Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Trust While You're Waiting

February 16, 2025 | S25:E47

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Trust While You're Waiting | February 16, 2025

Joel: god bless you. it's
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Joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Our services. i like to start with
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Something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about this minister that was
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About this minister that was driving down the road when he
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Driving down the road when he was pulled over by a
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Was pulled over by a policeman. the officer came
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Policeman. the officer came up to the window and smelled
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Up to the window and smelled alcohol. he saw a thermos
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Alcohol. he saw a thermos and said, "sir, what are you
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And said, "sir, what are you drinking?" the minister said,
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Drinking?" the minister said, "just water, officer." he
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"just water, officer." he asked to see the thermos. he
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Asked to see the thermos. he took one sniff and said,
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Took one sniff and said, "smells like wine to me." the
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"smells like wine to me." the minister said, "what do you
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Minister said, "what do you know, jesus did it again."
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Say it like you mean it. this
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am what it
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Is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it
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Says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it
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Says i have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will
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Says i can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Be taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about trusting while you're
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About trusting while you're waiting. we all have times
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Waiting. we all have times where we feel stuck. not
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Where we feel stuck. not making progress in our
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Making progress in our career, haven't met the right
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Career, haven't met the right person, a problem is not
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Person, a problem is not turning around. it's easy to
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Turning around. it's easy to live frustrated, wondering
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Live frustrated, wondering why we can't move forward.
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Why we can't move forward. stressed because we're
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Stressed because we're stagnate. but there are
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Stagnate. but there are seasons where god will on
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Seasons where god will on purpose put you on hold.
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Purpose put you on hold. where you feel restricted. no
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Where you feel restricted. no matter how hard you try, it's
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Matter how hard you try, it's like there are forces that
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Like there are forces that have you tied up. we don't
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Have you tied up. we don't understand it, but it's all a
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Understand it, but it's all a part of god's plan. he's
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Part of god's plan. he's getting everything lined up
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Getting everything lined up for your destiny. the right
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For your destiny. the right people, the good breaks,
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People, the good breaks, amazing relationships. some
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Amazing relationships. some things, if they happened
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Things, if they happened right now, it would keep us
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Right now, it would keep us from his best. god has a
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From his best. god has a perfect time, where
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Perfect time, where everything will come into
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Everything will come into alignment. he's already
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Alignment. he's already written every day of your
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Written every day of your life in his book. he knows
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Life in his book. he knows exactly what you need, when
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Exactly what you need, when you need it and where you
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You need it and where you need to be. if you get there
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Need to be. if you get there too soon, or too late, it's
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Too soon, or too late, it's not going to work. the good
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Not going to work. the good news is god is ordering your
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News is god is ordering your steps. he's not going to let
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Steps. he's not going to let you miss your purpose.
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You miss your purpose. when we're in a growing
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When we're in a growing season, seeing good breaks
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Season, seeing good breaks and new relationships, it's
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And new relationships, it's easy to trust him. that
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Easy to trust him. that doesn't take much faith. but
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Doesn't take much faith. but when you're in a holding
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When you're in a holding season, where you're
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Season, where you're restricted, it's tempting to
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Restricted, it's tempting to feel forgotten, overlooked,
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Feel forgotten, overlooked, like god went on vacation.
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Like god went on vacation. “joel, i've been stuck at
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“joel, i've been stuck at this same level.” god is
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This same level.” god is getting you in position for
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Getting you in position for blessings, opportunities,
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Blessings, opportunities, divine connections that
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Divine connections that you've never seen. you have
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You've never seen. you have to trust him while you're
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To trust him while you're waiting. trust him when you
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Waiting. trust him when you feel stagnate. if you'll keep
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Feel stagnate. if you'll keep the right attitude in the
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The right attitude in the restricted times, you'll come
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Restricted times, you'll come to a point where god will
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To a point where god will loose you from what's holding
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Loose you from what's holding you back. the reason he has
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You back. the reason he has you restricted is because
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You restricted is because what he has planned is much
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What he has planned is much better than you've imagined.
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Better than you've imagined. instead of resisting the
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Instead of resisting the restriction, living sour,
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Restriction, living sour, rest in the restriction. say
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Rest in the restriction. say like david, “god, my times
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Like david, “god, my times are in your hands. i'm going
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Are in your hands. i'm going to be my best each day and
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To be my best each day and trust you to get me to where
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Trust you to get me to where i'm supposed to be.”
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I'm supposed to be.” i've learned, you can't open
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I've learned, you can't open a door that god has shut. you
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A door that god has shut. you can't move forward when god
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Can't move forward when god has put you on hold. he loves
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Has put you on hold. he loves you too much to let you get
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You too much to let you get ahead of his plan or behind
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Ahead of his plan or behind his plan. if you don't
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His plan. if you don't understand that god has
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Understand that god has holding seasons, that it's a
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Holding seasons, that it's a part of what he's ordained,
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Part of what he's ordained, then you'll live frustrated,
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Then you'll live frustrated, trying to force things to
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Trying to force things to happen, when in fact, god is
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Happen, when in fact, god is the one not letting you move
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The one not letting you move forward because it would keep
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Forward because it would keep you from the greater things
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You from the greater things he has in store. in mark 11,
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He has in store. in mark 11, jesus was returning to
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Jesus was returning to jerusalem with his disciples.
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Jerusalem with his disciples. he said to two of them in
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He said to two of them in verse 2, “go into that
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Verse 2, “go into that village ahead of us. and as
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Village ahead of us. and as soon as you enter it, you
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Soon as you enter it, you will see a colt tied up that
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Will see a colt tied up that has never been ridden. untie
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Has never been ridden. untie it and bring it here. if
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It and bring it here. if anyone asks what you're
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Anyone asks what you're doing, tell them the lord has
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Doing, tell them the lord has need of it.” the disciples
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Need of it.” the disciples went to the village. just
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Went to the village. just like jesus said, they saw
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Like jesus said, they saw this baby donkey, a colt that
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This baby donkey, a colt that was tied up. they went to
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Was tied up. they went to untie it, someone came over
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Untie it, someone came over and said, “what are you
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And said, “what are you doing? that's not your colt.
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Doing? that's not your colt. you can't take it.” they
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You can't take it.” they said, “the lord has need of
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Said, “the lord has need of it.” these people had never
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It.” these people had never seen the disciples, complete
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Seen the disciples, complete strangers. suddenly they
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Strangers. suddenly they changed their mind. they took
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Changed their mind. they took it back. this was the colt
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It back. this was the colt that jesus came riding on
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That jesus came riding on into the city of jerusalem on
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Into the city of jerusalem on palm sunday. this triumphant
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Palm sunday. this triumphant event where people put
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Event where people put branches down and celebrated
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Branches down and celebrated jesus as their king.
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Jesus as their king. think about this colt. it's
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Think about this colt. it's been tied up its whole life.
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Been tied up its whole life. it wants to run, play, go
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It wants to run, play, go have fun. it sees other
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Have fun. it sees other animals out free, going
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Animals out free, going places, carrying things. but
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Places, carrying things. but this colt is restricted. it's
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Never been ridden. i'm sure's
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Never been ridden. i'm sure's the colt thought, “why did i
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The colt thought, “why did i get tied up? why can't i go
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Get tied up? why can't i go to different villages? why
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To different villages? why won't anyone ride me?” it
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Won't anyone ride me?” it looked like it was forgotten.
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But what the colt could have
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But what the colt could have never known is he was tied up
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Never known is he was tied up for a divine purpose.
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For a divine purpose. zechariah prophesied hundreds
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Zechariah prophesied hundreds of years before jesus' birth,
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Of years before jesus' birth, that “the messiah would come
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That “the messiah would come riding into jerusalem on a
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Riding into jerusalem on a colt.” this colt thought he
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Colt.” this colt thought he was restricted, but really,
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Was restricted, but really, he was reserved. god had set
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He was reserved. god had set him apart, kept anyone from
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Him apart, kept anyone from riding on him, so at the
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Riding on him, so at the right time god could use him
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Right time god could use him for a purpose greater than he
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For a purpose greater than he ever imagined.
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Ever imagined. it's the same principle with
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It's the same principle with us. there are times god has
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Us. there are times god has us tied up. we don't
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Understand it. friends are
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Understand it. friends are being promoted, coworkers
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Being promoted, coworkers seeing dreams come to pass,
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Seeing dreams come to pass, that relative moved into a
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That relative moved into a nice house. we're working
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Nice house. we're working hard, keeping god first
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Hard, keeping god first place, but doors aren't
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Place, but doors aren't opening. things aren't
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Opening. things aren't falling into place. every
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Falling into place. every time we try to move forward,
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Time we try to move forward, it's like there are forces
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Pulling us back. we always
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Pulling us back. we always think that's the enemy, but
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Think that's the enemy, but sometimes god has us in a
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Sometimes god has us in a holding season. he's keeping
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Holding season. he's keeping us from what we want, only
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Us from what we want, only because he has something so
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Because he has something so much better. you think you're
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Much better. you think you're restricted, have a new
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Restricted, have a new perspective, you're reserved.
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Perspective, you're reserved. god has set you apart for a
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God has set you apart for a higher purpose. something you
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Higher purpose. something you can't see; that you've never
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Can't see; that you've never planned. now trust him in the
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Planned. now trust him in the waiting seasons. don't live
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Waiting seasons. don't live frustrated when you feel
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Frustrated when you feel stagnate, upset because the
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Stagnate, upset because the door hasn't opened. what if
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Door hasn't opened. what if you knew god was holding you
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You knew god was holding you back because his plan is so
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Back because his plan is so much better. you would stay
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Much better. you would stay in peace. you would go
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In peace. you would go through the waiting seasons,
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Through the waiting seasons, not sour, “why am i stuck?”
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Not sour, “why am i stuck?” but in faith. “god, i trust
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But in faith. “god, i trust your timing. i know i'm not
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Your timing. i know i'm not restricted; i'm reserved.
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Restricted; i'm reserved. that you've set me apart for
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That you've set me apart for something amazing, for your
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Something amazing, for your divine purpose.”
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Divine purpose.” it's interesting that jesus
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It's interesting that jesus told the disciples where the
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Told the disciples where the colt was, how it was tied up,
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Colt was, how it was tied up, and what the people were
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And what the people were going to say, and how to
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Going to say, and how to respond. the whole time the
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Respond. the whole time the colt felt forgotten, but god
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Colt felt forgotten, but god knew every detail about the
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Knew every detail about the colt. god had already lined
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Colt. god had already lined up the right people to untie
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Up the right people to untie it. he'd already arranged for
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It. he'd already arranged for the owners to let him go,
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The owners to let him go, made sure it was tied up at
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Made sure it was tied up at the right house, that it had
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The right house, that it had never been ridden. all these
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Never been ridden. all these details had to come into
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Details had to come into alignment. when we're in a
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Alignment. when we're in a stagnate season, it's easy to
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Stagnate season, it's easy to feel forgotten, “joel, i'm at
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Feel forgotten, “joel, i'm at a disadvantage. i can't get a
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A disadvantage. i can't get a good break. i take one step
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Good break. i take one step forward and two steps
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Forward and two steps backwards.” but like this
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Backwards.” but like this colt, god knows exactly where
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Colt, god knows exactly where you are. he knows what's tied
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You are. he knows what's tied you up, the doors that have
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You up, the doors that have closed, the people that have
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Closed, the people that have overlooked you. don't believe
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Overlooked you. don't believe the lies that you're
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The lies that you're forgotten. god knows every
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Forgotten. god knows every detail of your life. the good
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Detail of your life. the good news is your story doesn't
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News is your story doesn't end in restriction, being
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End in restriction, being held back, tied up. there's a
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Held back, tied up. there's a time coming where god will
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Time coming where god will say, “loose him. untie him. i
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Say, “loose him. untie him. i have need of him.” notice
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Have need of him.” notice these owners didn't say, “no,
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These owners didn't say, “no, no, this is our colt.” they
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No, this is our colt.” they didn't fight. they didn't
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Didn't fight. they didn't debate. they didn't call
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Debate. they didn't call 9-1-1. because what god has
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9-1-1. because what god has for you, no person can stop.
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For you, no person can stop. no bad break, no sickness, no
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No bad break, no sickness, no force of darkness. you may be
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Force of darkness. you may be tied up now, but it's only
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Tied up now, but it's only temporary. when you come into
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Temporary. when you come into your appointed time, god will
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Your appointed time, god will release every restriction.
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Release every restriction. he'll loose you from what's
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He'll loose you from what's held you back.
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When the owners asked what
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When the owners asked what the disciples were doing,
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The disciples were doing, jesus told them to say, “the
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Jesus told them to say, “the lord has need of him.” it's
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Lord has need of him.” it's significant that this colt
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Significant that this colt was needed. it had a specific
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Was needed. it had a specific role to play in the plan of
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Role to play in the plan of god. it was already
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Prophesied hundreds of years
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Prophesied hundreds of years earlier. before you were
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Earlier. before you were formed in your mother's womb,
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Formed in your mother's womb, god lined up specific things
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God lined up specific things for you to accomplish. he's
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For you to accomplish. he's already planned out these
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Already planned out these times where you will step
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Times where you will step into favor, opportunity,
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Into favor, opportunity, talent that you didn't see
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Talent that you didn't see coming. sure, you may go
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Coming. sure, you may go through some holding seasons,
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Through some holding seasons, times where you feel
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Times where you feel stagnate. but like jesus with
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Stagnate. but like jesus with this colt, there will be a
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This colt, there will be a time where god says, “i have
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Time where god says, “i have need of you. i need that colt
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Need of you. i need that colt to carry me into the city. i
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To carry me into the city. i need you for this promotion
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Need you for this promotion to take your family to a new
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To take your family to a new level. i need you for this
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Level. i need you for this spouse i have lined up. i
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Spouse i have lined up. i need you for this healing
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Need you for this healing that i've ordained for you. i
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That i've ordained for you. i need you to pastor the
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Need you to pastor the church, joel, when your
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Church, joel, when your father passed, to come out of
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Father passed, to come out of obscurity into influence.”
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Obscurity into influence.” god has these destiny moments
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God has these destiny moments where he needs you to fulfill
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Where he needs you to fulfill the divine purpose that he's
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The divine purpose that he's already established. you're
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Already established. you're not here by accident. you're
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Not here by accident. you're here on assignment. the
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Here on assignment. the creator of the universe has
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Creator of the universe has plans for you.
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Plans for you. when you feel restricted,
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When you feel restricted, like you're in a holding
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Like you're in a holding season, lies will whisper,
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Season, lies will whisper, “you're not important. you
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“you're not important. you don't have anything to
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Don't have anything to offer.” that's what this colt
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Offer.” that's what this colt represents. tied up, never
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Represents. tied up, never been ridden. your time is
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Been ridden. your time is coming. keep reminding
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Coming. keep reminding yourself, you're not
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Yourself, you're not restricted, you're reserved.
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Restricted, you're reserved. god has set you part. there
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God has set you part. there are destiny moments where he
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Are destiny moments where he will call your name and say,
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Will call your name and say, “i have need of robert, i
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“i have need of robert, i have need of linda. i have
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Have need of linda. i have need of jose.” your name has
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Need of jose.” your name has been written into the story
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Been written into the story that almighty god penned
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That almighty god penned before you got here. when the
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Before you got here. when the enemy tries to make you feel
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Enemy tries to make you feel insignificant, not worthy,
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Insignificant, not worthy, nothing to offer. just answer
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Nothing to offer. just answer back, “no, no. the lord has
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Back, “no, no. the lord has need of me. the most high god
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Need of me. the most high god has an assignment for me to
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Has an assignment for me to accomplish. i'm on his radar.
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Accomplish. i'm on his radar. he's already planned my days.”
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This colt was hidden in aays.”
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This colt was hidden in aays.” small village. tied up in
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Small village. tied up in this little neighborhood. not
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This little neighborhood. not in the big city, where there
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In the big city, where there was opportunity, many people,
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Was opportunity, many people, surely someone will notice.
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Surely someone will notice. it was tied up in an obscure
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It was tied up in an obscure place, out of the way. all
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Place, out of the way. all the circumstances said it was
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The circumstances said it was stuck. that it would never be
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Stuck. that it would never be ridden, never reach its
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Ridden, never reach its potential. but one day, these
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Potential. but one day, these two disciples showed up to
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Two disciples showed up to this little village, this out
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This little village, this out of the way place. came right
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To the colt and untied it.
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To the colt and untied it. you may feel overlooked, you
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You may feel overlooked, you don't see how you could get
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Don't see how you could get free, how you could get
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Free, how you could get ahead, how you will meet the
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Ahead, how you will meet the right person, you're in an
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Right person, you're in an obscure place, not a lot of
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Obscure place, not a lot of recognition. god has the
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Recognition. god has the right people already lined up
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Right people already lined up to come to you. you don't
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To come to you. you don't have to go after it. the
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Have to go after it. the blessing will come to you.
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Blessing will come to you. the freedom, the spouse, the
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The freedom, the spouse, the healing, it's going to show
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Healing, it's going to show up unexpectedly. a divine
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Up unexpectedly. a divine connection, a supernatural
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Connection, a supernatural breakthrough, where suddenly
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Breakthrough, where suddenly you're untied. god does what
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You're untied. god does what you couldn't do. he releases
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You couldn't do. he releases the restriction.
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The restriction. this colt would have been
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This colt would have been happy just to be free, not
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Happy just to be free, not tied up anymore. but watch
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Tied up anymore. but watch how god works. it went from
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How god works. it went from the little village, never
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The little village, never been ridden, now it has
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Been ridden, now it has jesus, the messiah on its
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Jesus, the messiah on its back, walking through
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Back, walking through jerusalem, with thousands of
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Jerusalem, with thousands of people all around. from
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People all around. from obscurity to notoriety, from
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Obscurity to notoriety, from the background to the
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The background to the foreground, from no one
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Foreground, from no one paying attention, to all eyes
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Paying attention, to all eyes on it. god knows how to not
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On it. god knows how to not only untie you, but to
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Only untie you, but to release you into favor,
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Release you into favor, opportunity, influence that
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Opportunity, influence that you've never seen.
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You've never seen. when you're in these holding
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When you're in these holding seasons, you feel restricted,
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Seasons, you feel restricted, the key is to keep being your
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The key is to keep being your best where you are. it's not
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Best where you are. it's not up to you to bring yourself
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Up to you to bring yourself out, force doors to open.
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Out, force doors to open. that's going to cause you to
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That's going to cause you to get frustrated. at the right
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Get frustrated. at the right time god will make it happen.
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Time god will make it happen. he'll bring the right people.
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He'll bring the right people. he'll open the doors. in the
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He'll open the doors. in the meantime, stay faithful where
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Meantime, stay faithful where you are. maybe it's doing a
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You are. maybe it's doing a small thing, when you know
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Small thing, when you know you have so much more in you.
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You have so much more in you. working in a position where
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Working in a position where you're way overqualified, but
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You're way overqualified, but the doors haven't opened. you
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The doors haven't opened. you don't know what god is up to.
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Don't know what god is up to. pass the test where you are.
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Pass the test where you are. maybe it's believing for a
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Maybe it's believing for a child that's not improving.
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Child that's not improving. you're praying, standing in
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You're praying, standing in faith, but it seems like
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Faith, but it seems like they're getting worse. can i
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They're getting worse. can i encourage you, god has need
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Encourage you, god has need of your child. you're in a
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Of your child. you're in a holding season now, but god
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Holding season now, but god has already lined up the time
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Has already lined up the time to untie him, to release him
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To untie him, to release him into his purpose. in the
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Into his purpose. in the meantime, keep honoring god,
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Meantime, keep honoring god, keep being your best each day
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Keep being your best each day and you're going to come into
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And you're going to come into these destiny moments where
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These destiny moments where things suddenly change in
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Things suddenly change in your favor.
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A friend of mine had a dream
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A friend of mine had a dream to play professional
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To play professional football. he was a
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Football. he was a quarterback in high school,
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Quarterback in high school, but he didn't start. there
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But he didn't start. there were other players better
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Were other players better than him. his senior year, he
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Than him. his senior year, he finally got to play. he did
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Finally got to play. he did okay, but not good enough to
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Okay, but not good enough to receive any offers from major
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Receive any offers from major colleges. the only one that
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Was interested was a smaller
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Was interested was a smaller school. he played there, and
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School. he played there, and again, he was the backup
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Again, he was the backup until his senior year. he
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Until his senior year. he finished college and was
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Finished college and was hoping to get to the nfl, but
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Hoping to get to the nfl, but nobody drafted him. later he
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Nobody drafted him. later he was given a chance to try out
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Was given a chance to try out for the green bay packers,
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For the green bay packers, hoping he would make the
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Hoping he would make the team. this door opened, but
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Team. this door opened, but three weeks later he was cut.
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Three weeks later he was cut. he went back home and got a
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He went back home and got a job at the local grocery
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Job at the local grocery store, stocking shelves,
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Store, stocking shelves, making $5.50 cents an hour.
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Making $5.50 cents an hour. he could have slacked off,
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He could have slacked off, been bitter, but he stocked
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Been bitter, but he stocked those shelves with
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Those shelves with excellence, making sure all
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Excellence, making sure all the product was perfectly
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The product was perfectly placed, everything lined up.
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Placed, everything lined up. week after week, month after
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Week after week, month after month. he had bigger dreams
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Month. he had bigger dreams in his heart. he believed he
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In his heart. he believed he could play in the nfl, but
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Could play in the nfl, but he's restricted. every time
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He's restricted. every time he tried, the door closed.
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He tried, the door closed. but the scripture says, “god
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But the scripture says, “god has an appointed time to
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Has an appointed time to bring the dream to pass.”
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Bring the dream to pass.” when things aren't going your
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When things aren't going your way and you're in one of
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Way and you're in one of these holding seasons, you
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These holding seasons, you have to trust that god knows
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Have to trust that god knows what he's doing. trust him
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What he's doing. trust him while you're waiting. you
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While you're waiting. you don't have to force doors to
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Don't have to force doors to open, manipulate, strive and
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Open, manipulate, strive and strain. just keep being your
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Strain. just keep being your best where you are. god is
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Best where you are. god is ordering your steps. sure,
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Ordering your steps. sure, there will be things we don't
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There will be things we don't understand, that don't seem
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Understand, that don't seem fair. “joel if my steps are
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Fair. “joel if my steps are ordered, why am i still tied
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Ordered, why am i still tied up? why am i in this holding
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Up? why am i in this holding season? why can't i make any
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Season? why can't i make any progress?” maybe it's
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Progress?” maybe it's because, like that colt, god
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Because, like that colt, god has something planned for you
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Has something planned for you that you don't see coming.
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That you don't see coming. you're thinking ordinary but
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You're thinking ordinary but god is thinking
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God is thinking extraordinary. you think
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Extraordinary. you think you're restricted, when in
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You're restricted, when in fact, you're reserved. god
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Fact, you're reserved. god has closed doors, and stopped
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Has closed doors, and stopped relationships, and not let
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Relationships, and not let things work out because what
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Things work out because what he has planned is exceeding,
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He has planned is exceeding, abundantly above and beyond
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Abundantly above and beyond what you can imagine. don't
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What you can imagine. don't get sour over the stagnate
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Get sour over the stagnate seasons. trust him while
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Seasons. trust him while you're waiting. stay in peace
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You're waiting. stay in peace when you're not making
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When you're not making progress.
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Progress. i'm not saying to accept
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I'm not saying to accept mediocrity, settle there, but
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Mediocrity, settle there, but every closed door is not the
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Every closed door is not the enemy. every delay is not the
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Enemy. every delay is not the opposition. god has holding
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Opposition. god has holding seasons, times where we feel
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Seasons, times where we feel restricted but it's all
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Restricted but it's all serving his plan. if you
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Serving his plan. if you don't understand this, you'll
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Don't understand this, you'll fight everything that doesn't
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Fight everything that doesn't go your way, get discouraged
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Go your way, get discouraged because you're stagnate, sour
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Because you're stagnate, sour because things aren't
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Because things aren't changing. come back to a
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Changing. come back to a place of peace. god knows
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Place of peace. god knows what he's doing. his plans
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What he's doing. his plans for you are for good. but
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For you are for good. but some of those plans will feel
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Some of those plans will feel like delays, holding seasons,
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Like delays, holding seasons, times where you're doing the
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Times where you're doing the right thing but not making
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Right thing but not making progress.
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Progress. working at this grocery
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Working at this grocery store, my friend got a call
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Store, my friend got a call to play for a new football
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To play for a new football league. not the nfl but a
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League. not the nfl but a much smaller league they were
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Much smaller league they were starting. he played there and
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Starting. he played there and did very well. the next
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Did very well. the next season, the saint louis rams,
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Season, the saint louis rams, an nfl team, invited him to
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An nfl team, invited him to play. he made the team but
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Play. he made the team but was the third string
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Was the third string quarterback. again, two
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Quarterback. again, two players in front of him. it
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Players in front of him. it didn't look like he would get
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Didn't look like he would get to play. but the first-string
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To play. but the first-string quarterback got hurt. then
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Quarterback got hurt. then the second-string quarterback
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The second-string quarterback was injured. much to his
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Was injured. much to his surprise, he was the starting
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Surprise, he was the starting quarterback. his dream had
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Quarterback. his dream had come true. he made it to the
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Come true. he made it to the nfl. but what god has
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Nfl. but what god has planned, will exceed your
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Planned, will exceed your expectations. that next
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Expectations. that next season, my friend kurt
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Season, my friend kurt warner, threw over forty
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Warner, threw over forty touchdown passes and led his
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Touchdown passes and led his team to the superbowl. in the
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Biggest game of the year, ate
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Biggest game of the year, ate the last second, he threw
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The last second, he threw another touchdown pass, and
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Another touchdown pass, and they won the superbowl. he
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They won the superbowl. he broke the record for the most
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Broke the record for the most passing yards and was awarded
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Passing yards and was awarded the most valuable player of
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The most valuable player of the superbowl. who would have
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The superbowl. who would have ever thought, stocking
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Ever thought, stocking shelves at a grocery store,
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Shelves at a grocery store, that a few years later, he
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That a few years later, he would be the mvp of the
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Superbowl. that's like that
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Superbowl. that's like that colt tied up all those years,
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Colt tied up all those years, then all the sudden, it's
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Then all the sudden, it's carrying jesus through
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Carrying jesus through jerusalem. he went from
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Jerusalem. he went from making $5.50 cents an hour to
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Making $5.50 cents an hour to making forty million a year
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Making forty million a year playing football. some of you
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Playing football. some of you are thinking, “god i'll go
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Are thinking, “god i'll go stock some shelves.”
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All these holding seasons,
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All these holding seasons, delays, we feel stuck, “joel,
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Delays, we feel stuck, “joel, i'm not making any progress.”
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I'm not making any progress.” you can't see what god is
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You can't see what god is doing. you don't know what
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Doing. you don't know what he's already lined up for
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He's already lined up for you. sometimes he has to
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You. sometimes he has to close doors to keep us in his
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Close doors to keep us in his perfect will. he has to hold
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Perfect will. he has to hold us back, so we don't miss the
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Us back, so we don't miss the greater things he has in
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Greater things he has in store. don't fight the
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Store. don't fight the stagnate seasons, times where
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Stagnate seasons, times where you can't seem to get ahead.
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You can't seem to get ahead. others being promoted; you're
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Being left out. god has
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Being left out. god has already set the time where
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Already set the time where he'll say, “untie them. loose
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He'll say, “untie them. loose them and let them go.” you're
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Them and let them go.” you're coming into a time of
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Coming into a time of release, where like kurt, god
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Release, where like kurt, god is going to release you into
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Is going to release you into uncommon favor, release you
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Uncommon favor, release you into uncommon abundance.
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Into uncommon abundance. uncommon influence. it looked
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Uncommon influence. it looked like you were stuck. that
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Like you were stuck. that sickness had you tied up.
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Sickness had you tied up. god's about to release you
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God's about to release you into healing. looked like
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Into healing. looked like that child would be always
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That child would be always off course. tied up
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Off course. tied up compromising. tied up in
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Compromising. tied up in addictions. god is about to
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Addictions. god is about to untie some things. he's about
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Untie some things. he's about to release them into freedom,
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To release them into freedom, into purpose, into victory.
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This is what happened tory.
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This is what happened tory. david in the scripture. he
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David in the scripture. he was a teenager, out in the
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Was a teenager, out in the shepherd's fields, taking
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Shepherd's fields, taking care of his father's sheep.
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Care of his father's sheep. it looked like he was stuck.
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It looked like he was stuck. no opportunity. alone,
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No opportunity. alone, boring. same thing every day.
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Boring. same thing every day. feed the sheep, clean up
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Feed the sheep, clean up their waste, make sure
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Their waste, make sure they're not harmed. what
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They're not harmed. what could that lead to? david had
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Could that lead to? david had big things in his heart. he
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Big things in his heart. he could feel those seeds of
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Greatness, but he was in a
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Greatness, but he was in a holding season. nothing
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Holding season. nothing changing. no sign of doors
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Changing. no sign of doors opening. thoughts whispered,
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Opening. thoughts whispered, “god's forgotten about you.
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“god's forgotten about you. this is as good as it gets.”
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This is as good as it gets.” but david didn't get bitter.
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But david didn't get bitter. he didn't slack off. he
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He didn't slack off. he trusted god in the waiting
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Trusted god in the waiting seasons. he kept being his
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Seasons. he kept being his best even though nothing was
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Best even though nothing was changing. one day the prophet
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Changing. one day the prophet samuel came to his house and
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Samuel came to his house and anointed him as the next king
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Anointed him as the next king of israel. david didn't go
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Of israel. david didn't go after that; it came to him.
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After that; it came to him. it looked like he was
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It looked like he was restricted, the truth is he
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Restricted, the truth is he was reserved. god had him on
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Was reserved. god had him on hold for a purpose. these
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Hold for a purpose. these times that you feel stuck, if
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Times that you feel stuck, if you'll just keep doing the
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You'll just keep doing the right thing, like with david,
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Right thing, like with david, like with that colt, at the
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Like with that colt, at the appointed time, god will send
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Appointed time, god will send someone to untie you.
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Someone to untie you. david was anointed but he
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David was anointed but he didn't go to the palace. he
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Didn't go to the palace. he went back to the shepherd's
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Went back to the shepherd's fields. you can be anointed
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Fields. you can be anointed but not appointed yet. you
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But not appointed yet. you know god gave you the dream
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Know god gave you the dream but you're in a holding
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But you're in a holding season. david eventually went
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Season. david eventually went to the palace, but king saul
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To the palace, but king saul was jealous of him and tried
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Was jealous of him and tried to kill him. he had to flee
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To kill him. he had to flee for his life. he spent years
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For his life. he spent years in the desert on the run,
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In the desert on the run, hiding from saul, stuck in
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Hiding from saul, stuck in the caves. another holding
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The caves. another holding season. not making any
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Season. not making any progress. the scripture says
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Progress. the scripture says in psalms, “the israelites
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In psalms, “the israelites did not wait for god's plan
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Did not wait for god's plan to unfold.” they were
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To unfold.” they were impatient. they complained
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Impatient. they complained about the delays, got
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About the delays, got discouraged because doors
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Discouraged because doors weren't opening. when in
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Weren't opening. when in reality god was protecting
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Reality god was protecting them. he was keeping them
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Them. he was keeping them from opposition that was too
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From opposition that was too big for them to handle at the
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Big for them to handle at the time. if you're going to see
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Time. if you're going to see the fullness of what god has
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The fullness of what god has for you, you have to go
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For you, you have to go through these waiting
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Through these waiting seasons. these times where
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Seasons. these times where you feel restricted, it's not
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You feel restricted, it's not working out. thoughts telling
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Working out. thoughts telling you, “it's always going to be
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You, “it's always going to be like this.” no, you're not
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Like this.” no, you're not restricted, you're reserved.
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Restricted, you're reserved. god is working out his plan
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God is working out his plan for your life. at the right
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For your life. at the right time, he will say, “i have
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Time, he will say, “i have need of you.” he'll release
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Need of you.” he'll release you into new levels of your
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You into new levels of your purpose.
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I look back over my life and
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I look back over my life and i can see these holding
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I can see these holding seasons. times where i felt
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Seasons. times where i felt restricted. i worked behind
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Restricted. i worked behind the scenes at lakewood for
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The scenes at lakewood for many years doing the
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Many years doing the television production. we
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Television production. we would put on concerts and
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Would put on concerts and conferences, all these live
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Conferences, all these live events; i loved doing that.
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Events; i loved doing that. but over time, my father
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Didn't want to do it anymore.
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Didn't want to do it anymore. at one point, i lined up all
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At one point, i lined up all these radio stations to carry
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These radio stations to carry his messages. i asked my
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His messages. i asked my father if he would come down
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Father if he would come down to the church once a month,
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To the church once a month, just for thirty minutes, and
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Just for thirty minutes, and make the openings and
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Make the openings and closings for the program. i
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Closings for the program. i was so excited. another great
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Was so excited. another great outreach. but i'll never
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Outreach. but i'll never forget what he told me. he
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Forget what he told me. he said, “joel, i'm seventy-five
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Said, “joel, i'm seventy-five years old. i don't want to do
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Years old. i don't want to do any more work. i just want to
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Any more work. i just want to relax and pastor the church.”
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Relax and pastor the church.” i was so disappointed. i
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I was so disappointed. i thought, “god i'm young. i
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Thought, “god i'm young. i don't want to shrink back; i
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Want to do more.” i thoughti
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Want to do more.” i thoughti maybe it was time to go work
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Maybe it was time to go work somewhere else. i had an
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Somewhere else. i had an opportunity at a big sports
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Opportunity at a big sports network, and another large
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Network, and another large ministry wanted me to come.
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Ministry wanted me to come. but when i searched my heart,
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But when i searched my heart, i could hear that still small
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I could hear that still small voice saying, “joel, stay
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Voice saying, “joel, stay where you are. this is your
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Where you are. this is your father's vision. honor what
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Father's vision. honor what he wants to do.”
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He wants to do.” i made the decision to not
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I made the decision to not just stay, but to stay with a
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Just stay, but to stay with a good attitude. it's one thing
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To go through a holding
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To go through a holding season bitter, sour,
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Season bitter, sour, poisoning people. how you go
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Poisoning people. how you go through these stagnate times
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Through these stagnate times will determine how long you
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Will determine how long you stay there. i did my best to
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Stay there. i did my best to make my father look good.
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Make my father look good. everything i could to cause
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Everything i could to cause him to shine. what i didn't
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Him to shine. what i didn't know was two years later, my
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Know was two years later, my father would have a heart
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Father would have a heart attack and go to be with the
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Attack and go to be with the lord, and i would become the
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Lord, and i would become the pastor. that was never on my
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Pastor. that was never on my radar. i never dreamed i
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Radar. i never dreamed i would be a minister, that i'd
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Would be a minister, that i'd be able to do this. i realize
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Be able to do this. i realize now god put those big things
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Now god put those big things in my heart, but it wasn't
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In my heart, but it wasn't the right time. he had me in
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The right time. he had me in a holding season, where i
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A holding season, where i felt restricted. i knew there
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Felt restricted. i knew there were bigger things in me, but
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Were bigger things in me, but god knows the right time. had
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God knows the right time. had i gone off to another job i
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I gone off to another job i would have missed this. had i
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Would have missed this. had i stayed here sour, “this isn't
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Stayed here sour, “this isn't fair. why can't we do more?”
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Fair. why can't we do more?” i don't think i would be up
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I don't think i would be up here. you have to trust in
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Here. you have to trust in the waiting seasons. you have
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The waiting seasons. you have to be still and know he is
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To be still and know he is god.
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God. you may feel restricted
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You may feel restricted today. in some area of your
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Today. in some area of your life, you're being held back.
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Life, you're being held back. you wonder why things aren't
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You wonder why things aren't changing, why aren't doors
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Changing, why aren't doors opening. it's easy to get
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Opening. it's easy to get frustrated, but god can see
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Frustrated, but god can see things we can't see. he has
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Things we can't see. he has plans for you that you've
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Plans for you that you've never thought of. if you knew
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Never thought of. if you knew what he has in store, you
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What he has in store, you would wait for his plan to
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Would wait for his plan to unfold. i'm asking you to be
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Unfold. i'm asking you to be your best when you're not
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Your best when you're not getting your way. stay in
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Getting your way. stay in faith when you seem stagnate,
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Faith when you seem stagnate, things aren't improving. keep
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Things aren't improving. keep reminding yourself, you're
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Reminding yourself, you're not restricted, you're
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Not restricted, you're reserved. god has you set
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Reserved. god has you set apart for something greater.
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Apart for something greater. where like that colt, he
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Where like that colt, he says, “i have need of you.”
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Says, “i have need of you.” there are destiny moments
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There are destiny moments already lined up for you,
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Already lined up for you, from before you were born,
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From before you were born, where god is going to release
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Where god is going to release you into levels you've never
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You into levels you've never imagined. now keep trusting
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Imagined. now keep trusting when you don't understand.
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When you don't understand. stay faithful in the holding
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Stay faithful in the holding seasons. if you'll do this, i
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Seasons. if you'll do this, i believe and declare god is
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Believe and declare god is about to untie you. you're
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About to untie you. you're going to see a supernatural
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Going to see a supernatural release into favor, release
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Release into favor, release into freedom, release into
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Into freedom, release into amazing relationships,
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Amazing relationships, abundance, healing, the
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Abundance, healing, the fullness of your destiny, in
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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When was the
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Last time you asked
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God to do something
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That seemed impossible?
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If you only pray small,
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Ordinary prayers,
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You'll live a small,
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Ordinary life.
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I have a new book
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Called pray bold.
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I'll challenge you
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To stretch your faith
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And believe
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For the big things
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God puts in your heart.
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Victoria and i used
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To have season tickets
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To watch the rockets
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Play basketball here.
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We never dreamed
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It could be ours.
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But when they moved out,
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Somehow
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We had the faith to pray
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A bold prayer.
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God made things happen
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That we could
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Never make happen.
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It's the same for you.
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Who knows what
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God would do in your life
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If you'll dare to pray bold?
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Ask him for your dreams.
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Ask for your healing.
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Ask for your freedom.
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That's when god will show up
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And do more
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Than you could ever imagine.
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As our way of saying thank you
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For your gift of any amount
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This month,
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We would like to send you
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A copy of joel's
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Brand new book,
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Pray bold:
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Dare to ask and believe big.
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Joel shares that when we pray,
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We can tap into god's
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Creative, awesome power.
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Something bigger
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Than we have ever imagined.
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God doesn't
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Want us to just pray
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In our comfort zones.
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No, god loves when we pray big.
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Believe big.
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Expect him to do
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The unexpected.
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God has put dreams
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In your heart
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And things he's
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Whispered in the night
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That seem impossible.
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But as you pray
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These bold prayers,
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You're going
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To see the goodness
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Of god in ways
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You've never seen.
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Victoria and i
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Are believing you're
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Going to have a great 2025.
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We pray for
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You and your family every day
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For god's very best.
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We want to thank you
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For your prayer
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And your support.
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You're impacting people
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All over the world.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of pray bold today.
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Or call 888-567-joel.
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If you've never
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Been to lakewood,
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We have a great opportunity.
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We call it homecoming weekend.
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We'd love to meet you
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And your family.
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You can see the building
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And attend one of the services.
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It's a great time
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To be a part
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Of the lakewood family.
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Looking forward to seeing you
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Homecoming weekend.
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Joel Osteen - Trust While You're Waiting

February 16, 2025 | S25:E47

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