Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Unquestionably Free

December 29, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Unquestionably Free | December 29, 2025

>joel: god bless you.
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us
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Stay connected with us during the week, through
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During the week, through our daily podcast,
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Our daily podcast, our youtube channel,
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you
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Social media. and you can come visit us in
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Can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Person. we'd love to have you be a part of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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One of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this pastor.
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I heard about this pastor. he bought a new horse.
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He bought a new horse. he trained it to respond
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He trained it to respond to, “praise the lord,”
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To, “praise the lord,” meaning “giddy up,” and
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Meaning “giddy up,” and “hallelujah,” meaning,
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“hallelujah,” meaning, “whoa.” every time he said,
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“whoa.” every time he said, “praise the lord,” the
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“praise the lord,” the horse took off running.
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Horse took off running. when he said, “hallelujah,”
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When he said, “hallelujah,” it would quickly stop.
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It would quickly stop. one day he was out riding,
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One day he was out riding, the horse got spooked, took
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The horse got spooked, took off running straight toward
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Off running straight toward the cliff, going full
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The cliff, going full blast. in the panic, he
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Blast. in the panic, he couldn't remember what
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Couldn't remember what he'd taught the horse.
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He'd taught the horse. he said, “bless god, glory,
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He said, “bless god, glory, amen,” nothing happened.
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Amen,” nothing happened. at the last moment, he
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At the last moment, he shouted “hallelujah,” the
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Shouted “hallelujah,” the horse came to a screeching
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Horse came to a screeching halt, just inches before
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Halt, just inches before the edge of the cliff.
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The edge of the cliff. he breathed a sigh of
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He breathed a sigh of relief and said, “praise
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Relief and said, “praise the lord.” (laughter)
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The lord.” (laughter) say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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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 unquestionably free.
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About unquestionably free. when we've struggled in an
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When we've struggled in an area for a long time, it's
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Area for a long time, it's easy to accept that that's
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Easy to accept that that's the way it's always going
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The way it's always going to be. we did everything
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To be. we did everything we could do. we prayed,
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We could do. we prayed, we stood in faith, but
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We stood in faith, but nothing changed.
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Nothing changed. now we think, “i'll always
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Now we think, “i'll always have this sickness, i'll
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Have this sickness, i'll always struggle in my
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Always struggle in my finances, i'll always have
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Finances, i'll always have to deal with this
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To deal with this depression, this anxiety,
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Depression, this anxiety, this trouble at work.”
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This trouble at work.” we're functioning, we're
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We're functioning, we're making it, but it's
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Making it, but it's restricting our joy,
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Restricting our joy, limiting our growth.
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Limiting our growth. a man told me recently how
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A man told me recently how he's tried to forgive the
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He's tried to forgive the people that hurt him. he
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People that hurt him. he has good intentions but he
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Has good intentions but he can't get past it.
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Can't get past it. he still has this
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He still has this bitterness, this anger
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Bitterness, this anger toward them. now it's
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Toward them. now it's keeping him from moving
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Keeping him from moving forward. but god didn't
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Forward. but god didn't create us to be partially
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Create us to be partially free, to be almost free, to
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Free, to be almost free, to be better than we used to
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Be better than we used to be.
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Be. the scripture says, “whom
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The scripture says, “whom the son sets free is
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The son sets free is unquestionably free.” the
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Unquestionably free.” the things that are hindering
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Things that are hindering you, that are keeping you
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You, that are keeping you from your potential, they
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From your potential, they are not permanent.
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Are not permanent. that sickness is not how
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That sickness is not how your story ends.
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Your story ends. that depression, the
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That depression, the addiction, you think you
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Addiction, you think you just have to live with it.
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Just have to live with it. no just as the calendar has
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No just as the calendar has turned to a new year, god
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Turned to a new year, god is about to do something
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Is about to do something new in your life.
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New in your life. you're coming into a shift,
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You're coming into a shift, a breakthrough.
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A breakthrough. what you couldn't do on
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What you couldn't do on your own, god is going to
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Your own, god is going to step in and do for you.
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Step in and do for you. your destiny is too great,
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Your destiny is too great, your time too valuable for
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Your time too valuable for you to go another year
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You to go another year restricted.
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Restricted. you're about to see the god
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You're about to see the god of the breakthrough, the
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Of the breakthrough, the god who suddenly shows up
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God who suddenly shows up and puts an end to what's
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And puts an end to what's holding you back.
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Holding you back. he wants you to be
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He wants you to be unquestionably free.
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Unquestionably free. that means there's nothing
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That means there's nothing draining your joy, nothing
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Draining your joy, nothing hindering your potential,
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Hindering your potential, nothing limiting your
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Nothing limiting your relationships.
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Relationships. yes, i know there are
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Yes, i know there are seasons we have to endure,
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Seasons we have to endure, fight the good fight of
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Fight the good fight of faith, but there comes a
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Faith, but there comes a time where god says,
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Time where god says, “enough is enough.
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“enough is enough. now i'm going to step in
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Now i'm going to step in and free you, heal you,
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And free you, heal you, promote you, favor you.”
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Promote you, favor you.” this is what happened to
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This is what happened to the israelites.
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The israelites. they had been in slavery
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They had been in slavery 430 years.
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430 years. ten generations of being
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Ten generations of being mistreated, taken advantage
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Mistreated, taken advantage of.
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Of. it wasn't fair.
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It wasn't fair. most of them were born into
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Most of them were born into lack and hardship.
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Lack and hardship. they didn't choose it.
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They didn't choose it. they inherited all these
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They inherited all these struggles and defeat.
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Struggles and defeat. you can imagine their
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You can imagine their mindset.
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Mindset. “we're just slaves.
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“we're just slaves. we're just poor defeated
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We're just poor defeated people.
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People. it's never going to change.
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It's never going to change. we just have to suffer
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We just have to suffer through it, just endure.”
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Through it, just endure.” they didn't see any sign of
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They didn't see any sign of things improving.
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Things improving. pharoah and his army, who
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Pharoah and his army, who was holding them captive,
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Was holding them captive, they had all these weapons
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They had all these weapons and these resources.
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And these resources. the israelites had nothing.
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The israelites had nothing. but god said in exodus, “i
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But god said in exodus, “i have seen the affliction of
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Have seen the affliction of my people, i have heard
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My people, i have heard their cries, and i am
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Their cries, and i am coming down to deliver
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Coming down to deliver them.” god was saying,
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Them.” god was saying, “this is a new day.
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“this is a new day. i didn't create my children
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I didn't create my children to live in bondage,
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To live in bondage, oppressed, at a
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Oppressed, at a disadvantage.
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Disadvantage. i created them to be the
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I created them to be the head and not the tail, to
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Head and not the tail, to be above and not beneath.”
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Be above and not beneath.” not bound by worry,
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Not bound by worry, depression, being
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Depression, being mistreated.
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Mistreated. god created you to be
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God created you to be unquestionably free.
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Unquestionably free. when the israelites
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When the israelites couldn't do anything about
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Couldn't do anything about it.
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It. the odds were against them.
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The odds were against them. pharoah and his army were
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Pharoah and his army were one of the most powerful
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One of the most powerful forces of that day, yet god
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Forces of that day, yet god stepped in and broke the
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Stepped in and broke the chains, parted the red
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Chains, parted the red seas, drowned their enemies.
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Seas, drowned their enemies. you may not see a
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You may not see a way.
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Way. the medical report doesn't
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The medical report doesn't look good.
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Look good. your business looks like
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Your business looks like it's not going to make it.
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It's not going to make it. you've been to rehab, you
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You've been to rehab, you tried, you couldn't break
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Tried, you couldn't break the addiction.
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The addiction. it's been so long.
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It's been so long. the opposition is too big.
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The opposition is too big. you're right where the
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You're right where the israelites were.
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Israelites were. god is saying to you what
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God is saying to you what he said to them. “i've seen
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He said to them. “i've seen your affliction.
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Your affliction. i've seen what you've
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I've seen what you've struggled with.
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Struggled with. i've seen those that broke
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I've seen those that broke your heart. i've seen the
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Your heart. i've seen the worry, the heaviness that
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Worry, the heaviness that follows you around.
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Follows you around. i've seen the lonely
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I've seen the lonely nights, the tears, the
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Nights, the tears, the suffering, and i am coming
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Suffering, and i am coming down to put an end to it.”
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Down to put an end to it.” not just make it better,
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Not just make it better, not just help you get
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Not just help you get through it.
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Through it. you're going to be
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You're going to be unquestionably free.
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Unquestionably free. there's about to be shift.
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There's about to be shift. a shift in your health, a
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A shift in your health, a shift in your finances, a
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Shift in your finances, a shift in your children, a
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Shift in your children, a shift in your attitude.
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Shift in your attitude. no more living depressed,
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No more living depressed, defeated, negative.
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Defeated, negative. you're going to see the
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You're going to see the hand of god, doing what you
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Hand of god, doing what you couldn't do on your own.
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Couldn't do on your own. it's going to be
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It's going to be supernatural.
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Supernatural. supernatural healing,
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Supernatural healing, supernatural freedom,
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Supernatural freedom, supernatural provision,
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Supernatural provision, supernatural favor.
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Supernatural favor. i met a man that was
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I met a man that was diagnosed with incurable
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Diagnosed with incurable cancer.
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Cancer. he would come to houston
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He would come to houston for several months every
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For several months every year for treatment.
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Year for treatment. the doctors told him he
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The doctors told him he would have to do this for
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Would have to do this for the rest of his life.
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The rest of his life. that was the only way they
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That was the only way they could control the cancer.
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Could control the cancer. he would attend here at
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He would attend here at lakewood.
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Lakewood. he never complained.
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He never complained. he had a good attitude and
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He had a good attitude and he was grateful that at
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He was grateful that at least they had treatment.
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Least they had treatment. but it was very hard on
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But it was very hard on him. the chemo would make
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Him. the chemo would make him nauseous.
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Him nauseous. his wife told how it was
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His wife told how it was such a struggle and how he
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Such a struggle and how he didn't have the energy.
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Didn't have the energy. she wondered if he could
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She wondered if he could keep going like that.
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Keep going like that. i told them what i'm
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I told them what i'm telling you, that god sees
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Telling you, that god sees what you're dealing with.
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What you're dealing with. he sees what's causing you
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He sees what's causing you heartache, how you're doing
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Heartache, how you're doing the right thing when it's
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The right thing when it's hard, how you're being your
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Hard, how you're being your best when nothing is
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Best when nothing is improving.
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Improving. you can't change it.
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You can't change it. it's out of your control.
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It's out of your control. that's when god in his
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That's when god in his mercy will step in and say,
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Mercy will step in and say, “enough is enough.
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“enough is enough. let me do what only i can
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Let me do what only i can do.” medicine may not be
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Do.” medicine may not be able to do it.
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Able to do it. people may not be able to
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People may not be able to help you.
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Help you. you've done what you can in
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You've done what you can in the natural, but god is
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The natural, but god is supernatural.
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Supernatural. one touch of his favor and
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One touch of his favor and everything will change.
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Everything will change. one touch of his healing,
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One touch of his healing, one touch of his provision,
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One touch of his provision, one touch of his goodness
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One touch of his goodness and like the israelites,
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And like the israelites, you'll be unquestionably
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You'll be unquestionably free.
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Free. the third year, this man
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The third year, this man came back to town for
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Came back to town for treatment.
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Treatment. he went to have all the
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He went to have all the tests run.
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Tests run. he was prepared to do what
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He was prepared to do what he'd done the other years,
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He'd done the other years, just endure, suffer through
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Just endure, suffer through it.
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It. the main doctor came back
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The main doctor came back in scratching his head.
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In scratching his head. he said, “have you done
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He said, “have you done anything different?
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Anything different? have you changed your diet,
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Have you changed your diet, taken other medicine, found
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Taken other medicine, found other treatment?” the man
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Other treatment?” the man said, “no, all i've been
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Said, “no, all i've been doing is praying and
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Doing is praying and believing that god will
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Believing that god will heal me.
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Heal me. that he will make a way
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That he will make a way where i don't see a way.”
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The doctor said, “it must
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The doctor said, “it must be working because we can't
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Be working because we can't find any sign of cancer in
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Find any sign of cancer in your body.” that man came
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Your body.” that man came back the next year for his
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Back the next year for his checkup.
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Checkup. still no cancer.
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Still no cancer. they said, “there's no need
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They said, “there's no need to come back anymore.
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To come back anymore. you are perfectly healthy.”
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You are perfectly healthy.” what am i saying?
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What am i saying? god has the final say.
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God has the final say. he can do what medicine
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He can do what medicine cannot do.
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Cannot do. whatever has been hindering
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Whatever has been hindering you, you can't seem to get
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You, you can't seem to get past it, a negative
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Past it, a negative attitude, unforgiveness, an
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Attitude, unforgiveness, an addiction.
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Addiction. maybe you can't get ahead.
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Maybe you can't get ahead. you take one step forward
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You take one step forward and two steps backward.
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And two steps backward. it's like that spirit of
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It's like that spirit of lack follows you around.
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Lack follows you around. that's how it's been but
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That's how it's been but there's about to be shift,
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There's about to be shift, a breakthrough, a
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A breakthrough, a turnaround.
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Turnaround. not to where you're a
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Not to where you're a little better, partially
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Little better, partially free, “joel, i have no
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Free, “joel, i have no complaints.” no, how about
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Complaints.” no, how about unquestionably free,
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Unquestionably free, abundantly free, totally
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Abundantly free, totally free.
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Free. that means free from that
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That means free from that spirit of worry, always
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Spirit of worry, always seeing the negative.
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Seeing the negative. free from that hot temper,
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Free from that hot temper, that anger that's been
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That anger that's been passed down.
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Passed down. it's going to stop with you.
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It's going to stop with you. free from the bitterness,
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Free from the bitterness, holding that grudge, you've
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Holding that grudge, you've tried to forgive but you
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Tried to forgive but you couldn't let it go.
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Couldn't let it go. god's about to breathe in
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God's about to breathe in your direction.
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Your direction. there's going to be
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There's going to be strength to do what you
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Strength to do what you couldn't do before.
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Couldn't do before. free from the guilt, living
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Free from the guilt, living in regrets, beating
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In regrets, beating yourself up, not thinking
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Yourself up, not thinking you deserve to be blessed.
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You deserve to be blessed. that stronghold is coming
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That stronghold is coming down.
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Down. chains are being broken.
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Chains are being broken. limitations are being
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Limitations are being lifted.
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Lifted. what's hindered you in the
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What's hindered you in the past is not going to hinder
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Past is not going to hinder you anymore.
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You anymore. now this is not going to
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Now this is not going to just happen by your might,
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Just happen by your might, by your power.
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By your power. maybe you've tried and it
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Maybe you've tried and it hasn't worked out.
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Hasn't worked out. you feel like you're
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You feel like you're limited, at a disadvantage,
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Limited, at a disadvantage, at the mercy of what you're
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At the mercy of what you're up against. that's okay.
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Up against. that's okay. it's going to happen by the
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It's going to happen by the spirit of the most high.
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Spirit of the most high. god in his mercy is going
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God in his mercy is going to release you from every
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To release you from every bondage.
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Bondage. free you from every
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Free you from every restriction.
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Restriction. you're about to step into
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You're about to step into new level of freedom,
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New level of freedom, peace, productivity,
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Peace, productivity, fulfillment.
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Fulfillment. things that were slowing
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Things that were slowing you down, draining your
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You down, draining your joy, taking your
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Joy, taking your creativity, those forces
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Creativity, those forces have been broken.
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Have been broken. now you have to do your
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Now you have to do your part and get in agreement
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Part and get in agreement with god.
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With god. here's the key: don't go
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Here's the key: don't go into a new year with an old
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Into a new year with an old mindset.
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Mindset. “i don't know joel, i've
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“i don't know joel, i've struggled with this
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Struggled with this depression, this
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Depression, this loneliness, this
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Loneliness, this compromise, a long time.
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Compromise, a long time. i think it's always going
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I think it's always going to limit me.” no turn it
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To limit me.” no turn it around, “father, thank you
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Around, “father, thank you that i am free.
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That i am free. thank you that this is a
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Thank you that this is a new day.
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New day. thank you that things have
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Thank you that things have shifted in my favor.
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Shifted in my favor. lord, i thank you that
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Lord, i thank you that you're releasing me into
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You're releasing me into increase, into abundance,
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Increase, into abundance, into good health, into
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Into good health, into great relationships, into
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Great relationships, into the fullness of my destiny.”
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The fullness of my destiny.” you weren't created to
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You weren't created to struggle through life,
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Struggle through life, restricted by negative
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Restricted by negative thinking, constrained by a
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Thinking, constrained by a bad temper, insecurity,
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Bad temper, insecurity, lack.
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Lack. those are bondages the
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Those are bondages the enemy uses to try to keep
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Enemy uses to try to keep you from your destiny.
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You from your destiny. the good news is the enemy
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The good news is the enemy is not in control of your
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Is not in control of your life.
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Life. god is.
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God is. he's the chain breaker.
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He's the chain breaker. he's the burden remover.
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He's the burden remover. he's the yoke destroyer.
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He's the yoke destroyer. he said, “i'm coming down
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He said, “i'm coming down to take off of you what the
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To take off of you what the enemy put on you.
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Enemy put on you. in john chapter 5, there
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In john chapter 5, there was a man that had been
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Was a man that had been crippled for thirty-eight
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Crippled for thirty-eight years.
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Years. every morning, his family
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Every morning, his family would carry him to the pool
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Would carry him to the pool of bethesda.
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Of bethesda. it was known for having
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It was known for having healing waters.
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Healing waters. once a year, when the angel
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Once a year, when the angel troubled the water, the
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Troubled the water, the first person in would be
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First person in would be healed.
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Healed. there were all kinds of
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There were all kinds of sick people there, blind,
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Sick people there, blind, crippled, paralyzed.
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Crippled, paralyzed. they would wait eagerly
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They would wait eagerly every day, carefully
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Every day, carefully watching the water, hoping
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Watching the water, hoping they would be the one to be
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They would be the one to be healed.
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Healed. one afternoon, jesus was
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One afternoon, jesus was passing by.
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Passing by. he saw this man that had
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He saw this man that had been there for thirty-eight
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Been there for thirty-eight years.
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Years. the scripture says, “this
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The scripture says, “this man had a deep seated,
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Man had a deep seated, lingering disorder.” it
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Lingering disorder.” it wasn't like he had been
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Wasn't like he had been sick for a week, had
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Sick for a week, had trouble for a month.
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Trouble for a month. this was a problem that
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This was a problem that lingered.
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Lingered. thirty-eight years.
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Thirty-eight years. you can imagine his mindset.
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You can imagine his mindset. “this is my lot in life.
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“this is my lot in life. it's never going to
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It's never going to change.” out of all the
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Change.” out of all the people there, jesus came
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People there, jesus came over to the man and asked,
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Over to the man and asked, “do you want to get well?”
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“do you want to get well?” it seemed like an odd
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It seemed like an odd question, it was obvious he
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Question, it was obvious he wanted to get well.
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Wanted to get well. he was at the pool, that's
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He was at the pool, that's why he went every day.
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Why he went every day. but the man answered back,
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But the man answered back, “how can i get well?
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“how can i get well? i don't have anyone to help
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I don't have anyone to help me get in the water.
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Me get in the water. i'm crippled.
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I'm crippled. someone always gets in
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Someone always gets in ahead of me.”
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Ahead of me.” i don't fault the man.
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I don't fault the man. he was only looking at it
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He was only looking at it in the natural.
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In the natural. thinking “i've had this
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Thinking “i've had this sickness thirty-eight years.
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Sickness thirty-eight years. this problem has been with
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This problem has been with me most of my life.
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Me most of my life. how can i get well now?”
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How can i get well now?” sometimes we see this man
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Sometimes we see this man as negative, doubting, but
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As negative, doubting, but the truth is he was
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The truth is he was faithful.
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Faithful. he got up each morning.
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He got up each morning. he got dressed.
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He got dressed. he had his family take him
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He had his family take him to the pool.
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To the pool. he sat there hoping that
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He sat there hoping that somehow it could happen.
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Somehow it could happen. it wasn't like he was
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It wasn't like he was complacent, sitting around
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Complacent, sitting around at home complaining.
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At home complaining. he did all he knew how to
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He did all he knew how to do but he couldn't get rid
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Do but he couldn't get rid of this lingering disorder.
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Of this lingering disorder. how many of us are like
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How many of us are like this man?
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This man? we're dealing with a
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We're dealing with a lingering disorder.
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Lingering disorder. a problem that won't go
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A problem that won't go away.
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Away. the anxiety, the trouble in
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The anxiety, the trouble in our marriage, the
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Our marriage, the addiction, the sickness.
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Addiction, the sickness. we've done our best. god
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We've done our best. god knows we've prayed.
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Knows we've prayed. we've stood in faith.
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We've stood in faith. we said we weren't going to
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We said we weren't going to give in to the temptation,
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Give in to the temptation, but we weren't strong
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But we weren't strong enough.
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Enough. we weren't complacent.
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We weren't complacent. we still showed up at work,
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We still showed up at work, we still came to church, we
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We still came to church, we still volunteered, we were
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Still volunteered, we were still good to others, all
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Still good to others, all the while we're dealing
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The while we're dealing with this lingering
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With this lingering disorder.
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Disorder. maybe nobody can see it.
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Maybe nobody can see it. it's the loneliness we face
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It's the loneliness we face in the night, it's the
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In the night, it's the hurt, the pain, from the
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Hurt, the pain, from the trauma of the past. it's
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Trauma of the past. it's those feelings of
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Those feelings of insecurity that won't go
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Insecurity that won't go away.
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Away. jesus could have looked at
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Jesus could have looked at the man and said, “well, if
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The man and said, “well, if you'd only had more faith,
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You'd only had more faith, i would have healed you.
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I would have healed you. if you'd only answered,
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If you'd only answered, ‘yes, i want to get well.'
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‘yes, i want to get well.' if you hadn't made excuses,
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If you hadn't made excuses, if you hadn't just looked
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If you hadn't just looked at it in the natural, i
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At it in the natural, i would have freed you from
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Would have freed you from this sickness.” but our god
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This sickness.” but our god is full of mercy.
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Is full of mercy. he knows the weight of what
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He knows the weight of what you're carrying.
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You're carrying. he knows the struggle, the
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He knows the struggle, the sacrifice.
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Sacrifice. how you're doing your best
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How you're doing your best to keep it all together,
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To keep it all together, while you're dealing with a
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While you're dealing with a lingering disorder.
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Lingering disorder. a child that's off course,
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A child that's off course, a loveless marriage, an
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A loveless marriage, an addiction that's
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Addiction that's controlling your life.
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Controlling your life. god sees you at the pool.
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God sees you at the pool. he sees you praising
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He sees you praising through the pain, smiling
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Through the pain, smiling when you feel discouraged,
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When you feel discouraged, carrying the load of
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Carrying the load of others, when you need to be
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Others, when you need to be carried.
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Carried. it's interesting, jesus
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It's interesting, jesus never addressed what the
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Never addressed what the man said.
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Man said. he never commented on his
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He never commented on his lack of faith.
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Lack of faith. he simply looked at him and
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He simply looked at him and said, “rise, take up your
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Said, “rise, take up your bed and walk.” instantly
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Bed and walk.” instantly the man was healed.
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The man was healed. he got up and walked out of
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He got up and walked out of there, the first time in
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There, the first time in thirty-eight years.
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Thirty-eight years. can you imagine when his
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Can you imagine when his family came to pick him up,
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Family came to pick him up, like they had done year
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Like they had done year after year?
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After year? instead, they see him
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Instead, they see him running toward them. they
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Running toward them. they nearly passed out.
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Nearly passed out. they didn't see that coming.
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They didn't see that coming. that's what it means to be
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That's what it means to be unquestionably free.
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Unquestionably free. no one is going to doubt
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No one is going to doubt the blessing of god on your
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The blessing of god on your life.
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Life. you're not only going to
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You're not only going to see it, but other people
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See it, but other people are going to see it.
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Are going to see it. one thing this story shows
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One thing this story shows us is how nothing is
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Us is how nothing is permanent.
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Permanent. it's never too late for god
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It's never too late for god to turn it around.
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To turn it around. you may be dealing with a
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You may be dealing with a lingering disorder.
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Lingering disorder. in the natural it could
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In the natural it could never work out.
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Never work out. the medical report is not
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The medical report is not good, you don't have the
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Good, you don't have the funds, the addiction is too
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Funds, the addiction is too strong.
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Strong. thoughts tell you, “you'll
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Thoughts tell you, “you'll always struggle with your
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Always struggle with your self-image.
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Self-image. you're always going to feel
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You're always going to feel inferior, not valuable.”
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Inferior, not valuable.” don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. god has not forgotten about
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God has not forgotten about you.
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You. he's already headed your
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He's already headed your way.
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Way. you wouldn't be hearing
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You wouldn't be hearing this if he wasn't about to
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This if he wasn't about to put an end to that
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Put an end to that lingering disorder.
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Lingering disorder. that problem that's
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That problem that's hindered you so long, is
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Hindered you so long, is about to suddenly turn
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About to suddenly turn around.
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Around. that addiction, the
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That addiction, the financial difficulty, the
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Financial difficulty, the relationship issue.
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Relationship issue. god is about to show up and
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God is about to show up and do what you never saw
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Do what you never saw coming.
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Coming. something that amazes you.
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Something that amazes you. something that catapults
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Something that catapults you to a new level of your
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You to a new level of your destiny, to where you can
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Destiny, to where you can do what you never thought
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Do what you never thought you could do.
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You could do. this man never dreamed he'd
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This man never dreamed he'd be able to walk, play ball
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Be able to walk, play ball with his children, dance
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With his children, dance with his wife, take a
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With his wife, take a stroll on the beach.
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Stroll on the beach. that's the mercy of our god.
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That's the mercy of our god. “joel, this sounds good,
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“joel, this sounds good, but i don't know if i have
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But i don't know if i have enough faith.
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Enough faith. i don't know if i can
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I don't know if i can believe for this.” neither
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Believe for this.” neither did this man.
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Did this man. this shows us how good our
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This shows us how good our god is.
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God is. even when we don't have the
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Even when we don't have the faith, even when we don't
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Faith, even when we don't believe like we should, he
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Believe like we should, he still steps in and frees
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Still steps in and frees us, heals us, favors us.
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Us, heals us, favors us. what could you become if
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What could you become if you didn't have that
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You didn't have that lingering disorder?
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Lingering disorder? that little voice that's
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That little voice that's convinced you that you're
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Convinced you that you're not talented enough, you
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Not talented enough, you don't have what it takes,
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Don't have what it takes, you've made too many
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You've made too many mistakes.
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Mistakes. how far could you go if you
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How far could you go if you didn't have that temper to
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Didn't have that temper to hold you back, giving in to
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Hold you back, giving in to compromise, not being able
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Compromise, not being able to forgive.
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To forgive. or maybe it's things you
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Or maybe it's things you were born into, lack,
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Were born into, lack, addictions, living with
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Addictions, living with guilt and shame.
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Guilt and shame. the good news is god is not
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The good news is god is not going to leave you with
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Going to leave you with that lingering disorder.
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That lingering disorder. it's lingered long enough.
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It's lingered long enough. this is your year to be
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This is your year to be unquestionably free.
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Unquestionably free. not better.
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Not better. “i'm making it okay.
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“i'm making it okay. i don't have as many
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I don't have as many issues.” no, get ready for
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Issues.” no, get ready for total freedom. to rise,
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Total freedom. to rise, take up your bed and walk.
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Take up your bed and walk. see, jesus could have said
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See, jesus could have said to the man, “i'm going to
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To the man, “i'm going to get you a better mat to lay
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Get you a better mat to lay on.
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On. i'm going to get you some
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I'm going to get you some more help, better friends,
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More help, better friends, better transportation.” but
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Better transportation.” but god's idea of freedom is to
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God's idea of freedom is to not make you more
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Not make you more comfortable in dysfunction,
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Comfortable in dysfunction, it's to free you from the
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It's to free you from the dysfunction.
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Dysfunction. it's to set you on a whole
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It's to set you on a whole new path.
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To where you look back and
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To where you look back and say, “that lingering
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Say, “that lingering disorder is no longer
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Disorder is no longer lingering, it's gone.
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Lingering, it's gone. i'm free.
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I'm free. i'm healed.
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I'm healed. i'm confident.
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I'm confident. my marriage is healthy.
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My marriage is healthy. my children are blessed.
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My children are blessed. my career is flourishing.
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My career is flourishing. my mind is at peace.
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My mind is at peace. i'm full of joy, fulfilling
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I'm full of joy, fulfilling my purpose.”
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My purpose.” friends, life is too short
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Friends, life is too short to have things lingering
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To have things lingering that are holding you back.
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That are holding you back. sometimes we don't realize
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Sometimes we don't realize how restricted we are.
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How restricted we are. how constrained we've
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How constrained we've become.
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Become. we've gotten so used to
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We've gotten so used to going to the pool.
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Going to the pool. hanging out with other
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Hanging out with other people that have lingering
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People that have lingering disorders.
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Disorders. misery loves company.
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Misery loves company. don't get comfortable in
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Don't get comfortable in dysfunction.
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Dysfunction. you have to stir yourself
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You have to stir yourself up.
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Up. you have greatness in you.
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You have greatness in you. you were created to shine,
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You were created to shine, to leave your mark, to take
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To leave your mark, to take your family to a new level.
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Your family to a new level. i know there are seasons of
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I know there are seasons of struggling, enduring, being
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Struggling, enduring, being faithful, but that season
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Faithful, but that season is not supposed to last a
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Is not supposed to last a lifetime.
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Lifetime. there's about to be a
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There's about to be a shift. strongholds are
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Shift. strongholds are being broken.
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Being broken. negative mindsets are
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Negative mindsets are coming down.
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Healing is on the way.
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Healing is on the way. promotion is coming.
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Promotion is coming. you're not going to go
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You're not going to go through another year being
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Through another year being confined, restricted,
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Confined, restricted, limited.
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Limited. god is doing a new thing.
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God is doing a new thing. you're about to rise, take
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You're about to rise, take up your bed and walk.
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Up your bed and walk. in deuteronomy 15, there
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In deuteronomy 15, there was a law that god gave
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Was a law that god gave moses that said every
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Moses that said every seventh year, any hebrew
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Seventh year, any hebrew slave had to be released.
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Slave had to be released. if you were hebrew and you
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If you were hebrew and you owed a person money, but
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Owed a person money, but you couldn't pay, that
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You couldn't pay, that person could take you as a
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Person could take you as a slave and make you work
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Slave and make you work until you paid them back.
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Until you paid them back. but every seventh year, if
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But every seventh year, if you were a part of god's
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You were a part of god's chosen people, you had an
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Chosen people, you had an advantage.
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Advantage. you were released.
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You were released. no matter how much you
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No matter how much you owed, no matter how much
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Owed, no matter how much debt you were in, in the
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Debt you were in, in the seventh year, there was
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Seventh year, there was freedom. all this pain,
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Freedom. all this pain, suffering, heartache, in
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Suffering, heartache, in one day it was all gone.
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One day it was all gone. this shows us how god never
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This shows us how god never intended for his people to
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Intended for his people to be a permanent slave to
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Be a permanent slave to anything.
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Anything. he had moses write this law
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He had moses write this law so they wouldn't live with
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So they wouldn't live with a lingering disorder.
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A lingering disorder. a slave to debt, a slave to
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A slave to debt, a slave to addiction, a slave to worry.
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Addiction, a slave to worry. you may be dealing with
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You may be dealing with some negative things now,
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Some negative things now, but i believe you're coming
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But i believe you're coming in to one of your seventh
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In to one of your seventh years.
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Years. a year where you're going
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A year where you're going to see god break
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To see god break limitations, free you from
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Limitations, free you from what's holding you back,
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What's holding you back, lift the load of what's
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Lift the load of what's been burdening you down.
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Been burdening you down. in this seventh year, what
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In this seventh year, what you used to struggle with
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You used to struggle with is not going to be a
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Is not going to be a struggle anymore.
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Struggle anymore. like god did for me, when i
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Like god did for me, when i felt that weight suddenly
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Felt that weight suddenly lift off, god's about to
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Lift off, god's about to lighten your load.
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Lighten your load. you're going to see an
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You're going to see an anointing of ease.
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Anointing of ease. god breathing in your
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God breathing in your direction.
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Direction. that spirit of worry,
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That spirit of worry, insecurity, can't sleep at
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Insecurity, can't sleep at night.
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Night. things are about to shift.
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Things are about to shift. there's going to be a
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There's going to be a peace, a rest, a new sense
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Peace, a rest, a new sense of joy.
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Of joy. from being stressed over
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From being stressed over those children, to enjoying
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Those children, to enjoying your children.
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Your children. from worrying about that
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From worrying about that sickness, to having great
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Sickness, to having great health.
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Health. from struggling to get by,
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From struggling to get by, not having enough, to
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Not having enough, to abundance, to overflow, to
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Abundance, to overflow, to where you can be a blessing
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Where you can be a blessing to others.
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To others. in 2003, we signed a
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In 2003, we signed a sixty-year lease with the
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Sixty-year lease with the city of houston for this
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City of houston for this facility, the former compaq
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Facility, the former compaq center.
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Center. we always wanted to own the
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We always wanted to own the building, but the lease was
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Building, but the lease was the best way to acquire it
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The best way to acquire it at the time.
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At the time. but it always bothered me
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But it always bothered me that in sixty years the
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That in sixty years the building would go back to
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Building would go back to the city.
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The city. when i'm a hundred and
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When i'm a hundred and twenty years old, i don't
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Twenty years old, i don't want to have to go down and
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Want to have to go down and renegotiate.
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Renegotiate. but in 2010, seven years
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But in 2010, seven years later, the city was running
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Later, the city was running low on tax revenue and
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Low on tax revenue and decided to sell off some of
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Decided to sell off some of their properties.
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Their properties. they asked if we wanted to
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They asked if we wanted to purchase the building.
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Purchase the building. i was so excited, but at
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I was so excited, but at the same time kind of
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The same time kind of hesitant, because i didn't
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Hesitant, because i didn't know what it would cost. a
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Know what it would cost. a building like this new
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Building like this new would be five hundred
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Would be five hundred million dollars.
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Million dollars. we told them we were
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We told them we were interested but we had to
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Interested but we had to see if it worked for us
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See if it worked for us financially.
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Financially. they said they would do an
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They said they would do an appraisal and get back with
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Appraisal and get back with us.
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Us. they had to appraise the
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They had to appraise the building based on the fact
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Building based on the fact that we had the sixty year
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That we had the sixty year lease.
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Lease. we'd already prepaid the
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We'd already prepaid the lease.
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Lease. so, whoever bought it
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So, whoever bought it wouldn't get the building
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Wouldn't get the building for fifty three years and
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For fifty three years and wouldn't get any funds.
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Wouldn't get any funds. the city came back and
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The city came back and said, “we'll sell it to you
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Said, “we'll sell it to you not for a hundred million,
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Not for a hundred million, not fifty million, not
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Not fifty million, not twenty million.
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Twenty million. we'll sell it to you for
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We'll sell it to you for seven million dollars.”
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Seven million dollars.” today, we no longer lease
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Today, we no longer lease the property, we own the
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The property, we own the property.
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Property. isn't it interesting, our
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Isn't it interesting, our seventh year for seven
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Seventh year for seven million.
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Million. only god could orchestrate
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Only god could orchestrate that.
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That. where you are may look
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Where you are may look permanent but when you come
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Permanent but when you come in to your seventh year,
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In to your seventh year, god is going to do things
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God is going to do things that boggle your mind.
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That boggle your mind. from leasing to owning,
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From leasing to owning, from borrowing to lending.
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From borrowing to lending. from sickness to health.
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From sickness to health. from addiction to freedom.
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From addiction to freedom. from opposition bigger and
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From opposition bigger and stronger, to red seas
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Stronger, to red seas parting.
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Parting. from lingering disorders,
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From lingering disorders, things that won't seem to
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Things that won't seem to go away, to rising, taking
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Go away, to rising, taking up your bed and walking.
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Up your bed and walking. get ready for a seventh
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Get ready for a seventh year.
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Year. not partial freedom, a
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Not partial freedom, a little bit better, but
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Little bit better, but unquestionably free.
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Unquestionably free. i believe and declare that
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I believe and declare that you are stepping into a new
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You are stepping into a new season, that every
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Season, that every limitation that's been
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Limitation that's been holding you back is being
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Holding you back is being broken right now.
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Broken right now. things are shifting.
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Things are shifting. strongholds are coming down.
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Strongholds are coming down. favor is being released.
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Favor is being released. lingering disorders are
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Lingering disorders are coming to an end.
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Coming to an end. you're going to rise
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You're going to rise higher, accomplish dreams,
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Higher, accomplish dreams, and become all you were
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And become all you were created to be, in jesus'
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Created to be, in jesus' name.
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Name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen?
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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We'd love to send you our 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. you can write down your dreams
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You can write down your dreams and goals,
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And goals, plus use it for your everyday
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Plus use it for your everyday activities and reminders.
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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This planner, it's not just a calendar,
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Not just a calendar, it's filled with scriptures
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It's filled with scriptures and inspiration
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And inspiration to help you stay encouraged
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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And keep believing for what god
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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To see the goodness of god in greater ways.
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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Didn't work out and get ready for the new things
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For the new things god has in store.
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God has in store. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of the 2026
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A copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. each month features
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Each month features a fresh theme of encouragement,
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A fresh theme of encouragement, a guiding scripture
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A guiding scripture to stand on.
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To stand on. room to write your goals,
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Room to write your goals, prayers, and vision.
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Prayers, and vision. space for faith steps,
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Space for faith steps, because faith isn't passive,
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Because faith isn't passive, it's active.
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It's active. a monthly qr code
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A monthly qr code linking to a message or video
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Linking to a message or video to keep your spirit lifted.
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To keep your spirit lifted. with the 2026
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With the 2026 faith for today planner,
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Faith for today planner, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that living by faith
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That living by faith makes room for god to do
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Makes room for god to do what only he can do.
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What only he can do. breakthrough in your business.
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Breakthrough in your business. god's healing touch.
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God's healing touch. loved ones returning to faith.
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Loved ones returning to faith. request your copy of the planner
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Request your copy of the planner and step into the new year
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And step into the new year with bold faith, fresh hope,
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With bold faith, fresh hope, and daily encouragement
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And daily encouragement to strengthen your spirit
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To strengthen your spirit and face every challenge
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And face every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. no matter what's happening
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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Keep believing and expecting a blessed 2026.
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end gift
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Making a special year-end gift to help
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To help keep the ministry strong.
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Keep the ministry strong. we so appreciate
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We so appreciate all the champion
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All the champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly support.
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of the 2026
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Your copy of the 2026 faith for today planner.
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Faith for today planner. visit joelosteen.com
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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