Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Under Construction

September 9, 2025 | 30:0

Joel and Victoria Osteen's message of unconditional love and unending hope reaches everyone across the world.

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Under Construction | September 9, 2025

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>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're
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Your homes, and if you're ever in our area
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Ever in our area please stop by and be
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Please stop by and be a part of one
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A part of one of the services.
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Of the 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 i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about these three pastors
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About these three pastors that were in a boat fishing
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That were in a boat fishing together one day and one of
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Together one day and one of them said, "we never get
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Them said, "we never get to let our hair down.
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To let our hair down. let's each tell the area that
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Let's each tell the area that we struggle in the most so we
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We struggle in the most so we can pray for each other."
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Can pray for each other." first one said, "i hate to
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First one said, "i hate to admit this but i have
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Admit this but i have a problem with gambling.
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A problem with gambling. i sneak out a lot of nights
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I sneak out a lot of nights and go gamble."
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And go gamble." second one said, "i have
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Second one said, "i have a problem with cheating.
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A problem with cheating. i hardly ever pay my taxes."
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I hardly ever pay my taxes." the third one just
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The third one just sat there silently.
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Sat there silently. they waited, waited, waited.
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They waited, waited, waited. he wouldn't budge.
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He wouldn't budge. they said, "we're not leaving
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They said, "we're not leaving 'til you tell us yours."
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'til you tell us yours." he said, "all right,
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He said, "all right, my greatest sin is with
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My greatest sin is with gossiping and i can't wait
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Gossiping and i can't wait to get off this boat."
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To get off this boat." say it like you mean it:
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Say it like you mean it: "this is my bible.
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"this is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess 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,
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I will never be the same, in jesus's name."
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In jesus's 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, "under construction."
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About, "under construction." one time, victoria and i
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One time, victoria and i were building a house.
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Were building a house. the foundation was poured,
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The foundation was poured, and most of the framing
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And most of the framing was up.
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Was up. the roof was in place
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The roof was in place but no shingles.
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But no shingles. there was a big storm.
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There was a big storm. it rained on and off
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It rained on and off for a couple of days.
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For a couple of days. when it cleared up, we went
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When it cleared up, we went over to check on the house.
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Over to check on the house. it was so messy.
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It was so messy. the living room was lower
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The living room was lower than the other rooms; it had
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Than the other rooms; it had about a foot of water in it,
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About a foot of water in it, like a dirty swimming pool.
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Like a dirty swimming pool. plywood was floating.
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Plywood was floating. workers had tracked mud
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Workers had tracked mud all through the house.
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All through the house. outside, there was trash
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Outside, there was trash piled high that
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Piled high that couldn't be picked up
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Couldn't be picked up because of all the rain.
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Because of all the rain. looked like a disaster,
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Looked like a disaster, disorganized,
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Disorganized, things out of place.
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Things out of place. what's interesting
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What's interesting is we didn't say,
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Is we didn't say, "let's stop building.
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"let's stop building. this place is so messy.
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This place is so messy. it's never going to be
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It's never going to be what we wanted."
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What we wanted." we knew it was all a part
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We knew it was all a part of the process.
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Of the process. you can't have a beautiful
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You can't have a beautiful house without rain, mud,
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House without rain, mud, sheetrock dust, paint that
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Sheetrock dust, paint that doesn't smell good.
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Doesn't smell good. in the same way, you have to
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In the same way, you have to see the things that are messy
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See the things that are messy in your life, the things you
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In your life, the things you struggle with, the things
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Struggle with, the things that seem out of place, as
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That seem out of place, as simply under construction.
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Simply under construction. doesn't mean it's not going
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Doesn't mean it's not going to work out.
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To work out. that water in your living
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That water in your living room, the disappointment, the
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Room, the disappointment, the betrayal, the delay, you may
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Betrayal, the delay, you may not like it but it's all
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Not like it but it's all a part of the process.
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A part of the process. you're under construction.
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You're under construction. you can't become all you
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You can't become all you were created to be without
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Were created to be without some messy places.
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Some messy places. to the untrained eye, a
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To the untrained eye, a construction site can look
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Construction site can look disorganized, random,
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Disorganized, random, but to the architect it's
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But to the architect it's no big deal.
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No big deal. they're not worried.
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They're not worried. they drew the plans.
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They drew the plans. they know exactly
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They know exactly where it's going.
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Where it's going. your architect is
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Your architect is the most high god.
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The most high god. he's designed a specific plan
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He's designed a specific plan for your life.
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For your life. the good news is the messy
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The good news is the messy places can't stop
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Places can't stop your destiny.
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Your destiny. the delays, the things you
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The delays, the things you don't understand, even
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Don't understand, even the mistakes you've made,
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The mistakes you've made, he's already taken them
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He's already taken them into account, and you may
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Into account, and you may not see how your dream
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Not see how your dream could ever work out.
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Could ever work out. you feel like you're stuck.
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You feel like you're stuck. god is saying, "you're right
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God is saying, "you're right on schedule.
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On schedule. you're not a finished
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You're not a finished product.
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Product. i'm still working on you.
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I'm still working on you. what i started, i'm going
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What i started, i'm going to bring to completion."
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To bring to completion." the accuser will whisper,
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The accuser will whisper, "not you.
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"not you. you have too many flaws,
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You have too many flaws, too many weaknesses.
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Too many weaknesses. you've made
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You've made too many mistakes."
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Too many mistakes." just remind him,
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Just remind him, "i'm under construction.
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"i'm under construction. i may have some messy places
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I may have some messy places but god's not finished
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But god's not finished with me."
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With me." paul said in ephesians:
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Paul said in ephesians: "you are a masterpiece."
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"you are a masterpiece." you may not be there quite
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You may not be there quite yet, but instead of beating
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Yet, but instead of beating yourself up, living with
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Yourself up, living with that negative recording,
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That negative recording, how you don't measure up,
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How you don't measure up, our attitude should be,
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Our attitude should be, "i'm a masterpiece
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"i'm a masterpiece in the making."
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In the making." well, you still struggle
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Well, you still struggle with that addiction.
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With that addiction. "yes, but i know a secret:
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"yes, but i know a secret: i'm under construction.
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I'm under construction. god's still working on me."
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God's still working on me." you still have the temper.
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You still have the temper. you still say things that you
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You still say things that you shouldn't.
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Shouldn't. "yes, but i'm better
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"yes, but i'm better than i was last year.
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Than i was last year. i'm growing.
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I'm growing. i'm coming up higher and i
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I'm coming up higher and i know this: what god started,
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Know this: what god started, he's going to finish."
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He's going to finish." you have to look beyond the
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You have to look beyond the mess and see the masterpiece.
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Mess and see the masterpiece. god told abraham that he was
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God told abraham that he was going to have a son
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Going to have a son and become the father
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And become the father of many nations.
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Of many nations. but he and his wife sarah
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But he and his wife sarah were too old, way past
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Were too old, way past the childbearing years.
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The childbearing years. they prayed, stood in faith
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They prayed, stood in faith for years, still no baby.
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For years, still no baby. sarah said, "abraham,
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Sarah said, "abraham, i have an idea.
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I have an idea. why don't you sleep with
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Why don't you sleep with the maid and maybe god
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The maid and maybe god will give us this son
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Will give us this son that he promised?"
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That he promised?" abraham didn't even have
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Abraham didn't even have to pray about this one.
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To pray about this one. "no problem, honey.
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"no problem, honey. whatever you say."
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Whatever you say." he slept with the maid.
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He slept with the maid. they had a son that
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They had a son that they named ishmael.
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They named ishmael. they were so excited.
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They were so excited. they finally had their baby.
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They finally had their baby. god said, "abraham, sarah,
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God said, "abraham, sarah, that is not
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That is not the promised child.
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The promised child. that's your own doing."
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That's your own doing." this caused all kinds of
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This caused all kinds of strife and division.
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Strife and division. sarah got mad at abraham:
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Sarah got mad at abraham: "what were you thinking,
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"what were you thinking, sleeping with the maid?"
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Sleeping with the maid?" he said, "what do you mean?
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He said, "what do you mean? you're the one
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You're the one that told me to do it."
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That told me to do it." she said, "i know but you
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She said, "i know but you shouldn't have listened
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Shouldn't have listened to me."
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To me." lord, help all of us men.
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Lord, help all of us men. abraham and sarah were
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Abraham and sarah were at odds, arguing
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At odds, arguing with each other.
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With each other. if that wasn't bad enough,
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If that wasn't bad enough, sarah was so upset with the
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Sarah was so upset with the maid, she gave abraham an
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Maid, she gave abraham an ultimatum: "either the maid
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Ultimatum: "either the maid is leaving or i'm leaving,
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Is leaving or i'm leaving, but we're not staying
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But we're not staying here together."
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Here together." abraham felt badly about it.
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Abraham felt badly about it. the maid hadn't done anything
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The maid hadn't done anything wrong yet he had
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Wrong yet he had to send her and his son out
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To send her and his son out into the desert.
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Into the desert. now, abraham is the father
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Now, abraham is the father of our faith.
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Of our faith. you would be hard-pressed
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You would be hard-pressed to find a more dysfunctional
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To find a more dysfunctional family than them.
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Family than them. he was in a messy place,
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He was in a messy place, had a baby out of wedlock.
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Had a baby out of wedlock. strife, trouble,
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Strife, trouble, division in his house.
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Division in his house. most people would have
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Most people would have written them off, thought,
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Written them off, thought, "it's too late for you guys.
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"it's too late for you guys. you need to be on reality tv,
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You need to be on reality tv, 'real housewives of the
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'real housewives of the bible,' you've got so much
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Bible,' you've got so much drama in your house."
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Drama in your house." god looked at them and said,
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God looked at them and said, "under construction."
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"under construction." the messy places are all
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The messy places are all a part of the process.
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A part of the process. it may be uncomfortable,
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It may be uncomfortable, you don't understand it.
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You don't understand it. you may have brought
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You may have brought the trouble on yourself.
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The trouble on yourself. but it's not a surprise
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But it's not a surprise to god.
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To god. when he designed your plan,
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When he designed your plan, he took that into account.
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He took that into account. despite their wrong choices,
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Despite their wrong choices, despite their dysfunction, at
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Despite their dysfunction, at 90 years of age, god caused
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90 years of age, god caused sarah to conceive
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Sarah to conceive and give birth to isaac,
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And give birth to isaac, the promised child.
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The promised child. if abraham and sarah saw
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If abraham and sarah saw their promise come to pass
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Their promise come to pass after all that mess, what
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After all that mess, what makes you think god is not
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Makes you think god is not going to bring to pass what
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Going to bring to pass what he's promised you?
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He's promised you? "well, joel, my situation
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"well, joel, my situation is too messy."
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Is too messy." it couldn't be any messier
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It couldn't be any messier than theirs.
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Than theirs. "well, i have water
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"well, i have water in my living room,
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In my living room, mud on my floors."
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Mud on my floors." you're under construction.
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You're under construction. that's a part of the process.
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That's a part of the process. it doesn't mean that god is
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It doesn't mean that god is not going to finish what
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Not going to finish what he's started.
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He's started. here's how amazing god is.
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Here's how amazing god is. it says in romans that
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It says in romans that abraham did not waver
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Abraham did not waver in his faith.
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In his faith. having a baby out of wedlock?
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Having a baby out of wedlock? to me, that's wavering.
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To me, that's wavering. being impatient, trying to
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Being impatient, trying to make things happen in your
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Make things happen in your own strength, having to kick
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Own strength, having to kick somebody out of your house?
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Somebody out of your house? that seems like wavering.
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That seems like wavering. but god does not see the
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But god does not see the construction process
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Construction process as wavering.
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As wavering. the mistakes abraham made,
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The mistakes abraham made, the strife, the dysfunction.
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The strife, the dysfunction. god didn't hold that
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God didn't hold that against him.
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Against him. in fact, god called abraham
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In fact, god called abraham a hero of faith.
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A hero of faith. why don't you quit beating
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Why don't you quit beating yourself up because you're
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Yourself up because you're under construction?
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Under construction? when god brings you to
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When god brings you to completion, when he delivers
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Completion, when he delivers you from the addiction, when
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You from the addiction, when he turns your family around,
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He turns your family around, he's not going to remember
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He's not going to remember your weaknesses.
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Your weaknesses. he's not going to bring up
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He's not going to bring up past mistakes and failures.
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Past mistakes and failures. god knows when
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God knows when we're under construction,
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We're under construction, we all have messy places.
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We all have messy places. we all make mistakes.
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We all make mistakes. we all have things to
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We all have things to overcome but that is not
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Overcome but that is not going to keep you from
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Going to keep you from becoming a masterpiece.
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Becoming a masterpiece. it's only temporary.
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It's only temporary. but one of the worst mistakes
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But one of the worst mistakes we could make is to go
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We could make is to go through life against
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Through life against ourselves, focused on our
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Ourselves, focused on our failures, on the times we
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Failures, on the times we blew it, the times we failed.
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Blew it, the times we failed. you have enough people and
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You have enough people and circumstances already
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Circumstances already against you,
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Against you, don't be against yourself.
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Don't be against yourself. you have to be at peace with
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You have to be at peace with being under construction.
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Being under construction. you're going to have some
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You're going to have some messy places, some things you
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Messy places, some things you don't understand,
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Don't understand, some weaknesses that
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Some weaknesses that you haven't overcome.
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You haven't overcome. the accuser will work
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The accuser will work overtime, reminding you of
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Overtime, reminding you of everything you've done wrong,
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Everything you've done wrong, how you're not going
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How you're not going to reach your destiny.
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To reach your destiny. instead of believing those
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Instead of believing those lies, going around guilty,
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Lies, going around guilty, no passion, why don't you
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No passion, why don't you turn it around?
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Turn it around? father, thank you that you're
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Father, thank you that you're still working on me.
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Still working on me. i know this mess is a sign
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I know this mess is a sign that i'm under construction.
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That i'm under construction. just like with abraham,
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Just like with abraham, despite my shortcomings,
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Despite my shortcomings, despite my failures, you're
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Despite my failures, you're still going to get me to
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Still going to get me to where i'm supposed to be.
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Where i'm supposed to be. when you live like that, god
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When you live like that, god will say about you what he
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Will say about you what he said about abraham: you did
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Said about abraham: you did not waver in your faith.
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Not waver in your faith. we see this with peter,
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We see this with peter, one of jesus's disciples.
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One of jesus's disciples. he was hot-tempered,
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He was hot-tempered, he used bad language.
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He used bad language. one time he got angry
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One time he got angry and cut off a soldier's ear.
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And cut off a soldier's ear. one moment he was
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One moment he was defending jesus,
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Defending jesus, a man of great courage.
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A man of great courage. another moment he was denying
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Another moment he was denying jesus, swearing to
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Jesus, swearing to the authorities that he
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The authorities that he didn't know him.
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Didn't know him. people could have looked at
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People could have looked at him, "peter, you're a mess.
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Him, "peter, you're a mess. you have issues."
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You have issues." god looked at him and said,
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God looked at him and said, "under construction."
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"under construction." the difference between how
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The difference between how people saw him and how god
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People saw him and how god saw him is god had the plans.
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Saw him is god had the plans. god could see what he was
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God could see what he was going to become.
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Going to become. people just saw his flaws,
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People just saw his flaws, his hot temper,
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His hot temper, his instability.
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His instability. this is why it's so important
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This is why it's so important that we don't judge people,
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That we don't judge people, don't write anybody off.
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Don't write anybody off. we can't see their plans.
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We can't see their plans. we don't know what god
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We don't know what god has designed for them.
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Has designed for them. we see people that make
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We see people that make mistakes, have weaknesses.
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Mistakes, have weaknesses. we think, "boy, they're never
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We think, "boy, they're never going to get it together."
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Going to get it together." we don't realize they're
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We don't realize they're under construction; god's
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Under construction; god's still working on them.
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Still working on them. i have enough weaknesses
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I have enough weaknesses of my own to deal with;
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Of my own to deal with; i don't have time
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I don't have time to judge somebody else
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To judge somebody else for their weaknesses.
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For their weaknesses. but i love the fact that
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But i love the fact that jesus chose peter even though
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Jesus chose peter even though he knew he was hot-tempered.
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He knew he was hot-tempered. he knew he was impatient.
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He knew he was impatient. he knew he used bad language.
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He knew he used bad language. he didn't choose him because
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He didn't choose him because he was perfect; he chose him
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He was perfect; he chose him because he had the blueprint.
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Because he had the blueprint. he knew he wasn't
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He knew he wasn't a finished product.
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A finished product. peter ended up becoming one
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Peter ended up becoming one of the most influential
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Of the most influential respected leaders.
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Respected leaders. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? where you are now is not
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Where you are now is not necessarily important.
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Necessarily important. it's where you're going.
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It's where you're going. that mess did
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That mess did not disqualify you.
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Not disqualify you. the mess means you're
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The mess means you're under construction.
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Under construction. when you see other people
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When you see other people that look like they
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That look like they have it all together,
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Have it all together, don't feel bad about yourself.
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Don't feel bad about yourself. everyone is under
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Everyone is under construction in some area.
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Construction in some area. we all have some
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We all have some messy places.
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Messy places. here's the point.
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Here's the point. let god make you
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Let god make you and mold you.
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And mold you. stay pliable.
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Stay pliable. we should be better this year
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We should be better this year than we were last year.
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Than we were last year. don't let the mess become
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Don't let the mess become permanent, the addiction,
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Permanent, the addiction, the hot temper,
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The hot temper, the negative attitude.
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The negative attitude. that is not who you are.
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That is not who you are. keep growing.
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Keep growing. keep resisting
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Keep resisting the temptation.
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The temptation. keep saying no
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Keep saying no to carnal desires.
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To carnal desires. every time you do the right
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Every time you do the right thing, the next time it gets
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Thing, the next time it gets a little bit easier,
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A little bit easier, when our house was being
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When our house was being built, most of the walls were
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Built, most of the walls were up but the carpenters,
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Up but the carpenters, they put in a couple
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They put in a couple of extra walls.
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Of extra walls. i was over there
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I was over there with the plans.
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With the plans. i thought, "these walls
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I thought, "these walls are out of place.
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Are out of place. these walls are a mistake.
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These walls are a mistake. they're right in the middle
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They're right in the middle of the room."
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Of the room." i asked the builder about it.
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I asked the builder about it. he said, "they're predicting
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He said, "they're predicting high winds the next couple of
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High winds the next couple of weeks so i had them build
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Weeks so i had them build these temporary walls to help
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These temporary walls to help brace the main ones until
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Brace the main ones until we could get the roof on."
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We could get the roof on." as the builder, because he
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As the builder, because he had more knowledge,
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Had more knowledge, more experience,
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More experience, he was doing things that
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He was doing things that didn't make sense to me.
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Didn't make sense to me. all i could see is "this wall
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All i could see is "this wall is out of place.
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Is out of place. it is not supposed
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It is not supposed to be here."
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To be here." but he did it on purpose.
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But he did it on purpose. he knew it was out of place.
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He knew it was out of place. he also knew it was
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He also knew it was only temporary.
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Only temporary. in the same way, god as our
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In the same way, god as our builder will allow things
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Builder will allow things that we don't understand.
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That we don't understand. looks like a mistake,
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Looks like a mistake, but god has a reason.
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But god has a reason. he allowed it for a purpose
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He allowed it for a purpose that we can't see, then
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That we can't see, then he's going to remove it.
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He's going to remove it. "well, joel, i'm working
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"well, joel, i'm working at this job where i'm
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At this job where i'm not using my gifts.
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Not using my gifts. i have so much more in me.
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I have so much more in me. this seems like a mistake."
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This seems like a mistake." god knows that's not your
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God knows that's not your final destination, but he
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Final destination, but he wouldn't have allowed it
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Wouldn't have allowed it if he didn't have
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If he didn't have a purpose for it.
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A purpose for it. do you think the god who is
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Do you think the god who is so precise, so detailed, that
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So precise, so detailed, that he causes the earth to rotate
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He causes the earth to rotate down to the exact millisecond
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Down to the exact millisecond is going to somehow falter
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Is going to somehow falter on your plan, let something
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On your plan, let something happen that wasn't designed,
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Happen that wasn't designed, a bad break to keep you
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A bad break to keep you from your destiny?
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From your destiny? if god made a mistake with
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If god made a mistake with you, you would be
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You, you would be the first one.
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The first one. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? trust him while you're
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Trust him while you're under construction.
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Under construction. trust him in
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Trust him in the messy places.
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The messy places. trust him when you're sure
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Trust him when you're sure it's a mistake.
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It's a mistake. sometimes god has to take us
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Sometimes god has to take us backwards before he
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Backwards before he can take us forward.
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Can take us forward. he has to dig down deep
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He has to dig down deep before we can go up higher.
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Before we can go up higher. he has to prune you
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He has to prune you before you can bloom.
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Before you can bloom. if you'll stay in faith,
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If you'll stay in faith, you're going to see how it's
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You're going to see how it's all going to work
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All going to work for your good.
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For your good. god called moses
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God called moses to deliver the israelites.
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To deliver the israelites. that was the plan laid out
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That was the plan laid out for his life.
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For his life. but there were a dozen things
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But there were a dozen things that looked like a mistake.
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That looked like a mistake. when moses was born,
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When moses was born, the king put out a decree
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The king put out a decree that all the hebrew male
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That all the hebrew male babies two years of age
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Babies two years of age and under would be killed.
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And under would be killed. it looked like god chose
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It looked like god chose the wrong time for him
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The wrong time for him to be born.
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To be born. why didn't god wait 'til
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Why didn't god wait 'til the decree was over?
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The decree was over? god likes to do things that
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God likes to do things that defy the odds, things that
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Defy the odds, things that seem impossible.
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Seem impossible. that way, he gets all
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That way, he gets all the credit.
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The credit. moses's mother hid him in
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Moses's mother hid him in a basket and sent him
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A basket and sent him down the nile river.
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Down the nile river. there were snakes,
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There were snakes, alligators.
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Alligators. he could have tipped over,
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He could have tipped over, drowned.
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Drowned. but what god has ordained
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But what god has ordained for your life, what he has
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For your life, what he has planned before the foundation
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Planned before the foundation of time, what's on your
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Of time, what's on your blueprint, can't be stopped
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Blueprint, can't be stopped by decrees, by snakes,
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By decrees, by snakes, by people, by any kind
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By people, by any kind of opposition.
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Of opposition. just so happened, pharaoh's
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Just so happened, pharaoh's daughter was at the river
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Daughter was at the river taking a bath.
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Taking a bath. she heard the cries coming
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She heard the cries coming from the basket.
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From the basket. when she saw baby moses,
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When she saw baby moses, it was love at first sight.
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It was love at first sight. she took him in and raised
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She took him in and raised him in the palace.
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Him in the palace. as he grew up, moses knew he
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As he grew up, moses knew he was supposed to deliver the
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Was supposed to deliver the israelites, and one day he
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Israelites, and one day he saw an egyptian supervisor
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Saw an egyptian supervisor mistreating a hebrew slave.
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Mistreating a hebrew slave. he didn't think anyone was
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He didn't think anyone was watching so he killed
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Watching so he killed the man.
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The man. someone saw him.
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Someone saw him. he had to flee for his life.
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He had to flee for his life. moses spent 40 years in
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Moses spent 40 years in hiding on the back side
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Hiding on the back side of the desert.
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Of the desert. looked like he missed
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Looked like he missed his destiny.
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His destiny. i'm sure he felt like
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I'm sure he felt like a failure.
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A failure. but when he was 80 years old,
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But when he was 80 years old, god appeared to him through
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God appeared to him through the burning bush, said, "all
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The burning bush, said, "all right, moses, now it's time
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Right, moses, now it's time to deliver the israelites."
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To deliver the israelites." you can't find anyone in the
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You can't find anyone in the scripture that did something
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Scripture that did something significant that didn't have
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Significant that didn't have messy places,
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Messy places, times they didn't understand,
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Times they didn't understand, times it wasn't fair,
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Times it wasn't fair, times they felt disqualified,
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Times they felt disqualified, but like with moses,
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But like with moses, when it all came together
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When it all came together it made sense.
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It made sense. they went from construction
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They went from construction to completion.
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To completion. here's the key.
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Here's the key. you cannot properly judge
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You cannot properly judge the construction process
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The construction process without the plans.
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Without the plans. you may think,
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You may think, "i'm done, joel.
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"i'm done, joel. i'm finished.
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I'm finished. i made too many mistakes.
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I made too many mistakes. i've missed my destiny."
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I've missed my destiny." if you had the plans
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If you had the plans and that's what they said,
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And that's what they said, i would agree with you.
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I would agree with you. but the problem is,
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But the problem is, we don't have the plans.
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We don't have the plans. god said in jeremiah,
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God said in jeremiah, "the plans i have for you
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"the plans i have for you are for good and not harm,
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Are for good and not harm, to give you a future
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To give you a future and a hope."
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And a hope." what god has planned for you
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What god has planned for you does not end in defeat,
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Does not end in defeat, in failure, in mediocrity,
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In failure, in mediocrity, in addictions,
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In addictions, in dysfunction.
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In dysfunction. your story ends in victory.
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Your story ends in victory. paul said in corinthians,
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Paul said in corinthians, "thanks be to god who always
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"thanks be to god who always causes us to triumph."
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Causes us to triumph." i've heard it said, "god
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I've heard it said, "god always ends in all is well.
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Always ends in all is well. if all is not well,
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If all is not well, then it's not the end."
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Then it's not the end." if there are things holding
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If there are things holding you back, things out of
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You back, things out of place, things messy,
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Place, things messy, that means you're
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That means you're under construction.
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Under construction. don't get discouraged;
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Don't get discouraged; god is still working.
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God is still working. my father was a great pastor
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My father was a great pastor and a man loved
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And a man loved and respected by so many.
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And respected by so many. if you saw him toward the end
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If you saw him toward the end of his life, with a large
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Of his life, with a large church and successful,
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Church and successful, happily married, children
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Happily married, children that loved him, you might
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That loved him, you might think that it was easy and
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Think that it was easy and things just fell into place.
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Things just fell into place. but every person
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But every person has to go through
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Has to go through the construction process.
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The construction process. when you see someone blessed,
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When you see someone blessed, fulfilling their purpose,
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Fulfilling their purpose, they didn't get there without
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They didn't get there without messy places, things they
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Messy places, things they didn't understand, people
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Didn't understand, people that tried to stop them.
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That tried to stop them. my father was born
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My father was born in a messy situation.
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In a messy situation. his family was very poor.
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His family was very poor. when he gave his life
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When he gave his life to christ at the age of 17,
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To christ at the age of 17, he left the farm
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He left the farm with no money,
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With no money, no education.
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No education. he hitchhiked and went out
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He hitchhiked and went out and started ministering.
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And started ministering. he was married at an early
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He was married at an early age but it didn't work out.
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Age but it didn't work out. he had to resign
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He had to resign from his church.
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From his church. leaders told him that he
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Leaders told him that he would never pastor again,
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Would never pastor again, a messy situation.
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A messy situation. he was so discouraged,
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He was so discouraged, he left the ministry and
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He left the ministry and started selling insurance.
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Started selling insurance. he didn't think he would
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He didn't think he would ever have a family
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Ever have a family until he met my mother.
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Until he met my mother. they fell in love, got
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They fell in love, got married, had five children.
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Married, had five children. he started pastoring again.
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He started pastoring again. his church was growing,
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His church was growing, had over 1,000 members.
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Had over 1,000 members. back then that was
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Back then that was unheard of.
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Unheard of. but some of the people turned
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But some of the people turned against my father.
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Against my father. they didn't like his message
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They didn't like his message of faith and victory.
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Of faith and victory. he had to resign
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He had to resign from that church.
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From that church. another messy situation.
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Another messy situation. he didn't understand it.
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He didn't understand it. he was being his best,
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He was being his best, yet the door closed.
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Yet the door closed. he and my mother went out
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He and my mother went out and started lakewood in
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And started lakewood in an abandoned feed store.
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An abandoned feed store. he was told it would never
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He was told it would never last, nobody's going to come,
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Last, nobody's going to come, you're wasting your time.
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You're wasting your time. but here we are today,
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But here we are today, 59 years later,
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59 years later, still going strong.
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Still going strong. here's my point.
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Here's my point. all those messy situations
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All those messy situations my father went through,
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My father went through, they were on god's plan.
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They were on god's plan. he didn't understand why
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He didn't understand why people turned against him.
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People turned against him. if they had not opposed him,
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If they had not opposed him, he would have never started
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He would have never started lakewood.
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Lakewood. like my father, you may be
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Like my father, you may be in a messy situation.
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In a messy situation. people have come against you.
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People have come against you. you've made mistakes,
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You've made mistakes, you've had bad breaks.
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You've had bad breaks. god is saying,
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God is saying, "it's not over.
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"it's not over. it's all a part of my plan.
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It's all a part of my plan. you're under construction."
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You're under construction." 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. god's ways are not our ways.
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God's ways are not our ways. but here's the promise
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But here's the promise god gives us.
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God gives us. if you'll stay in faith and
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If you'll stay in faith and keep honoring him, then what
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Keep honoring him, then what he started in your life, he's
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He started in your life, he's going to bring to completion.
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Going to bring to completion. what he has planned for you
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What he has planned for you will come to pass.
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Will come to pass. you didn't miss it because
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You didn't miss it because you had a rough childhood,
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You had a rough childhood, somebody walked out and broke
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Somebody walked out and broke your heart, people tried to
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Your heart, people tried to stop you from your dream.
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Stop you from your dream. god has the final say.
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God has the final say. tune out all those voices
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Tune out all those voices telling you that you blew it,
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Telling you that you blew it, you had your chance.
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You had your chance. god wouldn't have allowed it
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God wouldn't have allowed it if it was going to keep you
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If it was going to keep you from your destiny.
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From your destiny. it's all a part
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It's all a part of the process.
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Of the process. will you trust him when
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Will you trust him when you're under construction?
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You're under construction? will you trust him
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Will you trust him in the messy places?
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In the messy places? will you trust him when
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Will you trust him when it doesn't make sense?
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It doesn't make sense? job in the scripture
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Job in the scripture went through all kinds
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Went through all kinds of bad breaks.
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Of bad breaks. he lost his health, his
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He lost his health, his business, his family,
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Business, his family, everything fell apart, and
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Everything fell apart, and for a while he was negative,
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For a while he was negative, complained.
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Complained. but then he came back
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But then he came back to a place of peace.
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To a place of peace. nothing had turned around.
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Nothing had turned around. it was still messy, but he
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It was still messy, but he said in job chapter 42:
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Said in job chapter 42: "god, i know
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"god, i know you can do anything
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You can do anything and no one can stop
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And no one can stop your plan."
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Your plan." this was after 42 chapters
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This was after 42 chapters of defeat, negativity.
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Of defeat, negativity. when he said this, eight
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When he said this, eight verses later, it says: "god
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Verses later, it says: "god restored job and brought him
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Restored job and brought him out with twice
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Out with twice what he had before."
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What he had before." when he changed his attitude,
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When he changed his attitude, maybe that was the catalyst
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Maybe that was the catalyst for god to turn it around.
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For god to turn it around. i wonder if we would do like
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I wonder if we would do like job: instead of complaining
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Job: instead of complaining about the mess, being
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About the mess, being discouraged by what didn't
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Discouraged by what didn't work out, what if we'd start
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Work out, what if we'd start saying, "father, i want to
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Saying, "father, i want to thank you that nothing can
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Thank you that nothing can stop your plan for my life.
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Stop your plan for my life. thank you that what
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Thank you that what you have ordained for me
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You have ordained for me is on the way."
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Is on the way." when we were building our
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When we were building our house, at one point all
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House, at one point all the switches were in,
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The switches were in, the floors were down,
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The floors were down, the cabinets were done.
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The cabinets were done. the only problem was the
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The only problem was the power wasn't connected.
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Power wasn't connected. we were waiting for a permit
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We were waiting for a permit and a few other things.
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And a few other things. every night, victoria
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Every night, victoria and i would go over to check
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And i would go over to check to see if it was on.
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To see if it was on. for over a month,
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For over a month, we were ready
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We were ready with no power.
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With no power. finally, one evening,
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Finally, one evening, we went over
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We went over and the power was connected.
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And the power was connected. everything was different.
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Everything was different. we had lights,
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We had lights, air conditioning,
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Air conditioning, the appliances worked.
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The appliances worked. with that one connection,
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With that one connection, it was a whole new world.
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It was a whole new world. i believe you're about
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I believe you're about to come in to one
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To come in to one of these connections.
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Of these connections. you've been on the verge of
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You've been on the verge of it, you've been honoring god,
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It, you've been honoring god, you're about to see god
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You're about to see god flip the switch.
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Flip the switch. suddenly the door opens,
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Suddenly the door opens, suddenly the healing comes.
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Suddenly the healing comes. suddenly the right person
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Suddenly the right person shows up.
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Shows up. i believe and declare you're
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I believe and declare you're about to go from construction
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About to go from construction to completion.
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To completion. those things that are
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Those things that are hindering you, like job,
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Hindering you, like job, god's going to bring you
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God's going to bring you out better.
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Out better. despite mistakes you've made,
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Despite mistakes you've made, like moses you're still going
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Like moses you're still going to fulfill your destiny and
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To fulfill your destiny and become everything god's
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Become everything god's created you to be,
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Created you to be, in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. if you receive it,
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Can you 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
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior."
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And savior." if you prayed that simple
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If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe
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Prayer, we believe you got born again.
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You got 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.
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Keep god first place. he's going to take you places
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He's going to take you places that you've never dreamed.
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That 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
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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God's healing isn't earned,
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God's healing isn't earned, it's received,
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It's received, and you can discover
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And you can discover how in the next 31 days.
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How in the next 31 days. life has a way of
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Life has a way of wearing us down
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Wearing us down physically, mentally,
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Physically, mentally, emotionally.
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Emotionally. but god didn't create us
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But god didn't create us to just survive, but to thrive.
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To just survive, but to thrive. i'm excited about
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I'm excited about our new devotional,
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Happy, healthy, and free.
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Happy, healthy, and free. for 31 days,
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For 31 days, i'll take you
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I'll take you on a wellness journey
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On a wellness journey for your spirit, body,
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And soul.
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It's filled with daily
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It's filled with daily declarations,
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Declarations, scriptures, encouragement.
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Scriptures, encouragement. as you get your mind in tune
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As you get your mind in tune with what god says,
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With what god says, you'll experience a refreshing,
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A revitalization.
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Ayou were created to be strong,
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Ayou were created to be strong, to be passionate,
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To be passionate, to live happy,
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To live happy, healthy, and free.
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Healthy, and free. when you contact us today,
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When you contact us today, we'll send you
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We'll send you happy, healthy, and free:
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Happy, healthy, and free: a 31-day wellness journey
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A 31-day wellness journey 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 devotional will help you
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This devotional will help you strengthen your faith,
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Declare god's
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Promises, and receive
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Promises, and receive the healing he's
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The healing he's already made available to you.
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Already made available to you. spirit, soul, and body.
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Spirit, soul, and body. god wants you whole
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God wants you whole and this resource will help you
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That will transform
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Your spirit,ansform
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Your spirit,ansform mind, and body in just 31 days.
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Mind, and body in just 31 days. god is going to restore
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God is going to restore what the enemy tried to steal.
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What the enemy tried to steal. your joy,
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Your joy, your peace, your health.
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Your peace, your health. 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. thanks so much for your prayer
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Thanks so much for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is bringing hope to people
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Around the world.
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Special thank you to our
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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Morning, download our daily podcast,
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Our daily podcast, watch on youtube,
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Watch on youtube, the new joel osteen network,
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Sirius xm 24 hours a day. we'll keep you
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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Encouraged and inspired. until we see you next time,
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Until we see you next time, may the lord bless you
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Displays one powerfulen block
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Displays one powerfulen block word: happy,
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Word: happy, healthy, and free,
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September 9, 2025 | 30:0

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