think you can." (laughter)
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Said, "i think you can." (laughter) he not only changed her tire
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(laughter) he not only changed her tire but he invited her out to
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He not only changed her tire but he invited her out to dinner. long story short, they
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But he invited her out to dinner. long story short, they ended up falling in love.
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Dinner. long story short, they ended up falling in love. a year and a half later they got
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Ended up falling in love. a year and a half later they got married.
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A year and a half later they got married. today, they're as happy as can
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Married. today, they're as happy as can be.
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Today, they're as happy as can be. i see them at lakewood all the
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Be. i see them at lakewood all the time.
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I see them at lakewood all the time. that wasn't a coincidence.
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Time. that wasn't a coincidence. it wasn't a lucky break.
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That wasn't a coincidence. it wasn't a lucky break. that was a set time ordained by
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It wasn't a lucky break. that was a set time ordained by the creator of the universe.
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That was a set time ordained by the creator of the universe. think about how precise god's
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The creator of the universe. think about how precise god's timing is.
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Think about how precise god's timing is. the tire had to go flat at just
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Timing is. the tire had to go flat at just the right time.
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The tire had to go flat at just the right time. an hour later and it wouldn?t
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The right time. an hour later and it wouldn?t have happened.
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An hour later and it wouldn?t have happened. there had to be just the right
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Have happened. there had to be just the right amount of traffic.
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There had to be just the right amount of traffic. too many cars; he would've been
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Amount of traffic. too many cars; he would've been late.
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Too many cars; he would've been late. too few cars; he would've been
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Late. too few cars; he would've been early.
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Too few cars; he would've been early. he had to leave his work at just
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Early. he had to leave his work at just the right time.
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He had to leave his work at just the right time. one extra fifteen-minute phone
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The right time. one extra fifteen-minute phone call and that would have never
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One extra fifteen-minute phone call and that would have never worked out.
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Call and that would have never worked out. the timing was down to the split
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Worked out. the timing was down to the split second for it to all fall into
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The timing was down to the split second for it to all fall into place.
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Second for it to all fall into place. what am i saying?
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Place. what am i saying? you can trust god's timing.
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What am i saying? you can trust god's timing. god has it all figured out.
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You can trust god's timing. god has it all figured out. what you're praying about, what
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God has it all figured out. what you're praying about, what you're believing for, it's not
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What you're praying about, what you're believing for, it's not going to be one second late.
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You're believing for, it's not going to be one second late. if it hasn't happened yet it
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Going to be one second late. if it hasn't happened yet it doesn't mean something is wrong.
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If it hasn't happened yet it doesn't mean something is wrong. it doesn't mean god is mad at
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Doesn't mean something is wrong. it doesn't mean god is mad at you.
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It doesn't mean god is mad at you. it doesn't mean it's never going
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You. it doesn't mean it's never going to work out.
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It doesn't mean it's never going to work out. god has already established the
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To work out. god has already established the time down to the split second.
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God has already established the time down to the split second. you don't have to worry.
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Time down to the split second. you don't have to worry. you don't have to live
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You don't have to worry. you don't have to live frustrated. stay in peace.
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You don't have to live frustrated. stay in peace. enter into this rest. god has
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Frustrated. stay in peace. enter into this rest. god has you in the palm of his hand.
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Enter into this rest. god has you in the palm of his hand. your steps are being directed by
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You in the palm of his hand. your steps are being directed by the creator of the universe; not
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Your steps are being directed by the creator of the universe; not randomly, not vaguely.
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The creator of the universe; not randomly, not vaguely. no-down to the millisecond.
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Randomly, not vaguely. no-down to the millisecond. down to the most finite, small
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No-down to the millisecond. down to the most finite, small detail.
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Down to the most finite, small detail. when you understand this it
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Detail. when you understand this it takes all of the pressure off.
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When you understand this it takes all of the pressure off. you won't go around wondering
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Takes all of the pressure off. you won't go around wondering when something is going to
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You won't go around wondering when something is going to happen.
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When something is going to happen. "god, when are you going to
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Happen. "god, when are you going to change my husband?
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"god, when are you going to change my husband? god, when are you going to
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Change my husband? god, when are you going to answer my prayer?"
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God, when are you going to answer my prayer?" no, when you know the time has
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Answer my prayer?" no, when you know the time has been set you'll have a peace.
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No, when you know the time has been set you'll have a peace. whether it's 20 minutes or 20
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Been set you'll have a peace. whether it's 20 minutes or 20 years you know what god promised
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Whether it's 20 minutes or 20 years you know what god promised he will bring to pass.
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Years you know what god promised he will bring to pass. here's a great prayer we should
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He will bring to pass. here's a great prayer we should pray every day.
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Here's a great prayer we should pray every day. "god, give me the grace to
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Pray every day. "god, give me the grace to accept your timing.'
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"god, give me the grace to accept your timing.' i'd love to tell you that if you
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Accept your timing.' i'd love to tell you that if you stay in faith, if you believe,
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I'd love to tell you that if you stay in faith, if you believe, then god will always answer your
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Stay in faith, if you believe, then god will always answer your prayer within 24 hours, or at
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Then god will always answer your prayer within 24 hours, or at least within the first week.
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Prayer within 24 hours, or at least within the first week. but we know that's not reality.
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Least within the first week. but we know that's not reality. god promises he will be true to
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But we know that's not reality. god promises he will be true to his word but he never puts a
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God promises he will be true to his word but he never puts a timeframe on it.
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His word but he never puts a timeframe on it. it would be a lot easier if god
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Timeframe on it. it would be a lot easier if god told us when we were going to
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It would be a lot easier if god told us when we were going to get well, when we would meet the
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Told us when we were going to get well, when we would meet the right person, when our child
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Get well, when we would meet the right person, when our child would straighten up.
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Right person, when our child would straighten up. but the truth is, that wouldn't
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Would straighten up. but the truth is, that wouldn't take any faith.
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But the truth is, that wouldn't take any faith. it takes faith to say, "god,
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Take any faith. it takes faith to say, "god, i don't know when you are going
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It takes faith to say, "god, i don't know when you are going to do it, but god, i trust you
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I don't know when you are going to do it, but god, i trust you enough to believe that you will
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To do it, but god, i trust you enough to believe that you will do it, that the answer is
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Enough to believe that you will do it, that the answer is already in my future."
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Do it, that the answer is already in my future." the scripture says, "the vision
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Already in my future." the scripture says, "the vision is for an appointed time."
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The scripture says, "the vision is for an appointed time." the appointed time is the best
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Is for an appointed time." the appointed time is the best time.
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The appointed time is the best time. god can see the big picture for
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Time. god can see the big picture for our lives.
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God can see the big picture for our lives. he knows what's up ahead.
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Our lives. he knows what's up ahead. he knows what we're going to
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He knows what's up ahead. he knows what we're going to need, who we're going to need,
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He knows what we're going to need, who we're going to need, when they need to show up.
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Need, who we're going to need, when they need to show up. if god did everything we ask on
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When they need to show up. if god did everything we ask on our timetable it would limit us.
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If god did everything we ask on our timetable it would limit us. because sometimes, what we're
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Our timetable it would limit us. because sometimes, what we're asking for is too small.
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Because sometimes, what we're asking for is too small. sometimes the person we think we
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Asking for is too small. sometimes the person we think we can't live without, god knows in
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Sometimes the person we think we can't live without, god knows in ten years they're not going to
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Can't live without, god knows in ten years they're not going to be good for us, so he is closing
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Ten years they're not going to be good for us, so he is closing the door right now.
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Be good for us, so he is closing the door right now. sometimes the promotion we want
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The door right now. sometimes the promotion we want so badly, if god gave it to us
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Sometimes the promotion we want so badly, if god gave it to us right now, he knows that would
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So badly, if god gave it to us right now, he knows that would keep us from a much bigger
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Right now, he knows that would keep us from a much bigger promotion that he has three
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Keep us from a much bigger promotion that he has three years down the road.
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Promotion that he has three years down the road. god has the advantage of seeing
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Years down the road. god has the advantage of seeing it all.
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God has the advantage of seeing it all. the longer i live the more i
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It all. the longer i live the more i trust him.
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The longer i live the more i trust him. how many times have i looked
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Trust him. how many times have i looked back and said, "god, thank you
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How many times have i looked back and said, "god, thank you for not answering that prayer.
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Back and said, "god, thank you for not answering that prayer. god, thank you for not letting
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For not answering that prayer. god, thank you for not letting that person into my life."
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God, thank you for not letting that person into my life." god knows what he is doing.
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That person into my life." god knows what he is doing. (applause)
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God knows what he is doing. (applause) and what you're praying about
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(applause) and what you're praying about may be good.
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And what you're praying about may be good. it may be a part of your destiny
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May be good. it may be a part of your destiny but it's not the appointed time.
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It may be a part of your destiny but it's not the appointed time. if there is a right time that
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But it's not the appointed time. if there is a right time that means there is a wrong time.
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If there is a right time that means there is a wrong time. if it hasn't happened yet,
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Means there is a wrong time. if it hasn't happened yet, instead of being frustrated,
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If it hasn't happened yet, instead of being frustrated, worried, "god, when is my
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Instead of being frustrated, worried, "god, when is my business going to grow?"
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Worried, "god, when is my business going to grow?" "god, i'm so lonely. when am i
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Business going to grow?" "god, i'm so lonely. when am i going to meet somebody?"
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"god, i'm so lonely. when am i going to meet somebody?" no, have a new approach.
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Going to meet somebody?" no, have a new approach. "god, you know what's best for
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No, have a new approach. "god, you know what's best for me. you can see the big
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"god, you know what's best for me. you can see the big picture. i'm not going to live
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Me. you can see the big picture. i'm not going to live frustrated. god, i trust your
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Picture. i'm not going to live frustrated. god, i trust your timing."
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Frustrated. god, i trust your timing." see, we're in a society that
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Timing." see, we're in a society that wants everything right now.
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See, we're in a society that wants everything right now. we're being programmed for
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Wants everything right now. we're being programmed for immediacy.
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We're being programmed for immediacy. don't make me wait.
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Immediacy. don't make me wait. but the scripture says, "it's
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Don't make me wait. but the scripture says, "it's through faith and patience that
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But the scripture says, "it's through faith and patience that we inherit the promises."
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Through faith and patience that we inherit the promises." it's easy to have faith.
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We inherit the promises." it's easy to have faith. "god, i believe i'm going to
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It's easy to have faith. "god, i believe i'm going to accomplish my dreams.
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"god, i believe i'm going to accomplish my dreams. god, i believe i'm going to
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Accomplish my dreams. god, i believe i'm going to overcome this obstacle."
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God, i believe i'm going to overcome this obstacle." we've got the faith part down.
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Overcome this obstacle." we've got the faith part down. let's make sure we get the
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We've got the faith part down. let's make sure we get the patience part down.
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Let's make sure we get the patience part down. "god, i not only believe for big
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Patience part down. "god, i not only believe for big things but i trust your timing.
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"god, i not only believe for big things but i trust your timing. god, i'm not going to get
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Things but i trust your timing. god, i'm not going to get discouraged if it doesn't happen
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God, i'm not going to get discouraged if it doesn't happen immediately.
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Discouraged if it doesn't happen immediately. i'm not going to give up because
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Immediately. i'm not going to give up because it's taken a week, a month, or
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I'm not going to give up because it's taken a week, a month, or five years.
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It's taken a week, a month, or five years. i know the set time is already
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Five years. i know the set time is already in my future so i'm going to
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I know the set time is already in my future so i'm going to wait with faith and patience
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In my future so i'm going to wait with faith and patience because i know that it's on the
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Wait with faith and patience because i know that it's on the way."
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Because i know that it's on the way." sometimes when we get in a hurry
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Way." sometimes when we get in a hurry we make the mistake of taking
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Sometimes when we get in a hurry we make the mistake of taking matters into our own hands and
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We make the mistake of taking matters into our own hands and we try to force things to
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Matters into our own hands and we try to force things to happen.
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We try to force things to happen. many times we miss god's best.
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Happen. many times we miss god's best. this is what happened with
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Many times we miss god's best. this is what happened with abraham and sarah.
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This is what happened with abraham and sarah. god gave them the promise that
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Abraham and sarah. god gave them the promise that they were going to have a baby
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God gave them the promise that they were going to have a baby but year after year went by and
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They were going to have a baby but year after year went by and nothing was happening so they
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But year after year went by and nothing was happening so they decided to try to help god out.
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Nothing was happening so they decided to try to help god out. sarah came up with a plan.
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Decided to try to help god out. sarah came up with a plan. she told abraham to sleep with
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Sarah came up with a plan. she told abraham to sleep with one of her maids.
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She told abraham to sleep with one of her maids. that way they could have that
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One of her maids. that way they could have that baby.
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That way they could have that baby. abraham, instead of being
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Baby. abraham, instead of being patient, waiting for god's
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Abraham, instead of being patient, waiting for god's timing, he went along with the
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Patient, waiting for god's timing, he went along with the plan.
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Timing, he went along with the plan. and sure enough, they had a baby
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Plan. and sure enough, they had a baby boy.
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And sure enough, they had a baby boy. they were very excited.
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Boy. they were very excited. they named him ishmael.
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They were very excited. they named him ishmael. they said, "look! this is the
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They named him ishmael. they said, "look! this is the child god promised us."
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They said, "look! this is the child god promised us." but god said, "abraham, sarah.
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Child god promised us." but god said, "abraham, sarah. that is not the child i promised
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But god said, "abraham, sarah. that is not the child i promised you. that's something that you
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That is not the child i promised you. that's something that you did on your own."
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You. that's something that you did on your own." do you know ishmael was a
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Did on your own." do you know ishmael was a struggle to raise?
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Do you know ishmael was a struggle to raise? they were constantly having
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Struggle to raise? they were constantly having problems; conflict.
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They were constantly having problems; conflict. there was no grace for him.
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Problems; conflict. there was no grace for him. but understand, what god orders,
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There was no grace for him. but understand, what god orders, god will pay for.
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But understand, what god orders, god will pay for. what god gives birth to, god
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God will pay for. what god gives birth to, god will always give you the grace
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What god gives birth to, god will always give you the grace to take care of it.
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Will always give you the grace to take care of it. (applause)
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To take care of it. (applause) but when we birth things in our
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(applause) but when we birth things in our own strength out of god's timing
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But when we birth things in our own strength out of god's timing then god is not obligated.
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Own strength out of god's timing then god is not obligated. fourteen years later, at the set
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Then god is not obligated. fourteen years later, at the set time, sarah gave birth to isaac;
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Fourteen years later, at the set time, sarah gave birth to isaac; the child that god promised
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Time, sarah gave birth to isaac; the child that god promised them.
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The child that god promised them. like sarah, there will be times
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Them. like sarah, there will be times in life where it's not happening
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Like sarah, there will be times in life where it's not happening as fast as you would like.
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In life where it's not happening as fast as you would like. you'll be tempted to try to
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As fast as you would like. you'll be tempted to try to force things to happen.
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You'll be tempted to try to force things to happen. maybe in a relationship, the
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Force things to happen. maybe in a relationship, the person you're thinking about
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Maybe in a relationship, the person you're thinking about dating, you know down deep
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Person you're thinking about dating, you know down deep they're not good for you.
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Dating, you know down deep they're not good for you. they don't treat you with
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They're not good for you. they don't treat you with respect.
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They don't treat you with respect. but you're afraid that you might
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Respect. but you're afraid that you might not meet anyone else.
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But you're afraid that you might not meet anyone else. no, if you'll let go of ishmael,
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Not meet anyone else. no, if you'll let go of ishmael, isaac will show up.
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No, if you'll let go of ishmael, isaac will show up. the one god promised you is in
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Isaac will show up. the one god promised you is in your future.
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The one god promised you is in your future. (applause)
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Your future. (applause) the time has already been set.
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(applause) the time has already been set. now be patient and trust god to
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The time has already been set. now be patient and trust god to do it his way.
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Now be patient and trust god to do it his way. i learned a long time ago god
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Do it his way. i learned a long time ago god doesn't need my help.
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I learned a long time ago god doesn't need my help. he's got it all figured out.
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Doesn't need my help. he's got it all figured out. he knows the end from the
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He's got it all figured out. he knows the end from the beginning.
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He knows the end from the beginning. all we have to do is trust him.
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Beginning. all we have to do is trust him. you don't have to try to force
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All we have to do is trust him. you don't have to try to force doors to open.
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You don't have to try to force doors to open. you don't have to try to make
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Doors to open. you don't have to try to make people like you, manipulate your
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You don't have to try to make people like you, manipulate your way into a friendship, into a
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People like you, manipulate your way into a friendship, into a position.
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Way into a friendship, into a position. no, you just keep honoring god
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Position. no, you just keep honoring god with your life, stay in peace,
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No, you just keep honoring god with your life, stay in peace, trust his timing and god will
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With your life, stay in peace, trust his timing and god will open doors that no man can shut.
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Trust his timing and god will open doors that no man can shut. god will bring amazing people
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Open doors that no man can shut. god will bring amazing people across your path.
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God will bring amazing people across your path. (applause)
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Across your path. (applause) god will defeat your enemies
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(applause) god will defeat your enemies and get you to where you're
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God will defeat your enemies and get you to where you're supposed to be.
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And get you to where you're supposed to be. now don't go around birthing
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Supposed to be. now don't go around birthing ishmael's when god wants to give
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Now don't go around birthing ishmael's when god wants to give you isaac's.
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Ishmael's when god wants to give you isaac's. that's what it says in psalms.
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You isaac's. that's what it says in psalms. "when you delight yourself in
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That's what it says in psalms. "when you delight yourself in the lord, god will give you the
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"when you delight yourself in the lord, god will give you the desires of your heart."
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The lord, god will give you the desires of your heart." there's a big difference between
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Desires of your heart." there's a big difference between god giving you something and you
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There's a big difference between god giving you something and you having to work to make it
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God giving you something and you having to work to make it happen.
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Having to work to make it happen. when we try to force things, we
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Happen. when we try to force things, we don't wait for god's timing,
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When we try to force things, we don't wait for god's timing, it's a constant struggle.
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Don't wait for god's timing, it's a constant struggle. it's a burden.
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It's a constant struggle. it's a burden. we can't seem to ever get it off
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It's a burden. we can't seem to ever get it off the ground.
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We can't seem to ever get it off the ground. but if you'll let god do it his
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The ground. but if you'll let god do it his way, in his timing, there'll be
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But if you'll let god do it his way, in his timing, there'll be a supernatural grace.
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Way, in his timing, there'll be a supernatural grace. there will be an ease.
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A supernatural grace. there will be an ease. yes, you'll have opposition.
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There will be an ease. yes, you'll have opposition. but you'll feel a strength, a
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Yes, you'll have opposition. but you'll feel a strength, a peace, god's favor
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But you'll feel a strength, a peace, god's favor supernaturally pushing you
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Peace, god's favor supernaturally pushing you forward.
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Supernaturally pushing you forward. i remember a couple of years
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Forward. i remember a couple of years after my father died i really
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I remember a couple of years after my father died i really wanted to write a book.
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After my father died i really wanted to write a book. i had a strong desire but i
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Wanted to write a book. i had a strong desire but i didn't know any publishers or
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I had a strong desire but i didn't know any publishers or anything about the book
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Didn't know any publishers or anything about the book industry.
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Anything about the book industry. several times i started to call
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Industry. several times i started to call a friend that did know a
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Several times i started to call a friend that did know a publisher.
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A friend that did know a publisher. i didn't feel good about it.
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Publisher. i didn't feel good about it. i just knew it wasn't right.
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I didn't feel good about it. i just knew it wasn't right. over the next couple of years i
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I just knew it wasn't right. over the next couple of years i was approached by different
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Over the next couple of years i was approached by different publishers and even offered a
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Was approached by different publishers and even offered a contract.
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Publishers and even offered a contract. on the surface it looked good.
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Contract. on the surface it looked good. they were fine people but down
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On the surface it looked good. they were fine people but down here i could hear a still small
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They were fine people but down here i could hear a still small voice telling me, "joel, be
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Here i could hear a still small voice telling me, "joel, be patient. this is not the right
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Voice telling me, "joel, be patient. this is not the right one. trust my timing.
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Patient. this is not the right one. trust my timing. something better is coming."
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One. trust my timing. something better is coming." i put it on hold month after
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Something better is coming." i put it on hold month after month.
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I put it on hold month after month. i didn't worry about it.
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Month. i didn't worry about it. i wasn't frustrated.
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I didn't worry about it. i wasn't frustrated. my attitude was, "god, my times
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I wasn't frustrated. my attitude was, "god, my times are in your hands. when you
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My attitude was, "god, my times are in your hands. when you want me to write a book i know
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Are in your hands. when you want me to write a book i know you will open up the doors."
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Want me to write a book i know you will open up the doors." see, you can do the right thing
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You will open up the doors." see, you can do the right thing at the wrong time and miss god's
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See, you can do the right thing at the wrong time and miss god's best.
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At the wrong time and miss god's best. timing is everything.
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Best. timing is everything. be patient and let god open the
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Timing is everything. be patient and let god open the doors.
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Be patient and let god open the doors. yes, you may have to knock.
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Doors. yes, you may have to knock. you'll have to put forth the
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Yes, you may have to knock. you'll have to put forth the effort.
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You'll have to put forth the effort. i'm a believer in being
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Effort. i'm a believer in being aggressive and pursuing dreams
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I'm a believer in being aggressive and pursuing dreams but you don't have to force
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Aggressive and pursuing dreams but you don't have to force doors to open.
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But you don't have to force doors to open. you don't have to try to make
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Doors to open. you don't have to try to make people to like you.
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You don't have to try to make people to like you. you don't have to talk yourself
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People to like you. you don't have to talk yourself into it.
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You don't have to talk yourself into it. if you'll be patient and wait
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Into it. if you'll be patient and wait for god's timing he will give
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If you'll be patient and wait for god's timing he will give you the desires of your heart.
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For god's timing he will give you the desires of your heart. one day through a series of
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You the desires of your heart. one day through a series of unusual events i met this
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One day through a series of unusual events i met this publisher.
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Unusual events i met this publisher. i knew they were the right
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Publisher. i knew they were the right people.
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I knew they were the right people. i felt good about it.
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People. i felt good about it. everything fell into place.
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I felt good about it. everything fell into place. and that book, "your best life
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Everything fell into place. and that book, "your best life now," went on to become a huge
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And that book, "your best life now," went on to become a huge success, published in over 40
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Now," went on to become a huge success, published in over 40 languages.
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Success, published in over 40 languages. that's what happens when you
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Languages. that's what happens when you wait for god's timing.
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That's what happens when you wait for god's timing. you won't have to settle for
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Wait for god's timing. you won't have to settle for ishmael.
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You won't have to settle for ishmael. god will give you isaac's.
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Ishmael. god will give you isaac's. he will give you what he
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God will give you isaac's. he will give you what he promised.
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He will give you what he promised. this principle is especially
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Promised. this principle is especially important when we're facing
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This principle is especially important when we're facing challenges.
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Important when we're facing challenges. if you get a negative medical
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Challenges. if you get a negative medical report, you lost your biggest
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If you get a negative medical report, you lost your biggest client at the office, or at work
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Report, you lost your biggest client at the office, or at work somebody is talking behind your
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Client at the office, or at work somebody is talking behind your back, trying to make you look
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Somebody is talking behind your back, trying to make you look bad.
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Back, trying to make you look bad. it's easy to get all wrought up
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Bad. it's easy to get all wrought up and think, "i've got to get in
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It's easy to get all wrought up and think, "i've got to get in there and straighten things out.
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And think, "i've got to get in there and straighten things out. i'm going to fix that person.
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There and straighten things out. i'm going to fix that person. i've got to get a second job.
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I'm going to fix that person. i've got to get a second job. i'll never make it without that
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I've got to get a second job. i'll never make it without that client."
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I'll never make it without that client." so often we think we have to do
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Client." so often we think we have to do it only in our own strength.
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So often we think we have to do it only in our own strength. this is when many people make
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It only in our own strength. this is when many people make quick decisions that end up only
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This is when many people make quick decisions that end up only making matters worse.
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Quick decisions that end up only making matters worse. the scripture says, "be still
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Making matters worse. the scripture says, "be still and know that i am god."
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The scripture says, "be still and know that i am god." when you feel overwhelmed and
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And know that i am god." when you feel overwhelmed and you're tempted to take
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When you feel overwhelmed and you're tempted to take everything into your own hands
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You're tempted to take everything into your own hands you have to make yourself be
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Everything into your own hands you have to make yourself be still.
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You have to make yourself be still. the battle is not yours.
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Still. the battle is not yours. the battle is the lord's.
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The battle is not yours. the battle is the lord's. but as long as you're fighting
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The battle is the lord's. but as long as you're fighting it, trying to make it happen
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But as long as you're fighting it, trying to make it happen your way, trying to pay somebody
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It, trying to make it happen your way, trying to pay somebody back, upset, worried, then god
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Your way, trying to pay somebody back, upset, worried, then god is going to step back and let
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Back, upset, worried, then god is going to step back and let you do it on your own.
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Is going to step back and let you do it on your own. but when you take it out of your
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You do it on your own. but when you take it out of your hands and say, "god, i trust
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But when you take it out of your hands and say, "god, i trust you.
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Hands and say, "god, i trust you. i know you have already set the
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You. i know you have already set the time to bring me out.
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I know you have already set the time to bring me out. you've already set the time to
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Time to bring me out. you've already set the time to vindicate me.
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You've already set the time to vindicate me. you've set the time to bring
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Vindicate me. you've set the time to bring healing.
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You've set the time to bring healing. so i'm going to be still and
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Healing. so i'm going to be still and know that you are god.'
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So i'm going to be still and know that you are god.' now, some of you today are
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Know that you are god.' now, some of you today are facing a big challenge.
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Now, some of you today are facing a big challenge. you can't sleep well at night.
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Facing a big challenge. you can't sleep well at night. you're upset.
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You can't sleep well at night. you're upset. you're frustrated.
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You're upset. you're frustrated. god is saying to you what he
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You're frustrated. god is saying to you what he said to them, 'be still. i've
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God is saying to you what he said to them, 'be still. i've got it all figured out.
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Said to them, 'be still. i've got it all figured out. i control the whole universe.
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Got it all figured out. i control the whole universe. i've already set the time to
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I control the whole universe. i've already set the time to deliver you.
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I've already set the time to deliver you. i've already set the time to not
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Deliver you. i've already set the time to not only bring you out but to bring
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I've already set the time to not only bring you out but to bring you out better off than you were
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Only bring you out but to bring you out better off than you were before."
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You out better off than you were before." now do your part and rest.
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Before." now do your part and rest. trust god's timing.
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Now do your part and rest. trust god's timing. god knows what he is doing.
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Trust god's timing. god knows what he is doing. we may not always understand why
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God knows what he is doing. we may not always understand why something is taking so long but
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We may not always understand why something is taking so long but sometimes god will delay an
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Something is taking so long but sometimes god will delay an answer on purpose simply so he
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Sometimes god will delay an answer on purpose simply so he can show his power in a greater
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Answer on purpose simply so he can show his power in a greater way.
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Can show his power in a greater way. when pharaoh wouldn't let the
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Way. when pharaoh wouldn't let the israelites go, god had moses
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When pharaoh wouldn't let the israelites go, god had moses tell him that if pharaoh didn't
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Israelites go, god had moses tell him that if pharaoh didn't change his mind god was going to
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Tell him that if pharaoh didn't change his mind god was going to send plague after plague on
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Change his mind god was going to send plague after plague on pharaoh and his people.
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Send plague after plague on pharaoh and his people. the scripture says that, "god
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Pharaoh and his people. the scripture says that, "god caused pharaoh to harden his
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The scripture says that, "god caused pharaoh to harden his heart."
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Caused pharaoh to harden his heart." not the enemy.
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Heart." not the enemy. god caused him to be stubborn
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Not the enemy. god caused him to be stubborn and not give in.
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God caused him to be stubborn and not give in. moses said, "pharaoh, if you
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And not give in. moses said, "pharaoh, if you don't let us go, god is going to
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Moses said, "pharaoh, if you don't let us go, god is going to send locusts that are going to
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Don't let us go, god is going to send locusts that are going to eat all your crops and destroy
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Send locusts that are going to eat all your crops and destroy the food supply."
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Eat all your crops and destroy the food supply." pharaoh said, "i don't care.
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The food supply." pharaoh said, "i don't care. let him do it.
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Pharaoh said, "i don't care. let him do it. i'm not changing my mind."
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Let him do it. i'm not changing my mind." one bad plague after another and
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I'm not changing my mind." one bad plague after another and he wouldn't give in. why?
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One bad plague after another and he wouldn't give in. why? god wanted to show his power
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He wouldn't give in. why? god wanted to show his power in a greater way.
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God wanted to show his power in a greater way. when all those plagues were
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In a greater way. when all those plagues were harming pharaoh and his people,
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When all those plagues were harming pharaoh and his people, the israelites living in that
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Harming pharaoh and his people, the israelites living in that same area, not one plague
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The israelites living in that same area, not one plague affected them.
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Same area, not one plague affected them. your situation may be taking
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Affected them. your situation may be taking longer than you thought.
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Your situation may be taking longer than you thought. maybe it's something more
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Longer than you thought. maybe it's something more difficult than you've ever
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Maybe it's something more difficult than you've ever experienced.
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Difficult than you've ever experienced. that doesn't mean that the enemy
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Experienced. that doesn't mean that the enemy is getting the best of you.
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That doesn't mean that the enemy is getting the best of you. it doesn't mean that god went on
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Is getting the best of you. it doesn't mean that god went on vacation and is not concerned
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It doesn't mean that god went on vacation and is not concerned anymore.
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Vacation and is not concerned anymore. no, just like with pharaoh, god
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Anymore. no, just like with pharaoh, god has not turned it around yet
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No, just like with pharaoh, god has not turned it around yet because he wants to show his
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Has not turned it around yet because he wants to show his favor in your life in an amazing
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Because he wants to show his favor in your life in an amazing way.
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Favor in your life in an amazing way. god is going to show his
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Way. god is going to show his strength, his healing, his
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God is going to show his strength, his healing, his goodness, his power, like you've
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Strength, his healing, his goodness, his power, like you've never seen before.
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Goodness, his power, like you've never seen before. you might as well get ready.
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Never seen before. you might as well get ready. when god brings you out
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You might as well get ready. when god brings you out everybody around you is going to
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When god brings you out everybody around you is going to have no doubt the god you serve
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Everybody around you is going to have no doubt the god you serve is an awesome god.
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Have no doubt the god you serve is an awesome god. (applause)
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Is an awesome god. (applause) now my challenge-trust god's
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(applause) now my challenge-trust god's timing.
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Now my challenge-trust god's timing. stand still and you'll see god
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Timing. stand still and you'll see god deliver you.
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Stand still and you'll see god deliver you. when you remain at rest almighty
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Deliver you. when you remain at rest almighty god will fight your battles.
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When you remain at rest almighty god will fight your battles. friends, there are set times in
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God will fight your battles. friends, there are set times in your future.
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Friends, there are set times in your future. now quit worrying about when
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Your future. now quit worrying about when it's going to happen.
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Now quit worrying about when it's going to happen. god can see the big picture.
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It's going to happen. god can see the big picture. he knows what's best for you.
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God can see the big picture. he knows what's best for you. dare to say like david, "god, my
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He knows what's best for you. dare to say like david, "god, my times are in your hand."
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Dare to say like david, "god, my times are in your hand." when you do this it takes all
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Times are in your hand." when you do this it takes all the pressure off.
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When you do this it takes all the pressure off. you don't have to struggle and
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The pressure off. you don't have to struggle and try to force things to happen.
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You don't have to struggle and try to force things to happen. you know god has it all figured
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Try to force things to happen. you know god has it all figured out.
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You know god has it all figured out. so you can relax and enjoy your
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Out. so you can relax and enjoy your life while you're waiting for
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So you can relax and enjoy your life while you're waiting for the promises to come to pass.
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Life while you're waiting for the promises to come to pass. if you will enter into this
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The promises to come to pass. if you will enter into this rest, trusting god's timing, you
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If you will enter into this rest, trusting god's timing, you won't give birth to ismael's.
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Rest, trusting god's timing, you won't give birth to ismael's. you'll give birth to isaac's.
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Won't give birth to ismael's. you'll give birth to isaac's. because you have faith and
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You'll give birth to isaac's. because you have faith and patience, i believe and declare,
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Because you have faith and patience, i believe and declare, you're going to come in to set
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Patience, i believe and declare, you're going to come in to set times of favor, set times of
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You're going to come in to set times of favor, set times of healing, set times of promotion,
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Times of favor, set times of healing, set times of promotion, set times of breakthrough.
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Healing, set times of promotion, set times of breakthrough. god is going to give you the
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Set times of breakthrough. god is going to give you the desires of your heart.
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God is going to give you the desires of your heart. everything he has promised
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Desires of your heart. everything he has promised you will come to pass.
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Everything he has promised you will come to pass. in jesus' name.
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You will come to pass. in jesus' name. if you receive it can you say,
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In jesus' name. if you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (amen.)
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If you receive it can you say, "amen" today? (amen.) (applause)
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"amen" today? (amen.) (applause) well, we never like to close
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(applause) well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving
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Well, we never like to close our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make
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Our broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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You an opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Jesus the lord of your life. would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins. come in to my heart.
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I repent of my sins. come in to my heart. wash me clean.
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Come in to my heart. wash me clean. i make you my lord and savior."
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Wash me clean. i make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that
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I make you my lord and savior." friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Born again. get in a good bible-based church.
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Get in a good bible-based church. keep god first place.
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Church. keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you places that you've never dreamed of.
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Life throws so much at us.
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Life throws so much at us. disappointments,
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Disappointments, failures, challenges.
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Failures, challenges. we can feel so out of touch
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We can feel so out of touch that we no longer
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That we no longer recognize ourselves.
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Recognize ourselves. life has a way of changing us.
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Life has a way of changing us. at one time
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At one time we were outgoing
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We were outgoing and excited about our dreams.
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And excited about our dreams. but when we go
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But when we go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and people do us
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And people do us wrong, it's easy
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Wrong, it's easy to lose that positive,
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To lose that positive, passionate person
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Passionate person that we used to be.
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In my new book,
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In my new book, rediscovering the forgotten
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Rediscovering the forgotten you, i'll help you
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You, i'll help you get back to who you really are.
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Get back to who you really are. the joyful you,
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The joyful you, the confident you,
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The confident you, the talented you.
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The talented you. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. you haven't been
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You haven't been through too much.
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Through too much. you may have lost
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You may have lost part of yourself,
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Part of yourself, but you can find yourself.
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But you can find yourself. god is in the business
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God is in the business of restoring what was lost.
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Of restoring what was lost. healing what was broken.
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Healing what was broken. you haven't seen the
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You haven't seen the best version of you yet.
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Best version of you yet. it's still in front of you.
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It's still in front of you. 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, we would like to send you
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Rediscovering the forgotten you.
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The forgotten you. take back your passion,
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Take back your passion, reignite your dreams,
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Reignite your dreams, and embrace the life
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And embrace the life you were created to live.
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You were created to live. this book shares
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This book shares uplifting scripture
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And personal stories
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And personal stories that will help you
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That will help you release bitterness, silence,
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Release bitterness, silence, self-defeating
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Self-defeating thoughts, and embrace
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Thoughts, and embrace by faith
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By faith the vision of the life
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The vision of the life god designed for you.
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God designed for you. life's challenges
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Life's challenges might have distorted
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Might have distorted the true you,
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The true you, but now you can reclaim,
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But now you can reclaim, revitalize and restore
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Joel Osteen - Trust God's Timing

April 18, 2026 | 27:29

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