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Joel Osteen - Unconditional Trust

July 7, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Unconditional Trust | July 7, 2026

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[music] >> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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Bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. and if you're ever in our
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you
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I promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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Feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and heard
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Something funny, and heard about this man that called
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About this man that called the church office.
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The church office. he said, "i want to speak to
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He said, "i want to speak to the head hog at the trough."
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The head hog at the trough." the secretary was offended.
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The secretary was offended. she said, "if you mean the
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She said, "if you mean the pastor, you're going to have
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Pastor, you're going to have to call him pastor, but you
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To call him pastor, but you may not call him the head hog
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May not call him the head hog at the trough."
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At the trough." he said, "well, that's fine,
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He said, "well, that's fine, but i was thinking about
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But i was thinking about making a $5,000 donation to
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Making a $5,000 donation to your church."
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Your church." she said, "hang on, porky
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She said, "hang on, porky just walked in."
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Just walked in." 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 i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same, in
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I will never be the same, in jesus' name.
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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 unconditional trust.
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About unconditional trust. it's easy to trust god when
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It's easy to trust god when things are going our way,
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Things are going our way, we're getting good breaks,
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We're getting good breaks, our business is blessed, our
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Our business is blessed, our children are healthy.
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Children are healthy. that doesn't take much faith.
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That doesn't take much faith. life is good.
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Life is good. but what about when things
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But what about when things aren't going our way?
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Aren't going our way? our prayers aren't being
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Our prayers aren't being answered, the problem isn't
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Answered, the problem isn't turning around, we're not
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Turning around, we're not seeing favor.
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Seeing favor. too often, we get
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Too often, we get discouraged, think, "god, why
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Discouraged, think, "god, why aren't you doing something?
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Aren't you doing something? you can see i'm being
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You can see i'm being mistreated.
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Mistreated. my health isn't good.
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My health isn't good. i worked hard, but i didn't
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I worked hard, but i didn't get the promotion."
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Get the promotion." we think when it changes,
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We think when it changes, we'll be happy.
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We'll be happy. when i meet the right person,
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When i meet the right person, when my health improves, when
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When my health improves, when we have this baby, then we'll
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We have this baby, then we'll have a good attitude.
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Have a good attitude. that's conditional trust.
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That's conditional trust. "god, if you meet my demands,
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"god, if you meet my demands, if you answer my prayers the
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If you answer my prayers the way i want, on my timetable,
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Way i want, on my timetable, then i'll be my best."
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Then i'll be my best." the problem with conditional
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The problem with conditional trust is there will always be
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Trust is there will always be things we don't understand,
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Things we don't understand, something that's not
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Something that's not happening fast enough, it
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Happening fast enough, it didn't work out the way we
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Didn't work out the way we want it.
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Want it. we prayed just as hard for my
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We prayed just as hard for my father when his health went
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Father when his health went downhill as we did for my
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Downhill as we did for my mother.
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Mother. we quoted the same
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We quoted the same scriptures, we asked god to
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Scriptures, we asked god to restore his health, to let
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Restore his health, to let him live, but my father went
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Him live, but my father went to be with the lord.
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To be with the lord. it didn't happen the way i
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It didn't happen the way i wanted.
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Wanted. if i would have had
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If i would have had conditional trust, i would
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Conditional trust, i would have gotten upset, bitter,
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Have gotten upset, bitter, "god, why didn't you answer
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"god, why didn't you answer my prayers?"
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My prayers?" the truth is god did answer
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The truth is god did answer my prayer, it just wasn't the
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My prayer, it just wasn't the way i wanted.
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Way i wanted. are you mature enough to
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Are you mature enough to accept god's answers, even
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Accept god's answers, even though they're not what you
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Though they're not what you were hoping for?
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Were hoping for? god is a sovereign god.
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God is a sovereign god. we're not going to understand
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We're not going to understand everything that happens.
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Everything that happens. faith is trusting god when
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Faith is trusting god when life doesn't make sense.
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Life doesn't make sense. there will always be
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There will always be unanswered questions, "why
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Unanswered questions, "why didn't my loved one make it?
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Didn't my loved one make it? why am i not getting better?
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Why am i not getting better? why did this person leave?"
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Why did this person leave?" some things are not going to
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Some things are not going to make sense, but god wouldn't
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Make sense, but god wouldn't have allowed it if he wasn't
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Have allowed it if he wasn't going to bring good out of
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Going to bring good out of it.
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It. and you may not see it at the
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And you may not see it at the time, but god knows what he's
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Time, but god knows what he's doing.
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Doing. he has your best interest at
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He has your best interest at heart.
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Heart. it's not random, it's a part
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It's not random, it's a part of his plan.
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Of his plan. dare to trust him.
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Dare to trust him. i didn't want to lose my
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I didn't want to lose my father, of course.
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Father, of course. he was one of my best
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He was one of my best friends.
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Friends. i'd worked with him here at
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I'd worked with him here at lakewood for 17 years.
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Lakewood for 17 years. we had traveled the world
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We had traveled the world together.
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Together. i didn't know what i would do
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I didn't know what i would do when my dad was gone, but i
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When my dad was gone, but i found god had another plan.
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Found god had another plan. he had something else for me
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He had something else for me to do.
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To do. i couldn't see it at the
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I couldn't see it at the time.
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Time. i wanted god to do it my way,
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I wanted god to do it my way, but god had a better way.
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But god had a better way. i thought i would spend my
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I thought i would spend my life behind the scenes, doing
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Life behind the scenes, doing production, running the
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Production, running the cameras.
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Cameras. i didn't think i could get up
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I didn't think i could get up here in front of people.
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Here in front of people. i didn't know this ability
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I didn't know this ability was in me.
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Was in me. but god can see things in you
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But god can see things in you that you can't see in
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That you can't see in yourself.
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Yourself. his plan for your life is
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His plan for your life is bigger than your plan, but it
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Bigger than your plan, but it may not happen the way you
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May not happen the way you thought.
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Thought. god doesn't take us in a
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God doesn't take us in a straight line.
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Straight line. there'll be twists, turns,
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There'll be twists, turns, the disappointments, the
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The disappointments, the loss, the bad breaks.
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Loss, the bad breaks. they're all a part of his
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They're all a part of his plan.
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Plan. but if you have conditional
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But if you have conditional trust, you'll get discouraged
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Trust, you'll get discouraged and think, "why is this
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And think, "why is this happening?
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Happening? i'm going the wrong way."
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I'm going the wrong way." but god is still directing
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But god is still directing your steps.
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Your steps. trust him when you don't
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Trust him when you don't understand.
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Understand. but sometimes, we want things
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But sometimes, we want things so bad, we're not going to be
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So bad, we're not going to be happy unless it happens our
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Happy unless it happens our way.
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Way. "i can't be happy unless i
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"i can't be happy unless i get the house, unless i meet
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Get the house, unless i meet the right person, unless we
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The right person, unless we have the baby."
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Have the baby." that's out of balance.
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That's out of balance. anything you have to have in
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Anything you have to have in order to be happy the enemy
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Order to be happy the enemy can use against you.
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Can use against you. and it's good to be honest
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And it's good to be honest with god, tell him your
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With god, tell him your dreams, tell him what you're
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Dreams, tell him what you're believing for.
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Believing for. "god, this is what i want.
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"god, this is what i want. i'm asking you to heal my
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I'm asking you to heal my loved one, turn this problem
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Loved one, turn this problem around.
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Around. god, open these new doors."
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God, open these new doors." it's fine to ask, but then be
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It's fine to ask, but then be mature enough to say, "but
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Mature enough to say, "but god, if it never happens, if
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God, if it never happens, if i don't get the promotion, if
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I don't get the promotion, if my loved one doesn't make it,
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My loved one doesn't make it, if my health doesn't improve,
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If my health doesn't improve, i'm still going to trust
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I'm still going to trust you."
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You." but see, we can get so
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But see, we can get so consumed with what we want
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Consumed with what we want that it can become like an
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That it can become like an idol.
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Idol. that's all we think about,
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That's all we think about, all we pray about, it's
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All we pray about, it's always on the forefront of
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Always on the forefront of our minds.
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Our minds. turn it over to god.
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Turn it over to god. pray, believe, then leave it
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Pray, believe, then leave it in god's hands.
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In god's hands. don't get so focused on what
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Don't get so focused on what you want that you miss the
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You want that you miss the beauty of this day.
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Beauty of this day. in the scripture, the apostle
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In the scripture, the apostle paul had what he described as
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Paul had what he described as a thorn in his flesh.
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A thorn in his flesh. it was something either
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It was something either physically or spiritually
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Physically or spiritually that he didn't like.
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That he didn't like. it was bothering him.
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It was bothering him. three times, he asked god to
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Three times, he asked god to take it away, but god didn't
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Take it away, but god didn't remove it.
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Remove it. paul was honoring god, he was
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Paul was honoring god, he was being his best.
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Being his best. he wrote half of the books in
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He wrote half of the books in the new testament.
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The new testament. you would think god would fix
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You would think god would fix what was bothering him.
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What was bothering him. but god said to him, "paul,
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But god said to him, "paul, my grace is sufficient for
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My grace is sufficient for you."
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You." he was saying, in effect, "i
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He was saying, in effect, "i may not remove it just yet,
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May not remove it just yet, but i will give you the grace
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But i will give you the grace to handle it."
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To handle it." and if god is not removing
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And if god is not removing what you want removed, if
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What you want removed, if he's not changing what you
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He's not changing what you want changed, don't use that
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Want changed, don't use that as an excuse to live sour,
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As an excuse to live sour, bitter.
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Bitter. god has given you the grace
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God has given you the grace to be where you are with a
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To be where you are with a good attitude.
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Good attitude. you can enjoy your life in
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You can enjoy your life in spite of what's not working
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Spite of what's not working out.
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Out. and sometimes, the reason our
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And sometimes, the reason our prayers aren't answered the
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Prayers aren't answered the way we want is because it's
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Way we want is because it's not the right time, or god
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Not the right time, or god has something better that we
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Has something better that we can't see, or perhaps he's
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Can't see, or perhaps he's using the difficulty to do a
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Using the difficulty to do a work in us, to help us grow,
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Work in us, to help us grow, to get stronger.
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To get stronger. unconditional trust says,
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Unconditional trust says, "god, i don't like it, i'm
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"god, i don't like it, i'm uncomfortable, but i'm smart
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Uncomfortable, but i'm smart enough to recognize you're
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Enough to recognize you're god and i'm not.
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God and i'm not. you're on the throne.
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You're on the throne. you're in control of my life.
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You're in control of my life. and you said your plans for
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And you said your plans for me are for good.
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Me are for good. you said you would lead me
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You said you would lead me down the best path for my
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Down the best path for my life.
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Life. and even though i don't
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And even though i don't understand it right now, god,
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Understand it right now, god, i trust you."
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I trust you." are you living frustrated,
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Are you living frustrated, unhappy because something is
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Unhappy because something is not going your way?
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Not going your way? that's conditional trust.
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That's conditional trust. you'll live a lot freer, a
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You'll live a lot freer, a lot happier if you'll quit
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Lot happier if you'll quit fighting what god is not
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Fighting what god is not changing.
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Changing. quit being upset over what
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Quit being upset over what he's not removing.
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He's not removing. paul said, "i have learned
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Paul said, "i have learned how to be content."
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How to be content." didn't happen automatically.
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Didn't happen automatically. he made this decision, "i'm
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He made this decision, "i'm not going to live sour
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Because god hasn't removed
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Because god hasn't removed this thorn.
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This thorn. when he wants to remove it,
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When he wants to remove it, he'll remove it, but until
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He'll remove it, but until then, i'm going to be happy
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Then, i'm going to be happy where i am, thorn and all."
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Where i am, thorn and all." the truth is we all have some
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The truth is we all have some thorns, things that god is
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Thorns, things that god is not changing.
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Not changing. he could if he wanted to,
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He could if he wanted to, he's god.
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He's god. all he'd have to do is speak
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All he'd have to do is speak and that problem would turn
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And that problem would turn around, that person would
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Around, that person would treat you right, wouldn't be
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Treat you right, wouldn't be any big deal.
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Any big deal. but since he's not doing it
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But since he's not doing it yet, will you do like paul
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Yet, will you do like paul and be happy where you are,
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And be happy where you are, thorn and all, trouble and
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Thorn and all, trouble and all, loneliness and all?
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All, loneliness and all? it takes a mature person to
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It takes a mature person to say, "even though god is not
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Say, "even though god is not removing this, i'm still
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Removing this, i'm still going to have a smile, i'm
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Going to have a smile, i'm still going to be good to
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Still going to be good to people, i'm still going to
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People, i'm still going to give god praise."
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Give god praise." this is what happened with
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This is what happened with the three hebrew teenagers in
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The three hebrew teenagers in the scripture.
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The scripture. they wouldn't bow down to the
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They wouldn't bow down to the king's golden idol.
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King's golden idol. the king was furious.
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The king was furious. he was going to have them
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He was going to have them thrown into a fiery furnace.
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Thrown into a fiery furnace. they said, "king, we're not
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They said, "king, we're not going to bow down.
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Going to bow down. we know our god will deliver
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We know our god will deliver us.
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Us. but even if he doesn't, we're
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But even if he doesn't, we're still not going to bow down."
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Still not going to bow down." that's unconditional trust.
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That's unconditional trust. "i believe god's going to
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"i believe god's going to turn this situation around,
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Turn this situation around, but even if he doesn't, i'm
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But even if he doesn't, i'm still going to be happy.
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Still going to be happy. i believe i'm going to get
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I believe i'm going to get the promotion, believe my
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The promotion, believe my health is improving, i
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Health is improving, i believe the right person is
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Believe the right person is coming.
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Coming. but if it doesn't happen, i'm
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But if it doesn't happen, i'm not going to get bitter,
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Not going to get bitter, sour.
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Sour. i know god is still on the
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I know god is still on the throne.
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Throne. if he's not changing it, he
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If he's not changing it, he has a reason.
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Has a reason. my life is in his hands."
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My life is in his hands." dare to trust him, not just
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Dare to trust him, not just when things are going your
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When things are going your way, but even when you don't
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Way, but even when you don't understand it.
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Understand it. the psalmist said, "god will
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The psalmist said, "god will work out his plan for your
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Work out his plan for your life."
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Life." you don't have to work it all
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You don't have to work it all out.
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Out. you don't have to make it
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You don't have to make it happen in your own strength,
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Happen in your own strength, try to manipulate people,
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Try to manipulate people, fight all your battles.
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Fight all your battles. why don't you relax, take the
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Why don't you relax, take the pressure off yourself, and
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Pressure off yourself, and let god work out his plan for
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Let god work out his plan for your life?
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Your life? he can do it better than you
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He can do it better than you can.
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Can. he knows the best path.
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He knows the best path. and that's what these
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And that's what these teenagers were saying, "we
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Teenagers were saying, "we know god will deliver us from
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Know god will deliver us from this fire.
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This fire. but even if he doesn't, we're
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But even if he doesn't, we're not going to get upset and
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Not going to get upset and start panicking.
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Start panicking. we know we're not doing life
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We know we're not doing life on our own.
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On our own. the most high god, the
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The most high god, the creator of the universe, is
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Creator of the universe, is working out his plan for our
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Working out his plan for our lives."
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Lives." all the forces of darkness
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All the forces of darkness cannot stop what god has
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Cannot stop what god has ordained.
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Ordained. that sickness can't stop him,
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That sickness can't stop him, trouble at work can't stop
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Trouble at work can't stop him, the disappointments, the
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Him, the disappointments, the setbacks.
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Setbacks. and you may have a lot coming
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And you may have a lot coming against you.
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Against you. you feel like you're about to
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You feel like you're about to be thrown into a fire.
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Be thrown into a fire. the good news is you're not
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The good news is you're not going to go in there alone.
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Going to go in there alone. you couldn't be put in that
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You couldn't be put in that fire unless god allowed it.
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Fire unless god allowed it. the enemy is not in control
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The enemy is not in control of your life, god is in
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Of your life, god is in control.
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Control. he is working out his plan.
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He is working out his plan. sometimes, his plan includes
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Sometimes, his plan includes fiery furnaces.
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Fiery furnaces. sometimes, it includes
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Sometimes, it includes giants, red seas, pharaohs,
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Giants, red seas, pharaohs, people that don't like you,
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People that don't like you, obstacles that seem
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Obstacles that seem insurmountable.
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Insurmountable. you don't see a way, but
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You don't see a way, but since you know the lord is
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Since you know the lord is directing your steps, you
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Directing your steps, you don't try to figure it all
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Don't try to figure it all out.
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Out. it may look like the end, but
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It may look like the end, but like these teenagers, you
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Like these teenagers, you have unconditional trust.
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Have unconditional trust. "i know god will deliver me,
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"i know god will deliver me, but even if he doesn't, i'm
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But even if he doesn't, i'm still going to have a song of
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Still going to have a song of praise.
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Praise. i'm still going to have an
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I'm still going to have an attitude of faith.
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Attitude of faith. i'm still going to live my
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I'm still going to live my life happy."
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Life happy." there may be some fiery
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There may be some fiery furnaces.
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Furnaces. are you only going to trust
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Are you only going to trust him if he delivers you from
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Him if he delivers you from the fire, if he takes away
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The fire, if he takes away all the thorns, if he does it
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All the thorns, if he does it your way?
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Your way? or are you going to have
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Or are you going to have unconditional trust?
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Unconditional trust? trust him like these
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Trust him like these teenagers, even if he takes
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Teenagers, even if he takes you through the fire.
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You through the fire. looking back over my life,
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Looking back over my life, things haven't turned out the
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Things haven't turned out the way i thought.
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Way i thought. i had a plan, i had it all
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I had a plan, i had it all figured out.
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Figured out. i told god what to do, when
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I told god what to do, when to do it, what i needed, who
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To do it, what i needed, who to use, how to get me there.
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To use, how to get me there. i gave him good information,
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I gave him good information, my very best.
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My very best. the funny thing is god didn't
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The funny thing is god didn't take my advice.
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He had his own plan.
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He had his own plan. and what i found is god's
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And what i found is god's plan has always been better
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Plan has always been better than my plan.
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Than my plan. his ways have always been
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His ways have always been more rewarding, more
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More rewarding, more fulfilling, bigger than my
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Fulfilling, bigger than my ways.
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Ways. if god would have done
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If god would have done everything i asked, answered
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Everything i asked, answered my prayers the way i wanted,
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My prayers the way i wanted, on my timetable, it would
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On my timetable, it would have limited my destiny.
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Have limited my destiny. i wouldn't be where i am.
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I wouldn't be where i am. i couldn't see it at the
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I couldn't see it at the time, didn't make sense.
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Time, didn't make sense. seemed like a good thing, but
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Seemed like a good thing, but one day, i learned what
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One day, i learned what isaiah said, that god's ways
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Isaiah said, that god's ways are higher than our ways.
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Are higher than our ways. his plans are better than our
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His plans are better than our plans.
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Plans. quit being discouraged over
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Quit being discouraged over something that didn't work
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Something that didn't work out the way you wanted.
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Out the way you wanted. don't live frustrated because
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Don't live frustrated because maybe somebody left that you
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Maybe somebody left that you wanted to stay, a door closed
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Wanted to stay, a door closed that you wanted open.
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That you wanted open. god knows what he's doing.
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God knows what he's doing. and you may not see it now,
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And you may not see it now, but one day, when you see
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But one day, when you see what god was up to, you'll be
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What god was up to, you'll be glad he closed the doors.
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Glad he closed the doors. you'll thank him for not
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You'll thank him for not answering those prayers.
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Answering those prayers. the longer i live, the more i
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The longer i live, the more i pray, "god, not my will, but
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Pray, "god, not my will, but let your will be done."
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Let your will be done." i don't fight the closed
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I don't fight the closed doors anymore.
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Doors anymore. i don't get frustrated when
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I don't get frustrated when things aren't changing as
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Things aren't changing as fast as i would like.
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Fast as i would like. i know that god is in
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I know that god is in control.
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Control. as long as you're honoring
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As long as you're honoring him, being your best, at the
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Him, being your best, at the right time, god will get you
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Right time, god will get you to where you're supposed to
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To where you're supposed to be.
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Be. it may not be where you
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It may not be where you thought.
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Thought. god is going to take you
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God is going to take you further than you ever
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Further than you ever imagined.
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Imagined. and i believe in praying for
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And i believe in praying for our dreams, and praying bold
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Our dreams, and praying bold prayers, believing for big
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Prayers, believing for big things, but i've learned to
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Things, but i've learned to let god do it his way.
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Let god do it his way. hold tightly to what god put
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Hold tightly to what god put in your heart, but hold
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In your heart, but hold loosely to how it's going to
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Loosely to how it's going to happen.
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Happen. don't get set in your ways.
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Don't get set in your ways. don't be discouraged because
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Don't be discouraged because it hasn't happened the way
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It hasn't happened the way you thought.
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You thought. god is working out his plan
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God is working out his plan for your life.
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For your life. a couple of years after
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A couple of years after victoria and i were married,
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Victoria and i were married, we sold our townhouse, we
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We sold our townhouse, we were going to buy our first
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Were going to buy our first home.
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Home. we were so excited, we looked
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We were so excited, we looked for months and months, and we
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For months and months, and we found this house that we
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Found this house that we really loved.
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Really loved. it was on a beautiful lot,
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It was on a beautiful lot, big trees, so picturesque.
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Big trees, so picturesque. it was like our dream house.
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It was like our dream house. and we made an offer not much
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And we made an offer not much less than they were asking.
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Less than they were asking. we didn't hear back for a
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We didn't hear back for a couple of weeks, and the
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Couple of weeks, and the house was empty, so we would
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House was empty, so we would go out at night and pray over
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Go out at night and pray over it, and thank god that it was
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It, and thank god that it was ours, dream about living
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Ours, dream about living there.
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There. and here's where we'll put
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And here's where we'll put our furniture, and here's
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Our furniture, and here's where we'll put a swing set
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Where we'll put a swing set one day.
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One day. we were sure it was going to
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We were sure it was going to happen, but they called back
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Happen, but they called back and said they weren't going
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And said they weren't going to accept our offer.
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To accept our offer. we knew that was the devil
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We knew that was the devil trying to take our house
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Trying to take our house 'cause that was supposed to
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'cause that was supposed to be ours.
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Be ours. have you noticed the devil
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Have you noticed the devil gets blamed for a lot of
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Gets blamed for a lot of things he had nothing to do
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Things he had nothing to do with?
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With? we went back to that house,
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We went back to that house, and we started marching
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And we started marching around it, praying, binding,
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Around it, praying, binding, loosing, doing everything we
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Loosing, doing everything we could.
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Could. a few days later, they sold
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A few days later, they sold it to somebody else.
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It to somebody else. have you ever felt like god
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Have you ever felt like god let you down?
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Let you down? he could have changed it so
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He could have changed it so easily.
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Easily. we were right there, but the
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We were right there, but the door closed.
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Door closed. we said, "god, where were
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We said, "god, where were you?
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You? this was our dream house."
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This was our dream house." but if you're only going to
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But if you're only going to be happy if god does it your
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Be happy if god does it your way, that's not trusting,
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Way, that's not trusting, that's giving god orders.
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That's giving god orders. you'll be frustrated.
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You'll be frustrated. why don't you put your life
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Why don't you put your life in his hands?
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In his hands? he knows what's best for you.
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He knows what's best for you. 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. a couple of months later, we
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A couple of months later, we found another house in close
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Found another house in close to the city.
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To the city. we purchased that place.
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We purchased that place. two years after that, we sold
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Two years after that, we sold half of that property for
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Half of that property for more than we paid for the
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More than we paid for the whole property.
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Whole property. we ended up building a new
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We ended up building a new house there.
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House there. god blessed us in ways
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God blessed us in ways greater than we ever
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Greater than we ever imagined.
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Imagined. but now, sometimes, i'll
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But now, sometimes, i'll drive back by that other
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Drive back by that other house i wanted so bad, and
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House i wanted so bad, and say, "lord, thank you for
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Say, "lord, thank you for closing this door.
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Closing this door. thank you that it didn't work
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Thank you that it didn't work out."
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Out." some of the things that are
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Some of the things that are not working out in your life
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Not working out in your life now, one day you'll be doing
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Now, one day you'll be doing like i did, "lord, thank you
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Like i did, "lord, thank you that it didn't work out my
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That it didn't work out my way."
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Way." you could save yourself a lot
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You could save yourself a lot of frustration if you'd learn
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Of frustration if you'd learn to have unconditional trust.
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To have unconditional trust. the closed doors, the
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The closed doors, the disappointments, the delays,
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Disappointments, the delays, it's all working for you.
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It's all working for you. and yes, it's good to be
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And yes, it's good to be determined, be persistent,
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Determined, be persistent, but let god do it his way.
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But let god do it his way. if he's not changing it, not
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If he's not changing it, not removing it, not opening it,
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Removing it, not opening it, don't fight it.
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Don't fight it. learn to embrace where you
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Learn to embrace where you are.
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Are. he's given you the grace not
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He's given you the grace not to just be there, but to be
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To just be there, but to be there with a good attitude.
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There with a good attitude. if you're going to pass the
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If you're going to pass the test, keep a smile on your
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Test, keep a smile on your face, keep a song in your
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Face, keep a song in your heart, keep passion in your
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Heart, keep passion in your spirit.
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Spirit. don't drag through the day
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Don't drag through the day disappointed.
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Disappointed. this is the day the lord has
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This is the day the lord has made.
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Made. he's still on the throne,
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He's still on the throne, he's working out his plan for
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He's working out his plan for your life.
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Your life. he's going to get you to
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He's going to get you to where you're supposed to be.
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Where you're supposed to be. but living worried,
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But living worried, frustrated, disappointed,
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Frustrated, disappointed, that takes our passion, it
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That takes our passion, it steals our joy, and it can
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Steals our joy, and it can keep us from seeing god's
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Keep us from seeing god's favor.
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Favor. and sometimes, the closed
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And sometimes, the closed doors, the disappointments,
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Doors, the disappointments, they are simply a test.
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They are simply a test. god wants to see if we'll
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God wants to see if we'll trust him when we don't
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Trust him when we don't understand it, when life
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Understand it, when life doesn't make sense.
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Doesn't make sense. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with abraham.
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Abraham. he waited 20 years to have
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He waited 20 years to have his son isaac.
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His son isaac. he and his wife sarah were
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He and his wife sarah were way up there in their 80s.
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Way up there in their 80s. they prayed, believed, stood
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They prayed, believed, stood in faith.
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In faith. they finally saw the promise
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They finally saw the promise come to pass.
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Come to pass. they were so excited.
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They were so excited. you can imagine how abraham
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You can imagine how abraham must have felt years later,
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Must have felt years later, when god told him to take
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When god told him to take isaac on top of a mountain
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Isaac on top of a mountain and sacrifice him.
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And sacrifice him. that didn't make sense.
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That didn't make sense. isaac was what abraham loved
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Isaac was what abraham loved the most.
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The most. this was the fulfillment of
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This was the fulfillment of the promise.
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The promise. now, god was asking him to
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Now, god was asking him to put his dream on the altar.
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Put his dream on the altar. abraham didn't understand it,
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Abraham didn't understand it, it didn't seem fair, but he
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It didn't seem fair, but he was obedient.
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Was obedient. he passed the trust test.
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He passed the trust test. and just as he was about to
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And just as he was about to follow through, god stopped
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Follow through, god stopped him and said, "abraham, don't
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Him and said, "abraham, don't do it.
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Do it. now, i can see you trust me
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Now, i can see you trust me more than anything."
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More than anything." and like abraham, there will
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And like abraham, there will be times god asks us to put
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Be times god asks us to put our dream on the altar.
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Our dream on the altar. we have to show him that we
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We have to show him that we don't have to have the house
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Don't have to have the house to be happy.
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To be happy. if we don't have the baby,
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If we don't have the baby, we're not going to live
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We're not going to live bitter and sour.
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Bitter and sour. you're believing for your
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You're believing for your health to improve, but when
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Health to improve, but when you can say, "if it doesn't
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You can say, "if it doesn't get better, god, i'm still
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Get better, god, i'm still going to honor you, i'm still
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Going to honor you, i'm still going to be my best," you are
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Going to be my best," you are doing what abraham did.
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Doing what abraham did. you are putting your dream on
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You are putting your dream on the altar.
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The altar. and when god sees that you
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And when god sees that you don't have to have it, many
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Don't have to have it, many times, like him, god will
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Times, like him, god will give you back what you were
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Give you back what you were willing to give up.
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Willing to give up. during world war ii, there
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During world war ii, there was a young soldier in a
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Was a young soldier in a library in florida.
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Library in florida. while he was reading a book,
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While he was reading a book, he noticed all the
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He noticed all the handwritten notes in the
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Handwritten notes in the margin.
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Margin. they were very thoughtful and
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They were very thoughtful and heartwarming.
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Heartwarming. he turned to the front of the
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He turned to the front of the book, it just so happened it
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Book, it just so happened it had the previous owner's name
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Had the previous owner's name and address.
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And address. it was a lady named holly
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It was a lady named holly that lived in new york city.
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That lived in new york city. he wrote her a letter,
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He wrote her a letter, introducing himself, and
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Introducing himself, and telling how he was about to
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Telling how he was about to be shipped off overseas to
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Be shipped off overseas to europe the next day.
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Europe the next day. he invited her to respond,
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He invited her to respond, and they could talk about the
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And they could talk about the book.
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Book. much to his surprise, he
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Much to his surprise, he received a letter in return.
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Received a letter in return. and for the next 13 months,
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And for the next 13 months, they wrote back and forth
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They wrote back and forth again and again, getting
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Again and again, getting closer and closer.
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Closer and closer. they were actually falling in
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They were actually falling in love, yet they had never seen
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Love, yet they had never seen each other.
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Each other. he had requested a picture,
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He had requested a picture, but she refused.
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But she refused. a year and a half later, he
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A year and a half later, he was coming back home through
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Was coming back home through new york city.
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New york city. this was their big
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This was their big opportunity, they were going
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Opportunity, they were going to meet for the first time
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To meet for the first time and go out to dinner.
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And go out to dinner. she said, "i'll be waiting
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She said, "i'll be waiting for you when you get off the
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For you when you get off the ship.
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Ship. you'll know it's me by the
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You'll know it's me by the pink rose i'll be wearing."
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Sailing back across the
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Sailing back across the ocean, he was so excited and
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Ocean, he was so excited and so nervous at the same time.
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So nervous at the same time. he stepped off the ship, the
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He stepped off the ship, the big moment finally arrived.
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Big moment finally arrived. this beautiful young lady
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This beautiful young lady came walking toward him.
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Came walking toward him. she took his breath away.
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She took his breath away. she was stunning, tall,
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She was stunning, tall, gorgeous features, in great
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Gorgeous features, in great shape, she looked like a
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Shape, she looked like a movie star.
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Movie star. he couldn't believe what he
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He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
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Was seeing. he was so taken aback by it,
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He was so taken aback by it, he didn't realize she wasn't
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He didn't realize she wasn't wearing a pink rose.
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Wearing a pink rose. as she passed on by, he
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As she passed on by, he finally came back down to
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Finally came back down to earth.
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Earth. about that time, this lady in
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About that time, this lady in her 40s walked up to him.
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Her 40s walked up to him. she wasn't necessarily
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She wasn't necessarily attractive, had greying hair,
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Attractive, had greying hair, and just so happened she was
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And just so happened she was wearing the pink rose.
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Wearing the pink rose. disappointed, but not showing
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Disappointed, but not showing it, he walked up to her with
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It, he walked up to her with a smile.
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A smile. he saluted, and said, "hello,
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He saluted, and said, "hello, ma'am.
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Ma'am. you must be holly.
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You must be holly. i'm so glad to meet you.
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I'm so glad to meet you. can i take you to dinner?"
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Can i take you to dinner?" the lady said, "son, i'm not
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The lady said, "son, i'm not sure what's going on, but the
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Sure what's going on, but the young lady that just passed
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Young lady that just passed you asked me to wear this
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You asked me to wear this pink rose.
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Pink rose. she said if you invited me to
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She said if you invited me to dinner, to tell you she'll be
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Dinner, to tell you she'll be waiting for you in the
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Waiting for you in the restaurant across the way."
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Restaurant across the way." it was simply a test.
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It was simply a test. will you do the right thing
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Will you do the right thing when it's hard?
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When it's hard? will you trust god when it's
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Will you trust god when it's not what you thought, when
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Not what you thought, when you don't understand it?
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You don't understand it? god said to abraham, "because
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God said to abraham, "because you did not withhold your
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You did not withhold your only son, i will surely bless
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Only son, i will surely bless you, and make your
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You, and make your descendants as numerous as
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Descendants as numerous as the sand on the seashore."
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The sand on the seashore." when you do like abraham, you
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When you do like abraham, you do like this young soldier
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Do like this young soldier and you pass the trust test,
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And you pass the trust test, god will not only give you
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God will not only give you the desires of your heart,
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The desires of your heart, he'll do more than you can
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He'll do more than you can ask or think.
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Ask or think. are you living frustrated
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Are you living frustrated because your prayers aren't
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Because your prayers aren't being answered the way you
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Being answered the way you want, your plans aren't
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Want, your plans aren't working out?
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Working out? take the pressure off.
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Take the pressure off. god is in control, he knows
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God is in control, he knows what's best for you.
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What's best for you. you're not always going to
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You're not always going to understand it.
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Understand it. if you did, it wouldn't take
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If you did, it wouldn't take any faith.
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Any faith. i'm asking you to trust him
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I'm asking you to trust him unconditionally.
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Unconditionally. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare god is going to
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And declare god is going to work out his plan for your
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Work out his plan for your life.
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Life. he's going to open the right
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He's going to open the right doors, bring the right
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Doors, bring the right people, turn negative
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People, turn negative situations around, and take
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Situations around, and take you to the fullness of your
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You to the fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus, i
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior."
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Savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Born again. get in a good, bible-based
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Get in a good, bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place, he's
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Keep god first place, he's going to take you places
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Going to take you places you've never dreamed.
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You've never dreamed. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing over
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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Some of us have been carrying
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Some of us have been carrying the same weight for years:
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The same weight for years: mistakes, regrets,
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Mistakes, regrets, what people said.
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What people said. what if you were never meant to
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What if you were never meant to carry any of it?
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Carry any of it? it's easy
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It's easy in life to wear labels.
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In life to wear labels. mistakes we've made
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Mistakes we've made and what people have said.
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And what people have said. disappointments we face.
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Disappointments we face. those labels can diminish
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Those labels can diminish our sense of value
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Our sense of value and cause us to forget
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And cause us to forget who we really are.
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I have a new book called
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Made by god: know it,led
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Receive it and live it.
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It'll help and live it.
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It'll help and live it. you see yourself
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You see yourself the way god sees you:
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The way god sees you: valuable, talented, worthy,
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Valuable, talented, worthy, a masterpiece.
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A masterpiece. you've been fearfully
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You've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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And wonderfully made. i would love to send you
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I would love to send you my new book,
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My new book, plus the made by god t-shirt
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Plus the made by god t-shirt from our good friends
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From our good friends at copper fit.
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At copper fit. when you know who you are
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When you know who you are and whose you are,
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And whose you are, a child of the most high,
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A child of the most high, you can live with confidence
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You can live with confidence and step in
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And step in to who you were created to be.
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To who you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Brand new book, made by god: know it.
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Receive it. live it.
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You were not made by
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You were not made by your mistakes.
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Your mistakes. you were not made by
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You were not made by what people said.
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What people said. you were not made by
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You were not made by your hardest season.
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Your hardest season. you were made
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You were made by god
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By god on purpose, with purpose.
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On purpose, with purpose. and nothing can change that.
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And nothing can change that. this powerful book
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This powerful book will help you
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Will help you silence
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Silence the labels life has put on you,
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The labels life has put on you, and finally see yourself
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And finally see yourself the way
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The way god sees you:
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God sees you: valuable,
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Valuable, talented, a masterpiece.
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Talented, a masterpiece. and when you request your copy,
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And when you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you the exclusive
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From our friends at copper fit. a daily reminder
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You can wear
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As a declaration of who you are
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As a declaration of who you are and whose you are.
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And whose you are. set down what was never yours
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Set down what was never yours to carry.
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To carry. request your copy today.
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Request your copy today. you are not your past.
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You are not labels
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Life has put on you.
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Life has put on you. you are made by god
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You are made by god on purpose, for a purpose,
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On purpose, for a purpose, and nothing
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And nothing can change your value.
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Can change your value. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day believing
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Believing you're going to have
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A blessed summer.
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Thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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It is a declaration,
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It is a declaration, a statement of faith,
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A statement of faith, a daily reminder
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A daily reminder that your life is not random.
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That your life is not random. god has a plan for you.
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God has a plan for you. wherever your day takes you,
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Wherever your day takes you, you will carry a message
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You will carry a message that speaks life
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That speaks life not only over yourself,
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Not only over yourself, but to everyone around you.
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Joel Osteen - Unconditional Trust

July 7, 2026 | 27:29

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