Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Victory Begins In The Dark

August 13, 2025 | S25 E225 | 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 - Victory Begins In The Dark | August 13, 2025

> 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 into your homes.
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Us come into your homes. we are praying for you and
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We are praying for you and your family for god's very
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Your family for god's very best.
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Best. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. one day adam was feeling
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One day adam was feeling very lonely.
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Very lonely. god said, "adam, i'm going
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God said, "adam, i'm going to make you a companion.
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To make you a companion. it's going to be called
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It's going to be called a woman. this person will
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A woman. this person will cook for you, and wash
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Cook for you, and wash your clothes, she will
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Your clothes, she will bear you children and
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Bear you children and never ask you to get up
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Never ask you to get up in the middle of the night.
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In the middle of the night. she will always agree with
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She will always agree with you. if you do have a
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You. if you do have a disagreement, she'll be
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Disagreement, she'll be the first to admit she
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The first to admit she was wrong." adam said,
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Was wrong." adam said, "wow god, what will a
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"wow god, what will a woman like this cost?"
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Woman like this cost?" god said, "an arm and a
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God said, "an arm and a leg." adam said, "what
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Leg." adam said, "what can i get for a rib?"
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Can i get for a rib?" and the rest is history.
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And the rest is history. say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do. today i will be taught
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Do. 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 victory begins in the
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About victory begins in the dark. the book of genesis
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Dark. the book of genesis starts off telling how god
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Starts off telling how god created everything.
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Created everything. it says, "the evening and
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It says, "the evening and the morning were the first
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The morning were the first day."
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Day." you would think it would be
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You would think it would be the reverse, the morning and
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The reverse, the morning and the evening were the first
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The evening were the first day, but god starts the day
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Day, but god starts the day in the dark. at twelve am,
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In the dark. at twelve am, nothing looks any different.
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Nothing looks any different. if you didn't have a watch,
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If you didn't have a watch, you wouldn't know you've
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You wouldn't know you've entered a new day.
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Entered a new day. it's still dark outside.
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It's still dark outside. it looks the same as it did
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It looks the same as it did at 9 o'clock, at 10 o'clock,
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At 9 o'clock, at 10 o'clock, at 11 o'clock. there's no
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At 11 o'clock. there's no sign that something has
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Sign that something has changed. but when the clock
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Changed. but when the clock strikes midnight, in that
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Strikes midnight, in that one second, when nothing
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One second, when nothing is looking any different,
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Is looking any different, it goes from pm to am.
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It goes from pm to am. it's still dark but it's
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It's still dark but it's a new day.
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A new day. it would make more sense if
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It would make more sense if god started the day in the
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God started the day in the light. when the sun came
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Light. when the sun came up. at six or seven in the
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Up. at six or seven in the morning, when the dawn
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Morning, when the dawn breaks, the light comes,
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Breaks, the light comes, then it's obvious, we would
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Then it's obvious, we would know it's a new day.
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Know it's a new day. we can see it, things have
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We can see it, things have changed. we hear the birds
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Changed. we hear the birds start chirping, the sun
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Start chirping, the sun comes over the horizon.
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Comes over the horizon. we have all this evidence
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We have all this evidence that we've entered a new
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That we've entered a new day. but on purpose,
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Day. but on purpose, god chose to start the
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God chose to start the day in the dark.
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Day in the dark. it's symbolic of how he
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It's symbolic of how he does things in our lives.
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Does things in our lives. he gives us a promise.
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He gives us a promise. he says we've come into
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He says we've come into a new day, he's restoring
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A new day, he's restoring health back into us, we're
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Health back into us, we're going to lend and not
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Going to lend and not borrow, our child is going
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Borrow, our child is going to get back on course.
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To get back on course. we believe, we pray, we
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We believe, we pray, we stand in faith but nothing
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Stand in faith but nothing is changing.
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Is changing. nothing looks any different,
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Nothing looks any different, nothing feels any different.
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Nothing feels any different. it's still dark outside.
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It's still dark outside. "joel my back is still
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"joel my back is still hurting, my business hasn't
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Hurting, my business hasn't grown, my health hasn't
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Grown, my health hasn't improved."
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Improved." this is what faith is all
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This is what faith is all about.
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About. you can't see it, but you
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You can't see it, but you have to know, you've passed
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Have to know, you've passed midnight.
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Midnight. you've gone from pm to am.
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You've gone from pm to am. yes, it's still dark
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Yes, it's still dark outside, yes nothing has
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Outside, yes nothing has changed but the sun is on
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Changed but the sun is on its way up.
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Its way up. healing is on the horizon,
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Healing is on the horizon, promotion, freedom, the
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Promotion, freedom, the right people.
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Right people. it's just a matter of time
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It's just a matter of time before you see the light
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Before you see the light come breaking forth.
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Come breaking forth. don't be discouraged by the
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Don't be discouraged by the dark.
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Dark. the dark doesn't mean
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The dark doesn't mean nothing has changed.
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Nothing has changed. the dark is not a sign that
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The dark is not a sign that god is not working, that he
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God is not working, that he didn't hear your prayer.
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Didn't hear your prayer. thoughts will tell you, "you
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Thoughts will tell you, "you would have seen something by
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Would have seen something by now.
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Now. you would feel a little
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You would feel a little better, one of those
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Better, one of those companies would have called
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Companies would have called you back, that addiction
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You back, that addiction wouldn't be this strong."
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Wouldn't be this strong." you have to walk by faith
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You have to walk by faith and not by sight.
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And not by sight. if you walk by sight, you'll
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If you walk by sight, you'll talk yourself out of it.
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Talk yourself out of it. because 11:30 at night
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Because 11:30 at night doesn't look any different
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Doesn't look any different than midnight.
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Than midnight. everything you can see,
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Everything you can see, feel, touch, smell looks
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Feel, touch, smell looks just the same.
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Just the same. there's no evidence that
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There's no evidence that it's a new day.
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It's a new day. but the psalmist said, "the
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But the psalmist said, "the moment you pray, the tide of
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Moment you pray, the tide of the battle turns."
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The battle turns." you can't see it but when
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You can't see it but when you prayed you left the pm
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You prayed you left the pm and you came into am.
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And you came into am. it's a new day.
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It's a new day. you may not be able to see
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You may not be able to see any sign of it, that's okay,
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Any sign of it, that's okay, victory begins in the dark.
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Victory begins in the dark. we all go through these
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We all go through these times where we don't think
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Times where we don't think it's going to work out,
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It's going to work out, seasons where nothing is
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Seasons where nothing is changing.
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Changing. we're being our best, but
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We're being our best, but the business is not growing.
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The business is not growing. we're standing in faith, but
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We're standing in faith, but our health is not improving.
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Our health is not improving. it's tempting to think that
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It's tempting to think that god has forgotten about us.
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God has forgotten about us. we're always going to have
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We're always going to have this obstacle; the fact is
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This obstacle; the fact is light is on the way.
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Light is on the way. what god promised you is in
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What god promised you is in route.
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Route. you may have struggled in an
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You may have struggled in an area a long time, you've
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Area a long time, you've been believing for things to
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Been believing for things to change in your marriage,
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Change in your marriage, your finances, with an
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Your finances, with an addiction, it seems
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Addiction, it seems permanent.
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Permanent. god is saying, "you've
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God is saying, "you've already entered a new day.
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Already entered a new day. you've already passed
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You've already passed midnight.
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Midnight. you can't see it yet, but
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You can't see it yet, but victory is on the way."
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Victory is on the way." now instead of complaining
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Now instead of complaining about the dark, have a new
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About the dark, have a new perspective.
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Perspective. the dark means the sun is on
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The dark means the sun is on the way up.
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The way up. the promise is about to come
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The promise is about to come forth.
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Forth. who can stop the sun from
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Who can stop the sun from rising each morning?
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Rising each morning? who can keep light from
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Who can keep light from breaking forth over the
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Breaking forth over the horizon?
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Horizon? all the forces of darkness
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All the forces of darkness cannot stop what god has
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Cannot stop what god has ordained for you.
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Ordained for you. they cannot keep what he
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They cannot keep what he promised from coming to
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Promised from coming to pass.
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Pass. when you realize god starts
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When you realize god starts with darkness to bring about
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With darkness to bring about new things in our life, then
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New things in our life, then you won't get discouraged by
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You won't get discouraged by the darkness, you'll thank
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The darkness, you'll thank him in the middle of the
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Him in the middle of the darkness, you'll praise him
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Darkness, you'll praise him despite what's trying to
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Despite what's trying to stop you.
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Stop you. this is what paul and silas
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This is what paul and silas did.
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Did. they were put in prison for
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They were put in prison for sharing their faith.
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Sharing their faith. the religious leaders, the
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The religious leaders, the sadducees didn't like them.
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Sadducees didn't like them. they accused them of causing
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They accused them of causing a disturbance.
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A disturbance. they were in the deepest
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They were in the deepest part of the dungeon, to make
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Part of the dungeon, to make sure they couldn't escape.
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Sure they couldn't escape. but god won't let you get in
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But god won't let you get in a problem that he can't
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A problem that he can't bring you out of.
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Bring you out of. if that difficulty was going
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If that difficulty was going to stop your destiny, god
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To stop your destiny, god wouldn't have allowed it.
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Wouldn't have allowed it. it may seem too big for you;
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It may seem too big for you; you could never overcome it
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You could never overcome it but it's not too big for our
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But it's not too big for our god.
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God. he already has the solution.
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He already has the solution. that trouble can't keep you
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That trouble can't keep you from your purpose.
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From your purpose. that setback in your
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That setback in your finances, the anxiety, the
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Finances, the anxiety, the depression is not permanent.
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Depression is not permanent. it may be dark now, you've
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It may be dark now, you've had some bad breaks, or you
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Had some bad breaks, or you brought trouble on yourself.
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Brought trouble on yourself. you think you're stuck, no
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You think you're stuck, no get ready.
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Get ready. god is not through with you.
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God is not through with you. what he ordained for your
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What he ordained for your life will come to pass.
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Life will come to pass. that difficulty is a setup
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That difficulty is a setup for him so show out in your
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For him so show out in your life.
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Life. he's going to do something
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He's going to do something unusual, something out of
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Unusual, something out of the ordinary that will
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The ordinary that will thrust you into your
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Thrust you into your purpose, something that will
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Purpose, something that will suddenly change things in
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Suddenly change things in your favor.
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Your favor. paul and silas had chains
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Paul and silas had chains around their feet, guards
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Around their feet, guards standing outside the prison
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Standing outside the prison gates.
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Gates. it looked like they would be
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It looked like they would be put away and we'd never hear
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Put away and we'd never hear from them again.
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From them again. all the odds were against
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All the odds were against them.
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Them. but people don't have the
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But people don't have the final say.
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Final say. what you're up against may
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What you're up against may be bigger, more powerful,
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Be bigger, more powerful, more influential, but you
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More influential, but you and god are a majority.
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And god are a majority. him being for you is more
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Him being for you is more than the world being against
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Than the world being against you.
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You. there's not an obstacle he
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There's not an obstacle he can't move.
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Can't move. there's not a sickness he
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There's not a sickness he can't heal, not an addiction
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Can't heal, not an addiction he can't free you from.
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He can't free you from. sitting in the dungeon,
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Sitting in the dungeon, falsely accused, they could
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Falsely accused, they could have been depressed, "god,
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Have been depressed, "god, why is this happening?
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Why is this happening? it's not fair. we were doing
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It's not fair. we were doing what you wanted us to do."
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What you wanted us to do." but the scripture says, "at
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But the scripture says, "at midnight, they were singing
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Midnight, they were singing praises and giving thanks to
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Praises and giving thanks to god."
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God." it's interesting that we're
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It's interesting that we're told when this happened.
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Told when this happened. most other miracles we read
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Most other miracles we read about; we don't have the
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About; we don't have the time.
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Time. that detail isn't recorded.
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That detail isn't recorded. but god had the writer tell
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But god had the writer tell us this time, because
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Us this time, because midnight means it was a new
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Midnight means it was a new day.
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Day. as they were singing
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As they were singing praises, suddenly there was
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Praises, suddenly there was a great earthquake, the
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A great earthquake, the prison doors flew open, the
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Prison doors flew open, the chains fell off their feet
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Chains fell off their feet and they walked out as free
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And they walked out as free men.
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Men. it's not a coincidence that
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It's not a coincidence that this all happened at
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This all happened at midnight.
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Midnight. they may have been singing
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They may have been singing at ten o'clock in the
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At ten o'clock in the evening, nothing happened.
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Evening, nothing happened. thanking god at eleven
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Thanking god at eleven o'clock, nothing happened.
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O'clock, nothing happened. praising at 11:30, still
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Praising at 11:30, still nothing.
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Nothing. but when they hit midnight,
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But when they hit midnight, when that new day started,
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When that new day started, suddenly things changed.
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Suddenly things changed. god was showing us, it may
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God was showing us, it may be dark all around you, you
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Be dark all around you, you don't see a way out, but
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Don't see a way out, but when you come into that new
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When you come into that new day, when you cross from pm
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Day, when you cross from pm to am, things suddenly
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To am, things suddenly shift.
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Shift. sometimes you see it all at
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Sometimes you see it all at once, like with paul and
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Once, like with paul and silas, other times you see
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Silas, other times you see it later.
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It later. but the moment you praise
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But the moment you praise things change in your favor.
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Things change in your favor. there may be a period of
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There may be a period of darkness, where it doesn't
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Darkness, where it doesn't look like anything is
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Look like anything is happening, but if you'll do
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Happening, but if you'll do like them, and just keep
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Like them, and just keep thanking god that he's
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Thanking god that he's fighting your battles,
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Fighting your battles, thanking him that he's
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Thanking him that he's making ways where you don't
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Making ways where you don't see a way, then you're going
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See a way, then you're going to come in to these times
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To come in to these times where god will suddenly show
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Where god will suddenly show out in your life.
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Out in your life. he'll make things happen
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He'll make things happen that you couldn't make
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That you couldn't make happen.
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Happen. you may have areas where it
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You may have areas where it feels dark right now.
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Feels dark right now. nothing is changing, that's
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Nothing is changing, that's a test.
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A test. will you praise him in the
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Will you praise him in the dark?
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Dark? will you thank him that what
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Will you thank him that what he promised is on the way?
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He promised is on the way? will you talk like it's
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Will you talk like it's going to turn around,
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Going to turn around, believe that healing is
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Believe that healing is coming even though the
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Coming even though the medical report isn't
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Medical report isn't improving?
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Improving? don't go by what you feel.
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Don't go by what you feel. your feelings don't always
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Your feelings don't always tell you the truth.
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Tell you the truth. your emotions will try to
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Your emotions will try to convince you that it's never
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Convince you that it's never going to work out.
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Going to work out. your mind will tell you all
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Your mind will tell you all the reasons it's not going
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The reasons it's not going to happen.
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To happen. "look how big those
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"look how big those obstacles are."
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Obstacles are." walk by faith.
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Walk by faith. "father thank you that i've
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"father thank you that i've come into my midnight, that
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Come into my midnight, that it's new day.
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It's new day. it may still be dark out but
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It may still be dark out but i know you start the day in
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I know you start the day in the dark.
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The dark. i know that means the light
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I know that means the light is on the way."
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Is on the way." keep a song of praise in
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Keep a song of praise in your heart.
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Your heart. "well joel, i've been doing
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"well joel, i've been doing this a long time, i don't
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This a long time, i don't understand why nothing is
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Understand why nothing is changing."
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Changing." god's timing is not our
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God's timing is not our timing.
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Timing. keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. you're in a new day.
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You're in a new day. you've passed midnight.
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You've passed midnight. it may be three in the
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It may be three in the morning, you have a few more
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Morning, you have a few more hours so to speak before the
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Hours so to speak before the sun comes up.
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Sun comes up. i've learned, the longer
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I've learned, the longer it's taking, the better it's
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It's taking, the better it's going to be.
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Going to be. god is getting you prepared
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God is getting you prepared for the blessing he's
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For the blessing he's already prepared for you.
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Already prepared for you. when it's taking a long time
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When it's taking a long time that's because the blessing
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That's because the blessing is bigger than you can
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Is bigger than you can handle right now.
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Handle right now. he's getting you stronger,
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He's getting you stronger, more mature, more confident.
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More mature, more confident. he's getting other people
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He's getting other people that are involved in place.
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That are involved in place. he's doing a work in them.
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He's doing a work in them. don't be discouraged because
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Don't be discouraged because it's been dark a long time,
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It's been dark a long time, that's a sign that god is
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That's a sign that god is about to do something that
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About to do something that you've never seen.
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You've never seen. it's going to be bigger,
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It's going to be bigger, more rewarding, more
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More rewarding, more fulfilling than you've ever
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Fulfilling than you've ever imagined.
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Imagined. now keep praising him in the
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Now keep praising him in the dark, keep being good to
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Dark, keep being good to other people in the dark,
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Other people in the dark, giving, serving.
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Giving, serving. when you do that, like paul
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When you do that, like paul and silas, suddenly doors
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And silas, suddenly doors are going to open.
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Are going to open. suddenly you're going to
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Suddenly you're going to come into opportunity, the
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Come into opportunity, the right people, healing,
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Right people, healing, breakthroughs.
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Breakthroughs. it's going to catapult you
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It's going to catapult you ahead.
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Ahead. when my mother was diagnosed
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When my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer in
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With terminal cancer in 1981, she had been in the
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1981, she had been in the hospital for twenty-one
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Hospital for twenty-one days.
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Days. one monday evening, the
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One monday evening, the doctor's called my father in
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Doctor's called my father in and said there was nothing
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And said there was nothing more they could do for her.
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More they could do for her. they gave her a few weeks to
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They gave her a few weeks to live.
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Live. my father drove her home
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My father drove her home that afternoon in the
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That afternoon in the traffic.
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Traffic. it felt like the longest
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It felt like the longest drive of their lives.
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Drive of their lives. it was a very dark time.
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It was a very dark time. my mother could have been
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My mother could have been depressed, given up on life
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Depressed, given up on life but she knew that god is a
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But she knew that god is a healer and that he has the
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Healer and that he has the final say.
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Final say. she and my father went to
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She and my father went to their bedroom, laid down on
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Their bedroom, laid down on the floor and prayed.
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The floor and prayed. god said in psalm 50, "call
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God said in psalm 50, "call unto me in the day of
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Unto me in the day of trouble and i will rescue
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Trouble and i will rescue you."
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You." a lot of times in our
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A lot of times in our difficulties we call people,
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Difficulties we call people, call friends, call
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Call friends, call relatives, call experts and
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Relatives, call experts and that's all fine, but make
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That's all fine, but make sure you call out to god.
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Sure you call out to god. ask him to help you.
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Ask him to help you. he created the universe.
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He created the universe. he flung stars into place.
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He flung stars into place. he has all power.
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He has all power. you don't have to beg him,
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You don't have to beg him, you don't have to plead with
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You don't have to plead with him, he's longing to be good
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Him, he's longing to be good to you.
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To you. the scripture says, "it is
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The scripture says, "it is the father's good pleasure
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The father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
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To give you the kingdom." just ask in faith for what
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Just ask in faith for what he's already promised.
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He's already promised. one of the most powerful
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One of the most powerful things we can do is take
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Things we can do is take god's word to him.
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God's word to him. remind him what he said.
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Remind him what he said. "father you said you would
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"father you said you would restore health back unto me.
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Restore health back unto me. lord, i'm asking for your
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Lord, i'm asking for your healing, i'm asking you to
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Healing, i'm asking you to do what medicine cannot do."
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Do what medicine cannot do." take his word and pray bold
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Take his word and pray bold prayers.
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Prayers. "father, you said my
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"father, you said my children will be mighty in
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Children will be mighty in the land.
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The land. i'm asking you to free them
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I'm asking you to free them from this addiction; take
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From this addiction; take away these wrong friends,
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Away these wrong friends, help them fulfill their
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Help them fulfill their destiny."
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Destiny." or, "father, you said i
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Or, "father, you said i would prosper and be in
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Would prosper and be in good health, that i would
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Good health, that i would lend and not borrow.
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Lend and not borrow. that you are jehovah-jireh,
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That you are jehovah-jireh, the lord my provider.
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The lord my provider. so, lord, i'm asking you to
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So, lord, i'm asking you to supply all of my needs.
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Supply all of my needs. make rivers in the desert,
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Make rivers in the desert, give me overflow so i can be
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Give me overflow so i can be a bigger blessing."
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A bigger blessing." on december 11, 1981 when my
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On december 11, 1981 when my mother and father prayed and
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Mother and father prayed and asked god to heal her from
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Asked god to heal her from that cancer, my mother
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That cancer, my mother believed that day she
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Believed that day she received her healing, that
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Received her healing, that she came in to her midnight;
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She came in to her midnight; that she went from pm to am.
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That she went from pm to am. but here's the key: nothing
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But here's the key: nothing looked any different.
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Looked any different. she was still was very
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She was still was very frail, her skin was yellow,
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Frail, her skin was yellow, she only weighed eighty-nine
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She only weighed eighty-nine pounds.
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Pounds. i never heard her complain,
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I never heard her complain, she never talked defeat.
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She never talked defeat. she would go through the
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She would go through the house quoting scriptures,
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House quoting scriptures, "i will live and not die and
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"i will live and not die and declare the works of the
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Declare the works of the lord."
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Lord." it was still dark; the
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It was still dark; the medical report hadn't
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Medical report hadn't changed.
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Changed. month after month, no sign
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Month after month, no sign of improvement.
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Of improvement. all of her senses said,
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All of her senses said, "it's not going to work
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"it's not going to work out."
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Out." she didn't look good; she
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She didn't look good; she didn't feel well.
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Didn't feel well. her emotions, her thoughts
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Her emotions, her thoughts said she wasn't going to
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Said she wasn't going to make it, but she wasn't
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Make it, but she wasn't moved by what she saw.
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Moved by what she saw. she kept thanking god,
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She kept thanking god, walking by faith and not by
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Walking by faith and not by sight.
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Sight. sight said, "it's dark,
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Sight said, "it's dark, nothing has changed.
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Nothing has changed. you'll never get well."
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You'll never get well." but faith said, "i've
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But faith said, "i've entered a new day.
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Entered a new day. it's dark now but light is
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It's dark now but light is coming. it's just a matter of
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Coming. it's just a matter of time before the healing breaks
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Time before the healing breaks forth over the horizon."
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Forth over the horizon." it didn't happen like paul
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It didn't happen like paul and silas, suddenly, but
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And silas, suddenly, but over time, little by little,
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Over time, little by little, she started getting better
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She started getting better and better.
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And better. her skin color came back to
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Her skin color came back to normal, she gained her
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Normal, she gained her weight back, got her
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Weight back, got her strength.
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Strength. today, almost forty years
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Today, almost forty years later, she's perfectly
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Later, she's perfectly healthy and whole.
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Healthy and whole. no cancer in her body.
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No cancer in her body. god has the final say.
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God has the final say. it may be dark in your life
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It may be dark in your life right now, but don't let the
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Right now, but don't let the dark fool you.
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Dark fool you. the dark is not a sign that
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The dark is not a sign that you're never going to get
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You're never going to get well, it's not a sign that
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Well, it's not a sign that your child is never going to
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Your child is never going to do right, it's not a sign
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Do right, it's not a sign that your business is not
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That your business is not going to make it.
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Going to make it. it may have been meant to
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It may have been meant to stop you, the enemy sent it
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Stop you, the enemy sent it to keep you from your
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To keep you from your destiny, the good news god
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Destiny, the good news god has overruled that scheme.
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Has overruled that scheme. he's thwarting the plans of
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He's thwarting the plans of the enemy.
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The enemy. that darkness is not going
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That darkness is not going to last, the depression is
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To last, the depression is not permanent, the
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Not permanent, the addiction, the sickness,
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Addiction, the sickness, that trouble at work, is not
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That trouble at work, is not how your story ends.
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How your story ends. you've gone from pm to am.
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You've gone from pm to am. it's a new day.
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It's a new day. the sun is about to break
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The sun is about to break forth.
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Forth. healing is in your future,
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Healing is in your future, abundance is in your future,
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Abundance is in your future, good relationships are in
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Good relationships are in your future, victory is in
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Your future, victory is in your future.
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Your future. instead of complaining about
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Instead of complaining about the dark, being discouraged
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The dark, being discouraged by the dark, have a new
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By the dark, have a new perspective.
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Perspective. the dark means light is
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The dark means light is coming.
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Coming. now do your part, start
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Now do your part, start praising him in the dark.
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Praising him in the dark. start thanking him that
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Start thanking him that things are changing in your
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Things are changing in your favor.
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Favor. don't be moved by what you
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Don't be moved by what you see.
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See. eleven-thirty at night
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Eleven-thirty at night doesn't look any different
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Doesn't look any different than midnight, but midnight
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Than midnight, but midnight is a new day.
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Is a new day. god is saying, "the clock
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God is saying, "the clock has ticked in your favor."
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Has ticked in your favor." you've passed midnight.
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You've passed midnight. things may not look any
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Things may not look any different yet, don't worry,
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Different yet, don't worry, light is on the way.
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Light is on the way. the sun has never once not
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The sun has never once not come up.
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Come up. god has never once not made
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God has never once not made good on his promises.
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Good on his promises. it may not happen on our
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It may not happen on our timetable, or the way we
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Timetable, or the way we thought but i can assure you
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Thought but i can assure you the sun is going to come up
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The sun is going to come up in your life.
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In your life. you wouldn't be alive if god
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You wouldn't be alive if god didn't have something
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Didn't have something amazing in your future.
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Amazing in your future. "well, joel, it sure feels
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"well, joel, it sure feels like midnight."
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Like midnight." midnight is a good thing.
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Midnight is a good thing. god always starts in the
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God always starts in the dark.
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Dark. that's a sign he's about to
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That's a sign he's about to birth something new,
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Birth something new, something big, something
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Something big, something unusual.
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Unusual. if he started in the light
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If he started in the light it wouldn't take any faith.
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It wouldn't take any faith. if we could see how it was
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If we could see how it was going to happen and we had
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Going to happen and we had all the resources, the
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All the resources, the connections, the solution,
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Connections, the solution, we wouldn't have to depend
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We wouldn't have to depend on him.
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On him. the time to show what you're
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The time to show what you're made of is when it's dark
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Made of is when it's dark and you don't see anything
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And you don't see anything changing.
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Changing. thoughts will tell you,
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Thoughts will tell you, "you'll never get out of
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"you'll never get out of debt, you'll never meet the
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Debt, you'll never meet the right person, you'll never
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Right person, you'll never accomplish that dream."
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Accomplish that dream." instead of getting
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Instead of getting depressed, the right
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Depressed, the right attitude is, "yes it's still
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Attitude is, "yes it's still dark, yes i don't see
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Dark, yes i don't see anything changing but i'm
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Anything changing but i'm not worried, i know it's
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Not worried, i know it's after midnight, light is
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After midnight, light is coming."
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Coming." god is faithful.
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God is faithful. what he promised you, he's
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What he promised you, he's going to bring to pass.
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Going to bring to pass. in the scripture job went
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In the scripture job went through a dark time.
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Through a dark time. everything was going great;
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Everything was going great; life was good, then the
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Life was good, then the bottom fell out.
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Bottom fell out. he lost his health, lost his
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He lost his health, lost his family and lost his
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Family and lost his business.
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Business. it didn't seem fair.
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It didn't seem fair. the scripture says, "job was
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The scripture says, "job was the most righteous man of
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The most righteous man of his day."
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His day." you would think he wouldn't
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You would think he wouldn't have any dark seasons; he
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Have any dark seasons; he wouldn't have to deal with
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Wouldn't have to deal with disappointments, bad breaks,
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Disappointments, bad breaks, but life happens to us all.
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But life happens to us all. rain falls on the just and
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Rain falls on the just and the unjust.
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The unjust. the difference with the
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The difference with the just, with people like you,
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Just, with people like you, people that honor god, is
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People that honor god, is god promises to take what
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God promises to take what was meant for harm and turn
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Was meant for harm and turn it for your good.
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It for your good. when job lost everything, he
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When job lost everything, he was very discouraged.
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Was very discouraged. he sat down among the ashes
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He sat down among the ashes and put on sack cloth.
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And put on sack cloth. he went through phases of
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He went through phases of being upset, bitter,
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Being upset, bitter, frustrated.
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Frustrated. god knows we're human.
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God knows we're human. we feel things.
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We feel things. there may be times where you
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There may be times where you feel those emotions, that's
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Feel those emotions, that's okay. just don't stay there.
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Okay. just don't stay there. job eventually got up out of
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Job eventually got up out of the ashes.
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The ashes. it was still dark, nothing
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It was still dark, nothing had changed but he made the
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Had changed but he made the statement, "i know my
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Statement, "i know my redeemer lives."
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Redeemer lives." he was saying, "god is still
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He was saying, "god is still on the throne.
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On the throne. he has the final say.
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He has the final say. i'm not going to drag around
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I'm not going to drag around sour over what i've lost,
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Sour over what i've lost, i'm getting ready for the
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I'm getting ready for the new things he has in store."
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New things he has in store." a few chapters later, in the
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A few chapters later, in the middle of all the
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Middle of all the difficulty, it was still as
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Difficulty, it was still as dark as ever, nothing had
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Dark as ever, nothing had changed, but job said, "i
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Changed, but job said, "i know god has granted me
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Know god has granted me favor."
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Favor." he was saying, "i know i've
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He was saying, "i know i've entered a new day. i know
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Entered a new day. i know i've gone from pm to am.
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I've gone from pm to am. i know this darkness is not
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I know this darkness is not permanent."
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Permanent." in chapter 8, a man came
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In chapter 8, a man came along to encourage him.
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Along to encourage him. he said, "job, god will yet
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He said, "job, god will yet fill your mouth with
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Fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with
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Laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."
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Shouts of joy." i've heard it said, what if
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I've heard it said, what if the darkness you're going
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The darkness you're going through is not the darkness
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Through is not the darkness of the tomb but the darkness
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Of the tomb but the darkness of the womb.
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Of the womb. the darkness that precedes
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The darkness that precedes god doing something amazing
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God doing something amazing in your life.
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In your life. you're not in the darkness
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You're not in the darkness of the tomb.
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Of the tomb. have a new perspective,
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Have a new perspective, you're in the darkness of
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You're in the darkness of the womb.
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The womb. god is about to do something
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God is about to do something that you haven't seen.
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That you haven't seen. you're going to discover
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You're going to discover talent that you didn't know
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Talent that you didn't know you had.
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You had. that person that broke your
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That person that broke your heart, walked out on you,
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Heart, walked out on you, they didn't stop your
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They didn't stop your destiny.
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Destiny. you're about to meet someone
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You're about to meet someone better than you ever
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Better than you ever imagined.
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Imagined. that dark time is not
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That dark time is not wasted, god is using it to
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Wasted, god is using it to birth something that you
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Birth something that you could have never experienced
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Could have never experienced without it.
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Without it. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord that was a
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With the lord that was a dark time for me.
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Dark time for me. but i can tell you, i wasn't
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But i can tell you, i wasn't in the darkness of the tomb,
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In the darkness of the tomb, i was in the darkness of the
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I was in the darkness of the womb.
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Womb. god birthed talent in me
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God birthed talent in me that i didn't know was
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That i didn't know was there.
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There. he took what i thought would
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He took what i thought would be my darkest hour and
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Be my darkest hour and turned it into my brightest
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Turned it into my brightest hour.
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Hour. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god will turn your mourning into
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Will turn your mourning into dancing. he will take away
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Dancing. he will take away your sadness and clothe you
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Your sadness and clothe you with joy."
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With joy." i believe there's sadness
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I believe there's sadness that's about to be taken away.
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That's about to be taken away. that darkness is about to
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That darkness is about to lift off of you.
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Lift off of you. you're going to be clothed
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You're going to be clothed with joy, happy, fulfilled,
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With joy, happy, fulfilled, vibrant, with fresh vision,
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Vibrant, with fresh vision, fresh passion.
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Fresh passion. not just come out okay,
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Not just come out okay, "hey, i made it through."
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"hey, i made it through." that mourning is about to be
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That mourning is about to be turned to dancing.
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Turned to dancing. god is going to make up for
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God is going to make up for the sadness.
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The sadness. he's going to pay you back
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He's going to pay you back for the sorrow, the hurt,
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For the sorrow, the hurt, the injustice.
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The injustice. now get your hopes up.
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Now get your hopes up. like job, keep thanking him
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Like job, keep thanking him that he's granted you favor.
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That he's granted you favor. keep declaring, "my redeemer
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Keep declaring, "my redeemer lives."
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Lives." job went through this dark
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Job went through this dark season, but that's not where
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Season, but that's not where he ended.
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He ended. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god restored back to job twice
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Restored back to job twice what he had before.
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What he had before. he was more blessed in the
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He was more blessed in the second part of his life than
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Second part of his life than he was the first."
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He was the first." yes, it was dark, but when
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Yes, it was dark, but when the sun rose up, he came out
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The sun rose up, he came out with double.
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With double. don't believe those lies
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Don't believe those lies that the darkness is
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That the darkness is permanent, it's never going
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Permanent, it's never going to change.
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To change. that darkness is a sign that
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That darkness is a sign that double is coming.
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Double is coming. the sun is going to rise in
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The sun is going to rise in your life again.
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Your life again. you're going to see the
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You're going to see the goodness of god in ways
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Goodness of god in ways you've never seen.
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You've never seen. he's breathing in your
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He's breathing in your direction right now.
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Direction right now. in the unseen realm things
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In the unseen realm things are changing in your favor.
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Are changing in your favor. forces of darkness are being
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Forces of darkness are being pushed back.
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Pushed back. the right breaks are headed
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The right breaks are headed your way.
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Your way. he's going to make things
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He's going to make things happen that you couldn't
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Happen that you couldn't make happen.
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Make happen. you're going to know it was
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You're going to know it was the hand of god.
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The hand of god. when we talk about job, we
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When we talk about job, we think that must have been
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Think that must have been fifty years of his life,
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Fifty years of his life, that was such a terrible
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That was such a terrible time.
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Time. but some commentaries
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But some commentaries believe that difficulty was
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Believe that difficulty was only a nine-month period.
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Only a nine-month period. it wasn't years and years.
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It wasn't years and years. what you're dealing with is
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What you're dealing with is not going to last as long as
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Not going to last as long as it looks.
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It looks. it's not going to hinder you
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It's not going to hinder you the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. the sun is going to come up
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The sun is going to come up sooner than you think.
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Sooner than you think. you're already way past
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You're already way past midnight.
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Midnight. daybreak is about to happen.
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Daybreak is about to happen. light is about to break
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Light is about to break forth on the horizon.
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Forth on the horizon. get ready for favor, get
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Get ready for favor, get ready for breakthroughs,
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Ready for breakthroughs, get ready for double.
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Get ready for double. you're not in the darkness
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You're not in the darkness of the tomb, you're in the
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Of the tomb, you're in the darkness of the womb.
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Darkness of the womb. god is about to birth
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God is about to birth something out of this that
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Something out of this that thrusts you to a new level.
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Thrusts you to a new level. my challenge is trust him in
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My challenge is trust him in the dark.
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The dark. you may not see anything
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You may not see anything improving, that's okay, walk
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Improving, that's okay, walk by faith and not by sight.
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By faith and not by sight. if you'll do this i believe
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If you'll do this i believe and declare god is about to
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And declare god is about to turn your mourning into
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Turn your mourning into dancing, your sadness into
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Dancing, your sadness into joy.
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Joy. like job, you're going to
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Like job, you're going to come out restored, promoted,
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Come out restored, promoted, healthy, free, better than
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Healthy, free, better than you were before, in jesus'
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You were before, 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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Of your destiny. my heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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This month, we'll send you victoria osteen's
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Victoria osteen's brand new book,
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Brand new book, graced to go:
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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That belongs to you. this inspiring resource
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This inspiring resource will help
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Will help you break through
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You break through fear, insecurity,
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Fear, insecurity, or regret
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Or regret and activate the faith
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And activate the faith to move forward.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Stir your spirit, renew your perspective,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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With an additional gift, we'll send you the
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We'll send you the graced to go bold bundle,
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Graced to go bold bundle, featuring graced to go
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Featuring graced to go by victoria osteen,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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By joel osteen. these two powerful books
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Break hesitation, and help you believe big again.
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day,
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You and your family every day, and thank you so much
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And thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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Your generosity is helping people
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Special thank you to our champion of hope partners
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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Will stir your faith, break hesitation,
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Joel Osteen - Victory Begins In The Dark

August 13, 2025 | S25 E225 | 30:0

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