Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Underestimated

August 25, 2025 | S25 E237 | 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 - Underestimated | August 25, 2025

It's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. we'll keep you encouraged
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. one day up in heaven,
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One day up in heaven, satan and jesus were
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Satan and jesus were having a contest to
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Having a contest to see who was better at
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See who was better at computers. after six
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Computers. after six hours of making
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Hours of making spreadsheets and designing
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Spreadsheets and designing web pages, a thunderstorm
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Web pages, a thunderstorm knocked the power out.
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Knocked the power out. when they rebooted their
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When they rebooted their computers, satan started
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Computers, satan started screaming, “it's all lost.
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Screaming, “it's all lost. all my material is gone.”
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All my material is gone.” while jesus quietly walked
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While jesus quietly walked over and printed his out,
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Over and printed his out, turned it in. satan
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Turned it in. satan complained, “it's not fair.
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Complained, “it's not fair. he must have cheated.
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He must have cheated. how come he didn't lose his
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How come he didn't lose his material?” god smiled and
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Material?” god smiled and said, “jesus saves.”
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Said, “jesus saves.” 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
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I have what it says i have. i can do what
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I have. i can do what it says i can do.
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It says 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
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about underestimated.
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About underestimated. we all face times when what
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We all face times when what we're up against is too big
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We're up against is too big for us. the dream is too
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For us. the dream is too great, the problem too
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Great, the problem too strong, the opposition
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Strong, the opposition too powerful. people will
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Too powerful. people will rule us out and think,
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Rule us out and think, “it's never going to
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“it's never going to happen. you don't have
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Happen. you don't have the resources. you don't
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The resources. you don't come from the right
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Come from the right family. the medical
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Family. the medical report is not good.”
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Report is not good.” all the facts say it's
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All the facts say it's impossible. but god on
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Impossible. but god on purpose will have you
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Purpose will have you underestimated.
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Underestimated. when it seems the least
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When it seems the least likely, that's when he
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Likely, that's when he shows up the greatest.
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Shows up the greatest. don't get discouraged when
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Don't get discouraged when you're underestimated,
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You're underestimated, it's a set up.
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It's a set up. god put you in that
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God put you in that position to show himself
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Position to show himself strong. when you defy
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Strong. when you defy the odds, everyone will
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The odds, everyone will know his favor is on
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Know his favor is on your life. but when
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Your life. but when you're outnumbered,
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You're outnumbered, outsized, out educated,
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Outsized, out educated, out trained, don't be
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Out trained, don't be surprised if people
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Surprised if people discount you, tell you,
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Discount you, tell you, “you're not talented
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“you're not talented enough, not tall enough,
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Enough, not tall enough, not strong enough, not
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Not strong enough, not experienced enough.” that
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Experienced enough.” that may be true, but what they
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May be true, but what they can't see, is what god put
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Can't see, is what god put in you. they're just
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In you. they're just looking on the outside,
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Looking on the outside, from a natural
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From a natural perspective.
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Perspective. but you have something on
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But you have something on the inside, the seed of
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The inside, the seed of almighty god.
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Almighty god. it will take you where you
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It will take you where you can't go on your own.
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Can't go on your own. but sometimes doubt will
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But sometimes doubt will whisper, “you don't have
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Whisper, “you don't have what it takes.
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What it takes. how could you accomplish
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How could you accomplish that dream, where are you
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That dream, where are you going to get the funds?
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Going to get the funds? how can you take your
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How can you take your family to a new level,
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Family to a new level, you're barely making it
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You're barely making it each week?
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Each week? how can you get that
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How can you get that promotion, your co-worker
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Promotion, your co-worker is more qualified, they
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Is more qualified, they have more training?” but
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Have more training?” but deep down, you can't
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Deep down, you can't explain it, but something
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Explain it, but something tells you, you can do it.
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Tells you, you can do it. you were created for this.
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You were created for this. you know it's going to
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You know it's going to happen.
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Happen. people look at you and
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People look at you and think just the opposite.
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Think just the opposite. you're exactly where you're
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You're exactly where you're supposed to be.
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Supposed to be. god uses underestimated
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God uses underestimated people.
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People. when you're looked down on,
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When you're looked down on, told it's not going to
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Told it's not going to happen, get ready, god is
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Happen, get ready, god is about to show out in your
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About to show out in your life.
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Life. it's going to be uncommon.
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It's going to be uncommon. people are going to be
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People are going to be scratching their heads,
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Scratching their heads, “how did he become that
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“how did he become that successful?
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Successful? do you know what
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Do you know what neighborhood he was raised
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Neighborhood he was raised in?
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In? how did she marry that man,
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How did she marry that man, i don't get it?
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I don't get it? how did she beat that
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How did she beat that cancer, did you see the
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Cancer, did you see the report?
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Report? how did he become the
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How did he become the pastor of lakewood?
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Pastor of lakewood? he didn't have the
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He didn't have the training.” god loves to
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Training.” god loves to take the underestimated and
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Take the underestimated and do something awesome.
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Do something awesome. the reason he puts you in
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The reason he puts you in situations that are too
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Situations that are too big, too strong, too much,
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Big, too strong, too much, is not to defeat you but to
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Is not to defeat you but to establish you.
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Establish you. when god turns it around,
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When god turns it around, when you discover the
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When you discover the greatness inside, people
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Greatness inside, people will see you in a whole new
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Will see you in a whole new light.
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Light. that's moving you toward
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That's moving you toward your god given purpose.
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Your god given purpose. when you're tempted to feel
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When you're tempted to feel overwhelmed, outnumbered,
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Overwhelmed, outnumbered, not enough, instead of
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Not enough, instead of giving up, have a new
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Giving up, have a new perspective, “i'm
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Perspective, “i'm underestimated and that's
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Underestimated and that's okay.
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Okay. i know god is up to
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I know god is up to something, i know favor is
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Something, i know favor is coming, i know new doors
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Coming, i know new doors are about to open, i know
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Are about to open, i know healing is on the way.” god
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Healing is on the way.” god is going to defy the odds
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Is going to defy the odds and do what only he can do.
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And do what only he can do. don't be discouraged when
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Don't be discouraged when you're underestimated,
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You're underestimated, embrace being
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Embrace being underestimated.
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Underestimated. god loves to take the
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God loves to take the underdog and cause them to
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Underdog and cause them to shine.
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Shine. when people don't believe
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When people don't believe in you, they're discounting
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In you, they're discounting you.
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You. all the facts say it's
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All the facts say it's never going to happen,
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Never going to happen, you're in perfect position
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You're in perfect position for god to surprise you.
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For god to surprise you. that's when he'll show up
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That's when he'll show up and do things that catapult
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And do things that catapult you into your destiny.
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You into your destiny. think about david.
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Think about david. he had a history of being
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He had a history of being underestimated.
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Underestimated. as a teenager he was out in
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As a teenager he was out in the shepherd's fields
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The shepherd's fields taking care of his father's
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Taking care of his father's sheep.
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Sheep. his brothers were in the
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His brothers were in the army, they had a
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Army, they had a prestigious position.
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Prestigious position. but david was the youngest,
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But david was the youngest, the smallest, he was
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The smallest, he was discounted, sort of seen as
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Discounted, sort of seen as the runt of the litter.
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The runt of the litter. when the prophet samuel
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When the prophet samuel came to his house to anoint
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Came to his house to anoint one of his father's sons as
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One of his father's sons as the next king of israel.
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The next king of israel. his father, jesse, didn't
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His father, jesse, didn't call him in from the
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Call him in from the shepherd's fields.
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Shepherd's fields. he thought, “there's no way
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He thought, “there's no way it's david.
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It's david. he doesn't have the size,
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He doesn't have the size, the strength, the talent.
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The strength, the talent. these other brothers are
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These other brothers are bigger, stronger, more
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Bigger, stronger, more experienced.” he saw david
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Experienced.” he saw david as less than, not good
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As less than, not good enough.
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Enough. he doesn't have a chance.
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He doesn't have a chance. yet when samuel looked at
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Yet when samuel looked at the other brothers, he
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The other brothers, he said, “it's not any of
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Said, “it's not any of them.” what's significant
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Them.” what's significant is the oldest son eliab was
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Is the oldest son eliab was tall, strong, muscular,
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Tall, strong, muscular, attractive.
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Attractive. he looked like a king.
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He looked like a king. he was a perfect choice.
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He was a perfect choice. but god loves to choose the
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But god loves to choose the underdog, the least likely,
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Underdog, the least likely, the one others write off.
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The one others write off. jesse told samuel, “i have
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Jesse told samuel, “i have another son out in the
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Another son out in the shepherd's fields but i'm
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Shepherd's fields but i'm sure it's not him.” david
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Sure it's not him.” david came in and samuel said,
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Came in and samuel said, “that's the one.” i can
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“that's the one.” i can imagine jesse nearly passed
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Imagine jesse nearly passed out.
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Out. “samuel said, “jesse you
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“samuel said, “jesse you look on the outside, but
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Look on the outside, but god looks on the inside.
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God looks on the inside. you're judging by
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You're judging by appearance, height,
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Appearance, height, stature, but god looks at
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Stature, but god looks at the heart.”
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The heart.” david was anointed to be
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David was anointed to be king, but he didn't go to
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King, but he didn't go to the palace, he went back to
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The palace, he went back to the shepherd's fields.
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The shepherd's fields. one day his father asked
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One day his father asked him to take lunch to his
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Him to take lunch to his brothers who were serving
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Brothers who were serving in the army in another city.
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In the army in another city. when he arrived, instead of
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When he arrived, instead of thanking him, his oldest
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Thanking him, his oldest brother made fun of him. in
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Brother made fun of him. in front of all the men, “what
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Front of all the men, “what are you doing here david,
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Are you doing here david, and what did you do with
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And what did you do with those few sheep you're
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Those few sheep you're supposed to be taking care
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Supposed to be taking care of?” he belittled him,
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Of?” he belittled him, discounted him, tried to
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Discounted him, tried to make him feel small.
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Make him feel small. he didn't think david would
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He didn't think david would do anything significant.
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Do anything significant. like david's father, he saw
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Like david's father, he saw him as not up to par, just
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Him as not up to par, just a young boy.
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A young boy. think about how easily
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Think about how easily david could have felt
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David could have felt inadequate, inferior, been
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Inadequate, inferior, been talked out of what god put
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Talked out of what god put in his heart. it's so
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In his heart. it's so important that you don't
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Important that you don't let how people treat you,
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Let how people treat you, determine your value.
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Determine your value. don't let what they say
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Don't let what they say determine your self-worth.
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Determine your self-worth. they may not believe in
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They may not believe in you, see you as less than,
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You, see you as less than, say things that try to push
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Say things that try to push you down.
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You down. don't let those lies take
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Don't let those lies take root and live inferior,
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Root and live inferior, insecure, not pursue your
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Insecure, not pursue your dreams. you have to do like
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Dreams. you have to do like david, let it go in one ear
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David, let it go in one ear and out the other.
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And out the other. they're underestimating
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They're underestimating you, but you know this
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You, but you know this principle, god uses
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Principle, god uses underestimated people.
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Underestimated people. it's a setup.
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It's a setup. he's about to show out in
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He's about to show out in your life.
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Your life. as david was about to
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As david was about to return home, goliath, the
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Return home, goliath, the champion of the philistine
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Champion of the philistine army, came out on the
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Army, came out on the mountainside and started
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Mountainside and started taunting the israelites.
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Taunting the israelites. shouting insults, daring
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Shouting insults, daring them to come fight.
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Them to come fight. all the israelite army ran
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All the israelite army ran and hid.
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And hid. they were afraid.
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They were afraid. but something rose up in
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But something rose up in david, he said, “who is
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David, he said, “who is this man that he would defy
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This man that he would defy the armies of the living
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The armies of the living god?” it didn't make sense
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God?” it didn't make sense to his mind, but he had
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To his mind, but he had this passion, this knowing,
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This passion, this knowing, that he was going to take
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That he was going to take care of goliath.
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Care of goliath. he went to king saul and
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He went to king saul and told him he wanted to fight
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Told him he wanted to fight goliath.
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Goliath. you would think saul would
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You would think saul would be happy.
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Be happy. none of his soldiers had
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None of his soldiers had the courage.
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The courage. they were all terrified,
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They were all terrified, day after day they shrunk
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Day after day they shrunk back, but finally someone
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Back, but finally someone stepped up.
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Stepped up. when king saul saw how
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When king saul saw how small david was, he said in
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Small david was, he said in verse 33, “david don't be
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Verse 33, “david don't be ridiculous, you're just a
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Ridiculous, you're just a boy.
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Boy. he's the champion of their
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He's the champion of their army.
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Army. he's incredibly skilled,
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He's incredibly skilled, strong and powerful.” you
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Strong and powerful.” you can imagine how david felt.
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Can imagine how david felt. he had all this passion,
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He had all this passion, this enthusiasm, he knew
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This enthusiasm, he knew god called him to do
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God called him to do something great, but nobody
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Something great, but nobody believed in him. his
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Believed in him. his father, his brothers, king
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Father, his brothers, king saul, they all discounted
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Saul, they all discounted him, tried to talk him out
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Him, tried to talk him out of it.
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Of it. but david understood this
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But david understood this principle, “i'm
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Principle, “i'm underestimated and that's
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Underestimated and that's okay.
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Okay. it doesn't hurt my
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It doesn't hurt my feelings, i'm not offended,
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Feelings, i'm not offended, they can't see what's in me.
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They can't see what's in me. the odds may be against me,
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The odds may be against me, but i know god uses
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But i know god uses underestimated people.
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Underestimated people. this is setting me up for a
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This is setting me up for a new level of my destiny.”
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New level of my destiny.” david got his courage up,
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David got his courage up, went out to face goliath.
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Went out to face goliath. when goliath saw how small
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When goliath saw how small david was, he began to make
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David was, he began to make fun of david, ridicule him.
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Fun of david, ridicule him. he said, “am i a dog that
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He said, “am i a dog that you would come at me with a
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You would come at me with a stick?” he was saying, “is
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Stick?” he was saying, “is this the best you've got?
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This the best you've got? this teenager, this young
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This teenager, this young boy.
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Boy. he doesn't have the
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He doesn't have the training, the size, the
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Training, the size, the experience.
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Experience. he's not even worth my
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He's not even worth my time.” look at how many
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Time.” look at how many opportunities david had to
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Opportunities david had to get discouraged, feel
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Get discouraged, feel inadequate, unqualified.
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Inadequate, unqualified. his father, his brothers,
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His father, his brothers, king saul, now even goliath
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King saul, now even goliath are all trying to reinforce
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Are all trying to reinforce these lies, “david you're
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These lies, “david you're not enough.
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Not enough. you can't do this.
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You can't do this. it's too big.” to reach
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It's too big.” to reach your destiny, you have to
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Your destiny, you have to tune out all the naysayers,
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Tune out all the naysayers, the intimidations, the
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The intimidations, the can't do it thoughts.
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Can't do it thoughts. you have to know, on
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You have to know, on purpose, god is causing you
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Purpose, god is causing you to be underestimated.
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To be underestimated. people not believing in
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People not believing in you, discounting you,
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You, discounting you, feeling like you're way
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Feeling like you're way over your head, that's a
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Over your head, that's a sign you're right where
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Sign you're right where you're supposed to be.
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You're supposed to be. god is positioning you to
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God is positioning you to do something that you've
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Do something that you've never seen.
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Never seen. to defy the odds, to go
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To defy the odds, to go where no one in your family
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Where no one in your family has gone, to break
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Has gone, to break generational curses, to
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Generational curses, to bring down giants, to set
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Bring down giants, to set new standards.
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New standards. don't get discouraged when
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Don't get discouraged when people don't believe in
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People don't believe in you, try to talk you out of
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You, try to talk you out of it, it's good to be
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It, it's good to be underestimated.
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Underestimated. that means god is about to
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That means god is about to catapult you to new levels.
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Catapult you to new levels. goliath stood over nine
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Goliath stood over nine feet tall.
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Feet tall. he was huge, muscular, not
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He was huge, muscular, not only powerful but he was
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Only powerful but he was skilled in battle, smart,
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Skilled in battle, smart, experienced, agile.
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Experienced, agile. you would think god would
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You would think god would find the biggest israeli
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Find the biggest israeli soldier.
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Soldier. the tallest, strongest,
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The tallest, strongest, most skilled man to take on
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Most skilled man to take on goliath.
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Goliath. he's god, he could have
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He's god, he could have chosen anyone.
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Chosen anyone. he could have caused an
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He could have caused an israeli man to be nine feet
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Israeli man to be nine feet tall and stand eye to eye
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Tall and stand eye to eye with goliath.
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With goliath. that makes more sense.
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That makes more sense. but what did god do?
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But what did god do? he chose david.
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He chose david. some commentaries say david
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Some commentaries say david was less than five feet
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Was less than five feet tall.
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Tall. my brother paul's height.
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My brother paul's height. he was very short, not even
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He was very short, not even average height.
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Average height. goliath was nine feet tall.
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Goliath was nine feet tall. that means he was almost
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That means he was almost twice david's size.
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Twice david's size. god was showing us this
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God was showing us this principle.
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Principle. he uses underestimated
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He uses underestimated people.
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People. you may be in a situation
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You may be in a situation where what you're up
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Where what you're up against seems impossible.
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Against seems impossible. there are giants in your
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There are giants in your life.
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Life. in your finances, it
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In your finances, it doesn't look like you'll
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Doesn't look like you'll get ahead.
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Get ahead. the medical report is not
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The medical report is not good, maybe a child is off
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Good, maybe a child is off course, you're still
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Course, you're still believing to meet someone,
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Believing to meet someone, but nothing is working out.
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But nothing is working out. you're right where david
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You're right where david was.
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Was. thoughts will tell you,
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Thoughts will tell you, “there's no chance.
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“there's no chance. it's too big, too
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It's too big, too complicated.
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Complicated. you might as well turn
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You might as well turn around.
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Around. quit expecting, quit
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Quit expecting, quit believing.” don't believe
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Believing.” don't believe those lies.
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Those lies. god has let the odds be
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God has let the odds be against you on purpose.
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Against you on purpose. he's let you be
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He's let you be underestimated so when he
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Underestimated so when he turns it around, when he
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Turns it around, when he defies the odds and you
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Defies the odds and you defeat that giant, you come
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Defeat that giant, you come out promoted, healthy,
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Out promoted, healthy, happy, married, victorious,
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Happy, married, victorious, nobody will doubt, the most
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Nobody will doubt, the most high god is on your side.
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High god is on your side. goliath was standing there
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Goliath was standing there in a full set of armor.
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In a full set of armor. he had a sword, a shield,
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He had a sword, a shield, the best protection, the
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The best protection, the latest equipment.
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Latest equipment. david had no armor, no
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David had no armor, no helmet, no protection.
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Helmet, no protection. all he had was a sling shot
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All he had was a sling shot and a few stones.
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And a few stones. when he looked at goliath,
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When he looked at goliath, fully decked in all of his
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Fully decked in all of his armor; he thought about how
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Armor; he thought about how he had nothing but a sling
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He had nothing but a sling shot.
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Shot. he could have been
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He could have been intimidated, afraid.
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Intimidated, afraid. “maybe this isn't a good
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“maybe this isn't a good idea.” but he knew that
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Idea.” but he knew that sling shot with the favor
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Sling shot with the favor of god was more powerful
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Of god was more powerful than having the best
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Than having the best equipment.
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Equipment. it's not so much what you
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It's not so much what you have, it's what do you
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Have, it's what do you think about what you have.
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Think about what you have. if you're discounting your
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If you're discounting your talent, discounting your
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Talent, discounting your height, discounting your
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Height, discounting your ability, your nationality,
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Ability, your nationality, your education.
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Your education. “all i have is this sling
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“all i have is this sling shot, i just went to high
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Shot, i just went to high school, my family is
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School, my family is ordinary.” you're going to
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Ordinary.” you're going to miss the greatness god put
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Miss the greatness god put in you.
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In you. you don't need great talent
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You don't need great talent to do something great.
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To do something great. you don't have to have
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You don't have to have great resources to leave
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Great resources to leave your mark.
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Your mark. you don't have to come from
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You don't have to come from an influential family to
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An influential family to make a big difference.
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Make a big difference. but if you live thinking,
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But if you live thinking, “if i just had something
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“if i just had something better than this sling
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Better than this sling shot, if i just had more
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Shot, if i just had more talent, more experience,
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Talent, more experience, more personality, more
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More personality, more courage.” that's going to
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Courage.” that's going to limit your life.
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Limit your life. here's the key.
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Here's the key. you have exactly what you
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You have exactly what you need to fulfill your
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Need to fulfill your destiny.
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Destiny. it may seem like it's just
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It may seem like it's just a sling shot, but that
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A sling shot, but that sling shot with the favor
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Sling shot with the favor of god will take you from
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Of god will take you from the shepherd's fields to
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The shepherd's fields to the palace.
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The palace. it will cause a teenager
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It will cause a teenager with no training, to defeat
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With no training, to defeat the most skilled warrior of
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The most skilled warrior of the that day.
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The that day. don't discount what you
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Don't discount what you have. if you needed more,
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Have. if you needed more, god would have given you
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God would have given you more.
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More. many times, it's not other
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Many times, it's not other people underestimating us,
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People underestimating us, we're underestimating who
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We're underestimating who we are.
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We are. it's not the goliath's
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It's not the goliath's holding us back, it's the
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Holding us back, it's the lies we're buying into.
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Lies we're buying into. “i'm too small, i'm too
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“i'm too small, i'm too old, too shy, too clumsy.
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Old, too shy, too clumsy. i'm not wearing any armor,
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I'm not wearing any armor, all i have is this sling
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All i have is this sling shot.” can i tell you that
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Shot.” can i tell you that sling shot, what you have
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Sling shot, what you have in your hand is the ticket
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In your hand is the ticket to the next level of your
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To the next level of your destiny?
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Destiny? don't discount what you
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Don't discount what you have. god will take the
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Have. god will take the little, he'll take what
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Little, he'll take what seems like not enough and
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Seems like not enough and breathe on it.
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Breathe on it. it will become more than
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It will become more than enough.
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Enough. this is where the
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This is where the israelites missed it.
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Israelites missed it. ten men went in to spy out
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Ten men went in to spy out the promised land.
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The promised land. they came back intimidated,
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They came back intimidated, afraid.
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Afraid. they said, “moses the
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They said, “moses the people are too big.
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People are too big. we don't have a chance.
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We don't have a chance. we felt like grasshoppers
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We felt like grasshoppers compared to them.” they
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Compared to them.” they didn't understand this
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Didn't understand this principle.
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Principle. god will let the odds be
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God will let the odds be against you on purpose.
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Against you on purpose. he'll put you in situations
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He'll put you in situations where you're the underdog,
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Where you're the underdog, everyone counts you out.
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Everyone counts you out. you don't have the size,
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You don't have the size, the training, the skill,
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The training, the skill, the equipment.
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The equipment. if you stay focused on what
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If you stay focused on what you don't have, you'll talk
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You don't have, you'll talk yourself out of it.
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Yourself out of it. the right approach is,
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The right approach is, “yes, the people are big;
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“yes, the people are big; yes, we felt like
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Yes, we felt like grasshoppers, but god, we
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Grasshoppers, but god, we know you being for us is
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Know you being for us is more than the world being
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More than the world being against us.
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Against us. we know you allow us to be
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We know you allow us to be underestimated so you can
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Underestimated so you can show your power in greater
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Show your power in greater ways.” when god breathes on
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Ways.” when god breathes on what you have, like david
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What you have, like david and the sling shot, you
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And the sling shot, you will defeat enemies that
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Will defeat enemies that are much bigger, overcome
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Are much bigger, overcome obstacles that look
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Obstacles that look impossible; you'll go
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Impossible; you'll go places that you've never
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Places that you've never dreamed.
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Dreamed. when we acquired this
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When we acquired this place, the former compaq
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Place, the former compaq center, a company filed a
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Center, a company filed a lawsuit to try to keep us
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Lawsuit to try to keep us from moving in. it wasn't
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From moving in. it wasn't just any company, it was
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Just any company, it was the largest taxpayer in
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The largest taxpayer in texas, a huge real estate
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Texas, a huge real estate company.
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Company. it was literally david
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It was literally david verse goliath.
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Verse goliath. they had more funds, more
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They had more funds, more influence, more connections.
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Influence, more connections. we could say like the
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We could say like the israelites, we felt like
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Israelites, we felt like grasshoppers compared to
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Grasshoppers compared to them. they have billions of
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Them. they have billions of dollars of assets.
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Dollars of assets. but when you're
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But when you're underestimated, god is
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Underestimated, god is setting you up.
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Setting you up. it's a part of his plan.
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It's a part of his plan. the bigger they are, the
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The bigger they are, the harder they're going to
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Harder they're going to fall, the more he's going
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Fall, the more he's going to get the credit.
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To get the credit. our attorneys told us it
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Our attorneys told us it could be tied up in the
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Could be tied up in the courts for up to ten years,
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Courts for up to ten years, not to get our hopes up.
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Not to get our hopes up. but a year and a half
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But a year and a half later, without any warning,
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Later, without any warning, god supernaturally turned
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God supernaturally turned it around.
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It around. they not only dropped the
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They not only dropped the lawsuit, which gave us the
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Lawsuit, which gave us the building, they leased us
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Building, they leased us nine thousand covered
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Nine thousand covered parking spaces.
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Parking spaces. we didn't have to build a
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We didn't have to build a garage.
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Garage. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? when you're underestimated,
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When you're underestimated, god is up to something.
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God is up to something. as you go through life,
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As you go through life, you're going to have these
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You're going to have these times where the odds are
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Times where the odds are against you.
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Against you. all the facts say, “there's
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All the facts say, “there's no way it's going to happen.
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No way it's going to happen. come on, man, they're the
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Come on, man, they're the biggest company in texas.
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Biggest company in texas. goliath is nine feet tall.
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Goliath is nine feet tall. you don't have the funds.
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You don't have the funds. that sickness is
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That sickness is permanent.” it's easy to
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Permanent.” it's easy to get discouraged, give up on
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Get discouraged, give up on your dreams, believe what
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Your dreams, believe what people are saying.
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People are saying. no, have the right
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No, have the right approach, “i'm
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Approach, “i'm underestimated on purpose.
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Underestimated on purpose. this means god is up to
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This means god is up to something.
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Something. he's about to show out in
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He's about to show out in my life in a new way.”
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My life in a new way.” there was a young boy that
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There was a young boy that had a dream of playing
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Had a dream of playing professional football.
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Professional football. at nine years old he drew a
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At nine years old he drew a picture of himself,
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Picture of himself, underneath he wrote the
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Underneath he wrote the caption, “best safety in
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Caption, “best safety in the nfl.” the problem was,
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The nfl.” the problem was, he was very small and
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He was very small and couldn't make the team. in
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Couldn't make the team. in high school, he was only
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High school, he was only five feet tall and weighed
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Five feet tall and weighed a hundred pounds.
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A hundred pounds. the coaches were concerned
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The coaches were concerned for his safety, they kept
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For his safety, they kept telling him, “you're too
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Telling him, “you're too small, you're going to get
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Small, you're going to get hurt. football is not for
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Hurt. football is not for you.” he would go back
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You.” he would go back again and again, wanting to
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Again and again, wanting to play so badly.
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Play so badly. one day after practice, the
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One day after practice, the coach on the field said to
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Coach on the field said to him very firmly, “listen
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Him very firmly, “listen son, we've taken all your
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Son, we've taken all your measurements, we've studied
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Measurements, we've studied you, you're too small.
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You, you're too small. you're never going to play
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You're never going to play professional football.” the
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Professional football.” the young man walked away so
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Young man walked away so discouraged.
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Discouraged. that night he told his
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That night he told his father, “the coaches took
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Father, “the coaches took my measurements, my size,
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My measurements, my size, my height, my weight, they
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My height, my weight, they say i don't measure up.
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Say i don't measure up. i can't play football.” the
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I can't play football.” the father looked him in the
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Father looked him in the eyes and said, “son, did
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Eyes and said, “son, did they measure your heart?”
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They measure your heart?” he was saying, “they don't
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He was saying, “they don't know what's in you.
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Know what's in you. they're judging by the
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They're judging by the outside, but they can't see
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Outside, but they can't see the greatness that god put
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The greatness that god put in you.”
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In you.” years later, against all
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Years later, against all odds, this young man, bo
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Odds, this young man, bo eason, went on to play
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Eason, went on to play professional football.
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Professional football. his second year in the
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His second year in the league, he was voted an
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League, he was voted an all-pro safety, one of the
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All-pro safety, one of the best players in that
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Best players in that position.
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Position. what someone said about
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What someone said about you, or the odds being
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You, or the odds being against you, that's god
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Against you, that's god setting you up for
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Setting you up for something you've never seen.
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Something you've never seen. now you have to do your
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Now you have to do your part, like david, like bo,
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Part, like david, like bo, keep believing, keep
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Keep believing, keep stretching, keep doing the
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Stretching, keep doing the right thing.
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Right thing. you're going to see unusual
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You're going to see unusual doors open, divine
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Doors open, divine connections, favor that
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Connections, favor that catapults you into your
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Catapults you into your destiny.
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Destiny. we even see this in the
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We even see this in the life of jesus.
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Life of jesus. he could have been born in
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He could have been born in a palace, born into
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A palace, born into royalty, born into wealth
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Royalty, born into wealth and influence.
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And influence. instead, he was born in a
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Instead, he was born in a manger.
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Manger. he was wrapped in a blanket
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He was wrapped in a blanket they used for animals.
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They used for animals. his mother was from a
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His mother was from a low-income family.
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Low-income family. she didn't have status or
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She didn't have status or clout.
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Clout. nobody knew her.
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Nobody knew her. jesus could have been
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Jesus could have been raised in rome, in a
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Raised in rome, in a powerful city, but he grew
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Powerful city, but he grew up in nazareth.
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Up in nazareth. when he started doing
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When he started doing miracles, people were
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Miracles, people were confused.
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Confused. they said, “can anything
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They said, “can anything good come out of nazareth?”
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Good come out of nazareth?” they were saying, “this
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They were saying, “this doesn't make sense.
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Doesn't make sense. nobody significant lives
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Nobody significant lives here.” another time they
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Here.” another time they asked, “is this not the
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Asked, “is this not the carpenter's son?
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Carpenter's son? we know jesus, there's
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We know jesus, there's nothing special about him.”
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Nothing special about him.” don't be offended if you're
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Don't be offended if you're underestimated.
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Underestimated. it's all a part of god's
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It's all a part of god's plan.
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Plan. the key is don't let those
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The key is don't let those lies get on the inside.
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Lies get on the inside. they may try to devalue,
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They may try to devalue, belittle, not give you the
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Belittle, not give you the time of day.
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Time of day. that's a test. you can get
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That's a test. you can get upset, offended, “they're
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Upset, offended, “they're right.
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Right. i'm not that talented, i
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I'm not that talented, i don't have much of a
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Don't have much of a future.” or you can say,
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Future.” or you can say, “i'm underestimated and
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“i'm underestimated and that's okay.
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That's okay. god you're on the throne.
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God you're on the throne. you're in control of my
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You're in control of my life.
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Life. i'm going to keep honoring
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I'm going to keep honoring you and i know you'll cause
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You and i know you'll cause me to defy the odds and go
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Me to defy the odds and go where i've never dreamed.”
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Where i've never dreamed.” my father grew up very poor.
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My father grew up very poor. his family were farmers,
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His family were farmers, they lost everything during
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They lost everything during the great depression.
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The great depression. he had to drop out of high
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He had to drop out of high school to help on the farm.
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School to help on the farm. they were the ones that
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They were the ones that received the christmas
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Received the christmas basket that went to the
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Basket that went to the poorest family.
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Poorest family. he got a job selling
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He got a job selling popcorn in a movie theater
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Popcorn in a movie theater in ft. worth.
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In ft. worth. he had no future to speak
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He had no future to speak of, no education, no money.
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Of, no education, no money. but at seventeen years old,
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But at seventeen years old, he gave his life to christ,
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He gave his life to christ, the first one in his family.
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The first one in his family. god put a dream in his
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God put a dream in his heart to become a minister.
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Heart to become a minister. he believed one day he
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He believed one day he would have a church with
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Would have a church with thousands of people.
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Thousands of people. that was unheard of back in
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That was unheard of back in the 1930's.
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The 1930's. he told his parents that he
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He told his parents that he was going to go out and
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Was going to go out and start ministering.
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Start ministering. they tried to discourage
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They tried to discourage him, said, “john, all you
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Him, said, “john, all you know how to do is work on
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Know how to do is work on the farm. you're going to
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The farm. you're going to get out there and fail.”
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Get out there and fail.” they meant well.
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They meant well. they were trying to protect
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They were trying to protect him, but they
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Him, but they underestimated him. they
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Underestimated him. they didn't think he could do
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Didn't think he could do something significant.
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Something significant. nobody in our family had.
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Nobody in our family had. but look at how god works.
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But look at how god works. my father went on to pastor
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My father went on to pastor great churches.
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Great churches. he founded lakewood,
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He founded lakewood, pastored here for nearly
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Pastored here for nearly forty years, impacting the
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Forty years, impacting the world.
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World. he was the least likely one.
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He was the least likely one. he didn't have any support,
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He didn't have any support, he had to hitchhike leaving
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He had to hitchhike leaving the farm. but god loves to
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The farm. but god loves to take people who are
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Take people who are underestimated.
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Underestimated. when the odds are against
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When the odds are against you, when others are
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You, when others are telling you it's not going
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Telling you it's not going to work out, god will cause
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To work out, god will cause you to blossom, to bloom,
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You to blossom, to bloom, to accomplish what seems
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To accomplish what seems impossible.
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Impossible. god could have chosen
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God could have chosen someone more qualified than
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Someone more qualified than my father, someone that had
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My father, someone that had the credentials, that came
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The credentials, that came from a prestigious family,
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From a prestigious family, that had great skill and
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That had great skill and education, instead he chose
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Education, instead he chose a popcorn salesman.
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A popcorn salesman. he chose a young man with
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He chose a young man with no religious upbringing.
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No religious upbringing. god loves to defy the odds.
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God loves to defy the odds. he's going to do things in
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He's going to do things in your life that leave people
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Your life that leave people scratching their heads,
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Scratching their heads, thinking, “how did that
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Thinking, “how did that happen?
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Happen? can anything good come out
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Can anything good come out of ft. worth?
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Of ft. worth? isn't that jack osteen's
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Isn't that jack osteen's son, aren't they just poor
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Son, aren't they just poor farmers?”
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Farmers?” you may be underestimated,
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You may be underestimated, it's a good thing.
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It's a good thing. that's a sign that god is
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That's a sign that god is up to something unusual.
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Up to something unusual. you're underestimated on
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You're underestimated on purpose, the giants are way
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Purpose, the giants are way bigger on purpose, people
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Bigger on purpose, people are discounting you on
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Are discounting you on purpose.
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Purpose. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. god is about to show out in
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God is about to show out in your life.
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Your life. don't be offended, don't
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Don't be offended, don't get distracted, just keep
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Get distracted, just keep doing the right thing.
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Doing the right thing. what they say doesn't
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What they say doesn't determine your destiny,
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Determine your destiny, what they think about you
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What they think about you doesn't limit your future.
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Doesn't limit your future. god uses underestimated
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God uses underestimated people.
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People. i believe and declare, like
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I believe and declare, like david you're about to defy
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David you're about to defy the odds.
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The odds. giants that are much bigger
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Giants that are much bigger are about to come down,
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Are about to come down, gifts are going to come out
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Gifts are going to come out of you in a greater way.
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Of you in a greater way. what god is about to do in
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What god is about to do in your life, will not only
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Your life, will not only amaze you, but other people
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Amaze you, but other people will be scratching their
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Will be scratching their heads, in jesus' name.
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Heads, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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It's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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My heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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This month, we'll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Stir your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we'll send you the
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We'll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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By joel osteen. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day,
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You and your family every day, and thank you so much
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And thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping 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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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Joel Osteen - Underestimated

August 25, 2025 | S25 E237 | 30:0

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