Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - From Valley To Victory

August 27, 2025 | S25 E239 | 30:0

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

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - From Valley To Victory | August 27, 2025

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. > joel: god bless you.
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> joel: god bless you. thanks so much for letting
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Thanks so much for letting us come in to your homes.
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Us come in to your homes. we are praying for you and
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We are praying for you and your family.
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Your family. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week.
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With us during the week. through our podcast, social
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Through our podcast, social media, our youtube channel.
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Media, our youtube channel. there are lots of ways you
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There are lots of ways you can receive these messages
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Can receive these messages and stay inspired and
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And stay inspired and encouraged.
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Encouraged. plus you can share them
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Plus you can share them with a friend.
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With a friend. thanks for tuning in.
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Thanks for tuning in. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this man that
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I heard about this man that died and went to heaven.
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Died and went to heaven. saint peter escorted him
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Saint peter escorted him down this long hallway
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Down this long hallway filled with thousands of
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Filled with thousands of clocks on the wall.
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Clocks on the wall. the hands on the clocks were
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The hands on the clocks were moving at all different
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Moving at all different speeds.
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Speeds. peter explained that every
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Peter explained that every person has a clock, when
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Person has a clock, when they sin the clock ticks.
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They sin the clock ticks. one clock was barely moving,
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One clock was barely moving, that was billy graham's
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That was billy graham's clock.
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Clock. another clock was creeping
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Another clock was creeping along, mother theresa's
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Along, mother theresa's clock.
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Clock. the man said curiously,
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The man said curiously, "can i see my clock?"
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"can i see my clock?" peter said, "yeah, we keep
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Peter said, "yeah, we keep yours in the office and use
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Yours in the office and use it as a fan."
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It as a fan." hold up your bibles.
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Hold up your bibles. say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about from valley to
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About from valley to victory. we all go through
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Victory. we all go through difficulties in life, things
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Difficulties in life, things we don't understand.
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We don't understand. we have a setback in our
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We have a setback in our finances, a challenge in
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Finances, a challenge in our health, a relationship
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Our health, a relationship didn't make it.
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Didn't make it. when we're in the valley,
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When we're in the valley, it's easy to get discouraged
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It's easy to get discouraged and think it's never going
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And think it's never going to improve.
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To improve. but the scripture says in
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But the scripture says in hosea, "god will transform
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Hosea, "god will transform the valley of trouble into
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The valley of trouble into a gateway of hope."
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The valley is leading you
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The valley is leading you to new levels, to better
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To new levels, to better relationships, to greater
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Relationships, to greater influence.
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Influence. the medical report may not
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The medical report may not look good.
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Look good. you're in a valley of
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You're in a valley of sickness.
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Sickness. god is about to transform
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God is about to transform it into a gateway of
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It into a gateway of healing, a gateway of
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Healing, a gateway of wholeness.
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Wholeness. maybe you're in a valley in
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Maybe you're in a valley in your finances, business is
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Your finances, business is slow. you lost a contract.
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Slow. you lost a contract. that valley is not the end.
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That valley is not the end. it's about to be transformed
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It's about to be transformed into a gateway of blessing,
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Into a gateway of blessing, a gateway of favor,
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A gateway of favor, a gateway of overflow.
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A gateway of overflow. god is going to open new
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God is going to open new doors, he's going to cause
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Doors, he's going to cause opportunities to find you.
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Opportunities to find you. perhaps you've struggled
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Perhaps you've struggled with an addiction for a
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With an addiction for a long time.
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Long time. you've accepted that you'll
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You've accepted that you'll always be in that valley.
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Always be in that valley. your relatives lived in the
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Your relatives lived in the valley, they all struggled.
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Valley, they all struggled. no this is a new day.
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No this is a new day. god is doing a new thing.
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God is doing a new thing. that valley is about to be
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That valley is about to be transformed into a gateway
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Transformed into a gateway of freedom.
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Of freedom. god has a breakthrough
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God has a breakthrough coming your way.
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Coming your way. he's going to make things
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He's going to make things happen you couldn't make
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Happen you couldn't make happen.
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Happen. the valley is not your
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The valley is not your destiny.
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Destiny. the addiction, the
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The addiction, the loneliness, the anxiety is
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Loneliness, the anxiety is not going to hinder you your
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Not going to hinder you your whole life.
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Whole life. you were created to be free,
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You were created to be free, to be happy, to live an
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To be happy, to live an abundant, fulfilled life.
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Abundant, fulfilled life. instead of complaining about
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Instead of complaining about the valley, being
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The valley, being discouraged over what
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Discouraged over what you're going through,
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You're going through, all through the day,
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All through the day, "father thank you that this
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"father thank you that this valley is only temporary.
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Valley is only temporary. i believe what you promised.
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I believe what you promised. you're about to transform
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You're about to transform it into a gateway of hope,
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It into a gateway of hope, a gateway of blessing,
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A gateway of blessing, a gateway of victory."
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A gateway of victory." that valley is leading you
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That valley is leading you to the awesome future god
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To the awesome future god has in store. the truth
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Has in store. the truth is you can't reach your
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Is you can't reach your destiny without going
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Destiny without going through valleys.
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Through valleys. the valleys are strategic.
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The valleys are strategic. when you're on top of a
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When you're on top of a mountain, the only way to go
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Mountain, the only way to go higher is to come down that
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Higher is to come down that mountain, go through the
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Mountain, go through the valley, then you can go up
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Valley, then you can go up a bigger mountain.
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A bigger mountain. god allows valleys not to
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God allows valleys not to hold us back but because
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Hold us back but because he's taking us higher.
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He's taking us higher. without the valleys we
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Without the valleys we would get stuck.
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Would get stuck. are you discouraged over
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Are you discouraged over what god is going to use to
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What god is going to use to take you to a new level?
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Take you to a new level? frustrated, thinking the
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Frustrated, thinking the valley is permanent?
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Valley is permanent? have a new perspective.
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Have a new perspective. the valley is not there to
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The valley is not there to stop you, it's there to
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Stop you, it's there to promote you.
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Promote you. what you're up against may
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What you're up against may be bigger, you feel
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Be bigger, you feel outnumbered, you don't have
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Outnumbered, you don't have the resources.
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The resources. on your own you can't get
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On your own you can't get out. the good news is
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Out. the good news is you're not on your own.
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You're not on your own. the most high god is right
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The most high god is right there with you. he knows
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There with you. he knows how to turn that
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How to turn that battlefield into a blessing
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Battlefield into a blessing field.
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Field. that valley of trouble into
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That valley of trouble into a gateway of victory.
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A gateway of victory. this is what happened with
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This is what happened with david.
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David. when he was a teenager, he
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When he was a teenager, he faced goliath in the valley
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Faced goliath in the valley of elah. it's not a
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Of elah. it's not a coincidence that this
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Coincidence that this battle took place in a
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Battle took place in a valley. every morning and
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Valley. every morning and every evening for forty
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Every evening for forty days goliath came out,
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Days goliath came out, stood on the side of the
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Stood on the side of the mountain and shouted insults
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Mountain and shouted insults at the israelites.
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At the israelites. taunting them, making fun,
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Taunting them, making fun, trying to stir up trouble.
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Trying to stir up trouble. goliath was huge, he stood
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Goliath was huge, he stood over nine feet tall, his
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Over nine feet tall, his coat of armor weighed
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Coat of armor weighed 125 pounds.
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125 pounds. he was the champion of
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He was the champion of the philistine army.
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The philistine army. when king saul and the
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When king saul and the israelites heard him they
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Israelites heard him they were terrified. they turned
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Were terrified. they turned and ran out of sight.
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And ran out of sight. this went on time and time
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This went on time and time again. one day david showed
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Again. one day david showed up, seventeen years old,
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Up, seventeen years old, when he heard these
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When he heard these threats something rose up
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Threats something rose up in him, a fire, a passion,
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In him, a fire, a passion, a courage. he said, "who
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A courage. he said, "who is this uncircumcised
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Is this uncircumcised philistine that he should
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Philistine that he should defy the armies of the
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Defy the armies of the living god?"
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Living god?" he was saying, "this man
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He was saying, "this man is not in covenant with
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Is not in covenant with our god. he doesn't have
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Our god. he doesn't have the blessing of jehovah.
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The blessing of jehovah. we may be in a valley but
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We may be in a valley but goliath can't keep us here.
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Goliath can't keep us here. he doesn't control our
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He doesn't control our destiny."
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Destiny." david looked at goliath.
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David looked at goliath. he said, "you come against
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He said, "you come against me with a sword and a
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Me with a sword and a shield, but i come against
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Shield, but i come against you in the name of the lord
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You in the name of the lord god of israel.
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God of israel. this day i will defeat you
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This day i will defeat you and feed your head to the
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And feed your head to the birds of the air."
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Birds of the air." all the israelites were in
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All the israelites were in the same valley, they heard
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The same valley, they heard the same threats but david
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The same threats but david had a different attitude.
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Had a different attitude. he talked back to the enemy.
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He talked back to the enemy. when you're in the valley,
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When you're in the valley, like david, you will hear
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Like david, you will hear the enemy's threats.
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The enemy's threats. he'll try to intimidate you.
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He'll try to intimidate you. "you'll never get out of
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"you'll never get out of this problem. it's too big.
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This problem. it's too big. you'll never get well.
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You'll never get well. you saw the report.
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You saw the report. your child will never get
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Your child will never get back on course."
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Back on course." don't do like the israelites
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Don't do like the israelites and believe those lies,
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And believe those lies, live in fear, worried.
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Live in fear, worried. do like david and talk back
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Do like david and talk back to the enemy.
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To the enemy. what you're saying in the
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What you're saying in the valley is going to have a
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Valley is going to have a great impact on whether or
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Great impact on whether or not you come out.
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Not you come out. the israelites were saying,
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The israelites were saying, "he's too big, we don't have
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"he's too big, we don't have a chance, we'll never defeat
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A chance, we'll never defeat him." when you talk defeat,
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Him." when you talk defeat, you're inviting defeat.
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You're inviting defeat. when you talk sickness,
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When you talk sickness, you're going to have
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You're going to have sickness. when you say,
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Sickness. when you say, "i'll never get out of
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"i'll never get out of this problem,"
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This problem," it's going to keep you
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It's going to keep you there. instead of agreeing
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There. instead of agreeing with the enemy, start
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With the enemy, start declaring what god says
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Declaring what god says about you. when the enemy
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About you. when the enemy shouts, "you'll never get
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Shouts, "you'll never get well." do like david.
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Well." do like david. "i will live and not die,
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"i will live and not die, god is restoring health
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God is restoring health back unto me."
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Back unto me." "you'll never get out of
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"you'll never get out of debt, this valley of lack,
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Debt, this valley of lack, valley of struggle,
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Valley of struggle, not having enough,
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Not having enough, it's permanent."
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It's permanent." "i will lend and not borrow.
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"i will lend and not borrow. god is opening the windows
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God is opening the windows of heaven pouring out
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Of heaven pouring out blessings that i cannot
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Blessings that i cannot contain."
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Contain." "well, that child is never
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"well, that child is never going to do right.
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Going to do right. he's never going to
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He's never going to break the addiction."
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Break the addiction." "as for me and my house
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"as for me and my house we will serve the lord.
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We will serve the lord. my children are mighty
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My children are mighty in the land. what god has
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In the land. what god has purposed for their life,
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Purposed for their life, no bad breaks, no
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No bad breaks, no addictions, no person can
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Addictions, no person can stop."
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Stop." it's so important what
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It's so important what you're saying in the
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You're saying in the valley. if it's going
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Valley. if it's going to be transformed into
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To be transformed into a gateway of hope, you
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A gateway of hope, you have to speak words of
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Have to speak words of life, words of faith,
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Life, words of faith, words of victory.
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Words of victory. this is where the israelites
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This is where the israelites missed it. they were
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Missed it. they were talking about how big
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Talking about how big goliath was, david was
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Goliath was, david was talking about how big our
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Talking about how big our god is. they were
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God is. they were magnifying the problem,
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Magnifying the problem, david came along and
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David came along and started magnifying our god.
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Started magnifying our god. the enemy has no new tricks.
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The enemy has no new tricks. he's not creative.
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He's not creative. you can go back and look
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You can go back and look what he's done in the past,
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What he's done in the past, that's how he's going to
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That's how he's going to try to deceive you.
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Try to deceive you. in this valley thousands
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In this valley thousands of years ago, he was
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Of years ago, he was threatening with loud
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Threatening with loud insults, trying to
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Insults, trying to intimidate with lies.
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Intimidate with lies. it's no different today.
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It's no different today. goliath may not stand on the
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Goliath may not stand on the mountainside and shout down
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Mountainside and shout down to your valley but in your
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To your valley but in your thoughts loud threats will
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Thoughts loud threats will come, things that can keep
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Come, things that can keep you awake at night, cause
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You awake at night, cause you to live worried,
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You to live worried, stressed out.
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Stressed out. recognize what's happening.
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Recognize what's happening. don't be one of the
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Don't be one of the israelites and run and hide
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Israelites and run and hide for forty days, and let
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For forty days, and let forty days turn in to forty
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Forty days turn in to forty months, then forty years.
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Months, then forty years. be a david.
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Be a david. there's nothing more
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There's nothing more powerful against these
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Powerful against these negative threats than god's
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Negative threats than god's word coming out of your
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Word coming out of your mouth.
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Mouth. "i may be in a valley but
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"i may be in a valley but can i tell you i am coming
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Can i tell you i am coming out. i will fulfill my
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Out. i will fulfill my destiny. i will accomplish
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Destiny. i will accomplish my dreams. i am strong,
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My dreams. i am strong, i am healthy, i am well
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I am healthy, i am well able."
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Able." david told king saul that
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David told king saul that he wanted to fight goliath.
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He wanted to fight goliath. saul told him all the
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Saul told him all the reasons why he couldn't
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Reasons why he couldn't do it. "you're too young,
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Do it. "you're too young, you don't have the training,
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You don't have the training, the experience.
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The experience. he's too big, he's their
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He's too big, he's their most skilled warrior."
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Most skilled warrior." sometimes people will try
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Sometimes people will try to keep you in the valley.
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To keep you in the valley. people will tell you what
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People will tell you what you can't do, what you don't
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You can't do, what you don't have and how you should just
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Have and how you should just learn to live with the
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Learn to live with the addiction.
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Addiction. "don't try to start that
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"don't try to start that business, there are giants
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Business, there are giants out there. you can't
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Out there. you can't teach that class. there's
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Teach that class. there's too much competition.
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Too much competition. you better stay where you
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You better stay where you are."
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Are." don't expect everyone to
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Don't expect everyone to cheer you on. all your
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Cheer you on. all your friends are not going to
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Friends are not going to celebrate you and challenge
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Celebrate you and challenge you to stretch to the next
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You to stretch to the next level. but just because
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Level. but just because they don't see it in you
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They don't see it in you doesn't mean you don't
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Doesn't mean you don't have it. god has put
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Have it. god has put greatness in you, things
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Greatness in you, things that other people have
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That other people have never imagined. potential
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Never imagined. potential that's going to catapult
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That's going to catapult you to a new level.
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You to a new level. don't let someone talk you
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Don't let someone talk you out of what god put in you.
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Out of what god put in you. don't let their lack of
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Don't let their lack of support cause you to stay
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Support cause you to stay in the valley.
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In the valley. david could have thought,
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David could have thought, "i guess king saul is right.
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"i guess king saul is right. i don't have the training,
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I don't have the training, i don't come from an
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I don't come from an influential family.
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Influential family. he is much bigger than i am.
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He is much bigger than i am. maybe i should just accept
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Maybe i should just accept the valley."
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The valley." if david would have let saul
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If david would have let saul discourage him we wouldn't
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Discourage him we wouldn't be talking about him.
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Be talking about him. if he would have believed
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If he would have believed the threats of goliath, he
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The threats of goliath, he would have never fulfilled
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Would have never fulfilled his destiny.
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His destiny. at some point, we will
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At some point, we will all be where david was.
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All be where david was. in a valley, with a big
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In a valley, with a big obstacle. we didn't get
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Obstacle. we didn't get the scholarship. the
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The scholarship. the relationship didn't work
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Relationship didn't work out. we lost a loved one.
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Out. we lost a loved one. the fear, depression,
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The fear, depression, anxiety, it feels permanent.
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Anxiety, it feels permanent. nobody is there to support
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Nobody is there to support us. that's when you have
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Us. that's when you have to dig down deep, and say,
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To dig down deep, and say, "no this valley is not my
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"no this valley is not my home, this defeat, this
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Home, this defeat, this lack, this trouble, this
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Lack, this trouble, this addiction is not how my
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Addiction is not how my story ends."
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Story ends." you are on the verge of
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You are on the verge of seeing that valley
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Seeing that valley transformed into a gateway
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Transformed into a gateway of something amazing.
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Of something amazing. god is about to do something
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God is about to do something unusual, out of the
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Unusual, out of the ordinary, something that
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Ordinary, something that will thrust you to a new
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Will thrust you to a new level.
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Level. king saul wasn't for david
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King saul wasn't for david but that didn't stop david.
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But that didn't stop david. david's family didn't
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David's family didn't believe in him. his
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Believe in him. his brothers made fun of him
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Brothers made fun of him but that didn't keep him
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But that didn't keep him from his destiny.
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From his destiny. don't be discouraged by
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Don't be discouraged by who's not for you, by who
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Who's not for you, by who doesn't cheer you on.
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Doesn't cheer you on. you don't need them.
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You don't need them. you and god are a majority.
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You and god are a majority. he is breathing in your
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He is breathing in your direction right now.
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Direction right now. you're about to come out
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You're about to come out of that valley.
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Of that valley. it's going to happen sooner
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It's going to happen sooner than you think. there's a
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Than you think. there's a breakthrough, a promotion,
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Breakthrough, a promotion, a healing, a divine
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A healing, a divine connection that's headed
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Connection that's headed your way. get ready for
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Your way. get ready for that valley to be
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That valley to be transformed. it looks
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Transformed. it looks permanent but things are
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Permanent but things are suddenly going to change.
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Suddenly going to change. suddenly your health turns
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Suddenly your health turns around, suddenly your
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Around, suddenly your business takes off, suddenly
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Business takes off, suddenly your child gets back on
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Your child gets back on course. that valley is
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Course. that valley is leading you to victory.
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Leading you to victory. david was in this valley
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David was in this valley of elah. goliath was
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Of elah. goliath was coming down the mountain
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Coming down the mountain to face him. david didn't
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To face him. david didn't have any armor, didn't
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Have any armor, didn't have a sword, a shield,
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Have a sword, a shield, all he had was a
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All he had was a slingshot. he reached
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Slingshot. he reached down and picked up five
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Down and picked up five smooth stones from the
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Smooth stones from the stream. god was showing
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Stream. god was showing us there is provision in
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Us there is provision in the valley. david didn't
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The valley. david didn't bring the stones into the
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Bring the stones into the valley. he didn't have
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Valley. he didn't have someone helping him,
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Someone helping him, giving him the stones.
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Giving him the stones. what he needed was within
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What he needed was within reach.
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Reach. what you need to get out of
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What you need to get out of that valley is within your
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That valley is within your reach. you don't have to
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Reach. you don't have to wait on some person, some
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Wait on some person, some good break, a company to
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Good break, a company to call, a neighbor to help
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Call, a neighbor to help you out. look around you
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You out. look around you and look in you.
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And look in you. sometimes all you need is
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Sometimes all you need is your praise. praise is a
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Your praise. praise is a weapon, praise breaks
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Weapon, praise breaks chains, praise confuses
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Chains, praise confuses the enemy, praise makes
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The enemy, praise makes you powerful. when you
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You powerful. when you have praise coming out of
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Have praise coming out of your mouth you are
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Your mouth you are unstoppable.
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Unstoppable. the enemy cannot keep a
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The enemy cannot keep a praiser down.
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Praiser down. just ask paul and silas.
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Just ask paul and silas. as they sang praises at
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As they sang praises at midnight prison doors flung
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Midnight prison doors flung open.
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Open. just ask jonah. sitting
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Just ask jonah. sitting in the belly a fish, as
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In the belly a fish, as he offered the sacrifice
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He offered the sacrifice of praise, the fish spit
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Of praise, the fish spit him up on dry ground.
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Him up on dry ground. all david had was five small
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All david had was five small stones, that didn't seem
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Stones, that didn't seem like much.
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Like much. but a stone with god's favor
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But a stone with god's favor is more powerful than an
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Is more powerful than an automatic weapon.
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Automatic weapon. your praise may not seem
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Your praise may not seem like much, but when you
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Like much, but when you praise, angels go to work.
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Praise, angels go to work. when you praise the creator
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When you praise the creator of the universe begins to
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Of the universe begins to change things in your favor.
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Change things in your favor. most of the battles we fight
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Most of the battles we fight are not physical, they're
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Are not physical, they're spiritual.
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Spiritual. praise is a powerful weapon.
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Praise is a powerful weapon. when you praise in the
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When you praise in the valley, it's even more
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Valley, it's even more effective. because the
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Effective. because the enemy expects you in the
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Enemy expects you in the valley to be negative,
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Valley to be negative, bitter, complaining.
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Bitter, complaining. but when you go through the
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But when you go through the day saying, "father, thank
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Day saying, "father, thank you that you are still on
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You that you are still on the throne, thank you that
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The throne, thank you that you're bigger than this
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You're bigger than this problem, thank you that no
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Problem, thank you that no weapon formed against me
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Weapon formed against me will ever prosper."
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Will ever prosper." praise will cause you to
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Praise will cause you to defeat giants in your life.
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Defeat giants in your life. when goliath saw david, how
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When goliath saw david, how young he was and how small.
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Young he was and how small. he began to laugh.
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He began to laugh. he said, "am i a dog that
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He said, "am i a dog that you would come at me with
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You would come at me with a stick." he was saying,
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A stick." he was saying, "is this the best you
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"is this the best you can do? is this all you've
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Can do? is this all you've got." he discounted david
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Got." he discounted david and made fun of him.
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And made fun of him. david didn't pay any
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David didn't pay any attention. he took a
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Attention. he took a stone, put it in the sling
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Stone, put it in the sling shot, when he slung it,
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Shot, when he slung it, it hit goliath right
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It hit goliath right between the eyes and
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Between the eyes and knocked him unconscious.
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Knocked him unconscious. david went over, he took
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David went over, he took goliath's own sword and
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Goliath's own sword and cut his head off.
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Cut his head off. overnight, david became a
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Overnight, david became a national hero. he went
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National hero. he went from a shepherd boy, that
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From a shepherd boy, that nobody had ever heard
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Nobody had ever heard of to being the talk of the
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Of to being the talk of the town, everyone admired and
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Town, everyone admired and loved.
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Loved. god knows how to transform a
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God knows how to transform a valley of trouble into a
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Valley of trouble into a gateway of blessing.
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Gateway of blessing. you may be in trouble now,
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You may be in trouble now, in your health, your
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In your health, your finances, a relationship.
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Finances, a relationship. it's a setup. it was meant
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It's a setup. it was meant to stop you but god has
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To stop you but god has another plan. he allowed
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Another plan. he allowed it because it's about to
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It because it's about to launch you to a new level.
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Launch you to a new level. you're going to come out
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You're going to come out promoted, stronger,
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Promoted, stronger, healthier, better than you
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Healthier, better than you were before.
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Were before. it's not a coincidence that
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It's not a coincidence that david wrote in psalm 23,
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David wrote in psalm 23, "though i walk through the
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"though i walk through the valley of the shadow of
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Valley of the shadow of death." he didn't say,
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Death." he didn't say, "though i stay in the
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"though i stay in the valley, though i live in
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Valley, though i live in the valley."
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The valley." no the valley is not your
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No the valley is not your home. the valley is
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Home. the valley is temporary. you're just
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Temporary. you're just passing through the valley.
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Passing through the valley. it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before it's turned into a
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Before it's turned into a gateway, a gateway of favor,
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Gateway, a gateway of favor, a gateway of healing.
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A gateway of healing. don't let the valley become
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Don't let the valley become permanent in your thinking.
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Permanent in your thinking. don't go around talking
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Don't go around talking about my sickness, my
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About my sickness, my depression, "my arthritis
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Depression, "my arthritis is acting up." don't take
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Is acting up." don't take ownership of it. it's not
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Ownership of it. it's not yours. god made you
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Yours. god made you healthy, whole, free,
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Healthy, whole, free, blessed, prosperous.
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Blessed, prosperous. anything otherwise is on
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Anything otherwise is on foreign territory.
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Foreign territory. david said though i walk
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David said though i walk through the valley of the
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Through the valley of the shadow of death. then the
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Shadow of death. then the next verse he said,
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Next verse he said, "god anoints my head with
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"god anoints my head with oil and my cup runs over."
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Oil and my cup runs over." god was showing us, you have
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God was showing us, you have to go through some valleys
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To go through some valleys before you come to the
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Before you come to the anointing where your cup
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Anointing where your cup runs over.
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Runs over. david could have started the
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David could have started the chapter talking about my cup
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Chapter talking about my cup runs over, god anoints my
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Runs over, god anoints my head, then at the end talked
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Head, then at the end talked about the valleys.
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About the valleys. he did just the opposite.
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He did just the opposite. it's because valleys precede
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It's because valleys precede overflow.
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Overflow. you may be dealing with
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You may be dealing with a sickness now but on the
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A sickness now but on the other side of that valley
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Other side of that valley is your cup running over
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Is your cup running over with good health.
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With good health. things may be slow at the
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Things may be slow at the office but when you make it
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Office but when you make it through the valley, there's
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Through the valley, there's an abundance, good breaks,
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An abundance, good breaks, promotion.
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Promotion. that family member is
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That family member is causing trouble, but on the
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Causing trouble, but on the other side of the valley is
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Other side of the valley is great joy, great peace.
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Great joy, great peace. your cup is going to run
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Your cup is going to run over with great
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Over with great relationships.
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Relationships. none of us like to go
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None of us like to go through valleys, but if
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Through valleys, but if you'll keep the right
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You'll keep the right perspective, knowing that
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Perspective, knowing that that valley is leading you
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That valley is leading you to overflow, then you'll
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To overflow, then you'll go through it with a good
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Go through it with a good attitude.
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Attitude. i wonder how often we get
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I wonder how often we get stuck in the valley,
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Stuck in the valley, complaining, "i can't
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Complaining, "i can't believe this happened."
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Believe this happened." god is waiting to transform
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God is waiting to transform it into a gateway of
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It into a gateway of blessings but we have to
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Blessings but we have to pass the test. how we go
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Pass the test. how we go through the valley makes
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Through the valley makes a difference.
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A difference. i know a pastor that wanted
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I know a pastor that wanted to build a new auditorium.
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To build a new auditorium. they had needed the space
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They had needed the space for a long time.
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For a long time. he saw friends building
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He saw friends building nice sanctuaries. they
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Nice sanctuaries. they were doing great things
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Were doing great things but every time he tried to
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But every time he tried to move forward he had some
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Move forward he had some kind of setback.
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Kind of setback. he was tempted to get
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He was tempted to get discouraged and think it
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Discouraged and think it would never work out.
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Would never work out. when you're in the valley,
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When you're in the valley, it's a test. god is up to
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It's a test. god is up to something that you can't
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Something that you can't see. it's easy to complain
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See. it's easy to complain and live negative, but you
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And live negative, but you have to trust him in the
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Have to trust him in the valley. this pastor kept
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Valley. this pastor kept being his best month after
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Being his best month after month, thanking god that
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Month, thanking god that he was working, declaring
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He was working, declaring that a new sanctuary was
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That a new sanctuary was on the way.
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On the way. it looked like he was stuck,
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It looked like he was stuck, the odds were against him,
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The odds were against him, said it would never happen,
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Said it would never happen, but god knows how to
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But god knows how to transform that valley of
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Transform that valley of trouble into a gateway of
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Trouble into a gateway of blessing. when it's your
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Blessing. when it's your time, all the forces of
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Time, all the forces of darkness cannot stop what
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Darkness cannot stop what god has ordained for you.
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God has ordained for you. one day unexpectedly, the
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One day unexpectedly, the mayor of this small town
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Mayor of this small town called and told how there
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Called and told how there was a group that built a
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Was a group that built a huge building for a casino,
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Huge building for a casino, but before they moved in
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But before they moved in they went bankrupt.
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They went bankrupt. they had over forty acres
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They had over forty acres of parking, a building that
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Of parking, a building that could fit four football
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Could fit four football fields inside. it was just
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Fields inside. it was just a few miles from his church.
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A few miles from his church. the mayor asked if he was
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The mayor asked if he was interested in purchasing it.
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Interested in purchasing it. the pastor thought it would
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The pastor thought it would be over fifty million
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Be over fifty million dollars, it was huge,
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Dollars, it was huge, first class. the mayor
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First class. the mayor said, "no you can purchase
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Said, "no you can purchase it for under two million
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It for under two million dollars."
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Dollars." instead of having to build
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Instead of having to build his own facility, god
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His own facility, god dropped a much bigger,
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Dropped a much bigger, better facility into their
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Better facility into their hands.
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Hands. when you go through the
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When you go through the valley in faith, thanking
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Valley in faith, thanking god, then you're going to
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God, then you're going to come into that anointing
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Come into that anointing where your cup runs over.
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Where your cup runs over. god is going to do things
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God is going to do things that you never dreamed.
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That you never dreamed. he's going to transform
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He's going to transform the valley of trouble into
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The valley of trouble into a gateway of abundance.
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A gateway of abundance. you may feel like you're
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You may feel like you're stuck, you're doing the
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Stuck, you're doing the right thing but the wrong
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Right thing but the wrong thing is happening.
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Thing is happening. the good news is that
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The good news is that valley is not permanent,
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Valley is not permanent, you are coming through.
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You are coming through. if you could see what was
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If you could see what was on the other side,
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On the other side, you would be amazed.
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You would be amazed. your cup is going to run
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Your cup is going to run over.
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Over. maybe a relationship didn't
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Maybe a relationship didn't work out, that person left
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Work out, that person left you, now you're in the
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You, now you're in the valley. that is not the
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Valley. that is not the end of your story.
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End of your story. god has a running over
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God has a running over blessing, somebody better
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Blessing, somebody better than you've ever dreamed.
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Than you've ever dreamed. stay in faith in the valley.
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Stay in faith in the valley. don't listen to goliath.
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Don't listen to goliath. don't believe the lies that
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Don't believe the lies that it's never going to work
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It's never going to work out. it's too late,
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Out. it's too late, the obstacle is too big.
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The obstacle is too big. like this pastor, that
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Like this pastor, that valley of trouble is leading
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Valley of trouble is leading to a gateway of abundance,
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To a gateway of abundance, abundance of joy, abundance
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Abundance of joy, abundance of good health, abundance of
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Of good health, abundance of resources.
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Resources. in 2 kings chapter 3, the
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In 2 kings chapter 3, the israelites had been
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Israelites had been traveling for seven days
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Traveling for seven days on their way to attack
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On their way to attack the moabites.
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The moabites. they went the long way
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They went the long way around to surprise them
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Around to surprise them but they ran out of water.
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But they ran out of water. there was nothing for them
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There was nothing for them or their animals to drink.
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Or their animals to drink. the king of israel said,
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The king of israel said, "has god brought us out
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"has god brought us out here to die?"
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Here to die?" someone spoke up and said,
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Someone spoke up and said, "let's ask the prophet
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"let's ask the prophet elisha."
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Elisha." he said in verse 16, "this
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He said in verse 16, "this is what the lord says, this
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Is what the lord says, this dry valley will be filled
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Dry valley will be filled with water.
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With water. you will see neither wind
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You will see neither wind nor rain, but you will have
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Nor rain, but you will have an abundance of water,
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An abundance of water, plenty for yourselves and
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Plenty for yourselves and your animals. and the lord
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Your animals. and the lord will give you victory over
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Will give you victory over the moabites."
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The moabites." that didn't make sense.
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That didn't make sense. the valley was going to be
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The valley was going to be filled with water with no
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Filled with water with no rain. i'm sure they thought,
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Rain. i'm sure they thought, "elisha you missed it this
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"elisha you missed it this time. that's impossible.
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Time. that's impossible. where's the water going
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Where's the water going to come from?"
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To come from?" the next morning they woke
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The next morning they woke up and suddenly water
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Up and suddenly water started flowing into the
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Started flowing into the valley with no source.
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Valley with no source. they went out and defeated
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They went out and defeated the moabites.
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The moabites. you don't have to figure out
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You don't have to figure out how god is going to bring
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How god is going to bring you out. it may not seem
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You out. it may not seem possible. you've looked at
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Possible. you've looked at all the options and don't
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All the options and don't see a way. that's okay.
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See a way. that's okay. god has ways we've never
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God has ways we've never thought of. we think natural
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Thought of. we think natural but god is supernatural.
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But god is supernatural. he can cause the property
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He can cause the property to find you. he can have
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To find you. he can have the right people knock
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The right people knock on your door. he can heal
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On your door. he can heal you without the treatment.
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You without the treatment. the valley doesn't stop our
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The valley doesn't stop our god. he's not limited by
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God. he's not limited by what you don't have.
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What you don't have. he's not intimidated by
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He's not intimidated by what you're up against.
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What you're up against. he spoke worlds into
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He spoke worlds into existence. he flung stars
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Existence. he flung stars into space. he knows how
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Into space. he knows how to turn your situation
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To turn your situation around.
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Around. you may be in a valley
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You may be in a valley that's dry. it looks
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That's dry. it looks permanent. get ready,
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Permanent. get ready, water is about to flow
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Water is about to flow into your valley.
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Into your valley. you're not going to see wind
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You're not going to see wind nor rain. it's not going to
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Nor rain. it's not going to be ordinary.
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Be ordinary. it's not going to happen
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It's not going to happen a normal way, it's going
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A normal way, it's going to be the hand of god.
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To be the hand of god. there's no explanation,
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There's no explanation, it doesn't make sense.
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It doesn't make sense. it's god bringing water
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It's god bringing water without rain. promotion
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Without rain. promotion without the qualifications,
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Without the qualifications, an auditorium without
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An auditorium without having to build it,
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Having to build it, a baby when you were told
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A baby when you were told it wasn't possible.
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It wasn't possible. don't get discouraged
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Don't get discouraged because the valley is dry,
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Because the valley is dry, there's no water.
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There's no water. god controls the faucet.
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God controls the faucet. his favor can open a door
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His favor can open a door that couldn't open.
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That couldn't open. he can make things happen
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He can make things happen that can't be explained.
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That can't be explained. when king jehosaphat and
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When king jehosaphat and the people of judah, were
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The people of judah, were surrounded by three major
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Surrounded by three major armies, they didn't have
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Armies, they didn't have a chance. but god caused
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A chance. but god caused those armies to become
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Those armies to become confused and they ended
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Confused and they ended up destroying each other.
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Up destroying each other. the people of judah went
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The people of judah went in and gathered up all
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In and gathered up all the spoils. jehosaphat
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The spoils. jehosaphat named that place the valley
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Named that place the valley of blessing.
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Of blessing. things may be tough right
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Things may be tough right now, stay encouraged, one
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Now, stay encouraged, one day you're going to say
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Day you're going to say like him, that was
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Like him, that was a valley of blessing.
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A valley of blessing. god is working behind
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God is working behind the scenes in your life.
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The scenes in your life. he hasn't brought you
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He hasn't brought you this far to leave you.
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This far to leave you. he sees the tears,
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He sees the tears, the injustice.
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The injustice. that valley of trouble is
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That valley of trouble is about to be transformed
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About to be transformed into a gateway of hope,
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Into a gateway of hope, a gateway of healing,
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A gateway of healing, a gateway of promotion.
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A gateway of promotion. it may be uncomfortable now
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It may be uncomfortable now but the valley is necessary,
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But the valley is necessary, god is using it to take you
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God is using it to take you to a new level.
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To a new level. now do your part, praise him
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Now do your part, praise him in the valley, keep a good
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In the valley, keep a good attitude in the valley, be
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Attitude in the valley, be good to others in the
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Good to others in the valley.
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Valley. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, like david,
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And declare, like david, you're going to defeat
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You're going to defeat giants that are much bigger.
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Giants that are much bigger. like elisha, you're going
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Like elisha, you're going to see water without rain.
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To see water without rain. god is about to do things
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God is about to do things you can't explain, unusual
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You can't explain, unusual favor, healing, restoration,
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Favor, healing, restoration, breakthroughs.
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Breakthroughs. get ready, you're about to
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Get ready, you're about to go from the valley to
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Go from the valley to victory, in jesus' name.
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It's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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My heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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Joel Osteen - From Valley To Victory

August 27, 2025 | S25 E239 | 30:0

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