Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Trusting When You Don't Understand

September 3, 2025 | S25 E3604 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Trusting When You Don't Understand | September 3, 2025

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> (music playing) > joel: god bless you,
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> joel: god bless you, it's great to have you
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It's great to have you with us today. we are
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With us today. we are praying for you and your
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Praying for you and your family.
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Family. 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 podcast,
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Through our podcast, youtube channel, sirius xm,
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Youtube channel, sirius xm, social media.
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Social media. we want to keep you inspired
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We want to keep you inspired and encouraged, but thanks
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And encouraged, but thanks for tuning in.
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For tuning in. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this pastor.
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I heard about this pastor. he was raising funds for a
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He was raising funds for a new auditorium. he said to
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New auditorium. he said to the congregation, "anyone
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The congregation, "anyone that will give a thousand
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That will give a thousand dollars can pick out the
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Dollars can pick out the next three hymns."
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Next three hymns." a little old lady in the
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A little old lady in the back raised her hand and
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Back raised her hand and said, "pastor, i'll do it."
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Said, "pastor, i'll do it." he was so excited, he said,
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He was so excited, he said, "thank you so much. now
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"thank you so much. now which three hymns would
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Which three hymns would you like?"
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You like?" she looked over the
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She looked over the congregation and said,
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Congregation and said, "i'll take him and him
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"i'll take him and him and him."
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And him." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about trusting when you
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About trusting when you don't understand.
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Don't understand. we all go through things in
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We all go through things in life that don't make sense.
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Life that don't make sense. a friend walked out of a
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A friend walked out of a relationship, the company is
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Relationship, the company is downsizing, and they don't
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Downsizing, and they don't need us anymore.
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Need us anymore. we were being our best then
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We were being our best then this pandemic hit, business
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This pandemic hit, business went down, children can't go
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Went down, children can't go to school, dreams are put on
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To school, dreams are put on hold.
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Hold. sometimes it feels like
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Sometimes it feels like we're going backwards.
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We're going backwards. it's easy to live frustrated
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It's easy to live frustrated and think, "god why is this
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And think, "god why is this happening?"
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Happening?" but we're not going to
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But we're not going to understand everything that
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Understand everything that happens.
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Happens. god's ways are not our ways.
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God's ways are not our ways. he can see things that we
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He can see things that we can't see.
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Can't see. just because it's not fair
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Just because it's not fair doesn't mean god is not in
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Doesn't mean god is not in control.
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Control. your steps are being ordered
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Your steps are being ordered by the lord.
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By the lord. if he allowed it to happen,
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If he allowed it to happen, he's going to bring good out
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He's going to bring good out of it.
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Of it. he promises all things work
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He promises all things work together for your good.
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Together for your good. on its own it may not be
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On its own it may not be good.
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Good. it wasn't fair, you're
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It wasn't fair, you're uncomfortable, but when it
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Uncomfortable, but when it all comes together you're
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All comes together you're going to see how it works
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Going to see how it works to your advantage.
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To your advantage. the difficulty, the delay,
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The difficulty, the delay, the betrayal was all
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The betrayal was all instrumental in you reaching
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Instrumental in you reaching your destiny.
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Your destiny. none of us like bad breaks,
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None of us like bad breaks, loss, delay, but without
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Loss, delay, but without that difficulty you couldn't
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That difficulty you couldn't become who you were created
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Become who you were created to be.
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To be. it may look like a dead end
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It may look like a dead end but really, it's setting you
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But really, it's setting you up for promotion, that door
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Up for promotion, that door closed so a bigger door
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Closed so a bigger door could open.
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Could open. that person that left you,
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That person that left you, it was hurtful, but it
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It was hurtful, but it wasn't just their choice.
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Wasn't just their choice. god moved them out of the
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God moved them out of the way so he could bring
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Way so he could bring someone better.
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Someone better. that struggle was difficult,
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That struggle was difficult, you didn't do anything wrong
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You didn't do anything wrong but you had opposition at
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But you had opposition at work, your child wouldn't do
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Work, your child wouldn't do what's right; it wasn't fair
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What's right; it wasn't fair but what you couldn't see is
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But what you couldn't see is it was growing you up,
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It was growing you up, developing your character,
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Developing your character, getting you stronger, more
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Getting you stronger, more confident, more determined.
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Confident, more determined. without it you wouldn't be
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Without it you wouldn't be prepared for the blessing,
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Prepared for the blessing, the increase, the new levels
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The increase, the new levels that are coming your way.
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That are coming your way. you may not understand what
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You may not understand what you're going through.
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You're going through. you could live worried,
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You could live worried, discouraged.
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Discouraged. try a new approach, "god i
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Try a new approach, "god i don't understand it, but i
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Don't understand it, but i trust you.
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Trust you. i know you're in control,
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I know you're in control, you're working all things
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You're working all things for my good, so i'm not
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For my good, so i'm not going to live upset, i'm
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Going to live upset, i'm going to stay in peace
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Going to stay in peace knowing that you will get me
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Knowing that you will get me to where i'm supposed to
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To where i'm supposed to be."
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Be." in john 13, jesus was about
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In john 13, jesus was about to be crucified.
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To be crucified. he and his disciples were
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He and his disciples were eating dinner together at
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Eating dinner together at what we know as the last
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What we know as the last supper.
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Supper. these disciples had spent
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These disciples had spent the last few years with
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The last few years with jesus, seeing incredible
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Jesus, seeing incredible miracles, him heal the sick,
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Miracles, him heal the sick, raise lazarus from the dead,
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Raise lazarus from the dead, feed thousands with a little
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Feed thousands with a little boy's lunch.
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Boy's lunch. they were with jesus when he
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They were with jesus when he made his triumphant entry
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Made his triumphant entry into jerusalem with people
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Into jerusalem with people lining the streets,
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Lining the streets, shouting, "hosanna."
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Shouting, "hosanna." it was an experience greater
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It was an experience greater than they ever imagined.
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Than they ever imagined. but that evening as they
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But that evening as they gathered for dinner, the
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Gathered for dinner, the mood quickly changed.
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Mood quickly changed. jesus told them how his hour
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Jesus told them how his hour had come and how he was
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Had come and how he was going to be betrayed and
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Going to be betrayed and crucified.
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Crucified. instead of people
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Instead of people celebrating, they would mock
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Celebrating, they would mock him.
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Him. after dinner jesus took a
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After dinner jesus took a bowl of water and a towel,
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Bowl of water and a towel, and he washed the disciple's
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And he washed the disciple's feet.
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Feet. he said in verse 7, "you
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He said in verse 7, "you don't realize now what i'm
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Don't realize now what i'm doing, but one day you will
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Doing, but one day you will understand."
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Understand." jesus was telling the
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Jesus was telling the disciples in effect, "you're
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Disciples in effect, "you're going to walk through some
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Going to walk through some things in the days to come
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Things in the days to come that you don't understand.
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That you don't understand. up to this point, there's
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Up to this point, there's been people cheering me on,
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Been people cheering me on, but now i'm about to be
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But now i'm about to be betrayed.
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Betrayed. there's going to be
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There's going to be opposition, persecution, i
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Opposition, persecution, i said i would never leave you
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Said i would never leave you but i'm about to be taken
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But i'm about to be taken away."
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Away." he knew they were going to
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He knew they were going to feel lonely, confused,
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Feel lonely, confused, afraid, so he told them
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Afraid, so he told them right up front, you're not
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Right up front, you're not going to understand it now,
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Going to understand it now, but one day you will.
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But one day you will. like these disciples, there
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Like these disciples, there will be times in life that
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Will be times in life that you don't understand what
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You don't understand what god is doing.
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God is doing. things don't make sense,
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Things don't make sense, trouble, delays, closed
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Trouble, delays, closed doors, people that betrayed
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Doors, people that betrayed you, prayers that haven't
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You, prayers that haven't been answered.
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Been answered. it doesn't make sense now,
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It doesn't make sense now, but don't worry, one day
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But don't worry, one day you're going to understand.
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You're going to understand. god is going to connect all
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God is going to connect all the dots.
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The dots. he doesn't allow things that
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He doesn't allow things that he doesn't have a purpose
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He doesn't have a purpose for.
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For. that trouble is not a
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That trouble is not a surprise to god.
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Surprise to god. the sickness didn't catch
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The sickness didn't catch him off guard.
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Him off guard. the child getting off course
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The child getting off course is not going to stop his
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Is not going to stop his destiny.
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Destiny. god is still on the throne.
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God is still on the throne. he's still ordering your
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He's still ordering your steps.
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Steps. you can't see it right now
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You can't see it right now but behind the scenes god is
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But behind the scenes god is lining up things in your
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Lining up things in your favor.
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Favor. when it's the right time,
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When it's the right time, when it all comes together
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When it all comes together it's going to work for your
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It's going to work for your good.
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Good. you're going to see the hand
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You're going to see the hand of god.
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Of god. you'll look back and say,
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You'll look back and say, "if that hadn't of happened,
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"if that hadn't of happened, i wouldn't have this
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I wouldn't have this position.
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Position. if that door hadn't of
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If that door hadn't of closed, i wouldn't have met
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Closed, i wouldn't have met this person.
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This person. if i hadn't gone through
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If i hadn't gone through that difficulty, i wouldn't
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That difficulty, i wouldn't have stepped up to this new
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Have stepped up to this new level."
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Level." now don't waste your time
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Now don't waste your time trying to figure everything
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Trying to figure everything out.
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There are some things you're
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There are some things you're not supposed to understand
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Not supposed to understand right now.
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Right now. we can't see the plan of
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We can't see the plan of god.
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God. we can't fathom how he does
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We can't fathom how he does things.
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Things. we think natural, he's
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We think natural, he's supernatural.
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Supernatural. if you're always trying to
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If you're always trying to figure it out, it's going to
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Figure it out, it's going to frustrate you.
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Frustrate you. instead of using that energy
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Instead of using that energy trying to understand what's
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Trying to understand what's happening, use it to thank
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Happening, use it to thank god that he's working, thank
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God that he's working, thank him that he's fighting your
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Him that he's fighting your battles, thank him that he's
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Battles, thank him that he's making crooked places
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Making crooked places straight, thank him that
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Straight, thank him that you're surrounded with his
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You're surrounded with his favor.
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Favor. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god will work out his plan for
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Will work out his plan for your life."
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Your life." you don't have to work it
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You don't have to work it out.
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Out. you don't have to live
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You don't have to live frustrated over what's not
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Frustrated over what's not happening, discouraged over
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Happening, discouraged over disappointments, you're not
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Disappointments, you're not doing life by yourself.
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Doing life by yourself. the creator of the universe
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The creator of the universe is breathing in your
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Is breathing in your direction.
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Direction. you keep honoring him and
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You keep honoring him and he'll open the right doors,
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After jesus was crucified,
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After jesus was crucified, i'm sure the disciples
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I'm sure the disciples thought, "was he really the
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Thought, "was he really the son of god?
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Son of god? did we waste our time with
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Did we waste our time with him?
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I thought he said he would
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I thought he said he would never leave us."
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Never leave us." there was a time of doubt,
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There was a time of doubt, confusion, where it looked
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Confusion, where it looked like jesus abandoned them.
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Like jesus abandoned them. but as time went on, they
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But as time went on, they began to realize the
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Began to realize the crucifixion was a part of
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Crucifixion was a part of god's plan, judas' betrayal
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God's plan, judas' betrayal was a part of the plan, the
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Was a part of the plan, the opposition, the mocking, the
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Opposition, the mocking, the ridicule it all had to
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Ridicule it all had to happen.
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Happen. it was leading to
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It was leading to redemption, to salvation.
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Redemption, to salvation. are you frustrated because
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Are you frustrated because you don't understand what
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You don't understand what god is doing?
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God is doing? upset because that friend
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Upset because that friend betrayed you, discouraged
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Betrayed you, discouraged over the contract you lost?
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Over the contract you lost? how do you know that's not
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How do you know that's not leading you to your destiny?
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Leading you to your destiny? without the betrayal we
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Without the betrayal we wouldn't have salvation.
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Wouldn't have salvation. without that situation you
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Without that situation you don't understand you
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Don't understand you couldn't see the fullness of
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Couldn't see the fullness of what god has in store.
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What god has in store. sometimes we're trying to
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Sometimes we're trying to pray away what god is going
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Pray away what god is going to use to take us to the
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To use to take us to the next level.
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Next level. i know it's uncomfortable,
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I know it's uncomfortable, but the betrayals are
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But the betrayals are necessary, the lonely nights
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Necessary, the lonely nights are necessary, the delays,
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Are necessary, the delays, the struggles, it's all
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The struggles, it's all necessary.
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Necessary. if jesus couldn't reach his
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If jesus couldn't reach his destiny without these things
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Destiny without these things that don't make sense, that
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That don't make sense, that weren't fair, people that
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Weren't fair, people that did him wrong, how can we
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Did him wrong, how can we reach our destiny without
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Reach our destiny without them.
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Them. a friend of mine is in
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A friend of mine is in commercial real estate, he
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Commercial real estate, he specializes in hotels.
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Specializes in hotels. he'll buy them and run them
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He'll buy them and run them for a few years, then turn
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For a few years, then turn around and sell them.
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Around and sell them. at one point he owned over
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At one point he owned over two hundred hotels.
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Two hundred hotels. most of them were small in
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Most of them were small in the rural areas.
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The rural areas. his dream was to own a large
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His dream was to own a large hotel in a major city.
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Hotel in a major city. a couple of years ago, he
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A couple of years ago, he had a rare opportunity to
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Had a rare opportunity to purchase this prestigious
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Purchase this prestigious hotel in new york city.
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Hotel in new york city. it was in a premier
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It was in a premier location, overlooking
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Location, overlooking central park.
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Central park. he was so excited.
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He was so excited. he worked for months and
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He worked for months and months arranging the
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Months arranging the funding.
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Funding. he found a partner that
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He found a partner that would go in with him.
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Financially this was a huge
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Financially this was a huge undertaking.
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Undertaking. he was going to have to
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He was going to have to stretch and leverage
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Stretch and leverage everything he had, including
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Everything he had, including his house.
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His house. for it to work, occupancy
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For it to work, occupancy had to be strong, business
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Had to be good, this was the
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Had to be good, this was the only way he could make this
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Only way he could make this huge payment.
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Huge payment. after over two years of
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After over two years of putting it together, this
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Putting it together, this january he was supposed to
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January he was supposed to finally close on the
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Finally close on the property, but at the last
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Property, but at the last minute his business partner
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Minute his business partner backed out.
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Backed out. he couldn't believe it.
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He couldn't believe it. he scrambled to find another
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He scrambled to find another loan, stretched even
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Loan, stretched even further, now he was way over
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Further, now he was way over his head.
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His head. the day he went to closing,
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The day he went to closing, his bank called and said
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His bank called and said they'd changed their mind
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They'd changed their mind and wouldn't lend him the
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And wouldn't lend him the funds.
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Funds. he was so disappointed.
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He was so disappointed. this was his dream, a
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This was his dream, a prestigious hotel, two
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Prestigious hotel, two years' worth of work, all
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Years' worth of work, all for naught.
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For naught. he couldn't understand why
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He couldn't understand why it didn't work out.
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It didn't work out. what he couldn't see was
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What he couldn't see was three months later this
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Three months later this pandemic would hit and new
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Pandemic would hit and new york city would be the
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York city would be the epicenter.
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Epicenter. all the hotels had to close,
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All the hotels had to close, no income, no business, no
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No income, no business, no customers.
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Customers. he would have this huge
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He would have this huge payment and no way to make
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Payment and no way to make it.
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It. he told me if that deal
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He told me if that deal would have gone through, he
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Would have gone through, he would be bankrupt, he would
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Would be bankrupt, he would have lost all his other
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Have lost all his other hotels.
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Hotels. his personal finances would
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His personal finances would be gone.
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Be gone. sometimes what we think is a
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Sometimes what we think is a bad break is really god
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Bad break is really god protecting us.
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Protecting us. you may not understand what
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You may not understand what god is doing now, but one
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God is doing now, but one day you will understand.
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Day you will understand. one day you'll say, "i'm
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One day you'll say, "i'm glad that door didn't open,
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Glad that door didn't open, i'm glad that prayer didn't
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I'm glad that prayer didn't get answered, i'm glad that
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Get answered, i'm glad that relationship didn't get
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Relationship didn't get started."
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Started." i'm asking you to trust when
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I'm asking you to trust when you don't understand.
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You don't understand. god can see the big picture
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God can see the big picture for our lives.
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For our lives. all we can see is a little
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All we can see is a little down the road.
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Down the road. god knows where the dead
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God knows where the dead ends are.
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Ends are. he knows where the short
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He knows where the short cuts are.
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Cuts are. he's ordering your steps.
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He's ordering your steps. i used to just thank him for
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I used to just thank him for the open doors but now i
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The open doors but now i thank him just as much for
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Thank him just as much for the closed doors.
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The closed doors. because if it's not supposed
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Because if it's not supposed to be mine, i don't want it.
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To be mine, i don't want it. if god is closing a door,
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If god is closing a door, don't fight it.
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Don't fight it. if you tried your best and
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If you tried your best and it didn't work out, yes be
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It didn't work out, yes be persistent, but at some
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Persistent, but at some point, you have to accept it
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Point, you have to accept it as god's plan and move on.
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As god's plan and move on. that's a sign that god has
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That's a sign that god has something better, something
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Something better, something more fulfilling, more
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More fulfilling, more rewarding.
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Rewarding. it doesn't mean that it's
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It doesn't mean that it's never going to happen.
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Never going to happen. it may just mean that it's
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It may just mean that it's not the right time.
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Not the right time. too often we get
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Too often we get discouraged, bitter, it's
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Discouraged, bitter, it's not fair.
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Not fair. but if you believe god is
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But if you believe god is ordering your steps then
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Ordering your steps then you'll trust him with the
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You'll trust him with the open doors and trust him
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Open doors and trust him with the closed doors.
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With the closed doors. you'll trust him with the
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You'll trust him with the good breaks and trust him
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Good breaks and trust him with the bad breaks.
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With the bad breaks. how we respond to these
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How we respond to these tests has a great impact on
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Tests has a great impact on whether new doors are going
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Whether new doors are going to open, whether we see
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To open, whether we see things turn around.
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Things turn around. if we go through
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If we go through difficulties discouraged,
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Difficulties discouraged, "god why did this happen,
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"god why did this happen, why did they do me wrong,
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Why did they do me wrong, why did my business partner
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Why did my business partner back out, why did my health
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Back out, why did my health go down?"
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Go down?" that's going to keep us
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That's going to keep us where we are.
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Where we are. it's significant that jesus
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It's significant that jesus washed the disciple's feet.
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Washed the disciple's feet. the scripture tells us to
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The scripture tells us to put on the armor of god.
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Put on the armor of god. part of the armor is our
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Part of the armor is our shoes of peace.
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Shoes of peace. when he washed their feet,
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When he washed their feet, he was saying, "as you go
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He was saying, "as you go out and walk through things
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Out and walk through things you don't understand, stay
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You don't understand, stay in peace."
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In peace." he didn't wash their eyes;
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He didn't wash their eyes; he knew they wouldn't be
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He knew they wouldn't be able to see what he was
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Able to see what he was doing.
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He didn't wash their ears;
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He didn't wash their ears; he knew they wouldn't
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He knew they wouldn't understand what was
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Understand what was happening.
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Happening. so, he washed their feet and
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So, he washed their feet and sent them out into something
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Sent them out into something they didn't understand.
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They didn't understand. like jesus washed the
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Like jesus washed the disciples' feet.
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Disciples' feet. you're his disciple.
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You're his disciple. if you would have been
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If you would have been there, he would have washed
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There, he would have washed your feet.
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Your feet. i can imagine him doing that
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I can imagine him doing that today.
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Today. he's saying, "you're going
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He's saying, "you're going to walk through things you
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To walk through things you don't understand, see
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Don't understand, see difficulties that you've
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Difficulties that you've never seen.
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Never seen. there's going to be plenty
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There's going to be plenty of opportunities to live
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Of opportunities to live upset and afraid, but don't
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Upset and afraid, but don't worry, i've washed your
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Worry, i've washed your feet.
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Feet. i've prepared you for what
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I've prepared you for what you're going to face.
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You're going to face. i've armed you with strength
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I've armed you with strength for the battle.
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For the battle. it may not make sense but
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It may not make sense but it's all a part of my plan."
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It's all a part of my plan." god is getting you ready for
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God is getting you ready for new levels of influence, new
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New levels of influence, new levels of favor, new levels
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Levels of favor, new levels of leadership, new levels of
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Of leadership, new levels of resources.
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Resources. now make sure you keep your
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Now make sure you keep your shoes of peace on.
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Shoes of peace on. i've learned when you stay
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I've learned when you stay in faith when you don't
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In faith when you don't understand, you're going to
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Understand, you're going to come into blessings that you
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Come into blessings that you don't understand.
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Don't understand. when you trust god when it
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When you trust god when it doesn't make sense, you're
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Doesn't make sense, you're going to come in to favor
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Going to come in to favor that doesn't make sense.
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That doesn't make sense. could it be that the
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Could it be that the disappointment you're so
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Disappointment you're so upset about is really a
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Upset about is really a blessing in disguise?
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Blessing in disguise? you can't see it but it's a
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You can't see it but it's a part of a divine plan, a
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Part of a divine plan, a critical piece that god is
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Critical piece that god is going use years down the
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Going use years down the road to take you where
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Road to take you where you've never dreamed.
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You've never dreamed. but right now, that
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But right now, that situation by itself doesn't
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Situation by itself doesn't make sense.
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Make sense. it seems random, just a bad
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It seems random, just a bad break when in fact it's the
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Break when in fact it's the hand of god setting you up
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Hand of god setting you up for increase.
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For increase. without that challenge you
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Without that challenge you won't see the far and beyond
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Won't see the far and beyond favor that belongs to you.
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Favor that belongs to you. trust him when it doesn't
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Trust him when it doesn't make sense.
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Make sense. i know this is not easy.
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I know this is not easy. we don't like closed doors,
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We don't like closed doors, unfair situations, being
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Unfair situations, being uncomfortable, but god uses
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Uncomfortable, but god uses these things to move us into
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These things to move us into our purpose.
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Our purpose. it's not just the good
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It's not just the good breaks that will take you
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Breaks that will take you into your destiny, the
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Into your destiny, the closed doors are as
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Closed doors are as important as the open doors.
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Important as the open doors. the betrayals are just as
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The betrayals are just as important as the divine
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Important as the divine connections.
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Connections. god uses them all.
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God uses them all. when you understand this,
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When you understand this, you won't live upset when
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You won't live upset when your plans don't work out,
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Your plans don't work out, you won't go around sour
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You won't go around sour because somebody did you
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Because somebody did you wrong.
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Wrong. you'll stay in peace knowing
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You'll stay in peace knowing that god wouldn't have
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That god wouldn't have allowed it if he wasn't
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Allowed it if he wasn't going to use it for your
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Going to use it for your good.
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Good. it may not feel good, but
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It may not feel good, but this is where you have to
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This is where you have to show god what you're made
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Show god what you're made of.
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Of. anyone can be happy when
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Anyone can be happy when things are going their way.
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Things are going their way. anyone can thank god when
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Anyone can thank god when doors are opening, but if
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Doors are opening, but if you want to pass this test
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You want to pass this test and see god's favor in new
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And see god's favor in new ways, you have to thank him
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Ways, you have to thank him when it doesn't work out,
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When it doesn't work out, you have to have a smile
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You have to have a smile when you could be
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When you could be complaining, be good to
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Complaining, be good to others when someone is not
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Others when someone is not being good to you.
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Being good to you. this is what faith is all
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This is what faith is all about.
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About. not, "god i'll trust you as
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Not, "god i'll trust you as long as you keep me happy,
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Long as you keep me happy, answer my prayers, change my
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Answer my prayers, change my husband, move my boss, keep
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Husband, move my boss, keep me in the a/c, it's hot
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Me in the a/c, it's hot outside."
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Outside." the problem with that
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The problem with that thinking is god uses
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Thinking is god uses difficulties to get us to
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Difficulties to get us to our destiny.
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Our destiny. if you're not willing to be
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If you're not willing to be uncomfortable and keep a
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Uncomfortable and keep a good attitude when things
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Good attitude when things don't work out, it will keep
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Don't work out, it will keep you from rising higher.
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You from rising higher. when i was in my late
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When i was in my late twenties, i received a
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Twenties, i received a certified letter in the mail
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Certified letter in the mail saying that we hadn't filed
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Saying that we hadn't filed our tax returns properly and
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Our tax returns properly and now we owed thousands of
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Now we owed thousands of dollars.
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Dollars. the man that did our taxes
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The man that did our taxes lived in another state.
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Lived in another state. he wasn't familiar with a
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He wasn't familiar with a certain law in texas.
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Certain law in texas. now we had this unexpected
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Now we had this unexpected bill.
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Bill. to make matters worse about
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To make matters worse about half of what we owed was in
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Half of what we owed was in penalties.
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Penalties. we were a young couple,
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We were a young couple, saving up for a down payment
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Saving up for a down payment for a house.
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For a house. this was going to take all
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This was going to take all our funds.
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Our funds. i thought, "god this is not
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I thought, "god this is not fair.
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Fair. we hired a professional.
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We hired a professional. he messed up and now i'm
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He messed up and now i'm having to pay for his
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Having to pay for his mistake."
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Mistake." nothing about that situation
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Nothing about that situation seemed good.
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Seemed good. i thought, "it's just a bad
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I thought, "it's just a bad break, lets pay it and move
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Break, lets pay it and move on."
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On." we ended up finding a man
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We ended up finding a man that helped us get that
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That helped us get that straightened out.
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Straightened out. he's a tax attorney.
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He's a tax attorney. he came over to our house
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He came over to our house every night for several
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Every night for several weeks; we filed the forms,
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Weeks; we filed the forms, did the paperwork.
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Did the paperwork. we became good friends.
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We became good friends. we'd go out to eat and run
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We'd go out to eat and run errands together.
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Errands together. ten years later when i was
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Ten years later when i was working for my father in the
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Working for my father in the television department at
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Television department at lakewood, someone offered us
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Lakewood, someone offered us a construction permit for
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A construction permit for the last full powered
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The last full powered television station in
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Television station in houston.
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Tv stations in major cities
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Tv stations in major cities are very valuable but i
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Are very valuable but i didn't know where to start.
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Didn't know where to start. i was young; i didn't know
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I was young; i didn't know anything about buying a
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Anything about buying a permit for a television
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Permit for a television station.
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Station. then i thought, "i'll call
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Then i thought, "i'll call my friend."
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My friend." the one i met during that
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The one i met during that tax issue.
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Tax issue. three months later we had a
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Three months later we had a signed contract.
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Signed contract. we put the station on the
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We put the station on the air.
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Air. my father went to be with
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My father went to be with the lord, and i became the
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The lord, and i became the pastor.
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Pastor. a few years later we
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A few years later we acquired the compaq center.
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Acquired the compaq center. it was going to cost a
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It was going to cost a hundred million dollars to
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Hundred million dollars to renovate.
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Renovate. we decided to sell the
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We decided to sell the station.
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Station. we were told by an expert, a
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Man that sells more stations
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Man that sells more stations in the united states than
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In the united states than anyone else, that we would
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Anyone else, that we would get a certain amount.
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Get a certain amount. we believed it was worth
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We believed it was worth much more, but he was very
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Much more, but he was very vocal about how it would
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Vocal about how it would never sell for that amount
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Never sell for that amount and how we were wasting our
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And how we were wasting our time trying to get that
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Time trying to get that much.
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Much. he gave us all the reasons
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He gave us all the reasons why it wasn't going to
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Why it wasn't going to happen, the market was down,
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Happen, the market was down, there was too much supply,
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There was too much supply, too many stations for sell.
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Too many stations for sell. he had all the facts as to
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He had all the facts as to why it wasn't as valuable,
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Why it wasn't as valuable, and why it wasn't going to
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And why it wasn't going to attract a buyer.
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Attract a buyer. we let that go in one ear
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We let that go in one ear and out the other.
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And out the other. don't let people talk you
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Don't let people talk you out of what god put in your
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Out of what god put in your heart.
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Heart. sometimes people have too
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Sometimes people have too many facts.
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Many facts. they have too much
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They have too much information.
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Information. don't let their doubt get
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Don't let their doubt get off on you.
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Off on you. god is not limited by what
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God is not limited by what the experts say.
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The experts say. his favor on your property,
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His favor on your property, your business, your gifts,
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Your business, your gifts, your talents will cause
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Your talents will cause things to happen that
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Things to happen that shouldn't happen.
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Shouldn't happen. we had a buyer come to us
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We had a buyer come to us and offer almost twice what
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And offer almost twice what he said we would never get.
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He said we would never get. when he heard the figure he
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When he heard the figure he nearly passed out.
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Nearly passed out. we sold the station and used
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We sold the station and used those funds to help renovate
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Those funds to help renovate the compaq center.
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The compaq center. what's interesting is none
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What's interesting is none of this would have happened
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Of this would have happened if i had not had the tax
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If i had not had the tax problem some twenty years
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Problem some twenty years earlier.
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Earlier. i was discouraged by it, it
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I was discouraged by it, it was a bad break, it wasn't
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Was a bad break, it wasn't my fault.
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My fault. i didn't realize god was
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I didn't realize god was ordering my steps, that was
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Ordering my steps, that was a critical piece for me to
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A critical piece for me to fulfill my destiny.
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Fulfill my destiny. i thought back then it would
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I thought back then it would only be the good breaks,
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Only be the good breaks, open doors, things falling
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Open doors, things falling into place.
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Into place. i didn't know god would use
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I didn't know god would use disappointments, bad breaks,
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Disappointments, bad breaks, things that weren't fair.
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Things that weren't fair. like jesus told the
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Like jesus told the disciples, you're not going
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Disciples, you're not going to understand what i'm doing
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To understand what i'm doing now, but one day you will
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Now, but one day you will understand.
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Understand. now, looking back, i can see
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Now, looking back, i can see it so clearly.
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It so clearly. if i had not had the tax
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If i had not had the tax problem, i would have never
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Problem, i would have never met the attorney.
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Met the attorney. without my attorney friend,
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Without my attorney friend, i would have never pursued
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I would have never pursued the television station.
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The television station. without the station, we
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Without the station, we wouldn't have had the funds
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Wouldn't have had the funds to renovate the compaq
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To renovate the compaq center.
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Center. i wonder if you're upset
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I wonder if you're upset about something now, that
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About something now, that later on you're going to
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Later on you're going to realize, it had to happen to
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Realize, it had to happen to get you to your destiny.
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Get you to your destiny. you didn't like it, it
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You didn't like it, it wasn't fair, but god used it
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Wasn't fair, but god used it to connect the dots.
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It was instrumental.
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It was instrumental. you wouldn't have met the
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You wouldn't have met the person, you wouldn't have
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Person, you wouldn't have been at the right place, you
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Been at the right place, you wouldn't have sold the
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Wouldn't have sold the property, you wouldn't have
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Property, you wouldn't have started the business.
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Started the business. maybe like with me, what
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Maybe like with me, what you're discouraged over now
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You're discouraged over now is really a blessing.
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Is really a blessing. you can't see what god is up
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You can't see what god is up to, but later on you're
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To, but later on you're going to understand.
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Going to understand. god knows what you're going
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God knows what you're going to need twenty years from
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To need twenty years from now.
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Now. a disappointment today, a
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A disappointment today, a setback, a betrayal, you may
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Setback, a betrayal, you may not see how that works out
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Not see how that works out for your good until years
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For your good until years down the road.
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Down the road. when our daughter alexandra
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When our daughter alexandra was a little girl, she loved
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Was a little girl, she loved to put puzzles together.
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To put puzzles together. every couple of weeks we'd
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Every couple of weeks we'd get a new puzzle and work on
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Get a new puzzle and work on it.
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It. sometimes it would take two
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Sometimes it would take two or three days to complete.
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Or three days to complete. invariably we would find a
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Invariably we would find a piece that wouldn't fit
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Piece that wouldn't fit anywhere.
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Anywhere. we would try every option.
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We would try every option. put it here, there, still
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Put it here, there, still nothing.
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Nothing. i was convinced that the
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I was convinced that the manufacturer made a mistake.
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Manufacturer made a mistake. they did something wrong,
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They did something wrong, left something out.
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Left something out. they put this piece in from
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They put this piece in from another puzzle because it
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Another puzzle because it does not fit.
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Does not fit. it was so frustrating.
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It was so frustrating. what's interesting is every
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What's interesting is every time we got close to the end
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Time we got close to the end and more of the pieces came
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And more of the pieces came together, all of the sudden
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Together, all of the sudden that piece that i was so
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That piece that i was so sure was a mistake would fit
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Sure was a mistake would fit perfectly into place.
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Perfectly into place. it didn't make sense on its
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It didn't make sense on its own, i had to wait for the
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Own, i had to wait for the pieces to come together.
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Pieces to come together. you may have some pieces in
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You may have some pieces in your life that don't make
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Your life that don't make sense.
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Sense. "why did i not get that
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"why did i not get that promotion i worked so hard
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Promotion i worked so hard for, why did i have that tax
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For, why did i have that tax issue, it wasn't my fault,
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Issue, it wasn't my fault, why did that person walk out
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Why did that person walk out of a relationship?"
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Of a relationship?" by itself that piece doesn't
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By itself that piece doesn't fit.
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Fit. right now, it's not going to
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Right now, it's not going to make sense.
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Make sense. you have to wait for other
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You have to wait for other pieces to come together.
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Pieces to come together. the scripture says, "all
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The scripture says, "all things work together for
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Things work together for good."
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Good." god is in the process of
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God is in the process of connecting the dots in your
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Connecting the dots in your life.
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Life. be patient and let him work
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Be patient and let him work out his plan.
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Out his plan. trust him when the piece
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Trust him when the piece doesn't make sense.
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Doesn't make sense. i can assure you your
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I can assure you your manufacturer didn't make a
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Manufacturer didn't make a mistake.
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Mistake. when god designed the plan
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When god designed the plan for your life, when he made
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For your life, when he made your puzzle so to speak, he
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Your puzzle so to speak, he didn't accidentally put in a
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Didn't accidentally put in a wrong piece, something that
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Wrong piece, something that didn't fit.
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Didn't fit. he didn't leave something
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He didn't leave something out.
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Out. you have been fearfully and
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You have been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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Wonderfully made. everything is serving his
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Everything is serving his plan.
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But here's a key.
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But here's a key. he never said, "you're going
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He never said, "you're going to understand everything.
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To understand everything. i'm going to show you what
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I'm going to show you what i'm doing.
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I'm doing. it's all going to make
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It's all going to make sense."
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Sense." he said, "my ways are not
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He said, "my ways are not your ways."
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Your ways." he said, "walk by faith and
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He said, "walk by faith and not by sight."
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Not by sight." you have to trust him when
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You have to trust him when you don't understand.
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You don't understand. stay in faith when it
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Stay in faith when it doesn't make sense.
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Doesn't make sense. god is working behind the
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God is working behind the scenes in your life right
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Scenes in your life right now.
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Now. you're on the verge of
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You're on the verge of seeing him connect some
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Seeing him connect some dots.
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Dots. this is not the time to be
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This is not the time to be discouraged, this is the
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Discouraged, this is the time to stir your faith up.
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Time to stir your faith up. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, you're about to
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And declare, you're about to step into a new level of
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Step into a new level of favor, breakthroughs,
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Favor, breakthroughs, healing, divine connections.
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Healing, divine connections. things you haven't
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Things you haven't understood in the past,
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Understood in the past, you're about to understand.
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You're about to understand. god is about to bring it
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God is about to bring it together, you're going to
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Together, you're going to see what he was up to, in
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Jesus' name.
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Joel Osteen - Trusting When You Don't Understand

September 3, 2025 | S25 E3604 | 30:0

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